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

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RECORD IN TNT! AND EXAHINATIONB Because ot a. longer school day. and especially planned lessons, our Seventh, Eighth. Ninth, and Tenth Year Pupits cover. each year, considr erably more than the standard requirements ct each grade, lo that by the time of graduation they have saved from A halt-you to 5 tull utr in their school course. This saving in time means much to tho Pupil in ldvihciqlk thi time of his ability. hi 1113 Dafbhls in lbiibllml thi bbli ot hi! ihlih' toimnce In school, and tb the city ln the dbcruled chit ot tuition. Tilt QIGOOIBPIIBJIHAGITH B! 'OM' hit ffldkt-IRQ child 'lib lllfifm by the' High Schooi Ciiwli YSHGY hifi C0103- ot our Two-Your Hlthlohool Commoruipl Cours! have all completed two full years ot High School work, a.nd.40'75 ot them have completed two and one-halt years. - The twenty,-ive graduates ot the Pre-Vocatiomgi Commercial Cnuru have all completed one full you of High School work- and twenty ol them have completed one and onefhalt FEMS. In uaaiuon. all pnpns ot vom gm-cum hh hm 1 Milam mann which qualities them as junior clerks in business positions, it leash what- ever their future training may be. Fury-fthrea or the nm year pupils bf me Yafro-Your BID school can- mavcm ieburse have QTIZHUM tor entrmve eo the grunting mm In Soptombdr. Our regular Eighth year dai! has wnpleted all me elementary school subjects together with High School Civics and Drawing and the Preraralory wbrk in High Bbhbbl business suiijacts. ami seventy Hot them will be Df0Bidfbd't6 full H151 SbhUb1 work in Beytvmtrer. Our Seventh year class has 00BJD16t6d all of the Seventh grade work. und in .adimbh Ahhh 38566 th! 'Final' Stihl: gram ixnmhttibu in Arithmetic, Sbialfihg, and Penmanshlp. beside! 077911118 the Gbvflal trdining in Tiilhfness siibjbcts. Fmtfthne bf them have earned pmmstion- In the Intermedihte Drdlldn, 3516 G! th Sixth grade. 9086 of th Fifth, md 8895 of thy Fourth grade han secured promotion. The Primary Division shows nearly as 80041 results. 8511 of th TMMXIUHQWW dtthsBoosndsl'aA0.ihl84'86utuhnFlnxzmk'bavo won promotion- 'Imn Rindvrg-men has ezmumee to grow In numbers and an enemy at Wbrk. 'even in its emfmpefd Quafvfars. Fifty-:seven ot dune children V111 'be 768413 Ni' Fhtt 'Grade la Bebfember. MEDIL AWARDS 'Tm jesse Kdtchum -mdall 'is nwarrled each year vm that puma m the Seventh Grade ma in the Eighth 'Gfhnb who has the highs: mann: for the year in menaamee- aemn-mane and mmmap as ihdvn by we monthly tests and examdnations. Honorable mention is awarded the l800Ild hlglmit. 'The inwards Hi YG!-T: Jan Kotailuhn hltsdal-Bah G1-me .... ...lnwlm sewn! sw! llamrane Mansion-sch Grain .. ...imgdna ndhng f97.11 Jaan Keeehsln lam--'ml Chtd! ima 93.78 Honorable Mention-7tfh Grade ..... Irving KBUBI' '93-51 The Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution Medals are awarded each year to that boy and to that girl in the Eighth Grade who have been the bent examples of good character and good citizenship as shown by their attitude and conduct and by their efforts to make their school a. better school. U16 pupils of the Eghth Grade nominate by ballot five girls and Ave boys as candidates Ihr this honor. Their instructors elect from these lists one boy and one girl for the medals and accord Honorable mention to the next highest. Bom dl the American Revolution medmb... . .............. Arthur Sehunk Sona for the American Revolution. Honorable Mention ...... James Phillips Daughters ot the American Revolution Medal .......... Ullian Schmidt Dlllghters ot the America! Rpvolutibn, H0n.Moatiou- Florence Traphagen MUSIC , The time of our Music Director was shortened trom tive days to tour days. pgr week this year. but 'by holding some of our music activities outside regular school hours, we have managed to keep our vocal music very near that high Standard which has so greatly deilghted our 'pupiia and 'their parents tor several years past, and the membership in our thrae glee clubs. 150, is larger than ever. ART - DRAWING AND PICTURE STUDY In this department the special teacherls time has been reduced fl'0m USVBH dll-YB to five days per week. Our plan ot correlating the UPSWIDG with the fvguiur subjects has partly compensated for this loss and nur cnlldrenb work. 'while has in quantity. is equ-ai In quality so that which was so highly commended-last year. PHYSICAL EDUCATION In this department there has been no clt in the Direetoz-'s time- md it ls a ploasurg to report that the work lou- the regular classes ma hr the out-otjohool activities is the bait we have ever had. DOHZESTIC SCIENCE AND ART Some changes of teachers .tor part ot tho year have been necessary. but there has been no interruption of the work and the same hlzh standards of Quality and quantity which have characterized the work dt this dtviston 'ln the rust hiv! been IIUKUIBU. Q THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS Changes in the course of study which provide tor a. closer :Sorrel- ition 'oi the Manual Arts with the regular suhiects ot study and tor a broader understanding of the prhdipkl Gt those meelnlical bperanons which 'every man thou!!! know, were Iavomblt' nwad in my rayon at last yearg This nm-'a work has nbwn even' more conctluslvely the vaiue of then changes, not only the mashed work nt the boys, but also in their botter conception 'fd the underlying mechnical .principles involved.

