Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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FAM TOM KLEIN Of course. you must know him V-everybody does! Combining scholastic skill. ideal leadership qualities. a strong sense of responsibility. and an even greater dose of initiative. Tom Klein has certainly built in four short years an impressive pyramid. At the very base of this pyramid we find his worst irritants. principally. people who can't meet deadlines and catty girls. Scaling further. his enthu- siastic interests are exposed for the world to view. It seems good ole Tom casts a favorable light on pizza. popular music. sports. and. of course. the Bennett BEACON. Among his noteworthy achievements stand membership in the Legion of Honor. the Key Club. the Student Council. the Science Club. and the Math Club. However. Tom was not satisfied at this stage. He was tapped for the Presidency of the Latin Honorary Society. served as Secretary of the Bennett Bowling Society. and was popularly acclaimed Treasurer of his class. Tom's scholastic standing. however did not suffer: his name remained near the top of the school's honor roll. This year too. he has worked endless hours to contribute toward the betterment of our school. As a Senior. Tom has reached the pinnacle of his pyramid--he is Editor-in-Chief of the BEACON. and Yaledictorian. as well as Treasurer of the graduating class. Upon leaving the familiar halls of Bennett this june. Tom will bestow his numerous talents on the ivy covered walls of Harvard. WR' all know that Tom cannot help but be the leader and organizer he has well proven himself. Success will certainly be his! NAN MARKEL A charming manner. intelligence. and friendliness have made Nan Markel rate a high place in Bennett's Senior class. Her long list of interests and activities is headed by being President of the French Honorary Society. Nan has always been interested in writing and has proven her ability by the excel- lent work that she has been doing on the BEACON. Last year she was editor of the junior Column and also an assistant editor. This year she holds the position of associate editor in charge of the literary department. She also has a flair for acting. which she has shown by the terrihc performance she gave in f'I'he Man Who Came to Dinner. In her Junior year. Nan was Vice-President of the Bowling Club. and she can also claim membership in the Legion of Honor. Although her dislikes are few. she does admit an aversion to cliches. stupid people. and food Cwhich she feels makes her fat.J When she isn't in school. she enjoys skiing. reading. writing. and taking an active part in her Young People's group. lVith all these outstanding activities to keep her busy. one would think that she would have no time to study. But somehow Nan manages to squeeze it in somewhere. and as a well deserved reward for her efforts. she expects to receive a jewelled honor pin upon graduation this June. As for the future. Nan plans to attend the University of Michigan where she will take up journalism. If her high school record is any indication of what she will do in the future. Nan will certainly go far. whatever course in life she pursues. So. all that we here at Bennett can say is. 'lBest of luck to you. Nan. KENNETH KREINHEDER As we walk through Bennett's Hall of Fame. we discover many inscriptions along its walls. One stands out. UK:-nneth Kreinheder. Class of 1957. Salu- tatorianf' it reads. Leadership and scholarship. spiced with a dash of determination. have combined to earn Ken. as he is more commonly known. this laudable spot. The Key Club seems to rate Ken's highest esteem. Hard work during his Junior year was rewarded by his subsequent election to the office of Treasurer and appointment as editor of its statewide newspaper. Hi-Y activities and the Legion of Ilonor. however. poll a close second. Ken has been a member of North Delaware Hi-Y for three years: last year's representative to the Inter-Hi-Y Council. he is now Corresponding Secretary of his club. As President of the Legion of Honor during the first term of his Senior year. he also applied his able talents to that organization. In addition. he has somehow found time to participate in the Latin Honor- ary Society. A familiar sight to all Bennettonians, Ken is on our Safety Patrol. W'e all laud his initiative in carrying out that job each morning during the school year. Of course. this outstanding Senior will be awarded a jewelled honor pin at graduation. As the doors of Bennett close behind him for the last time. Ken will leave all these cherished memories. ready to embark on the last lap of his education at Yale. Cornell. Hobart, or U. B. - probably Cornell. Although he is undecided as to his future work. we know that after the impressive record he has written at Bennett success will be inevitable.

