Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1930 volume:

We Are Servihgf. A 43,000 A I-I I-I P Homes ARE WE SERVING 'YOU HALL BAKING CO. Bakers of AMERICAS BEST BREAD Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers om umlv Golf l oursei 1227 f 29 MAIN STREET 5531 E755 NW GOLF TO URNA MENT F or Bennett Students Onfy Tournament Opens Day of This Issue. Silver Loving Cup for Winner and Runnerfup. FUN FOR ALL COUPON This Coupon entitles you to one game of Golf to qualify for Bennett Tournament. Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers ef-f'f'S11. C 3 V 4 5 Z BENNETT BEACON Recreation Issue VOL. VI-NO. I Published Four Times a 'Year by The Students of Bennett High School under supervision of The English Department at Bujjfalo, New 'fork Member Columbia Scholastic Press Association Eastern Scholastic Press Association 25c a copy Table of Contents Halcyon Days ...................... Mr. Rhodes' Message ......... Twilight ......,............................................. Love Me-Love My Auto ............... On Furnaces ................................... Among the Nobility ............... Overnight Hiking Deluxe ............... A Night in Chipping Campden ........... Love Call ............................................... - ..... Sunrise Breakfast ........ Squirrel Hunting .......... Moon Madness ..... , ............ The World That Was ........ A Short Short Story ............ Staff Page ..................,............. Off the Editors Bat ...................... News ....................................... ... ............... Exchange ....................................... Heard in the Corridors ........... Assembly ........... . ..................... Alumni ............ Faculty ............ Club Nptes ........ Girls' Athletics ........ Sports .............................,.................. Short Cuts and Detours ........... Jffh! 'A N 'i l lg 'l P HALCYON DAYS W , ' 1 W le There's hoarfrost l 'AU f I On the dustfdried leaves, A chill sun smiles, aloofg N' Ripe chestnuts l ,, Drop with silent thud l To earth. X L M Crisp air invites, l J The hush allures, One scarlet leaf vvafts dovvng A Save raucous shrills Of ebony crows, ' No sound. 7 ll F 1 .5 l f 9 lf- s -X, 1 1 .V Baving of hounds -f 0 ll On distant hills, V, Report of guns in gleng '- The world has turned ' . To autumn sports gr A Again. --Dorothy Phelps Johnston -Te l . -4,4 1 . A f lf ' l f IT 'Z' 1. 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Of course, much more is expected of you here because you are older and can do more for the school and for yourselves. Look upon the teachers as your friends. They want to encourage you and to help you. Do not hesitate to consult them when inclined to be dis' couraged or when you are in difficulties. You will find some hard problems to solve here. Do not wait to solve them for that makes it still harder. Solve them at once. If you cannot do it alone call upon your home room teacher or come to me. The next four years will very largely decide your success or failure for your whole life. Time wasted here can never be recovered, it is forever lost. You cannot afford to waste time for the reason that if you do you will have to take one or more extra years to get through high school. Improve all your time from the very first. That means you must come to school on time every morning. Tardiness counts against your school standing and makes it much harder to keep up your work. Do not undervalue a high school education. Many do. Only about forty per cent of those who enter high school ever graduate. So work that you may be sure to be among the fortunate ones who not only finish, but finish with honor. That means winning scholarships which help to pay for your college education. A college education is becoming more necessary every year, but the colleges are so overcrowded that they accept only those who are well up in their high school classes. It is difficult to get into college and diflicult to stay in, but, if you do good work here, you can go ahead and succeed in college too. If you are not going to college, do not despise a high school education. When one wants a position today one of the first things he is asked is: Have you a high school education? If you cannot answer yes, you will get no further consideration. Now is the time to settle all these matters and to get a good start. The right kind of start will help you very much all along the way. I hope you will enjoy your work here. It is perfectly possible to enjoy one's work and work you do enjoy is the only kind you ever do well. Be sure that you understand education as a means of learning how to live, to take charge of your owri lives wisely. Some one says: Education is the 8 Bennett Beacon process of knowing the best, enjoying the best, producing the best in knowlf edge, conduct, and the arts. Keep that in mind. If you accept our Bennett Creed it will help you do your best for Bennett and to get the best from Bennett. Remember our motto: The best is yet to be. Get into some school activities and so become a vital part of the school and help her to advance. Then you will advance with her. Accept my best wishes for your success. , Your friend, eAa,.Lu Q4-0.1-Vflalu TWILIGHT The twilight Is like a nurse Who tiptoes To each bedroom Dimming lights And laying A cool hand Upon each Fevered brow. Sylvia W. Hauck 4119, 1931 DRIFTING Tall, stately trees cast flickering shadows on the river as it flows slowly between its sloping green baniks. A beautiful sight is this river, to the eye, but experience will show to the wary the treacherous currents and the jagged rocks that jut from beneath its smiling surface. Small, trickling streams and sparkling brooks join the river as it wends its way' to the distant sea. These do not, however, retain their silvery glitter, but rapidly lose themselves in the sluggish water. The river, too, loses its splendor and beauty. Extraneous matter drags, almost motionless, against the banks. The stream is nowr, a mixture of somber hues, greenish here and there from sea' weed and dirty brown from the disturbed river bed. After flowing in such a meandering course for so long, the river at last reaches the sea and is lost in the turbulent waters. The slothful student drifts through life The way is easy in his early youth. No one notices his defects until they are quite pronounced. Then his faults are easily recognized by his companions. After a while, worse habits come into his life, and he carries them with him as the river carries its tributaries. Now his whole character is of the lazy sort and the whole world sees his bad habits. His reputation is poor in college, and, after going out into life, he is lost in the turbulent world. Thomas A. Goodman 11241 1933 Bennett Beacon 9 lLove Me-f-Love My Auto fgigyggyggj T wasn't much that came between Danny and Dot after three happy years of high school comradesh1p. It was only a Ford. A rattly, squeaky, loosefjointed Ford. I'll go down and get the old buggy after school, Dot, said Danny as he relinquished her books at the entrance, and then 1'll come around and take you for a ride. All right, I'll be waiting at the curb. This particular car had been parked behind Donovan's garage all summer for the colossal reason that it wouldn't go and Old Pop Donovan had promised it to Danny for the paltry sum of ifteen dollars if he would fix it and get it out of there. Dot had been a regular brick, going without treats and shows while Danny raked and scraped up 'fifteen dollars and spent his spare time crawling around under the car. He was just crazy for a car. A short time after school Dot was sitting on her front steps waiting for Danny and his automobile. She heard it coming before it rounded the corner and was prepared for almost anything, but the sight that drove up to the curb was like a hardfthrown basketball landing on one's chest. It took her breath away. Danny beamed from the driver's seat. Like my runabout? Come on, we'll go for a spin and give this town an eyefulf' Danny, have you no sense of color harmony? It was almost a groan. Danny's face dropped a mile. XVhy, what's the matter with it? He climbed out and surveyed the car from the sidewalk. I think that's a pretty good paint job. Oh, the paint's all right. It's the color. Purple and orange with deco' rations in red. Even the idea irritated Dot's artfloving soul. Well, you see, I didn't have any blue, and purple was the nearest I could get and- he started to explain. Well, come on, anyway. Dot jumped into the car. You can't see the color from the inside-much. And she did almost forget the awful color of the car as they bumped along. Danny was so enthusiastic. As they passed the favorite drug store of the high school crowd Danny loudly honked the horn. Dot inwardly decided that he had been right in saying that it worked great. Whoopee, lookit the antique! Where are my sunglasses? Out of the store piled four or five husky seniors. Move over, Dot. We're going, too. Dot moved over, fast. She didn't care particularly about being sat oh and she was already wishing she were somewhere else. Drive me home, please, Danny, she said. Aw, what for? chorused the crowd which was clinging to the sides of the decrepit old runabout with the gaudy coat. Yes, I must, Dot insisted. You can let me out here if you'd rather. 1 0 Bennett Beacon At home, the more Dot thought about Danny's new possession, the less she liked it. When he called to take her to school, she said she preferred to walfk. I don't care to be the town joke, she said to her mother when that worthy person expressed her surprise. Danny, too, was surprised, but he intended to drive to school and if Dot didn't want to ride she could jolly well walik alone. That was that! For two weeks Dot saw little of Danny. One morning when walking to school with a group of girls, she saw the hideous purple and orange and red car drive by, crammed with laughing girls and boys, schoolbound. There goes Danny in his new car, announced one of the girls. As if Dot hadn't seen him! She felt a little pang. She might be one of that happy crowd of popular seniors. For another day Dot stood it. She went to the football game with a handsome boy that most of the girls adored, but she didn't enjoy riding in his sport roadster, nor did she enjoy even the glorious victory, because she kept thinking of Danny. That night she phoned Danny. Can't you come over awhile- she didn't even have to finish. Can I! In ten minutes the orange and purple horror was parked in front of Dot's house, its one headlight blinking knowingly. Later in the evening, the runabout was seen leaving with both Danny and Dot. It was my fault, though Danny. It's a beautiful car. Gee, I'll paint it any color you say. I felt like junking the thing when you wouldn't ride in it. It is an awful combination. But- !'What color shall we make it? expectantly. Why,-oh, well, if you really want to, we could paint the purple blue and cover the red with more orange. Okay. We start, tomorrow. All's right with the world. Chug, chug, chug. Phyllis Field 12231 1932 WHO GOES THERE? Oh, who goes there, in the deep, blue sea, With its terrors so stark and mad, With its longfripped sail, and splintered mast? 'Tis the wind, the scurvy lad. 'Tis the elements, with their stealthy tread, And their shrieks, and blasts, and groans, The lightning flash, and the thunder crash And the cries of those who are gone. Oh, who goes there, in the deep, blue sea? 'Tis I, says Death with a moan, The voice of the deep, the ruler of ikings, 'Tis I, 'tis I, who goes! Alice Eby C2071 1931 Bennett Beacon 1 I HE AND I At the gray cliffs' base, the bold waves beat, Sprang up, drew back, and on to repeat A tattooing rhyme In spasmodic time. And at the top stood he and I Silhouetted against the sky. Betty Davis 023, 1934 MENTAL INDIGESTION In the dim light loomed many weird shapes, leering at me maliciously. It seemed as if I were transplanted into a region inhabited by some mon' strosities of a future age, and that I had shrunk to Lilliputian proportions. Red eyes gleamed at me from everywhere, and there rose a great mountain, surmounted by a new growth of trees, most unusual for a peak of such apparent height and age. In a volcanic rumble it thundered, Why are you unprepared? The scene changed. Slowly the heretofore dim light increased. There before me, on a grassy knoll, lay what seemed to be my own body. Around it circled a group of sleek coated tigers, licking their dripping chops delight' edly. Ol O! said one in a voice that I seemed to recognize, doesn't he look delicious? just the thing to top off that sumptuous meal. just then a peculiar whirring sounded in my ears. I shrank back, but I was too late, for a great bat suddenly descended upon me and blotted out everything. Next, I had a vague impression of being violently shaken, which brought me back to consciousness. If you don't hurry to get up, you'll be late for school, said a voice that I knew to be my father's. And then, it all came back to me. Why had I been so foolish as to read that article on A Modern Teacher's Methods after seeing a performance of Dracula? Arthur S. Wenborne C1241 1933 ON F URNACES Huge, black monsters Open steel jaws and spit out ire, They swallow shovelfuls of coal, Gobble down great hunks of coal, And never chew them. And many men must stand and sweat, And shovel coal into the gaping jaws. Such men are slaves To great iron demons. Laura E. Salisbury 12071 1931 I2 Bennett Beacon WI-IAT'S HEARD IN THE SHOWERS Cold water, please! Cw, it's too hot. You know I went out with Bill last night .... Betty Coed has golden hair for Amherst .... Are you letting your hair grow? . . . Did you get your Latin translation? . . . Twentyffour! . . . Stop splashing me .... Marg was rushed but didn't make it. . . . Lend me your comb? . . . You have too much lipstick on. . . . Number please .... Has the annex bell rung yet? But 'tis a common proof that lowliness is young ambition's ladder .... And so, far, far into the next period. Louise Stutzman 1223, 1932 AMONG THE NOBILITY Many people regard that set known as the nobility as a collection of arrogant, unfriendly individuals