Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

Page 26 text:

24 The BEACON Stewart, 118, Wins Ticket Prize By Arthur D. Hawkins In the ticketfsale contest conducted for Peg O' My Heart, a sophomore home room, 118, came first, having sold eighty' four dollars' worth of tickets. The home room manager, Richard Stewart, won the individual Hrst prize by selling eighty' three out of his room's total of eighty- four dollars' worth. In assembly, February 29, Mr. Stamp presented the winning room with a pic- tureg its teacher, Miss Schelbach, with a theater ticketg and its aggressive manager, with five dollars and a theater ticket. Arthur Graham, of room 222, won the second prize of three dollars. Hudson Johnson, of 220, received one dollar for selling the third greatest amount of tickets. Peg O' My Heart was a hnancial sucf cess due to the fact that great interest was shown in selling the tickets. Much credit must be given to Charles Goodsole, business manager, and to his assistant, Charles McCarthy. The total receipts were over 52,300 of which about a thousf and went for expenses. Six hundred was presented to the school fund. The re' mainder will be spent to put on several plays in assembly during the spring months. Humorous Contest For First Time By Arthur D. Hawkins In the hrst humorous declamation conf test conducted at Bennett, the vote of the judges gave the first prize of live dollars to Jeanne Pilkey, second place to Eleanor Smith, and third to John Nolan, Jr. The contest was Mr. Rhodes' idea. 'ilt was intended to be a change from the usual serious declamation, and to give the more frivolousfminded students a chance to express themselves. This contest in all probability, will be repeated next year. Mr. Stamp hopes that more students will come out for the affair next year. If a greater number of boys are in the contest, the school will offer two prizes, one for the best boy, and one for the best girl. The winning declamation was given by Miss Pilkey with great histronic ability, Her First Baseball Game. The piece by Eleanor Smith deserves some comment. It was Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight, the old favorite. The interest of this selection lay in the fact that Miss Smith burlesqued the oldftime elocutionist in her manner of delivering it. She produced a laughable effect by over-emphasizing the dramatic gestures which habitually accom' pany it. The winner of the third place gave Levinsky at the Wedding, in Jew- ish dialect. Other contestants were Jane Besemer, Elsa Buerk, Stanley Fisher, Sunshine Ken- nedy, Bennett Keyser, Marjorie Swift, and Bernice Washington. Proof that all the selections were well given was given by the audience, which was very visibly inter' csted in the whole contest. F. K Campaign Aids 350 By George R. Metzger, Jr. Three hundred Buffalo high school boys enrolled in the recent Y. M. C. A. Find Yourself campaign. These were mostly upper classmen of Bennett, Hutchinson, Lafayette, and Technical. This campaign was one of the many ways in which the Y. M. C. A. organizaf tion seeks to serve the youth of country. In this enterprise, the upper classmen of the various high schools were given the opportunity of finding out for what life work they were suited, and of mapping out a course, with the help of experts, to attain their goal. Every boy who enrolled Hlled out a questionnaire covering all his intellectual, moral, physical, and spiritual interests. According to his preference, each was given an interview with a successful Buf- falonian. This was followed with a check' up interview with the Boys' Division secretary of the central Y. M. C. A. Three hundred boys enrolled and had

Page 25 text:

The B EACON 23 EXPECT IMPRUMPTU SPEAKING BUIITEST By Rfeuel N. Denney Soon after the Easter vacation, Mr. Stamp, teacher of Public Speaking and Dramatics Director, expects to conduct what is known as an impromptu speaking contest, an event as yet untried at Bennett. Mr. Stamp got the idea from a Masten contest which he attended as a judge. The plan of procedure is somewhat as follows: A week before the contest a general subject will be announced, with several sub'topics. The contestants will prepare themselves on the whole subject. On the morning of the contest, onefhalf hour before it starts ,a dehnite subfdivi' sion of the main topic will be assigned each speaker. During the time before the start, each speaker will prepare himself to speak on his particular subtopic. Mr. Stamp enjoyed the contest that he witnessed at Masten and is anxious to see whether Bennett students can do as well. Puls Tried on Larceny Charge By Richard Griffin A mock trial was the subject of the as' sembly put on by the Legion of Honor, March 9. Gordon Puls was accused by Gordon Davis of stealing the part of jerry in Peg O' My Heart. The learned judge was impersonated by George Torge. The able counsel for the plaintiff was George Diehl in his father's frock coat, while janet O'Neil, garbed in Miss Carpentefs B. S. gown, confuted the testimony of the prosecution. The case was a close one, and the final decision rested on the exhibition given by each of the principal's to prove who had the greater acting ability. Puls' bathtub scene was the nrst. Davis retaliated with a dramatic recitation about the football game in Saint Peter's yard. However, the judge announced a suspended sentence in favor of no one especially. The credit for the presentation of this theatrical effort is due Miss Ford, who in person superintended the direction, the costuming, lighting effects, stage setting. ATHLETE'S BMIUIIET IIUMING IIEXT MIIIITH By George R. Metzger, Jr. The annual Lettermen's Banquet take place this year during the latter part of April. It will be held under the aus- pices of the Bennett Hi Y club, in the school cafeteria. Last year's banquet was so great a suc- the will cess that it was arranged to make yearly banquets a permanent school aifair. The idea originated with the Hi Y, and last year was financed by the club. This year and hereafter, the school will assume the expenses. All who received major letters in any sport are the guests. The male faculty is invited because of the work they do on athletic assignments. The men teachers are asked to serve certain times at athletic events held in the school. The Hi Y club will be there as hosts and committee on arrangements. The chairman of the committee in charge is George Metzger. Assisting him are Jack Firman, Charles Goodsole, Bruce MacArthur, and Howard Wright. The exact date of the banquet will be decided when it is known who are to receive letters in baseball and tennis, the latest sports of the year. It is expected that the waitresses will be chosen from among the senior girls and not for waitress' ability alone. The speeches at the banquet will be very short. Students will give the greater part few of them. Mr. Rhodes will say a words, as will Mr. Champlin and the several coaches. The main speaker of the evening has not yet been chosen. He will probably be from outside the school. Miss Schaefer, in charge of the cafe- teria, is helping in arranging the menu. Seibold Produces Musical fCo'ntinued from page 221 The sale through the box office of ref servedfseat tickets only was not satisfacf tory. Many students, not receiving a strong stimulus to buy tickets, failed to support the opera. Charles McCarthy was business man- ager, with Horton Stickle as his assistant. George Metzger was Head Usher.

