Copyright 1987 WPSD All rights reversed. on May 6, 1969, Dr. William N. Craig was elected superintendent of W. P. S. D. to succeed his father who retired near the end of 1969. The young Dr. Craig, who grew up on the school grounds and has been associated with the deaf all his life, received his B.S. degree in Government from Washington and Lee University, M.S. degree in Deaf Education from Gallaudet College and Ph.D. in Audiology from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to coming to W. P. S. D., he taught at Oregon College of Education and the University of Pittsburgh. At the same meeting of the Board, James M. Salem was named principal to succeed Herbert Barkuloo who resigned to head a program for the deaf at the Seattle Community College in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Salem came to W. P. S. D. in 1957. He received a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.S. degree in Deaf Education from Gallaudet College. He served as a boys’ counselor, teacher, dean of boys and dean of students. Always attempting to broaden the horizons for all the deaf students, he was largely responsible for the cooperative program with Churchill Area High School and was Mrs. Ada Smith’s right arm in getting the high school program accredited. Dr. Samuel B. Craig retired during the Christmas holidays in l969 after nearly, 50 years of service in the field of deaf education. Prior to his retirement, he and Mrs. Craig were honored at dinners given by the Gallaudet College Alumni Associcltion, Hearing and Speech Council of Greater Pittsburgh, Professional Association of W. P. S. D. and the student body. Both Dr. and Mrs. Craig contributed substantially to developing the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf into one of the finest educational institutions for deaf children and young people in the nation. Mrs. Craig actively assisted in the decorating of the school buildings and in making the children feel more at home on the school campus. Both Dr. and Mrs. Craig also were very active in the community, with groups of deaf adults, and with others who showed interest in the problems of deafness. Dr. Craig came to W. P. S. D. in 1946 from Gallaudet College where he was a Professor of Education and Principal of the Kendall School. Though his accomplishments were considerable at that time, some of his activities while living in Pittsburgh bear special attention. It should be noted that these professional attainments earned him a num-
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