Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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' l 2711 ffl in Please follow the maroon carpet to the elevator that is awaiting our group. Don't crowd now. You'll all get in. Going-up: 2nd, floor: Straight ahead for junior Hall. A new leader cznne to watch over Lafayette that year. It was your beloved Mrs. Graham, whose pic- ture you'Il see on the wall to your left. Rollie Goldman, Lenny F leish- man, Myrna Katz and Peter Shaw, represented you at their first Brooklyn Borough council meeting, that October. That sign announces Dec. 16, 1955. Everyone remembers that night when the great Junior Showboat marched proudly down the aisles of the Lafayette audi- torium. On the stand to your right is a wax model of your school library with books on the tables to be viewed and bought. That was Lafayette's first Book Fair, which all of you enjoyed and profited from. In the next showcase is a plaque engraved with the stirring phraseg The Birth of Archon March, 1955. Archon madecertain that the halls of Lafayette were well guarded for the safety of the students. To your right is a pair of roller skates, a emomento of the skating party held at Park Circle. It appeared as if everybody took to wheels that night. The coming of May meant Varsity Time was approaching and so Stage Door came to Lafayette. What a show! By June '55 the first Code of Behavior was completed. Here is the original copy preserved forever in a special glass case. Our principal, Mrs. Graham gave everyone a pleasant surprise when she was wed to Mr. Buda, chairman of the Foreign Language Department. In the case to your left are some souvenirs of their honeymoon tour through Europe. We prefer to call the next section of this hall the Athletic Hall of Fame, as your Junior year saw the Lafayette sports world domi- nated by fellow classmates. Joe Lentini was golfing like Ben Hogan On that wall hangs the plaque presented to Lafayette's Cinderella Basketball Team and next to it a badge proclaiming Brooklyn Champs for Soccer. Now on your right ladies and gentlemen you see the symbol of the senior age, the boon to every high school would-be graduate It's the one and only Regents Review Book. H way to the Hall of Seniors. Before we enter, take a look above the elevator and you will see in lights the names of some of ihe greatest ll Follow me down this passageway to the elevator. We'rc OD Olll' I J A Lv: . lm llkllll lll lm! xl A 'f ll ii l we

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K . ' . 1 af if , .-j5'S'.-if - ', 1 ' KW 4' . ,, ll W i , 'lil lllllll:5ffjpi- Step right up folks! Step right up and see history unfold, and all for the price of one cafeteria token! What a bargain friends! You can't afford to miss the gayest, flashiest sight at the Senior Fair. It's the stupendous Lafayette Wax Museum. Ladies and Gentlemen: Just follow me to Exhibit One. On your right you see models of awkward little green things holding up odd looking tickets. Don't shrink back in horror. They were you! In the beginning you were these Lafayette Freshmen holding passes to the swimming pool on the fifth fioor, paper stretchers and free lunch passes. Ah, a change of scene, let us view Exhibit Two. In the showcase - up ahead you'1l see lovely Rosalie Greenberg receiving her first crown as Carnival Queen. To your 1-'ight are pictures of Lonny Mager and ff! Linda Schmukler, Freshman grade representatives. 'V Will everyone please turn the corner to your left. Here is Ex- hibit Three. Surprised? You are now surrounded by relics of your V .'pnzurlz::,:::::::Z:,::,V:,:,:. Sophomore year. Look up there. It's a copy of Lafayette's first Guide Book. The guide sure came in handy in deciphering the maze that Lafayette seemed to you all. Gamival confetti seems to have taken the form of election tags falling over the impressive figures of Stan- T ley Gardner, Lenny F leishman, Rollie Goldman and Toby F leishman whffd been elected grade reps- 1 ':': In this next showcase is a birthday cake with the number 15 I Q on it. Lafayette celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in your sophomore k year. What a year that was for football. To your right is the football ii' 'i': ':71f i ': f'f i'i iiii which was used in the games that made Lafayette champs. In the i case on your left is a baton and program from the concert which immmmmm' was, as usual, a great success. I see you remember little Alice, who IIllIlllllIllIIllnl:iiiiinIInuiimswimunmmmmk liked Lafayetteland so much that she decided to stay and become a i .1.iiliniiini-iiwaviiimms? mMhmlln!m.Q . Soph. Your spirit and fire were a vital part of that, your first Sing! .-llll Ladies and Gentlemen: Walk straight ahead to that wax m mmllllil of the set of Growing Pains, the May 1954 varsity sh I'm sure no one will ever forget having seen. Now look up at the portrait of Dr Lafayette, who will always be re students. Just about th Arista, of l odel ow, which . Oswald, first pri membered in the at time all you har which Lenny Fl eaders. t 'llw Y ilhmiiw i l ll lv ,, . ll! Ml' ll 'W .mi it - H' W ncipal of hearts of al ' d workers w eishman an ki ll if l iii ll NW, lllllll Ellll Mllli :Ml xsW'i Wil. ll l lllll lm i ll l rl 1 l w 1 ww ll in W' l l 1 his ere elected to junior d Myrna Katz becam iullllllxxxwgx N-K e the

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1 Y. officers the G.O. has ever had. They are President, Stanley Gardnerg Vice-President, Alan Adesg Treasurer, Elaine Handsman, Secretary, Roberta .Novak and Chief justice of the Student Court, X'Valter Orlinsky. Everybody in now. Going up! All out and to your left. VVe are approaching the main attraction of the show folks-the Senior Class of 1956. You finally made it. This was your year! What's this? On the wall there's an American flag, but it has 49 stars. Your Senior Sing made Lafayette the 49th state in the Union. What a night that was when the judges announced the winning class. You won! The Senior Class of 1956 went down in history as the 49th State of the Union! Ladies and gentlemen: If you'll just turn to the table at the wall, you will see a wax model of the set from Time Out for Gingerf, the 1956 Varsity Show. Ginger, a comedy about a teen- age girl who plays football, was naturally a complete sellout. Judy Siskin, Diana Bakst, Leonard Fleishman, Fred Mednick and Roy Green will long be remembered for their glowing performances. The life of a Senior wasn't all play though. To remind you of a few woes: in the showcase ahead you will see the Brownstein fand Weinerj Bible, and a wax seal to remind you of all those you broke when opening the packages for the Merit Scholarship, College Boards, State Scholarship, United Nations, and even the Betty Crocker Exams! The placement office that year was always Hlled with Seniors! There were Seniors who wanted to start in their future jobs, Seniors who hoped to fill up their pockets with some extra change, and more Seniors who just liked work. Possiblelp? In the next corridor you'll see the latest from the fashion center of Brooklyn, a model of the cafeteria with the New Look! Under the guidance of Mr. Wohlbach, and with the help of Betty Heisman, Elizabeth Small, and Kayla Gerstman, your Lafayette lunchroom was transformed into a pint-sized paradise. To your left is something very special, something reserved only for Seniors. I see you recognize it! Who could ever forget the black- board with the Music Class Marks on it in room 301? You will always remember the proud notes that sounded forth from Mrs. Warshawfs Senior Music Classes. As we approach the last case you will see, under the caption of In Memoriam, a Cap and Diploma. Senior Year with its exams, Prom, graduation pictures, and wonderful times had come to an end, with it your four years at Lafayette. . . . And as it was closing time for those wonderful years of high school, it is also time now for the carnival tents to be folded for the night. W'ell, that's it folks. Glad you could come!