Colgate toHonor Lester Nelson at 130th Commencement
Colgate University will award an honorary doctor of humane letters to Lester W. Nelson at its 130th commencement in Hamilton. Nelson, Scarsdale High School principal and veteran education official, also led community service efforts and served on national testing and veterans groups.
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Lester W. Nelson
Scarsdale High School
Middle States Ass'n of
Colgate University
Hamilton
Nelson
Scarsdale
Education Testing Service
See Ass'n
Scarsdale Veterans Service Committee
N. Y
West Chester Normal
The
Episcopal Academy
Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Pennington School For Boys
Pennington
N. J
Gifts From Parents Boost Scarsdale Schools
Scarsdale Board of Education accepted gifts from parents at a Monday night meeting. Mrs. Albert Goodstein gave a Webcor tape recorder to Fox Meadow School in honor of Marilyn entering seventh grade. James Little donated 50 Pyrex test tubes to the Science Dept. Edgewood PTA contributed about 85 dollars in books to Edgewood School library. Anonymous gifts included 50 dollars for the High School Library and an unspecified sum to the High School Faculty Fund with praise for the staff's work.
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Scarsdale Board of Education
Scarsdale
Albert Goodstein
Fox Meadow
Marilyn
James Little
Edgewood Pta
Edgewood School
High
May ends cold and wet with temperatures around 80
The article notes May was 2.5 degrees cooler and 2.55 inches wetter than normal. The warmest day reached 81 degrees on May 29, the coldest on May 2 and 5 at 33. Weekly readings from the village weather station show daily highs from 67 to 81 and lows from 45 to 60, with 3.54 inches of precipitation over the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Rd
John J. Kappes
Village Engineering Dept
Purple Heart Award for Wounded Korea Serviceman Crane
Cpl Thomas A Crane son of Mr and Mrs Walter F Crane of 19 Maple St was wounded in Korea on May 10 and has received the Purple Heart as reported to his parents last week.
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Cpl
Thomas A. Crane
Walter F. Crane
Maple St
Korea
Church News and Editorial Pages Highlight
Index lists sections for Church News on pages 16 and 18 Editorials on page 10 Schools on pages 12 and 18 Society on pages 14 15 and 18 Theatres on page 20 with related features and items.
Memorial Day Scout Ceremonies Mark Scarsdale Rally
Memorial Day scenes in Scarsdale feature Troop 4 B winning first in drill under Eagle Scout John Rusk amid 925 Scouts and Cubs parading. Troop 5 and 43 win intermediate and senior girl scout cups, with Eagle badges awarded to many from Troops 2 3 4 and 9. Mayor Harold L. Smith presided at St James churchyard as remarks highlighted national greatness.
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Scarsdale
John Rusk
David Harris
Allan Baldwin
Jack Lohman
American Legion
Clay F. Meiske
Carroll G. Ross
Washington Irving
Harringtons
Robert Ormiston
Gordon Smith
Scarsdale Girl Scouts
Eugene T. Smoley
John N. Martin
Paul Chandler
G. Douglas Morris
Alexander Rehber
Emerson Day
H. H. Tucker
Harold L. Smith
Milton Fluegelman
Washington Irving Council
Boy Scouts of America
William Williams
Robert Averill
David Hall
Robert Hoebermann
James Kingsbury
Edward Broenniman
Philip Clover
John Dennis
Webb Elkins
Robin Ha
Garry Ormiston
Robert Brown
David Smith
Loring Lyons
Michael Grunebaum
Smith
St. James Churchyard
John Gass
Boniface Circle
Butler Field
Edward W. Szaniawski
USAF
Scarsdale Legion
Joseph P. Luce
Nineteen Teachers and Dean Named by Bd. of Education
The board approved 19 new Scarsdale Schools hires for the coming year after a thorough search. Archibald B. Shaw cited strong recruitment and several withdrawals due to criticism. Appointees cover Fox Meadow Greenacres Edgewood and junior high posts with graduates from NYU, Columbia, Penn, and other colleges. R. Bruce McGill was named extra dean of boys for grades 10 and 11.
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Bd. of Education
Scarsdale Board of Education
Scarsdale
Archibald B. Shaw
Shaw
Mr. McGill
Alfred University
Priesing Receives Commission as Ensign at NOCS Newport
John W. Priesing USNR son of Mr and Mrs Carl Priesing of Popham Road earned his commission as ensign on May 23 at the Officers Candidate School in Newport Rhode Island Assigned to the destroyer Edmunds he will report for duty in the Pacific Priesing graduated from Amherst in 1950 and had been attending Harvard Business School before entering NOCS.
