Branford High School - Milestone Yearbook (Branford, CT)

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20 BMNFORD HIGH SCHOOL Valledretolry Address We hope that you our parents and frrends have enloyed our program If rt has carrxed a more serrous note than nn other years I am sure you vull understand the reason We are deeply engrossed IH wrnnmg a war and much though we would luke to escape from thoughts of 1t we cannot lDay by day If comes closer to us There are vacant seats here on th1s platform and at your snde out there bclongmg to our brothers and our frrends now servmg rn the armed forces nn all parts of the world We feel the tense ness of the approaching 1nvas1on It IS sad It ns tragnc but rt IS rnevntable for our lrves and our futures depend upon the outcome Only our fanth rn God and rn the prrncxples of our great democracy endow us wrth the abllrty to face whatever hes ahead w1th con fidence and courage Classmates tonrght we the class of 1944 leave as graduates thus Branford Hrgh School havmg reached that goal for whxch we have been strnvmg smce that sery first day when we entered so young so tafefree In a few hours there wlll remarn only the memorles of our many happy hours For four years whnch have slapped by too fast we have through our soclal contacts and the guidance of our splendld teachers developed our characters and personalrtles as well as acqunred much factual knowledge In addrtlon, many of us through jobs nn defense Plants and 1n other ways have learned 1n1t1at1ve self relrance and porse to such a degree that I cannot feel I am ad dresslng adolescents but rather adults And to you as mature persons I would l1ke to voxce a cautron agarnst the dangers of easy money and of an attrtude whrch takes advan tage of today and lets tomorrow take care of ltself Sooner or later the world wnll revert to normalcy We as crtlzens of that time must prepare ourselves for that better brnghter future We have a duty to our country to our famrlnes to th1s school and nts teachers to ourselves to make the most of our lnves by bemg mtellectually strong thoughtfully sympathetxc and morally earnest To fulfill that duty may we never ln searchrng for material rnches forget the greater rxches of the spnrrt LENORE PALUMBO 1 . 'D L I 1 1 1 . . V . , . 1 , . I . 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 x 9 X . . . . . v J 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 y 1 1 ' 1 ' . ' . ' 1 1 7 . . . , ' 1 ' 1 5 ' ' a 1 7 7 9 1 - s , .

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BRANIKJRD HILH bcuoor Satlultatfotry In vyeleom ng you our parents md trrends t0 our Commencement I spe tk for the entnre erulultrng ellss ot 1214 who teel both pnde mel plemsure ln presentmg to you the eeremonles yxhleh mule our plrtlng from Brlnford I-hgh School 1nd stlrt us on our lflLllNlklLIll xx lys Our grldu 1t1on me ms much to us 1nd we are gllel to h ue you here to mtness lt Perhlps lt ull mem something to you lour yfelrs tgo our eroup formed Itself unto the clxss nn which me were to receive our seeondtryf eduetnon Qmee th tt tune we h ue become closely issocmted with One I our neu enylronment yxe 1re bound to feel strange tt first but lll those things we hive leeyurred durrng these four years knowledge Uldtllflty of yrewpornt and the sense Of tssurtnee vshlch rtceompmles these Lllllllflib mll eelunp us to enter 'rn unsettled world We ielenoyxs dge our rndebtedness to all yy ho h ue helped us here IH school md to you who hu mtde our 9Cl'l0OllDg possnble Our hlbh school bickground wnll prowde 1 bulystrle of strength tgunst yyhiteyer hes ahead Thus and our memorles, are all thqt now remun of these p 1st years I thlnls we shall eneleftyor to retun them The dey elopment of mln has shown 1 contmull strrvmg for securrty Mans dcslre for tbsolute certtunty mel slfety 1 feellng he has se dom lf ever enyoyed h1s drrven hrm form 1rd on th rt ptth etlled progress The xery xnsecurrty of the world me now enter must hue thtt s1me ehfeet on us rs vxe reerll how that yelrnlng rn the plst his resulted mn the betterment ot mln It mll be our ttsle to add our txny but yrttl efforts to torn rrd the grett etuse of hum rnnty justlee tnd 1 happier llle RIC HARD Ros: zsrr-mr NA' 1 I .' . 21 ff 1 'TA I I ,, . y , y CL A R. L ' 'A V., A , V, . , - .L - A --ta 2' 1 ,',' iff, ' ' A1 A' A' I I . A , ' , '. 4 , 1 ' K ' , V L 1 X- ' 4 . '1 ','. 4 L n A. I ' A ' ' ' fa z 'A ' ' 2 ' V' .el L' I l ', I' 1 'T ' .' ex. l' 'I another, and have grown accustomed to school life. Now we are about to seperate. n A v A f. . ' li 4 .A f .1 1 I 'A ' 5' I' 1 ' e..' 1 'A I ' L oA A ' A . ' A ' . A. Q A A -,-,' A ' 1 '- - A A ' , 1 I ' ' ' L ll I ' e A ' . I , ' l 4 ' A 1' if 't, A '.' 1' . . . Y. . 2 ,nf K- V A ' 2 L- ' ' -. ' - 'f ' e . ' ' fl 'L ,Z ' , 1 I ' I I ' ' ' . , ef . ' I '2 L L 1 A . ' 'A h ' ' ' ' ' ' A I e'A 4 A 'A 'L 'Az ' ' - if 1 . ., ,