Technical High School - Techtonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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I ii'-'l ' 149 .1 one of our number even ventured to make an announcement in assembly. NVe fearfully shouted forth a few words to the napping seniors. Toward the end of our sophomore year we seemed to have gained more courage, for you will reineinber that we produced an assembly program which, to quote that Juue's issue of The TOC'hli0'll-lifllll, reliected credit upon the sopho- more class and its able president, Martin Sternback. Before we realized what was happening our junior year had started, and we found ourselves in the longed for position of upperelassrnen-ainl of real impor- tance in the world-at least in oul' own eyes. VVe lived a quiet uneventful life. You will recall that this year saw the abolition of the rnonthly Hronnd-up and the substitution of Failure Slips in the place of that honored cnstoln. Unfor- tunately some of us were accustomed to participate in the Round-up. Greatly did we miss the meeting of this court of justice in the tllldlfllldlllll, when we held converse with a tribuna.l composed of the various department' heads who ealled upon us to account for our failures. lt was only when this worthy body of inquisitors feared that George Hatch would wear out his ingenuity that the Failure Slips were substituted. lt is possible to sign a. Failure Slip acknowl- edging oneis shorteoniingrs without accounting for them. Thus the faculty feel that they are aiding the cause of conservation of energy. lint we have learned to beware a seeond meeting with these slips. A And again too soon we approached the end of the year. This time a novel experience awaited ns. We were invited to take part in Senior Class Day. We sat awed at the thought that we in a few short. inonths would have to take over the grave responsibilities of our predecessorsg we would have to carry on i11 the name of Tech the traditions of the Senior class. Seniors at last! 'What a thrill it gave each of us to say these magic words and yet. we wondered as we moved up into the Senior seats in the 21.1lClll0l'lll1l'1 at the elose of the program whether we could till even ill small measure tl1e places left vacant by the Class of 1926. New at the close of our Senior Year we look back to a yea r well spent. Senior activities started with a. 1'ush last fall under the guidance of our president, Jerry NVilker. Our first venture was a bowling party for menibers of the class at the Floss Alleys. All of you who were there know it was a. sueeessg those who weren't there secretly wish they had gone. Next we endeavored to raise some money to remove the worried wrinkles from our treasurer brow. To swell our funds we gave a. dance i11 the gym and a roller skating party. And this carnival on wheels is one of the events which will long be a vivid ineinory to a.ll of us. We will talk of the fun we all had. Many and a.wlm'ard were the sheiks who fell for the girls as the wheels went around to the tune of the mechanical organ at Seott's. Along with the fun this year we have put forth an honest elfort to leave a record of which we could be proud. The last honor roll-the largest in the history of Tech-shows the results of our work. We had 49 on that roll-a larger proportion than any other class and larger nninber than any other Senior class has ever had. An achievement worthy of record! But one which even we could not have achieved without the encouragement and assistance of the faculty. lt only remains for us to add to our history this class day and the Senior Reception before we close the book. And now that tl1e time has come to leave our school we delegate the pleasures and responsibilities of the Senior Class to the Class of 1928. We sincerely believe that they will carry on as we have tried to do for the honor of our Alma Mater. -Donald Draa, Class Historian Sixteen

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. .W msn 1 I Q Senior Class History 'T Rt. t'fHllilJS, ilfleniliers of the faculty, Friends, Classmates, do you remem- Vi her the tirst time we met in this auditorium-in SODi't'11llJ01', 15323-600 if panic stricken, fear-ridden graduates from lower planes of learning? 9537 lilow important we had 'felt the previous June! Illow insignincant by .5 ' beptember. And how dliterent' was that 0.t'U2lSl0ll from this meeting in which we gather to say farewell to Teelnncal. Do you remember how fearsome M r. Costello seemed, how we cowe1'ed lower and lower in our seats with every word he spoke, how confused we were by the lzu'nclred.s of direc- tions. VVhal insults, what inditrnities were heaped upon the heads of the unsuspect- ing: freshmen. Each sophomore meant one m01'e tortu1'er. XVe slunk a1'ound the school continually on the watch for frolicsome upperclassmen. VVill you ever forget the day before the Christmas holidays when two sophomores became so bold that they applied shoe polish to the face of one of our classmates to brighten him. Before the end of the year we lost some of our number. And how fortunate it: was for us that when Robertson felt that duty called him from the paths lead- ing to higher learning he seeu1'ed a position on one of those palaces on wheels operated by the