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John W. Priesing
USNR
Carl Priesing
Popham Rd
Newport
R. I
Edmunds
Pacific
Priesing
Amherst
Harvard Business School
NOCS
Baseball Meeting For League Representatives At Village Hall
Representatives of the Midget Junior American Junior Border and Intermediate Northern leagues must report to the Village Hall tomorrow at nine. Play-off balls and standings will be issued then, and representatives should call Recreation Dept. tomorrow for information on the day’s venue.
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Reecreation Dept
Dr. Howard Rusk to Deliver Scarsdale High Graduation Address
Scarsdale High School will honor Dr. Howard A. Rusk as speaker for the June 20 commencement at 8 15 pm announced by Principal Lester W. Nelson. The 1952 class of 225 will receive diplomas from Archibald B. Shaw after Rusk's address, with limited reserved seating due to high demand.
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Howard Rusk
Howard A. Rusk
Greenacres Ave
Scarsdale High School
Lester W. Nelson
Teacher Retiring After 27 Years at Greenacres School
Mrs. Morse Merrihew will retire this spring after teaching 27 years at Greenacres School. In a note to the Board of Education she said she now teaches children of her first pupils and that two of them work in Scarsdale Schools. The board sent a letter of regret and appreciation.
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Morse Merrihew
Greenacres
Board of Education
Neighborhood association meeting for Eastchester line residents
Residents bordering the Eastchester line including Lee Brambach and Brown Roads are invited to a Scarsdale Village Hall gathering at 8 p.m. on Wednesday to organize a neighborhood group. The meeting follows a May 28 gathering at Mrs. Samuel Duffoff’s home at 93 Lee Rd to discuss mutual concerns such as playground facilities.
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Eastchester Line
Lee, Brambach and
Brown Rds
Scarsdale Village Hall
Samuel Duhoff
Lee Rd
Awards Assembly Highlights Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale High School held its annual scholastic awards assembly with multiple honors. Harold Scorer announced top juniors, Allan Baldwin received the Williams College book award, Ann Austin won the Phi Beta Kappa award, and David Mann earned the bronze science medal from Bausch and Lomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Harvard Club
Harold
Westchester Co
H. Bennett
John Wofford
Sention
Metro
Harris Wofford
Politan
New York Area
Mary Jean Mohler
Mathamatical Ass'naf
Gustave M. Mohler
Brown Rd
William Butcher
Williams College Book
Allan Baldwin
Arthur Baldwin
Walworth Ave
Ann Austin
James A. Austin
Ardsley Rd
David Mann
J. R. Mann
Edgemont Rd
Bausch and Lamb
Electronics Technician Cervantes Jr. Graduates From Great Lakes School
Howard T. Cervantes Jr. electronics technician seaman USN son of Mr. and Mrs. Cervantes of Boulevard recently graduated from the Naval Electronics Technician School at Service School Command U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. He entered naval service May 2 1951 and completed recruit training at Bainbridge Maryland. A graduate of Scarsdale High School.
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Howard T. Cervantes, Jr
USN
Cervantes
Naval Electronics Technician School
Service School Command
U, 8S
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Naval Service
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Scarsdale
Board appoints Dr George Raab as Heathcote principal
The Scarsdale Board of Education offered the principalship of the new Heathcote Elementary School to Dr George E B Raab of Philadelphia. Raab, educated at Dallastown High School and Franklin and Marshall College, would become principal in February 1953 if he accepts. He holds an Ed D from the University of Pennsylvania and has a varied career including Navy service and teaching assignments. He is married with two children and recently visited Scarsdale. The Blood Bank drive at Scarsdale High School on June 14 remains under-registered, and donors are urged to attend.
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Sara L. Bach
Scarsdale
American Red Cross
Scarsdale High School
Call
Board of Education
Heathcote
George EB. Raab
Walnut St
Philadelphia
Raab
Dallastown
Franklin and Marshall Colege
University of Pennsylvania
Lansdale School
US Navy
Illman
Florida State University
University of Alabama
Sigma Phi
Phi Delta Kappa
The
Steel Co
Wilbur O Daniel to be ordained in Holyoke Mass
Wilbur O Daniel a Scarsdale Church assistant minister and director of Christian Education will be ordained Sunday evening at First Presbyterian Church Holyoke where his father is minister. Notables include Dr Howard Stone Anderson and Dr Daniel H Miller with sermon by Dr David B Roberts. Naval service noted.
