Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SCHOOL NOTES Lafayette Undergoes Decorations PROFUSION of ladders, scaffolds and paint brushes have borne mute testimony to the changes the building has undergone. Now that these ladders and scaffolds have been removed, we are able to enjoy a redecorated, relighted auditorium and clean walls throughout the school. The lower gym- nasium has been completely renovated. The floor has been refinished and the walls and ceil- ings repainted. New lighting fixtures replace former equipment. New shower rooms have been installed. Our lunch hours have been made far more pleasant and cheerful by the cleaning and repainting of the cafeteria. We are appreciative of the consideration shown by the Board of Education in effecting these improvements. Departmental Changes Several replacements and changes have been noted in various school departments since last year. We welcome Mrs. Warnhoff to the mathematics department of the faculty. We hope that her stay here will be a pleasant one. We extend our congratulations to Mr. Corcoran, one of our ablest business teachers upon his recent marriage. Eight scholarships were awarded by various colleges, universities and art schools to de- serving Lafayette graduates last year. As the Oracle goes to press, a teachers' strike seems imminent'and faculty and students anxiously await developments.

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Top Row-Lee Jokl, Mae Goble, Janet Goodspeed, Ned Manno, Mr. Walz, Miss Smith MONITORS LARGE measure of appreciation is due the administrative monitors who have fore- gone study hours in order to help in the smooth running ofthe school. The monitors have been willing and capable ofshouldering their responsibilities which include opera- tion of the switchboard, running errands in the main office, assisting with the absence lists in Room 8A and helping Miss Borchard in library duties. The monitors operate under the capable direction of Mr, Walz. Much experience valuable in later life is gained from serving in this capacity. The work never fails to be interesting and Miss Rief, Miss Schulz, Mr. Walz and Mr. Gott are patient and helpful during the times when the assumption ofdifferent duties is new and strange. The efiicient services rendered by the monitors is entirely worthy ofthe sincerest Commendation. Top Row-Horace Mahon, Franklin Giallel, Alvin Johnson, Charles Battista, Larry Lubick,Leonard Broncato, Jack Farley, Albert Brown, George Adams, Lee Jokl, John Mussalinog Serond Row-Annabelle Vastola, Nancy Corwin, Joanne Harmon, Margaret Crawford, Nancy Hillhouse, Anita Devy, Lois Genner, Patricia Barrick, Louise'Thirkield, Marjorie Thiel, Rosalie Aquilino, Josephine Bodami, Ruth Sorotskyg Third Row-Janet Good- speed,Shirley'I-luclson,Alice Burlingame, Dolores Styn, Jean Meyer, Rose Tripi, Fayanne Lipman, Isobel Lawrence, Elizabeth Graham, Mary Ann Wiggins, Marion Troyan, Inez Siegel, Hadassah Nomof, Mary Slocum, Prudence Algcra, Mary Slocum, Margaret Willard, Beatrice Short, Nancy Cantor, Fourth Row-Mae Goble, Marlene Heysel, Betty Bricka, Anna Cicero, Kay Jackson, Patrina Aronica, Evelyn Raych, Joyce Clarke, Lenore Fox, Dorothy Wolkind, Selma Greenberg, Mary Incorvia, Lena Simone, Josephine Gervasi, Josephine Grisanti, Margaret Gilbert, Wilma Edwards

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E, the members of the class of 1947, stand at the doorway of a new and diH'icult undertakingg that of rebuilding a shattered world. Our task is herculeang We sincerely hope that we can accomplish it.