Page 27 text:

The BEACON 2 256 interviews with 125' men. The num' ber of these men experts is constantly increasing. Among the wellfknown igures who lent themselves to this important work were: President Keyes of the Curtiss Airplane Corporation, Lieutenant Rowe of the Buff falo Airport, Dr. Koch of the personnel bureau of the Buffalo Medical School, Managing Editor Kirchhoifer of the Eve' ning News, and Chief Engineer Cushing of the Builalo General Electric Company. Many others, doctors, lawyers, contractors, engineers, ministers, and men engaged in all types of business gave their services. It was interesting to note that aviation led the list of desired vocations for later life, showing a strong Lindbergh influence. Law, medicine, and civil, electrical, and chemical engineering came next. In each high school where the campaign was put on, the Hi Y Club cofoperated in arousing interest and in getting out the boys, HUIIUR RIILL As the honor roll in this issue was late copy, the Beacon was unable to find or correct any errors which appear. The lists are printed exactly as sent into the oflice, without subsequent additions or cor' rections. 207 Charles Goodsole Candace Dollman Reta Wilcox Margaret Dorr Catherine Weast Mildred Mangano Mildred Hock Bernadine Wende Beatrice Fyffe Natalie Muench Elizabeth Spencer Janice Becker Charlotte Dugra Evy Ots Virginia Waldron Ethelyn Barnes Elizabeth J oline Gertrude Maischoss Harriet Pearson Alice Zella Cynthia Banks Jane Heath Josephine Whitney Louise Lane Irene Newton Janet 0'Neil Frances Nye Florence Histed Eth'el Huber Mary Brown Freda Gladner Lucile Aitken Marion Schwartz Dorothea Townsend Emma Reed 206 Paul Beck Raymond Knell Roswell Gardner Richard Grimn Arthur Goldberg Donald Dole Norman Miller Calder Gibson Bennie Mecklin Elmer Tropman George Metzger Rodney Reed Gordon Lohman Gordon ,Puls Loftus Becker Frederick Neuschel Harry Frank Kelvin Ferber Clark Suor Jack Murray John Andrews Samuel Erenstoft Byron Doll William Proffitt Charles Lyman Elmer Lewis Leslie Reid Roy Ziemer Edward Kreinheder Bennett Berkhausen 323 Lillian A. Bender Bernice Hempel Dorothy P. Johnston Jeanette Cady Inez H. Fisher Mary Jane Stettenbenz Mary Almand Helen Burke Helen Bickers Margaret Jewel Audrey E. Johnson Elizabeth Puglsi Effie Thomas Janet E. Aitken Margaret R. Alford Catherine F. Coonradt Helen C. Murray Mary A. Albrecht Lenore E. Kraus Margaret E. Clark Ethel R. Borschel Marion Oehler Mabel Hathaway Vera l. Jaeger Constance Hoag Glenna Moreland Grace Erdman Dorothy Gonser Betty Neubauer 123 Esther Lawrence Doris Flierl Renette Bernhard Lorraine Galisdorfer Rhoda Goehle Doris Weiss Elizabeth Keene Hazel Schuessler Helen Gibson Thelma Zimmer Alma Hester Elizabeth Lindow Sadie Ostrow Bernice Peffer Doris Bobys Esther Cohen Doris Shafer Maud Erdman Dorothy Gaine Lois Plummer Dorothy Reinhart Ethel Seeher Katherine Houghton Virginia Willis Elizabeth Engel Ruth Gibbons Dorothy Mason Calla Williams 223 Edrie MacGuire Laverna Sanileet Virginia Mayer Doris Miller Roma Stein Jacqueline McEvoy Dorothy Carroll Adele Bobys Ruth Genrieh Betty Knight Dorothy Scheidt Hazel Fisher Audrey Henderson Ruth Huffeutt Lenore Nathan Jean Calkins Harriet Metcalfe Marjorie Swift Dorothy Davis Jane Miller Doris Fischer Dorothy Green Janet Lund Priscilla Bernhard Evelyn Wetherill 324 Walter Noehren Albert Preston George Lutz Charles Penfold Roy Darrell Damon Witte Ralph Gregg Jack Hollister Harold Swerdloff Roy Allen Irving Dunlop Samuel Carson Ray LaDD Alfred Goehle Roy Lapp Arthur Fleuckinger Robert Germand Robert Martens William Franklin Roy Kimmerle Charles Krueger Bernard Mulligan 313 Virginia Heerdt Katherine Robinson Grace E. Nickaon Beatrice Weisbeck Miriam Dorr Kathryn Douglas Olive Hemsley Edna Hellriegel Virginia Ferguson Mary Fenato Ruth E. Alvord Helen Bubar Marion Zipfel 224 Chapin Lowell Kenneth Nield Howard Goundree Henry Work. Jr. Arthur H. Lewis John K. Metzger Gordon Vickery Lyle Brunner Philip Le Fevre Henry R. Sutter Gordon Nichols