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HALL OF GAIL Cl-IINELL Genuine leadership is a quality few possess. but to eombine this sterling attribute with a magnetic' personality is to spell the name of Gail Chinell. our Senior Class Girls 'l'reasurer. In addition to this. Gail has engaged in many extraeurrieular aetivities. Gail has eapably presided at the meetings of the Junior Red Cross Serviee Club and served as Viee-President of the Latin Honorary Soeiety. She has worked vigorously for the BEACON in her years at Bennett and is now Assoeiate Editor. Her exeellent seholastie rating has warranted her admission to the Legion of Honor. and upon graduation Gail will be the proud posses- sor of a jewelled honor pin. This. however. is only the beginning! Gail is the President of Senior Girls Hi-Y. She has also been on the Student Council for three years and is presently the Girls Representative-at-liarge. In addition. she will reeeive her Gold UB in sports this year. And she has still found time to be eo- manager of the sehool play The Man W'ho Came to Dinner. This busy gal likes many things. espeeially bowling. L'Peanuts . the BEACON. and stuffed animals. After some thoughtful eoneentration she said she dislikes wearing shoes. After graduation Gail plans to attend Uberlin College. W'e all wish her the best of luek in the future. and we are sure she will sueeeed in whatever she undertakes throughout her life. LAWRENCIE EDELMAN Wit. pep. enthusiasm. and personality plus they all add up to our own lovable l.arry Edelman. or Wlleddy Bear as he is known to many of us. Who ean dispute the faet that barry is one of the outstanding personalities in Bennett High Sehooli' Vte find that his eombined aehievements in the fields of leadership and extra-eurrieular aetivities are hard to equal. l,arry's school aetivities have ineluded the Math Club. Future Doetors Club. Key Club. and the Debate Soeiety. His eflierveseent personality has won him many friends. and his fellow students have demonstrated their high esteem of him by eleeting him President of the Student Couneil. of the Junior Red Cross Couneil. and of both last year's junior elass and this yearls Senior elass, As if this weren't enough. l.arry was one of our key players on this year's football team, He has partieipaled in football for three years. earning major letters in both his Junior and Senior years. No assembly would be eomplete without a toueh of l.arry's humor. although this versatile senior isn't satisfied with just being amusing. He also plays the bass viol and is an exeellent orator. as exemplified by the work he has done on the Debating 'l'eam. Larry readily admits his liking for friendly people with smiling eyes . parties. and girls. His dislikes. however. are Confined to a few. Cynieal people do not agree with him. and lengthy homework assignments are eon- sidered 'Sthumbs down. liarry plans to enter the pre-medieal eourse at Vyestern Reserve University after graduation. We will miss him. but we are eertain that he will be as sueeessful in his future Career as he has been here at Bennett High Sehool. JOYCE FRUET Here. there. and everywhere! That is eertainly the way to describe one of Bennett's busiest and most popular Seniors. If you should happen to be fortunate enough to eateh joyee during one of her rare free moments. you would diseover that she has numerous hobbies and definite likes. among whieh are eating lobster. daneing. growing pony tails. and listening to symphonies. However. we have managed to find only one pet peeve. This poor girl has found that she intensely dislikes washing dishes. In faet. we have diseovered from a very seeret souree that one of her main ambitions is to own an eleetrie dishwasher! .loyet-'s interests are by no means eonfined to the light and gay. though. ln reeognition of her outstanding seholastie reeord. she is a member of the l.eg'ion of Honor. the l rent'h Honorary Soeiety. and is Currently Treasurer of the Honorary Soeiety of English and Literature. In addition to these honors. she will be the proud possessor of the jewelled honor pin upon graduating. Debating is also one of .loyee's many talents. Due to her exeellenee and enthusiasm in this field. she was Seeretary in her Junior year. and is Pres- ident in her Senior year of the Bennett Debating Soeiety. As .Ioyee prepares to leave Bennett to enter her Chosen field of psyehol- ogy at Wellesley or Western Reserve. we feel eertain that she cannot help but sueeeed. All of our best wishes go with her. and we wish good luek and happiness to this fine young lady who has done so mueh for Bennett.