International, namely, the Clinton Car which was clue to arrive at: 'l'eeh at 8.43. He furnished the tardy student with many an excuse and incidentally collected transfers good or otherwise which were thrown at. him luv the rushing' mob as it left the ear to seamper through the portals of Tech. Or, have you forgotten that pleasant ninth hour in Room 108-conducted for those students who were interested in doing' their homework in that happy atmosplleref Some of us were included in the number who prevailed upon Hasty to issue permanent passes of admission to this room and there we held daily coinnnuiion with our text books. Costy took a iiendish delight in send- ing to this reformatory some of us who were able to enjoy it. We feel sure that the freshmen have lost much through the abolition of this worthy institution. This most popular room was known by the illuminating name of The Jug. We know that it is because we were such willing patrons of this Jug and pre- ferred this hour for quiet study, that many of us made the honor roll. We finally ea-unc through those first hectic days with only a few casualties as the presence of so many of us here today testifies. The following autumn we, the lowly freshmen, returned as sophomores without suffering the usual shrinkage in numbers-again the iulluenee of the Jug. My how we strutted around. Now we felt as though we really had a place in Tech-that we were an important part of the school. But how crestfallen we felt wl1e11 we dis- covered that the custom of initiating freshmen had been banished. NVe had waited patiently for a whole year to visit upon the heads of the new arrivals in 'l'eeh di1'e vengeance ,l'or all the tortures we had sulfered at the hands of our predecessors. And now we were cheated of that privilegeg threatened with terrible punishment if we tried to settle old scores by teaching the freslnnen a. few badly needed lessons in etiquette. We are sure we never behaved i11 such an nnseemly way. What a feeling of importance we had when more responsibility in school activities was placed upon our shoulders: when we began to win places upon the teams, to take a part in various school organizations. Occasionally some Fifteen

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ITECHTO Valedictory l lfIjflOlJAY another cycle of time has been conipletedg another year has drawn to its close. Many have gone rapidly before it, but none has held the deep Slg'l'Ill'lC'2lllCC that this one brings. gl I gli . ,N ldwhlll! lt was but four short years ago that we, the class of 1927, first 'E?f3p,f5lll entered Teclmieal. And now, swift and sure, has come the tune for 'T our departure from this abode of our youthg for our entrance into that greater school of learning, Life. Happy, indeed, have been the days spent here and it is with a dull throb of regret that we view the coming' separation. Here we lived in miniature the life that we are now to live in full. We met success and were eongratulatedg we met defeat. and were eondoled. NVe strove hard in Scholastic and in athletic events to bring' honor to our class and to Tech. Sonietimes we succeeded and life seemed sweet and rich, but sometimes we failed and life seemed drab and colorless. This experience, too, served as a. preparation for the varying fortunes o lf the world, that bring both the warm glow of joy and the chill wind of sorrow. And so, grra.dua.lly, tlirongh the four years spent here, we have come to know more about the years stretching' ahead of us. During our high school days we have been in the midst of a host of friends, all eager to help us. Our teachers, aware of the many diilieulties of the road, were ever ready to smooth the way here, to lend assistance there. Our classmates, a.bsorbcd in the enthralling task of growth, were always eager to compare experiences, to ofter true friendships. So one and all lent their aid, if not actively, then by giving us the assurance that the whole school was wishing us success. What victories these friends have led us to, what obstacles they have helped us to surlnountl For four years they have guided us and ehee-red us on our way. Now comes the time when we must bid the-m farewell a11d try out our own streng'th. NVe know that, whatever the coming years bring, a gentle glow of gratitude will always fill our hearts at the ineniories of the companions of our youth. Yet ln'ig:llter than memories of friends, warmer than thoughts of ca,ret'ree days. will burn the flame of our devotion to our school. Even as we have here striven during' our school days to bring honor to 'l'echnica.l, so shall we, in the lone' raee of life, strive to keep its name fair and unbleniished. If we cannot add glory to the ln'ig'h.tness olf its fame, we can make nien honor it as the creator of real men and women. XVha,t could be higher praise than this? And now, filled with mingled happiness and regret, we must pass over the threshold of childhood into the work of men. Oh, you who follow us, guard as the rarest treasure the name of your school! And we who grasp like misers every fleeting hour, shall depart with the knowledge that as long as men revere :fidelity and virtue, so long will the clear rays from our Alma Mater shine out over the world. -Pauline Krueger, '27 Seventeen