Boys High School - Edisonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Swimming Continued I want to say to the Freshmen and Sophomorss that if they want to learn swimming hy the best known method, they mst then overcue their fear' of the water and get into lt. No one has ever learned to swim by sitting around watchlng others swlm. He must get into the water and have constant practice. llany older people would give a great deal to know how to ewla,and you should appreciate the fact that we have the facilities and the teacher necessary to instruct you ln this art. .Swimming is not only a sport, but the beet all around exercise or body developer that there ls. Learn to swim and feel that if the need arises you may he able through your experience to save another's life. I feel that after my experience and training ln swimming, that I can compete with other swimmers in the Municipal races held through- out the clty. Basketball Previous to the launching of our inter-class competition for the basketball championship of the school, Hr. llerenberg conducted a six week basketball clinle making available tc every boy the opportunity to become acquainted with the technique and various rules of the game. Clase competition was the next step and with lt the incorporation of the idea of having the entlre tournament handled hy the boys. All games were refereed, tlmed and scored hy the members ot' the various teena, and we are proud of the fact that competitive spirit was kept well under control. me hundred and twelve C1121 boys formed the nucleus of the thlr tesn U35 particlpatlng teams and after e month of competition Clase 2E oaptelned by llatthew Szesepanlk, proved themselves top team by defeat- ing Class 2B who's leader was Stanley Fajak. Q ill l. llatthew Sxesepanlk 6. Bernie McCall 2. Jeles Hargravs 7. Roman Gorny 3. Joseph Jarezyk 6. John Sq-ntek B. Richard Buseeml 9. Joseph Batteglia 5. Kenneth Schlau 10. lilcholas Caldarella OUR THANKS GO T01 lr. Arthur R. Dalton for his contribution of an official score book. lr. William J. Regan for allowing us the use of the Girls Vocational School gymnasium for the final game. ltr. John Morrissey for those splendid pictures taken durirg the bas- ketball season. The officials who volunteered their servloee 3 11 4 special recognition for their splendid work ares ln W Q 'un' 1. John Barnes 5, Otto pnulbo 2- Sflhlev FIJI! 6. A175010 Blondo 3. Peter llchrtlln 7. Edward Slominski 15. James Bargrave 8. Eugene loffnrd

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Sldlmlgg During the school term of 1938-39, the Board of Education issued a request that each swimming instructor keep an accurate account of the number of boys who entered the school and were unable to swim. It stated that if possible, every boy was to be a swimmer by the end of the school term, even if he had to receive private tutoring. In this school this group of non-swimmers was tried from month to month, and out of a grand total of 108 non-swimmers, 102 were taught to swim.The others had such a fear of the water that it was impossible for them to learn the art of swimming. Those who learned are very proud of their achlevement and are new capable of passing the American Red Cross 'be- ginners and swimmers tests. The .intra-mural swimming contests proved very close and most ln- teresting. The finale were witnessed by an enthusiastic audience. Hr. !lorrissey's sophomore group 2B and lr. Cooke's freshmen group 1K were the victors. lr. Kean and lr. Chapin, members of the faculty, acted as judges. The individual championship of the school was wen by James Poppen- burg with a total of 30 points. He was followed closely by Thomas Daurello who garnered 29 points. The very cream of sw1mmers,B in all from the junlors,compsted ln this event. It was a severe test of b events, the boys competing ln 2 events each night. ' Hr. Burke has issued a warning to each class relative to outdoor swimming. All boys were warned to walt until the water was sufficient- ly warm to enjoy this outdoor eport. This advice was given not because the boys are incapable of handling themselves ln the water, but because of the danger of cramps, submerged objects when diving, shsllow water. W Advance ln Swimming. As I think of leaving this school, I look back to the first year that I entered the door of the Boys High School.At that time as a swim- mer I was a very good rock. W knowledge of swimming was so limited that I thought that all there was to it was to kick your lege and thresh your arms about in the water. The first few weeks lr. Burke gave us lessons in the leg k1ck.Experiences ln this exercise aided me in build- ing up confidence and made me the more determined to become a good ewlm- mer. Our next exercise combined breathing with the leg kick and I soon found that this exercise was both beneficiary to sql lungs as well as to improve on my ability as a swimmer. After the breathing drill oame the arm movement which plays a very prominent part in swimming. This exer- cise consisted of hooking your toes to a railing attached to a side of the pool. You then stretch out upon the surface of the water and go through the motions of swimming, but of course you do not move as your feet prevent this. This exercise includes both rbythmetlc breathing as well as proper arm rotation. Well, finally the day came when we started swimming the width of the pool and I found that I could do lt. what e thrill this was. Of course the distance was not very great,but 'it was my first achlovment and cf course I was proud of nyself. The stroke we then learned was the Breast Stroke and finally the BackS1'roke. I paid strict attention to Hr. Burke's advice while we were having these lessons and I now feel that I have profited by his advice. Today I can swim very well and I know that ln case of an emergency I can be counted upon to render W serv- icee oapably, because included in ey training was lifesaving drills. I learned how to break the front strangle hold, the back strangle hold, and also the double strangle hold. Then I was taught artificial respi- ration and shown the actions to bring to consciousness a person who has been partially drowned.

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lgailall Q A di splay of spud, stamina and skill enabled Otto Palumbo to swoop through five tournanont natoheo to beoono the handball champion of tho oohool. Thlrty freehmen, twanty-olght leoond year boys and six third year boys ware attracted to the tournament sponlorad by our handball club. First round wlnnoro were: Peter Zvaok, Cholawa, Slominakl, Portor, Skrok, Stotanak, Trapp, Ellis, Byers, Adaloxak, Dohooo, Wofford, Fabar, loanlg,Daure1iq Graonborg, D1Solvo, Klriatkoweki, llorodlth, sgrranmino, Palumbo, Kullk, Pajak, Illhiiilkig Belliltrea. llikulokl. P. Arida, Oroes, Decarlo. Celdorello, and Slepanik. Nrotnooond and third round natohao produced a total oi' 66 ganna and rasultod in tha oltnlnatlm of all but four of tha contestants. Somhfinalists woreg Wofford dafoated Peter 21-19 21-llu Palumbo defeated Gross 21-12 21-20. The final gamo kept the spootaton in a oonltant round of applause as both boys displayed an amazing knowledge of-W0 Sllh NND! Wh' 'ln with eoorohlng lot shots and oonling it off with soft lobe. Palumbo 17 21 21 Wofford 21 19 19 PID POUG llth tha lost effootlve baokhand lmeehing Ivor lean in this school Guy Ianello detoated lilliam Johnson in the renewal of an 'A' Lngua png pong tournaments An appreciative audlonoa witnessed tho final ganol and wildly ap- plauded the speotaoular shots made by both players. lw Ianello 21 21 Z3 22 Johnson 16 16 2 20 Referee Hman Oorny The addition of another ping-pong table nade it posslhla for us to expand our tournaltnt ambition! and whsn the oall for players was sound- ed, one hundred and tvmty-night 11281 boys readily responded. A total of two hundred ond seventy-four C2710 guns or twenty-one 1211 points eaoh Ill playod hofore our finalists, Otto Pnlumho and Eugene lofford net in the finals for tha Class 'B' school ohampionlhlp. Otto Palumbo Ina ol-owned 'h' champion after four exciting gamss. 19.211 Palumbo 19 21 21 21 Wofford 21 .18 17 10