1970-09-17

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Vol. 8 No. 4 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735- Thursday, September 17,1970
FIVE DALERS SCORE HIGH
IN NATIONAL TESTS Principal John A. McLennan has announced that five students at
Farmingdale Senior High School have been named Semifinalists in
the 1970- 71 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The students are John E. Holmes, Paul K. Johnson, Debra C.
Karlan, Thomas Kucharchik and Barbara Lefsky.
The 14,750 Semifinalists appointed today are among the nation's
most intellectually talented high school seniors. They will compete for
3,000 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1971.
The Semifinalists were the highest scorers in their states on the
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test ( NMSQT), which was
given last February to some 710,000 students in 17,000 schools
nationwide. They constitute less than one per cent of the graduating
secondary school seniors in the United States.
¥ he Semifinalists show high
prunise \ Ar leadership in their
adult careers, according to
Edward C. Smith, president of
the National Merit Scholarship
Corporation ( NMSC). " They
have already demonstrated both
high intellectual capacity and a
readiness to develop their
abilities," he said.
" These students deserve credit
and honor. They bring honor to
their families, who deserve much
credit, as do their teachers, and
their communities. The future
success of these young people
will, however, depend upon their
ability to become productive at
the high intellectual levels that
they are capable of attaining."
Semifinalists must advance to
Finalist standing to be con­sidered
for the Merit Scholar­ships
to be awarded next spring.
Semifinalists become Finalists
by receiving the endorsement of
their schools, substantiating their
high NMSQT performance on a
second examination, and
providing information about their
achievements and interests.
About 96 per cent of the
Semifinalists are expected to
become Finalists, and each will
be considered for one of the 1,000
National Merit $ 1000 Scholar­ships
which are allocated by
state. Many will also be con­sidered
for the renewable four-year
Merit Scholarships provided
by some 500 corporations,
foundations, colleges, unions,
trusts, professional associations,
other organizations, and in­dividuals.
Each Finalist will
receive a Certificate of Merit in
recognition of his outstanding
performance in the program.
Winners of four- year Merit
Scholarships may receive up to
$ 1,500 a year for four college
years, depending on their in­dividual
need. Winners of the
National Merit $ 1000 Scholar­ships
will receive their
nonrenewable one- time awards
upon enrollment as full- time
students in accredited U. S.
colleges or universities.
High school grades, ac­complishments,
leadership
qualities, and extracurricular
activities of the Finalists are
evaluated, along with test scores,
in selecting Merit Scholarship
winners.
NMSC identifies the
Semifinalists to all regionally
accredited colleges and
universities and to certain
scholarship- granting agencies
and other sources of financial
aid. Studies in former years have
shown that about half of the
Semifinalists received financial
aid from sources other than the
Merit Program.
Names of the winners in the
1970- 71 Merit Scholarship
Program will be announced in the
spring of 1971. Some 24,800
students have received Merit
Scholarships in the fifteen annual
programs to date. About $ 74
million in financial assistance to
Merit Scholars and their colleges
has been expended or committed
through the Merit Program.
Village Piqued At County
Traffic Light On Sidewalk
The Farmingdale Village
Board of Trustees promised to go
to the rescue of residents in the
area of Melville Road and Powell
Place Farmingdale where
Nassau County has begun the
erection of a stanchion for a
traffic light right in the middle of
the sidewalk. The board learned
that the County did not erect the
stanchion between the road and
the sidewalk because a water
main there was located on that
site. Moving of the water main
could cost from $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 it
was pointed out and the board felt
strongly that it was the County's
responsibility. Trustee Norman
Krasnow and Superintendent of
Works Hugh Newman were
delegated to meet with the
County authorities on this
matter. Appearing at the meeting
to protest the structure on the
sidewalk were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Finger and Mr. and Mrs.
James Manfredi.
. Six residents also came to
protest what they termed " ex­cessive"
blasting of a fire alarm
located in the municipal garage
on the Ridge Road site. Ap­pearing
were Mr. and Mrs.
George Benedict, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McCarthy and Mr. and
Mrs. John Borrosso.
The Board also accepted an
application from the F and M
Masonic Lodge to erect a
proposed building on the north
side of Fulton Street, 200 feet
west of Baldwin Avenue.
The Board discussed the
problem of resident parking on
Ivy Street. One homeowner
complained that cars owned by
apartment dwellers prevented
him from parking a car in front of
his own house. However, it was
discovered that no cars at all
were allowed to park, so it was a
matter for the police.
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Don Huey Killed In Vietnam
A Farmingdale soldier, Donald
Huey, 21, of 19 Hawthorne St.,
East Farmingdale, was killed in
Vietnam last Saturday.
Huey a truck driver in the
Army Engineer Corps, was killed
when the vehicle struck a land
mine.
The deceased is survived by his
father who retired from the Air
Force, his mother Frances, a
sister Mrs, Patricia Crain, of
Darby ^ Pennsylvania and a
brother James 17.
The funeral date has not been
set but the funeral will be held at
James Funeral Home, North
Massapequa.
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Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph G. Caso ( left), Republican candidate for county
executive, and County Comptroller Angeio Roncallo, candidate for reelection were among those
attending recent cocktail party held at home of Robert Pfoh, Farmingdale. With them are Mrs. Caso
( second from right), and Nick and Betty Mattei.