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IMPORTANT .During the construction of our new school building our pupils must be housed in temporary quarters beginning Wednesday, September 5, 1934 In selecting these temporary quarters the School Board and its executives have sought earnestly to secure the greatest possible comfort and conveniences for our pupils and their parents, and to keep our No. 37 Organization intact untll we can all be assembled ln the new school. ln the main the teachers who have done such excellent work in our school will be in charge of our pupils in' the temporary quarters. to maintain the high standards of instruction which have characterized No. 37 in the past. The superintendent and Board of Education have made the following arrangements for housing our children for next year: I. Primary: So that our smaller children may be housed near home- rooms have been secured in the Zion Church building on Lemon Street, just below Virginia,-'two blocks from our present school and very near the center ol the school district. These rooms are being B'-UUPPBG for Killdbrgarwn First, Second, and some Third grade, children, and will be ready for use .september 6, 1934. II. Intermediate: Rooms are being tltted up in Public School building No. 48 and will be ready September 6 for our pupils of the Fourth, Elitn- nun ern... W...-,,.. and some oi the Third Grade, For any pupils who find the distance too great to go home for lunch. the cafeteria in this school will supply lunches at modest prices or lunches brought from, home may' be eaten there. III. Pre-Vocational a.n.d Two Year High School Commercial Courses- Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Gm-les. Q That there' may be no interruption of these courses, the entire third door of School No- 16 at 939 Delaware Avenue, bet,--.t.. . - streets. has been reserved together with additional rooms for the Industrial Arts, Home Economics, Music, Drawing. and Physical Training- Our tlne assortment of office machines and devices, and other school equipment will be installed. The same teachers who have made this unusual course so highly successful and so proiltable to our pupils U1 the past will conduct the classes in these temporary 41119-1't6l'Sf Ulltll pwe can return to our new No. 37 building. Th distance to No. 16 on Delaware, ls greater than that to the e other two centers, and these pupils will not be able to go home lor lent... However. these are our older pupils, the distance they must travel is 110 greater than most pupils must travel to go to a High Sch'-101 8-nd ,310 course or instruction given can not be secured in any Reefer 84111001- A -t me lunch I-oem will be provided for those who bring their lunchegudxim home and six restaurants within two blocks will fiigiut- e lunches varying from 11e to 25c for those who wish to eat at es places. We realize that in spite of all our efforts to avoid lt, there will be i convenience to pupils and parents which cannot be remedied. some n K It must be rememlbered though, that the vel? handsome and complete 1 worth some temporary school building which we are soon to occupyi s inconvenience. . lig Qnnusl eport . STATISTICS Number of pupils enrolled to May 1, 1934 .... 920 Average ' Daily Attendance .................. , , , 765 Per Cent of Tardiness ..... ....... - - .............................. . 003 Number of Visitors .......................... -- .................... 331 Number of Graduates this year, Two Year Commercial High School. . 40 Number of Graduates this Year, First year Commercial High School.. 31 Number of Graduates last year, Two Year Commercial High School. . 29 Number ot Graduates last year, First Year Commercial High Sghgol, , 35 Number of Graduates who entered higher institutions .............. 43 Number of Graduates who entered full time employment .............. 19 Number of Graduates working daytime and attending evening classes 14 HONORS EARNED BY LAST YEARS' G-BADIUATES Each of the higher day schools which forty'three or our last years' graduates entered, reports that they found all of them ffexcellently prepared. Because or their business training in our own school, fifteen of them secured employment outside of school hours, and so are partly self-supporting. Nineteen ot last years' graduates went directly into full time employ- ment and a majority of them have won promotion in position or wages- Fourteen of these, pupils are attending the Evening High School to earn the Four Year High School Diploma. , ENTERTAINMENTS ' Because ot our crowded conditions we have had no large entertain,- ments. However, all the pupils have observed each of the ten red letter days Christmas, Wa.shlngton's Birthday- Arbor Day, etc. with suitable programs. To these exercises parents were invited in small groups, to avoid overcrowding. By special invitation, one of these numbers, 4'He Came to Bethlehem under the direction of Misses Weegar, Grossman, and Mr. Lablak, was repeated before the Music Appreciation Group of the Museum of Science' and was received with hearty approbation. WHAT PUCPILS HAVE DONE FOR THEIR SCHOOL When pupils are earnest- eager to make a name for themselves and for their school much has been done to make a good school. This has been the attitude of our pupils, and, carefully fostered by a. superior group of instructors, has brought about, in spite of most unsat- isfactory building conditions. the excellent reputation which our school has enjoyed for many years. REPAIRS AND EQUIPMENT None but very minor repairs or improvements ln the building or its equipment have been made this year in view of the construction of a new building to begin next month. See important announcement on page five. BOOKS READ Besides the standard textbooks we use sets of supplementary readers to enlarge the pupll's vocabulary and increase his ability to read intel- ligently. The supplementary books read this year are: First grade 7 sets: Second grade 10 sets: Fourth grade 9 setsg Fifth grade 9 setsg Sixth grade 8 sets: Seventh grade 7 sets: Eighth grade 8 sets. In addition our pupils have read 8,976 books supplied by the Buffalo Public Library-