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TH E E A S T H A M P T O N S T A R , E A S T H A M PTO N , N. Y ., JUKE 27. 1968 H — F IV E
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The Springs School GraduationT h e basketball backboa rd in front
o f the stage in the Springs S chool gym nasium had been raised so that th e audience cou ld get a fu ll v iew o f the Springs S ch ool’s eighth grade graduating class last Thursday evening.
A ttached to the proscenium w ere paper replicas o f m ortar boards and diplom as w ith the first nam es o f the graduates in green letters: “ S usan," “ Sharon,” “ Patti,” “ Joanne,” “ W alter," “ G eorge,” “ Joseph ,” “ V a nessa” . . . H anging a b ove the stage w as a coconut w hite “ 1968" on a green backdrop .
It w as a w arm even in g — the last day o f spring — w ith still qu ite a b it o f light com in g in through the lon g w indow s. T h e S chool band with lots o f clarinets, flutes and French horns m ade ready to p lay the p ro cessional, “ P om p A nd C ircum stance,” as th e leaders o f the eighth grade procession — a b o y and a g irl — stepped into the open d oorw a y at the back.
B om bom bom bom B om B om . . . B om B om bom bom bom B om B om . . .
Each pair o f m archers w alk ed very solem nly , very s low ly and very ca re fu lly so as not to get ou t o f step. T h e girls w ore sum m ery w h ite and y e llo w dresses fo r the m ost part, corsages, and their firs t pairs o f heels. The boys w ore coats and ties, and som e o f them had neatly halted th eir hair be fore it con fou n ded their vision .
W ith their eyes surveying the floor In fron t o f them , the m archers passed d ow n the cen ter aisle that separated the audience and took their seats on the stage.
In vocation A fte r the p ledge o f the flag, the
R ev. Paul C unkle gave the in v oca tion . H e thanked the L ord that the students had com pleted their course o f study, and gave thanks that such an even t as a graduation cou ld b e h e ld in this cou n try “ w ith a feelin g o f security and sa fety .” H e prayed that the students w ou ld realize one day that “ their duty m ight b e som eth in g th ey lov e ,” and that because o f this rew ard th ey w ou ld ben efit them selves and through their w ork b en e fit others.
H e said, “ It is the beginn ing fo r these y ou n g p eople, and w e pray that th ey m ay n ever fo rg e t the Springs and a ll the h appy m om ents th ey h a ve had here."
T h e salutatorian, Barbara Fanning, a bru n ette w h o w ore a w h ite dress and a p in k corsage, said she h oped th e class w ou ld liv e up to the e x p ectations o f its elders: “ I am sure w e w ill b e a b le to m eet any ch a llenge, e ith er educationally, m ora lly Or relig iou sly .”
S om e o f the class w ou ld g o into th e law , gov ern m en t and teaching, M iss F anning said, others into b u s iness, bu t a ll o f them she said w ou ld carry w ith them a sense o f ach iev em en t and w ou ld do their best.
M ore M usic T h e band then w as replenished
w ith 16 m em bers o f the graduating class to brin g its n u m ber to 35 or so. T h e d irector, C liffo rd Reutershan, led the com p lem en t in an upbeat m arch and a p iece ca lled “ W estern L egen d ” in w h ich a so lo on the F rench horn w as p layed b y an eighth grader, D ebra Scott.
A fte r the tw o songs, the 16 eighth graders returned to the stage for Thom as T a lm a ge ’s v a led ictory ad dress. T h e earnest, cre w -cu t boy grasped both sides o f the lectern and said he and his fe llo w students w ere w e ll aw are o f the serious p ro b lem s the cou n try faced w h at w ith th e assassinations o f D octor M artin L u th er K in g Jr. and Senator R obert F . K en n edy. H e said he h oped that h e and his fe llow s cou ld use w hat th ey had learned to h e lp so lve “ the serious p rob lem s o f ou r cou n try and th e prob lem s o f ou r w or ld .”
T h e se lf-d iscip lin e the students had learned in sch ool, Thom as said, w ou ld h e lp them to accom plish these “ im portant tasks,” and w ou ld spu r them to exten d their talents to the lim its o f their possibilities.
G row th o f S ch ool T h om as noted that since his class
had begun eight years ago, a new g y m had been bu ilt, n ew classroom s added and instruction in instrum ental m usic and F rench had been begun. “ Thank y ou fo r m aking a ll o f this p ossib le ,” h e said.
T h e chorus, w h ich n u m bered w ell ov er 30, then sang “ T h e L and I L ov e Is A m erica " and “ T h e L ord Is M y S hepherd .” A fte r th e songs w ere over, the p ianist p layed a so ft re fra in w h ile the choristers, w h o had
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been sitting in the back, shuffled to their seats.
"A n d n ow w e com e to w hat this is all about,” said the principal, W illiam A . L y ck e Jr.
T h e Daughters o f the A m erican R evolution aw ard fo r the h ighest average in A m erican h istory w ent to Thom as T alm age and to Patti L ou Finch.
W ith his thoughts p rob a b ly still on his va led ictory address, Thom as w ent up to accep t the aw ard u n sm iling, but M r. L y ck e coa xed a grin from him. T he principal turned b ack to the audience and said, “ I k new I ’d be able to get Thom as to sm ile if I tried .”
A rn old Bennett, representing the local A m erican L egion post, dressed in a blue un iform w ith y e llo w tie, presented the A m erican L egion scholarship aw ard to T hom as T a lm age.
"A lw a y s O n e"A $50 savings bon d w as presented
b y the East H am pton T ow n P olice B enevolent A ssociation to the b o y and girl students w h o h eld the highest averages. It w en t to B arbara Fanning and to Thom as T alm age.
