Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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AIDMINISTRATIIIN As varied as the Nations of the W'orld, so are the stu- dents in ll sehool. In these, our formative years. the udministrution has to seleel, refine und eoordinule qualities that enable us to work us a group. Un the other hand, separating and developing qualities whieh distinguish us as individuals is just as essential. This task shall be performed in part, if not in entirety by UNESCU. For us, this has been expertly performed by our zuhninislrution. 10

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0F PRIIGRESS 1947 holiday spirit. In the spring were the operettas g'Miss Cherry Blossom, 'The Belle of Barcelona, the Cay Ninetiesf' The Rhapsody in Black. and spring concerts. Each spring the girls pre- sented an elaborate Water Follies. Winning the annual essay on Americanism spon- sored by the American Legion was only one of the ways the students brought honor to Kensington year after year. Other students acquired top honors in contests sponsored by the Navy and by corporations like Westinghouse and the National Association of Meat Packers. During the war, Kensington gave everything it had. It took top place in the city salvage driveg in a national drive for selling war bonds sponsored by Hobby Lobbyg won a battered Jap flag captured in the Solomon lslandsg gathered books, clothingg and donated food. 928 sons and daughters volunteered in the armed forces+38 of whom gave their lives. It is to these who gave so much, that the student body plans to erect a memorial. Built of black mar- ble with a bronze plaque, it is to be installed in the space that the trophy case now occupies. Into it will be sealed a metal box containing the names of the students who helped make its erection pos- sible. The plaque will be dedicated early this fall. With the return of peace, Kensington once again returned to an active daily life renewing its inter- ests in clubs which discuss atomic energy to those which strive to understand international relations and develop international understanding. As each succeeding class forms the HK on Senior Day, the students, with their hearts firmly planted in the past, will let their hopes soar to the horizons of tomorrow. 1947-V-Kensington High School today. Photo taken by Joyce Wagner, Room 404. l944: Congratulations to the Compass Staffs of '41, '42, '43. lNote: We also won the Yearbook Trophy in ,45 and 7163 1942: Ilow's that for ti record, Mayor Kelly? 1945: An informal pose of Kcn's Minstrels---Margaret Ryan, Sher- wood Szen, Kenneth Swannie, and Eileen O'Mara.', i 1

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ll N E S0 IL U for United. The nations of the world must unite and cooperate in the plan for peace under their great leaders. The job done hy the teac-hers in leading the youth of the world is equally important as that carried out by statesmen in leading our world to peace. ll