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Wilbur O. Daniel
Scarsdale High School Senior Band Hosts 14th Pop Concert
The 14th annual Pop Concert will be held Friday evening June 13 at 8 15 p m in the school auditorium. Willard S Briggs will conduct a 66 piece band with soloists Edwin Sholtz Dwight Briggs and Thomas Putnam plus a trombone quartet and twirling exhibition. The program includes works by Elgar Schubert Bizet Dvorak Strauss Fillmore Goldman and popular tunes. Admission is free.
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Scarsdale High School
Willard S. Briggs
Scarsdale
Edwin Sholtz
Dwight Briggs
Thomas Putnam
Elgar
Schubert
Bizet
Dvorak
Strauss
Fillmore
Goldman
Quaker Ridge Principal Dudley Hare Elected Westchester Aid Group President
Dudley Hare principal of Quaker Ridge School was elected president of the Westchester County Elementary Principals Association at the May 21 meeting at Lewisboro School in South Salem. He has served as secretary treasurer for the past year and led the Central Westchester Schoolmen's Association as president.
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Dudley Hare
Quaker Ridge
Westchester County
Lewisboro
South Salem
Hare
Central Westchester I
Mortimer Rothschild to Represent Scarsdale Board at State Meeting
Mrs. Mortimer Rothschild will represent the Scarsdale Board of Education at the State School Board Association meeting in Syracuse from October 26 to 28.
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Mortimer Rothschild
Scarsdale Board of Education
State School Board
Syracuse
Red Cross Workers Receive Certificates at Montrose Ceremony
A May 21 service marked the second anniversary of the Roosevelt Veterans Administration Building in Montrose. Scarsdale Red Cross volunteers earned certificates for outstanding service to veteran patients, including Mrs. J F Gillis entertainment and instruction, Mrs. Charles A Johnson arts and skills, Mrs. Jame R Roberts arts and skills, Mrs. Galen A Grimma Gray Lady, Mrs. Carl W Kuhl Gray Lady, and Mrs. Howard Le Sieur Gray Lady. Jules Backman received the Junior Red Cross award for Westchester County hospital service.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Veterans Administration
Montrose
Scarsdale
American Red Cross
J. F. Gillis
Charles A. Johnson
Jame R. Roberts
Galen A. Grimma
Gray Lady
Carl W. Kuhl
Howard le Sieur
Jules Backman
Red Cross
Westchester County
Lt Arnold Safe After B29 Crash Landing Near Oklahoma City
Scarsdale friends learn Lt. Arnold and 11 crew members survived a May 27 B29 crash at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City where he is stationed. He and Mrs. Arnold and their young son reside there. Mrs. Arnold is Anne Burchard daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Burchard of Chateau Lorraine. St. Arnold's parents live in Briarcliff.
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Scarsdale
Stuart Arnold
Arnold
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Anne Burchard
C. M. Burchard
Chateau Loraine
St. Arnold
Briarcliff
Play School Entries Reach for Record Enrollment
More than 250 children registered in week one. Recreation Dept plans a record play school enrollment. Sal Prezioso warns may need to limit registrations without extra staff. Parents to register at Village Hall or Edgemont site with Mrs Henry M Baer.
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Recreation Dept
Sal Prezioso
Greenacres
Edgewood
Edgemont School
Henry M. Baer
Inverness Rd
Scarsdale Safety Council Hosts State Federation Meeting
The Scarsdale Safety Council will host the New York State Federation of Safety Councils at Village Hall on June 14 from ten to three. R. H. Austin of Johnson City, president of the Federation, will preside.
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Scarsdale
Health Dept Reports Pediatric Disease Totals in Scarsdale
Health Dept reports one new case of German measles, two of chicken pox, three of measles, and one of scarlet fever in Scarsdale last week. Public health advisory notes vigilance and potential outbreak monitoring.
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Scarsdale
Health Dept
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Bronx
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Clara J. Standling
Nyack
University of California
Harold M. Weinstein
Yonkers
University of Texas
Shirley Ellmann Goodman
Donald
Liberty
B.S. Buffalo
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Rusk
College of Medicine
New York University
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N. Y. Times
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John
Ira Newlin
David
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Andrew Crafts
Crafts
Pi Mu Epsilon
Thomas Trimble
Eb, G, Trimble
Robin Hill
Heathcote School
Holyoke
Mass
Scarsdale Congrega
Wilbur O, Daniel
Health Report
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