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

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a9 o'ne'44v COLUMBIA SCI-IOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Www HAS BEEN AWARDED THIS THIRD PLACE CERTIFICATE IN THE TWELFTH ANNUAL YEARBOOK 'CRITIQUE CONTEST CONDUCT ED BY THE ASSOCIATION AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 1, 1946. A SS,C,S,,SSSIIR,CIS.., S,,. I l. A. ln muu.

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can-lroofk Sfaff Standing: Mary Falcone, Irene Koperski, Betty Fairchild, Rita Kwietniak, Grace Gazdzik, Dorothy Henne, Carolyn Doster, Tina Serfilippi, Shirley Schneider Seated: Lucy Geryak, Frances Ferrara, Helen Grzeszczuk, Lillian Genco, Alice Kingsland, Eleanor Cornell NOT PIC TURED Art Staff: Frances Nobile, Louise DiMascio Literary Staff: Josephine Giannoni, Helen Weiss, Alice Swift, Rose- marie Caruana, Shirley Specht Photography Staff: Rita Sliwinska, Mildred Wasko, Florence Wujek, Evelyn Udeck, Gertrude Barber, Marjorie Luther, Elsie Matthews, Betty Waite Sales Staff: Beatrice Kershaw, Doreen Lord, Eleanor Niedzielska, Dolores Iaczsz, Dorothy Gasuik, Gloria Wojcieszak, Corrine McCarthy, Irene Faltyn 4 .

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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