Kenmore High School - Kenitorial Yearbook (Kenmore, NY)

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-6-- CLASS ,A .ZW J .5 2 Papers, lady?lGot any old books or magazines for the paper drive? Why, come to think of it, sonny, I must have lots of old papers if you want to come up into the attic with me and sort them out, Here now, help me up these stairs. I don't get around quite as well as I used to! That's it, now hand me my cane and we'll see what we can find. Ah yes-here they are over in the corner. My, oh my, just look at that dust! I guess it's a good thing you came along today, sonny, no one's been up here for years. I 'spect I'd better brush them off for you a mite before you take them, though. Don't want you getting your clothes all dirty! My stars but those old books bring back memories. 'Tom Sawyer,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'The Bobbsey Twins,' 'Forever Am . . .' 'Ah yes! Well, sakes alive, here's a book I'd completely forgotten I hadf'The Memoirs of the Class of 1948.' Say, now, there's a book that's really worth reading, sonny. Those were the daysewhen you could buy a pound of butter for ninety-three cents, and eggs were only sixty-five cents a dozen. But I guess that's a thing of the past, Why, Ican still remember that night, june 25, 1945. That was rhe night we graduated from Junior High, sonny, all 427 of us. We were a good looking lot, we wereethe girls all dressed in their retty formals and the boysfwhy, we hardly recognized the boys. You see in those days, sonny, the boys didn't wear suits to school. They all had some kind of blue trousers with lots of pockets. I think they called them dungarees! Oh, I remember how scared we were up there on the platform, and how when it was all over, and the door of our junior High days had closed behind the last one of us, we all felt just a little sad that we had to leave. But no one felt sad very long, because within a few days everyone was launched into a well- earned vacation, and all thoughts of school were dismissed until the following September, when we all trudged happily back to school. l'll never forget that first day at the Senior High, sonny. I-low utterly lost we felt in an immense school where everyone was going somewhere and no one knew exactly where ! The green blackboards and the P. A. fascinated us no end, and after about a week we finally got used to getting up fifteen minutes earlier, to be at school at 8:30 instead of the usual 8:45. To start the year off right, we elected jack O'Neil president of our class, Shirley Larson vice- president, Peggy Cole secretary, and Bud Knisley-well, to be perfectly frank, sonny, we really didn't even need a treasurer at all that year, because fate wasn't too kind to us, and I can remember at the end of the year we couldn't afford to buy even a red pencil to enter our debts in the book. But we didn't discourage easily, and on May tenth we presented our So homore Show, the very first display of our acting ability, which was shown to great advantage ecause of the fact that we had made the setting an insane asylum. Exactly one week later, this great event was followed by our Sophomore Hop, the climax of the y ' ' A of exams and another vacation had begun. After two glorious months in the summer sun, bronzed and happy we made our way back once again to the familiar portals of our alma mater. We were Juniors now, or in simpler words 'wheels, which entitled us to strut about the halls with that certain air of importance and with our noses held just a wee bit higher. Within a short time we had elected Ann Masterson president of our class, ear, and then before we knew it we were in the midst lllllll ll' ll 0, Q., -f 2 fr N ll l J O 16

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is EW Lap ,sl Z-mm' fait., CLASS POEM What have we given of ourselves To contribute to the Plan, What have we done to help ourselves By helping our fellow man, Where is our place in the world today Where does a task await, How big a part plays fate? CTO life opening up before us Oh! Has life just begun And do we feel so very old Because we are so young?D Is the world just made for people Or the people for the earth, Can you discover in the mind or soul A person's value and true worth, If the world is not made for dreamers What is it made for then, Are not the greatest accomplishments Born in the souls of men? Cls life opening up before us Oh! Has life just begun And do we feel so very old Because we are so young?j So, suddenly before us The road is opening now, And before we first step forward, We must look back somehow. Then realizing all we owe To those who helped and help us yet We thank you, though we can't repay What in our hearts we'll ne'er forget. JANE DONNER 15

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,L HISTCRY -lack O'Neil vice-president, Lou Paar secretary, and Shirley Larson treasurer, and were well on the way to another happy fun packed year. In November, all being loyal football fans, we trooped down to the civic stadium to watch our invincible Blue Devils in that thrilling game against North Tona- wanda. I remember that particularly because we were dismissed one hour early from school in order that we might have a pe rally out on the athletic field. Sonny, you never saw such a game in all your life, those Kenmore Eoys could certainly play football! Our band performed well, too, although we were sorry we had not been able to supply them with better uniforms. We won the game 13'7, and it was an excited crowd that flocked out to l3rinson's to celebrate our victory. Next on our agenda came our ever popular Christmas Dance, which, despite all the noise and confusion, managed to put everyone in t at happy holiday mood. You would have liked that, sonny. There was a Christmas tree with lights, and we even had a Santa Claus who passed out candy kisses. Well, to say he passed them out is putting it rather mildly, because I remember very distinctly almost getting knocked out when Santa threw a handful of candy kisses right into my face. After Christmas we all settled down to normal living, and in February we planned a stupendous junior Show. In fact it was so good that the faculty politely suggested that we have a Valentine Dance instead. With the money from this and from ourjunior Prom on June 6, at which Don Case and Ann Masterson were chosen King and Queen, our treasurv at last began to grow, and we were able to throw away our red pencil for good. In no time we found ourselves confronted by examinations and then off to vacation land again. Some of us tried our hands at working, while others soaked up the summer sun until it was time to return to our beloved alma mater for the last time. We all determined to make this year really count and started by electing Lou Paar president, Ann Masterson vice-president, Bill Doerr secretary, and Shirley Larson treasurer. Agan we flocked down to the civic stadium to urge our team on in their biggest football game of the year-North Tonawanda. But this year it was a sad crowd of enthusiasts who filed mournfully home after being beaten 12-0. However, we were consoled by the appearance of our new band, complete with bright blue uniforms and majorettes. Following in close succession was our Senior Carnival, which turned out to be a great success, and for which lovely Phyllis Vance was chosen queen, and our Aquacade, which, with a cast of seven- ty, was the best yet. During the winter months, lots of us took to skiing, and I wish you could have seen us, sonny, coming to school all black and blue and covered with bandages. March brought our senior play, 'Home Sweet Homicide,' and the year was finally topped off by our beautiful Senior Ball. At last we were amid final examinations, the last we took in Kenmore High School. And finally that great day of graduation was upon us. I recall very clearly how we felt that day, when we awoke to realize for the first time that we were no longer children, but mature men and women ready to take our places in the world. Well, sonny, I guess that about winds up my story, and look here, I've talked all the afternoon and you don't have your papers collected yet! You just take these books and hustle along. JANET Beaansiasn 5 ' 2- . . , up-n V f '5......ps,, Q ,fx 1 I . . 1 - X X I r 5' I . :IA 1'::?'i I J' hilt' -'l Ai' 1 ll Q ' ,.lj:i-yd 1' l ' Iufgitltax N' 'N i C F f v I X A N ,I if X i 4 A f Qs ffl A,-.bvlgl . .-fx' 4i'f!'0' 4,45 ll ff- ri ' N -Ml' + s 17