Girls Vocational High School - Herald Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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nowleaegemea. To Miss Massman, who has greatly strengthened the finances of the yearbook through the Variety Show and Skating Parties. To Mr. Lawrence, who used his great talents in securing innumer able ads. To Miss Watt, who has given so much of her time and experience to our yearbook. To Miss Fritz, our tireless advertising manager, paster of ads, and Variety Show pianist. To Miss Dale and Miss Blake, who so willingly contributed to- wards making our Variety Show successful. To Mrs. Schmidt for her literary work. To Miss Callahan for her invaluable assistance in typewriting. To the faithful freshmen, who secured ads. To all the typists who worked so very hard. To the Art students who made those beautiful drawings: Barbara Ziemba '48 Patricia Daly '49 Ioan Housman '49 Betty Jones '49 Irene Kendzior '49 To anyone whom we may have neglected to mention who contrib- uted toward rendering the 1947 Herald a success. Xia! V I . 7

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Cue. o'9ffte4f 1947 1ST. HONORABLE MENTION IN AMERICAN LEQION BUFFALO EVENING NEWS AMERICANISM ESSAY CONTEST 1947 THOMAS A. EDISON--AMERICAN Down through the annals of history, many men have been acclaimed great Americans. This year we observe the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of a man who achieved that position by dedicating his life to his community and to his fellow men. Now he has been set up as a model, a pattern for all to follow. During his life he continually strove to improve conditions, not for himself, but for the good of mankind. Everything he did was another stepping stone towards the goal in his mind- -to add to the earthly com- forts of everyone, rich and poor alike. This goal for which he worked so long and hard, he attained gloriously. Very few people as they sit in their homes think who made it pos- sible for them to enjoy the wonders that they assume as part of their everyday life. All things have a beginning and many of our modern con- veniences had their start in the ideas of this great man. He spent many days and nights developing these thoughts that would someday bring en- joyment to others. It was he who discovered the incandescent electric light which brought convenience and attractiveness to many homes. His invention of the phonograph has helped to make recreation a source of happiness to both young and old. His inventions are innumerable but each was great in itself. His fame and importance in history can not easily be put into words. It is hard to realize that such a man, a truly great American, actually lived such a short time ago. Yet in 1847 in the city of Milan, Ohio, was born a boy who seemed no different than any other infant but whose des- tiny it was to be a great inventor and a credit to his country. Yet, from' this humble beginning, driven only by his urge to aid man- kind, there arose out of obscurity one of the greatest Americans of all times, Thomas Alva Edison. Carolyn M. Doster ,li- 6

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