Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Ofhce Stait Ms ltalla G an ccla M zabeth K tz Ms Ma gart Rya Mss l' o ence L hde Admmlst at v A ststant Office Staff Assists The Students The offlce staff under the supervlsron of Mlss Florence Lehde Adm1n1strat1ve Asslstant takes care Kensrngton Mlss Lehde Mrs Margaret Ryan Mrs Rose Ack erman and Mrs ltaha Guarnacc1a are the members of th1s staff Whlch asslsts Mr Kelly and Mr Masson tn lceeplng student records and performs other lm portant dutres Mrs Ehzabeth Kurtz left the school 1n March Guidance Counselors Advlse The Students Under the able ass1stance of the three Guldance Counselors the boys and glrls of Kensmgton recelve much valuable adv1ce regardrng the1r act1v1t1es 1n and out of school The students are QdV1Sed on the1r cholce of sublects and courses of study Once out of school students st1ll feel the effects of the Work of the Gurdance Counselors who have helped them to secure Jobs or further the1r educatxon The schol nesday evenmgs gave valuable rnformatron to all those Iun1ors who were plann1ng to go to college They were g1ven practlce tests and mstructed ln the dlfferent types of hrgher educatron The counselors testlng program Was extenslve Most popular were those tests that showed the uncertaln student the held of Work he was most capable of entenng H a d smtl Guldance Counselors Mtss Pauln Corcora Mss H n tt Langne I r. ' ura , rs. Eh ur , r. r e n, i 'l r e , ' r i'e s ' . of all the details of running a large school like arship classes, which were held for Iuniors on Wed- Mr. ow r ' i 1. ' i e n, 1 e rie a r , I y 12

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Mr Mosson Guides The School Mr Louis T Masson returned to Kensington after a one term leave of absence to serve as Science Con ultant for the schools in the city Upon his return he said It has indeed been a privilege to return to Ken sington and to be associated once more with what I believe to be the finest student body to be found in any school Many problems come to my office but among the most challenging and rewarding are those whose solution helps some young person to greater maturity and self understanding In every human being there is to be found a VVell of Decency in Whose waters flow the finest attributes of character and nobility In the good this Well is readily reached by worthy impulses from Within and its rich Waters are frequently brought up and dispersed to benefit oneself as Well as others ln those of immature years who e lives appear beset by problems the Well is more deeply recessed Within the personality and reached only with con siderable difficulty It may lie beneath strata of misunderstanding hostility and self indulgence While it may resist every verbal form of hammer ing and blasting It can be readily molten by the warmth of friendship and the irresistible throb en gendered by faith and confidence These once established are the key that opens the door to youthful reason The most powerful challenge for good can then be directed to the one in need with the three simple words I trust you 'With this challenge and the firm conviction that there are those WHO CARE youth is amply pre- pared to begin that stirring 'fight within that ade- quately battles the present and assures the future. Assistant Principal

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Health Officers Guard Students Health Q W NURSE Mrs Doris Nagle the school nurse is always ready to help the girls and boys ot Kensington High School She also assists Dr Walter Koprucki when he gives the men seniors and to members of the ath letic teams Under the supervision of the Erie County Health Department Mrs Nagle who is a trained nutritionist con ducts classes in calorie counting for the benefit of those Wishing to control their weight Mrs Dons Nagle D Gaebel Kens Housekeepers Clean Fix and Cook ENGINEERING STAFF A former engineer at School 82 Mr Max A Czora took command as Chief Engineer at Kensing ton High School last year Mr Czora had experience in almost every public school in the city of Buffalo From 1922 to the early 30 s he was substitute school department engineer Mrs Czora aided her hus band and as elevator operator she also became part of Kensmgtons family Mr and Mrs Max A Czora ELEN-WOR DIETICIAN The credit for Kensington s lunches this year goes to Miss Carmella Russo Along with her stall of paid employ ees and student assistants Miss Russo had the iob oi planning meals buying the food and handling the money taken in An innovation was the announcement made each day on the menu board of the main dish for the next day MISS Carmella Russo vw +5 1 ' if W :Q , - , I . . 1- 1 , ' 'fzf' required physical examinations to fresh- Y A 293 7 I , , 1 . l . . V . . ' , ' .5 - ,ul 2: ' I 'w N' ' QB '. , ' ls? S' 4 '36 13