Lafayette High School - Oracle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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V. PAUL CAITO President NANCY MAC LEOD Vice President TRIANGLE Editor edA 1 I , Vr., i . 3 72.2 I k. , S., . - f 1 ,r .f-. , g .Q ,L , kffrff?'I'f,if,gg?, -- 7, ax, ,.-vfvvrtrf?.r1 r,.f,. . iv' '... 'fai'p',?, V , In , f,Q,1g4,,- , ,- ,, ,. ' ff! 'FT ff -.rs 'T' ' , ,fgfdfff J 1 ZEWM ' 5'-Q A i rdizwi iii 'J r Y If E ex, .'5ff'S A 4 ici, of M'!!5,' Kay, li la 2 . - ,7 'ffWf.zfzfffrf ' The School Seal ETHEL MAC DONALD GERALDINE COPPOLA Secretary Girls ' Marshal RACHEL SACCO TICEISUIEI' PLEASANT MOMENTS PASS TO Looking back on our career at Lafayette, we recall nostalgically the many moments that added up to make years to remember. Who can forget our freshman year? Most of us had dreadful assembly seats. Some of us were way on the side front, where we saw people in motion pictures with the strangest shapes. The fortunate, of Miss Stall's room, had full view seats near the camera. Especially to be remembered are the football rallies when we sang haltingly from pamphlets containing The Stein Song, Cheer, Mr. Touchdown, etc. Also we fondly recollect singing lustily at our first victorious football game against McKinley. Lafayette welcomed Hutchinson- Central and Fosdick-Masten that fall in a big three Thanksgiving assembly which impressed us by lasting until 12 o'clock. The noise, directed by cheer- leaders from Lafayette, Hutch, and Masten, was ear splitting. In December the dramatics class presented Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, in which Bill Dugan portrayed the ghost of Marley, complete with black robe and clinking chains. Vonnell Wagner and Ellen Kilian, who sang To Each His Own, added to the music and glamour of Lafayette's variety show entitled OVER THE RAINBOW . In the spring Gale Bertiaux was thrilled by an invitation from john Schnabel for the 1954 prom . Probably because everyone had a study period and a half a day, freshmen survived the year, even with 8 periods a day and lunch about 10:30 on Monday. When we returned in September 1954, we were amazed to find ourselves with 6 hours crammed with classes, no study period, and a shiny new lunchroom just for girls. Sometimes unknowing substitutes mistook the bells of the overlapping lunch arrangement so that we were treated to an hour and a half for eating. It was quite a year. One of our sophomores, Bill Dugan, hobnobbed with his senior superiors when he played Baptista in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Cynthia Lawson, Gertie Genco, Karin Kolz, Pat Meredith, Dawn Smith, Nancy MacLeod, Gail Bertiaux, Camille Wing helped take TWO GIRLS NORTH to the Veterans' Hospital following a successful performance on February 21. In the spring the Yale Cup came to Lafayette, to thrill both faculty and students. In May a shock came when Mr. Gott announced his retirement. Mr . Kelly skill- fully kept the farewell assembly on a light tone as Garth Schulz read the sopho- more tribute and everyone was breathless as Mr. Gott opened his gifts, a cam- I8

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WITH THE SENIORS MOMENTS TO RE - MEM - BER. 3.1- How Nan-cy showed her lea-der-ship, Don wg J JJ Egg E if ff-.5 ivmpiiifl I gf V 47, ,meh W ,Q 'f .Q L 5 A -Q, 5 :,y, A9 www ax f , ,gms yl.fMgm1'gli H ,li b b Hesse l A f' '- 2 L' .li ll ll J Q V Y Je M f r r Flessa proved his, too, Bar- ba - ra on the ho-nor roll, we : H3 J . lo J- I rl y, . - J X ict' - , ---x - r,r..- f N ii 4 XNXXXS,S X X652 ST N Qtr'-Qsw E TTA : M-1-ar-..-3 0 Xu g o ERT E UL! X E r men - tion but a few. The Se- nior boys on Ar - bor V Dayjr- The ii D Q 1 I 'lv 3 . , i 730 ' f A XX 53 W FCSMWK f Q ,Eg W X 'M 2 TONQHTL0 if XMB f , L My or m E E X W A I A lil ! V-F21 f x Hill I - - - - I' ' - li Y ln- - of r .I ' y ol v ' re our lp D 4? 'F' : gms in W ite that day in May, ye win nag theie MOMENTS TO RE - MEM - BET:- I up . nf -nm I- 91 ' V : 1 E Music from Moments to Remember and substituted lyrics are used by permission of Beaver Music Publishing Corp. , New York City, 17

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ROBERT DOLDAN Boys' Marshal Boys' Hist ELLEN KILIAN Girls' Historian CREATE A RICH CHRO OLOGY era and projector. As juniors we wondered what the new principal would be like . We regretted Mr. Kelly's transfer but were encouraged by Dr. Hayes' smile . When Mr. Axle- rod and Dr. Hayes accepted our traditions, we happily accepted them. juniors were proud that classmates Marie Mogavero, Claudia DiSalvo, Carol Tomaselli, and john Alongi survived competition to become cheerleaders . Be- fore the Riverside game, juniors treated the assembly to skits, showing girls mimicking football players in action and a gab session rehashing the game. Claudia and Nancy MacLeod directed. Presently two delegates from each junior room met to nominate their favor- ites for class officers . The school was covered with signs, urging us to Get on the ball and vote for Paul and Say! Hey! Vote for Rae for Secretary. We chose president Paul Caitog vice president, Nancy MacLeodg secretary, Rachel Sacco: treasurer, Bob Doldang girls' marshal, Geraldine Coppola: boys' marshal, Richard LoGalbo. They made their first united appearance at our junior Veter- ans' Day Program. Excitement mounted the afternoon of December 21 during the Christmas mu- sical We lived throu h examinations Mardi Gras the St Patrick's Program - g 1 y - , MELODIES AND MOODS, and a second junior Day. Martha MacLeod, in kilts, performed the sword dance. As a radio dial was spun, we laughed with Gloria Crawford about the three bears and stretched with janet Snyder's exercises. Lester Glassner presided . We were the first to order class rings at the end of the third year. We passe American history I, English III, and health to become seniors . A minimum of 12 units was necessary for a place in the senior room. Many had 15 unitsg others surpassed that for Rosalie Pellitieri and Paul Richter had 17 units and john Alongi, Lester Glassner, Gloria Marshall, Barbara DeMarco had 16 lf2 amassed in three years. We as seniors, of course, led others by dressing appropriately, encouraging the sports players, taking leading parts in programs, choosing king and queen for Sweetheart Swing, selling tickets, and achieving high grades. And so the year passed. Anyone who cares to see the full extent of recent senior activities should refer to the l957 LAFAYETTE ORACLE YEARBOOK, especially pages 20-39 and 56-92. 19 ROY LANGENBACH orian STELLA DI PAOLO Salutatorian CYNTHIA LA W SON Valedictorian ORACLE Editor -5 V Q jg j tiii H' N d t 'LHS xlef iiat . x , qw, J , ., it The Class Ring