Technical High School - Techtonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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E TECHTONIAN AR BOOK I945 f i Y E

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BEFORE WE LEAVE Were speeth possessed by thus mstntutnon And lt rose and asked W hat was your l0IltI'lbllll0H' Could each of you feellng your best was done LIHIIH yourself worthy to be called a son' Could you as the next one, pomt wlth prlde To a ret ord of honor too brlght to hide And say aloud when you hear the roll I ye studled hard gamed frult for my soul Of knowledge and power I ye taken my flll -Xnd labored each day to develop my skull I leavt 'Iech wlth a htart that IQ proud I tan use to the top with tht best of tht crowd But lf you have ye t to make your mark Lorne, today emerge from the dark Take my hand I ll lead you right, Take the Latch from your l0IlQCl9llLC the must from your slght Don t despaxr wlth a smgle try Throw back your shoulders, hft your head to tht sky Seek for more knowledge vo not astray , W aste not a second, look for a way Improve yourself for your tountry your bod Show the forus of tyll you ll UIVQ the m no nod But III all you llltllllgt bt a gentleman stlll W hen your battle IQ won, tht re s Thanks to be sand for the firf of your youth, thus school has fc d hd not with food, nor wuth toys of the IlHlt But the treasure of all, Is ducatxon subhmt To Tech you have much to be thankful for, I'or Power, Sknll, and Knowledge galore, I'or the essence of manhood lIlSllIICtI ln your soul, The fc ry ent endeavor to reaeh your goal W hen., from wlthm our lonely hearts A wisp of Tech s memory starts, We ll know we ve reached our goal at last And thank Dear Tech again for our past Dear thoughts of her lab s shall not be barred, For nn these shops we labored hard From each mlstake, a lesson was learned -Knd the tltle of Lnvmeers we ye earned Let us not leave her halls m sorrow We ll work to be worthy on tht morrow W nth those of our number ln planes and tanks Lome jom with me now nn an ode of thanks Dear Tech, as our partlng pralse we sung Regret that at last we leaye thy wmg And pray that thus class harblnfrers shmf To point to your youngsters the way that 1s fmt Harold 1 I' mmerson I ' Y - , . sf ' . V - . ' ' E . ., , . . . X .Y s .V I -W - -I s W Q K 1 W. . I A It , Y i- . Z. . 'v 1 , . . . 1 v x 1 V. 5 v - 1 v I ' 9 .' i '. L ' x I N, ' ' 'I 'T ' ' N I - I fx 1 V , . p v W , Y ' 1 , . , . . 1. W. 7 s , - . ' Y , , . , ' I ' ' o I . , . ,V ,. Y ' W Y X ix' l '- ' 7 . l l I , , . . g . . Bring forth a virtue, a stronger wnll, ' ' I, h I V l K' I - , . , . wx v. ' ' 4. V i . I S , ' v v- , v ' w ' 9 r , I Q ' 1 1 9 ' ' I I mx I I n 5 ' ee 1 - vu , 9 Y I I D . . . I 7 V Y YY 1 A I I I , .I I 9 . - DA . I 'I ll Q. I '