Kenmore High School - Kenitorial Yearbook (Kenmore, NY)

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l'0ElIl BEFORE TOMORROW Alone, In the dying coolness of the day, I turn from this distant vantage point To look back . . . Back to those familiar old brick walls, Back to wide white walks that make A pattern in the grass, Back to busy sounds of young and hurrying feet, To sounds of cheers and laughter and friendly greetings So keen, even now, in my quickened senses. While there, I took a long farewell To little places, teeming with remembrances Of secrets shared, of soul battles Pitched, - and won sometimes, Of gripping struggles, of peaceful acceptancesg Little places, always to be remembered, And little things always to be relived. There I stood upon the same old step Where once I tripped and fell, And there . . . that brought pangs of regret, For there a friend was lost, And there from a distant room I heard the chapel choir singing In soft, clear harmony. Alone, I stop to look in silence once again Upon the place that sheltered me, Taught me, chastised me, comforted me, And today, tenderly bade me good bye And Godspeed. Now in the night all dark and new I pray that all of this I hold May be the rock on which I build Throughout the growth to come. JANE E. THOMPSON.

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SEIIIOR OFFICERS If Mr. Clifton Fadiman, lnaster ol ceremonies on ulnformation Pleasef' should ask his board of experts to lind the answer to 'awhat is so rare as a day in lune?H the inevitable reply would be, Wfhe Kenmore High School senior class ol l940,'l which has an unequaled list of accomplishments to its everlasting fame. The class aimed high as sophomores and under the very ahlc guidance of Mr. George Rarna, who was its counselor, guide and father conlessor, reached its goal every time. As seniors they elected Richard Newell, president, Richard Yount, vice-president, Margaret Murray, secretary, Robert Wvoodhouse, treasurer, and Katherine Martin, student council representative. 'A reason for success is, perhaps, the unique fact that they have gone through the three years with the same adviser. DickH Newell and Mlgolwv Vlfoodhouse have each served three years, while 4'Dick Yount and Katherine Martin have been ollicers for two years. Though it is not their wish to sound coneeited, every member of the class is proud ol all the undertakings. The Junior Prom will go down in history as the first abso- lutely free ,lunior Prom ever given in Kenmore High School. lt was noted that all teachers and chaperones present declared it to be the best prom they had ever seen. Outdoing themselves, the class presented the school with a Senior Carnival in No- vember. which, according to Mr. Raymond S. Frazier, was the most successful, hnan- cially, of any ever held. Others can verify that, socially, it was also a success. All good things come to an end, but that was not the case this time. ln April thc scniors presented the riotous comedy NWhat a Life. The cast was headed hy Robert Wfoodhouse, who portrayed a realistic Henry Aldrich. Barbara, the feminine lead, was played hy both Helen Darrow and Margaret Murray. George Bigelow. a con- ceited athlete and Henryis rival for Barhara's affections, was enacted hy George Booth. Among others in the cast were Bruce MacKinnon, Katherine Martin, l.y stcr lfrost. Jacqueline Meehan, and Trudy Hemstreet. Principal Roy C. Freeman said that this was the most highly enjoyed senior play ever presented here. Although the annual senior class banquet and dance brought the years ol high school to a happy close, there was the regret that a 'milestone had been passed, and only in memory would they he privileged to live them over again. First row: Yount, vice presidentg Martin, student council representative, Mr. George Barna, ad vi:-crg Murray, secretary, Newell, president, Woodhouse, treasurer.

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ctnss ulsronv j As the earth makes its l940 swing around the sun to approach and then pass tl1e vernal equinox as it has for millions of years, in the air there seems to be something different. At least, so it appears to us of the 1940 graduating class of Kenmore High School. Rapidly approaching is the event which we have looked forward to, but which has always seemed so very far in the future - our graduation day. For a brief moment let us turn our thoughts to our high school experi- ences. We recall our first day in senior high school when we emerged from a realm of supreme self-confidence acquired in junior high school to one of apparent oblivion and ignominy. Selecting Richard Newell as class presidentg George Thomas as vice presidentg Richard Weisbeek as secretary, Robert Woodhouse as treas- urerg and Jacqueline Meehan as class representative, we started forth under the leadership of Mr. George J. Barna as adviser. During this year, the class sponsored three very successful theater parties. Shortly before the close of school in June, a class picnic at Ellicott Creek Park was held, which all enjoyed-even those who were unwillingly tipped from their canoes to be cleansed in the cool, but not too clear, waters of the creek. Returning from the various adventures experienced during an unusually warm summer, we met again, amidst the first day clamor, as full-fledged juniors. Choosing carefully the class officers, we returned to oliice our capable president of the previous year, Richard Newell. Richard Yount was elected vice presidentg Allan Aitken, secretaryg Robert Woodhouse, treas- urer, and Katherine Martin, class representative. 39 JUNIOR PROM Realizing the inspirational leadership Mr. Barna had given the class in its sophomore year, Mr. Freeman and Richard Newell appointed him again class adviser. Given in the latter part of March was the Junior Show, HSwing for the Eldersfa written by Rob Voll and Al Martin. Next of importance in our class activities was the Junior Prom, an excep- tional affair in that juniors were admitted free, a privilege made possible by the fine support of the class in its two preceding theater parties. Outstanding personalities of the prom were Jackie Meehan, junior prom queen, and Dick Newell, prom king. Completing our junior year with a picnic at Ellicott Creek Park, we had an enjoyable time despite the fact that so frozen was the ice cream it required the best efforts of Dick Newell, Al Aitken, and finally of Robert Seeley whose firm grip alone succeeded in extracting the so-called ice cream from its container. Returning from our summer vacation, we found it difiicult to believe that we were now seniors. Acting upon what had become by this time an almost unwritten law, we elected Richard Newell, president, and Mr. Barna, class adviser. Other officers chosen were Richard Yount, vice presidentg Margaret Murray, secretary, Robert Woodhouse, treasurerg and Katherine Martin, class representative. Mr. Rarna. the class officers, and an exceptionally efficient array of committees began work at once on the approaching Senior Carnival where Kay Martin reigned as queen. Calling then for local talent, and not in vain, Miss Eve Strong directed to a success the senior play, entitled HWhat A Life. We closed our long list of activities with the Senior Ranquet, in charge of Margaret Murray, who made this last event memorable of our many successful undertakings. ROBERT WooDHoUsE, fClass Hismrianj I7