“ W h y it is alw ays on e g u y w h o racks u p ?” som eone in the audience w anted to know . T h e outstanding girl athlete aw ard w en t to H olly R eichart.
F rederick Y ard ley , the b oy s ’ ath letic d irector, p re faced th e presentation o f his aw ard fo r outstanding b oy athlete w ith a rem in iscence. H e re m em bered on e m om en t ea rly last fa ll w hen the soccer team played on the Southam pton C ollege fie ld , a m uch larger on e than that on w h ich the Springs team w as used to playing.
I t w as a c lou d y a ftern oon ; three quarters had passed and there had been n o score. T h ere w ere tw o m in utes left. A b a ll cam e across the g oa l m outh o f the opposin g team and Charles Jarvis w as there “ w ith his educated toe ” to score the goa l and g ive Springs the cham pionsh ip .
G eorge S id M iller, a m em ber o f the S ch oo l B oard , p resented a n ew aw ard, the “ A sa L . M ille r outstanding sch olar aw ard .” It w as to go to the student w h o had rece iv ed a grade o f at least 85 in every su b je ct w h ile in the eighth grade.
R esolutionB efore h e m ade the aw ard , M r.
M iller read a resolution passed b y
the S ch ool’s Board o f Trustees: “ W hereas, Asa L . M iller has served C om m on S ch ool D istrict N um ber F ou r fo r a total o f 34 years as a C lerk and later as a d istinguished m em ber o f the B oard o f Trustees; and
“ W hereas, during Mr. M iller ’s term o f o ffice Springs S chool expanded from an institution w h ich o ffered m in im um basic courses to a co m p rehensive elem entary sch ool that cu rren tly p rov id es a m odern cu r riculum w ith an outstanding staff and physica l plant, n ow therefore, be it
“ R esolved , that the B oard o f T rustees o f C om m on S ch ool D istrict' N um ber Four, T ow n o f East H am pton, N ew Y ork , expresses its deep gratitude to M r. M iller fo r h is g u id ance and dedicated leadership on b eh a lf o f the Springs S ch ool and C om m unity .”
The aw ard w ent to Thom as T a lm age.
M r. L y ck e said, “ I ’m g o in g to spring a n ew aw ard fo r those students w h o ov er the last tw o years h ave ind icated b y their desire and grades to h ave grow n a great deal in m ental ab ility and ach ievem ent. T hese people are go in g to b e surprised w hen I read their nam es, so please bear w ith them because th ey ’ll b e shocked .”
T h e nam es o f the aw ard w inners, save fo r th e ach iev em en t aw ard, had all been prin ted on the program , taking m ost o f the guessw ork out o f it.
“ K ath leen C orw in , P atti F inch, Joseph G on ca lv es and R oberta W ood ,” said M r. L yck e .
E xam plesC om in g up to the lectern to p re
sent the dip lom as, G eorge S id M iller brou gh t w ith h im w hat look ed like a w h isk ey bottle , a b o x o f cigarettes and a b o x o f Saltines.
“ A sa M iller, the chairm an o f the B oard o f Trustees, the o ld pro, to ld m e he d idn ’ t fe e l qu ite up to this, so n ow I k n ow h o w H um phrey feels.
“ A lth ou gh w e are an a fflu en t s ociety — w e eat too m u ch (he th rew the Saltines in to the waste basket), w e drin k too m u ch (em pty b e e r cans and w in e b ottle in to the basket), and sm oke to o m uch (carton o f cigarettes in to the basket), and w e r ide w h en w e shou ld w a lk and avoid physica l w ork w h en ev er possible, and h ave so m u ch ju v en ile de lin qu en cy
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T o the eighth graders he said, “As y ou are beginning 3rour studies, take part. D o som ething constructive. R e m em ber that the fam ily is still the basis o f our society, and conquest w ill com e on ly w hen each one o f us translates these facts into action.”
Mr. M iller then presented the d iplom as to the 33 m em bers o f the graduating class. A fter that, R ev. C unkle prayed G od that everyone w ou ld rem em ber “ as w e g o our separate ways, taking up the duties o f life, that Thou are alw ays with us. T hy grace and strength and p ow er from on high, A m en."
RecessionalA s the graduates filed o f f the stage
and began to m arch fo r the door, one m em ber o f the audience said to his w ife , “ G etting m arried was nothing com pared to th is !”
D uring the recessional, again “ P om p A nd C ircum stance,” the solem n faces o f an h ou r before had changed fo r the m ost part into hesitant sm iles w ith eyes lifted up interm ittently in recognition , and not so m uch attention w as paid to b e ing in step.
B arbara Fanning’s eyes glistened as she w a lk ed up the aisle w ith
Thom as Talm age, w h o stared straight ahead. B efore the last bars o f “Pom p A nd Circum stance,” the audience w as m aking fo r the d oorw ay and the law n outside to congratulate the graduates.
The S chool is a pretty one, white, lined w ith brick at the corners, set back on a green lot behind a row o f maples. Mr. L yck e said the S chool’s enrollm ent w as about 80 students w hen he began w orking there in 1957. The bu ilding then had four classroom s and a stage, he said.
N ow there w ere 300 students en rolled. T he gym and the rest o f its w ing had been built in 1960, and in the w inter o f 1967 another w ing had been com pleted . In the back, there w ere tree-lined athletic fields and a basketball court.
T he principal was obviously proud o f the S chool and o f the teachers and the students. H e held the plaque upon w hich the first fou r w inners o f the achievem ent award w ere in scribed, and said he fe lt that it was an aw ard a long tim e in com ing.
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