Kenmore High School - Kenitorial Yearbook (Kenmore, NY)

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From Raw Material The youth of today is a raw material To be shaped by society and molded to form. He is cast into the hands of others, To grow, learn, perfect, and achieve. His parents, teachers, and friends are the forgers — They add fuel to his inner flames And kindle his spark of enthusiasm. Through them, he leaves the trivialities of childhood To take command of his own youth. From remnants of others ' experience. From experience all of his own He finds a wealth of ideas To pour into his mold of character. Carefully, he blends his opinions, As molten steel, he blends them, shapes them, and cools them To become the solid foundation for his future. All is not perfect in the ways of youth; He has imperfections, even as the unshaped steel, But through self-discipline and honest thought. He cuts away his flaws And hammers in, his own bars of individuality. Though the paths ahead be arduous. Through the darkness he shall not fail. He shall go from unrefined youth To the nearer perfection of age. And know that his life is a process Of blending, molding, and casting the raw material Into the glorious epoch that is his. Barbara Jean Wilcox U

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Half Century Class Sealed J Russell President D Kes, Secretary. Standing: J. Westcott, Vice-President; Mr. Yakapovich, Advisor; A. Case, Treasurer. We now present the finished product of our industry — the Senior! He has been molded into a big wheel who acquiesces to no trivial matter but guides the common laborers — Juniors and Sophomores, through their various stages of production. In the years to come, when he has long left the portals of Kenmore High School, may this book and section bring back happy memories of the days when he was a leader and not the raw material which society shapes to its pleasure. To his reminiscing may it add many pages to a glorious past. 13

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Our Honored Scientists Dennis Malone, Robert Detenbeck The Class of 1950, as well as Kenmore High School, has been honored by the work of Dennis Malone and Robert Detenbeck. Their scientific knowledge and experiments have won honors in the Westing- house Ninth Annual Science Talent Search. Dennis used as his project the theory and design of an experi- mental neutron source, while Bob used a scintillation counter for detecting radioactivity. For their efforts, the two boys were invited to Washington to compete for the final scholarships. In addition to these projects, they have done other significant work. Dennis has built, entirely on his own, a Van de Graafl generator, which he will donate to the school ' s science department. Bob has designed a uranium pile for the school ' s use. Together the boys have made a Geiger Counter and a Tesla- coil, which will both belong to the school. Three other Kenmore seniors won honorable mention awards in the talent search. They were Glenn Cooper, who did his work in physics, Jeanne Carol Hann, and Joan Randolph, both of whose projects were in biology. The Class of 1950 is proud to single out these people in its yearbook — it is our way of showing our appreciation and our hopes for future, success. We should also like to commend the fine help and guid- ance given to these students by Mr. Gladieux and Miss Schwabe. D. Malone, Mr. Gladieux, R. Detenbeck, J. Hann, G. Cooper, J. Randolph 15