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

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I J Jilrflmiifia fjurnvll ly. leolnurts llriuciprll Z I 1 Ji? UML-1.7 Our Tlag bedeclced audiTorium reminds us oT The coming V-Day. The conTer- ence al YalTa has seT up a peace orqanizaTion baclced by The miliT'r mi hT T Th a y g o e UniTed NaTions. Temporary peace is cerTein, buT permanenT peace cannoT be main- Tained by Torce alone. IT musT exisT in The hearTs and minds oT men who prize iT above anyThing else. Through educaTion in The ways oT peace, TuTure generaTions musT esTablish in every naTion oT The world poliTical and economic sysTems which will provide d . . . . emocraTic principles oT governmenT and higher sTandards oT living This T' l . ina peace will Then endure because iT will become The eThical sTandard oT inTernaTional liTe. GARNETT F. ROBERTS 8

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Noi only was Mr. Seelbach successful a+ Fosdiclc. buf in his len years as baslcefball coach af Canisius College he developed leams lhal arlracied nalional recognirion. To honor his aciivify in baske-Tball coaching, a Seelbach Memorial Trophy will be awarded annually +o ihe besl' college 'ream in upper New York Srale. His abilily as physical direcior and sporis leader prompied Mr. Seelbach's appoinfmenl in l942 as Co-ordinalor of Physical Fifness for Jrhe New York Siafe War Council. In 'rhis capacify, he planned and direcled helpful programs for schools and war planis. His in+eres+s were many-sided1 one of his grealesl pleasures was music. l'le was well-known in Buffalo as a member of lhe Ceniury Orchesfra and was an accom- plished player of saxophone and violin. Mr. Seelloach's unlimely passing in I944 was a grave loss To our school and +o 'the communify a+ large, and caused deep sorrow +o 'rhose wiih whom he associafed. The inspiralion of his characier and example in +he hearls of The young people +o whom he devofed his life will always be his finesr memorial. 7

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I! by L I ation lllillium l3lll'L'lI,7Ul'l fslssistnni llriucipnl The gold slar on our service flag is a daily reminder Thar many young men of Masren who have worlced and played in rhe shelrer of Hs walls only a very shorl lime ago have made rhe greal sacrifice +o ensure coniinuance of one oi 'rhe supremely imporranr lunclions of 'rrue democracy-educalion. Full acceprance of educalional opporlunily is rhe measure of The gralilude of lhe boys and girls of lhis generarion. An enlighlened, slraighr-fhinlcing young manhood is more imporranr +o iulure peace lhan complicared syslems of supergovernmenr. W. H. DAVENPORT 9