Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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AFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL has been the great door, opened to all in their joumey toward knowledge . Teachers have helped con- stantly to unlock lesser doors that will lead to the ultimate goal. When students stumbled - into laziness, teachers inspired them to bear climbing the steps ahead. Through their teach- ers' understanding, leadership and wisdom, students gain the key to open all doors, a diploma. K DIANNE LOS!

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MESSAGE TO THE SENIORS OR more than fifty years the doors of Lafayette High School have swung open to welcome thousands of boys and girls of this community, and just as regularly the doors have opened to permit many thousands of young men and women to leave these hallowed halls to take a prom- inent place in the life of the city. If the portals of our school could but talk- -what a tale of opportunity seized they would tell. There is not a pro- fession--medicine, dentistry, law, teaching, engineering, or the ministry which has not been enriched by the pres- ence of a Lafayette graduate. There is no mercantile es- tablishment, no political party, cultural or philanthropic program in this community which has not felt the presence of a Lafayette alumnus to its own advantage . It is difficult to describe the thrill I felt when I first entered this venerable school and the feeling of awe which came over me as I realized that upon my shoulders had ATE has brought Lafayette students a new and trusted friend in the person of their new princi- pal. Recalling school days, students will imme- diately remember Mr. Axlerod's quiet friendliness . His belief that boys and girls should share the bad as well as the good at Lafayette has increased their sense of responsibility, and his appreciation of their effort has inspired many to work harder. Certainly Mr. Axlerod has made the long hard climb to the door of graduation pleasant and fruit- ful. Mr. Abraham Axlerocl Principal been thrust the responsibilities which had been those of Mr. Arthur Detmers, Captain Mellen, and Mr. Frank Gott. These men faithfully kept open the doors of welcome and opportunity for more than half a century. They and their loyal staff have given to Buffalo and, indeed, to the nation, a contribution so valuable as to be unmeasurable by any standards. I shall strive with what strength and ability God has given me to be worthy of the great trust which has been placed on me to keep open the doors of welcome and opportunity to all the young men and women who want an education and appreciate its importance.