Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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HELPING TO SHAPE THE CHARACTER OF YOUTH Mr. Abraham Axlerod A CONTINUOUS OFFICE STAFF Miss Florence Lehde, Mrs. Italia Guarnaccia and Miss Emma Dwork are our capable assis- tants in the office. Their pleasing personalities, willingness, and co-operation are admired by all. The task of maintaining an organized school schedule is difficult, however, their plan- ning and skill make everything run with clock- like precision. Our sincere appreciation to theml T Mr. Abraham Axlerod, our assistant principal, has devoted his life to young people as a teacher, guidance counselor, social worker, camp director, and school ad- ministrator. lt is this experience with young people that makes Mr. AxIercd's outlook on lite and its prob- lems cheerful and optimistic. His basic philosophy is to help others to help themselves and to help others too. The application ot the Golden Rule to human behavior, Mr. Axlerod points out, is very difficult in practice, unless one really believes it and tries to apply it wherever and whenever possible. HUM OF ACTIVITY Miss Emma Dwork, Miss Florence Lehde, Mrs. Italia Guarnac r I2

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BCNJCUR, MR. We at Kensington are fortunate, indeed, to have such an experienced and educated person as Mr. Garnett F. Roberts serve as principal, Mr. Roberts received his formal education at Buffalo State Teachers College, Syracuse University, and the University of Buffalo, where he obtained his Mas- ter of Education degree. Before becoming head of the science department at Masten Park High School, Mr. Roberts was a scientist in the research laboratories at General Electric Company. Serving as assistant principal at Masten Park High School Linder Mr. Hersey for l6 years, Mr. Roberts was principal from l939 until the closing of Masten Park in 1953. From that time until his appoint- .... ,, Mr. Abraham Axlerod and Mr. Garnett Roberts ROBERTS! Mr. Garnett Roberts ment as principal at Kensington in February, l955, Mr. Roberts was co-ordinator for the center schools at the main office. Asked to give some of his impressions ot Ken- sington High School, Mr. Roberts replied, l like the naturalism with which the students accept high school routines, the large numbers which ap- pear on the scholastic honor rolls indicating good counseling, and the enthusiasm shown in the as- semblies and at the games for all the activities of the school. Secondly, I appreciate the friendliness of its outstanding faculty who are not only great teachers but also enter into the lite ofthe school as teachers and advisers to the students. waff- . X., ff' -x Pi, fpw'

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GUIDING OUR FUTURE LIVES Seated: Miss Henrietta Langner, Mr. Howard Smith. Standing: Miss Pauline Corcoran. The guidance office suffered a great loss this year with the passing of Mr. McMahon on October ll. However, Miss Langner and Miss Corcoran ably assisted in guiding the boys during the re- mainder of the term. ln February of this year, we welcomed a newcomer to the guidance office, when Mr. Smith, formerly of East and Fosdick- Masten, efficiently assumed Mr. McMahon's posi- tion. His assistance has been invaluable to the boys of Kensington. Miss Langner helped those preparing for col- lege by conducting classes and giving tests. The ALWAYS READY TO HELP advice given by Miss Corcoran on selecting the proper vocation was greatly appreciated by the freshman students. The junior girls were also aided by the administration of preference tests. On March 9, l955, the guidance counselors presented a very successful career day which in- cluded conferences for the Juniors and Seniors and an assembly for the lower classmen. The students of Kensington have profited great- ly from the wise leadership and persevering efforts of our guidance counselors. Mr, Walker Miss Dorothy Pierman, Librarian.