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

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The Craftsman salutes one of our finest craftsmen JOHN C. HEINIKE Humbly, but with a deep sense of pride, we, the students of Burgard Voca- tional High School, dedicate the 1956 Craftsman to Mr. john C. Heinike. Like Franklin, Mr. Heinike was a printer, author, educator and above all a great American. lt is fitting that Mr. Heinike should retire on the 250th Anniversary of Franklin's birth. Mr. Heinike was born in 1885 and after the usual early education he set out to earn his living in the printing industry. It was not long before he became superintendent of the Cintzler Press. While here, lVlr. Heinike, who was always a thorough worker learned Hebrew so that he could set type in that language. His intense interest in youth caused him to attend Buffalo State Normal School so that he might eventually become a teacher. ln 1910 he was graduated from that insti- tution and in 1911 he started his teaching career in the Printing Course at Seneca Vocational High School. ln 1912 this course was combined with the printing course at School No. 44 to form the School of Printing. ln 1914 it was moved to the old Tech High building to form Elm .Vocational School. Mr. Heinike has been asso ciated with printing and Elm-Burgard since its inception and under his direction Burgard's Printing course has grown to become the finest in the nation. Many of the leading printers of the country today have graduated from Burgard as lVlr. Heinike's boys. Even after becoming a teacher Mr. Heinilce never dropped his interest in the printing industry itself and for twenty-live years served as President and then Secretary of the Buffalo Club of Printing House Craftsmen. He also has been a member of the International Typographical Union since 1905. Mr. Heinike will be missed at Burgard as perhaps no other teacher has or will be. He, as head of the Printing Department was its guide and inspiration. The boys who worked under him were influenced by a true gentleman, a real printer, and a great educator. Again, we at Burgard are proud to have worked with and under the leader- ship of Mr. john C. Heinike and it is our fondest hope that this yearbook will do something to show our appreciation for the service he has rendered the youth of this community.

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an lx, eat me Ulyef . . .Hin Qalua Qenhersun On October 15, 1955 Burgard Vocational lligh School lost one of its most outstanding faculty, members, Mr. Alva VV. Henderson, Head of the Aviation Department died of a heart attack at the Buffalo General Hospital. He lived at 108 Paramount Pkwy. Kenmore and was 61 years of age at the time of his death. Mr. Henderson started teaching automobile mechanics at Elm Vocational High School in 1922. ln 1930 he transferred to the aviation department and became a teacher of hydraulics and propellors. Mr. Henderson first learned to Hy with the Burgard Flying Club and his interest in aviation had since been unbounded. llc was a member of the Burgard High School Band and also a member of the 65th Infantry Begi- ment Band for a number of years. He belonged to the Buffalo Schoolmasters Association and the Master Builder Lodge F8zAlVl. ln his years at Burgard Mr. Henderson was one of our best liked teachers. He has in- spired many former graduates to fine positions in the aviation world. As head of the Aviation Department, Mr. Henderson was respected by both students and teachers alike and his untimely death has struck a blow that Burgard will feel for many years. ima ifgigarlra Quinta' This year Burgard Vocational lligh School is without one ol' its finest instructors, a real pioneer in Vocational Education. The retirement of Mr. Charles Decker will be felt in Burgard for many years tO Come. lkrlr. Decker was born April 10, 1886. lle attended Canisius 1 Iigh School and after graduation went to the Buffalo State Normal School, now State Teachers College. He graduated from that in- stitution in 1918 and came to the Buffalo School Department at Peckham Vocational High School. 1n September of 1920 Mr. Decker was assigned to Elm Vocational School, the forerunner of Burgard. Mr. Decker has been associated with the drawing department of Burgard since that time, and by hundreds of former pupils he will be remembered and respected. While still teaching Mr. Decker never gave up his own search for knowledge and he recieved his Masterys Degree from Can- isus College. He was a firm believer in the value of education as a background for success. Being a very active man Mr. Decker also worked in the Buffalo Post Office and was also a credit investigator. Mr. Decker was an avid stamp collector and under his leadership the Bur- gard Stamp Club was an interesting and importiant adjunct to our extracurricular activities. We will all miss Mr. Charles Decker.