Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Mr. Milton Novak-He was educated at Madison High and Brooklyn College and holds the rank of Major in the Air Force Reserve. He is a devoted student of singing and has studied with teachers in Various parts of the country. Une of his idiosyncrasies is reading novels and not completing them. His pet peeve is excessive radio advertising that interrupts a good program. Ad- vice to the Senior Classvkeep your sense of humor! f A I 0 :sn 1 I Mr. Barnet Rappczport-Many effects of the depres- sion were unfavorable, but here's one exception, it gave us Mr. Rappaport as a teacher. lt was then that he chose his present profession. Besides teaching, he devotes a good deal of time to running a hotel. Other than that he does a lot of reading and participates in his favorite sport, handball. The greatest moments in his life were, according to Mr. Rappaport-the day of his marriage and the day his son was born. He does not favor the new length skirts and claims that women do not either, but are the slaves of fashion. He beaueaths the graduation class his best wishes for a successful and happy life, and, most importantly, his fervent hopes for a peaceful and happy world. Mr. Sollis Schub-One of his professors at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin had the greatest influence on his life. He believed in two-sided philosophy and always gave convincing arguments for both sides of any controver- sial subject. As for Mr. Schub's personal life, he believes that a teacher has no personal life. Everything he does is public. His idea of the model student is a girl that graduated last term. However, he wouldn't mention any names. The question of longer skirts did not stump him either. He quickly answered that girls ankles don't interest him-he looks for brains. Mr. Schub is al- so an accomplished gourmet. He thinks that one of the greatest pleasures in life is good apple pie, and pump- kin pie-in season. His secret ambition is to be a chef at the Waldorf. Fourteen Teachers were interviewed by MURIEL BERNHARDT, MARILYN LEVY CLARA SCHLIEN

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Mr. George HauptHThe necessity of supporting his family is what started Mr, Haupt in the field of teach- ing. His ideal student is one who loves his fellowmen. He prefers to teach the stronger sex because they have a better understanding of fair play. His mother was his greatest influence in life, she taught him to be a straight thinker, Mr. Haupt feels that skirts should be neither too long nor too short tthree or four inches be- low the kneel, He leaves us with the thought that we should become worthy citizens and lovers of true democracy, if i Q - ? ti Q 5 Tiff y , if if if Mr. William HorniHe is happily married to his child hood sweetheart. They were classmates at New Utrecht High School. His idea of the model student is the one who is clean, neat, respectful, pleasant and who does his work not to please the teacher but for self improve- ment. His pet peeve is the ''Learn-me-somethin'-l-dare- you student. The greatest influence on his life was the realization that a person can successfully accomplish anything he determinedly sets out to do. When asked why he became a teacher, Mr. Horn gave the following reply: l'Should l ever learn the reason, l'll then have something to blame it on. Mr. Sam Levine-An ideal student, according to Mr. Levine, is one who tries to cooperate in his homework, attitudes, and general all-around scholarship. A teach- er should have extreme patience and fortitude, and understanding of the adolescent boy or girl. He has attained his goal in life and is very happy. His wife is the greatest influence in his life. He believes that as long as women will be women, styles wlll change and if they like the new length, then he's all for it. His ad- vice to the graduating class is to acquire a vital inter- est in current events, an interest they now seem to lack. Mr. Isadore MillmanfHere s another gentleman who prefers blondesfwith blue eyes of course, Mr. Millman claims his wife as hQs greatest influence in life. He has a child too, History students, beware! lt was his high school history teacher who started him on the path he treads today. As to his preference for male or female students, it is needless to say that the fairer sex gets his vote. The reason-boys can't wear the new longer skirts that Mr. Millman fancies. He leaves us with a novel gift-the broken shades of Room 4Ol.

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amfmi-The Lafayette People Preface To help the graduates to understand the ideals, traditions and institutions which have shaped their development in Lafayette and to stimulate them to think honestly about the problems facing the modern American, have been the guiding principles in the preparation of this history. The minor incidents and humor concommitant with these situations are also a vital part of the graduates development. We have tried to lose neither the humor nor the drama of your development, we have tried to again point out those countless, fond trivialities which accompany the development of the child into the adult, Come back with us four years. A transport is carrying your brothers, cousins, and fathers overseas. A little, cringing child tries to hold his head high, and gazes into the future. Chapter l-The Discovery ln l943 a dilapidated bus owned by the Pinta, Nina, and Syken Bus Serv- ice, lnc., floated into the marshes. A three foot-three inch individual left the bus and crawled through the foliage to observe a mighty empire built upon a sand dune. Racing back from whence he came, he reported the discovery of this mythical empire with golden bars over the windows. This incited the ad- venturous graduates of low schools to apply for admission to the glorious school beyond civilization which they called, because of its elevated position, a high school. Chapter 2-The Infiltration of Civilization The obviously savage inhabitants of the golden empire were glorified and civilized by the entrance of the freshmen. Soon their civilization had become so complex, that in order to spread it, the older citizens had to stand in front of large rooms and write on black walls with White crayons. ln l944, an es- pecially large exodus of immigrants from the low schools, caused an influx of many people into the high school, which they called Lafayette. And, as thousands of ships and planes rolled off the assembly lines, the freshmen held their heads a little higher, and were called sophomores. CContinuedD Fifteen