Branford High School - Milestone Yearbook (Branford, CT)

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Bmxroan Hlen Sumo: Preslldlent s Message Parents Friends Classmates On behalf of the class of i945 I extend to all a cordial and sincere welcome We haye completed four years of high school education These years of study haye gxven us a Hrm foundatxon and haxe adyantageously broadened our outloole A fevs happy years ago vxe entered thls lnstrtutron as mere freshmen Not eyen xaguely dld we reahze that four years hence the class of 43 would haye men not boys rn the armed forces of the United States Then our generation was looleed upon as still gromng up Nov t ns our Amerlcan duty to assume a full share of the responsrbnhty which shall brnng us xrctory and eyerlastlng peace The present catastrophe IS not a vlar but 1 rexolutlon re 1et1on lgunst chaos rnyustlce and explortatnons whlch haye gripped all hung human beings The change rs needed and the perspectrxe clear Regardless of who caused the atrocltles of fear and destruction they are here vtrthrn our xery midst We must combat all that Isnt rxght and Chnstlan We the com mg generation must be more falthful to the Ideals of honesty equality and freedom than the present generation has been Then vue shall be progressmg tow ard the fulfillment of our sound democratlc prlncnples A peaceful and contented world CXISIYS only IU an en hghtened world So let xt be our future resolve to carry the flammg torch of our glorious hrstory ltnndled on the sacred altar of hberty Hlgh lrke a beacon Txll our strong years be spe And srnews weaken Txll others nn our stead Take from our loosening hand The torch full streammg vnhnch We pass at Death s command hovman PETLLA , ' 4 , lei . A , e . . 1 r 91. O 9 Q K , , .. X . . Y A Y 7 . . Y . K Y A ,Q . . . Y Y . V . 1. . 1 -1 f - , V. ' , a , , - - A I 4 . 1 r . v. V . . , . . . l ,Q . V I I . .. Y Y . . S - v f V. f- f ' , .K-, - I . - q k ,Y at Az ' 1 Ye I J, ' ' ' ' ' ' y-I . - . . 's . . Z N- . 'Y l I ' ' 1 ' '. ' . 1 ' v- v . - . . . . , . , A y , ' , f' ,' , v , ' y v . 1 ' , 1 . ' v . . . Y . . E . - . Y V. l . e v .. . . v H

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limxroxrm Hit H be HIJUI Eclfntfor 5 Message C lissm rtes Wflth knowledge mtl lssurinee billlilkl L15 we shlll do our job well All of us hue th lt knowledge It IS slgnlhetl by our ehplomas I-lowexer 1 lack of self trust may be 1 grerter h mtlxe tp th tn 1 llck ot trumng, XX1th thnx ln mmtl let us go mto our work con helently so thfrt rn looking butk upon these lrst dub ot hugh School we 5h1ll remember only the hopes and none ot the fe Us tor whlt our future5 may hold Aman N Nr NORTH mr , , . ' -' , Q , , 15 l ,N S-fl i Y ' v 1 W Y , . X r . WUC arc about to leave tt earclrcc high sthool carccr for rr much more serious one. . . I 4: I ' R A , - I v 1 f Y K , . - K Y '. ' 2 -1 L z L ' A ab' Y, A , - A ' - . A LJ AA . , '. A