Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Th 0 BE ACON 15 i 'rf'-I - ON A HOLIDAY Dr. Rhodes and Mr. Farrar on the Faculty Yachting Party Last Spring LATE NEWS BRIEFS Bennett Beat Hutch, 12-0, on Oc- tober 29, her initial victory in the Har- vard Cup series. Knell's brilliant playing, backed solidly by the team, scored the winning points. Those in the game: Neild, Puls, Holdgate, Suor, Voltz, Childs, Keyser, Diehl, Brug- none, Knell, McGroder, Nelson, Cook, Germony, Kennedy, Cronk, Higgins, Lynch, Danitz, and Geyer. 0'Neil set a new cross-country rec- ord of 1615236 in the Columbia meet, October 28, 1927. The Bennett team took second honors. The places of the Bennett harriers: O'Neil 111, Walter 181, Mason 1141, Brett 1161, Johnson 1241, Otter 1361, Kenney 1391, Kohler 1471, Becker 1561, Plumacher 1571. Elmer Tropman managed this team. The Legion of Honor elected officers on November 1, 1927. They are: President, Loftus Becker, Vice Presi- dent, Dorothy Meyerg Secretary, Reta Wilcox. REIIIIRII FIRE DRILL At the last fire drill, 2,500 students were cleared out of the building with- in two minutes and forty-seven sec- onds after the first stroke of the warn- ing gong. This exceptionally fast time was due to the speedy and effi- cient management on the part of the teachers and to the thoughtful co-op- eration of the students. Of the two fire drills so far this year, the pupils were prepared for the first. The second came unexpectedly, and was reviewed by Deputy Superin- tendent Frederick Becker. All drills in the future will come unannounced. Although the Bennett High School building is fireproof, firedrills will be held in compliance with state law. 55 III .IUURIIILISM CLASS Fifty-five students of Bennett joined the Journalism Class and are working for the Beacon this year. This is the largest class we have ever had. Miss Belden says that many of these show promise and will probably prove of value to the Beacon. The Journalism Class meets on Wednes- days and follows a definite syllabus. In this Way the students' ability in writing for print will be improved. The Beacon hopes that this training will prove of definite value in school work and other activities. H. K Bolsters Spirit The Hi Y Club of Bennett has originated a new idea to help our football team in its campaign for the Harvard Cup. They have had manu- factured a number of small mega- phones attached by a string to a but- ton. The megaphone bears a foot- ball picture and on the button is printed the phrase, Let's Go Ben- nett. Bennett's team needs more support this fall. We hope that this new plan will prove a useful factor in stiffening student backing. The Hi Y shows enterprise in this step.

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14 The BEACON Merit in Spanish to be Rewarded A handsome bronze medal will be awarded this year at Bennett by the society of Spanish Teachers of Amer- ica to the student in third year Span- ish who shows excellence in his work throughout the year. The medal will bear on one side the insignia of the society, on the other, the name of the winner. In the maga- zine, Hispania, which has a nation- wide circulation, will appear the names of the winners in the different schools. The teachers of the school give the medal, which is obtained from the national association. Donald Dixon, president of the class of 1927, received the award in 1926. Last year none was given. EAST H. S. Cont'd. tic science rooms also are located there. Locker space is in the base- ment and the side halls. Completely equipped science labor- atories and lecture rooms take up most of the third floor. A novel fea- ture of this school is the grouping of the classrooms of the several depart- ments around the office of their heads. A dial telephone system is the means of communication. Into the wall of a third Hoor science room a large glass-Walled aquarium has been built. Through this the pass- ing student body can peer into the room. The seating capacity of the assem- bly is such that only a limited num- ber of pupils are given the privilege of attending assembly. Loudspeakers, however, broadcast the program in every home room, giving the lower classmen an opportunity to hear the exercises. The gymnasiums are like ours, con- taining about the same equipment, though of slightly smaller size. A wood block Hoor banishes the echo which is so noticeable in our gym- nasiums. East High School has a fine plunge. The room has a high ceiling. To one who enters by the arched doorway, it presents a striking appearance. The plunge section includes a locker room for visiting teams, in addition to the girls' and boys' rooms. On the whole this school is one of which the city of Buffalo may be just- ly proud. It lives up to the high standard set for Buffalo schools by the Board of Education. Meanwhile, Principal Costello, his staff of teach- ers, and the students are doing their best to make their school excel both in scholarship and athletics. Annexes a Problem Becauseoiifhe overcrowded condi- tion at Ben tt this year, the Board of Education has divided each of the six annex rooms into two rooms. The larger number of students now re- quired to use the narrow passage- Way in four minutes has caused a serious traffic problem. In the re- sultant confusion, many failed to reach their classes on time. Several methods of trafiic regula- tion were tried to little avail. At times pupils were marched in and out in single file. On other occasions, seniors were drafted as Htraiiic cops. The latest method tried, however, bids fair to be successful. Annex classes are now dismissed two minutes be- fore the bell rings. Much needed space was afforded by this multiplication of classrooms. Of the six or eight classes conducted simultaneously in the assembly at the beginning of the year, all have been transferred to the annexes but those in Physical Education. Teachers, who used to wage vocal warfare with the teachers of the other classes quartered in the assembly at the same time, greeted the change with loud huzzas. HONOR ROLL-Continued Mary Newman Agnita Renz Matthew Sandler Ruth Sparrow Alma Spaulding Grace Turner Evelyn Vairn Robert Venneman Henry Wallenberg Betty Woodhams

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16 The B Looking Backward The Junior Day exercises were held by the Junior Class on Arbor Day, May 23. A most interesting and ap- propriate program was presented in the auditorium under the direction of John Galvin, president of the class. After these exercises, the class, rep-- resented by the oflicers, planted ivy on the side of the building. In the evening' the Juniors held a Promenade in honor of the Senior Class. The Senior Class held its Class Day in the afternoon of June 10th. The program conducted by Donald Dixon, president, was in charge of the Class Ofiicers. The Latin Salutatory was given by Jeanette Wenborne and the Valedictory by Claire Groben. Kath- leen Donnelly, Class Poet, recited the Class Poem. The history and prophecy of the Class of '27 were presented by John Stuhr and Bessie Lancer, respec- tively. Maxine Chapman, Vice-Presi- dent, presented one hundred dollars from the Class to the Charles Elbert ACON Rhodes Scholarship Fund, and Charles Royce, treasurer, presented two pic- tures to the school on behalf of the Seniors. On the evening of June 22, Bennett held her second annual commencement exercises in the school auditorium. Dr. Rhodes awarded diplomas to one hundred fifty-three students. This was an increase of fifty-six over the number graduated in 1926. The com- mencement address was delivered by Dr. Miles H. Krumbine, minister of the Parkside Lutheran Church, who spoke on the subject, One Life Counts . Claire Groben delivered the valedictory and Jeanette Wenborne, the salutatory. The Jesse Ketchum Medals were presented to Claire Gro- ben and Jeanette Wenborneg Donald Dixon, president of the class, received the Dartmouth Award for Charac- ter, achievement and leadership. These exercises were followed by the Annual Alumni Dance, to which the graduates and their friends were in- vited. ,f-- x i ' K T 7476 ,, I ,or-Quran '11 L M cs ...CK Mu, ima QW