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Mr. Clarence A. Day, Principal of the Marion Street School in Lynbrook School District #20 has been a leading force in the development of local athletes and amateur athletics in this area for many years. He is one of the most interesting and dynamic personalities we have ever interviewed.He was born in Holley, N.Y. population about 2500 between Rochester and Buffalo, N.Y. His father, George, now deceased, was a professional baseball player, a contractor and finally, Supt. of Buildings in the Schools, and has a Junior High School named after him in Holley. Mr. Day has established two scholarships in the Senior High School in his father’s memory awarded for excellence in industrial arts and woodworking. His mother, an active 77 years still goes to work and keeps very busy. Her name is Katherine and she is an un-'usual lady of great talents. Mr. Day has one sister, Evelyn, Mrs. Neal Foulke of Ohio and one brother, Edward who owns a nursing home in Peekskill, N.Y.Mr. Day graduated from Holley Public Schools and High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Brockport State Teacher's College, took administration and supervision courses at New York and Columbia University and completed his work for the Master of Science Degree at Adelphi College. His first position was as a teacher of science and math at West Islip High School. His life-long skill in athletics and coaching was put to good use in West Islip where he coached both boys and girls basketball teams. His girls basketball team won the county championship proving what an excellent coach he has always been.He served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Commander and took part in two invasions, Normandy and the South of France. One of his fondest memories are the years he spent at St. Alban's Naval Hospital as Director of the Rehabilitation and Training Program there. He was also training officer for two years at the Military Sea Transport Service, a branch of the United States Navy and is now a Lt.Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and a former member of the administrative staff of the Whitestone Naval Armory.He joined School District #20 in 1937 and taught at the Atlantic Ave. School until 1951 when he was transferred to Marion St. School. In 1952 he was made Assistant Principal and finally, Principal in 1953, a position he has filled with great distinction ever since. In those days, all teachers were expected to be able to coach at least two sports and his interest and knowledge of sports was put to good use in his service in Lynbrook right from his earliest days here as a science teacher.He is married to the former Wallis Cooper and the couple live in Oceanside. The Days are owned by a small bundle of loyal love and devotion in the person of a miniature dachshund called “Theo short for Theodosius. Mr. Day has two children, Mrs. Patricia Albanese of Mt. Oliver, New Jersey and three lovely grandchildren called Kevin, John and Elizabeth, the Albanese children, as well as one son, Mr. Michael Day of East Rockaway, who has two of the other Day grandchildren, Christine and Barbara.Mr. Day is a dynamic forceful man of many talents and plays the piano, the pipe organ, several wind instruments and dabbles in art work now and then. He is very proud of the two bands at Marion St. School, one numbering 45 for the beginners and the advanced group which has over 75 students in it and rehearses at 8:00 a.m. in the morning before regular school classes begin. Marion St., also has a twirling group with a squad of 42 girls and they won the Eastern Seaboard Championship two years ago in their first competition. He believes that band work helps to strengthen the team and school spirit. Team work helps to bring all children closer together.Mr. Day for years has kept his middle name a deep dark secret and states that he has good reason to as he would never live it down. He is 6 ft. 2 inches tall and weighs about 218 lbs. and has sandy red hair and blueFirst Deputy Chief Richard Bulloss of the Malveme Fire Department inspects damage done to home at 2 Catherine St., North Lynbrook after a fire early Saturday morning. The vamps were led in fighting the blaze by Fire Chief Richard Viewig. Photo by Bove.eyes. His favorite color is red and other bright colors ever since his years of wearing the regular “navyblues.His work in various youth programs began with volunteer programs in his own youth with the Y.M.C.A. and he is closely associated with the great success of the Mur-Lee's Baseball Team of Lynbrook of the Stan Musial League for the past twenty years. He has been the skilled and patient coach of this team for two decades and it is doubtful if they will ever allow him to quit, because under his guidance, the team has won the New York State Semi-Pro Championships three times in that period. Ron Klimkowski of the New York Yankees, Ken Beebe of the St. Louis Cardinals, Ricky Schwartz of the Cleveland Indians and A1 Severinsen of the Baltimore Orioles are all alumni of the famed Mur-Lee's team. His great friendship with Mr. Murray Levitt who has been the mainstay and strong booster and supporter of the team he treasures very deeply. He claims that Murray has never missed a game in twenty years and is always on hand to lend encouragement to the team.Mr. Day is a member of the Lynbrook Lion's Club, the A-merican Legion Post #335 of Lynbrook and a former Vice-Commander of that Post and was Chairman Legion's Committee for Americanism and also the State Committee for Junior Legion Baseball. He is a member of the 10th Legion District's executive committee. He has been President of the Long Island Principal’s Assoc, for two terms, the only person in history to serve twice in that office.He has been so active and vital in the community for so many years and encouraged scouting programs for the Boy Scouts and all types of various worthwhile programs such as the A-merican Junior Red Cross that he has become a legend in his own time.CUTLINES: Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso, right, show two young admirers the citation he received from President Nixon's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped for “exceptional contributions in initiating recreation programs for the handicapped. The girls, Diane Okula, 4, of East Norwich, left, and Patricia Gruenfelder, 4, of North Massapequa, the Nassau March of Dimes 1970 poster girl, are students at the Human Resources Center school in Albertson. Looking on is Henry Viscardi Jr. of Great Neck, the center’s president.Mrs. Marilyn Levine’s third grade class at the Corona Avenue School, U.F.S.D. #13, Valley Stream, decided to go to the top with their questions about our government. The children wrote letters to President Nixon requesting information about the duties and responsibilities of being president. They also wanted to know what they could do to help improve our country. The boys and girls were delighted to receive a letter from President Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, thanking the class for their letters. The children also received an informative booklet in which President Nixon stressed the importance of obtaining the best education possible.
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Lynbrook Helm Independent Review
Lynbrook, New York, US
Thu, Jan 29, 1970
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