West Babylon High School - Eagle Yearbook (West Babylon, NY)

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Board of Education members consider the merits of a pri- mary reader. FRONT ROW: Mr. James V. Splendido, Mrs. Rose A. Hardeman, Vice-president, Mr. Robert E. Matthews, President, and Dr. M. S. Kirschner. SECOND ROW: Mr. H. Austin Sheldon, Diitrict Clerk and Busi- ness Managerg Mr. John J, Arthur, Mr. John Stahlberg, Mr. Ralph Mignoneg Mr. John P. Confrey, Jr., Mr. Robert Capieg and M. Helmer Petesen, District Principal. Wilensky Appointed Assistant Principal With the steady growth of the community and the increase in the number of enrollments for each school year, it Finally became a necessity for an aid to carry on efficiently the workings of the high school. Mr. Wilensky, former head of the English depart- ment, was chosen assistant principal. Having taught in the West Babylon system, he is an excellent choice for this important position. He has had the experience of associating with the stu- dents and members of the faculty, both old and new, thus enabl- l ing him to deal with the many problems occurring during the school year. Another well-liked and respected member of the administration is the high school principal, Mr. Van Brunt. In addition to his duties as principal, he instructs special courses for college prep- aration and is Adjunct Professor of Educational Law at Hof- stra College. He is the author of a six volume work, Eminent TAIR. .9 Domain, a recognized authoritative treatise on the subject. The major project of West Babylonls busy supervising princi- pal, Mr. Petersen, and the Board of Education this year was to introduce and gain approval for their plan to erect the new, much needed Tooker Avenue Elementary School. 'Z 107

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Mr. Errick is a firm believer that constant exposure to knowledge will produce the desired results. In line with this philoso- phy, he posts in his room well-known quotations and their sources, hoping that at regents time his faith will be rewarded. Students in Mrs. Langfordis English 12 class make use of English department audio material as they listen to a record- ing of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Mrs. Ruth Robinson, Mrs. Arlene Lorenzen, Mrs. Evelyn Foley, and Mr. Peter Errick, chairman. Members of department not pic- tured - Mrs. Laura Langford, Mr. Paul O'Brien, Mrs. Natalie Emmett, and Miss Margaret Corcoran. New Heads of Department . . West Babylon's English department 1S making every effort to meet the chal- lenge presented by the increasing de- mand of colleges for better English us- age. This is evident in the departmentls superior regents record. New to the department are Mrs. Ern- mett, Mrs. Lorenzen, and Miss Corco- ran. Mrs. Emmett received degrees from both Adelphi and New York Univer- sity 3 Mrs. Lorenzen is a graduate of Albany College of Education, while Miss Corcoran is a graduate of St, Francis University. Mr. Errick, the new department chair- man, has recently completed a book ti- tled, '4The Sketchbook of Literature, American and Worldf' designed for the use of high school seniors and college freshmen. f