who pronounce a as aw and look down on the rest of the world in general. I, however, have a diiferent opinion of them, for this summer I had the good fortune to associate with three of the nobility of the British Empire. To begin with, I was guest at Lake Marie, the country estate of MajorfGeneral Sir Henry M. Pellatt, C. V. O., who was a great friend of my late father, and who now takes a lively interest in me. Sir Henry owns the famed Casa Loma, the most unique mansion in Canada, and has been Knighted for his service in introducing electricity into Toronto and the neighboring district. He is a large, jovial, clever man, who looks back with pleasure over sixty years of fame. Another guest at the lake was one of the most entertaining men one could hope to meet. Quick in perception, and of great ability, he has spent twenty years in India as an English oificer, and is now a wellfknown igure in London. He is LieutenantfColonel J. MackenziefRogan, C. V. O., D. Mus., Hon. R. A. M., etc., the retired Bandmaster to the Queen of England. The next gentleman figured in the World War. I know him as General Blacklock fdecorations unknown, undoubtedly a good fistfulj, a great sportsf man and soldier. From what the Colonel told me, I learned that he was the youngest General in the Allied Forces and had more men in his command than any other English officer of his rank. He is a typical Englishman, a great host, and a frank speaker. All are true gentlemen of the nobility, and yet, when out for a fish in the lake, each baited his own hook, landed his own fish, and talked about his favorite hound or poem, the King's health, or the events of the day. They are justly proud of their great achievements, but conceit and boasting are unknown to them. They treated me as their equal or, as they named me, the Yankee sportsmanf' They are internationally known and respected, yet so simple in manner that one easily understands why simplicity is the mark of a gentleman. Grosvenor W. Bissell H241 1933 Bennett Beacon I3 OVERNIGHT HIKING DELUXE To the average individual, the thought of overnight hiking produces a feeling of horror, and in some cases abject terror. To the inexperienced, the term overnight hike is synonymous with a dearth of comforts, food richly flavored with Mother Earth, and visions of attack by Reynard the Fox and Br'er Rabbit. However, after years of research and experience, after close scrutiny into the intricate details of overnight hiking, the experienced camper has arrived at the following interesting conclusions. Overnight hiking may be considered a disease wherein there are three stages. The verdant little camper sets forth on her nocturnal voyage, clad in gaily colored cretonne overalls. Upon her back is slung a duifle bag so filled with divers blankets, cups, and what not, that one really has difficulty in distinguishing between knapsack and hiker. The cumbersome proportions of this appendage greatly facilitate the crossing of' swiftly flowing streams, and the scaling of rocky cliffs. Should the individual survive this first camp' ing trip, and should she possess the average amount of intelligence, she immef diately resolves never to so burden herself again. We then find that this camper has advanced to the second stage. Upon the next hike, she is found blithely skipping, yea, even running madly over the trails to the camping grounds. Why? She is not burdened with even a small package. She intends, in the language of the immortals, to sponge her night's lodging. By this is meant that the individual worms her way between the folds of the blankets of her neighbors, remaining there until she is politely and usually forcefully told to move on. This type of hiker is very common, in fact there is no immediate danger of extinction of the race. The third and last stage, known in the vernacular of the camper as the Deluxe Stage, boasts very few adherents. This may be due to the fact that it requires a great deal of forethought, preparation, resourcefulness and tact. The equipment of this stage is numerous and varied. No less than six blankets for each person, an eiderdown pillow, a hot water bottle and a reading lamp are the essential requirements. A portable victrola lends a great deal of atmosphere to the occasion. Upon reaching the camping grounds, the members of the Deluxe class immediately indulge in uboughf ing, in other words, collecting hemlock branches to insure peaceful slumber. After bouldering, that is, playfully tossing boulders yon and hither in the process of clearing a comfortable spot, various interests attract the individual. She may either read or listen to the latest popular music amid the fragrance of the hemlock boughs. There is really no need for sleep. Having passed through this stage, this individual is never allowed to talke any more hikes. Her nonchalant attitude toward the great outfoffdoors is ruinous to the morale of the younger campers. So she must set her brain cells clicking to devise some other method of amusing herself. Bernice Hempel f207j 1931 14 Bennett Beacon A Night in Chipping Carnpden I-IIPPING CAMPDEN is a little town in Gloucestershire, not ,651 very far from Oxford. We had left Oxford late in the after' noon, wondering where to spend the night. When our chauffeur fwe luxuriated with the services of a chauffeur for two daysj A T ' suggested Chipping Campden, we knew from the very sound of the name, although we had never heard of it before, that it was the place we must stay. We liked it immediately. We saw just yellowish brown stone houses on each side of a wide road, with some odd structures in the middle of the road, and in the distance, a square tower. It is not an especially beautiful towng yet, perhaps because it looks so old, it has an unmistakable appeal. After dinner, when twilight was just beginning, we went out for a walk. It may be a commonplace observation, but I actually felt as though I had traveled back several hundred years into the past. I was walking past build' ings that have stood since the twelfth century. They are all close together, very plain, two or three stories high, and most of them have slanting roofs. There are no lawns-all the houses are close to the street-but through some low, dark passages we glimpscd charming flower gardens. The tower we had seen before attracted us, so we turned up that way. It proved to be part of the village church, St. Jamesf Built simply of the same stone as the rest of the town, this church gives the appearance of great age, and no wonder, for, as we learned in the morning, it was started in 1490. We walked through the graveyard surrounding the church. Some of the gravestones are quite recentg others have illegible inscriptions and are doubtless very old. I have a vivid memory of a row of yew trees there, and of the fragrance of yellow roses almost hidden in long grass. As we were leaving, the church chimes played The Bluebells of Scotland. Next to the church yard is a queer closedfup stone gateway with only a Held behind it. We were entirely unable to decide what it was. The next day we found out that it had been the entrance to some nobleman's fine house, which was burned down to prevent Cromwell from gaining possession of it. It was growing dark as we went down to the main street again. Some of the houses we passed are so close to the sidewalk that we had the boldness to look inside. We saw very little, however. I suppose most of the people had gone to bed, though we saw a few reading-some with candles or oil lamps, and some with electric lights. Window shades as we know them seem to be unknown thereg something more attractive takes their place. Heavy curtains in pretty, dark colors are drawn over the windows. Bennett Beacon 15 As we neared the little Town Hall, which is in the middle of the road right in front of the hotel, we could hear music and many voices there. A girl who was going in told us that the Saturday night dance was in progress. We were tempted to go, too, but feared our presence might not be appref ciatedg so we kept on exploring the exterior of the town. Being very curious, we looked into a little place where some sort of cooking was being done. A woman standing in the doorway told us it was Fish and Chips. With some encouragement she became quite talkative. They sell the fish raw with chips, and every night they fry what is left and sell that. She works very hard because her husband has not been strong enough to do much since he came home from the war. At six o'clock in the morning she goes to clean the Catholic school across the street. flt is St. Catherine's Church and School, and its nuns are famous for their beautiful embroidery., She has to take care of her house and her husband and several children. We asked when she found time for the Hsh and chips business. Oh, I do that in between times, and she laughed and seemed happy and satisfied with her life. YVe remarked about the age of the town. She knew little about it, but pointed across the street to the house where her father was born and died, and which had been in the family as far back as she knew. This same woman told us that most of the townspeople work at farming or sheep raising. They arise early and go on foot or bicycle to their work on the hills outside the town. Wages are very low-about thirty shillings a week, which is only a little over six dollars. fCo11tinued on page 45J 16 Bennett Beacon LOVE CALL Musing, I heard it. The Hrst plaintive, golden note Swelling-dying. Followed by four higher, Silver clear. Longing, Desire unvoiced. Silence. The answer. Bursting upon the quiet, joyous and unrestrained, Expectant. Silence. Again the first. Now with exuberance. Exultant. Vesper sparrow's song of love. Dorothy Phelps Johnston 0071 1931 A DEEP SEA FISHING TRIP As I recall, the funniest, yet worst, day I experienced was the time at party of us went deep sea fishing, chaperoned by a nurse and her sister. Cf course we decided on the day after one of the most violent storms on the coast of Maine. The Captain said it was one of the roughest ground swells he had been on in a long time. When we reached the open sea we were all well and happy, but after going a mile or two I looked around from the bow of the ship and saw our chaperon with a weird look in her eye and the most beautiful shade of green on her face. I laughed as she dashed madly to the side of the ship, but he who laughs last, laughs best. After going about fifteen miles, we lost sight of land and the Captain lowered the anchor. Then the fun began. I had just cast my line over when I noticed that the ocean was heaving and, being of a sociable character, I joined it. To make matters worse, I was lying in front of a hatchway where the Captain was making lunch. It consisted of fish chowder and coffee. The odor of the food rushed out to me and I rushed to the side of the boat. A prize was offered to the one catching the largest fish, but our party were too busy catching their breath. After tossing around all day, the skipper weighed anchor and we were off. When the word passed around that we were going home, hope spread over our faces. Home at last! But for dinner they gave us fish. We looked at each other, gave a sickly smile and left. Mary E. Adams 12211 1932 Bennett Beacon I 7 THE SUNRISE BREAKFAST It's three o'clockg time to get up! I slowly came to a sleepy, half- conscious state to find a coldfhearted riding councilor shaking me violently and repeating those unwelcome words. After rousing myself to the point where I remembered that I was still at camp and that it was the day of the sunrise breakfast ride, I bravely forsook the cozy blankets and encountered the icy air of a Rocky Mountain August morning. I discovered that my tent mate had also been awakened and was enjoying the experience even less than I was. After fumbling around with my bugflight for some time fit was still pitch darkj, I managed to get myself pretty completely dressed. I was still stiff with the cold and washing in water one degree warmer than ice did not help matters any. All this finished, I stumbled down to the stables where some fifty horses were assembled. When I had waited for several minutes with a number of fellowfcampers, I was given a horse. Soon everyone was mounted and we started down the road at a brisk pace. As we trotted along, it became perceptibly lighter, and rounding the bend from which one can look out over the tiny town of Steamboat Springs, we saw the street lights of the mountain metropolis suddenly blink out in tribute to the coming day. Vv'e passed through the town, crossed the river, and took a trail which wound up the side of a sage covered hill. By this time, our lingers and toes were numb with cold. ' As we climbed higher and higher, the sun seemed to be climbing too, although we could not yet see it, the scattered clouds near the horizon were tinged a deep pink as a token of its approach. Suddenly someone cried, There it is! Vvlith a single movement we all turned to the eastg a blinding flash of light had just appeared above the crest of the distant hills. Slowly it climbed until the whole fiery sphere was visible. Now the few wandering clouds had disappeared, awed by the stupendous spectacle, and the broad valley which lay stretched below us like a vast patchwork quilt was flooded with golden light. We continued on our way and soon reached our destinationha rocky cleft in the mountain side. As we were all too cold to admire the gorgeous view which the spot commanded, we scuttled around and collected wood for the fire. Soon there was a great blaze and breakfast was prepared. There is no need to tell of the steaming aroma of the coffee or of the fragrance of the bacon. Let it suffice to say that we ate as only those can eat who have been riding two hours in the frosty morning air. Breakfast over, we spread ourselves over the rocks and relaxed to our heart's content. We dozed, we sketched, we looked at the view. And when, after an hour or two, these occupations began to pall, we gathered the sweaters we had shed, fastened them to our saddles, untied our nags, mounted, and ambled slowly homeward under the broiling sun, feeling very satisfied with