East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Te EASTONIAN Publzslaed by the CLASS OF 1956 EAST HIGH SCHOOL Bufalq, New York 2

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FOREWORD Ilear Xe' Hear 'le' We are gathered here at East High today to celebrate the two hundred and fxftreth brrthday of Benjamln I'rankl1n, one of the greatest of all Amerrcans We would lxke to toast Ben Frankhn as a pnoneer, a screntrst, an able drplomat, a sage phllosopher, a devoted patrlot, a benefactor of mrllrons, and a frlend to all Nlost of all, however, we would lrke to remember Ben as an outstandmg example of the true Amerrcan sp1r1t, the sp1r1t of loyalty, co operatron, mrtratlve, perseverence, and love of one s fellow man If only Ben could be with us today, we could take hrm wrth us on a tour of our school, to show hxm how, wrthrn these walls, we are strxvmg to carry out these very ldeals But wart' Xkho IS that rncongruous fxgure mrldly makmg hrs way through the crowd? Hm mm That krnd face, those twlnklmg eyes, that costume, ancrent but famxlar Why I do declare It s Ben hrmselfl Vlhy, come along, wlth us then, Ben, and we ll show you hast llrgh 1956 It wrll be strange to you, perhaps but you gust mxght lrke rt 4 . f . . , . . '. ....- ' ...no V I 7 ' , -..-.. - 1 7 ' 1 7 ' 7 .....-.-