Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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' The only shadow casT on The happiness oT our Tinal year was The passing oT Dr. RiesTer, whose classes were made up largely oT Seniors. A member oT our class, Jane Lavis, wroTe a poem in memory oT her, enTiTled Doc RiesTer, a name by which she was aTTecTionaTely known To us all. ' As The school year drew To a close, commencemenT Tes- TiviTies began. Our Class Day program, presenTed in The audi- Torium on The aTTernoon oT June 9Th, included an address by The presidenT oT The Senior Class, William Monks, To which a response was made by The Junior presidenT. l-larry l-lessler. Then 'Followed The prophecy, presenTed by Jane Search, The hisTory, by Mary Rebadow, and various musical numbers. ln The evening occurred The Senior Prom, a delighTTul TuncTion in our school gymnasium. ' ATTer a Tinal successTul Tussle wiTh regenTs examinaTions came our graduaTion on June 27. On This impressive occasion The address oT dedicaTion oT KensingTon High School was deliv- ered by The SuperinTendenT oT Schools, Dr. RoberT T. BapsT. There Tollowed The principal's address by Mr. McDonnell, an address repleTe wiTh helpTul advice. The valedicTory oT The class oT l938 was Then given by EdiTh Taylor. ' While our graduaTion, in a sense, closes The door oT Ken- singTon upon us, iT opens The door oT liTe. Some will conTinue Their educaTion in colleges and universiTies ThroughouT The coun- Try. Among These are VicTor Ciminelli, The Rebadows, Mary, Eugene and Norman: Paul CliTFord, EdiTh Taylor, June l-lazelTon, Marvin Kuhn, Melvin KinmarTin, Jacob l-loechsT, Lucille Di Pirro, Thelma l-loward, Jane Search, Virginia I-loerbelf. ' WhaTever liTe may hold in sTore Tor us, we leave Kensing- Ton, knowing ThaT, alThough we have been wiThin her porTals only a year, she has done much To increase our knowledge and, more imporTanT, To develop and Train our characTers. -MARY REBADOW. P 9 eTee

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enior Glass Cgfistory URNING back fhe pages of fime four years we find our graduafing class, a group of knowledge-hungry Freshmen, beginning fheir high school careers in every high school in our cify, and lafer confinuing as Sophomores wifh increased confi- dence and greafer deferminafion. ' ln fhe aufumn of I936 fhis group gained fhe covefed fifle ofJuniors, a 'rifle which carried wifh if many new responsibilifies. I-lighlighf of fhis year was fhe Junior Prom, wifh ifs flowered dresses and gay dancing fo lilfing music. ' On a brighf day lasf Sepfember. we crossed fhe fhreshold of Kensingfon where we were greefed wifh hearfy welcome by Mr. McDonnell, Mr. Chassin and fhe members of fhe faculfy. Under fhe guidance of fhe Senior feachers, we were soon seffled in fhe courses which would enable us fo be graduafed. William Wagner, Howard New, John Laehy, Vicfor Ciminelli, and Richard Wiedemer decided fo work for fheir leffers. as did fhe following girls: Norma De Luca. Jeaneffe Prell and Thelma l-loward. Richard Wiedemer represenfed fhe Seniors as cap- fain of fhe swimming squad, of which Vicfor Ciminelli and John Laehy were members. Senior parficipanfs in fhe inframural baskefball league included Franklin Balk, Vicfor Ciminelli, Donald Eberl, Carlfon Fechfer, Jacob l-loechsf and Kennefh lvlalick. Affer seeing fhe gymnasium wifh ifs perfecf equipmenf. afing class, a class in affendance only a year af Kensingfon. The mosf brillianf specfacle of fhe year was fhe Chrisfmas pageanf, presenfed by Mr. Pinkow, our capable direcfor of Music. The Senior Class was well represenfed by Beffy Goris, Shirley Praff, Gene Rebadow, Asfrid Raufell and ofhers. lf is rafher difficulf fo frace fhe hisfory of fhe firsf gradu- ' Affer fhe mid-ferm examinafions, our fhoughfs furned fo fhe problem of choosing class officers. William Monks became presidenfq Thelma l-loward. vice-presidenfg Lillian Roberfson, secrefaryg Jacob l-loechsf, freasurerg Clayfon Walfers, boys' marshal, June Claire Roloff, girls' marshal. peg e ghfeen 'Y M fy new xy,

