Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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RICHARD KINSMAN Leadership. athletic ability and popularity distinguish Richard Kinsman as an outstanding member of Bennett's Hall of Fame. As a result of serving our school so admirably in the past four years. Dick was elected president of the senior class. The Peoples' Choice is active in many extra-curricular activities. thus completing his well-rounded personality. Handsome Dick excells in sports and has deservingly earned two major letters in both track and basketball as well as receiving Honorable Mention on the city's All High Football Team. His amazing talents do not stop here, how- ever, for he was also president of the junior class and an active mem- ber in many school organizations including the Student Council and Key Club. He also served as sports editor of the Bennett BEACON. N. Richard dislikes getting up, but once he's awake he loves peppy people, Latin music and Friday nights, all in keeping with his active social life. We at Bennett know that Richard Kinsman will be successful in anything he undertakes and will honor the name of his school. VVe sincerely hope the future will yield the success he so richly deserves as he studies engineering at college. DONALD PFAU The quiet, serious member of the Senior Class who most assuredly will meet with future success is Don Pfau. the Class Prophet. Don has worked on the Projection Stat? and for this service will receive a gold pin. He is a member of the Key Club and the Legion of Honor and is Chaplain of North Delaware Hi-Y. In addition to his honor schoolwo1'k, for which he will receive a .Iewelled Honor Pin, Don has accepted the weighty responsibilities of service to other students in the area. For two years he has been the President of the Buffalo and Erie County Hi-Y Council, serving his community as well as his school. Don readily admits his liking for friendly people with smiling eyes . parties and shrimp. Careful urging will force him shyly to reveal a dislike for liver. prejudiced individuals and naturally, lengthy home- work assignments. He has been an active participant in the homeroom basketball and swimming programs and prefers football to any other spectator sport. Future plans. for which a prophet should excel, include entrance to Grove City College. Grove City. Pennsylvania. Here Don hopes to study a pre-Theology course, in preparation to entering the ministry. In this noble venture, as previously, Donald Pfau will continue to travel his destined path of service to others. JACK VVERBLOVV Great seems to be the best adjective for Jack VVerblow's many traits. A great personality is the major factor for his success here at Bennett. Oratorically speaking. Jack has accomplished great things. The Public Address Crew. Debate Team, All-High Oratorical Contest, Voice of Democracy Contest, and winner of the Mercer Speaking Con- test are some of the steps that merited Father Time Nverblow to be the Master of Ceremonies of the 1953 Variety Show. It is of course fitting. then. that as a senior. Jack was president of the Bennett Players and is to receive his Gold Speech Pin, In his third year at Bennett. Jack was president of the Junior Council on 'World Affairs and was a winner of the Americanism essay contest. an honor he also earned this year along with being president of the Legion of Honor. Jack can also claim membership in the Student Council and Key Club for three years as well as the Literary Co-Editorship of the BEACON. and. he will receive his Jewelled Honor Pin at graduation. Jack has a great dislike for show-offs and insincere, intolerant people while he says. I like my mom's banana cake, He also likes shirts with button-down collars and baseball 1He's a Yankee fanl. .lack's college plans are indefinite. although he hopes to become a lawyer. and from his record, we are sure he-'ll be a great one. 15

