Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SCIENCE: Did you know that osmosis occurs through a whatchamacallit in the blood stream and that villi are little thingamajigs? These are the first problems in Mrs. Eardman's, Miss Hea- coclc's, Mrs. Landsman's and Mr. Hallahan's General Science classes. Next, We advance to the formulae of physics Where Mr. Haynes, Miss Davison and Mr. Mountain expound the com- plicated theory of diffused light. Then every- body runs for the oxygen masks as the chem- istry classes prepare their hideous compound of hydrogen sulphide gas. Generally Mr. Kelly and Mr. Albing are the sole survivors after this experiment. SCIENCE Seated: T. Mountain, G. Heacock, I. Hallahan, I. Eardman. Standing: L. Landsman, E. Davison. F. Kelly, L. Haynes, H. Albing. MATHEMATICS: It a plus b minus 12 equals minus l, what does a equal? Prove that the products of the segments of two intersecting chords of a circle are equal. Such are some of the braintwisters which Miss Connors, Miss Larrison, Miss Mayer, Miss McGee and Miss Steudle present to their Algebra and Geometry classes. The true math enthusiasts of Kensing- ton are under the capable instruction of Miss Creahan, Mr. Larrabee and Miss Sanfleet, who explain the more intriguing problems of higher math. MATHEMATICS Seated: V. Mayer, L. San- fleet, M. Larrabee, M. Mc- Gee, A. Creahan, N. Lar- rison. Standing: M. Steudle. I. Wall, A. Conners.

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ENGLISH Seated: L. Strickland, R. Culliton, l. lohns, A. Scan- lon. M. Belknap. D. Flierl. M. Frink. Standing: N. Werner, R. Ranallo, M. Stewart, R. Newman, M. Mack, I. Iohnson, M. Kennedy, A. Maloney, L. Belden. ENGLISH! Does your predicate noun agree with the verb or do you have a lagging participle? A sure-cure for any Freshman is to take the remedy concocted by Miss Iohnson, Miss Frink or Miss Ranallo. Those who still have a missing adjective fight it out with Miss Belknap, Miss Strickland or Miss Maloney in their second year. Macbeth, in the third year, starts a battle royal for the leading part in Mrs. Stewart's, Mrs. Iohns' or Miss Mack's classes. Our fourth year we start in a dormant state, but come out of our hibernation for a last fling at English under Miss Belden, Miss Culliton or Miss Kennedy. LANGUAGES: Are you puzzled by the Boyer-like accents in Miss TeWksbury's room, the Como esta Vds? of the Alumnos of the Senoritas Dunlavey and Valente and the polite Guten Morgen's in Miss Westerman's class? If so, try one of the varied language courses offered at Kensington. For the classically-minded, we recommend the Latin classes of Mrs. Chalmers, Miss McCarthy and Mr. Gleason who also teaches a Greek course guaranteed to amuse, but not confuse, you. Kensington students know the importance of languages in this changing World, in which any nation can be reached in a few hours of air travel. LANGUAGES Seated: M. McCarthy, H. Tewksbury, H. Gleason. Standing: C. Valente, M. Becker, L. Dunlavey, R. Westerman. 13

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SOCIAL SCIENCE Seated: S. Adler, T. Mc- Carthy, N. Millard, I. Dick- ITIGII. Standing: V. Walker, C. Keele. M. McKeon, C. Lind- strom, I. Pericak, E. Stokoe. Socrm. SCIENCES Have you ever wondered how Phyrrhus crossed the Alps with his elephants? Are you losing sleep puzzling over a presidential candidate for '48? Your worries are over it you take your problems to the illustrious K?l students in Kensington's history classes. Guided by Miss Dickman, Mrs. Lindstrom, Miss Stolcoe, Miss Walker, Dr. Adler and Mr. Millard, these stu- dents are unearthing the mysteries of history, past and present. In addition, Civics and Eco- nomic Citizenship are invaluable in teaching us the fundamentals of good government. Those fundamentals are brought before us in the classes of Miss McCarthy, Mrs. McKeon and Miss Keete. COMMERCIAL: Every beginner in typing pounds out: Now is the time tor every good boy, etc., etc. under the supervision ot Mrs. Kolbe or Mr. Reilly. Balancing accounts is a feat taught by Mrs. Fink and Miss Kauffman. In shorthand, Mr. Meegan and Miss Lehde explain that those funny hooks and dashes are really words, while Mrs. Crowley teaches dictation and transcribing letters. Miss Foss, in Business Arithmetic, helps us to add 2 and 2 mentally. Then there is either Office Practice from Mr. Smith or Secretarial Practice with Mrs. Iacobs. Completing commer- cial studies with Miss Steffan's Business Law class, We learn the laws are true, but wrong. COMMERCIAL Seated: F. Lehde, I. Reilly, E. Kaprove, A. Foss, M. Kolbe. Standing: R. Iacobs, G. Steflan, L. Crowley, M. Culliton, S. Kauffman, I. Meegan. Absent from picture: L. Smith. 15