life and convinced that at all costs we would attend next year's sunrise breakfast fwith glovesj. Jean Brownell 1223, 1932 18 Bennett Beacon ANGEL PAVEMENT Angel Pavement, a new novel by J. B. Priestly, has been compared by many critics to the works of Charles Dickens, this compliment is certainly deserved. For those who find enjoyment in the study of human nature fand who doesn't?j this book will mean four hundred and ninetyffour pages of fascinating reading. It is the story of the occupants of an office situated on an outfoffthefway London street called Angel Pavement. The plot, which happens to he the least important part of this book, is concerned with the effect on each of the characters by the arrival of the blunt, crude, domineering Mr. Golspie, not to mention his lovely daughter, Lena. There is not one of the characters who is not drawn in a perfectly natural, lifelike manner, the reader has the same definite reaction toward each one as he would have toward an actual, fleshfandfblood human being. He feels liking for Miss Matfield, sympathy for Mr. Smeeth, amusement at Stanley, the Nshadderin' ofhce boy, and so on down the list of characters. Anyone who reads Angel Pavement will make the acquaintance of a whole bookful of intriguing characters and also enjoy many hours of real entertainment. Jean Brownell f223j 1932 NEXT! Who's next? Don't those two words sound rather ominous when the dentist comes to the door of his office and you find that your toothache has disappeared? You just know he'l1 bring it back again with the added stiffen- ing of your entire body, when he lays his shining, coldly sinister looking instruments or the tray before him. just then, as you recall that particular one saying Painless Dentist, you realize that you are a conirmed non' believer in signs. Ah! You have a pleasant time until he is saying Next! to someone else. Next, says the grocer to you. You know he's in a hurry,-there are several after you, but still you can't remember what you came for. It is a none too pleasant experience as you mutter confusedly to yourself, Coffee, bread, butter, sugar, no, oh, what was I supposed to get? Finally, after taking a great real of time, you either remember or go home to find out and then return to wait impatiently until the grocer again says, Next Then-the barber has a peculiar way of saying that exasperating word when you are debating within yourself whether or not to have that hair which took so long to grow, cut. You seat yourself reluctantly in the chair and tears coma to those beautiful eyes fas you fondly' believe themj as you watch your tresses cut off mercilessly. You feel very blue indeed until the time comes when he has finished. Then you regain your self-respect as you realize how nice it looks and you walk with happy heart and light step out of the picture as I run out of words for this article. Marion E. Klein fl23j 1933 Bennett Beacon 19 SQUIRREL HUNTING Contentedly I made my way toward our meeting place. Everything about me seemed so bright and cheerful, yet so quiet and beautiful. More than once I slackened my pace to enjoy more fully the beauty of that August morn, to listen to the plaintive call of a distant bird or to study the brilliant colors in which the trees were already bedecking themselves. I reached my goal and found my companion there. He was sprawled on a bed of moss, happily smoking his pipe. His gun lay beside him. From a distance, his arms and legs seemed of ungainly proportion to the rest of his body. When I had come closer, he sat up and greeted me in his own cordial way, his face shining with the joy of anticipation. He was dressed in trousers much patched, and scarcely long enough to cover his legs. His footwear consisted of homefmade moccasins in which he could glide noise- lessly through the woods. He wore a light brown jacket and his cap only half covered his mop of dark hair. Here was a character indeed. His face was cheerful, and his eyes alert. His speech was all his own, and I have never heard anyone else use that same odd dialect. It was with him that 1 was to go squirrel hunting. We started up the mountain road planning to go through what is known as the cut and to skirt the large swamp on the other side, a jaunt of eight miles. Red squirrels were the desired game, and I felt sure of getting a few, for Marsh, my companion, had never been known to go hunting and come back empty handed. He knows the woods better than we know the rooms of our own house. The walk through the cut was an interesting one. The many woodland creatures were all stirring and about their business. Often a shrill cry of warning heralded our approach. All sorts of game crossed our path. We saw a large buck deer, chipmunfks, rabbits and one red squirrel. I told Marsh to take the first shot, as I thought we might make sure of the first quarry. He raised his rifle and taking quick but deliberate aim knocked off number one. Around the swamp, the squirrels were in abundance and when we hit the back trail, we each bagged six. All moming we had circled the swamp and that with great success. Now at noon of that glorious day, we returned well rewarded for our trip. Walter A. Noehren f206j 1931 STACCATO Clear October day . . . impetuous crowd . . . swarming stadium . . . orange clad players . . . scarlet opponents . . . kick off . . . brilliant play . . . run . . . excitement . . . cheering . . . foul . . . disappointment . . . losing battle . . . game over . . . spirit not crushed . . . early autumn twilight . . . orange sun . . . finer day tomorrow . . . more games to come . . . better luck. Mary Templeton f207j 1931 20 Bennett Beacon MOON MADNESS When the silx cr radiance of the moon above Enchants the world, sets common things at naught, Light minds run riot, and the dreamer's thoughts Are given up to fire and phantasy. What means it that this dull, drear world of ours Will change not with their dreams for good or evil? It is the hour when the world seems changed, Changed by the quiet, and the radiant glow That glorifies the meanest things, and makes The hearts of men beat faster, ere the morn Can break the spell that madness makes divine. Margaret O'Brien 1227, 1932 THE WORLD THAT WAS A good book is like a glass of cold, sparkling spring water-it delights, satisfies, and refreshes. The World That Was, written by john G. Bowman, and published by Macmillan ff? Co., is a truly delightful story. The tale deals with the adventures of a very small boy, perhaps four or five years of age, whose imagination permits him to converse with birds, trees, and flowers. His father and mother are the main objects of his adrniraf tion and affection, and his country yard forms the imaginary forest primeval where Indians and bears roam freely. It is a simple story, telling of his desires in the future, his first exploits in the world of business, and the great adventure of going to school. The theme of the story is unimportant, for it is the magnificent way in which it is told that makes the novel enjoyable. Full of childish fantasy, and sprinkled here and there with youthful expressions, it transports one back to the times when one was small, but large in imagination. I know nothing of Mr. Bowman's life but it is evident that he possesses a great knowledge of the psychology of the young child at that age when filial loves form his chief emotions. The book, written while on board a freighter in the Mediterranean, seems to reflect the calm beauty of that sheet of water together with the rustic simplicity of American farm life. As one reads of busy bee hives and singing birds, the world of which Burroughs, the naturalist, speaks so reverently, seems to spring into life and color. The World That Was is a great favorite of mine. To obtain the full meaning you must read it for yourself. When you have Hnished I feel confident that you will agree with me in regard to its light, airy theme and pleasing appeal. Grosvenor W. Bissell 0245 1933 Bennett Beacon 21 A SHORT SHORT STORY Sandy Osborne slid down to his knees as the whistle blew ending the third quarter. The score board read: California 6, Virginia O. As he sat there, he was one awful sight. His mouth was bleeding, one arm of his jersey had been torn away, and one eye was starting to close. In the last attempt to score they had given the hall to Osborne because he was All' American halffback and the fastest of them all. Suddenly the waterfboy ran out with something under his arm. He handed it to Sandy. It was an old jersey, faded and torn, but as it went on the whole stadium rose and cheered. On the back of the jersey was a forty' four. Tears welled in Sandys eyes as he put the jersey on, for that jersey had been his father's! Only too well did both schools know Osborne, Sr., and only too well did they know what he had done, how he had scored. Now the teams were lined up to kick off, for California had made her touchdown in the last of the third quarter. The whistle blew and California kicked to Virginia and to Osborne. He reversed his field, started, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, sixtyffive yards, and was downed only twenty yards from the goal! Tears came to his eyes, as he recalled how his father had done the same, only his father had crossed the goal line. The stands were mad with joy, and were shouting for a touchdown. The quarter was calling signals- 41f39f72f44. They were his! Sandy's!! Now he was going around left end, but to make only five yards. The next play brought the ball to the tenfyard line for a first down and the goal to go. Signals-and Sandy went through the center and-time out for Virginia-number fortyffour was stretched out on the ground. No, he was up again. Sandy was walking around in circles, swinging his arm up and down. The minutes were passing quickly. Now the teams were lined up. And Sandy went through for a touchdown! The score was now 6f6. Would the kick for the extra point go between the uprights? It did, squarely. Both teams spent the few remaining minutes in punting the ball out of danger, and the game ended, Virginia 7-California 6. They carried Sandy off the Held on their shoulders. But Sandy was looking at that jersey. Some one heard him, Now, what will he say? I've ripped the sleeve off. Arthur Geyer 1220, 1932 T he Stay? Acting Editorfin'Cl1ief, Arthur Callahan 12061 Business Manager, Robert G. Lyon 12061 Advertising Manager, Frank Kalmbach 12241 Associate Editors: Dorothy Phelps Johnston 12071 Mary Albrecht 12071 Departmental Editors: Norman Begin 12241 Phyllis Field 12231 Claire MacDonald 12231 Walter Buerger 12061 Bernice Hempel 12071 Helen Maw 12071 Raymond Cook 12061 Leon jehle 12061 -Laura Salisbury 12071 Alice Eby 12071 Albert Sutter 12061 Circulation Manager, Ethel Schutt 12071 Assistant Business Manager, james Harrigan, Ir. 11241 Assistant Advertising Managers: Roger Cummings 13181 Robert O'NeiI 11281 Assistant Circulation Managers: Mary Hough 11071 Melvin Ackerman 12241 Advertising Solicitors: Melvin Gibson 11161 Ruth Janes 12271 Dorothy Fischer 12071 Mary Scanlon 12231 Faculty: Marie Cress 11171 Marie Muskopf 11091 Mail Order: Sarah Teplitzky 11151 Florence Moorman 12231 Art Contributors: Louise Zinn 12231 Robert Blair 12121 Ruth Heidenrick 11071 George Maul 12161 Photographer, Charles Sears 12061 Faculty Advisers: Miss Belden Mr. Cavalieri Miss Wright OFF THE EDITOR' BAT CAFETERIA COMMENT You as students of Bennett are to be commended upon the intelligent way in which you complied with the situation raised by the cafeteria boy' cott. As soon as you were advised concerning the circumstances surf rounding the price increase, you ref sponded by immediately dropping all the small talk and bellicose action that had resulted from a misunderf standing of the real necessity for the slight price additions. Your full response has done you great credit! Ulf 'll ik And Time is conquered, and thy crown is won. -Sill. --but to win that crown you must work. There is always much to be done. That timefworn appeal of teacher to pupils, Don't waste your time, is really significant if you actually desire to complete your work, -your education. Your teacher un' derstands the true value of precious seconds. Don't call him an old fogy when he strives to show you wherein you are at fault when you waste your time in study hall or class. Don't prepare only for examinations, prepare for the working world :-but consider that an examination awaits the completion of your Work, and that in that examination your time will be limited. If you don't know how to utilize your time now, how will you be able to prosper then? If we were questioned, we should almost all maintain that our Bennett High School is not lacking in school spirit. Don't we all come out on Saturdays? Don't we send off our teams with inspiring cheers? Yes. But real school spirit is the loyal, enthusiastic support of all the activif ties of the school. Listen on Monday morning to the Orange and Blue song. It is issuing forth from the mouths of too few, and from the hearts of even fewer. The loyalty may be there, but the enthusiasm is not. So it is with some other school undertakings-debate, athletics, clubs -we are willing to give our time and energy, but not overfanxious to do so. A little more individual sacrifice and spirit will answer. The next time a call is made for Bennett players, watch yourself dismiss the subject from your mind with a let George do it. He, you know, is the fellow who eagerly responds to the captain's requests. Bennett needs to tighten the ropes and sail on with a merry crew of Georges. Heave ho, my lads! We're on the sea of uncertainty, our prow turned toward an active, more buoyant student body, or a dormant, ordinary one, which we will. Mary Albrecht 1207, 1931 wk X :K There is one hunting season that is not affected by the game laws, the jobfhunting season. Bennett Beacon Mr. Miller Mr. Slate Mr. Curtiss Miss Stroesser Mr. Wunsch e ennett eacon vox. VI RECREATION issue No. 1 A FULL HlTLl5E I5 SIIHITLIL PLAY Will Give Broadway Hit A Full House, a three act farce by Fred Iackson, will be presented by the Bennett Players on Monday and Tues' day, November 24 and 27, under the direction