Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE Faculty Mdth6lll3llL Anne Connors Agnes J Creahan Grace Druar Norman J Hayes Martin M Larrabee Vlfglnla E Mayer Margaret M McGee Mary R Steudle Irene E Wall MATHEMATICS lfaculty SCICIICC Angelo C Alalmo Herbelt L Albmg Ellzabeth M Davlson Irene J Eardman Angelo Glanturco Leon E Haynes Lena K Landsman Thomas D Mountaln Helen Van Natter Your thlnklng may be dlrect or 1nd1rect but your concluslon must be Q E D Your speech may be lacomc or loquaclous but the geometry teacher asks Your ChO1C6 of solutlon may be logarlthms or slide rule but the answer must be exact yes even as to slgn and declmal polnt Geometrlcally speaklng Kens math teachers may be counted upon to g1ve proof pos1t1ve Here the comphcatlons of theorems become relatlvely s1mpl1f1ed In our progress from elementary algebra to the numerlcal stratosphere of SO11d geometry and advanced algebra our mstructors ln mathematxeal maglc are unsurpassed After our math courses we are qulck to agree that two and two will forever equal four SCIENCE Sclence seeks the truth and the truth shall make you free Only through knowledge of true facts and concepts can man arr1ve at a true understandlng of h1mse1f and h1S relatlonshlp to h1S env1ronment and hxs fellow men To make some progress toward th1s end we str1ve 1n our sclence courses at Kenslngton 18 . 1 . , '-- ' 'S , 4 , Y w , r l v . . ' I I Why? . l , . . . , . 7 7 i , . V , 1 ' tl I!

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SOCIAL STUDIES AND LANGUAGES Faculty Social Studies Irma M Dickman Mar1on M McKeon Norman K Millard Edlth E Stokoe Robert J Finnegan Helen K Goossen Catherine C Keele Verna G Walker Cheryl C Lindstrom William White Theresa E McCarthy SOCIAL SIIJNLS nomic World we valiantly strive to understand the pattern of the past and the problems of the present As the glorious tapestry of World and Amerlcan Hlstory is spread before us we learn all thats possible for that Amerlcan History III final The story of civilization teaches us how the successes and mistakes of the past may m fluence our freedom and human rights today Iaculty Languages I enore Dunlavev Margaret Kenny Margaret K McCarthy Helen L Tewksbury Catherine T Valente Ruth Westerman lANtUAbLS freedom of speech we aim in our study of foreign languages to cultivate a general languaee sense that w1ll lead to more effective self expression ln our own tongue Our knowledge of the speech and customs of modern nations contributes to our international understanding and sympathy while classical languages acquaint us with the origins of Western culture which as a nation we ale novt so anxiously trying to preserve 1 . 1 i '. S ' 1 4,1 . i . - - ' L' 1 C1 IV W 1 1 W ' Y 1 N L. A , L 1 7 n, Beginning with the refresher course of Eco- To exercise to the fullest our precious right of 3 Y . ' , 5 Q V . . 17

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COMMERCIAL Faculty Bernadette S Corcoran Sadie E Kauffman John F Reilly Dorothy Coveney Rose M Keichei Thomas D Richards Esther L Fink Mary F Misercola Marion A Ruby Rachel B Jacobs Clara M Panzica Genevieve R Steffan Mary O Svxayze In our commercial department the fundamentals of typewritmg and shorthand are presented bookkeeping and business arithmetic are taught Whlle the seniors study secretarial practice and learn the operation of varlous office machines A graduate in the Com mercial or Secretarial course passes all the knowledge required of an Since the protection of freedom and human rights in the present day involves so many things like forms typed in trlpllcate returns on net income the understandinv of basic laws the pricing of commodities and written records of all transactions our commercial teachers give their students the knowledge and skills which will enable them to perform competently their first Jobs in the buslness world These same skills will help the students to advance step by step ln their usefulness to the community and in benefits to themselves 10 efficient secretary or office assistant. . , . D . , . . . . , . . y .