East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE ALUMNI BOARD Sitting Lorraine Slisz, Joyce Wassrnger Joan Welt Donald Lrtwm Alta Baldauf Bea Nxes Standing Marilyn Bentley, Celine Mahoney Katherine Kleber Edward Tucholski Geraldine Graczyk Irving Fudeman Priscilla Kern Alumm Remember The Past and Look To The Future Once again the Eastoman welcomes the East High Alumni Association to its pages The officers this year were Joan Welt, president, Irene Dennis, vice president, Joyce Wassinger, recording secretary Donald Litwin, treasurer, Lorraine Slisz, corresponding secretary Edward Tucholski, sergeant at arms The group works to provide a scholarship for a deserving senior and to keep strong the ties to their Alma Mater among graduates and former students of East High School At meetings happy memories of high school days are recalled, as members remimsce about the plays and sports and studies which they shared, yokes and pranks they enyoyed together Their annual dance held in the gym on April 20 had a dual purpose to promote fellowship and to raise funds for the Victor I Kless Memo with a substantial lift toward a college education AN ALUMNI COMMITTEE vin... Sitting Dawn Marie Bloom joan Stachowiak Alice Kreuter, Carol I Schwarzott Camille Ostanski Anne Marie Lewandowski Standing Ronald R Hitzel, Ralph D Agostino Ron ald Bannan Arlene Cyra Thomas Miller Diane Hutton joseph Trimbolr George Wern furtner Gary A Buchner, Robert Strassheim 7 tial Scholarship Fund. Old friendships were renewed, and some boy or girl will be made happy at graduation, ! , M- , 4 n 5- . K r 1 , 1 In 1 . . 1. l- I ' .1 , I '

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PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - Seated Mrs Norman Dretrxch Mrs Emmett Bell Mrs Adam Hellmann Mrs Wtllram Kath Mr Elxlah Echols Standmg Mrss Mane Wendlrng Mrs Elijah Echols M Wrllxam Davenport Mxss Patrrcra Kath Mr Nelson Shamp Parents and Teachers Plan How To Better The School The Parent Teacher Assoclatxon of East Hrgh School has been very active throughout the year One of 1ts frrst programs was an acquamtance party, at whxch the group was famrlrarrzed wlth the role the gurdance counsellors have rn our school Durmg Amerrcan Educatron week, open house was held at East, which opened wrth a program by the P T A centered around our investment rn Amerrca and her schools During February a tea for parents and teachers was held rn the cafeterra, rn honor of Founder s Day as well as the thxrd brrthday of group Throughout the year the student body was represented on the Executlve Board of the P T A by frve Student Council delegates J Wrth thrs representation a new understandmg was developed be P tween the parents, teachers, and students, whlch helped each whlch IS knowmg, understanding, and workmg with our future CIIIZCDS In March the students took over a P T A meetmg and A carrled rt out durmg an assembly Wrth Mr Pat Grsmondt as guest speaker and a film entrtled Her Last Date , rt proved to be the blggest accomplrshment of the year for the parent teacher student group Offlcers for 1955 56 are Mrs Adam Hellmann, presxdent Mrs Wllllam Kath, frrst vice president Mxss Glena Allen, second vrce presrdent Mrs Norman Dretrxch, recordmg secretary Mr Elrlah Echols, jr , correspondmg secretary and Mrs Emmett Bell, treasurer Student representatives were Mark Kuck, R1ch ard Rertz Lynn E1demer, Ray Dretz, and PaU.'1C13 Kath 6 X , 4: ,. , . 1 A , gt I , . .. i n I . ' - . . ' '-. , ' .. f ' , L . . . . . ,, ,, . . . . , 'I' I to expand their ideas as well as develop the aim. of the group, . . ,, . . . . K m , . . . . . ' A 1 , . . . l . 'J ,. . .. . 5 x 5 71 0 1 in ' ' - - 0 5 ' 4 ' . . . - 4 ' .. . . ' . . ' . ' ' 4 I . - . Q U . . . 5 0 N 0 - I S - U LE, . , . . l

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,Jr MARIE I COLBURN When Miss Margaret N Phil lxps left East Hrgh last year, the students lost a valuable tea cher Formerly of Fosdxck Masten Park Hxgh School, she readrly made herself a part of Easts faculty where her qulet manner her skrll and competence, her outstanding knowledge of bus1 ness sublects greatly mfluenced the students Ike wxsh her all success rn her future endeavors We Say Farewell When Miss Marie I. Colburn came to us from Ieosdlck Xlasten, lt was our great garn, for she IS a teacher who has always stress ed hlgh standards of work, lead mg us to strrve for perfectxon and gu1d1ng us when we faltered As an able advxsor for Fosdrck Masten s Cromcle she won ap plause from a generatron of stu dents For the years ahead, she deserves only the best MARGARET N PHILLIPS