of Mr. Stamp. This will be the sixth annual play produced by Mr. Stamp and the Bennett Players. The leading parts will be played by Reed Herring and Annajeanne Brady. Nor' man Begin is stage manager. The play is a revival of a comedy that only a few years ago ran before packed houses on Broadway. A preview shows that it differs from the usual Bennett Players' production in that it is an inf tense farcefcomedy, packed with retorts, crisp comment, and uwisecracksf' From the first until the last curtain, a riotous comedy is enacted, bubbling over with keen comment and ardent action. A Full House, having the scene laid in a Riverside Drive apartment, will have a fashionable and ultrafmodern setting. When tryouts for it were held on October 6, more than 250 aspirants turned out for the cast. Fourteen of these were selected. Mr. Stamp said that this turnfout enabled him to be certain that A Full House would live up to the high standards of production set hy the Bennett Players. The Director, Mr. Stamp BENNETT TAKES GULF THIJPHY Bennett's Golf Team again won the Interscholastic Golf Tournament held over the Meadowbrook Country Club Golf course September 24, and thus retained the Ganson Depew trophy for the sec' ond successive time. The team was com' posed of Dick Stewart, captaing John Sellers, and Willis Boyer. Mr. Braun acted as coach. The Canson Depew trophy has been in existence for only two years. It was given by Mr. Ganson Depew in 1929 when InterfHigh school golf was recognized as a major sport, thus counting toward the 'lliams Cup. The possession of this golf trophy gives Bennett an early lead in the Williams Trophy race. Everett C, Copley f206Q 1931 26 Bennett Beacon ANNITTINIIE NEBATE New Time Limits Imposed Bennett will debate South Park at Ben' nett and Hutchinson at Hutchinson in the Interscholastic debates, Friday, De- cember Sth, on the question: Resolved: that the chain store is contrary to the best interests of the American people. Mr, Axelrod, the Bennett coach, said that several of his debaters have been lost by graduation, but he still has left Albert Preston, Seymour Sugarman, and Bernice Hempel. He said, also, that he had much promising material from his debate classes who, he was certin, would be developed into strong debaters. This year an innovation has been made in that new time limits will be imposed on the speakers. Direct speeches, for' merly eight minutes long, will be limited to six minutes, while rebuttal speakers will be given but three minutes as against the old limit of live minutes. However, the last rebuttal speaker from each team will be allowed five minutes to summarize his team's arguments. Remember: you will hear this debate in Assembly, Def cember 7. Everett C. Copley C2061 1931 A: if is NEW IIHITHNSES AT BENNETT 'Everyone a songsterf' says Mr. Sei' bold, is the new motto of the music de' partment at Bennett. In announcing the formation of several chorus classes, he states that he has six choruses-the old mixed chorus, the girls' special chorus, and four freshman choruses, meeting two periods a week. The students are taught the fundamentals of chorus work with the view of being in the mixed chorus of sixty voices. Mr. Seibold is assisted in this work by Miss Armstrong and Mr. Wunsch, the newest arrivals in Bennett's music depart' ment. Raymond E. Cook f206j 1931 T T T T GLASS I1E'3I1 BNANNATEI1 Largest in History of School On the evening of june 25, 1930, Bennett High School graduated the largest class in its history. A class of 389 students received their diplomas. The Latin Salutatory was delivered by Gen- evieve Grotjan. Rhoda Goehle gave the Valedictory. Past, Present, and Future was the title of the inspiring address delivered by Dr. Rhodes. Whatever you choose in life, let it be worthy of you, were the words of advice given to the graduating class by Dr. Rhodes in his address. The following awards were presented: jesse Ketchum gold medal to Esther Law- rence who attained the remarkable averf age of 96.6 for her four years at Bennett: Genevieve Grotjan, a close second, with the average of 96.3 received the silver medalg Dartmouth Award to XVill'am Proliittg Frances Wood Smith Award to Isabel Whitelock: Athletic Award of SSO to George Graderg Spanish Award LO Doris Flierl: German Award to Marguerf ite Honeggerg Latin Award, French Award, and Les Amis de la France Prize, all three to Esther Lawrence. Raymond E. Cook f206j 1931 ar ar si STAFF THANKS ELDUTT MANAEEHS The Bennett Beacon Business Staff takes this opportunity to thank the folf lowing floor managers who have worked so faithfully in encouraging the sales of our magazine. We appreciate your ser' vices- Dorothy Fletcher Beatrice Weisbeck Miriam Wietz Mildred Gerber Wilma Ceratine Jane Evenden Geraldine Uhteg Lucille Krug Jean Braun Evelyn Grant Virginia Kreiss Viretta Roller Eleanor Fitzsimmons Marion Long Isabel Fitzpatrick Jane Murray Harriet Morris Corrine Yox Bennett Beacon 27 HNN5 TENNI5 ITHNNP Ethel Haas, with Miss Lydia Kayser, having won the National Doubles Tennis Championship for women at Waslmington, D. C., during the month of August, brought the honor of this victory to Buf- falo for the first time. Ethel was the youngest contestant in this National City Parks Tournament. In the Buffalo Parks Elimination Tournament, Ethel defeated Miss Lydia Kayser, former city champion and Physif cal Education teacher at Hutchinson Cen' tral High School, thus securing the Wo' men's Singles Championship of Buffalo. In the doubles tournament which fol- lowed, Ethel Haas and Miss Kayser emerged victorious, and were thus en' titled to represent Buffalo in the National Tournament held in Washington. Ethel was eliminated during thc second round of the Singles played at Washington, but only after forcing her opponent to exert herself to the utmost. The HaasfKayser contingent defeated the St. Louis Doubles Team to secure the coveted National Championship. Bernice E. Hempel 12071 1931 a if ae PENN SEHULNNSNIF WTIN BY ll'NEIl Thomas F. O'Neil, former track star at Bennett, was awarded the fourfyear scholarship to the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce by the Western New York Alumni Association of the University of Pennsylvania. This scholf arship is given to the graduate of a local high school for his merits of scholarship, versatility, and personality. Thomas was treasurer of the 1929 graduating class and a member of the Legion of Honor. He won three times the Buffalo interscholastic crossfcountry championship. Last fall he covered the three miles in 16 minutes, 27 2f5 seconds, establishing a new record. Raymond E. Cook f206J 1931 I 4 T T A T T STNNENT NSSENBEY IN IIHNHBE ITT LEEIITN The initial student assembly of the fall term was in charge of the Legion of Honor. Walter Merwin, president of the organization, presided. Six members of thc senior class, clearly and concisely, em' phasized the significance of the Bennett Creed, advising the new student that he become thoroughly acquainted with the creed and put into practice its sound principles. Those students who spoke are: Alfred Goehle, Bernice Hempel, Dorothy Johns- ton, Reed Herring, Beatrice Goldberg, and Robert Lipsett. Raymond E. Cook f206N 1931 ar as 41 TTEPNHTMENT HENTIE ITEBEINE NPPTIINTMENT5 Mr. Herbert Lein has been appointed Head of the Science Department, sue' cceding Mr. Ray Spear, it was announced at the opening of school, in September. Mr. Lein joined the Bennett S'aff in 1927. He holds a degree of B. S. from the University of Buffalo, where he is now an instructor in the Physics depart- ment in addition to his work here at Bennett. Previous to his coming here Mr, Lcin was .1 member of the teaching force at Niagara Falls High School. He has also studied and taught at the Cali' fornii Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California. is fa is Mr. Elmer Rosenthal is Acting Head of the.Physical Education department dur- ing the absence of Mr. Louis J. Schmitt, who is studying at the University of Buff falo. Mr. Rosenthal graduated from Tn' dianapolis Normal with the class of 1923. After his graduation he began his teach' ing at School 17. Since 1925 he has been at Bennett and has been actively engaged with extrafcurricular sports, coaching both basketball and tennis. Cranston Thayer f206j 1931 X N J I C m , ff Xfiu x s., - 4 - 1' l' 2- .2 ' A if wt-if Q L 'gi -- fb , -f-V 'ef-.f.r..-af. U t - pf- X ' r f', - 'A 44: - - is ' .rr , -2' - 1 1 -. as - 5 - i A W There is a saying that no man is perfect. We conclude, therefore, that it is not probable that anything produced by man can be perfect. Neverthef less, we are going to attempt to form, if only in our own minds, a perfect magazine. It will be a combination of several excellent high school publications in our exchange list. r In our superfmagazine will be found: The cover of the High School Record of Camden, New Jersey. Every number has a colorful, well executed cover, but we especially like that of' April, 1930. The advertising of the Collegiate of Sarnia, Ontario, and of the Tattler of Milxvaukee, Wisconsiii. The quantity of advertising in the former is unusual, and the way it is written up in the latter is exceptional. The alumni notes of the Hickory Log, Onchiota, New York, and Coco' nut Grove, Florida. This department is called uMrs. Ransom's Letter Box, and measures up to its interesting title. The exchange department of The Marquandian of Brooklyn, New York. It is excellently written and is made up of constructive criticisms. The photography of The Evanstonian of Evanston, Illinois, and of the Hickory Log. The playf and bookfreviews of the Criterion of Paterson, New Jersey. The literary works of The Edison Cleam of Minneapolis, Minnesotag The Student of Freeport, New York, The Lantern of Saskatoon, Saskatchef wan, especially the issue of June, 1930. The sports of the Oracle of Buffalo, New York, and the Collegiate. The humor of the Perryscope of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is both original and abundant. as S: ae ae The annual so remarkable that we should like the students to know of it is The Craftsman of Elm Vocational High School, Buffalo. To quote, it exemplifies the craftsmanship in Composition and Presswork acquired by the students of printing-. All the work of composing and printing is well Bennett Beacon 4 29 done, and colored plates placed throughout the book add to the effect. As an example of one of the trades studied at Elm Vocational, we congratulate the school on The Craftsman. We quote, as an example of the superior literary quality of The Lantern: The sun has set these many hours ago, And now the moon moves slowly to the west. The city lies below in silent rest, Her strcetflamps lending beauty to the snow. Now all the night is still, and yet I know That nothing stops-the world goes spinning on. The same stars shine that lit the Parthenon. The winds that blew on Babylon still blow. Man, with his vision of divinity, Toils on beneath the shadow of the sword, His soul in eager strength, his flesh too slow For deeds immortal. Yet, at length, when he Is but the murmur of an ancient word, The winds that blew on Babylon still blow. WR. E. Rashley. Maud Erdman 12071 1931 Laura Salisbury QZO71 1931 GO WEST This summer one of our Science teachers, Miss Huck, obeyed the call, Go West. During her vacation she lived in the Rocky Mountain camp of the University of Colorado, while studying geology. The camp, built of rustic logs, was situated about 9,500 feet high in a pine forest on Mount Nivot. Not to belie its appearance, the camp was rather primitive in some ways, as the water supply came from a huge snowfbank which lasted all during their stay. It must have been the most beautiful spot in the Rockies, for a few thousand feet above the camp, and beyond the timberfline, brilliant little mountain flowers and tiny catkinftipped willow trees grew so closely that one could not take a single step without crushing them under foot. Interest' ing geologically was a nearby glacier 13,000 feet in altitude, and on the far side of the mountain was a chain of six lakes, left from the glacial period. During a fivefday auto tour of the mountains, the leader, a most energetic man, climbed one hogback after another, always choosing the highest, and the whole party must needs climb after him until they fairly dreamed of hogbacks. fCo'ntinued on Page 411 1 ,..f' N 'V E eoanyzoizs ff' fb 'hlngq i Q ff T' ' ,, .h' ' I. . ' K EH' L , gg! ,, . l fe 'l . 