Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Dear Boys and Girls: The end of our journey together finds us once more at a crossroads where We pause to say goodbye. l hope you can look back to the three years you have spent at Lafayette with memories that are happy ones-of jobs and work Well done, of friendships made, of lessons learned, of obstacles met and over- come. These are times of great stress. We have tried to help you emerge as happy, successful, self-respecting citizens, May the lessons you have learned here help you to meet the challenge you will face as individuals and members of society. l hope your dream of happiness in a peaceful world comes true. Your Grade Adviser, HERMAN BRENNER ,, ,ff Ui ,Q rfff s y ., .40 l ,J W ,, , x

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TO THE CLASS OF IANUARY 1951: In a few Weeks you Will receive your diplomas as graduates of Lafayette High School. What lies before you? l sincerely hope and trust that it will be a life full of the joys and satisfactions of accomplishment. You will get from life just about what you put into it. Therefore, it is essential that you pick a Worthwhile goal and put all of your energies into the attain- ment of that end. ln our United States you have full freedom of choice, but never forget that this freedom makes you fully re- sponsible for your every act and for the results that follow. Our democracy can grow and prosper only to the extent to which you and all other individual citizens lead the Way. May each member of the class of lanuary l95l contribute his share to a finer and better life for all of our nation in the years to come. Your Principal, FREDK WM. OSWALD

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eadaz eachne Mr. Herbert Chcrimas is a native Brooklynite who did his undergraduate studies at C.C.N.Y. ln his spare time he enjoys , ,V V hiking, skiing, folk dancing, and photography. Mr. Chaimas A , 4 wishes to emphasize that other people have rights and feel- ,k1, Q ings as important as your own, that it is not enough to merely -' know what is right. H r q' Q ? i Sue x..-l.,.-J..-I-B -..f.,sL.. O,x..,...,:- ex. uv - ' -No...,J 3lAG-cb-L.o..gfv-v-Livlb f :Mt X- f - 1 ' o.l f'A.-?.9A'Z' Mr. Harold Dycke can't remember when he chose teaching as his profession-or why. He says that it's long ago. His favorite students are those interested in some form of art: painting, photography, and even music. He was born in New York City and attended Evander Childs High School. His edu- cation was then continued at Juilliard, C.C.N.Y., and Colum- bia. To the Senior Class he bequeaths his best wishes for a harmonious existence. -IL.-M...,.,s-C v Wx X J L at 2 - - ,.' vt' Born in Fulda, Germany, Mr. Herman Iczmpel came to Amer- ica after he graduated from high school. Once here, he at- tended C.C.N.Y. and Columbia, When the time came for him to choose his life's work we were in the midst of a depression, so he turned to a secure profession-teaching. Mr. lampel advises the Senior Class to learn to be polite and modest above all. X Born in Brooklyn, Mrs. Elsie Iohcmson attended Manual , f Training H. S. She then continued her education at Pratt ln- stitute and N.Y.U. Her favorite hobbies are gardening and collecting butterfly pins, which she works at wholeheartedly. The cracking of gum by the students is her pet peeve. To the students of the graduating class she leaves this advice, Be friendly and thoughtful. K l ilgirf f f' . V , 'io 1111 1' X02 .