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SHEILA RUSH Here is a girl who seems to be everywhere at once. with a determined sparkle in her eye. and a friendly Hello for all. A perfect blend of leader- ship. personality. and intelligence makes Sheila Rush a sterling example of a successful Bennettonian. Sheila may appear to be forever in a hurry. but that is a matter of neces- sity. Last year. for example. she accomplished a multitude of tasks. serving as Secretary of the Junior class. Keeper of the Purse for the Latin Honorary Society. a BEACON stafl member. and an active participant in her Hi-Y Club. She also managed to find enough spare time to work as an office monitor. and to participate in after-school sports. which will enable her to receive her Gold HB . As a Senior. Sheila claimed even more honors. Her diligent work on the BEACON was rewarded by her selection for the co- editorship of the Literary Column. The Legion of Honor. the Debating Team. and the Inter Hi-Y Council. which she serves as Treasurer. also re- ceive her support. Perhaps the highest honors bestowed upon this outstand- ing Senior were her election as President of the Latin Honorary Society and Secretary of the Senior class. A jewelled honor pin will be awarded to Sheila. who places extremely high in her class. Sheila does have one fault. we must admit ffshe's a finicky eater. especially where vegetables are concerned. That is quite forgotten. though, when she is able to have a taste for sports. sweets. Biology. Latin. and dancing. Sheila would like to attend Chatham College in Pittsburgh. concentrating on a career in journalism or social work. We know that Sheila cannot help but succeed. Our only wish is -best of luck and Cod-speed! ROY LEVITCH Friendly. sincere. and truly one of Bennett's outstanding students is Roy Leviteh. He can usually be found under slide rules. behind test tubes. or in a football uniform. Roy is well known for his amazing mathematical ability, In his Junior year alone he won two math contests. and he is now President of Bennett's Math Club. Roy's talents are not wholely confined to the solving of com- plicated problems. Science is also one of his major interests. Ile is now President of the Science Club. and he loves to delve into the mysteries of theoretical science. electronics. and atomic devices. This all-around Senior also finds time in his busy schedule to be active in the Key Club. and to be a member of the Legion of Honor. He has been a member of the football team for four years. and has won a football squad letter. And. naturally. Roy will receive a jewelled honor pin upon gradu- ating. Roy has a great many likes. among which are food, especially pizza. sports. and Saturday nights. However. we haven't been able to End a pet peeve for this agreeable Senior. The honored profession of engineering is Roy's choice of a future occupa- tion. and he plans to enter lVIassachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall. VVith his remarkable record. we feel certain that he will succeed in whatever he attempts. JAYNE TRUCKENPORT Without the very popular Vice-President of this year's Senior class. Beu- nett's Hall of Fame would not be complete. I am sure many will remember Jayne as the pert Peter Pan of the i956 BEACON Assembly. and will recall her other excellent performances in Bennetts Variety Shows. Christmas assemblies. Bennett-Ken assemblies. and numerous other Bennett productions. In fact. this Winsome Senior will admit that she delights in acting. dancing. and in music of many moods. Like most people. however. Jayne confesses to having a few pet peeves. Unsociable Senior boys are taboo with her. and prejudiced people just don't rate on her list of favorites. Jayne's skill in leadership has been recognized in her winning of the Elk's Leadership Award. She was elected Vice-President of the Junior Coun- cil of VVorld Affairs and has worked on the Model United Nations this year. Jayne loves talkative people. and she herself is an excellent orator. Not only did she place second in the Girls' lligh Oratorical Contest. but she also won the Mercer Speaking Contest in her Junior year. In spite of her many activities. our industrious student has not neglected her classwork. Jayne is Vice-President of the Legion of Honor. and will be further honored by receiving the jewelled pin upon graduation. BEACON work and sports have also occupied a place in Jayne's busy schedule. In her Freshman year she was co-editor of the Freshman Column. and now is co-editor of the Senior Staff. An avid sports fan. Jayne will re- ceive the Gold HB for four years of after school sports. After graduating from Bennett. Jayne intends to enter Duke University. She is seriously considering either missionary or social work as her chosen vocation. W'e know that this admirable girl will surely achieve her goals.