[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO BILL MARSTON ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRINCIPAL OF GOFFSTOWN 
                              HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding individual as he nears the end of a 40-year career as an 
educator. Bill Marston retires this month from his position as 
principal of Goffstown High School in Goffstown, NH.
  Mr. Marston's 15-year tenure as principal has been marked by his 
unfailing dedication to his students. His example of excellence and 
integrity, set for his students, his teachers, and his community, will 
endure long after his retirement. He will be remembered as a true 
educator in every sense of the word. An educator's job is about much 
more than passing along information or keeping order in the classroom. 
An educator provides his students with the tools they need to shape 
their future. Bill treated each student as an individual and was always 
willing to go the extra step to see a student succeed.
  Educators like Bill are one of our Nation's greatest treasures. They 
shape the future of this Nation as they shape the mind and character of 
our young people. Education and educators like Bill Marston give us 
hope for tomorrow. The young people whose lives our Nation's educators 
touch each day will be the leaders of tomorrow. It is the educator who 
sparks interest in physics or makes civics come alive for the student. 
They equip the future scientists and inspire the future writers of this 
Nation. As a former teacher myself, I have seen the impact educators 
can have on the lives of students. Teachers are, in many ways, the 
keepers of our Nation's future, holding the promise of tomorrow in 
their hands.
  By all accounts, Bill Marston has been an exemplary educator, both as 
teacher and as administrator. The job of an administrator is not always 
an easy one. By keeping the best interests of the students at heart, 
Bill set an example he can be proud of. Bill, however, was more than an 
administrator. He was a leader. He always acted with integrity and 
earned the respect of his community. The influence of his leadership 
will surely be felt long after his retirement.
  I commend Bill Marston for his career of distinction in the field of 
education. New Hampshire is fortunate to have such a talented and 
dedicated educator shaping its future generation.

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