Kenmore High School - Kenitorial Yearbook (Kenmore, NY)

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man, Phyllis Nonenmacher, lim Michaelson, and lim Kilburn as president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer respectively. Their careful and wise guidance was immediately reflected in the record of the class. The lion's share of the profits earned by the All-School Play, Seven Sisters, went into our strong box along with the plaudits gained by the several sophs who took part in the play. The class also sponsored the 1944 St. Patrick's Day Dance. But the peak of our year came at the Soph Hop held in the spring of 1944 and ruled by Prince Ben Kraus and Princess Aileen Sanders. The following September we came willingly back to the fold and proceeded to choose as officers lim Kilburn, president: Aileen Enright, vice-president: Phyllis Nonenmacher, secre- tary, and Ben Kraus, treasurer. And for the second year we walked off with the biggest share of profits from the All-School Play, Doodle Dandy of the U.S.A. But now we were IUNIORS! Now we were not the lowest form of life in the building. Our chests swelled Qour heads, tooj, and we strode the halls like kings. We didn't even step aside to let seniors pass. Oh- how wonderful is youth! But however our vast supply of hot air inflated our egos, our record as a go-getting class continued. The Washington Day Dance, planned by Ben Kraus, was a great success, and the class books advanced deeper into the black side of the ledger. It was in April, however, that there took place what has come to be accepted as the outstanding theatrical event of the year, the Iunior Show. Under the direction of Bill Mason and lim Kil- burn the class staged a production unparalleled in KHS history. All previous attendance records fell as students packed the auditorium. If they were in search of a full evening's entertainment, they had come to the right place. Especially appreciated by the audience were the specialty acts and the Honorable Iudge, Iron Talun , as played by Bill Weaver. Never will the Chloe act of Don Lathrop and Iack Goldsmith be forgotten by those who were lucky enough to be present. Outside of the stage the Iunior Prom provided the year's most important single event. Skillfully directed by lim Kilburn and Aileen Enright, this formal occasion marked an astute step in improved interclass relations as the juniors invited the seniors to attend their dance. It took place on Iune 8, ruled over by King Ben Kraus and Queen Ioyce Zurbrick, who each received an identification bracelet from the class. loyce also was given flowers and Ben, a button-hole rose. The grand march was led by the King and Queen with Skip Board's Orchestra providing the music. We were vacationing when the war ended in the summer of 1945, but the first, balmy thrill of peace had not yet worn off when we once more made our way through the open portals to begin another school year, our last. The vast wisdom of experience sat heavily on us now, for we were seniors. It was up to us to set the example for the sophs and juniors. No more could we do as our spirits willed: the eyes of the school were upon us. Ben Kraus was our president, his second year of service on the student council: Aileen Enright also was back for the second time as vice-president: lim Kilburn, the champ, began his third year, this time as treasurer: and Nancy Holland, the new member, was elected secretary. The Senior Carnival was the first big event. Queen Shirley Pfeiffer reigned over a show which even outdid the Iunior Show of the previous year, and in the high school pool, colored lights played on the finest Aquacade which has yet been seen in Kenmore. On April 5, the Senior Play Best Foot Forward was held before a large audience which acclaimed it as one of the best in KHS history. As Editor-in-Chief of the 1946 Kenitorial, Aileen Enright made good use of eased restric- tions to expand the yearbook. Through her efforts and those of the staff which she so ably directed, we will be able to recall in future years the happy days which are now almost behind us. But history repeats. When in mid-March the membership of the Honor Club was announced, Phyllis Nease, Valedictorian, and Iune McPherson, Salutatorian, once again The Cast of the Senior Play Best Foot Forward

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Senior Officers Left to right: N. Holland, Secretary: I. Kilburn, Treasurer: B. Kraus, President: A Enright Vice-President. Class History t To be an historian one must possess a pair of sharp scissors. With calculated strokes he must cut pieces from the perpetual sheet of existence until he has assembled the frag- ments of a story. Before me at this moment is a heap of such fragments. Let us see what sort of tale they tell. On a clear, warm night in the latter part of June, 1943, four hundred seven students saw the doors close on three happy years of junior high school. The climax had been most fitting and satisfying, and we passed through those portals with the words of Dr. Butzer's address, Wings, echoing in our hearts. Before us lay the exciting promise of senior high. We were a big experiment. As the tide of war rose in 1942 and 1943 a plan was inaugu- rated to speed up the teaching of mathematics. And so some of us struggled to complete elementary algebra and one-half year of plane geometry in two semesters of intensive work. Still another trial confronted us when we entered the senior high. Somebody in Albany had been blessed with the idea that all high school students should have two years of instruc- tion in health. Accordingly, we, now the class of 1946, were given the privilege of being the first to be inoculated with concentrated doses of health over a period of two years. But this was not all. It was decided that in order to provide opportunity for the student to fail one extra subject, English III and junior American history would be crushed into one semes- ter each and laid end to end, thereby leaving a period free. It was a noble gesture, but one which immediately cursed the office with another scourge. Cie. But Mr. Freeman-I didn't know that you couldn't take English III and junior American history the same semester. j Everyone was in favor of it but the students, the faculty, and the administration. Mrs. Chit- tenden still says it's a shame that we missed out on Idylls of the King and Iulius Caesar. The building looked awfully big when we first stepped into it in September, 1943. It took us some time to become accustomed to four stories and a horse-shoe shape. C Oh-pardon me, Mr. Palmer. I thought this was the gymnasium. D Of course, the principals and the faculty tried to help, but for a While we were too awed by them to be able to make any prac- tical use of their advice. Few of us will ever forget how distinguished and imposing Mr. Freeman appeared to us when we first saw him on the stage. Three years have taught us well just how deserving of respect and admiration is our Doc . He has given us three years of the same guidance and aid which he has given others before us, and he will continue to gently shape the paths of countless students through future high school years. Many will know and respect him, but none will ever be more grateful for him than we. With an auspicious jump we entered our first year in KHS as the class elected Doug Hoff- l 16

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The AquacadefBiggest Event of the Senior Carnival. CLASS HISTORY-Continued headed the forty students who made up the club. Genuine ability never goes unheralded. While the Editor-in-Chief twisted my arm in an attempt to get this before the dead-line, plans called for the Senior Banquet and the Senior Ball to be held on Iune 20, the Thursday of Regent's week. Well, all of my clippings are used up. I'm afraid my scissors weren't very sharp, because I know I didn't get all of the fragments of the story. One has to be fast to get them all, because life's stream flows rapidly, and the tiny chips on its surface are soon out of reach. I have gathered all I could: I have put them together. You may do with them as you will. Boy Bill Mason Bob Pearson Roger Knuth Paul Fenwick Don Lathrop Bill Mason Ben Kraus Pete Miller Iim Kilburn Don Hayes Bob Morgan lim Ray Bill Mason Don Hayes Bill Mason Senior Poll MOST POPULAR MOST FRIENDLY MOST STUDIOUS BEST DANCER MOST HUMOROUS BIGGEST FLIRT BEST LOOKING MOST ATHLETIC MOST OBLIGING BEST DRESSED MOST SOPHISTICATED BEST ACTOR :S ACTRESS BIGGEST LINE MOST DRAG WITH FACULTY MOST ENERGETIC 18 ROBERT I AMES KROMPART. Girl Marjorie Otten Marjorie Otten Iune McPherson Nancy Devlin Barbara Rideout Shirley Kimble Shirley Pfeiffer Peggy Shaw Marjorie Otten Margretta Cook Leslie Brecht loey Schwartz Harriet Starr Marjorie Otten Katy Moran