East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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I , r V , '54, - ft ft' Wrllmm Il Davenport prrnerpal of East Hrgh Sehool n September ol 1953 the lacultres and students of three Buffalo hrgh schools were con fronted wrth fr problem unrque rn the annals of publre edueatron The regrstrrtron of Ilutehrnson hrd deelrned to approximately one thrrd ofthe schools eapa crty and that of losdrele lVl'rsten to less thorn one half It was deerded rn the sprrng of l953 that both schools should be elosed to ae'rdem1e edueatron and that the faculties and students drstrrbuted among the remarnrng seven hrgh schools Most of the tenth eleventh and tvtellth year students from Fosdrele and Hutehrnson regrs tered rt I rst lhe sprrrt of vxeleome exrneed by the student body at Fast 'rnd the aeeeptanee ol the next enxrronment by tht students of Iosd democratlc vsax of lrfe trught rn the sehools of our natron rele 'md Hutehrnson are a splendrd example of the The old loy rltres vtere not forgotten but new loyerltres vsere soon established Young people Al l f t ronth of sehool the last xestrges of resentment h rd drsrppe rreel l reultres rnd students worked together rn exery phase of the edu eatronal program In elrss rooms rn erfeterrrs rn gymnasrums rn assemblres rn extra currrcular aetrxrtres ol exert txpe thrs eosnropolrtarr group ol 1800 boys and grrls prox ed to the CIIIYGHS of Buffalo that sound eomrnon sense and 1 re rl feelrng of brotherhood prexarl among the young people ol thrs eornrnuruty rl rtrons the freultres hue plated no small prrt In the rmrlgrrrrrtron ol three sehool popr 'Ieaehers too re ret to ehrnge But here rl o the sprrrt ol eooperrtron was superb 'lhe Board of I'due rtron rdmrnrstr rtors rnd parents e rn be xery proud of the hne body of teaehers dedicated to tht ehrldren ol I rst Ilrgh Sehool 14 rx I ,V H' , I rf x rf K ., P e , I c . . . I ' I I ' ' I I e e f I ' I . x 1 '.- Z ' V - ' I- 2 , X t , f' I 1 4- ' A 5 s - ' , K I t ' I V' C. x lib C X- . ni I. 3 . I 1 . , f ' . lc ' . ' 3 ' I ' I . . 1 . . x . ' X I h l ' Pl I l ' i l x P 1 . X b'- ,2 ffl. ,,,- H It-K ., K t ' 1. V ' , 2 ' , A. . ' x 12 ' U 1 s r r Q 1 r I ' h rx 5 K 'A . t readily adapt the-rrrselves to new conditions. ter t re lrs rr , ' 3 ' 5 EA' x x Z .-'Q iz x U Ji r I ib' E b X B' 'Y V X . ' ' X - ' ' . t . 'zu ' 'z I t' :,' .. ' ,' K - ' . ' -' ' 1 w 1- r Y I ' 1 - - ' 4 ' f- ' - ' ' ' J . ' ' ' ' ' ' . 4 .' ' 2 rr ' ' ' ,' -1 are 4' 1' X 1' z' S' z . ,':' 'zfz . 15 I re' '. '1 ' I '2' .2 'z iz 1 , -1 - ' ? ' ' . ' , . - . ' if D. ', ' . ,

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swing the zidministrznirnl this ywir was rhv prohlcm mnrc diflivult than than nl' organizing a new Sijllfjfllfll prohlcni rc- quiring more Hncssc and morc goodwill. In short. it was an especially dclicatc problem in human rclznimis. Tcachcrs from lhrcc lzicnllics, putting asiclc all rivzilrics and loyzillics. limniccl ai new zillizincc to prnnmu- thc' cunnnnn good of the- Now lfzist High Sl-lmnl. VVi1h lin- dvrslziiicliiig and firmness zincl. zilmvc ull, ullcr fziirnciss. ihcy niziclc the lrsnisli-rrvd studs-ms lp-cl an hnnim- :ind sm-l 41:1 vxziniplc to all ol' rho city nl Bnllnln nl xclllcss dc- votion to the groan L'2lllSC nl ccliirziiimif- thc' br-si cdiicatinn pussihlm-flux' all nhl' children ol all thc pc-uplc. Horn' indeed in living rc-zility is the Spirit ol unc lor all and all lor unc. : ..:-,' sl.-'. ....., . ,. . . . -.', '.,'., .. . H . ....,. .. :-' 5-I '--'313 'Sf f- , 'Q ' I 1- ....1 1' ..',... ..n:-.... l.-ang.-.,.. . 4 .-- -.- . , . . '..'...:..-A .'. - .--... .. '.'. 2'-'J-'-.. '-, 1. ..' . -- 1 ,F In 5 .- 3. -'.-Q' - .'- .1.-J-:-1- .'.'- -H -23.231 : , . . .1 . .'. 1. . ,'. -,- -1-.g--.. -' . . ' a., .--.,..1.'- .'..' . i .1 - 'Q l'.. -- w':q:g-.- , .,..., . , ,.... ..1..: , J . an Q - 1

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A Mr lloyd A Mlller and Dr Louis L Gltm assistant prlnelpals hc old order changcth ylClCl1l lg pl ice to ncw This proved true lpproxlmately SIX hundred pupils who formerly 'lttcndcd Hutchlnton 1nd l Mtstcn Illch Schools reglstered at Eflst 'Ihc personal adlustmcnt for puplls ind tc tchcrs presented mlny vlrlcd problems PllpllS who had attended other schools for one two or more years found thcmsclxcs IH Q dlffcrcnt build mg with a dtffcrent systcm dlfferent mcthods and many new te lchcrs Youth howexcr 1s flex 1 c 1n Q relatively short time adjustments wcre made New frlcnds were acqulred is well ts new lntercsts The credlt for the success of thc amalgamatton ot thc three schools IS prlmarlly due to the Wonderful sp1r1t of the student body We can all students and faculty look back w 1th prlde on thc success of the year just passed Vlay the future brlng even greater success and happiness to all yppfcjz 'tm happy to bc associated with the I' ist High School Although I lm only 1 Ircshman herc I haxe already made many new friends 1nd hftxc tcnewcd old tcquilntances It his been c lsy for me to transfer mv lovflltv to L 1st May our frlendshtps dccpcn and rlpcn during our stdxcnturous tourney through educttlonal ptthwflvs 1 15