Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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S long as the twig is gentle and pliantwith small force and strength it may be bent Seniors show how they have been directed through high school days. As freshmen they had the pliancy of sap- lings, but in high school, their grow- ing was directed by friends and by ed- ucation, until they achieved senior maturity. Trees and students share in growth, bending together with the un- predictable tides of life. Y 4 lo .4 I 1

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ll CAROL RIZZO Vlce President SALLY PA NT ANO Secretary ff The Class of 1955 EDWIN RETZER Presrdenr SALUTATORY E the graduates of 195: have reached the fxnal sketch of our h1gh school career The plcture IS pamted we are ready to vrew the world of tomorrow We are pleased that our parents and friends have come tonlght to help us celebrate our suc cess We remember wlth joy the help and msprratron of our teachers and prmcxpals The power to express ourselves, growmg for these past four years, would have been rmpossrble wlthout the pat1ence and understandmg of our teachers They have acted as artlsts who have worked Wllh the mexpeuenced UUI11 he IS able toproduceabeau t1ful pamtmg We cannot, of course, remember our years at Lafayette wrthout re calltng our prmcrpal, Mr Gott He has ever been apprecratrve of our endeavors and has grven us many words of encouragement When we look at our p1cture, we see a varxed group, It 1ncludes students from Masten and Hutch1nsonH1ghSchools who jomed us as Junlors as well as those who shared four years rn Lafayette wrth us In the background for all of us now are the cherished tradltlons of Lafayette The p1cture shows a v1ew of thrs great group 1n frlendly HSSOCIHIIOH, sharmg rdeas Workmg together has made our l1ves at Lafa yette happler and th1s harmony has enabled us to gam more from lrfe Because we have all lxved together, we have produced a Jomt p1cture ofour Alma Mater More than 250 of us are pleased to sxgn the p1cture yours wlth Loyalty Honor, and Servrce Now that the doors of Lafayette stand open, we realrze new adventures and experrences awart us much dlfferent from those encountered 1n our hrgh school years We wrap our PICIUIC carefully take rt w1th us lovrngly, and step forth prepared and eager to meet whatever tomorrow may brmg fima MARIE CURRO JOHN CRINZI ORACLE Edrtor Treasurer Valedrctorxan 1-1 gr 7' 18