LaSalle High School - Ongiara Yearbook (Nigara Falls, NY)

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AS WE LIKED IT An hysterical drama m slx acts Dramatls Personae Class of 1938 Plac Laqalle umor Qenlor Htgh bchool Time September 1937 une 1938 QACTIj September 1937 the doors of our theatre were thrown open to us 1s th cond amd mo t outstwndmg seventh grade ever to b admitted to I 'xS1lle After the TIYSI few days which were a confuslon of strange 1nd thrllllno exp rlences we readxly adjusted ourselves to our n w suxroundmgs 1nd forged ahead with vengeance Recognizing the unusual talent and ablhty evxdent our class the school soon adopted a crcdxt system m order to fost r and pay proper respect to our uperlor mtellxgence and spec1al aptltudes The authorltle reallzed that with such 1 hlgh calibre of tu ent as our class possessed t wa ll'1PCI lIlVC to make us dxstnnguxshed and conspicuous by pre During this year our class made nts energy and enthuslasm for work o obvious that the Board of Educatxon declded that we needed only twenty mmutes to eat and therefore appetites not for knowledge but for cullnary dellcacles had to be gratified Lum teltrztate We wllllngly sacrlfled th movxes whlch we had prevlously enjoyed during our lunch perlod when we learned the teachers wanted to vet rid f u at three oclock On Friday evening the nxnth of December xn 1937 the gym na 1um was packed with throngs of cheer1ng fan as th first basketball team to represent LaSalle trotted onto the floor Th advent of thls team stlmulated th strong feelmg of school spnrlt whlch was already prevalent ln our own class ln th re t of the student body fACTID In the sprmg of the followmg year we as ezghth graders enthusnastxcally supported the colorful operetta The Pxed Pxper of I-Iamelm presented as the hrst annual spr1ng show Several of our classmates took tmportant parts and mn all modesty the success of the project was due to our undemable mfluence The COl'hIT1LlI1lty I'Cal1ZlYlg that It Sl'lOU.ld HCVCI' lose US 215 students pleaded w1th the Board of Educatlon to make thls a full fledged semor hxgh school and the favorable decxsxon of the Boa d kept this clas lnt1ct for four more years The result of thelr S'lg'lClOL1S 1ct1on ts th1t our influence 15 a vltal factor w ll never be forgotten Ill this seat of wlsdom fACTIHj The Presxdent 1nd other nmth graders on th unlor Councnl so nnpressed thelr fellow counczlmen wxth thenr magnetlc per sonalntles that they decxded to foster personahty camp 0 throughout the school We do not wxsh to seem egotnstxcal but we must admlt th1t we mnth graders served as the mspnratxon for thts worthy cause and lt vull be ob rvcd that smc that campalgn the students of LaSalle have become the very essence of personal1ty I une 1935 we had successfully completed as was to be expected our junlor h1gh school course of study and were graduated wlth due pomp and ceremony Our dxgnnty was properly recognlzed by speclal consnderatnon m the flrst Ongnara publnshed at LaSalle fACTIVj Our Sophomore Class was well represented ln the crowded stadlum as well 1s on the gndn-on that crxsp autumn day m 1935 whlch marked the lI1lIl'll appearance of LaSalle s football team Although we knew the squ1d was hampered by mexperl ence we supported them with enthusxasm and were rightfully proud of their vlctorles over the veteran Amherst Central team and the hlghly favoured Thomas Indians By far the most nmportant event to us as Sophomores was the glortous May Day fest1val We demonstrated our prowess ln the sports rn the volley ball and basketball games and our play Any Mans Family w s glgantlc colossal stupendous To the vlctors belong the spo1ls and m recognntlon of our superror performances our pres1dent was awarded the Schrack trophy one of the many honors conferred upon us So versatxle was our class that members from lt formed our fxrst golf team and on the llnks as elsewhere we demonstrated our sportsmanshlp by keepmg on the falrways That year LaSalle played host to hundreds of students from n arby towns who had come to partncxpate m Band Day Thrs IS a part of the three day lVlus1c Festlval held every year rn p'lgC twenty 111110 ez ., J -., ' r s . . ' ' rf 4 .7 1 4 , 1 c In -w 5. L , . . Q 1 H . , A X 3 ' . ' . , .. e se . 5 . L e . A . . 5 Y A , t 0 e , . . , . nj . . . .. - - - A A. cr - 1: nn , ., -..g 1l'l , , , . e s A ' ' ' ' , ' V se ' e . 5 Cl . ' , 1 ' , . - . ' fl J , , ' 7 sentmg to us brown and gold I., s. ' ' ' 7 , . 5 , , , our - 7 9 S O o ' , . . . . , 5 lj . . . . , . . S ' - ' ' 7 , , -, - Q . . . . . . 7 s ' s e ' . . . . ' . 3 . . . . C . , . j . . , . A , , 5 . s ' 9 f! 3 ' 57 A ' ' v 1 C- 1 1 ' . . . ,, . . ,, . . . 7 7 Q 9 . . ,, . . - 9 C 5 . . ,, . 7 ' 1 ' . , , 1 7 7 7 ' - ' te V sv 7 , C - . , ,

