Lafayette High School - Legend Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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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

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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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