1973-03-01

              . MB Member
W ofthe vi
ki> OBSERVER A j
;[: TRIBUNE > y
V U Group of tf/
v* A Community * *^
^ V l Newspapers f i fv
FARMINGDAi
r P U 6 U \ C V. V B
M * *
F a » tf \
fc L t
, * \ 1 3 $
W CP AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FARMINGDALE
SERVING THE GREATER FARMINGDALE AREA, BETHPAGE AND MELVILLE
VOL. 10 NO. 28 Second Class Postage has been paid at Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735
Published by THE OBSERVER, Inc., Box 146. Farmingdale, N. Y. Thursday, March 1, 1973 » 15c
Day of
Brotherhood
The Farmingdale Brotherhood
program sponsored by the
Rotary, the Kiwanis and Lions
last Sunday at Weldon E. Howitt
srhooi wa< attended bv r. any
residents who thoroughly enjoyed
the varied and interesting af­ternoon.
Top picture shows girl
scouts from district VII during
the opening patriotic presen­tation.
Below: Councilman
Gregory Carman ( left) who gave
the major address and Mayor
John Hallahan congratulate
former village trustee James
Delaney ( right) who was chosen
" Man of the Year" in recognition
of his devotion and concern
towards the community. Below
Mayor Hallahan presents special
awards to the three Farmingdale
fire departments which are
accepted by Lt. Fred Gerhard,
Dan Schnitzler and Warren Hull.
Bottom: The Northside
children's choir, directed Jo Ann
Jackanich, added to the spirit of
brotherhood with appropriate
selections. Another highlight of
the afternoon was a performance
of the Long Island Banjo Society.
Boy scouts from troop 514
presented and retired the colors.
At the end of the program,
children received helium filled
balloons which they released
after leaving the building.
Photos: Hank Schleichkorn
Evaluators Commend
High School Programs
There is no doubt that Farmingdale High School will
receive accreditation by the Middle Atlantic States
Association according to Assistant Superintendent of
Schools, Charles Manso. The work of the Association
and the evaluation of the High School were explained
by Manso and Assistant Principal Douglas Begeal at
the curriculum meeting on Monday evening.
The preliminary report stated student activities. The diversity
that Farmingdale High School is
meeting the needs of the com­munity
and the recom­mendations
are intended to make
a good school better. The final
report and accreditation will be
issued in April.
The process of evaluation
began about a year and a half ago
in the Farmingdale schools. At
that time an internal study began
with committees in each area
evaluating what they thought
they were doing. For three days
this past October a 28 man team
from the association reviewed
these reports, observed classes,
and interviewed students and
siaii. the men and women who
are part of the team are
educators from other schools in
the region and include specialists
in each curriculum area.
In the report each department
and subject area received both
commendations and recom­mendations.
Among the things
Farmingdale was praised for was
the loyalty expressed by the
students to the school, the in­formal
school; the mini courses
in English; the variety of of­ferings
in Home Economics,
Industrial Arts, and Social
Studies; and the development of
the Foreign Language program.
The evaluators were impressed
with the physical facilities which
allow students freedom and with
the facilities in some other areas
such as Science.
Among the recommendations
were in service training for
teachers to develop greater
variety of presentation of
curriculum materials; closer
cooperation of the Library with
other departments; greater
participation by lay people and
students in eimi** ilium
development; broads course
offerings in reading skills and for
lower ability students in
mathematics; and renovation of
playing fields.
The evaluation also discussed
of activities and the ease of
setting up new programs was
commended. It was suggested
Uiat the school subsidize ac­tivities
other than only sports.
Manso explained that this
problem had been recognized.
The theater group and the
newspaper are among others that
have requested additional fun­ding.
The newspaper has already
used up its $ 500 for this year.
One of the suggestions for
administration was that con­sideration
be given to having
female administrators.
The staff and administration do
not necessarily agree with all
recommendations and can reply
in writing. For example a
coordinator for a work study
career education program was
suggested. This has been tried,
but because of the lack of suitable
jobs available nearby, there was
little student interest.
Marilyn Hametz
Police Arrest Two
Burglary Suspects
A South Farmingdale man and
another from Wyandanch were
arrested on the charge of third
degree burglary, February 22.
According to the police, the
burglary took place the same day
between 9: 20 p. m. and 10: 15 p. m.
at Fulton Electric on Hempstead
Turnpike. A total of $ 1400 in
currency and cash was taken.
The two men being charged are
Paul Zimmerman, 37, an elec­trician
who resides at 26 Sixth
Avenue, South Farmingdale and
James Bethea, 33, a body and
fender man from 52 Spruce
Street, Wyandanch. The latter
was arrested by Crime
Prevention Unit Patrolmen
Hubert Kollmer and Richard
Meinsen. Zimmerman was
arrested by Patrolmen Harold
Knox and James Gardner from
the same unit.
Chair Throwing at High School
Farmingdale had its third racial incident in this school year on
Wednesday morning and patience at the administration level has run
out. " We have suspended three students," a school spokesman said,
" and we intend to expell them from the school." This time, staff
members were present at the outbreak which took place Wednesday
morning in the cafeteria so that the administration has a pretty good
idea what happened and who was primarily responsible.
The incident started with an exchange of inflammatory remarks
between two students which led to chairs being flung from one group
to the other and back.
As is customary in cases like that, the police precinct and the
community relations division staged a full response to the scene to
prevent the incident from spreading. About ten students were in­volved
in thechair throwing. The antagonists never got close enough
to each other to throw punches.
The incident lasted only a few minutes. There was no suspension of
classes although many students chose to go home before school was
over.