Seneca Vocational School - Chieftain Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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emlofz 66444 645 S we look back, it seems impossible that four years at Seneca have passed. In our hearts will remain treasured memories of the many events crowded into that brief period. Our earliest recollections of high school life are of the annexes where we spent our freshman year. Secluded as we were, we were happy and busy, although rather crowded. We could not take an active part in the main building activities, but we had extracurricular activities of our own, including an extensive intra- mural sports program. One of our boys, Arthur Varnado, made the varsity basketball team, and brought fame to the usually forgotten freshman class. In our sophomore year we came with Mr. Engel to the main building. In October the class was organized, and we elected Arthur Varnado president, Eugene Hejmanowski, first vice-president, Archie Lickers, second vice-pres- identg Wayne Keller, secretary, and Richard Nola, treasurer. The winning of the Yale Cup by the Seneca basketball team was celebrated by a two and a half hour victory assembly with the Yale Alumni Committee as our guests. We were especially proud of Robert Adams, who was among those honored. Our skating parties, held at the Arena Roller Rink, highlighted the sophomore year social calendar. As juniors we re-elected Arthur Varnado, president, Archie Lickers and Eugene Hejmanowski, first and second vice-presidents, and Henry Iones, treas- urer. Robert Adams, Thomas Stuff, Harold Brady, John Denk, and Raymond Emerson were sergeants-at-arms, newly created positions. James Gatza and Robert Smith represented the juniors on the High School Forum of the Air. They discussed how motion pictures affect teen-agers. March 17, 1950, was a day worthy of note, for after weeks of noisy preparation, the Seneca Band made its radio debut over station WBEN. A dancing class was inaugurated at Bennett High School on Friday evenings. About seventy-five boys were in regular at- tendance. The most celebrated event of the year was an unexpected but happily received vacation made necessary by the coal strike. The school year 1950-1951 began wider the guidance of our new principal, Mr. LaVerne H. Engel. The long-awaited renovation of the building brought painters, plasterers, and carpenters into our classrooms. When the confusion and dust subsided, we were aware of newly-painted colorful walls, soundproof- ing of the auditorium, new curtains on the stage, and a new guidance office. Senior class officers were Robert Smith, president, Henry Ringle, vice- president, Robert Brown, secretaryg and George Arthur, treasurer. Iames Gatza was appointed editor of the CHIEFTAIN and the WARRIOR. Our football team brought fame to the school by snapping Kensington's winning streak of twenty-two games. We celebrated this feat with a three hour victory assembly. Among the team members honored were seniors Thomas Stuff, Casey Nowak, Donald Papke, Henry Ringle, and the Schroeder twins. Five of the first six boys on the basketball team were seniors, Robert Adams, William Roberts, Donald Satterly, Arthur Varnado, and Irwin Abt. 13

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On December first, Mr. Benjamin C. Willis, recently appointed Superinten- dent of Schools, visited us and indicated his interest in vocational education and his approval of Seneca. We still mourn the loss of our applause meter, the only one in a Buffalo school. It blew up one day when assembly technicians George Gushue and Richard Hathaway were not looking. The first Seneca-sponsored open dance to be held in many years was held on December 30, 1950. We shall long cherish the memory of it, and of Mr. Glass' gay attire. Other newly created activities were the Disc Club under the guidance of Mr. Langworthy, the Monday evening swimming classes at Bennett High School with Mr. Arabas directing them, and the entrance of our chess club into a high school league started by the Queen City Chess Club. Soon these past four years will be but a memory, but as each passing year takes us increasingly distant from the happy life at Seneca, we shall find that we treasure more highly the memories of our friends, our teachers, and our school. 14