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eniorf Glass Trophecy OOD affernoon, friends! Once again your announcer brings you your favorife program from fhe l-lofel Rifzi-Difz, Miami, Florida. owned by Dorofhy Schmidf. The hour is four o'clockg fhe year l953. The fea ferrace of fhis fashionable hofel is crowded wifh many old acquainfances. Among fhem l see William Monaghan, fhe manager, and Edifh Taylor, hosfess, hovering near Norma De Luca, who is enfer- faining fhe guesfs wifh her lasf imifafion of a dog and caf fighf before devofing her life fo fhe social welfare of fhe Soufh Sea lslands. 9 On fhe beach, fesfing fhe wafer wifh a dainfy foe, is Beffy Goris, Songbird of fhe Salvafion Army. She and her fiddling companion, Arlene Gross, have become quife famous for fheir sfreef corner per- formances. Away fo fhe leff, Dick Wiedemer, good-looking life guard. is shoufing af Jeanne Day, who is sfaging anofher drowning acf: purpose -rescue! 9 In fronf of Mary Ellen Denler's candy sfand is fhe former Margaref Clendenning eafing peanufsp her husband, Marvin Kuhn, a W. P. A. advisor, looking on indulgenfly. 9 Looking askance af fhe new bafhing affire for women are Doris Cof- hard, Dorofhy Bender, and Mrs. Franklin Balk, fhe former Doris Brose serious-minded women who sfarfed a drive for decency among bafhers. They are wearing fheir model suifs from fhe gay ninefies. 0 Making a nuisance of himself is John Laehy, cuffing capers while his wife, Mrs. Chrisfel Laehy, is on a mission fo fhe dicfafor of Africa, fhe Honorable Frank Wilson. 0 Doing a bif of adverfising on fhe side are Jan De Lano and Erma Griswold, owners of fhe very successful American Men's Clofhing Com- pany. . Ordering a ham sandwich is Adeline Dolbas, who never made good her ambifion fo marry a millionaire. Wifh her are Laura Borgioli and Vandina Bianchi, organizers of fhe Busy Bee's Telephone Company, oper- afed expressly for gossips. ' Af fhe cockfail bar are Colonel Bernard Merfz and his wife, fhe former Elsie Erb, iusf refurned from lion hunfing in Africa. They and ofher celebrifies such as Margaref Dance, acfress, and Lucille Di Pirro, concerf fourisf, are enjoying fhe famous concocfions of Ernesf Schmif. . Passing fhe bar is Norberf Gollwifzer, wearing a placard reading, Unfair fo Park Bench Sleepers . 0 This looks like a sfreef corner rafher fhan a beach, for Kurf Riffner has iusf sef up a soap box and is clearing his fhroaf. My, how his hair has grown! . Under fhaf red and green umbrella are Lois Gibson and Jean Am- merman, busily planning how fo make dicfafors ouf of fheir kindergarfen charges. 9 Near fhe edge of fhe ferrace are Rufh Lang, Irene Lewandowski, Lavina Miles, June l-lazlefon and Mary Ellen Maryan, a group of young ladies who have organized a club for fhe purpose of making bafhing suifs for fhe sfarving Eskimos. They are affempfing fo persuade fheir husbands fo form a like sociefy. pace T enfy ,fiv- ,, ,ss ' -.0 a T --.i ii-iss. . ' ' ' W i .. ' .m.:.f-or 4'5 YW 2' v Virginia Hoerb lt