'Cf' T i s 'J f 1 . W 5 5,12-J I X, Can you imagine: Ted Hammond not on the honor roll, Glenn Morelock without his hair combed, a freshman without an overladen bookfbag, Anyone sneaking by Miss Howard and out the center doors, Bud Childs not pestering Miss Round, Charles Sears in a hurry, VValter Buerger being garrulous, Dot Hess without a compact, Barbara Straub five feet tall, weighing ninety pounds, jane Unger being unsophisticated, Walter Merwin without his dignity, Eliott Shultz doing the dance of the nymphs, Sandy Cts losing his voice, or Woozie Franklin acting the brute? Ralph Cross and Dick Harrington are Civil War golferssfou: in 61 and back in 65. We extend our sympathies to Marjory Milius, who always knows her Caesar translations, and Doris Wettengel, who is a whizz at Cicero, not because they know them, but because every one in their study rooms knows they know them. Johnny Gast, chief sophomore statistician, reports that sophs want less lackadaisical freshman, more orchestra at assemblies, locker keys for desk top golf hazards, and feminine cheer leaders. What's an exterior decorator? That's Jo Pound. She proved her ability this summer by painting their summer home, the peaks 'n' everything, for the enormous wages of ten cents an hour. Knute Harris is head of the Vigilantes Committee. He threatens dire punishment to freshmen caught drawing pictures of War Among the Planets or How Buck Rogers Came Through. Wzillie Kimball and Bob Hoag, the stalwart checker champions of 214, have issued their annual challenge. Hear ye, checker fiends. Leone Erdman, in the library the other day, was heard asking Miss Croll where the immigrant section was. The most popular word in the girls' cafeteria fourth period, it is said, is She. Cr maybe it's hehe, Al Roehl and Louise Duroure were found picking the tacks out of their Bennett banners. What for? Why, they're going to have them drycleaned for the Lafayette game! Bob Crane and Chuck Christensen claimed honors in a vocal contest recently held in 314. Bennett Beacon 31 Page Sherlock Holmes! The freshmen girls were going to examine the chewing gum on the under sides of the desks in 323 to discover the favorite brand of the foregone freshmen, but they were heartbroken to find that they couldn't tell the flavors apart. When asked how she spent the summer, Carolyn Whitelock replied, Oh, I didn't do anything. Then on afterthought, Except practice two hours a day. Need we say more? john Handy will gladly give to any freshman or sophompre, in exchange for one or more Indian head pennies, one wornout eraser. fIt's not generally known, but the government has offered him a premium of ten cents on each penny., Have you missed anyone? Betty Watson, erstwhile sophomore, has decided to become a business woman at school 37. She was heard to remark, Bennett's like Heaven. All of which proves---. Some of the freshman girls are of the opinion that what Bennett needs is more mirrors. Suggestion: The show cases on the second floor opposite the library are excellent, if you don't mind being mixed up in the displays. An anonymous letter states, We split infinitives, murder songs, slay girls, hang pictures, tear paper, kick footballs, dye hair, cut classes, skin bananas, and break records. Aren't they just bloodfthirsty Hends. Perhaps it's that Dracula influence, who knows? We heard from a learned senior that Marie Gress and Alice Jewel spent a study period looking for the holes in a button. We can't imagine what for. just suppos'n' the Davies twins were six feet tall or you came to Miss Daly without your homework. If you haven't seen june Bradshaw jackfknife off the old diving board, you haven't seen anything yet. We often wonder just what did happen to that powerful expression, Oh yea-ah! Perhaps it became embroiled in the cafeteria situation and was lost. Christine Reid must have heard a good joke when she let out that unearthly yell we heard during fourth hour lunch last week. We find the joke was that june Clark jumped off the high diving board causing a huge wave at the beginners' end of the pool. High school championships are only fun for Ethel Haas, Bennetts Helen Wills Moody. The city championships for women's singles and doubles went down to Ethel and in Washington she won the women's doubles champion' ships of the national Public Parks. Not only our boys are celebrities! Harriet Watson, Dorothy Longmate, Marie Woods, and Ida May Maulare are the budding athletes CWhat is the feminine form, of the Freshman class. The freshmen gleefully await the assemblies and actually quarrel for the distinction of sitting on those comfortable, luxurious stairs. Phyllis Field 0231 1932 Leon jehle 12061 1931 'lr' ,I QW l Zlllllll-l 6 3 sl k t m ..-:Q ff'- ' Lugo- .qi yxk A 5- U-L 'a lt 'g n U 14.236 fi-I Q - f f V44 fwllf F 'T .Ti . , fl -, 1 :K Q 'fi 4 V H V V'.N il if ,fZ tuuz i l 1 W - E ' Y P il l 1 1 u ,A , I' ' ',v- H q .. 5 fy 2 it In f K-J' , .V E K' ,I . . Y, ,iq may - f jp , , 4 gl? May 7, 193OfMrs. Marie B. MacDonald, director of educational work for the American Turnerbund, told us about the origin, purpose, and accoml plishments of the Turn Verein Society. May 9, 1930-Bishop Adna Leonard of the Methodist Episcopal Church spoke on the topic, Developing a Personality. May 12, 1930-L'The Human Element in Accident Causationv was thc subject of an illustrated lecture by Mr. Frank E. Redmond, director of the educational bureau of Associated Industries, Inc., New York City. Mr. Red' mond stated that carelessness is responsible for most accidental deaths. May 14, 1930-Singing. The pupils who made the trip to Washingtoii during the Easter vacation entertained with musical selections. May 16, 1930-Mercer Declamation Contest. Prizes were awarded to Miriam Dorr and Arthur Callahan. Other contestants were: Annette Tan' gelder, Beatrice Goldberg, Laura Salisbury, Alfred Goehle, and Albert Preston. May 19, 193OfRev. Dr. Samuel V. V. Holmes of the Westminster Presbyterian Church delivered an excellent address on What It Means to be Educated. May 21, 1930-Mr. Seibold and Eudice Shapiro, accompanied at the piano by Dorothy Reynolds, gave a program of varied musical selections, each of which was briefly explained by Mr. Seibold. May 23, 1930-Annual debate between the Philosophian and .Avesta Zend Literary Societies. The question debated was: Resolved, That all nations should completely disarm, each nation maintaining only sufficient armaments to maintain order in its own respective territory. The Philo' sophians were victorious, and Charles Penfold of that team was awarded the prize for the best individual speech. Bennett Beacon 33 May 26, 1930- Personality was the keyfnote of a tal'k by Mr. Edward C. Spillman, Educational Director of the Remington Rand Corporation. May 27, 1930-Memorial Day Assembly. The program consisted of singing, selections by the orchestra, and a brief talk on Memorial Day by Captain Smith. june 2, 1930-Boys' Letter Day. The cups won this year by Bennett athletes were displayed, letters were awarded to the boys who participated in spring sports, and pins were presented to the coaches of the championship teams. june 4, 1930-Girls' Letter Day, with the presentation of the trophy to the Girls' Tennis Team, awarding of letters, pins, and plaques, a tap dance, a military drill, and a song by the girls, and two sport reels. june 6, 1930-Senior Day. Included in the program were the Valedicf tory by Rhoda Goehle, the Latin Salutatory by Genevieve Grotjan, the Class Poem by Ruth Westover, the Class History by William Sawyer, and the Prophecy by Edgar Kloten. Several musical numbers were given, and the banner was presented by President George Grader to Benjamin Collett, President of the Junior Class. June 9, 1930-Rev. Allan K. Chalmers of the First Presbyterian Church spoke on the proper control of the machine age. He also cautioned us to avoid getting into mental ruts. June 11, 1930-Last assembly of the school year. The Scalp and Blade Trophy and the Western New York Interscholastic Press Association Cup were presented, pins were awarded to members of the BEACON staff and advisers, and Honor pins were distributed. September 12, 1930-Back to school! September 15, 1930-Prayer, announcements, and a talk by Mr. Robert Lansdowne of the American Bar Association on the Constitution of the United States. September 17, 1930-Singing. Our new pianist, Jean Murtagh, was introduced by Mr. Seibold. September 19, 1930-Mr. Christopher Grauer spoke to us on the imporf tant topic, Getting the Right Start. September 22, 1930-The question, What Is Your Name? was the subject of a striking address given by Dr. john G. Fleck of the Parkside Lutheran Church. September 24, 1930-Musical Assembly. September 26, 1930-Commissioner of Police Austin J. Roche explained to us some phases of the law which are frequently misunderstood. Cham' pionship golf team cheered! September 29, 1930- Wider Horizons, an inspirational travel talk, was presented by Miss Ada James, Principal of School 53. Cheering for football team! October 1, 1930-Peppy singing assembly. CContinued on page 362 ,J SCHOLARSHIPS Bennett completed her fifth year with a list of scholarship winners that our school may well be proud of. Esther Lawrence, who was first among the State Scholarship winners for the entire state with an average of 98.39, also won a trip to Europe this summer. Genevieve Grotjan, Doris Flierl, Rhoda Goehle, Charles Lyman, Lillian Wiener, Henry Sutter, and Lois Plummer also received state scholar' ships, while Muriel Kaiser won a Cornell scholarship, Elizabeth Keene a Wellesley scholarship, and Margaret Barton a scholarship of a hundred dollars, sponsored by the Graduates' Association of the Buffalo Seminary. jean Noragon won a Mt. Holyoke, Doris Flierl an Oberlin, scholarship. WHO'D a THUIQK-IT? Gone but not forgotten are those pupils who helped to make a success of Bennett during her first years. Three musical alumni of Bennett, by the help of Mr. Seibold, have been able to get a fine start in college. Russell Baum, a graduate of 1930, has won a scholarship at the Eastman School of Music, Dorothy Reynolds, also of 1930, has passed advanced examinations covering about one year's work in music at Oberlin, Audrey Wamsley of 1929 began her work at New York University last summer and passed by examination one yearls college work in music. Our other alumni are also doing well. justin Sturm, who has started his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania, has made Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity and is a prominent member of both the Glee Club and the Scale Society. Lofty Becker is still keeping up his excellent average at Harvard and has made a good record in crew. Ray Keller, the hefty boy, while continuing at U. B., has turned pugilist and now holds the city championship. Robert Mason is now playing the trumpet in the band and symphony orchestra at Colgate University. He is also on the staff of the Colgate Banter, the Colgate newspaper, and of the Maroon, and is a member of the Common's Club and chairman of the Entertainment Committee. Bennett Beacon 35 CLASS OF 1930 Many of the 1930 class have enrolled in the various colleges and univerf sities of the country and have again started their school life. Following is a list of the educationally inclined: University of Buffalo: Rennette Bernhard, Frank Brewster, Esther Cohen, Elizabeth Coleman, Roland Benzow, Millard Comstock, Charles Diebold, Anna Mae Drews, Rhoda Goehle, Evelyn Goodman, Irene Heacock, Dorothy Helsdon, Grace Hickman, john Knighton, Marcia Kurtz, Esther Lawrence, Harvey Lee, Alice Link, Louise Lownie, Dorothy Maltby, Francis Meyer, Irving Minette, Lois Plummer, Albert Pritchard, William Proffitt, Leslie Reid, Irving Rowell, Ellen Russell, William Sawyer, Gertrude Silver- burg, Edward Spink, Helen Steck, Walter Surdam Qwho, by the way, has made the Freshman football teamj, Henry Sutter, Carlotta Tompkins, Robert Venneman, John Webster, Virginia Willis, and Roy Ziemer. Buffalo State Teachers' College: Rita Adoor, jesse Constantine, Marion Rickard, Louise Riddell, Margaret Dickson, Donald Dobbins, Elsa Jean Pan'kow, Irving Restorif, Dorothy Roth, Hazel Schuessler, Doris Shafer, Jeannette Weimer, Elsie Zynczack, Helen Thursack, Gladys Tuller, Margaret Goff, Katherine Hall, Leona Hatch, Doris Holcombe, Carolyn House, Gerf trude Kent, Patricia Kolb, Dorothy Krog, Dorothy MacBain, Freda Meyer, Louise Mingo, janet Needham, Mary Newman, and Ina Tracy. Bryant F! Stratton: jane Besemer, Dorothy Berridge, Elmyna Beschel, Ruth Cleary, Ann Cooper, Elizabeth Dunn, Leonard Moody, Georgina Notley, Leila Ross, Dorothy Rust, Mary Seidler, and Dorothy Van Stone. Albright Art School: Helen Moesh, Marion Stager, Francis Gayer, Carolyn Buckenmaier, Anette Gentes, Helen Gibson, Dorothy Smith, Doris Bobys, Mary Albee, Gladys Turner, and Calla Williams. Canisius College: James Chamberlin, William Flore, John Foran, Henry Kelsey, Stephen Schafer, Herbert Klipfel, Edgar Kloten, Paul Downey, Richard Batt. University of Michigan: Harold Simmons, Chapin Lowell, Vance Hughes, Arthur Hawkins, Charles Young, and Ruth Westover. Syracuse University: George Grader, Alma Hester, James johnson, Clementine Kieffer, Lester Weinberg, Irving Puls, Albert Cook, Marion Allen, and Harry Allen. Oberlin College: Doris Flierl, Dorothy Mason, Dorothy Reynolds, Dorothy Reinhart, and Ruth Menges. D'Youville College: Ellen Slaven, Gertrude Murphy, Lucille Harris, and Maxine Keiser. Genesee Wesleyan Seminary: Charles Penfold. Wells College: Francis Stephan, Jean Cox, and Dorothy Holman. Cornell University: Charles Dwyer, and George Houck. Hobart College: Henry Warren. William Smith: Charlotte Baxter and Ethel Seeber. 36 Bennett Beacon O University of Pennsylvania: Kenneth Reiman, David Maier, Thomas 'Nei1. Mount Holyoke College: Jean Noragon and Katherine Pottinger. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institution: Walter Lex. College of New Rochelle: Betty Jolley. Wellesley: Jane Oakes and Elizabeth Keene. National Park Seminary: Martha Giesecke. Amherst: Frederic Stutzman. Carnegie Tech: Elizabeth Gump. Yale: james Inksetter. Harvard: Gordon Hentz and Charles Pleuthner. Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, Philadelphia: Ruth Gibbons. Post Graduates at Bennett: Donald Lewis, Marie Musfkopf, Eleanor Reichle, Verne Royce, Walter Nesbet, Robert Cron, Malcolm Davis, Morris Davis, Herbert Ferris, Howard Gould, Pierce Kenyon, and John Seubert. Following the Alumni Dance, Commencement night, the following officers of the Alumni Association were elected for the ensuing school year: President ................................................................................. William Lownie VicefPresident ........... ........... I mogene Stark Secretary ................... .......... .......... ...................., R i t a Wilcox Treasurer ....................................................................................... Verne Royce This list is probably incomplete, and may be inaccurate. Please send to the Alumni Editor a written memorandum of any omissions or inaccuracies. Be sure that information given us is accurate. Alice Eby 42075 1930 CConti-nued from Page 331 October 3, 193OMRev. Dr. Robert Beattie spoke on What Is Your Worth? In his address he quoted: An educated person gets his thinks from someone elseg an intelligent person works out his own thinks. October 6, 1930-Student Assembly. For the benefit of new pupils, the Bennett Creed was explained by Alfred Goehle, Bernice Hempel, Dorothy Johnston, Reed Herring, Beatrice Goldberg, and Robert Lipsett. Walter Merwin acted as chairman. October 8, 1930-Our customary Wednesday morning singing. October 10, 1930-Presentation of the football team by Mr. Rosenthal. Cheers! Our speaker was Dr. Francis E. Fronczajk, who gave a fine address on health. Helen Maw 12071 1931 Louise Stutzman Q22 31 193 2 Jacqueline Snell 0071 1931 FACULTY OTES We welcome new teachers at Bennett: English Department: Mr. Miller graduated from Cornell University with an A. B. degree. Art Department: Mr. Slate was graduated from Pratt Institute. Social Science Department: Mr. Curtiss received his M. A. degree at Columbia University, having graduated with a B. A. from Princeton: Miss Edith Stokoe, A. B., is a graduate of Cornell University. Music Department: Mr. Wunsch was graduated from Buffalo State Teachers College. Homemaking Department: Miss Naomi Stoesser received her degree of B. S. from North Central College, Naperville, Ill. Bennett is very sorry to lose the following teachers: Miss Rippey and Miss Jones of the English Department: Mr. Spear and Mr. Masson of the Science Department: Mrs. Matheson, Miss Backman and Miss Goetz of the Homemaking Department: Mr. Rooney of the Art Department: Miss Phillips of the Music Department: Miss Elliott and Miss Reitz of the Mathematics Department. Of these, several constitute an important contribution to the Staff of Riverside High School. Mr. Spear is the Assistant Principal. Miss Elliott is the head of the Mathematics Department, and Mr. Masson of the Science Department. Miss Rippey and Miss Reitz are study hall teachers. Miss Goetz is also a member of the Faculty of Riverside. