White Plains High School - Oracle Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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LEEK MANAGENIE T BY ASSISTANTS HERE X step with our principal, Dr. C. Dari Long, was his new administrative as- sistant this year. Mr. Gerald lvers. who inlierited the duties of Mr. Alvali Otis. Along with a lightened teaching program. lie has acted as referral authority for pupil- lieliavior adjustment. has handled the de- tails for securing films to be used in in- struction, and has supervised the making ol seliedules for the svhool. Mrs. Hazel Huff, tlie srhool registrar. ear-li year has the distinction of knowing the students from A to Z. Her department is a very important one, for to it belongs the keeping of many sc-liool records. sur-li as those of registration. attendanee. and life vards. With a keenness that would do 1-redit to a f'3l.S eyes. Miss Clara l.eight. the sc-liool nurse, and Mr. l . Llewellyn Yvorkman again c-heeked on exvuses and on many a kittenis sad story ol f'Zll11ClYSlHil' propor- tions. lluilliont zlonlil, it will be .safe trilfi fllr. lrwr gllrs. 1,1110 lllll'lIyS registers well lltlll IIS. Those ltm lvurc 11.0 !'.X'CIISt' for nfrmz

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MENIORIAM Mr. Otis, un Edlll'l!f0I' whom. we 1l7iSlL to honor. 0 a large number of us and of those who have preceded us, the name of Mr. Alvah T. Otis is very familiar-first as that of an excellent teacher of Latin here for many years land of other suhjer-ts, from time to timel. and later as the administra- tive assistant lo Dr. C. Darl Long, our principal. The hnesl way lo perform a job is to accept its responsibilities as if they were a great pleasure. ln this way. Mr. Otis chose to devote himself to his work, so that it became a joy to him. Throughout his school life, he took a great interest in promoting a hetter school for everyone-eduvationally and socially. Members of his classes knew this fact very wellg many others were aware of it. The students of W'hite Plains owe and give deep respect to this man who in his heart and actions was a friend to all of us and who contrihuted much of lasting good to the welfare of us all. Wie will miss his presence, hut we shall keep his memory for a long time. 10

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illr. Starr nzulrvs no! fire poinls, but the sauiv one in fire lZ'i4gf?I'f'llf languages. He may be ending all words ll'l'l,I fl 'nSiIa111re.lH New Leuclmrs, like H111 sophomores. study the Tiger handbook to heconie acqu,a1'nted zcilli llw roulinv and rooting for W. l'. H.S. Tficrw uri' uerer ulzy liarsli notes as this popular lvucfier spins Il disk. S110 always Illllllllgti? I0 jockey records Very uf1'11,11i1zgIy. TALE 0E TEACHER C0lVlI G A D G01 G VST as a good and valued feline comes home to the folks who have missed it. so have our absent teachers returned to While Plains High. Mrs. Alta Hildebrant and Miss Lillian Harvey were welcomed back after a year of study in music at Columbia University and in guidance at lioston University, respec- tively. Valued additions included Mr. Kenneth Hadermann. instructor in social studies, lor- merly from lllinoisg Mr. Fortunat Weigel, from Cermanyt who exchanged posts lor this year with Miss Gladys Fauley, our German leaf-herg Miss Anna Blomstrom, from East View School. replacing Mrs. Margaret Nvilson, retired teacher of artg and Mr. Jerome Starr, now a regular staff member, in the position left vacant lwy Mrs. Alice Krause, also retired. They make us purrl