Bulkeley High School - Class Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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DEDICATION Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hyland We, the Class of 1966, are proud to dedicate our classbook to Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hyland. As she is not a member of the formal teaching staff, we obtained special permission of the principal to do so. Mrs. Hyland has been a part of the school since its opening in 1927. Looking beyond the role of mere instructor, a student should find a friend with the desire and capacity to help him. Mrs. Hyland has fillied this position in a mea¬ sure few others can approach. The bewildered freshman who is missing a book or the exuberant senior who wants to analyze the latest Bulkeley victory finds in Mrs. Hyland a helpful and enthusiastic listener. She is a friend to the student who finds himself in trouble, and her sympathetic counseling has been of value to many. It is with the greatest pleasure that we, the Class of 1966, acknowledge with appreciation and respect the thirty years of unselfish service as a friend and booster which have made the name of Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hyland synonymous with the most desirable aspects of our school. 6

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MEMORIAM In the jungles of Southeast Asia a war of confusion rages. There is of¬ ten doubt about the identity of the enemy and about the names of our allies. We are fighting against Communism, but what we are fighting for is sometimes vague. One thing, however, is free of even the mildest tinge of doubt. This is the courage of the Americans doing the fighting. Our soldiers continue to fight under conditions of danger and hardship in a war which lacks only an official declaration to make it complete. The freedom which we assume to be our birthright, if we think of it at all, is costing lives every day. These men are paying our debt; they are assuming our responsibility. They have chosen to accept their duty rather than to protest against it. In the clamor of politics and decision-making, we cannot afford to forget this. Whatever our opinion of the war and its aims, we have no other choice than to recognize the valor and sacrifice of these fighting men of America. Therefore, we, the Class of 1966, in a gesture that can be no more than a token of our debt, wish to dedicate this classbook to those men of the United States armed forces who have died in the defense of freedom in Viet Nam. 5

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DEDICATION Mr. Edward J. Kusek It is with pride that we, the Class of 1966, dedicate our classbook to Mr. Edward J. Kusek. Mr. Kusek is known not only to those students to whom he teaches industrial arts but to the many others who have benefited from his generous contributions to extracurricular activities at Bulkeley. To his students he has been a friend and counselor who under¬ stood their problems and guided them accordingly. The students producing Bulkeley’s variety shows in recent years have been fortunate to have Mr. Kusek’s help in preparing a stage setting which complemented the efforts of the performers. Mr. Kusek has also been active as a teacher of driver education and he is undoubtedly re¬ sponsible for lengthening the safe driving life of many Bulkeley students. Thus, we the Class of 1966, are pleased to take this opportunity to salute and to thank a man who has served both us and the school. Because he has been a friend and tireless helper, we dedicate our classbook to Mr. Edward J. Kusek. 7