Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Wllllw i 1' Q Lb -1. ln Q , jgyfl Ina! algal I F S fi 6' f Q75 ll JANUARY 23, 1928-The first assembly of the new term was a ine one, with Big Bill Tilden, America's premier tennis player, as speaker. Mr. Ti1den's excellent talk on Sportsmanship was enthusiastically received. JANUARY 27, 1928fMr. Carl Burkhardt, Director of Physical Education in Buffalo's schools, gave a splendid address on The Art of Living. He compared our bodies to automobiles, and gave some worth while advice on how to care for them. JANUARY 30, 1928-'Mr. Rhodes took the students on an imaginary tour through Belgium, Holland, and several other European countries. He used his own slides, which included views of many interesting and his' torical places. FEBRUARY 1, 1928-VA morning of singing, under the direction of Mr. Seibold. FEBRUARY 3, 1928-Bennett's tenth Scholarship assembly, at which bronze pins for eight honor rolls were awarded to thirtyfone students, and silf ver pins for sixteen honor rolls were awarded to sixteen students. Doctor Richard W. Boynton, of the University of Buffalo, spoke on The Honor Roll of Life. FEBRUARY 6, 1928+Mr. Frank E. Gugleman of Rochester Central Y. M. C. A., addressed the Bennett assembly on Vocational Guidance. He told of many young men who had found success, and extended an invif tation to Bennett boys to investigate the Find Yourself idea. FEBRUARY 8, 1928-The usual Wednesday singing, and three splendid soprano solos by Mrs. Richard Seihold-f'Dawn, Indian Love Call, and My Little Grey Home in the West. '

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26 The BEACON 127 Genevieve Grotjan Ruth Yeates Lillian Wiener Margaret Goff Audrey Ennis Betty Townsend Frances Stephan M. Lucille Harris Geraldine Rebbetoy Rita Adoor Jessie Constantine 321 Helene Bryant Elizabeth Evans Vera Fleck Rose Gibson Marion Koebley Helen Ludwig Aileen MaGuire Bernice Penfold Evelyn Pinsky 227 Lorraine Faber Marie Horan Adelaide Gielow Edna Glair Lois Fries Mary Parker Eleanor Poppenberg Mildred Rickets 328 Theodore Hammond Anthony Coppola Walter Buerger Walter Michel Louis Tripi Morris Miller Harold Richter Clarence Kuebler 117 Gertrude Kent Esther E. Miller Mildred Hofer Georgina Notley Eleanor Reichle Margaret Wodtke 212 Carlton Poppenberg Stephen Schafer Robert Miller George Stiles Glenn Erftenbeck William Sawyer 219 Margaret Mesler Jeanne Pilkey Marjorie John Marjorie Goetz Alire Link 221 Esther Therrien Martha Woodbury Ruth Sahelm Eloise Hill Emma Ericksen 121 Anna Miller Frances Muchemore Norma Walsh Elna Westberg Mabel Whitelock 107 Elizabeth Winspear Ruth Barrow Dorothy Lanich Katherine Wagner 222 Nelson Adams Frederick Hafner Arthur Hawkins Frank Welch 220 Eugene Thompson Ralph Wedow William Rees Charles Zimmerman 122 Lawrence Cheeley Malcolm Davis Irving Rowell Roland Benzow 322 Andrew Fischer Abram Pinsky Howard Glock Franklin Laufer 109 Winifred Blatt Dorothy R. Kanehl Rose R. Weinstein 311 Audrey La Mont Carol Dorr Betty Hammond 316 John Darker Leon Paul Jehle Edward Simpson 228 Harold Lifschutz Howard Schum Stanley Fisher 115 Louise Edler Grace Roche Ruth Miller 319 Dorothy Backus Sylvia Arend Helen Jaster 118 Robert Lipsett Bennett Oelheim Bernard Jameson 128 Carl Hanson Roy Harter 119 Sigma Ericksen Daisy Evenden Gladys Hauser Carolyn Buckenmaier Ruth Keck 317 Geraldine Brueckner Laverne Young 112 Carl Bauer Carl Grant 210 John Merrill 216 James Larzelere - 315 Irene Edwards 214 fNoneJ 314 tNonej 305 fNonel -Q-g-.g..g.................g..g..g..g........g..g..q..,..g........g..g..g........g..,.....g.................g.....g..g.