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Schmitt, who is studying at the University of Buffalo: to Miss Carpenter, who is abroad, and to Mrs. Gage. Miss Backman has become Mrs. Albert W. Genske, and is living in Rochester. Miss jones has become Sister S. Mary of the Grey Nuns. Mr. Rooney is acting as head of the Art Department at Tech. NEW NAMES FOR OLD Several of our teachers seem to have become convinced that new names are better than old, and have exchanged them during the summer. Miss Wendling of the Science Department is now Mrs. Eardman. Puzzled by two Mrs. Wilsons, we discover that one was formerly Miss Cook of the Modern Language Department, and the other was Miss Smith, who is in the office. Miss Lautz of the Physical Education Department has become Mrs. Petzing. We extend to them sincere wishes for their happiness. 38 Bennett Beacon RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR FACULTY Miss Campbell and Miss Creahan have recently been awarded degrees of Master of Arts by Columbia University. Among those who have studied at various universities during the summer are Miss Schaefer, Miss Pickard, and Mr. Seibold. Miss Huck attended a delightful school of Geology in the Rockies. Fascinating tales can be told, we imagine, by those of our Faculty who traveled abroad this summer, among them Miss Coonley, Miss Jepson, Miss Wright, Miss Dursten, Miss Telfair, Miss Jassogne, Miss Kreinheder, Miss Severance, and Miss Heacook. Those who traveled extensively in this country include Miss Sheldon, Miss Huck, Mr. Snow. At the weekly meeting of New York University Summer Session of the School of Education, Mr. Seibold, head of the Music Department, sang Hills of Home by Fox, and Largo al Factotumv from Barber of Seville by Rossini. Audrey Wamsley played accompaniments. Both Mr. Seibold and Audrey Wamsley were students at New York University this summer Mr. Seibold also sang at the meeting of the New York Rotary Club on August 14th. This summer Mr. Gibbons taught in the Chautauqua Summer Schools for New York University. Miss Hayes taught in the summer school at Syracuse University. Mr. Conlin has written two books, entitled respectively Prosperity through Personality and Handwriting as the Expression of Character, and a very interesting article called Do Cigarettes Produce Ease, Comfort, and Happiness? Claire MacDonald QZZBQ 1932 MISS DURSTON'S IMPRESSION OF ENGLISH SCHOOLBOYS Can you picture a group of twenty perfectly healthy boys between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, walking to school in painfully sedate order? Can you imagine these boys listening with evident interest to lectures on such a difficult and obscure subject as archaeology? Miss Durston, however, having spent the summer in England, assures us that these are very common occur' rences among English schoolboys. They are sent to school, she says, with the purpose of making proper little men out of them. And they succeed. For example, when an English boy is addressed, he will reply, Yes, sir, but an American boy will swagger along and drawl, Yeah? Nevertheless, Miss Durston defends her country's youth loyally. I am certainly glad to be back among American boys again, she declares. They seem to me more active, more self reliant, more manly than other boys whom I have seen. But I do think that in interest in the subject matter of their school work for its own safke, and also in quiet graciousness of manner, there is something that they might learn from the English. Claire MacDonald 0231 1932 EY: ff X X V - ix , :PQ f ll 'T E LEGION OF HONOR The officers of the Legion of Honor are: President ................................................................................. Walter Merwin VicefPresident .......... ............e..................... M ary Albrecht Secretary ............................................................ Dorothy Phelps Johnston Treasurer ..................................................................... Theodore Hammond This club had charge of the interesting assembly program on our creed. Elizabeth Mason 0231 1934 GIRL RESERVES The giant plane G.R. SO of the Bennett Girl Reserves is piloted by the following -oiiicers: . t President ...................... .............. E lizabeth McElve1n VicefPresident .......... ............... A ileen MaGuire Secretary ................................,................................................... Jean MaGuire Treasurer ..................................................... - ............................. Mary Castator The flight of the plane has been successful so far. Many members of the Freshman class have joined, and a membership drive is being carried on now for all the girls. On November twentyfiirst we will be hosts to the Faculty of Bennett, and hope to make them better acquainted with our organization and its doings. Carolyn L. Whitelock f223j 1932 THE HI-Y CLUB Because of the interesting programs afforded, the Bennett HifY mem' bership has been growing continuously. Mr. Rosenthal, our new Faculty adviser, and Miss Severance, gave especially interesting talks. The new officers are: President ....................... .............. ............,........ S a ndford Ots VicefPresident .......... ...- .................... Ralph Gregg Secretary ................... ............... W alter R. Buerger Treasurer ............ ............ T heodore Hammond 40 Bennett Beacon PHILOSOPHIANS Last June the Philosophians elected their officers for this year. They are: President ...................................................................................... Bernice Hempel VicefPresident .............................................. .............,....... A lbert Preston Secretary ...,............................................ ......................... .M ary Albrecht Treasurer ...............................................,.................................. Arthur Callahan On Thursday, October sixteenth, a short business meeting was held. The plans for the year and nomination of new members were discussed. Carolyn L. Whitelock 023, 1932 GERMAN CLUB The German Club had its first meeting on October 20th, when the officers of this year were elected. Margaret Hertzog told about her experif ences in Berlin where she has been studying. The dues from last year were used to buy figures and articles of interest. The club is looking forward to a successful year. Elizabeth Mason 13230 1934 SCIENCE CLUB After the reorganization of the Science Club under the direction of Mr. Mountain, this year's ofhcers will be elected. The club has become seriously scientihc of late-the members have been listening to the world series over the powerful radio presented to the club for having programs of scientific value. Lucille Feigel 1221, 1932 THE BENNETT PLAYERS The Bennett Players have successfully begun the school year under the able direction of John L. Stamp. Their new ofiicersz President. ....................................................................... ..,..., .... - ..... Reed Herring VicefPres1dent .................. ....................................... B eatrice Goldberg Secretary .................. ....................... E dna Mae Schafer Treasurer ......... .............................................................. R obert Lyons Bertha C. Dold f221j 1932 COLOR GUARD This year's Color Guard is composed of Carol Dorr, Miriam Dorr, Leone Erdman, Maud Erdman, Dorothy Gilliard, Bernice Hempel, Gretchen Holderbaum, Jeanne MacGinnis and Laura Salisbury. In addition to the care of our flag, the members are also acting as monitors in the cafeteria. Bertha C. Dold 12211 1932 when You Tlt7.72k, BUSINESS TRAINING Th1'nLA Tile. W SCHGDL of BUSINESS - - .f 3- . '. A GOOD SCHOOL asc Me con to Our A PRE PARE -for sUccE ss A Business .Eilucqtsion Joes nat- cost t Pays. 4After ypu have finished your School Tr-ainingg as Secretarial, Business Administration or Accounfancy Course prove to be at shortcut to success, Wrlzatever may Le your goafa Business Education 1.0177 MHS you. K ' D , f SCHOOL A l - , .OF 703, Main at Tuppgr 1 Buffalo. A GOOD .SCHOOLH PIP OAdtt! Bennett Beacon 41 AVESTA-ZEND CLUB NOTES The AvestafZend Literary Society has started off its sixth year of existence with a bang. The oflicers for the ensuing year have been selected as follows: President .................. ............. S eymour Sugarman VicefPresident ........... ........... S unshine Kennedy Secretary ...................... ..................... ..................... L u cille Ihde Treasurer .......................................................................................... Frank Kulp Plans are being made for a school dance, and a program for an enjoyable year is being enacted. The quota of members is fifty. Meetings are held every other Thursday in Room 314. S. Harvey Sugarman 12061 1930 THE FRENCH CLUB The French Club, which acquaints the students with French customs, expects very interesting and educational meetings this year. They are under the direction of Miss Belknap and Miss Severance and the oihcers: President ................................................................................................ Leon Jehle VicefPresident ..................................................................... Bernice Hempel Secretary ........................,................................... Dorothy Phelps Johnston The Hallovve'en party was especially interesting. Walter R. Buerger f206j 1931 PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB The lectures of Charles Sears and the laboratory class of Mahlon Peck have been the high points in the weekly meetings of the Photography Club. The membership of the club now numbers twelve boys. Interesting competition between the present club and a proposed girls' division is expected. Lucile Feigel 0211 1932 CContinued from page 29D They went from the camp up to Cheyenne to see a wild west rodeo-- this is Miss Huck's impression: Cowboys everywhere wearing sillk shirts, rose, red, pink, orange, sky blue, and the most brilliant of colors. Cowboys seven feet tall and two inches wide wearing tenfgallon hats like those in which you saw the exfPresident photographed, and set up on stilts like French heels. Attached to their boots were silver spurs with round wheels at the end of footflong shanks. In fact, the rodeo was all that might be expected, cowboys, bronchos, and all. Margaret L. Hamilton Q223j 1932 , , Vlllllllllllllwlllll i5 il' As the various athletic activities have recently gotten into full swing, we present in this issue, observations made during the first practice sessions. In addition, the Girls' Annual Letter Day was held last june after the BEACON went to press, and so we are including this article as well as Tennis discussions in the Fall issue. The system of awarding points for each sport, and Bennett letters for 150, 300, 400, and SOO points will be continued this year. Freshmen, to secure the coveted Gold B at the end of your Senior year, it is a necessity that you come out for athletics from the very beginning of this year! Under the competent supervision of Miss Roberts, Mrs. Strunk, Miss Warters and Mrs. Petzing, the future bids fair to be bright and interesting, and this coming year the best of all. CAPTAIN BALL Our Freshmen grow more athletic year by year. The large number of one hundred and sixty has turned out for Gaptainball this year. Captainball is the sport in which the Freshmen rule supreme, as a preparatory game before playing basketball. Any Tuesday or Thursday after 3 o'clock, they can be seen rollicking about the gymnasium in their colorful rornper suits, under the faithful and patient supervision of Mrs. Strunk. They are rapidly learning the game, and from all reports and appearances will make an excellent team. jane Beckley 11271 1933 GIRLS' TENNIS The Syracuse Alumni Trophy, emblematic of Girls' Tennis supremacy in the Buffalo High Schools, was captured last June by the brilliant playing of the Bennett Tennis Team. The team, composed of Ethel Haas, Captain, Ellen Beckstein, Dorothy Reinhartg Mary Jane Stettenbenz and Gertrude Anneser, substitutes, went through the season suffering not a single loss. Bennett Beacon 43 In each set of games played, the girls won at least two matches and in most cases three. Ethel Haas remained undefeated, thus securing the High School Championship. It is the sincere hope of every loyal Bennettonian to keep this championship here at Bennett. After the team has been picked, back them up, so that they'll come back with the trophy for '31 and '32. Bernice E. Hempel f207j 1931 GIRLS' TENNIS ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT Last spring, about one hundred girls signed up for the elimination tournament, to compete for places on the tennis team. The toumament was run off in two sections this fall. The winners of the first section, composed of Sophomores and Juniors, were then matched with the winners of the Senior section. As a result, six girls are now battling, or to be technical, racketing for five positions. Betty Cleland Mary Jane Stettenbenz 6fOg 6f1 Mary Jane Stettenbenz Leone Erdman Leone Erdman 8f6g 6f1 Beatrice Grove Bernice Hempel Ethel Haas Ethel Haas has been selected Captain of the 1931 Tennis Team, and with sufiicient cofoperation from her team, ought to pilot that Tennis Trophy back to the regal resting place in the Trophy case of Bennett High School. Bernice E. Hempel C2071 1931 GIRLS' SWIMMING About ninety enthusiastic aspirants for the 1930-1931 major swimming team have signed up with Mrs. Petzing for practice. Because of the fact that there has been such a large turnfout, Monday and Friday afternoons have been selected for practice days. Mrs. Petzing declares that as yet there are no outstanding swimmers. After twelve weeks of training, the girls who have attained a suflicient degree of excellence will secure a place on the Bennett High School Major Team. Alice O'Rourke 11271 1932 GIRLS' LETTER DAY Wednesday, June 4, 1930, marked the fifth annual Girls' Letter Day. In accordance with the growing interest and enthusiasm for sports displayed by the girls, there were more letters presented this year than ever before. Home room plaques were presented for Baseball, Swimming, and Volleyf ball supremacy. This was followed by a Military Drill and a clever Tap Dance. The presentation of the letters and athletic awards followed. 