The Park School - Spark Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THE WILL We, the class of i953 at the Park School, expecting short- ly to depart from the hallowed halls of said institution of learning, do make this our last will and testament, bequeath- ing to various persons sundry items useful in the Park School life. Jean Buell wills her enthusiasm for knitting argyle socks to John Reissig. David Bunis wills his ability to get out of trouble to Clay Smith. Terry Finnell- lf you're willing, I'm willing. Amanda Fisk wills her ability to get along with Mr. Mols to Sydney Elster. Judy Goldman wills her date with Mr. Provenzano to Judy Ehrenreich. Karl Heilborn wills his electrical knowledge and highly successful means of getting out of school to Jane Hirsch. Jean Hooker wills her singing ability to Margot Victor. Barbara Howard wills her effervescent bubbles to Rose- mary Brown. Babs Hurwitz wills her ability to lose at Black Jack to Sturg Glenn. Charlie Keeler wills his love for people to Arthur Stein- berg. Peggy Lyon wills her ride to South Buffalo to Velma Rice. Ronny Maierhofer wills his ability to laugh at Mr. O'Connor's iokes to Polly Yager. Jane Manley wills her horse tail to Frances Macdonald. Bob Morrison wills a reserved seat on the couch in Streeter to Jack Merkley. Paul Oppenheimer wills his winning bedside manner to Harry Nichols. Harold Ruslander wills his Nichols football shirt to Dale Casto on the even days and Tom Zierk on the odd days. Carol Sernoffsky wills her unforgettable version of Unforgettable to Joanna Brizdle. Gail Stumpf wills her good bowling scores to Doris Rantucci. Denny Wilson wills his half of the LATEST to Joe Bell. FAMOUS SAYINGS OF THE SENIORS Jean Buell- All LATEST Articles must be handed in before 3:l5. David Bunis- Coax me. Terry Finnell- Na funny. X Amanda Fisk- Hi, Gang. Judy Goldman- Who says dissecting angle worms isn't fun? Karl Heilborn- Hungry?-l'll go out and shoot a pheasant. Jean Hooker- You don't say. Barbara Howard- Oh no, I iust couldn't. Babs Hurwitz- Oh ho, what a riot! What are you talking about? Charlie Keeler- Goody, goody, for our side! Peggy Lyon- It's all a matter of policy. Ronny Maierhofer- Did I have a time last night! Jane Manley- See you in Lewiston. Bob Morrison- What? I'm on privileges? Paul Oppenheimer- ln Paris they do it differently. Harold Ruslander- l'll take you there, but I won't take you home.' Carol Sernoffsky- l can't help it Mr. Knopp, I'm seeing double today. Gail Stumpf- Can l help? Denny Wilson- I move the meeting be adiournedf' l4

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SEATED: Judith Goldman, Carol Sernoffsky, Jean Hooker, Barbara Howard, Paul Oppenheimer, Barbara Hur- witz, David Bunis. KNEELING: Terry Finnell, Ronald Maierhofer, Gail Stumpf, Robert Morrison. STANDING: Harold Ruslander, Charles Keeler, Amanda Fisk, Jean Buell, Jack Moran, Karl Heilborn, Dennis Wilson. ABSENT: Jane Manley, Margaretta Lyon. TO SPEAK OR NOT TO SPEAK THE SENIOR CLASS Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide. No truer words were ever spoken, as I found out during the last part of the 1952 school term. I was one of the ten people nominated for president of the Student Council. With the honor of the nomina- tion also came the honor of giving a speech to the student body. The person nominated had a chance to decline, if he didn't wish to become president, or if he simply didn't want to deliver a speech. I must admit, at the time I didn't wish to do either. The first thing I decided to do was talk to ci member of the faculty about my problem. I discussed the issue with Miss Maggiore, and she explained to me how people in the same situation had dealt with the problems. She also explained the duties of a president, and I left the office with a good idea what was ahead of me. The choice was my own, I could decline and therefore take the easy way out, or make the speech and stay in the running. My first reaction toward giving the speech was not a very good one. I had let other people make up my mind that it was difficult to give such a speech. But before I could worry about giving the speech, I had to write it. , For two nights I thought about it and finally decided to weave my talk around one main topic. This was unity, and from then on it was comparatively easy. With the outline of the talk came the definite decision to go through with it. After the rough draft, I drew up the speech and studied it until the day I wqs to present my piece of work to the student body. I admit now I was pretty scared, not Because of the delivery, but because of the compo- sition of the speeclm I didn't know how the student body would react to the criticisms and suggestions for improvements from someone who had been far from an angel during the past year. They received my speech very well, and when it was done, I was very pleased that I had gone through with the task. That night I evaluated my problem and came to this conclusion: I realized that if I had declined, I would not have thought about the school and my personal reactions toward it. I would have lost valuable experience in presenting a speech to a group of people. Last and most important of all, I met a challenge and conquered it. This may help me in later life in meeting another challenge of much more importance and meaning. Terry Finnell Grade XII I6 V