Weldon E Howitt High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Farmingdale, NY)

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MR. CLINTON S. SPAHR MR. JOHN X. McCONKEY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS MR. JERRY MARCUS 17

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PRINCIPAL MR. john a. Mclennan A REMEMBERANCE OF THINGS PAST Dear Class of 1961: As years go by this book will become a souvenir, a remembrance of your High School days — in time, a realization will come that your school days in Farmingdale were indeed happy ones. School memories will become more pleasant as time passes — while difficulties will tend to be forgotten. When you look over these pages, you will see us, students and teachers, as we looked at a moment in our lives in the year 1964. You will look over these pages five or even twenty-five years from now and remember — You will remember — your classmates and High School friends, and some of the details that made up our daily lives in Farmingdale High School. You will remember — your senior activities — the Pep Rally, the “Dress-Down” Day, the Faculty-Student Basket- ball game, the Variety Show, Senior Week and you will think school was not so bad after all. You will remember — your teachers, and above all will remember with kindness and gratitude those individual teachers who gave you help and encouragement when you needed it. You will remember — our school. You will pass on to others a new respect for education and will tell them how much school means to you now and how much more you w’ould have done if only you knew how important it was to learn all you could during your school days. Last of all, you will remember the principal of your school. As principal, my last message to each of you is not just the “Farewell” and “Good Luck” which I wish you, but a last lesson — a lesson which I have tried to teach you by example. The lesson is this: no matter how great or small your success in this life, the real measure of you as a person will be how much human kindness you possess. Kindness is the key to your happiness, in my opinion — it begins at home with your own family, is shown to each person you meet throughout life and pays off a hundred fold. Remember — kindness begets kindness. In parting, I pass this gift on to you as an inheritance and I ask you to share this lesson with others. In future days, each time you finish reading these pages, may you be reminded to renew your attempts to make this a better world through kindness. And now I bid you goodbye and wish you all the best that life has to offer and simply ask that as members of my first graduating class, you bring credit on yourselves and your school. Sincerely yours, C . john a. Mclennan PRINCIPAL 16

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STUDENT COUNCIL President Vice President Administrative Assistant Secretary Treasurer Advisors Mary Jean Manker Janice Giamarino Glenn Freedman Phyllis DiGiovanni Henry Fader ----- Mr. Kahn Mrs. Huebsch In order for a community to function efficiently, there must be a capable government present to accom- plish the desired objectives and to coordinate the ac- tivities undertaken. In this way our school is like our community: it is our Student Council that must do the work efficiently in order to keep our miniature community, the student body, united and satisfied, so that each member may contribute his best. The first item on this year’s agenda was the sale of G. O.-Class cards, the proceeds of which were used to support the school’s major governing body. Novem- ber was the month of the Inaugural Ball, which brought a night-club atmosphere to the gymnasium and Dress Down Day to the seniors. The following months saw such Student Council activities as Alumni Day, and the spring play, “Showboat.” May brought with it the Student Council Fair, which contained booths operated by the various clubs. Yet, the real function of any governing body is to formulate and maintain an organized political system, as exemplified by the annual Student Council elections. This year the Student Council has made important strides in promoting a greater exercise of student democracy. Yet, as in a community, its future effective- ness is dependent upon the cooperation and support of its citizens. 18