Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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ADAM DZIMIAN Science Now, if . . . ESTHER EGNER Homemuking Today we will learn how to boil water ESTELLE EMERSON Hamemaking Know thyself MARY EVELEIGH Illatllemulics The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not lit to be deemed a scholar MILDRED V. FORD Social Studios If you don't pass, I'm going to boil you in oil! GUIDANCE . Vocational and academic testing as well as the processing 'of college applications, are the two essential duties of our Guidance Department. This year many exams were given to the students for the purpose of improving the present system of honors and scholarship classes. These tests also aided the counselors in giving advice to students concerning their high school courses, college plans, and vocational aspirations. Those Seniors applying for scholarship aid, are greatly as- sisted hy a booklet describing scholarships made available by various Western New York associations. This report, pub- lished by the Board of Education, is compiled by our own Guidance Department. College Day, an annual event at Bennett, is another pro- gram sponsorcd by our Guidance Department. It feattres con- ferences for future college students with representatives from various universities. Relating to college, we lind that over a thousand college applications pass through the Guidance Office for marks, recommendations, and other information. Bennett's Seniors who are accepted to college, and who embark on successful careers, certainly can trace much of their inspiration to the excellent advice and counsel, which was rendered by our able Guidance Department. RALPH S. FORGIONE Science . . . and, hmm, well people . . .' Guidance assists students as they plan for the future. 15 1

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ENGLISH .lust as a well-written composition has an introduction, so does the well-informed Freshman at Bennett have an intro- duction to basic English. After English II with Julius Caesar and more grammar drill, the third year English student is ex- posed to curriculum of a dilferent nature. Extensive work in vocabulary and composition is conducted in preparation for college board and scholarship examinations. Some English classes compiled an anthology of original verse set in an ar- tistic hackground of the student's design. Part of the English Department, Bennett's Drama and Speech Department entertains the school with a variety show and play. In order to give their courses additional meaning the students also participate in many classroom and inter- school debates and speaking contests. For the Senior, fourth year English was unusually stimu- lating. A major part of the year's work concerned the writing of weekly themes. In conjunction with these assignments, a literary magazine, The Harbinger, was published containing the hest efforts of the honors classes. Bennett's English courses are indeed designed to cover all phases of this complex subject. Its obvious success is verified by the returning college Freshmen who repeatedly say how well Bennett prepared them for college English. JUSTINA R. CROLL Libmly Y There is no frigate ' like a book To take us lands away. l The adventurelands of literature are explored in English. 14 l 1 N 1 .l . Social Studies No, hm, a cartographer dxesn't make carts! ' N ORA A. CURRY K l SARAH DALY languages You must be spending too much time od some other subject 1 N CARL L. DENI Science Let's sittle down 1 1 l N 1 W l 1 l 1 JOHN R. DEVLIN l Scienoei 1 Again, I don't memorize the fat ls, i they're in the book l DOROTHY H. DINSMORE English Speak up! l 1

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A fixture housewife gains experience in Homemakiug classes. HELEN D. GABRIEL Social Studies What we need is diplomats to get us out of this mess! HOMEMAKING Bennett Homemaking students learned how to please their future families under the leadership of their capable teachers. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, was clearly exemplified in these student's daily classes. The girls made luscious brownies and scrumptious pies, that lilled the fourth floor corridors with a tantalizing odor that made one's mouth water. This year, the girls once again entered the Betty Crocker contest in which state and national scholar- ships were awarded. In the sewing classes, the girls were instructed in the arts of good grooming, color harmony, and balance. Besides making articles of clothing for their personal use, the girls created wool bonnets which were given to the retarded children of our city. Bennett s school nurse, cooperating with the Homemalring Department, gave informative health demonstrations in Home Nursing. This subject is related to another useful and essen- tial course, Childcare. As a conclusion to this comprehensive training, Family Re- lations, offered only to Seniors, taught Bennett's future homemakers general housekeeping and family management. Thus Benuett's girls leave our school well prepared for their role in society as housewives and mothers. , I6 ' l .l0llN P. GALLIVAN Science ' Do you know where room 311 is? 4 MARIE QERACE Social Studies Now children . . . 1 MARGARBT GIESECKE Ar! l Let us have design and order in everything ANTHONY M. GUADAGNO GTOD boys Cuidancd, Nu, you can't drop seventh hour! I 1 MARY CLARE HARRIN English X 'I am like a mother to my I 1 l I 1 i