Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Pkmoma. MR JOHN N LHASSIN We are happy to Welcome Mr Chassm as the Prlnclpal of Kenslnfton Hlgh School Havlnv been Asslstant Prlnclpal ot our school slnce lts openlng ln 1937 he lS known to all of us as an admlnlstrator who possesses wlsdom courage dlgmty and lntegrlty Students and teachers allke have long appreclated h1s understandmg and sympathetlc asslstance ln solvlng thelr many problems Mr Chassln IS a graduate of Hutchmson Hlgh School and Buffalo Normal School In addxtxon he earned both a bachelors and a masters degree from Canlslus College He has held the posltlon of Prmclpal ln Allentown Hlgh School and was later head of the sclence department nn South Park High School As Princlpal of K8HSlHgt0D High School Mr Chassln s mam ObJ8Ct1V8 along wxth our teachers IS to glve the youth of today a r1ch and full educatlon He not only works dlllgently toward thls goal but he encourages the part1c1pat1on of all students ln some form of sports to develop the body the mlnd and the character In h1s lelsure tlme Mr Chassln hlmself lndulges xn several sports lncludlng golf and bo vlmg Another of h1s avocatlons IS flshlng An avld reader h1S taste ranges from the classlcs to the works of contemporary authors Fundamentally however he IS a student of human nature with a genume ab1l1ty to put himself ln the posltlon of the other person Keen ln h1s Judgments and falr ln hxs dec1s1ons Mr Chassin promotes freedom and human rlghts ln all the actlvltles of our school w . . , . . . . ' v 9 5 ' Q . . . . , . . . . . V x v 1 V V . , , f . , . . . . . . . . X . , v . - 1 x v v ' , . . , v r - 1 , . .

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fi, fm 9 C 11018 In a ve1y short time you wlll become 1aduates o! K6llblllgLOll It lb one ol the b1g events 111 your llfe and I WlSh to Joxn youx p3.I61ltS teachels and f119DdS 1n congratulatlng you Most of you vull soon be looklng 101 so1ne klnd of QITI ployment others w1ll contmue thexr formal eclucatlon 1n colleee G1ve some SP1 lous thought to youl cholce because ll may veell 1161911111110 yOlll whole fllllllll One of the lmportant reasons fox your educatlon w is to help you marie 1151111 ClCClSlOl1S Your parents teachers and splrltual advlsoxs all hope that Ill yOll1 cholce of a vocat1on you vull obtam happmess Alva 1ys keep lll mlnd that success cannot be measured ent1rely by a pay check The love and esteem of XOUI famlly frlends and the commumty ln WhlCh you llve IS '1 far bettu c11te1 lon Our graduates of the past have lxved up to ou1 expectauons I know the class of 1951 w1l1 carry on' S1nce1 ely up 1' 1? .31 FfQ -EQ- I E sc.:-m.o 17 5 J rt X . VO ll IC 'I I f , X . Av ,Q I' X ' I .... ' 73' A

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W' rw MR JOHN J MEEI AN Asslstrmt Prmczpal hattan project later revealed as the A Bomb Mr Meegan expresses h1s humllzty and gratltude for h1s h1m by teachers and students alike In concluslon we w1sh The appomtment of M John J Meegan as ass1stant punclpal of Ken smgton met wlth wldespread approval HIS sparkllng personallty and cool efffl cxency have made him a popular success Mr Meegan b6ll6Y6S that too few students partlclpate rn extra currlculal act1v1t1es He contends that taklng ad vantage of these oppo1tun1t1es w1ll re move any 1nd1iferent att1tude a student may have toward school His e peeve IS that so many students regard the offlce as a place to avold H1s doox lS always open to any student W1Shll1g to present h1s problems and everyone w111 recelve careful conslderatlon Hxs after school hours are ma1n1y con cerned w1th h1s charmlng vufe and thelr four chlldren Hls dlverse lnterests 1n clude hlS machme shop golf bowllng and horseback I'ld1I'lg Dllrlllg the last war he had the umque project Because of top secrecy he wasn t aware of lt but h1s work was on the Man new pos1t1on and the COOD81'2.t10ll shown h1m contlnued success 1n a Job well done The offlce here at Ken 1S the focal polnt of school busmess Schedules attendance records assem bly planmng and other essentlal dutles are planned and checked here 'Ihe tremendous task of co ordlnatmg these act1v1t1es IS dlrected bv MISS Lehde Her competence and pleasmg manner have made her popular w1th all of us No mattex how rmportant or rushed her task may be she IS always ready and w11l1ng to help us w1th our problems She IS ably asslsted by Mrs Hynes and Mrs Guarnaccla who deserve our SIHCCTE praise for thexr capable eff1c1ency m gllldlllg the wheels of school orgamzatlon gulf Mrs Patricia B Hvnes Florence R Lehde tAdm1nistr'1t1ve Assistantl Mrs Italia N Cnarnaccla -V , - A - ' r. . n' y . - .- - - . D - up L . . . h V. . 5 experience of working on the A-Bomb gg-i4lT4?+ X - ' -- xx A 4 Vt . . A , . 1 . . . Y . I4