Salamanca High School - Seneca Yearbook (Salamanca, NY)

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ADMINISTRATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Interest-Food? Elizabeth Vincent, Hunter College graduate, intrigues the avid and the erudite in the science of biology. Mrs. Vincent claims sometimes to have bribed their interests with car- rots and apples, specimens of the ed- ible variety. Of an evening, Mrs. Vincent hnds detective stories refreshing. On week- ends and holidays, Betsy and Frank share her fun in the culinary art. Engrossing Personalities Thomas M 0 r a n, Massachusetts Teachers' College graduate, is the in- imitable scientist. His classes are snappy and engrossing. A chat with Mr. Moran reveals a galaxy of inter- ests. He can arouse your enthusiasm for art, music, a fishing trip, or a game of chess, and then leave you to hunger for fresh strawberries smothered in heavy cream. H20 Sidney Mason, graduate of Niagara University, puts the OK on science and research. He makes scientific facts of H2O's, COJs, and HCL's alone or in combinations. Mr. Mason guides inquiring minds with excep- tional skill. SCIENCE: El.IzABi2'ri-i VINfQl?N'Ii, 'I'HoiuAs MORAN, SnmNiiv MAsuN BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Strikers Anna Lockwood, Plattsburg Nor- mal graduate, strikes away at Typ- ing I, balance sheets and protit and loss statements. Then, as chairman of stamps and bond sales, she tangles weekly with high hnance. Miss Lockwood hnds pleasant changes from olhce work in doing bits of BUSINESS: ANNA Imckwoon, Rotsizm' HENRY, H12i.i2N LINEHAN, handwork---and the supreme delight of pumpkin pie. Efficiency Experts Marion XXfhipple, Rider College graduate, handles the experts and de- velops ethciency in Shorthand II and Secretarial Practice. Mrs. XVhipple's life holds dual responsibilities. Away from school, her home and son keep her busy. Let ber speak of things to eat and it sounds like Ummm ice cream and cake .md spaghetti. Shot in the Arm Robert Henry, graduate of New York State Teachers' College, is cred- ited with giving a new zest to Retail Selling and Introduction to Business, The Seniors will never forget his in- jections of spirit and will probably never quite recover from same. Obvious Appeal Helen Linehan, Elmira graduate, is responsible for the mathematical magic and legal lore of the business department. Her young lawyers and mathematicians testify that Miss Line- han sets optimism soaring like a bal- Ioon. It takes but a flash of ber ra- diant smile. The interest in the busi- ness department is going up percepti- bly and the appeal is obvious. 7

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ADMINISTRATION L. . ENGLISH: BERTHA Biavisa. V1v1AN S'l'liWAIi'l', Esrmsa MCCABE, Frou' Horcmciss ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Bertha Beyer, graduate of Universi- ty of Syracuse, University of Buffalo, carefully applies subject-verb agree- ment to the high school's Freshmen. When not applying Freshmen Eng- lish, Mrs. Beyer finds the voice of Bing Crosby quite appealing. Sophomore Sophisticate Vivian Stewart, graduate of Syra- cuse University, makes a major con- tribution to Sophomore sophistication. Their English grammar is highly pol- ished. When Sophomore English is well- styled, Mrs. Stewart consults her pref- erence lists. She is ready to settle for a plate of spaghetti and meat balls with a historical novel on the side. Democratic Pattern Floy Hotchkiss, Chamberlin Insti- tute graduate, makes junior English music to the ears. The juniors make language and literature fit the democratic pattern of America. Miss Hotchkiss enjoys modern magazines and foodfuany kind as long as it's salad. Seniors Saved Esther McCabe, graduate of New York State Teachers' College, rescues 6 each Senior from the abyss of over- confidence. She shows them a few of the yet unanswered questions. Miss McCabe continues her rescue work through the Red Cross and finds refreshment now and then in pump- kin pie and coffee. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Esther Benz, Wells College gradu- ate, leads the Freshmen toward their eventual careers of tomorrow. Chef-Salad Now thenufto get back to the topic of International Relationsnf sound familiar? It's Sarah Banta, graduate of William Smith College, launching forth into one of her pet problems. Miss Banta thinks that people are fun and that heated dis- cussions make good food for thought. Chef salad makes good eating, too. In the Mood All Right N0w fit's a wonder Beatrice Nash, Alfred University graduate, can still smile after surviv- ing sixth period study hall. In the same mood, Miss Nash faces her American History classes where she claims There's never a dull mo- ment. Serious-minded Marian Mallan, Wells College graduate, molds opinions of tomor- row's Americans on the problems of democracy. Mrs. Mallan finds house- keeping a pleasing summer activity with a novel, a picnic or an evening walk by way of diversion. SOCIAL STUDIES: SARAH BANTA, EsTH12R BENZ, MARION MALLAN,

