Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Girl in Sparfs It happened to nie! You too? Freshman: I walked into the gym. Before I left it, I had purchased three passes to the swimming pool, two season tickets to the locker room, an admission card to the student lounge, a booklet of late passes, a sweat shirt, a gym suit, a pair of high heeled sneakers, Lafayette mittens, maroon and white knee socks, a picture of the faculty, two bus passes, and a ticket to a football game. Sophomore: Did I learn my lesson? Of course not! This time I bought a ticket to the Senior Show, the Senior Boat-Ride and the Senior Prom. How was I to know that only seniors could go? I was sent into Hygiene. This course was supposed to help mold my char- acter Qas if I wasn't enough of a characterj and develop a magnetic personality. Before I took this course I was shy, I had poor table manners, and I could not carry on a conversation. Now, having had such a remarkable course, I am shy, I have poor table manners, and I can't carry on a conversation! Junior: A new fad developed! What was I to do with my horsehair crinoline? There was only one solution. I folded it into sixteenths and fit it neatly into my locker. Wfhen I took it out, it looked like a checkerboard. That didn,t matter! I had won the battle of lockers vs. crinolines! Hygiene again! In First Aid they Nbroke' and ufracturedn every bone I own just to reset them once more. They even had me l'drowned so that they could practice artificial respiration on me. One day we sent scouts out into the wilds of Lafayette's halls, to hunt for a victim. The screams could be heard from ar1y and every part of the building. Let me go! I'm not sick! I donft need help!!! Our scouts dragged their victim into the classroom, and after we had treated him for shock, he was in a state of shock! It was too much of a bother to remove my colored knee socks every day and put on white socks for gym, so I merely wore the latter over the former. That is, until the teacher asked why my ankles were so swollen! Seniors: We did calisthenics, daily. These exercises were done, the teacher said, to keep our figures slim, and to make us vigorous and alert. VVe were certainly not vigorous after such lessons! In fact, we walked around like a group of old ladies! Come to think of it, there is a strong possibility that this was the teacher's real objective! What would a year in Lafayette be without Hygiene? I never had the chance to find out! This term I was exported by the gymnasium and imported by Drivers, Ed. I learned the basic principles of driving. Be a courteous driver, and stop when the light turns redli' I seriously believe that this course is a major factor in the many accidents that occur on the highways. Because I was Hfortunaten enough to have had the course, I am now blessed with a serious handicap. How can I possibly cuddle up to my favorite beau, in the car, when I know that we might, at any time, crash into that light blue Cadillac in front of us? Twenty-seven

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l6'eysir1 Sports Overheard in Passing 'LHOW about that '52 football team! I was only a freshman, but I remember those games. It was the best team the P.S.A.L. ever saw. Why, all eleven starters made all-city in some way or otherf' HI disagree, it's the 1953 over all. '4What do you know? Youlre only a soccer fan! HWhom are you calling a soccer fan? L'Easy fellows. I think I'll solve the problem. The 1955 team had no peers. Led by captains Steve Pessin, Bill Appel, and Dennis Mackirz they won five games. True, they lost two games, but they played stiffer opposition. Steve, Bill, ferry Hershman and Rudy Pasterczyk made some form of all-city, and everybody re- spected ferry Weitzen, Walter Schneider and Sergio Campagnolo. 96 'Yr N- 96 95 'II think that Ralph Dreyer was the best player we had at Lafayette in the last four years. HI think it was jimmy Reisnerf' C'How could you say that? Look at Ralph,s record. He led the team in scoring for two years. He was all-city in 1955 and all-Brooklyn in 1954. Jimmy was all-city twice and is considered one of the most dangerous players in the P.S.A.L. Hey fellas, why fight? We all know that any soccer player who wears the Maroon and White is automatically a champion. Gus Baart, Noel Drago, Vie White, joel Goldberg. They're all tops. Mr. Yudell tums out soccer stars year after year, one after another, and all just as good as the restf' il- W if- -FE 9? I don't think anybody could match the 'Cinderellal team, our 1953-'54 basket- ball team. They won the division championship and upset Madison in an inter- divisional playoff. Then they went to Madison Square Garden and dropped highly- rated Erasmus. Qnly city-champion, Jefferson, could stop themf, And how about the 1955-'56 team! Paul Kaufman, Barry Epstein, Stuie Boxer, Steve Bernstein, Irv Lieber, and crew sure put up a good showf, ' NI would like to be around next year. Welll go all the way for suref' 'LIt's too bad that Coach Sheerin didn't remain around as baseball coach. He sure coached some good ones in his time? I remember that 1955 team. It sure is a tough break to lose the borough championship after winning 10 games in a row. HThey had some good players too. Bob Aspromonte, Ralph Gualario, and Sam zldunter played together like a real unitf' -56 'EG -55' 96- W Five boys were standing in a sullen group. One was wearing knickers and holding a putter. Another was in shorts and wearing a pair of leather gloves. The other three were respectively carrying a .22 single shot rifle, an oversized black ball, and a tennis racket. After they strolled away, I recognized foe Lentini of the golf team, Stuart Lieberman of the handball teamg Hank Kammerman, captain of the rifle team, star bowler, jerry Cohen and Dennis O'Keefe, captain of the tennis team. Twenty-six

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We are now faced with the privileges and responsibilities of being active American citizens and we are expected to play an integral part in shaping our nation's destiny. The world awaits that which we have to offer, for we are the leaders, the law makers of the future. The citizens before us, each in his own way, have created what we now call our American Heritage. This is not our past, but our present and future. It is the pride in being an American and our basic love of freedom. It is the desire to live in the spirit of brotherhood among all. It is the ability to act with an open heart toward all. The freedom and democratic spirit of choice that our forefathers fought for is ours to cherish and preserve. We realize, of course, the tremendous responsibilities that are ours, and it is only natural to wonder if we are prepared to meet them. Our parents and teachers have used the wealth of their education and experience to guide us. We have the high standards and traditions they have set before us. The heritage and guidance they have given us provides us with firm faith that we shall not let them down. May we accomplish the cherished hope that we pass on to our own children The American Heritage, more fully realized. SHEILA WALDINGER Editor-in-Chief Twenty-eight