Berlin High School - Lamp Yearbook (Berlin, CT)

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CLASS OF 1942 OFFICERS President Robert Werdelin Vice-President Dora Willett Secretary Dawn Scott Treasurer Harold Corr Class Colors SCARLET AND WHITE Faculty Adviser Mary Elizabeth Fowler JjL

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SALUTATORY Mr. Superintendent, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Board of Edu- cation, Members of the Berlin High School Faculty, Parents, Friends, and Classmates: We, as representatives of the 1941 graduating class, feel it our privilege and honor to welcome you who have assisted us in our educational endeavor throughout our high school years. Why is it that the graduating class of 1941 has had more rapid success in gaining a position in life than any other class leaving Berlin High? This is primarily due to the world crisis which has developed out of Europe, also to the National Defense program which is the outgrowth of the militaristic hysteria abroad. However, it seems that Berlin in particular has lost a great num- ber of its students to this cause — why is it that this is so? We feel that this is because of the aggressiveness coupled with ability and the training of that ability which has been so capably directed by our faculty and which has been so graciously backed by our parents and friends. We certainly will be ever grateful for the willing assistance granted us in our enterprise and studies. And we feel that without it we would not have accomplished what little we have so well. Now that we have climaxed the first period of our lives we feel both proud and happy. It is now the second and more important period toward which we look with awe and apprehension. The question that is uppermost in each of our minds is that of what the future holds for us. None of us know exactly what we shall be doing a few years hence; those mystical doors are now closed to us but will soon be opened and our opportunities revealed. Should the future be as fruitful as the past we can be compara- tively certain of a large degree of success. Again we extend our welcome — and many thanks to the Board of Education, the school officials, and our parents and friends. Donald O ' Brien Robert Edgerly

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1 mm ilm AtP r ' W iwi ' SXZJT’+XB L CLASS OF 1943 President . Vice-President Secretary Treasurer . OFFICERS . William Mazzalli . . . . Henry Pekrul . . . Gretchen Relyea Norma Ulkas Class Colors BLUE AND GOLD Faculty Adviser Hildur Claudelin