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ADMINISTRATION ART Art with Emphasis Lucile Horney, Alfred University graduate, is professor of all the arts but prefers Rep, Bright colors ap- peal to her artistic sense with em- phasis on yellow. Wlien not sub- merged in the aesthetic, Mrs. Horney enjoys satisfying Mr. Horney's taste for good food. And her garden helps. , . ,,.. , . . LANGUAGE Quiet, Please Hazel Forness, Syracuse University graduate, gives correctness and pre- cision to the use of Spanish and French. Silencio and Mrs. Forness has made the hrst plunge. The har- assed hordes become tranquil and the words flow with velvet smoothness. Mrs, Forness brought the foreign MUSIC Melody Incorporated Cassie Wliite. graduate of Thomas Music School, is forever blending mo- tions and sounds. She has made the ensemble pleasing in its beauty. Mrs. Wllite has drawn from her choruses the richness and vigor of young voices combined in song. To Mrs. Wliite music is life's in- ART: LIICZILI5 HURNEY, LANGUAGE: MARIIZ LoGun1rg1i MUSIC: Classni WH1'1'ii, PAUL Siurr jtJSIiPH HURNIZY, Enwaium jOHN Man in the Modern Mood joseph Horney, Buffalo S t a t e Teachers' College graduate, directs both grade and high school students in matters of industrial art. Mr. Hor- ney is definitely a man in the modern mood. His usual copy of Time or the Pm! keeps him up on the news. ln the cinema he finds ready enter- tainment. Virtuoso with Variations Edward john, Rochester Institute of Technology graduate, helps meet today's war-time demands for me- chanical drawing and blue print read- ing. Yet Mr. john can put aside the drawing pencil and board for the musical score and baton of the great virtuoso. 8 t Absent 3 Hfxziir. Ifoarsuiss home to live. The students took a closer look and accepted it. It is her trenchant wit and sprightly manner that has made these languages entic- ing. Mrs. lforness makes blue pottery her collector's paradise. She finds es- cape in a good mystery story. Language Blends Marie Lo Guidice, Mercyhurst and University of Buffalo graduate, finds her students more loquacious with Latin than with Lo Guidice, so her marital status must take a back seat. And Marie Dillon drives the classics home. She gives her scholars a taste of a culture that is a careful blend of the aesthetic and the vivacious. She makes it rich and tempting. dispensible ingredient. Wlleri not sharing her talents with her students, Mrs. Wliite is sharing them with community music clubs and church choirs. She satisfies her desire for fine music by listening to such great musicians as Lawrence Tiblwett and Gladys Swarthout. Buoyant Instructor Paul Smith, Fredonia State Teach- ers' graduate. can with a twist of his baton stir a tympanic effusion of sound and fury. Mr. Smitlfs crea- tive efforts reach their full buoyancy just as the sun stretches itself across the morning sky. The 8:00 o'cIock arrival feels his step quickened by the martial music of the band in re- hearsal. H