Burnt Hills Ballston Lake High School - Spartan Epic Hilltop Yearbook (Burnt Hills, NY)

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fnfrvdu fllflfl Of all the games that man has deVISed to entertaIn himself chess IS undoubted ly the most ancIent Its orIgIns are lost In antIquIty ln Its development It has be come more than a game and the pieces with whlch It IS played bIshops pawns kIng queen knlghts and castles have become symbolIc of the age of chIvalry and medIeval SOCIETY We have taken advantage of thIs symbolism and applled It to our school As you read our book you Wlll see how the chess PIECES represent our work and play here at B H B L The BISHOPS symbolIze the Influence of the Church durIng the medIeval perIod an Influence whIch Included the guidance and InstructIon of all medIeval society Therefore It IS fIttIng that we begin our game of school lIfe wIth these InfluentIal PISCSS As the bIShOpS were responslble for the education and gurdance of medIeval society so the admInIstrators and faculty are responsIble for thIs to da The KING represents the heart of the chess game SINCE every move IS made them to remember theIr potentIal Influence on the boys In the lower classes and to show by example the way to a successful school lIfe The QUEEN should always be by the kings side and lIke the kIng should al ways realize her power In the lIvIng chess game Although IH the game of chess the kIng and queen have dIfferent powers theIr Influence can be equally Im portant The PAWNS hold POSITIONS of varyIng Importance In the game of chess TheIr counterparts In school lIfe are the underclassmen Just as the chess pawn by fol lowIng a predetermIned course of BCTIOD can become the most powerful pIeCe on the board so the underclassmen by followIng a prescribed course of study can become a power In our school lIfe The KNIGHTS In medIeval llmeS were responsIble for defendIng the honor and preshge of theIr society In school lIfe our knIghts are our athletes defendIng the honor of our school on the playIng field The road to athletIc success IS nearly as difficult as the road to knIghthood but equally rewardIng The CASTLES were the centers of socIaI lIfe durIng the medIeval perIod The castle also served as a center of government and cultural BCTIVITISS We have many parallels In our school lIfe and so our school IS our castle and pfOVld8S plentiful opportunItIes for many happy tImes 7 y. with the king in mind. The royal position of the senior boys should encourage

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Dvd cumin Lleutenant commander Claude Barley U S N CRet J Member ofthe Board of Education ofthe Burnt Hslls Ballston Lake Central School Dlstrlct 1915 1941 For your years In the service of your country for your great farth In publlc school educatlon, your smcere friendship and unflagglng Interest un young people, and for your pioneer work In the central school rdea, to you, Lieutenant-commander Barley, we aftectronately deducate thus book, the 1958 Hllltop Q I s- 1 3 if J tv I . ff s , , ,i YA M M- 1 1 A sys 1 4 all ii lf 4 ' it ' 3 5 S 1 L 5 'B .5 f f 9 ti Q 2 M 1 1 y I . j E 5 3 1 ski J L S Q 1 5 1' 5, ' - 1 ' , . . . . I