Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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ow ,gn .Spoof-fa In football, Coach Ostro's gridiron aggregation enjoyed the most successful season in the school's history. Starting with the school's first test against Peddie on October 6, which Lafayette overwhelmingly won 72-26, and ending with a crush- ing defeat of Brooklyn Tech 40-O, the Frenchies steam rollered over all opponents and went through the season undefeated on the playing field. This excellent record also included victories over St. Johnfs Q12-61, Lincoln C7-til, New Utrecht Q32-OJ, Madison C27-65, and Midwood Q53-Ol. Only the fact that the Lincoln game was forfeited on a technicality kept the Maroon and White from winning the City championship. Graduating this term from this fine squad will be RICHARD KAUFMAN, the captain and left guard, HARRY SIRKUS, center, DAN TEITLE- BAUM, end, MITCH HELFELD, quarterback and JOHN SPRIZZO, tackle. Kaufman and Sirkus won all-scholastic honors. Richard Kaufman shone as a field leader and outstanding guard. Dan Teitlebaum's pass catching set up La- fayette's only score in the Lincoln contest. Harry Sirkus' work as a pivotman was supplemented by sterling play as a backer upon defense. Mitch Helfeld performed yeoman services in the Midwood game. John Sprizzo's defensive play helped to bolster Lafayette's defensive line. Not to be outdone, the basketball team also compiled an enviable record. In spite of the fact that the Lafayette cagers lost some games, they still maintained a high place in their division. Under their new coach, Mr. Rabinowitz, the Frenchies were successful, and as a result were able to boast of a winning record. Next year the basketball team will be without the services of captain MAL AVCHEN and ASHER -IAGODA. Avchen proved himself an outstanding player in every respect. As a result of his terrific playing he was considered for all-scho- lastic honors, and placed third among the city's scorers. Jagoda's performance in the Earsmus contest was an outstanding day in his career. Lafayette's soccer team did not surprise anyone this year, the reason for this being that the Lafayette soccer teams are so perpetually good, that we accept their excellence. Year in and year out the Yudell men are always in fighting for the City Soccer Crown. This yearis squad was no exception, for it won all its games until it was beaten by Brooklyn Tech in a hard fought battle played for the Bor- ough title. Despite this, the record of the Lafayette booters was excellent. PAUL ADELBERC, who showed his ability, even while the team was losing, by scoring a futile goal against Tech in the championship tilt, BOB DE SOSCIO whose de- fensive play as fullback also was a major factor in the team's success and LARRY SCHNEIDER who performed exceptionally in the Erasmus game are all graduating this term. As far as the 4th major sport, baseball is concerned, with players as RAY GUISTIZIA, ROBERT DONATO, BOB DE SOSCIO, and LENNY BAILINE to work with, Coach Sheerin had the material to turn out a team that matched the records of the football, basketball and soccer squads. JOHN SPRIZZO Fourteen

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To To To To To To To To Mr. Mr. 5 Nw F is H ll IJ 1' t x ' ln . ry-'Q 'L l . , , Q W1 si, gjfgf W Mvquvath 'YQ in E We the students of Lafayette High School being physically ht fatter 4 years of Health Edu- cationl. mentally sound fatter 4 years of intense learningj, and economically disable fatter paying senior duesj DO BEQUEATH our esteemed principal Dr. Oswald: An undying place in Mem0ry's Ledger for a most wonderful person. Jlr. Grady: His favorite saying HQUO VADISPU To ,Ur Kaster: Sincere appreciation for his golden advice and concern never to be forgotten. To Airs. Lee: A class that can fully understand and analyze the underlying motives for the deterioration of the character of Macbeth. To llr. Gordon: The Nobel and Pulitzer prizes for a great review book. To ddr. Pocai: Reduced telephone rates. ddr. Zuckerman: A student who knows that a curve isn't a part of the female anatomy. ildr. Bonom: A college that doesn't require applications. rlflrs. A. Cohen: A triangle of love inscribed in a circle of devotion. Nliss Klieger: A squad that knows a skeleton is not a T.V. comedian. rldr. Pierro: The Lost Chord. Nlr. S. Levine: A ideal Legend Editor. Holstein: The pleasure of the discovery of Holstinium-the 99th element. Schnapp: A physical constant fsuch as a lead pipej to keep the class in order. The The The The The The The The The The The The The The P.A. System: Our attention. English Dept.: An English honor class that generates cold air. Foreign Language Dept.: An interpreter. Chemistry Dept.: A bottle of deodorized HQS. Girl's Health Education Dept.: A new tom-tom. Math Team: A googol. Speech Dept.: All our Hat als. GO. Council: Football bleachers. Lafayette News: A flexible deadline. Go-Getters: Two free tickets to graduation. Legend Staf: A slightly larger office so as to be able to inhale properly. Senior Council: Robert's Rules of Order. Student Court: A black robe. Photographers: Surpriselll No retakes! Signed with the blood, sweat and tears of all survivors of College Boards, Regents, Tests, Re- port Cards, and Homework, with sincere best wishes to all connected with Lafayette High School, this fune 1952. RALPH JOSEPH SARI KLEINHAUS MARILYN AGELOFF

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irzi .911 Soorfd Lafayette has given to us many wonderful memories, and among these-our gym classes. IYhen first entering the Locker Room four second homej we find everything in tip-top shape Some girls are yelling to their friends at the other end of the locker. some are screaming that they can't get their locks open, others are looking for misplaced gym suits, and anything else that could cause a great confusion. Well, you finally get through the crowd and to your locker. Thinking you have the whole aisle of lockers to yourself, you leisurely start to change. In a flash there are at least a dozen fiighty gals cramming in on you. Trying to get dressed while supposedly getting your own clothes off is quite a problem. But finally we are dressed to a T and ready for anything that could possibly come our way. Once inside the gym there is much chaos, but under the supervision of the Health Education Department, we are soon lined up and in perfect order. It seems that girls are always in some sort of trouble, one way or another. Some of us decide to wear gym suits without belts and then there are those who want to wear stockings instsead of the usual white socks. But a day could not be com- plete, if there was not the lending of gym suits. As for gum chewing, why that was what the doctor ordered! Before we know it we are involved in a basketball or volleyball game. The girls play with determination and put their heart into the game. Gone are the days of everyone for himself. Now we began to work as a team, upholding the honors of good sportsmanship and loyalty. This really shows how we have grown up and matured. If we weren't playing games we were learning modern dance routines. But what the girls loved to do most was the wonderful exercises the gym teachers think up. Clubs were organized for those girls who wanted to better themselves in sports. Among these clubs are Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Softball, Tennis, Field Hockey, and an Officials Club, which teaches the girls how to referee and umpire sports. A great deal of credit goes to the Junior Coaches, who unselfishly teach the sports to all the girls who want to learn them, in a Leaders Club, which is for the sole purpose of teaching skills, rules, and the ideas of different sports. Among the terrn's graduating coaches are PHYLLIS HOROWITZ, EMILY NIASIELLO-President, KAY PIZZO-Vice President, JOANNE BAUDOfSec- retary, and MYRNA LINDENBERG-Treasurer. The girls who belong to the Leaders Club and are graduating this term are PHYLLIS RONGA, ANN GIORDANO, BETTY LOSCIALE and GLORIA LE BASSI. Remembering all the wonderful times we have had, we can say without hesi- tation, that the girls in LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL have always displayed good sportsmanship and the willingness to compete, in anything. GLORIA LE BASSI Fifteen