Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Sulutaiory i 'i ONIGHT as we of the Class of 1954 reach the culmlna t1on of our hlgh school career we welcome each of you l wxth our deepest grat1tude and affectlon On thlS memor able occaslon our thoughts turn to those devoted people who haue gu1ded our paths durlng these four years and mstllled w1th1n us the hlgh 1deals of character WhlCh enable us to face the future wlth confidence We fully reallze that we could not have reached th1s stage 1n our emot1onal and educatlonal development solely through our own efforts We have been the rec1p1ents of guldance and 1nsp1rat1on from many sources By the1r pat1ent and self sacnficmg devotlon to our needs our parents have played an 1ncalculable part 1n brlngmg us closer to our goal Mr Farrar our esteemed pr1nc1pal has labored d1l1gently and s1ncerely to further our educatlonal alms and mold us 1nto capable and 1ntell1gent c1t1zens Our 1ntellectual and moral growth has been constantly nurtured by the tlreless efforts of Mr Walz and our respected faculty members But above all we have worked 1n Bennett Hlgh School IH an atmosphere wh1ch has always been conduclve to the pursu1t of knowledge and the preparat1on for l1fe Durmg the past four years the noble 1deals of our Alma Mater have been firmly 1mplanted w1th1n us and have led us to seek r1ch full and worthwhlle llves We have become aware of the broad VlStaS of knowledge and opportunlty awa1t1ng us 1n l1fe For all that have gulded us our parents our teachers and our school we are deeply and everlast lngly grateful Through the1r 1nterest and beneflclence toward us our parents and teachers have expressed the1r hope for the future well belng of the world We shall endeavor to fulfill these asplratlons by becomlng mature actlve c1t1zens It IS by these tangible means that we may glve full CXPFGSSIOU to our heart felt gratltude Tonlght we set forth on our dlvergent paths 1nto the unknown Re flectlng upon the past w1th devotlon and appreclatlon we face the future wlth falth and determlnatlon confident that THE BEST IS YET TO BE HERBERT L SUSSMAN 10 v . v v V . . 1 . . . . - p. . - , . , , 1 1 . , 1 7 Y ' v v v 1 ' v 1 ' - ' L , . v f 1 ' ' ' ' N vv , . . k

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Valedlciory ll ll ll E THE SENIOR CLASS stand on a hlgh polnt ln our early Journey through N H hfe Behlnd us l1e our four years of hlgh school durlng wh1ch our mxnds and - bodles have undergone a per1od of lntense maturatlon and development 1n prep ,,.. arat1on for the road ahead Before us hes the rest of our long and momentous Ml Journey through l1fe As we pause for a moment and take one more partlng ghmpse of the short load we have already traversed we are able to recogmze ltS true proportlons more clearly than ever before Now perhaps for the first tlme we come to reahze the slgmflcant role our parents teachers and fr1ends have played 1n readylng us for the trymg Journey ahead Through the palnstaklng efforts of our entlre faculty our Pr1nc1pal Mr Farrar our Asslstant Prlnclpal Mr Walz and our beloved parents our characters have been gradually but surely molded for the better unt1l we have emerged tonlght ready and eager to assume our proper posltlons 1n the world of today We have been g1ven not factual knowledge alone but rather the means to ut1l1ze th1s knowledge to the best of our ab1l1t1es through clear reasonlng and creatlve lmaglnatlon Through work and play through assoclatlon and experlence we have learned the value of honesty perseverance obed1ence and courtesy Yet we have also ga1ned deeper lessons those lnexphcable but 1ntr1ns1c vlrtues of the human soul that cannot be taught but must be acqulred naturally Such tralts as love under standmg moral as well as physlcal courage and falth are among those wh1ch we have gradually develol ed IH the conduclve atmosphere of our f3,ITlll18S our school and the great country ln Wh1Ch we l1ve Now we apprec1ate qulte clearly how thoroughly and unselfishly our parents and teachers have glven of themselves to make posslble the reahzatlon of th1s moment wh1le we have often been too preoccupled or too thoughtless to conslder thelr efforts or our own future serlously We wlll earnestly try however lnadequately to repay the1r falth and trust 1n us by br1ng1ng pra1se and honor to our Alma Mater through greater personal achlevements 1n the future 'Vow on th1s graduat1on nlght we must bld farewell to our days at Bennett Hlgh School and to a r1ch and wonderful perlod 1n our hves that w1ll never agaln return except m memory Yet we know that the spark of knowledge love and understandlng that was klndled w1th1n us here vnll not d1e but w1ll grow as the years go by 1nto a clean and wholesome flame that w1ll ever burn brlghtly IH our hearts Once agaln we look ahead to the long beckonlng road of l1fe wh1ch stretches away lnto the dlstant future We are filled w1th opt1m1sm and expectant elat1on at what may l1e 1n store for us along that w1nd1ng road Yet our Joy IS sobered by the knowledge that we are enterlng tlmes fraught Wlth tenslon dlscord and dlssentlon There Wxll be many dlihcult challenges to meet many heavy burdens to bear We need have no fear however Fortlfied by the thorough lnstruc t1on gmdance and tfalnlflg we have recelved durlng these last four years we w1ll be well pre pared to face whatever challenges the future may brlng We have enjoyed success thus far Whatever may befall us we place our hope and trust ln God for now Our tlmes are 1n H1s hands DAVID A HAYMAN 12 I -, s, ,, sf 'J . . . . s, sf , 1 s, ,, s- . . . . . . . y- xl N, - 1 xr sf -, ' ' ' ' ' - -1 -, -1 I ' sf s, -1 A E, -- x, ' ' 1 . I 1 , . A 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 , . 1 , . I . . . 1 1 Y Y ' 1 1 - 1 ' 1 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 , . I . . . . . L 1 1 1 , . 1 1 V. . . . , 1 1 1 ov . . . 1 1 ' 1 0. . 1 1 1 , . , . - . Y. . . . . , - - 1 1 1 ' 1 u ' - ' 11 1 1 .