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

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CLASS POEM AS FRIENDS WE MARCH Thus far, through sheltered years We'd come, Through days of peaceful happiness: Till suddenly our souls turned numb, Shocked by our foe's ruthless selfishness. Avvakened now, we take our stand To stem the tide of tyranny. Our youthful hopes and dreams demand A world controlled by liberty! Willingly We speed to take our place, Empowered by our unity, Assured by friendly neighbors' grace ln aiding us to victory. Encouraged thus, We shall maintain The principles for which We strive. Soon peace shall be obtained again, And freedom ever kept alive. RUTH REISIG Class Poet 34

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THE UNSEEN WAY Mr. George B. Holt ............. ............... F rank Hoak Mrs. Holt ..................................... ........... H elen Howell Alice Holt ............. ............... D orothy Dane Mattson ................. ...........,........ E dwin Pickett Kitty Claire .............. ............ E lizabeth Mathews Betty Brewster ........... ..................... I sabel Kobler Bobby Blake ........... .............. D aniel Gilbert Billy Fernald ................... ..................... D onald Calkins Dr. Sonia Merslri ........... .............. B eatrice Goldberg Amir Din ........................... ................ D ominick Cutroneo Director ...............................................................................,.........,........................, ................. M rs. Kathleen Erwin THIS year the Senior Class chose the mystery, The Unseen Way, by De Witt Newing as their play. This was the story of an ordinary family who faced an extraordinary situation. George Holt, the President of a New York Bank, tell ill at his office. His secretary, Bobby Blake, and another employee, Billy Fernald, brought him home. The butler, Mattson, and the new maid, Marie, mystitied everyone with their queer actions. An unknown Hindu appeared and made everyone uneasy with his presence. When Dr. Merski, a neighbor, appeared, Mrs. Holt tainted: no one was able to find the cause ot her actions. However, after many uncanny and impossible things had happened, the problems were solved to the satisfaction ot all. Front row, left to right: B. Mathews, H. Howell, Mrs. Erwin, R. Reisig, E. Pickett. Top row, Ieit to right: D. Calkins, D. Gilbert. D. Dane, F. Hook, I. Kobler, B. Goldberg. D. Cutroneo 33

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CLASS WILL WE, the Class of 1942, leave our Alma Mater more mature than when we entered and with a broader conception of the responsibilities facing us. During our six years at LaSalle we have begun the molding of our future lives. We have had the advantages of a cooperative faculty and of the facilities nec- essary for our education. As we grow older and achieve our goals, we will look back, with longing remembrance, to the tireless efforts of the faculty and the friendliness they have shown toward us. Into the hearts of the undergrads we wish to instill this same feeling. We hope that they, too, will come to cherish the good will that exists between the students and the faculty. We also leave LaSalle with the pleasant memories of the unforgettable friends we have made. During and after school hours, we have learned the value of real comradeship. In our participation in the fields of sports, drama- tics, science, and music we have experienced and acquired a feeling of respect for the desires of others. We have come to appreciate our fellow students and to realize that these friendly relationships have been largely responsible for our happy and memorable years at LaSalle. To the future Seniors we wish to leave this same feeling of gratitude and appreciation for the friends they have the opportunity of making. Here in these beautiful surroundings of academic learning we have acquired a deep love and devotion for our school. It is here that we have created many of our dreams and desires. Many of these are as yet but vague visions. but they have seen the beginning of fulfillment. These have been a result of the opportunities and privileges offered us at LaSalle. We sincerely hope that those who are left behind will also see the advantages offered to them through their school. We bequeath them the desire to seize these oppor- tunities and to secure the greatest advantage possible from them. We, the Senior Class of 1942, are just beginning to realize the significance and implications of the education and the opportunities that have been offered to us. We have learned that, in order to secure that success and happiness which We all want, we must recognize our dependency upon our fellow men and must do everything in our power to help our friends and neighbors. We know that only through the application of the principles of mutual esteem, toleration, honesty, and assistance can the nations of the world establish the lasting peace necessary for the civilization of the future. We bequeath to the undergraduates of LaSalle a knowledge of these facts and hope that they will try sincerely to apply these principles in their daily lives. In this manner they can help to bring more quickly the presence of good will and neighbor- liness in every phase of life. These last bequests of the Senior Class have been incorporated by me in this document this seventeenth day of April, 1942. BETTY BURR Class Testator Witnesses: LEWIS PINO lOYCE WILSON 35