Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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THEY LED LEARNING Lafayette s faculty gave endless moments and hours of their time: early in the morning, during their free periods, and after school. Always ready to assist, they never ceased finding new methods to make a student's life in school more enjoyable. Not only did they instruct in the three R's but also taught the fundamentals of citizenship and fair play The school regretted the resignation of Miss Edith Rogers of the home economics department, who spent quite a part of a lifetime at Lafayette. Miss Rogers was proud to be a Lafayette graduate, she taught not only sewing but the fine traditions of the school. Lafayette will miss her generosity and her constant effort to make her alma mater the best possible school. No one can completely fill the vacancy left by Miss Esther Link. As a teacher of English, she stimulated interest in many subjects, especially mu- sic, as she taught students to think for themselves and seek worthwhile information. Lafayette students US I MENTS OF MRS, H. S, BRENNAN Cafeteria Manager MRS. H, MC GAVIN Home Economics MR. V. CARUANA Industrial Arts MRS, C, R, BAKER Physical Education MISS M, CLARK German and Latin MISS E. BERWALD Commercial MISS M. COONLY English and Latin Commercial MISS D. CROLL English MISS M, DORAN Mathematics Commercial MR. I. CORCORAN MISS M. DOUGHERTY

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DR. 1. ORMAN HAYES When Shakespeare wrote The evil that men do lives after them, he could never have been writing of memories. One of the happiest phenomena of adulthood is the fact that the outstanding memories in our lives are the pleasant ones, and no age of human existence seems to have been quite so re- plete with unfettered joy and freedom from aging re- sponsibility as adolescence. Somehow or other, the worry over the mathematics test is happily forgotten while the first prom registers indelibly in the mind, and all the tremendous trifles fade into the limbo of days beyond recall while the football games, the variety show, the cafeteria gab- fests, the chance meetings with the right person in the corridor, the first day at school as freshmen, the condescending sophistication of a sophomore, the junior program on Veterans' Day and of course, big- gest of all, Graduation Day, are experiences which charitable Mother Nature will prompt you to remember Dr. Hayes, through his energetic participa- tion in school spirit, has exemplified our motto: Be strong and of a good courage, always. Yes, Lafayette has given you many moments to remember. But never forget that true happiness con- sists not in receiving but in giving. The happy mo- ments you provide for others to remember will be the yardstick which will most accurately measure your worth. Never pride yourself with just coming fifty per cent of the way with your fellowmen. It's the person who comes sixty per cent of the way who makes life and living worthwhile, never be too big to think of the little things. Someone has said that it's the trifles that make perfection and perfection is no trifle. Be sincere, be kind, and be friendly and every day will be just a little brighter because you walked by. if ' ll

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Citizenship Education and teachers missed her many kindnesses: tickets for concerts, an occasional dinner party, the flowers that she brought often, the time she gave to listen to problems . We were sad too that Mr. Edward McNamara chose to go to South Park rather than to cross the city each day to instruct Lafayette students in commercial sub- jects. We enjoyed his quiet dignity, his calm way of getting the best from students, and his efficient con- duct of the business staff of THE ORACLE. This year we missed, also, Mr. Matthew Baranski teacher of art and art adviser for THE ORACLE, who was transferred to East. We noticed the lack of a pho tography club and the colorful masks which decorated the walls of Room 103. All were sorry that Mrs. Williams and Mr. Murphy were at Lafayette so short a time. Especially we missed Mrs. Williams' leadership of the music in as- semblies . Mr. Murphy gained the admiration of the freshmen and the sophomores in his social science MISS P. GILRAY MISS C, HARTZELL English MRS, E, HAWKINS Library MISS H. HEDDEN Citizenship Education I MRS. K. KNOLL Commercial MISS T. M. HERTKORN Nurse MISS N, MAC KENZIE Science MISS H. HOWELL English and Spanish MRS, I, MARQUIS Physical Education MISS M. IULG Science , MR. J. M, MAYER 1 English MR, R. IOHN STON Commercial 13