Branford High School - Milestone Yearbook (Branford, CT)

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ll.iilf..ff.LBJ -l 1. Ll g sm, Y PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE We, the class of 1959, have just completed four wonderful years at Branford High School and have had the privilege and distinction of being the first graduating class of this beautiful new school. We owe a great deal to the foresight of the people of Branford who have sacrificed to give us this building. How we looked forward to graduation, the culmina- tion of our long hours of study and preparation! Then, as the day approached, we became cognizant of its profound meaning. We will no longer be surrounded each day by all our many friends. What will the future hold? The thought of setting out alone on a new path causes us to feel quite insecure. Through the past four years we have been guided every step of the way by the sound advice of all our teachers who were ever so willing to listen to our most serious problems. I am sure if we carry as our shield the lessons we have been taught here and by our wonderful parents at home, we shall no longer be fearful, but shall carry on prepared to meet our most formidable foe. May the high esteem in which we hold our school always be reflected in the actions of the members of our class. EDWARD ERYER t X I 'infiilslfvl' til I ,. I 1 . ,Nat . ,. , ,1 l ' KJ I , I F I E N t K it . .l K .- . ,4 it i I EDITOR'S MESSAGE The most impressive part of a teenagers life is high school. For four seemingly long years his activities and interests are centered around this medium. The MILESTONE of 1959, tries to capture the tremendous spirit and energy of Branford High. It is almost impossible to expose all the moments which make high school years the most wonderful and re- membered. Proms, sports, study halls, plays, parties, exatns, assemblies. The thrilling moments and dis- appointing ones. The knowledge, friendship, and ma- turity formed in high school will have an important intrinsic value the rest of his life. In this edition, we have tried to portray both ele- ments of Old and New. Old being our Freshmen, Sophomore, and junior years in the present junior high school, and New our senior year here. We have found great pride in picturing our new school in session, and reminiscence in retrospect. I would like to thank all who have worked so hard to make this book possible. The interest, cooperation, and energy which was shown was overwhelming. To the faculty and advisors, I thank you, in the name of the MILESTONE staff, for making our education more complete. SUSAN B. GIORDANO

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A young person, today, is faced with many prob- lems and many opportunities. Each person has his own problems, sometimes to the point where he wonders what he ought to do in order to plan well for the life ahead. Opportunities are everywhere and they are develop- ing every day. We live in an age when population expands and the needs of people develop, when travel is speedy and communication instantaneous, and when science creates new wonders while industry seems to produce a limitless abundance. It is a great time for a young person to be alive if he can resolve his problems and develop his oppor- tunities. I urge you, therefore, to maintain your health, develop your standards, choose your friends, train your mind and look ahead. Those who are ready to lead constructive lives, serving their fellow man as well as themselves, can look forward to a wonderful life. DR. WILLIAM HALL JAMES, Superintendent None of us escapes limitations. Some people are gifted with their hands, some are gifted in art or music, and some people are gifted in the realm of abstract ideas. Almost no one is gifted in all three areas. We are all limited, and we must accept ourselves with our limitations, recognizing that we can do what others cannot, that we can contribute where others cannot. To accept ourselves with our limitations means that we can recognize how interesting and variable our lives can be. As long as we live, we have the privi- lege of growing. We can do and learn new skills, par- ticipate in new and interesting developments, make new friends, open new worlds, if we will use the initiative and refuse to stagnate. Learn how to accept yourselves-accept the truth that you are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity is part of all, but each one can contribute skills to enrich his life. Life can afford you great pleasure by surmount- ing difliculties, passing from one step of the success to another, forming new wishes that seem gratifying. Confucious said: lt is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness. ERNEST S. HATFIELD, Principal