Fosdick Masten Park High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Julius J. I-I. Hayn By FRANK H. COFFRAN N THURSDAY, March 5, I93I, Mr. Julius J. H. Hayn, head of The deparimenl' of ma+hema'rics. was siruck by a slreel car al Besl sl'ree+ and Michigan avenue and was almosl insianlly killed. His 'lragic dealh removed +he Iasl' one of 'lhe group of six men Teachers who ioined +he Iaculry of MasI'en Park High School when il opened in I897. Three had died before him, Mr. Fuhrman, Mr. Slagg and Dr. Fosdick. Mr. Turner is in California and Mr. Coliiran in Buffalo, having refired in June, I93O. Mr. Hayn was a nalive Buflalonian. educaied al' School 32, and Ia'rer al' +he Cenfral High School and l'he S+a're Normal School. As a siudenl' he won lhree Jesse Keichum gold medals. He possessed remarkable heallh and vigor. He laughl' malhemalics a+ Masien Park for more 'lhan lhirly-'rhree years, and, for an almosl equal, period. al lhe nigh? high school. He also 'rulored ex+ensiveIy. A few years ago he wrole a book, A Geomelry Reader. published by a Milwaukee press. Allhough devoied +o mafhemafics, in which field he was an experi, he was fond of music. of Iiferalure and par+icuIarly of poeiry. In his scrapbooks he had an inleresling colleclion of newspaper clippings. A leclure on The Mislakes of Moses by Roberl Ingersoll. whom Mr. Hayn heard and a very able reply +o Ihis by a Roman Calholic priest whom Mr. Hayn had also heard. were among his +reasures. Anolher was a sermon delivered al' lhe Firsl Presbyferian Church by Dr. Milchell aller 'rhe assassinalion of Presidenl McKinley. He liked 'ro follow I'he careers oi his pupils aller lhey leil' Maslen Park. How his eyes brighfened as we 'ralked over old limes and menlioned 'rhe boygs and +he girls lhai had been such a ioy 'lo us. Meefing him daily I always found him genial, wi+h a kindly. sympa- fhelic word. I shall never forgef my las'r chal' wi+h him nol' more +han a week before he died. Eager lo make me more comforiable. he walked 'rhe lenglh of lhe corridor fo bring me a chair. We cha++ed a 'Few minures and as I lefl' him, he said. Come again, Frank. my boy, his usual farewell. And now lhaf he has gone, I miss him and Masfen does no'r seem qui+e lhe same. A

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JULIUS J. H. HAYN

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Miss Etta Cohen ay MARY I-mi-:N O fhose who knew Miss Effa Cohen fhrough civic. educafional, and social poinfs of confacf. her unfimely deafh on April 2, I93l, broughf amazemenf and aching grief. Miss Cohen was a graduafe of Buffalo Cenfral High School, fhe Buffalo Training School. and The Universify of Buffalo. A woman of high professional ideals, she confinued her scholasfic fraining in courses af Cornell Universify summer school and af Harvard Uni- versif summer school. She furfher exfended her knowledge and broacilened her sympafhies by exfensive fravel bofh in our own counfry and abroad. Her clarify of vision and versafilify of inferesf led Miss Cohen fo assume responsibilifies in many fields of endeavor. One year she served as Chairman of fhe Wesfern Branch of fhe English Secfion of fhe New York Sfafe Teachers' Associafion. For many years she confribufed her shrewd iudgmenf foward furfhering fhe work of fhe League of Women Vofers. As Chairman of fhe Educafional Commiffeef' she gave valuable service fo fhe organizafion. She, also, fook a pracfical inferesf in fhe acfivifies of fhe American Associafion of Universify Women. Her zeal fo spread culfural influences made her an enfhusiasfic supporfer of any movemenf fo obfain for Buffalo fhe besf musical, liferary, or dramafic falenf. ln her busy life Miss Cohen sfill found fime fo champion fhe cause of fhe immigranf and fhe lowly. Thus her name long will linger in fhe Jewish Communify House on Jefferson Avenue where she spenf 'rime and energy as a sympafhefic counselor. Miss Cohen possessed fo an appreciable degree a balanced femperamenf. A keen sense of humor relieved a fendency fo over- seriousness. A progressive mind, an eye for fhe presenf, new mefh- ods in fhe educafional field.-fhese failed fo obscure her apprecia- fion for fhe rich herifage of fhe pasf. Her affifude fowards life has been described as a perpefual renaissance of spirif animafing all fhaf she underfook. Now fhough a noble voice is hushed, if speaks in remembered work and inspired acf. The same frumpef call fhaf found her ready fo pass fhrough anofher of efernify's porfals has leff us lonely buf friumphanfly glad of her achievemenf and influence.