Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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A E assemble here 'ronlghl for fhe las+ hme as a class a closely mfe grafed uml' +ha+ has accomplished well nfs responsublluhes and duhes as a fruly grafeful group of young men and women 'rhanlc ful 'ro fhe school :ls prlnclpal and nfs feachers 'For bulldmg a firm founda hon on which we can base our life s worlc Bul' we musl' noi overemphaslze lhe achuevemenl' whuch IS symbolized In +hls evening s even'l's We musl' ralher consider ul wu+h a spnrll' of profound humllliy always bearmg In mind +ha+ ours wall be 'I'he heavlesf burden 'thai has ever been lmposed on any smgle generahon ln hlsfory ln our hands will be placed fhe very deshny of manlund We can now con'rrol 'I'he force of na+ure herself and wu+h +hus fremendous and ferrlble power an our grasp we can ellher send our clvullzahon +o ever uncreasmg helghfs of accompllshmenl or bring I+ +o complefe desfruchon Which as I+ 'ro be7 If IS foolish +0 be sdealnshc and say We cannol' fall for we can Bul' we mus+ noi' fall' Even +he sound educahon and fhe hugh :deals whlch have become ours during our four years al LafayeHe unfor+una'rely do no+ unsure success Yes we possess ihe fheorehcal knowledge buf now we musl' apply I+ In l'he rughl' dnrechon for fhe facfs +ha+ enlughien people can be used wl'rh equal effecl fo suppress 'lhem We lread on dangerous ground The sllghfesl' sllp fhe leasl' musfalze mughl spell dusasler H us +herefore our responslbnlfry +o pu+ +hls powerful fool lhe educahon we have gained +o wise use Wllh God s help lei' us al' all hmes lhmlc clearly Iudge 'roleranlly and ac+ wusely 'rhal we may succeed for fhls us our duly +0 our counfry and +0 manlund HENRY EHRENREICH V LEDICTCDRY

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ONIGHT we fhe class of I946 greef you Affer four years of comraderue we gafher here as frnends As we relouce upon fhe complehon of four years of sfudy our +hough+s mus'f assume a more sober nofe We are aboul' +o en+er a world so long engaged nn war fhal' I+ has forgoH'en rhe ways of peace lf IS 'rhe 'rask of our generahon fo rediscover fhls roacl Peace IS much more dlfflcull' fo uphold fhan wars are fo provoke We musl proceed wlfh cauhon and face +he world wlrh a self confldence based on fhe knowledge we have acquired here Lei' no demagogue arlse 'ro cloud our minds Wllh lues allow no man +o sow dlssenslon among fhe achueve fhe only farm basls for peace We who will soon hold fhe reuns of +hus governmenf musi' never lose slgh'r of fhose :deals upon whach fhus democracy IS based Raiher we musf furfher 'rhe cause for whuch our counfry has foughf and make sure Thai a liberal educahon IS provided for all Only ws+h a well rounded prachcal knowledge can we dlshngulsh fhe fine lme dlvldlng fad from falsehood As we face 'lhe world lei' us always remember fhose prmclples upon which our LafayeHe fradlhon has been buulf If we Be Sfrong and of Good Courage uf we follow fhe precepfs of our Alma Maier we can noi help buf prove ourselves 'lo fhe world LOUIS J GERSTMAN S A L U T A T O R Y various facfions. Always wel musi' champion l'ru+h and seek fhe fads, fo