Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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FACULTY QTES respected members of the Lafayette faculty - Miss Spurr, senior home room teacher and member of the social science department: Miss Goldstein, teacher of French and Spanish: Miss Chamberlain, teacher of English and freshman home room teacher: Miss Bellin- ger of the classical department: and Mr. McGowan, mem- ber of the mathematics department and coach of the i tennis team. we shall not soon forget their helpful cooperation and stimulating influence, their sincere endeavor to incorporate their loftiest ideals into the upbuilding of a great school. ith the retirement of Miss Spurr, Lafayette has lost a true friend and advisor. Many members of the alumni remember with gratitude Miss Spurr's kindly interest in their welfare, her helpful guidance, and her cheerful and friendly manner. We at Lafayette have been enriched by our association with her and we regret that now we see her seldom. We extend out very best wishes for her fu- ture happiness. iss Bessie Goldstein has resigned as teacher of French and Spanish at Lafayette High School to spend most of her time to the teaching of music. She is also teaching French at the Millard Fillmore College of the University of Buffalo. Miss Goldstein has devoted much time to the study of modern languages and her ability as a teacher and her friendly interest in her pupils will D8 very much missed at Lafayette. we wish her great success in her new work. iss Ella Chamberlain has retired after many years of service at Lafayette High School. She too has endeared herself to students and faculty alike and we hope that her health has improved sufficiently so that she may enjoy to the full her years of retirement. i3

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MR. IRVIN H. HIMMELE Assistant Principal CONGRATULATIGNS . . CLASS OF 1950 i950 is a noteworthy year marking the turn of the Mid-Century, and l950 will D0 a year ot worthy note for all the memuers of the Senior Class as they turn to the pursuits for their adult lives. To all the Seniors, we extend the best of wishes for the fulfillment of their hopes and amoitions in the coming years. May they meet the challenge of this last half of the century with strength and good courage. l2l

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MISS HELEN HOWELL Room ll MISS HELEN BIGELOW Room 2U MR. EJNAR SWENSSON Room l0l he students who were in home room 2M last year were very happy to learn, when they were DFOMOLBG to room ll this year, that Miss Howell had been assigned to the senior home room. Miss Bige- low has taken Miss Howellls place in room 2U and Miss Dushane has been assigned to home room 205. We wish these teachers success in their new assignments. We are happy to welcome to Lafayette High School the follow- ing new teachers and we know that the school will be enriched Dy the their presence: Esther Link - English department Dorothy Pellman - English department lsobel Nagel - Physical education department Elizabeth Flood - Commercial department Thelma lmbusch - Director of cafeteria Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Mr. Eugene BCDOUL - Social Science department Mr. George Hoegel - English department Mrs. George Warren - Art department We hope that these teachers will enjoy working with us. we are pleased to welcome Miss Mary Louise Nice and Mr. Louis as full-time guidance counselors. Mr. Gitin has been a part- time guidance connselor for boys and teacher of history at Lafayette for several years, and Miss Nice has returned to Lafayette after serving as guidance counselor for girls at Kensington High School. Their advice and assistance to our students is invaluable and we appreciate their efforts on our behalf. Gitin ln clearing out an Oracle drawer recently, some faculty pic- tures were discovered. Since most of our teachers are camera shy, we are happy to present a few of our most daring pedagogs. Some day we hope that the whole faculty will agree to have its picture taken. It would be very much appreciated and would add a great deal to the Year Book. Our critics tell us so. It happens that the discovery included the pictures of several men teachers and among them are Mr. Svensson ana Mr. Unger in charge of the book store and Mr. Monroe who has charge of the book room. Both of these extra duties are effective services in the school. Mr. Whalleyls work is well known and appreciated. A number of the Lafayette teachers have been quite unfor- tunate this year. Miss Warner and Miss Rogers broke limbs, Miss Yates, a vertabrae, and Miss Link her arm. Miss Burke has had a serious illness. MR. NILBER E. UNGER I4