-.-.o-4--Q-9-Q-o-Q-Q.-0-0-0-mE Hear the Coal Question Settled for Once and for All Dorothy G. Meyer Elmer J. Tropman Loftus E. Becker and possibly Charlotte H. Baxter will have the government regulate the operators of the the coal felds 3 james W. Sala Merrill W. Cadwell F. Lorna Knibb and possibly Helen E. Gibson 3 will have the miners and the f operators fight it out between themselves at L BENNETT HIGH SCHGOL EAST HIGH SCHUOL 5 Q AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM 1 3 MARCH 29, 1928 2 8:00 P. M. Admission free to the first two thousand l l O l 9'O'i C O'4O O l l0O'l0KC ll'O'vl'lO'lOMlulnQ-QhlMOluOuQ1-QnluOvlOnQullOl4vlvOHO-ll'ONO-O-Oe4n?v

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28 TheiBEACON FEBRUARY 9, 1928-In a special girls' assembly, Miss Frances Maltby, of the New York League of Nursing Education, spoke on The Possibilif ties of Nursing. FEBRUARY 10, 1928-Mr. Rhodes spoke for fortyffive minutes on Our Great Lincoln. In his speech he told of the idealism of Lincoln's life, and emphasized the fact that, in everything, Lincoln's character was supreme. FEBRUARY 14, 1928-A special assembly, with our old friend, Mr. Harry N. Holmes, of Australia, as speaker. Mr. Holmes' splendid address was preceded by an athletic celebration in which Bennett's cupfwinning hockey team was honored. FEBRUARY 15, 1928-The usual Wednesday singing. FEBRUARY 17, 1928-Mr. Lloyd Josselyn, the assistant Librarian of the Buffalo Public Library, spoke on Reading His readings from negro poets and from A. A. Milne's Christopher Robin, were delightful. FEBRUARY 20, 1928- The Making of Lead Pencils, a short commercial Elm shown in assembly this morning, was of historic interest, for it con' tained several fine views of Fort Ticonderoga. The remaining minutes were devoted to singing. FEBRUARY 24, 1928---A short, reverent assembly, dedicated to the memory of jane Berkwater and Eileen Hamilton, two of Bennett's girls who have passed away. FEBRUARY 27, 1928fThis mornings assembly was devoted to the long' awaited Humorous Declamation Contest. The first prize was awarded to Jeanne Pilkey, who gave the Baseball Game , Eleanor Smith and John Nolan placed second and third. FEBRUARY 29, 1928-Singing, and a wellfrendered piano solo by Marie McKenna. A MARCH 1, 1928-A special girls' assembly. Mrs. Wilkinson, Dean of Girls, gave some advice which the girls would all do well to follow, and there was singing and cheering, led by the Senior girl song and cheer leaders. MARCH 2,1928-Mr. Carlton M. Sherwood, the executive secretary of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand, spoke on Law Enforcement. MARCH 5, 1928-Through the courtesy of Shea's Buffalo Theater, Mr. David Rubinoff, violin soloist, gave a short talk on music and played sev' eral solos, two of which were of his own composition. MARCH 7, 1928- Buck Galvin, Captain of Bennett's Basketball Team, gavea brief summary of an address on Sportsmanship by Coach Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago. Singing, with Sweet Adeline, as a stirring climax, completed the assembly. MARCH 9, 1928-Legion of Honor assembly, featuring the thrilling trial of Puls vs. Davis. The sympathy of the audience went out to Gordy Puls, and he was given a suspended sentence. George Torge was the judge, Janet O'Neil was the lawyer for the defense, and George Diehl the smaller prosecuting attorney. -Elizabeth Winspear f107j 1928