Technical High School - Techtonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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 '

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wx ref' GREPN 5 me 'fHf 'if' fgyile IIA 1 THE COLOR GUARD Cheers for the sallors that fought on the w ave for lt, Cheers for the soldlers that always w ere brave for lt, Tears for the men who went down to the grave for lt, Here comes the flagp' And as lt moves swlftly down the alsle toward lts standard on the stage accompanled by our Tech banner and sw ay mg to the martial muslc of the band not a heart falls to thrill not one of those who have come to our assembly falls to feel a pang of envy for the boys who are attendmg the flags the Lolor I uard One of the best loved and most firmly established lI'2ltllll0llS of our school the color ceremony forms an Impressive beglnnlng for all our asst mbly extrelses and proud lndeed IS the boy w ho has aClllE'W ed a place on the buard for his senlor year For three years he has had a chance to show hrs mettle to prove hls worth to the Cll'iCI'lITllIl3llllg members of h1s class and to hls teachers There has been IIIIIC for them to Judge lllq standards of conduct, hls hablts of lndustry hls manners, hls appearance They can answer unerrlngly the ques tlons, Is he dependable and above all, IS he honorable? In short, IS he worthy of a place the Color Guard? ln May, the students of each ,Tumor room are asked to elut llye of thelr number as candldates, bearlng ln mind IH the lr Cll0lCt , the desired quahlu s I ht names of these fifteen are then submltted to all their teachr rs w nth a requt st for a general rating of each The elght highest are the chosen ones for the next year Durlng his year of service the guard has a posltlon to mamtaln, standards to reach., the same qualltles to dlsplay that earned lns f'lPCtl0ll lt the close of thati ear he ls gn en a gold service pm, bearlng the colors, w lnch admits hun to the fraternlty of loy al guards It IS not an Oak Leaf Cluster 11or a DlSllHgUlShPfl I'lSlll0' fross but lt IS one of the out standlng honors for which he has an opportunity to strn e lll hrs school world Moreover, thls httle pm IS only a form runner Donn- of tha memht rs of tht I uard are scattered to the four quarters of the globe ln tht army the navy tht alr force, earning other decorations, doing brawe and noble duds to lu 1 p tht fla f the y carru d flung free And wherever that flag has gone lt has been a herald for a better day lt has been the pledge of freedom, ofyustlce of order and of cn lllZ3llOll l x rants only have hated lt , 4 in I ' 1 ' 1' X i . T 7 x -A X 4 lip ,, J ff W -tr RY s : ,ga-5, - ' ' X- 4 ' f V Irs. at ' 4 ,- . , rug W , , Q ,' I llx-, A lllilf xiii' pe X ' ' 'fr . 'Q gc - f gg h Qi. ' TL 'Q1 2l.?I'C- , , 41? 'bw 1 :ffl . e 11- W , .sw ,ps , F fi a -1, lg A ,, - ff ' Y ' L. A' l Y . L - T Y x ' T I 7 f V v - ' v ' A 9 ' v . 1 7 1 Y u 1 Y - Y 0 7 Al . fx nl. . . A xl L 7 Y T . nl . 1 . ' 9 . Y W . v w . Y ' . V 1 f I L . n n 1 , , L 5 L ' ' , a P ' . S L. Llc n 4, xi . . . T . 1 . Y 1 . 7 - 7 L 9 x A . ,, . V . V Y . ., . . . on . . S . . . . I. V . i x l. l . . I l f 1 L 1 is S I ' ' I l ' '. l D ' A 2 . I . , . . . . . H V v H . . . . . 8 A' nl nw ll 1 0 I v u i I , x i Y 'H ' r . . . r . . , ., . . . . . . . T ll Y v C t,i . t t ' b ,A . . 9 4 ' v nl 'Y nl Y sl my T 0 . . . . . . .' ' T , . . ' .' f f .' ' I ' ' f - L . 5 1 - L 4 ' ' x 1 ' , I 1 1 D ' 1 - 1 l 1 , 9 ' l W . v 5 x ' ' 1 1 n I 4 x ' j' ' 1 ' ' f ' 1: . D . U ' ee v . I 1 4 I A I 1 ',,, I . , . i - f . . . . . . , y - as , . .... i