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fs, IDX e n n e I I DONALD GDNSDN The name of the story you are about to reall lS A Ilay with Ibollf The star is Donald flonson. the Bennett boy who spcalis. slugs. stlld- ies. writes and presides. Early nlorning finds Iron. a posscssor of a silver speecll pln. giving' notices over the P. A. system. Math. seienc. and languages are basic in I'Jon's heavy schedule. but even so. a .Iexvelled Honor Pin is his due come graduation night. Period SE Gons. the Senior Representative. may ht- found at all executive board meeting of the Student Council. Seventh hour brings llllil the biggest job of all, for Editor Gonson is head nlan on thc Bennett BEACON. After school you lllfiy find llilll at a meeting of the Legion of Honor. giving the U'P?iSlll'Ol S report. Besides being State chaplain of the Key Clllb. Don is in the spotlight as its presi- dent at Bennett. lf. as you stroll by the BEACON office you hear male lilt Iill3UlS or' the staff burst into a chorus of Everybody Loves Saturday Night. you can be sure tlley are being led by the easy-going' Editor. As Don says. I love Saturday night. hilt then doesn't everybody? At thc llliltl of this interview. hard at work L'I'lllTllillIiQ,i for the College Boards. lion stated that studying lacks it. Cynical people are cut too. Next year Don will attend Columbia University to study pre-law. And so 'we close our ease, A Day witll Don, The verdict: He is one of our nlost active Bennettonians. DAVID HAYMAN lllt'XhkillSl3b1Q energy. a sparkling' personality. and a gifted intellect combine in the person of David Hayman. Senior Class xv3li'tllC'tOl'l2il'l. The wide scope of his extra-curricular activities attest to Dave's versatility in many fields. Dave takes an intense interest ill his school work and serves as President of both the Math and German Clubs in after-school hom-5, He has been a member of the Science Club for three years, holding' the office of Secretary in his junior year, Active participation in the Legion of Honor and the Junior Council on VVorld Affairs also find their place in Dave-'s crowded schedule. The chairmanship of the Bennett delegation to the model United Nations General Assembly is another post which Dave has eapahly fulfilled. He has also earned his Bronze BEACON Pin by his work as Co-Editor of the Bennett lil Review Column in his last year. Dave will also receive El certificate for his service in the Guidance Ofhce. Dave's favorite pastinle is rambling through Buffalos streets in his Nash Rambler. Also high on his list of favorites are ivy clothes. science-fiction. and Legion of Honor parties. He confesses his dislikes for peace and quiet. band music. and legible handwriting. Dave plans to take a pre-nledical course at Harvard IjlllY0l'SliA' after gi1'2ltll121tiOY'l. VVe feel sllre that Dave will be as successful in his future career as he has been at Bennett High School. MARGARET HOLT Popular . . . vivacious . . . intelligent. Adjectives don't set-nl to do the inimitable Margaret Holt justice. Perhaps a look at the many and varied activities in which she has engaged will offer an indication of her initiative and ability. The BEACON reaped the benefits of Margart-t's talents her junior and senior years when she served as Assistant Advertising Manager and Advertising Manager respectively. It is a tribute to Maggie that new records were established in advertising both years. Maggie llas also found time to serve Bennett as kill ofiice monitor and as the Veep of the Junior Council on '-Vorld Affairs. Her poise and orator- lcal prowess were ably shown tliI'OllQ,All her participation in the Mercer Speaking Contest as a junior. VVell-deserved recognition of hcr popu- larity. leadership and scholarship was awarded Maggie by election lo the Student Council her Sophomore yr-al and to the Lilgllill of Honor tllis year. Maggie has a great appreciation for thi- finer thlligs ln life. just as other people who like the finer things in life appreciate Maggie. She readily ?ifililltS to a fondness for literature. especially poetry. Even when sbeaking of hcl' Det aversions. she cant resist a llt'le :illitera- tion, f'OlitlPlilIilllg Mondays math and rllaniacs' Magg'ie's service to the school and hcl' rare pllllosoplly of llfe have llliflfe Bennett pI'Olltl of her. Our thoughts alld best wishcs go with her in the future. Her inevitable success will lilfikv- us prouder yet. 14

