Kensington High School - Compass Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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MR THOMAS J M DONNILII

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I wltll deep mcernts Ihr lompfls lpproprlatelx llt'IllC3tt'9 thus ISSUE of 1911 to Thomas ,I McDonnell flrt prlnclpal of Kensington Hlgll School He wa a pioneer who generously accepted and success fully worked out the illffllfllltli' of an lnltlal undertaklng Thls achlewe ment, performed wlth zeal and motnated by an ldC3llStlC splrlt, has glven to the Kensmgton communlty a lastlng educatlonal foundatlon Mr McDonnell had warled endowments which led to splendld at talnments ln many fields but hm chief lnterest was the student body of Kensmgton Hlgll School He had a Qmcere deslre to make the bow and girls together wlth thelr parents proud of esery phase of the achool actlvltles Llke the lmmortal Mr Chips he moulded the puplla lnto good IlllZf'I'lS and outstanding personalltles No job was too great, no he prepared adequately to take thelr places ln llfe able to cope Wltll lts lI'lf'Wltllll9 tasks and ent angling problems He had a practlcal mlnd that made hlm ever wllllng to work hard for the welfare of Kensmgton HN devotedness was the Qprlngboard from Wl1lCl1 hls Quccessora would aaaume a IIOSIIIOII of leadershlp IH all enter PFISCS HN strlct deyotlon to duty was evldenced ln all hls directly es Hc endeax ored to lllfllbll culture and reflnement ln hls constant Xlgll3HCC and klndly understandlng always Il'llI'I'0I'lllg hlgh personal ldeals and strong fonvlctlons The Holy Book lys that he who mbtructs many to justlee shall shine as the stars for all eternlty May the genulne lnterest of Mr Mc Donnell ln the welfare of each lIllllVlfllldl lvoy and glrl be transmitted through the great Nplrll th It wus his May these prlnclples forexer be the pattern of llfe of Kensmgton High School U l t f a s - 1' - . .ns z ' I . . ' n . 4 S . ' 4 - C 4 - 1 Af 1 CI-- I I Q w . . ., , ., , . a request. too small. He gave untiring service that these 'alittle onesl' might y ' 4 1 1 5 - 4 - v I ' . v