Technical High School - Techtonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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ICIDWARII M. I'II'I'I'SZAK LICWIS SE Sl'fCRI'I'I'.4 R I' PRESIDEINT DONALD A. FISHER Vllflz' l'Rl'fSll7I'f NT AI,I RI'IIJ C. IIARM ASSE SICRCIJA IX 'I'-,47'-A RMS ANTHONY .l. ANAGNUSTOII 'l'RI'f.4SI 'RIC R V K. FI'II.l,ICISICN . , f W 'v'fl. ,Iwrlmm' . smvvl-zazu .4ss1s1i4 vr Sl'fRfll'f,4 NT-.IT-,4RJI'1S I Munnu' v. lII'1I,SIxY nnNu,n H. STAMP V.fIl,lilJlIf'l'0Rl.4 N r:l,.4ss 1,1 rr'1'1f:1es ANTHONY J' SCM 'W7'I'0 fzmss l'R0l'IlI'f'l'S RIIIIIARD n. UUNCAN V H j Q MAIIRICIAI lx. swzm ICIJWARD J. SMITH 'A '45-N T Mvnox 0. IIUWICN IRY ING GALPERIN CLASS HISTURIA N DAVID T. FLIECK NIOR OFFICERS AND COUNC IU

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1914 - 1944 The class of I944 will be the thirtieth to be graduated from this building, although it will be the thirty-seventh in the annals of Technical High School. Tech is one of the oldest secondary schools in Buffalo, being thc fourth institution to be chartered as a high school by the Regents of the State of New York. This occurred in 1905. On April 20, l9l4, a procession of 672 boys and 22 faculty members marched from the old building on Elm Street originally called the Mechanic Arts lligh School, to the new red brick structure. Mr. Arthur llurrell was the principal and in that faculty were numbered six members of today's teaching staff: Mr. Richard R. Dry, the principal in 1944, Miss Mason, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Dayman. Mr. Nyenhuis. and Mr. Schneider. ln June l9l4 a Senior Class of 40 boys received diplomas. These three decades have seen many changes: technical courses for girls prevailed from l9l5 to l938g World War l saw student industrial and farm cadetsg 1200 soldiers were quartered in the build- ing during the summer vacation, to receive vocational training here and at other vocational schools: Unit Technical Courses were adopted in l920g the registration rose to 2095 in 19323333 Fifth Year Courses were introduced in l935g World War 2 saw the first, of many hundred students to enter service, enlist December 8, l94l. The registration last September was 1617 and there is a Senior Class of 224 pupils: the faculty now numbers 83. Throughout these thirty years under the principalship of Mr. Hurrell, Mr. Childs, and Mr. Dry, there has been a steady adherence to fundamental yet progressive technical education, the soundness of which is attested by the success of the many hundreds of graduates of Buffalo Technical High Schooll

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SEBASTIAN S. DiMARIA JOSEPH E. KLIMSCHOT HARRY D. HEBARD IACK McCARTAN The Senior Council is a group of twelve seniors chosen at a class election at the beginning of each year. Six of these are chosen as class officers and the re- maining six are chosen to represent their respective courses. It is the duty of the Senior Council to provide for the class an interesting entertainment program and also to choose the class poet, prophet, lawyer, and historian. This year we of the Senior Council feel that the entertainment program follow- ed this year provided each student with much enjoyment. We have made the Senior Prom an annual affair, this year it was held for the second time at the Kleinhans Music Hall on May 26. A Skating Party, held at Scott's Roller Rink, not only provided funds for the class but also gave every one who attended pleasure. The Senior Class this year wishes to extend its heartiest thanks to its advisers, Mr. Dry, Miss F lavin, Mrs. Brooks, Miss Schultz, and Mr. Andrus, who through their most careful guidance have made our class as successful as it was. IINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY FOUR