Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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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

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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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fl, ZZ of Wai 30 ZZ Come forth you flair of '75 We Jim!! fell you of tomorrow y By that which we lorofeff, We shall reveal all. Monday morning is always a dull and gloomy affair, everyone is sleepy, dark forebidding clouds Hoat above. So it was on the morning of June 32, 1975. Only this time the gloomy clouds overhead were slightly darker and larger than ever before. This is the morning when it happened! Lafayette High School became host to three strange visitors! Mr. Grady was on his usual Monday inspection tour through the halls, when he suddenly spied three figures floating down the hall. Judging from their long black robes, he was sure they were seniors. When he approached them, he asked to see their passes. WHATP? NO PASSES?? WELL! f'Into my ofiice if you plcasell' The three visitors followed their new friend into his office and seated themselves on the brightly waxed floor. Then came the questions, one after another were asked. It wasn't until five hours later that they admitted anything. We are three witches, they said. uWe have been sent by Shakespeare and Macbeth Incor- porated to this school, to help forsee the future. Mr. Grady knew that the Senior Yearbook re- quired a prophecy page, but could he legally allow these unlicensed beings to predict things to come? Mr. Grady was stumped. Mr. Grady was bafiicd. He began to seek for advice. He didn't know whether to consult Mr. Tholfsen or Miss Hecht. He finally called in the wise and all-know- ing Mr. Kaster. He too was puzzled. Suddenly Mr. Kaster remembered the class of June '52. They,re a smart bunch! Why not call on them to help out with the problem?,' Mr. Kaster then sent notes to the class of June '52 to ask for their advice. There was a wonderment among the students of the class of June '52 to how feasible this statement was. How were they to be sure what the witches said would be true? Who were these witches? What were they? Why were they here? Because of the great confusion, a trial was held to determine if the witches were truly able to rcveal the future. They were kept captive in the Emergency Room with the assistance of nurses ANN GIOR- DANO, BEVY KAUFMAN, and PHYLLIS RONGA, until the following week when the witches insisted on being removed because Mrs. Gardner had sterilized their brewing pots. A trial was held in the Federal Lafayette District Court. The famous Chief Justice of the Supreme Court LILA BLACKMAN presided. By the look of bewilderment on her face when she entered the courtroom, you could plainly see that something was amiss. In her opening address she remarked that this was the most unusual case ever to come before the great court, Therefore Judge Blackman thought it necessary to have a recess and call the great scholars of their time to examine the witches. The next day the strange looking witches were brought to the Lafayette High School cafe- teria, where you could tcll by the smiles that they felt at home. The logical thing to do first was to call in the great specialists, Doctors EDDIE STRASSER and DONALD NOVIN. Upon close examination the doctors found the witches had no hearts. They immediately called in the great pharmicist MARVIN STERN to give the witches his hand made mechanical hearts, for the first time in natural history his discovery had no results. VVhen they were through, they admitted they had done their best but to no avail. Upon examining the minds of the witches, the noted psychol- ogists NATALIE EHRLICH. ROBERT FISHMAN, and RUTH HOROWITZ found that these creatures had no sense of right and wrong. Furthermore it was discovered during the examination that the heads of the witches were transparent, letting light through to form the colors of the rain- bow. ARTHUR FISGHER was ushered in next. '