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

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Miss ETTA CoHEN

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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.

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THE CHRONICLE PRINCIPAL C. BROOKS HERSEY To The Class ol l93I C. BROOKS HERSEY SOMETIMES wonder whar is 'rhe mosl imporfanl possession which graduales lake wilh Ihem from The high school-nol 'Ihe diploma, surely, for 'fhal means Iillle excepl as il' is 'Ihe symbol ol a real growlh in characler and accomplish- menl. Nor can il be mere accumulalion of encyclopedic knowledge-necessary as I'ha'r may be. Far above and beyond Ihe gaining of 'Ihe prescribed unils in science. language, malhemalics and hislory I like Io feel Ihal Ihe high school has helped Io eslablish in Ihe seniors Ihose personal habils ol righl living and zeal 'lor educalion' and Irue cullure which make for worlhy home membership and lor good ci+izenship- in a word, for helpful service To olhers in Ihe family, Ihe church and 'Ihe communily. Bu+ even Ihe besl Ihal Ihe high school can give in Ihe Iraining of youlh is almosl valueless unless il' is energized and aclivaled by a will-power direcled Ioward The highesl obieclives and slabilized by a sell-conlrol slrong enough Io avoid Ihe pilfalls of modern dislraclions. Accordingly, my wish lor Ihe Class of I93I is Ihal' you may conlinue in Ihe gaining of a real and useful cullure, a 'Iraining in Ihe line arl of living, and above all in Ihe slrenglhening of a will-power 'rhal shall vilalize and direcl your energies info worlh-while channels, In Ihe long run a man becomes whal' he purposes, and gains for himself whal he really desires. page eighteen Q