44 D. Aldag D. Arthurs I. Allen B. Baradics I. Beckley S. Bornstein I. Bradshaw B. Brown N. Buckley M. Clark B. Cleland L. Clifton I. Collins B. Dadswell A. Danheiser M. Danheiser D. Darker B. Davidson C. Day D. Diehle E. Dillenbeck C. Englert R. Evans J. Evenden H. Fell P. Field B. I. Fischer R. Fischer E. Beckenstein P. Blatt D. Christel M. Coons E. Danheiser A. Doherty J. Doherty M. Dorr L. Gaise D. Bellfield B. Davis V. Dorst H. Duerr L. Erdman R. Adoor G. Armeser E. Coleman C. Dorr L. French HSU?EDEWWR0?F?F9?P9UWWmF?EHF EFWFUEHS UFFUF R. R. G. K Bennett Beacon 150 Point Letters Fitzsimmons V. Mattison Freudenberger L. McDonald Goff E. McGee Gregory E. McIntosh Gruneisen L. Maclntyre Gustafson A. Mensonides I. Heggman A. Metke Heerdt I. Meyer Hessler M. Meyer Himmert M Milius Hodgson V. Miller Holderbaum E. Merrill A. Inksetter L. Noah Janes E. Oakes Keefe D. O'Brien Kenney A. O'Rou1-ke Kroening H. Owens Krog I. Palumbo Kuhn E. Petrino Lalle D. Pollard Lee M. Raupack Lester M Reilly Levy A. Roehl Little M. Ryan Logan L. Salisbury Lorman M. Sander Magyari E. Schmidt Maischoss J. Seubert 300 Point Letter Gardiner J. MacGinnis Geisinger D. MacLeod Gerber D. McCabe Gilliard R. Moran Grant E. Newman Greenburg B. Neild Grove E. Puizlisi Kraemer E. Renz V. Roller 400 Point Letter Evans E. Haas Fisher E. Hauser Funk B. Hempel Gibson H. Ludwig Gonser V. Lester 500 Point Gold B Goeble D. Reinhart Haubeil H. Schuessler Hauser E. Seeber Post D. Smith E. M. A. M. V. B. G. A. P. E. D. C. M. G. V. N. P. B. W V. D. R. J. I. R. R. D. C. D. O. C. E. B. D. P. L. M. R. C. J. F. G. V. N. Shaw Shaw Simpson I . Smith Smith Spencer Stearns Stephano Sterling Stevens Sturges Taylor Tennant Uteg Volkert Wallace Walle Walther Weisenheimer Whiting Willems Wilson Wiser Wiswell Witzel Wohl farht Yeager Zink Sells Sh urgot Sweeney Trent Watson Weisbeck Winegar Zinns Muench Post Prior Tallman Stephan Turner Willis Wolff , upon which were inscribed the A Gold Letter Girls' Honor Roll names of all the girls who have ever received the Gold B, the highest award, was presented to the school. Bennett High School is indebted to Mr. Rooney, formerly of the Art Department, for the beautiful Honor Roll Bennett Beacon 45 It is the intention of the Athletic Department to add to this list the names of all girls who will receive this award in the future. As a fitting climax, the Syracuse Alumni Trophy, emblematic of Tennis supremacy in the Buffalo High Schools, was presented to Bennett by Miss Brettle. Ethel Haas, Dorothy Reinhart, Ellen Beckstein, Gertrude Anneser, and Mary jane Stettenbenz, the members of the tennis team, were presented with Bennett's championship emblems. In addition, Miss Roberts, Miss Warters, Mrs. Strunk, and Mrs. Petzing were presented with similar tokens following the usual Bennett custom. The program was concluded with two fine Elms, depicting various sports. This assembly evidenced the fact that the department had accomplished a great deal during the year. Bernice E. Hempel 0071 1931 CContinued from Page 151 Though it was only about ninefthixty, practically the whole town, except the young people at the dance, had gone to bed. So we went too, but not to sleep, for the dance lasted until eleven. Occasionally the girls and boys sang along with the music. One piece was especially popular. A few sang the stanzas and everyone joined in on the last line of the refrain, which was If only you loved me, too. It made me think of the ballads which were probably sung in the same way and in the same place several hundred years before. In the morning, even though it was Sunday, we found a nice old man who sold us pictures he had taken himself. He knew about everything in the town. It was he who told us about the church and the old gate next to it. He also explained that the, picturesque open structures in the middle of the road was the Market Hall, still used as a sheep and wool market. The English wool industry was centered in Chipping Campden in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and at that time the Market Hall was built by Sir Baptiste Hicks, the wealthiest woolfstapler of his time. This brought in the meaning of Chipping Campden, about which we had been wondering. It really means Campden Market. According to the picture man, Chipping, or Cheaping, is an AnglofSaxon word for market, coming from either cheap or sheep I have not verined his statement, it seems logical and interesting. I admired this old man with his love for his town. In fact, I admired all the townspeople-the woman who works so hard, the boys and girls who had such a good time at their dance. I suppose these people cannot be called very progressive. They live in about the same way as their ancestors did. Yet I think they enjoy their life, even though it may be only a routine of work and church and-death. I think they take time to be happy, which is more than most of us Americans do. It was rather an humbling experience to visit this little town that was old even before America was discovered. I believe we took away with us a little of the poise and quiet content of Chipping Campden. Esther Lawrence QC. BQ 1930 Bennett Beacon Braun fcoachj, Sellers, Battles, Stewart fCap'tJ Boyer, Breuhl, Luther, Kysor fmgrj fi 'jf The crowd's going wild WITH ENTHUSIASM as 1t witnesses the wondevful showing of Kleinhans CANYON BROWN Prep Overcoats sg 2 50 lSizCs 16 to 20 yearsj KLEINHANS PREP DEPARTMENT MAIN, CLINTON AND WA,xs111Nc,TcvN STREETS Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers SUTOR'S 256 Main Street Bulfalo, N. Y. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING Six Exposure Roll Films ............................................ 15c Twelve Exposure Roll Films ........................................ 20c Prints, V.P., 405 2y4x3Mg, 4cg2Mx4M1, 5c: 3M1x4Z 66: 3Zx5M, 6C Choice of Velvet or Glossy Prints, Mail Your Films to us, we pay return postage Established 1876 Dearest Annabelle, wrote Oswald who was hopelessly in love. I could swim the mighty ocean for one glance from your dear eyes. I would walk through a wall of flame for a touch from your little hands. I would leap the widest stream for one word from your lovely lips. As always, your Oswald. NP. S.-I'11 be over Saturday if it doesn't rain. . Son: Papa What is race suicide? Pop: Trymg to beat a train to a crossing. Government officials say that you can buy more with the dollar now, than at this time last year, and what we hope is that they are now at work on a bulletin on how to get that dollar. The following letter was received recently by a company which manuf factures corn syrup: Dear Sir: Tho I have taken six cans of your corn syrup, my feet are no better than when I started. Teacher-What is meant by shin' ing raiment? Bright Stude'-A blue serge suit. Did you hear about the Slavic wom- an who named her twin sons Czech and DoublefCzech? Tell us thisfls a sleeping bag a knapsack? HICHCATE SERVICE STATION 3114 Main St. KENDALL 2000 MILE OIL OILING AND GREASING VULCANIZING BATTERY SERVICE EARL ELGIE ' CRES. 8138 Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers SPORTS Now that the portals of Bennett High have opened once more, the eyes of those within are again turned toward the athletic teams. Five cups still play truant from the front hall trophy cases. Six of their fellows, however, know what real comfort is in Bennett High and have decided not only to stay several more years but also to persuade their contemporaries to join them here. By winning the golf cup and making a good beginning in football, the Bennett athletes have already given our Alma Mater a firm grip on the Williams' Cup for the 1931 season of sports. GANSON-DEPEW TROPHY REMAINS AT BENNETT On Wednesday, September 24, Bennett again made history at the Meadowbrook Country Club, by defeating her competitors in the second annual scholastic Golf classic, and thus retained the coveted pewter. Displaying perfect form, in spite of the forbidding elements, Captain Dick Stewart, Bennett's own Bobby Jones, inspired his team mates to play a sterling brand of golf, which brought an undisputed victory. Captain Stewart won the first honors of the day by turning in a remarkable score of 79, for a difficult par 73 course. Closely following their leader came john Sellers and Willis Boyer, carding 82 and 85 respectively. Merlin Luther, Donald Battles and Richard Bruehl went into a threefway tie for fourth position. A vote of appreciation is due Mr. Braun under whose watchful guidance the second golf team of championship calibre was moulded. Members of the team, and their scores, were: Captain Stewart ............................. ..... 7 9 Donald Battles ............ ..... 9 4 John Sellers ............... ..... 8 'J Richard Bruehl ............ ..... 9 4 Willis Boyer ............ .. ..... 85 Richard Collard ................... .......... 9 7 Merlin Luther ....................................,........ 94 Clarence Germony ................................. 100 A ine spirit of good sportsmanship was manifested by those who were not chosen. These good sportsmen were eager to caddy and to assist Bennetts representaties in other ways. The results of the tournament were as follows: - Bennett ................... ..... ..................................... 3 4 O Lafayette .............. ................................... 3 5 2 Technical ................... .......... 3 93 South Park ........... .......... 3 5 7 Hutchinson ........... ,,,.,,,,,, 3 9 3 East ....................... .......... 3 63 Masten Park ................................................ 42 5 Vincent Scheidt 12121 1931 50 Bennett Beacon Bennett 38, Hutchinson 0 Rix Arthurs Childs Rich Tanner Blake Offenhamer CBTYHHSD fllerstl CCunninghamD Dillingham CSchaafj Nesbit Pusateri Csafferl CDillingl1amJ Collett CNeshitj Bennett opened her Harvard Cup series with a cleanfcut 38fO victory over Hutchinson High on September 27. Of the six touchdowns made, three were scored by Bennett's Red Grange-Sam Pusateri. The first quarter netted Bennett two touchdowns, both of which were made by Pusateri. The second period was lacking in action, but a kiciking duel between Pusateri and Zuk livened the period up somewhat. In the third quarter, Saffer quickly advanced the ball to Hutchinson's thirteen yard line by a twentyffive yard run. Collett followed with a six- yard gain, and on the next play took the ball across for Bennett's third touchdown. On the kickoff, Nesbit returned the ball to Hutch's twentyfyard line. Un the next play Saffer slipped off tackle and crossed the line after the twenty yards of intervening space. He also contributed Bennett's first extra point by a drive through the line. In the fourth period a twentyfyard run by Schaaf and three line plays carried the pigskin over the line for Bennett's fifth touchdown, another goal following. The last touchdown was accomplished by a spectacular eightyffive yard run through the entire Brown and Blue Eleven. This exceptional run was made by Pusateri. When the final whistle blew the score stood 38-O in favor of Bennett. Glenn H. Leak 024, 1932 Incorporated under the educational law of the State of New York. A highegrade business training school, catering to those young women and young men who are satisfied only with the best. A school of system, a school discipline, a school of results. New students accepted any Monday. Call, Write or 'Phone for Literature W.AsH. 6907 HURST BUILDING HURON and FRANKLIN STREETS BUFFALO Phone Crescent 1910 GAGE, STAFFORD E3 WEBSTER, Inc. R E A L E S T A T E 1738 HERTEL AVENUE Near Starin BOYS' WEAR MEN 'S WEAR A Good Place To Shop F. B. WILKIE. 1442 HERTEL AVE. AT NORWALK Open Evenings Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL Presents The Bennett Players A Full House A SCREAMINGLY FUNNY FARCE Direction of JOHN L. STAMP Monday and Tuesday November 24th and 25th Curtain 8. Tickets, 50c, '75c 52? 351.00 Q Scott's Roller Rink i Y Main and Burton Streets fa- Tliis Rink lias been all refclecoratecl and .l reffloored, and will give Bujfalo the X' Last Word in Roller Skating Rinks. if Il CAN BE RENTED tiff 4 Monday ffff 545.00 - Tuesday -f,f 550.00 A- 0 Wednesday f 3565 .00 l 1 k Thursday f f f 3350.00 .. - -. 'd ff,f 6 . 