Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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Bud” Harry B. Wall “ A little learning is a dangerous thing. Drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring. Secretary of Student Council (4); Berlin High Beacon (3, 4); Music Club (3); Senior Class Auditor; College Club (3); Chorus (3, 4); Intramural Baseball (2). Helen Anne Wilcox “Annie” Born to write, converse, and live with ease. Chaffee School, Windsor (1); Basketball (2); Berlin High Beacon (2, 3, 4); Band (3); “The Lamp” Com- mittee; Dramatic Club (3, 4); Berlin Choral Society (4); Music Club (3, 4); Pin and Bing Committee, Chairman ; Honor Roll (1, 2); Orchestra (2, 3); College Club (4); Senior Class Play. Edward W. Zigmont “Ziggie” “ In framing an artist, art hath thus decreed, To make some good, hut others to exceed.” Berlin High Beacon (1, 2, 3), Art Editor (4); Senior Ball Committee. IARACTER IS THE CORNERSTONE OF SUCCESS Class Motto Class Flower RED HOSE

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“Simon” Antoinette Simeone “ The way to gain a friend is to he one.” Glee Club (2); Sewing Club (3); Cooking Club (2); College Club (3, 4); Dramatic Club (2). Mildred M. Stance “Millie” “ A quiet, industrious miss is she.” X Girls’ Sports (2, 4); Music Club (4). h e L A M P 1 9 3 7 Susan E. Starzec “Sue” “ A friend in need, is a friend indeed.” Cooking Club (2); College Club (4); Sewing Club (2); Berlin High Beacon (3); Honor Roll (1). Marie M. Sullivan “Sully” “ Her merry laugh and witty tongue, Bring a smile to everyone.” Orchestra (1, 2, 3); Girls ' Sports (1); Tennis (1, 2, 3); College Club (3, 4); Traffic Squad (1, 2); Vice President of Class (2, 3); Berlin High Forum (4); Music Club (3); Berlin Choral Society (4); Dramatic Club (2); Art Club (4); Senior Ball Committee. Santina M. Tarca “San” “ For a friend good and true No better could be found.” Sewing Club (2); Cooking Club (1). Lillian R. Taylor “Lil “ It ' s nice to be natural, When you re naturally nice.” Class President (2, 3); College Club (3, 4); Berlin High Beacon (4); Cooking Club (1); Student Council (1, 2); Senior Class Play, Property Manager.

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VALEDICTORY Mr. Superintendent, Mr. Chairman, Members of Hie Board of Education, Members of the Berlin High Faculty, Parents, Friends, and Classmates: During the past four years a very significant change has taken place in our lives. The childish actions, childish manners and above all, the childish ideas and aspects of life have gradually been replaced by a more mature viewpoint, that of understanding. In the primary grades and even in the Junior High School everything was looked upon as a matter of course, as things which should be done and therefore must be done, with no idea whatsoever as to why they must be done. Vast stores of knowledge were gulped in as rapidly as they were presented. English, Arithmetic, Science, History, and Social Studies were crowded into the indifferent brain to be called upon as the militia in war-time, to fend off evil in the form of examinations. Gradually these meaningless facts began to assume new forms as a perceptible understanding replaced this undigested devouring. Learning, we realized, was not merely the acquirement of vast stores of knowledge. In the words of Cardinal Newman, “Knowledge is the indispensable condition of expansion of mind and the instrument of attaining to it”. But the real enlargement of the mind comes from a thorough consideration of this knowledge, its correlation with what you already know and the actual application of this knowledge. True learning, then, is the individual response to knowledge. The gradual realization of these principles has been a major step in our mental development. Looking into the moral side of our career we observe that our high school days have been the stage for the development of the determining and lasting influences in our character. The molding clay has been rendered less pliable with the advancing years and has gradually hardened into the form it will assume for the rest of our lives. Those traits which have been acquired in high school will remain with us forever, the key to our entire future. The complexity of the modern world demands, besides the skill or training so necessary in this age of specialization, the person with a strong character and the ability to think clearly. The skilled brain and the strong character are the two most versatile tools in the world. Up to the present time several major factors have been instrumental in shaping our destinies. Our parents have brought us up with all the care and patience at their command. We have always looked to them for inspiration and courage when trouble shook all hope from our hearts. They were always looking out for our best interests, worrying over our misfortunes, and beaming with pride at our youthful accomplishments. Teachers, too, patiently worked with us in getting the most out of our studies. Friends did their part in times of necessity. Much has been done for you. External assistance played the major part in bringing you to your present status. And now the future lies with yourself. You have nothing to lean upon but your own brain and will power. Go out into the world with the determination in your heart that all obstacles can and will be overcome and that nothing can prevent the ultimate attain- ment of your goal. Classmates of the class of 1937, I wish to take this opportunity of bidding you all a sincere and hearty farewell, not because it seems appropriate to the occasion but with the knowledge that each and every one will put forth the best that is in him, and may your efforts be justly rewarded. WALTER MAYER