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niet Y' ,aw 'US'- i 111315- page twenty-eight ROBERT SWICK A proper man as one shall see m a summers clay A llldllllllllltl fvgfvln Dunn VIRGINIA VICKERS And ln the morn and Ilqllld clew of youth H wild Z LCIE WIGGINS I am nor only wxtty m myself but the cause that wut ns m other men Ixm Hung IV ONALEE WYMAN The mxrror of all courtesy Ixnz Hung VIII IRI NI: URTI-I How noble ln reason' Ilzmlrl AI ICI: WATSON Whexm you Clo Clancc I wxsh you A wave oer the sea that you might ever do Nothing but that 4 1 4 MARY WILLS I hold the world but as the World live He th 1111 0 Velma SOPHIE ZINK: Although the last not the least. Ixilzg Lear.

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AS WE LIKED IT 1Cont1nuedJ Niagara Falls and LaSalle was chosen as the ideal place for the occasion After each band had performed ln the audi torlum Edward DAnna noted conductor led the massed bands in an inspiring and colorful march in front of the school KACT vy In the fall of 1936 recognizing the talent ln his Public Speak ing Class Mr Robert Simpson organized a varsity debating team Great was our pride when in its first encounter our negative team composed of three classmates anet Palone ean McNeill and Dorothea Devins defeated the afhrmatlve team of the Niagara University Freshmen anuary ll 1937 LaSalle was invited to join the Niagara Frontier Debating League and smce then debating has become an increasingly popular activity among the students Spring rolled around again with the arrival of the colorful May Day ceremonies Wish characteristic kindness and gen erosxty we allowed the Sophomore Class to win the cup in nvalry might be maintained QACT VU When we returned this year as Seniors we found a new educational toy with which to experiment the chemistry labora tory Strange as it may seem part of it still remains intact We have survived with few casualties except thc pronounced greyness of Mr 0Br1ens hair which has resulted from his worry over whether the stadium would bc completed or sclen tifically destroyed Often has he thought that the gridiron would become the burial place of his potential chemists Success was certainly ours in the various projects which we undertook during our last year We entertained at bridge we amused by our theatrical performance we dined at Class Night danced at our Senior Ball and at length trlumphantly marched up to receive our certlhcates of graduation And thus concluded the hysterical drama of the most illustrious class ever to storm LaSalle s citadel of knowledge Class Historians 09 YE OLDE CLASSE WILL Friends LaSall1ans Faculty lend me your ears Whzle I bequeath the belongings we ve had or szx sears I you can laugh you d better start now For you won t when you see what I shall endou Tempus does ugit so Ill no longer conceal This testament o ours stamped wnth the seal We the Class of 1938 of LaSalle unior Senior High School cognizant that we are the possessors of the most unusual at talnments must however as the inevitable end approaches prepare in a fitting manner the disposition of our talents compllshments and superior abilities While the recipients for the most part we realize are unworthy of such recognition and likewise incapable of using our attributes we do nevertheless though It grleves us greatly to see our endowments so wasted make and declare this our last Wlll and Testament in the manner and form following that IS to say First To Mr Clark joseph Peet and his capable aide page :hurry Mr Elton Christian Schwmger we leave our deepest sympathy We know that our passing will grieve them tremendously and that our loss will leave a place that can never be filled We realize how much they need us and how they have learned to depend upon us but Life is such May we m our parting mom ents suggest that they always in their inspirational talks to th classes that will follow urge the imitation of our class if success is desired Second To the faculty smce we realize that their burdens will become increasingly heavy without us we leave our spirit This bequest we know they will appreciate because what they ' , J , J ..... l . . . on J , s h . - . I - 9 keeping with tradition, in order that the spirit of intense JEAN MCNEIL and MAX GREENWALD. 9 , . . f . 'Y r f . ' ' . y J . ' . . , G . . , Y ' v - . s 1 , ac- 1 -