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Log of the I. .I Bennett SEPTEMBER 19.30 JUNE 1954 I NEW HORIZONS It was September of the year 1950 Weather Stormy Attacked by unfrlendly people Yes we had started our four year Journey 1n new waters The crew was hand plcked from the ports of 66 63 64 81 47 22 21 and 74 fWe regret those we have mlssedl Wlnd Favorable DlF6Ct1OH Ever Upward The crew s representatlve for the first year on the seas was Lynn Rock David Hayman with an average of 999 held top pos1t1on in the crows nest In preparatlon for encounter w1th the p1rate sh1p Kensmgton the captam had an assembly of the Shlp s crew October 31 1950 Th1s assembly lasted much to our amusement for many an hour Our confidence was well placed when our team brought home the head of the severed Knlght However due to an 1nel1g1b1l1ty we had to forfelt the SpOllS of vlctory The ship s clown Ronald Joseph performed ad mlrably w1th the capable asslstance of Davld Axle rod durmg the neophytes assembly a few weeks later Shlpboard we had all sorts of athletes Captam Mary Hendrlcks and her volleyball team led the freshman g1rls to vlctory over the seniors X Y BEN Qulte a crew from the home ports of 63 and 22 aptly defeated the hlgh and mighty four year men 1n the mtra mural league at basketball To keep us amused two of our r1s1ng stars Jeff and h1s Mutt fRoz Benatov1ch and Mar1lyn Cohenl performed superbly 1n Jacks and Jllls the first of yearly shlpboard product1ons Outstandmg sxghts 1n ports where we refueled were the Colgate Thlrteen and the Chrlstmas As sembly Gloomy weather loomed ahead as one of our sh1pmates passed away W1th the passlng of our former prmclpal Charles Elbert Rhodes and be loved classmate Marlene M1chaels a sad note was struck 1n the makxng of our hlstory As the first year of the tr1p lay 1n back of us we had accomphshed much and we were well started toward a fru1tful and eventful voyage P Honlg First Mate Ill II ANCHORS AWEIGH' Year 1951 52 Weather Calm Dlsposltlon Good The second year of the four year Journey proved to be more pleasant than the first Our transportatlon 1n ports at Wh1Ch we stopped was greatly supplemented by the mtroductlon of transportatlon cards 1n place of the old transport 3tlOH books ws' The second year we elected Erwm Cutler as crews representatlve and Peter Hubbell was elected Boy s Representatwe at Large Agam at the top of the ladder was David Hayman w1th a phenomenal average and several of our shlps mterpreters won l1ngu1st1c awards The Sh1pS reporters were Davld Axlerod and Entertainment for the year was a speaker from the F B I iFederal Boat Investlgatorsl H Catherme Smlth accompanled by her seemg eye dog talked on her tr1p to Europe Dur1ng that year some of our Petty Officers had an argument over Conscrlptlon of All Amerlcans 1n Tlme of War Our chlef exponent of that was Jack Werblow In New Orleans we stopped over for the Mafdl Gras Partlclpatlng were many of our own sh1p mates The show itself was cllmaxed by a dance ln Wh1Ch the Kmg and Queen of the Mardl Gras were chosen To enable others of the crew to have a meetmg on the foredeck the two year veterans had thelr own entertamment ln the boller room lSophomore Assembly P Thls performance done solely by members of our class proved us to be very Orlglnal As the second year closed we had already be gun to make a name for ourselves Our history was bemg recorded on to the annals of the L J Bennett Antlclpatmg an even greater future we look w1th regret to the years that have past M Holt Second Mate 0 0 .. 7 7 V 7 Y V 9 ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' V. . . . , . . 0 4 o . . . Q 1 ' y . ' . , . . 9 - . V. . f v y I xc, . , Q ls , 1 n . I . - I Q 1 . , , 4. . ' . ' 0 . 0 0 ' 1 v 1 ' n y ' , . . y . n - - . y - 7 Q . 4 , ' , E 's . , . s -.03 ',.W.., 3,',,o' Gary Toffolo. ' I '. .1 C9 I --I . 1 0 x 4 - lm . . . . 1 va Q. B . Y - ' P49 4' ' . '3 ' pn. ' V 9.4 4gl'I .so , v , '- : a H . . . N . . ,, . Q 1 ' ' V 9 . . - v - . . . . , 1 v ' Y V V ' - Q n I . . . . , , ,