Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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

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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

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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.