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

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1898 iklcharh if Qlarherrp 1951 September 15th 1951 brought the sad news of the passing on of Richard J Carberry beloved Burgard Automotive Shop Instructor He had been 1ll several months but had xxiitten Mr Kamprath stating his return to his duties would be Octobei lst 1951 Mr Carberry had been an Automotive Shop Instructor for 25 years 21 years at Burgard Vocational High School and foul at Elm Vocational with part of the latter four years at the Boys Continuation School. As a young man he was a racing car enthusiast and piloted racing cars in competition at the Lockport and Batavia racetracks. His hobbies in recent years had been photography and gardening. He made man3 film strips which he had used 's visual aid in is is teaching. Mr. Carberry s elementary education was acquired at Annunciation Paro- chial School. His secondary education was at St. Joseph s Collegiate Institute and the Buffalo Technical High School. He also was a graduate of the Buffalo State Teachers College course for x ocational shop teachers. Prior to becoming a shop teacher he owned his own automobile sdrx ice garage and was the ser- vice manager of the Buffalo Oakland Motor Car Company. Mr. Carberry was married in 1938 to Madeleine Olivia Ball who survives him. Three brothers and two sisters also survive. Richard J. Carberry was a teacher of outstanding ability. His natural Irish wit and humor, his sympathetic approach to the students' problems, his deep understanding of their needs and encouragement made him beloved by the Burgard faculty and the student body. For tho' the Giant Ages heave thc hill and break the shore. and everyone Make and break. and work their willg Tho, world in 'myraids roll Round us. each with different powers, And other forms of life than ours. What know we greater than the soul? On God and Godlike men we build our trust. -Alfred Tennyson Sleep, bilznt ff1'1BI1U, in Svlumhsr Qwest it

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aah aim he thy apnea. .-.. 1890 Qffugsnsflfl Tllillisrls 1952 Eugene M Werle 62 lmotype mstxuctor 1n thxs school smce 1931 dxed of a heart attack on the mornmg of Janualy 29 1959 on h1s way to school Mr Werle was found slumped at the wheel of h1s car which had run head on against a tree 1n Humboldt Park Born 1n Geneva January 6 1890 M1 Welle came to Buffalo as a boy He attended School 5 He entered the prmtmg trade as a youth and worked for several years for the Charles E Grant pr1nters 75 East Eagle St He also worked for the News the Cour1er and the Unxon and Echo Mr Werle had been wlth th1s school smce It was bu1lt ln 1931 Prevlously he had held a s1m1lar pos1t1on 1n the old Elm Vocat1onal School He was past pres1dent of the N1ght School Teachers Assoclatlon and has been a member smce 1910 of Local 9 Typographlcal Unlon QA F of LJ He also was a member of the Buffalo Teachers Federatlon the Buffalo School masters Assoclatlon and the Kmghts of Equ1ty He attended St John the Evangehst Church and was a member of lts Holy Name Soclety He was one of our xalued 1I1bt1L1CtOl5 ln Prmtmg havlng been contm settmg 1nstruct1on Durmg th15 qucuter centuly he contrlbuted a great deal to the success of P11n.t1ng Educatfon IH Buffalo Hls sudden death 1n h1s auto on the way to school was a shock to all h1s fellow workers He xx as expectmg to ask for an extended slck leave begmmng Frldag of that w eek so that he mlght recuperate from his heart allment The entlre faculty and student body mourn the death of then' co worker and lnstructor Some mme al eze uhen the tzde IS lou I shall slzu n y moorzng and sazl auay Wzth no response to the rzendly hall O Itzndrecl craft rn the busy bay In the szlent hush of the tuzllght pale ll hen the nzght stoous cloun to embrace t e ay And the tozces call zn the u aters flow Some mne at eve when the tide IS lou I shall slzp my moormg and sall away . , - uously in charge of the Linotype Department as well as other machine type- V v , . . ,. I ' - K , j .. . f ' , - . . - ' ' U' . Q - Q ' h d