0 N Fri ay S 0 0 i E. SCOTT, Manager We wish to call to the attention of Private Parties, Churches, Schools, and Clubs, that this rink can be rented for the evening, which will make money for these organizations. E. Scott, Manager Call Riverside 0774, Tapper 10027 Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers Bennett Beacon 53 Bennett 7, Tonawanda 0 Bryans Arthurs Childs Rich Tanner Blake Ollenhamer 1BerstJ Dillingham fRixj I-'usateri Sager CSchaafj Collett CNesbitD On October 4 Bennett journeyed to Tonawanda and there defeated Tonawanda High School by a score of 7fO. It proved to be a very fast and exciting game throughout. The only score of the game came near the close of the second period, when Kibler High fumbled on her own twentyfyard line, the ball being recovered by Bennett. By consistent line plugging, the ball was carried to the twofyard line and then Collett smashed through the two remaining yards for the only touchdown of the game. Pusateri passed to Collett for the extra point. In the irst half of the game Bennett made seven first downs. Tonawanda fumbled many times, Bennett recovering. There was nothing spectacular in the second half, and the game ended with the score 7fO in Bennett's favor. Glenn H. Leak 0241 1932 54 Bennett Beacon Bennett 0, South Park 7 Bryans Arthurs Blake Rich Tanner Berst Offenhamer CChildsJ Dillingham Pusateri Saffer Collett After struggling in vain for four quarters and having one touchdown nullified, Bennett finally yielded to South Parlk by the score of 7fO on October 11. For two periods, Bennett and South Park waged a futile struggle. The ball seefsawed back and forth in midfield, first one side being forced to punt and then the other. Following the kickoH play in the third quarter, Pusateri received a pass on his twentyfyard line and squirmed his way through the entire South Park team, running ninety yards for what was supposed to be a touchdown. How- ever, the officials decided that Pusateri had stepped out of bounds on the fortyfyard line and play was resumed from that point. Saffer gave Bennett the ball on her own twentyffive yard line soon after A435 H DDLE May be all right on the gridiron - - - but in the home they - - - never will necessary if dad fires the furnace with Anthracite H This is the only come cleaned B E T T I N G E R :::3 .r,2'1'.p.T,':zi:z::2:..t,' 8 Corp. It is g ranfeed pure. 1 209 E. Ferry St. Buffalo, N. Y. ' Please Patronize Our Advertisers 56 Bennett Beacon this, but she was held for downs and South Park took possession of the ball on Bennett's forty-yard line. A South Park pass brought the ball to the thirtyfyard line and a weak punt gave Bennett the possession of the ball on her own twofyard strip. Here the fatal play occurred for Bennett fumbled and South Park recovered for a touchdown. The extra point was then added. In the final moments, Bennett tried forward passes but they failed and the game ended with the score 7-O in favor of South Park. This was Bennett's Hrst defeat in three starts. Glenn H. Leak f224j 1932 THE WILLIAMS CUP At last, after five long years of toil and struggle, the supreme reward for sportsmanship, the Williams Cup, lies somnolent in Bennett. Its smiling, silver countenance illuminates the hearts of the students as they pass and proves to all that it was won by clean, honest, hardffought games. May future Bennettonians provide for the advent of several of its relatives. Golf Cross Foot- Swim- Hockey Basket- Tennis Base- Track Total Country ball ming ball ball Bennett ...... ........ 7 4 5 7 6 5 7 4 7-5 2 Lafayette ........ ........ 6 2 4 5 M 7 6 6 7 6-49M East ............... ........ 5 7 2 4 5 3 3 3 4-36 Masten ........................ 1 3 6M 3 2 7 4 1 5-32V3 Hutchinson ............... 2 7 3 5 M 1 4 5 2 2A-29VQ Technical ............. 3 6 l 2 4 2 2 SW 3-ZSVQ South Park ............... 4 1 6M 0 3 1 1 SM 1--23 Albert R. Sutter C2241 1931 FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE CROSS-COUNTRY RUN The hrst attempt at a Freshman-Sophomore crossfcountry run met with prefeminent success. On September 26 the lower classmen raced once around Park Lake, and although the second year men won, the third floor athletes followed close behind. Paul and Iggulden, both Sophomores, carried away the laurels of the day by finishing first and second. The leader's time was recorded as 9.4 minutes on the keeper's watch. The first five Sophomores and Freshmen to pass the finish mark, regard- less of their actual position in the race proper, were: Paul ...................................................... QS, Ritzenhaler ...... ............. Q FQ Iggulden ......... .......... Q Sl Carpenter ............ .......... Q Fj Harper ....... .......... Q SD Distier ............. .......... I Fl Flessa ..... .......... Q SQ Cruewson ............ .......... Q FQ Drehs .......... .......... Q SQ Sugarman .......................................... QFD George Wallace 12061 1931 A Beautiful New Shoe Shop for 'Your Convenience. Always showing what is new and best in shoe styles at popular prices. .- 'L .nv Cornwell's Brown bil' Shoe Shop 3077 BAILEY AVENUE, near Kensington WM.J. oNnoN 3181 Bailey Ave., Buf1aIo, N.Y. en venin Op E g Crescent 7647 TRY THE PUTT PUTT GULF COURSE The Most Accurate Greens in Buffalo 1543 HERTEL AVENUE Please Patron ize Our Advertisers Rensselaer Polytechnic lnstitute TROY, NEW YORK A School of ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE HE Rensselaer Polytechnic lnstitute was established at Troy, New York, in l824, and is the oldest school of engineering and science in the United States. Students have come to it from all of the states and territories of the Union and from thirty- nine foreign countries. At the present time, there are nearly I 700 students enrolled at the school. Four year courses leading to degrees are offered, in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering, in Architec- ture, ancl in Business Administration, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Graduates of the engineering courses are prepared to take up work in any branch of engineering. Graduates of the course in Architecture are prepared to practice their profession in any of its branches. Graduates of the course in Business Administration are prepared for careers in business or for the study of law. Graduates of the courses in Physics and Chemistry are fitted for research and teaching in these fields, as well as for practice in many branches of applied science. The course in Biology pre- pares for research and teaching, for work in sanitary engineering and public health, and for the study of medicine and dentistry. Graduates of any of the above courses may continue their work in the Graduate School of the lnstitute. The lVlaster's Degree is conferred upon the satisfactory completion of one year's work and the Doctor's Degree for three years' work. The method of instruction is unique and very thorough, and in all departments the laboratory equipment is unusually complete. Interesting illustrated pamphlets giving information regarding the courses of study and the methods of instruction and containing views of the campus, buildings, and laboratories, the student activities, and the work of graduates, may be had by applying to the Registrar, Room 008, Pittsburgh Building. Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers Bennett Beacon LETTERS AWARDED JUNE 2, 1930 Track MAJOR LETTERS SQUAD LETTERS Dentinger !eap'tJ Mack Allen Reimaflfl Hohman fCap't-elect3 Tasseltyne Baker Ryan Merwin CCap't-elect5 Hucher Burst Shea Clark Else Bush Scars Spiller Elgin Gast Rhea McGitin Johns Johnson RCSYOYE Lawson Hanny Harper Farber Levin Wannemaker Lowell G. Wallace Mangano Haskins McKay R. Wallace Nisbet Voelker Cohen Zell! Storm Hartke Cole KYUQYZCI' Peck Bucholtz Peck Glazler Batt Lake Cmgr.J Allan Huber Bengow Shafer Arthurs Benner Merwin Kane Irwin Rapp Reingold Dillenbach Baseball MAJOR LETTERS SQUAD LETTERS Mecca Wagner Battels Bpcholtz Glover Sweeney Harrington Gibbons McNerny Woods Stewart Cuthbert Walsh Berkhausen Grader Carlson Germony Crane Oifenhamer Indoor Track Tennis MAJOR LETTERS MAJOR LETTERS - CI ck C 'tJ Stud ggfgggfff lgfggggno P3Sare.fa'ica,,'r,.aeay wailing Merwiu Pack Colle? Fiske Clark Storm Herring Proffitt fmgr.J Lawson Lake Cook Levin SQUAD LETTERS Kirk Stuhmiller Maier Grant Cass't. mgr.J Oelheim BASEBALL Although Bennett has slipped down a notch from last year's standing she has not by any means lost her grip on the baseball scale. The 1930 Orange diamondeers put up an extra hard fight but had to acknowledge four schools as their superiors. However, if plans do not go amiss, the Baseball Trophy will find its next repose in Bennett where it may slumber on forever. TENNIS Under the careful vigilance of Coach Rosenthal and the expert leader' ship of Captain Clack, the 1930 Orange and Blue tennis team succeeded in bringing the Bowen Cup to rest in the trophy case, after losing only one match during the whole season. This is the first time this award has found a home in Bennett. We wish Captainfelect Pusateri all the luck in the world and hope that he and next year's team will persuade the Tennis Cup to take out a second year's lease on its present abode. L - 7- Y-1, Dick ftwice nicked by barberje 'il-ley, barberg gimme a glass of water. Barbcrfuvxfhassa matter? Hair in the mouth? Dick-- No, l want to see if my neck leaks. Speaking of operations, what this country needs is a good fivefcent SCHI4. What in the world could have caused that flat? Dunno Must have been that fork in the road. Collegiate-L'What did the farmer say in the field? Cheer Leader-L'Yea team! Let's go! Business is steadily moving up' ward, so the headlines declare. That probably means the aviation business. Dick McKee: How did you make out in the chorus tryout? Brickell: Fine. Made first base on four bawls. Eddie Cantor had just bought a new Austin and had his wife out for a ride when she exclaimed: i'Eddie, are we in a tunnel? No, dear, he replied, we are under a truck. Son freadingj-i'Pop, what is a pedestrian? Pop: 'LA pedestrian, my son, is the raw material for an accident. The industrial situation has ref solved itself largely into the problem of Situation WHI1tCd.lN Careful Mother: Johnny, if you cat any more cake you'll bust. Johnny: Vv7ell, pass the cake and get out of the way. A sophisticated janitor of a small oliice building was called on the 'phone Wheii asked if he was the janitor, he replied, Superintendent of light and heat speaking. After Dinner Speaker: After par- taking of such an excellent meal I feel that if I should have eaten any more l would be unable to speak. Bring him another sandwich, came a drowsy voice from the rear of the hall. WHOLESALE RETAIL A. KLEIN E9 SON Quality Meats and Better Sausage 230-234 Sherman Street Buffalo, New York Cr. 6829 Telephones-Cr. 6864 NORTH MAIN PHARMACY MAIN AT HERTEL CUT RATE DRUG STORE All IOC Pads, 9: Three Pads for 25'c All 'ic Candies and Gum, 4c Tliree for lOc SEE CARY SAFE COMPANY izoo NIAGARA STREET Bidwell ssvs For B Ei Tf2O UNDERWRITERS' LABEL SAFES For Home and Business Including Wall Safes and Vault Doors. Also Cabinets, Safe Deposit Boxes and Bank Equipment. Expert Repair Service. BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY A. G. Striker JEWELRY AND GIFT SHOP 1432 HERTEL AVENUE Buffalo, New York Please Mention the Beacon to Our Advertisers 62 Bennett Beacon The following have contributed generously to the Humor Section of the BEACON and their efforts are thoroughly appreciated. Esther Cooperman-121 Anna May Dugan-207 Louise Rudolph-123 Dorothy Sheter-121 Robert Lyon-206 Norman Begin, Humor Editor Ethel Schutt-207 Walter Buerger-206 Walter Davies-228 Gunnery Officer: See that man on that bridge three miles away? Gunner: Yes, sir. G. O.: Let him have a couple of shells in the eye. G.: Which eye, sir? Dad, I need a new hat. But you go without a hat. Yes, but I must have a hat to go without. Fond MamaiHere's a photograph of my little boy when he was a baby and I want you to make one of him as he is now. Photographer-But haven't you brought him with you? Fond Mama-I thought you could make an enlargement from this. Mr. Rupert fsternlyj- So a cirf cle has sides, eh? How do you make that out? Pupil: Inside and outside. Peace at any price is better than paying a fine for assault and battery. Fd like to have these shoes heeledf' Healed? Say, 'taint nothin' catchy is it? WITH AN X? Well, John, I hear you are court- ing a school teacher. Um. How's progress? She marked fourteen errors in my last letter. Coach Yost: What's the matter, Klein? Klein: I've got blisters on my feet. Yost: Well, run around until they are calloused. Pussy fafter football garnej Every bone in my body aches. Yost Then you can be glad you are not faj Herring. About Christmas time several years ago, one student was unfor- tunately burdened with an examina' tion. He was in a hurry to go home and as he didn't know the answer to the last question, he wrote: I don't know the answer, but God does. Merry Christmas. The answer came after New Years, when he received his paper back. It said: God gets 100: you get O. Happy New Year. Reed Herring: Bob. You're not afraid that coffee will stimulate you, are you? Bob Lyon: No. I had the waiter put loaf sugar in it. Teacher: Translate, 'Caesar traxit tres aciesf' Art Callahan funpreparedj : Caesar drew three aces. The Scotch surely are tight: Why, last summer I took a trip from Scot' land to Ireland, and they made me bring it back. 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This girl attracted the eye of one of the boys in the class and when she left, he still stared at the door on the thought that she might return. When she had gone, his face fell, but brightened again when the teacher remarked, John, if you must have an introduction, come around after second roll call and I will try to oblige you. The boy then went on happily with his geometry. Man wants but little here below, according to an old vvheezeg his inf dulgence in the miniature golf fad seems to bear out the truth of the saying. Please Patronize Our Advertisers Lang's Cream Top Milk A woman driver never takes more than half the road, but she always takes it out of the middle. Farmer- You've got a cold. How'd you get it? Tramp- I was sleeping in the field and somebody left the gate open. Got any oysters? asked the guest in a restaurant. No, sah, replied the sable vvaiterg ain't got no shellfish, 'cept eggs, sahf' Mr. Lyonflvly boy, think of your future. Bob-I can't. 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