Amherst Central High School - Tower Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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Mr. PVilliam Va11Sree11lrzn'gb DEDICATION The Class of 1947 dedieates its yearbook to Mr. NVilliam Van Steenburgh, better known to us as Pop. To students and faculty alike he has been a good friend. We admire his consistent cheerfulness and his daily deeds of kindness. For many years Pop has faithfully devoted his services as groundskeeper to Amherst. Pop has become a symbol of what we like to think of as the Spirit of Amherst. I VVER

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EE.. Ju FOREWORD The silver-smudged rails that criss-cross our nation and the mighty majesty of the snorting black giants that weigh heavily upon those thin ribbons of steel suggested the theme of the 1947 Tower: the American railroad system, greatest in the world. Trains and schools are strikingly similar. Each must stick to schedules and must keep on the track or neither will get anywhere. Both must be run by com- petent engineers or disaster may result. Schools, too, are like railroad stations where people are always arriving and departing, all intent on getting somewhere as quickly as possible. The final destination of students at Amherst Central is graduation but there are many stops before our train ends its trip. Some students take it easy and travel club car, some take a sleeper through many of their class stops, and others ride the day coaches to get long glimpses of the alluring scenery, Once in a while there is a wreck and fail- ing students are left at a siding to recover. 4 'I' 0 NV , Faculty engineers keep the train running smoothly, supervisory personnel oil the wheels to keep the train rolling at top speed with safety, and the president four principalj makes regular inspections to insure good operation of the railroad l

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EXECUTIVE STAFF TOWER First Rofw, left to right: Carol Rogers, Clifford Meroth, Dorothy Vogt, Frances Rogers. Fourth Row: Dick Gue- Marion Marshall, Dick Jeffery, Donanne Seymour. Second lich, Vyn Ann Thomas, Pat Seitz, David Brunner. Not Row: Doris juron, Nidia Thomas, Kathleen Kirk, Pat pictured: Eugene Carr. Goodman. Third Row: Dick Freeman, Marlis Drews, Editor-in-chief . . . . . . . .Marion Marshall Assistant Editors . . . . . . Business Manager ........ Assistant Business Manager Subscription Manager .... Ass't Subscription Manager Advertising Manager ..... EXECUTIVE STAFF . Donanne Seymour Nidia Thomas Kathleen Kirk Frances Rogers .. . . . . .Dick Jeffery . .Vyn Ann Thomas . . . . . .Marlis Drews . .Dorothy Vollmer .Richard Freeman Assistant Advertising Managers . .Pat Goodman TOWER Mary Lou Wiley Publicity Manager ............. Dick Guelich Assistant Publicity Manager ......... Pat Seitz Boys' Sports Editors Girls' Sports Editor . . . ....... Carol Rogers Art Editors ......... Photography Editor Sales Director .... Typing Editor .... Faculty Adviser . . . Spencer MacDonald Dave Brunner . . . . .Eugene Carr Adele Thomas . . . ..... Clifford Meroth . ..... Sue Belinson . .. . .. ...Doris juron ....Mr. Robert Holder