Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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LE TCD ONIGHT fhe Class of I944 sfands on fhe very fhreshold of human desfuny For four years Lafayeffe has endeavored fo mold us mfo mdlvlduals capable of pre servmg fhe democrafnc Ideology We are fhe producfs of her sysfem of edu cafuon we are fhe culmnnafnon of her faculfy s efforfs Before us lves fhe arduous faslx of excusing fhe cancer of fascism A mulufary frlumph howev r wnll no' acfeve fhe ex urpafnon of fofalularua rn m The perfecflon of our own socnal sfrucfure IS a prerequuslfe for fascnsm has nfs foundafnon nn fhe nnuquafues of socuefy An abadmg peace wall depend upon our abullfy fo realize and exfend fo all humanlund fhe four freedoms Lulre ofher msfufufuons of learmng Lafayeffe has nfs classrooms nfs boolcs and nfs supersfrucfure yef somefhnng exlsfs un our school which dnsfmguvshes If from all ofher snmnlar organuzafuons We have a umque fradafnon an nmpeccable code of honor an nnvmcnble spnrnf which fogefher form fhe soul of Lafayeffe Where does fhaf soul have nfs orngm7 lf may be dlscerned IH fhe fhrobbmg hearf of Capfaan Mellen In our able leader and frlend Frank R Goff and In fhe enfnre faculfy whnch has made an nmmense confrnbufuon fo our welfare May our achuevemenfs serve fo recompense fheur persnsfenf endeavors Now fo fhe fempo of marflal music we march for fhe lasf fume fhrough fhe corrndo s of Lafayeffe pasf fhe brealcwafer Info fhe sea of life We fake wlfh us a porfuon of Lafayeffes soul fo fhe four corners of fhe earfh we leave behund an nnfegral parf of ourselves The banners of whnfe and vnolef wull burn brughf forever wnfhan our breasfs Wrfh fhe ufmosf faufh In our Creafor we fhe Class of I944 are defermuned fo evolve an ascendung desfuny SEYMOUR ABERLE 2l VA DIC RY

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T MBROILED in +he cafasfrophe of a greai war we are occupied in seeking fhe means for our viciory ln addifion we mus+ creafe new efforfs for +he purpose of ehlechng fhe soluhon of fhose problems which will confrnue lo exns+ in a peaceful sociefy lnvesflgahon ndenhfies +hese grea+ problems as how +o achieve a conshucfuve peace which is secure and lashng and how +o solve fhe perplexing social queshons which will shll confronf us Peace brings opporfunufy which suggesis consfrucilveness and his+ory proves man s ceaseless endeavor io progress We all desire a pacific world wulh i+s rahonal aihlude which again encourage our unnale p ogressive iendencics A consum na+ed cons+ruc+ive peace can more easily be made secure and lasfmg wisdom in mamiainlng +ranquulll+y and prevenllng rash achons oiherwuse possible The day of nahonalism prachcally has passed +he day of unfernafuonalusm celebra+es Hrs adven+ One of fhe mos+ effechve means remaining even in a harmonious social order 1s+ha+ ofexiendlng a liberal educahon fo every Individual lrrespechve of his previous rank or means An educa+ed populahon can develop nfs +alen+s and make l+s su sequeni confribuflons +o cnvillzahon s advance Our own America is af presenl' 'lhe besf example of a people who have aHemp+ed fo achieve 'rrue democracy fhrough +he educahon of :is masses Envy and aclmirahon are accorded us everywhere by fhose who less forfunafe neverfheless grasp The impori of our 'fhoughfs and policies When af las+ we shall have eliminafed 'rhls and o+her equally grea+ problems we shall have close af hard as an ac'ruali+y an almosf :deal accompllshmenf ROBERT MacDONALD 20 When a genuine friendliness finally has been cul+iva+ed, sympaihy will aid fime and fr 1 ff

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