East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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45? NANETTE LANCASTE R CHARLOTTE N. KINNIUS DEDICA TION Seldom has a life been so completely and unselfishly dedicated to the service of a school as hers. Energetic, alert and interested in many fields, she understood well the needs of groping students and vitally influenced the senior girls, always urging them to uphold her own high stan- dards. Our annual spring plays, which she pre- sented so remarkably, added much to our enter- tainment and culture. Such is Miss Nanette Lancaster. Having come from Fosdick-Masten and hav- ing been with us for only three short years, she has nevertheless become an integral part of our school and an inspiration to the senior girls whom she guided. Always helpful, always under- standing, mild-mannered yet firm, she taught us effectively, while her enthusiasm for her sub- ject was such that the delight of English was carried across even to the most unfeeling of us. Such is Miss Charlott Kinnius. So it is that now on the occasion of their departure from our school, with heartfelt gratitude, we humbly dedicate this volume to two great teachers.

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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 .....-.-

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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