Bulkeley High School - Class Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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To ELIZABETH ANN McSHERRY The Class of 1951 affectionately dedicates this Class Boo Because she labored not for herself only but for all those that seek learning. 5

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as Vachel Lindsay and Stephen Leacock. The Girls’ League fur¬ nished the club room in 1932, providing the rapidly multiplying school groups with a pleasant meeting place. The class of 1936-A was the last to graduate in January; since that time there has been only one commencement a year, and the strain on the faculty’s long- suffering nerves has probably been lessened considerably. Student government, recently reorganized as the Student Congress, began in 1938. Physical changes also have occurred at Bulkeley: the build¬ ing underwent surgery in 1930 and again in 1940, when the shop wing was added. Even so, there were months when the walls bulged from overcrowding, and rather than install two-decker desks in the classrooms, the school had to resort to double sessions at one time in 1931. Of course, no school can last long without sharing the life of the community. Bulkeley served well as a relief center in the ’36 flood. (The Torch staff distinguished itself at that time by printing an issue, copy by copy, on a small hand press, when the big machine was currentless.) The school contributed money and manpower to the war effort; our first casualty was Ensign Ulmont Whitehead, for whom the Whitehead Highway was named. Our Principal, Mr. Leo M. McCrann, came to Bulkeley shortly before Dr. Feingold’s death. Always friendly to the students and openminded to their suggestions, he has accomplished much for the school, establishing the annual speaking contests and the Grace Garvin Award Assembly. He is ably aided by Dr. Dargan and Mr. Frederick T. Bashour, himself a B. H. S. graduate. Mr. McCrann’s interest in athletics is famous, and during these past few years our football and basketball teams have won many championships. Perhaps school life can’t always be so colorful as the career of Morgan Gardiner Bulkeley, for whom B. H. S. was named, but we who are now graduating wish our school his vigor, hardiness, and energy. There have been many graduating classes before us, and more will follow—but there will never be another Class of 1951, and we hope we’ve left a record which future student historians may mention with pride. Julia L. Howard 4

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m OUR PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Graduation! It is an ending and a commence¬ ment. It is a time of joy and a time of sorrow. It is a time of joy because you have achieved a goal. It is a time of sorrow because it signifies the end of many happy events and relationships. This important event brings to a close one of the happiest and most memorable periods that youth may experience. It will end carefree school days and formal education for many. It signifies that you are about to commence a new type of life. Members of the Class of 1951 will go their various ways where each will be required to accept new and heavier responsibilities and make adjustments in different surroundings. The faculty at Bulkeley have done their best to prepare you for the life ahead, but we know, and hope you realize, that a high school education does not of itself guarantee a better living; it merely opens the doors to a better life if you are prepared and alert to take advantage of the opportunities as they present themselves. The world conditions which you face are confused, unsettled, and seem to present problems almost in¬ surmountable. The uncertainties of our times are indeed discouraging, but I have hope in the youth of today who, I am certain, will face the problems with courage. Times of adversity are not unknown to the graduate of 1951, who has lived his entire life in a succession of crises. Most of you were born in the middle of a great depression in which financial problems beset nearly all families. Throughout many of your elementary school years the world was aflame in the titanic struggles of World War II. Today the cloud of war hangs heavy, but I am convinced that the youth of today is prepared to defend and sustain the America we love from dangers that are external and internal. I cannot say farewell without mention of my appreciation of the outstanding cooperation and good spirit of the Class of 1951. Your record has been a source of comfort and pride to me and, therefore, it is with regret that I bid you farewell. May God’s blessings be with you in the years that lie ahead. May health and happiness be always yours, and may you always be a source of pride to your parents, your church, and your country. 6