Burgard Vocational High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Z0 ..THECRAFTSMAN fam cilrfiafofzy .... About four years ago sans the blare of trumpets and pompous celebrations, four hundred odd youths shouldered imaginary shields and grasped more imaginary swords and set out upon a modern Crusade to partake of the advantages of vocational education. Armor we had, not the glistening mail of the medievals, but sturdy cover- alls and aprons destined to ward off the obstacles of our occupations. Our pavilions were the rugged walls of Burgard from whose turrets floated the pennant of royal blue and white. Our army, youths of stalwart ambitions and worthy causes, was mustered from North, South, East, and West, and under the supreme guidance of King Kamprath and his staff of lesser potentates, our faculty, the modern Crusade began to attack the studies set before us. The First Crusade began in the year of our Lord 1933. We commenced our march to gain diplomas by becoming acquainted with our respective duties and by following the priceless advice of our skilled instructors. The enthusiasm of the army was flaw- less. ln june we fought our battle of examinations with the eagerness of the siege of Acre and proceeded on to greener pastures. By the second year of our Crusade we were seasoned veterans, having passed from the timid stage of our initial entrance to one of joy and happiness by participating in the myriad special activities offered us. The second lap passed swiftly for us, who had but glanced at the shape of things to come. lt sped by, but our alertness captured mounting friendships and left no regrets. As the Third Crusade opened we realized the road to our jerusalem, although a beaten path, was pregnant with dismal obstacles of fate. But this allowed our true qualities to become exposed and we covered with leaps and bounds the path of knowledge. By the beginning of the Fourth and final Crusade we were dignified seniors filled with the fire of success. Completely gone were the shrouds of disillusion and ignorance, for our guiding officers had brilliantly illuminated the road we were to follow. We were clear-headed and eager for we saw at the end of that Fourth Crusade a gilded diploma, our Christian cross, the goal of our wanderings. We had quenched our thirst for knowledge from the overflowing cup of Burgurd. So at the close of our adventurous campaign we, the graduating class, are aware that the world does not owe us a living. We will be content with life's opportunities for which we were trained. And now as we stand on the threshold of our Alma Mater, to face life's great commencement, we hope that those to follow in our footsteps will drink deep of the goblet of erudition with open minds and open hearts, for life was made to be lived. Let us live it. '

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NINETEEN THIR Top ro TY-SIX.. ll91 cfm Qfpm W, left to right- Bottom row, left to right- PAUL W. MILLER OLLIE E. HELLMAN President Secretary jOHN I. NOWAK HORACE C. DUTCHER Vice-president Historian RUSSELL I. RENDA ANTHONY I. SAGLIANI Treasurer Prophet

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NINETEEN THIRTY Top row, left to right- Affrunti, Anthony I. lParrotl .... lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Volleyball Honor Roll lnterclass Baseball Aviation Club Track SIX.. Z ......,.,.,...Aviation Alliota, Philip lPhill ..,..,..,. .......... A utomobile lnterclass Baseball lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Volleyball Hi-Y Club Alm Donald lDonl ..,..... Automobile y, ..........,... . Cross Country Varsity Track Varsity Rifle Club Dramatic Club Automotive Research Club lnterclass Baseball lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Volleyball Anderson, Robert iAndyl ......,,... Automotive Research Club Dramatic Club lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Volleyball lnterclass Baseball Debating Club Barain, Henry lHankl ........ .. lnterclass Baseball lunior Band Senior Band Automobile Automobile of7Q 6 Bottom row, left to right- Barto, William iBilll ....,...... Aviation Club Rifle Club lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Baseball Football Squad Arts Club Bazela, Sigismund W. lZiggyl ........,.. Senior Band Orchestra Dance Orchestra Brass Choir Model and Hobbies Club Track Beanard, Wallace lBeansl Automotive Research Club lnterclass Volleyball lnterclass Baseball Electrical Expirimenters Club Becker, Harold A. iHaIl .......... Cross Country Track Rifle Club Practical Mechanics Club Aviation Club lnterclass Volleyball Automobile .Automobile Automobile ............Aviation Hi Y Club Beicke, Harold lStardustl ..........,,.... Automobile Stamp Club lnterclass Basketball lnterclass Baseball lnterclass Volleyball