Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Salutatory CLARENCE -I. COWING Erat officium magistratus principis Romae antiqum portas templi Jani aperire ut bellum gereretur. Mihi item, salutatori meae classis, eae exercitationes sunt aperiendae ut mei comites loquantur. Hac hora gloriosissima nostrae vitee voluptati magnae est mihi Vobis meos socios introducere. Nunc pree- mium quattuor annorum laboris diligentis accepturi sunt et nemo ex hoc numero non donatus abibitf' Maximo, autem, gaudio est mihi vos salvere iubere, amici, unus quisque et omnes, qui convenistis ut nostris ludis fruamini. Speremus eos vobis gratissimos futuros esse. Vobis, nobiles dignissimi, rectoribus scholarum nostra- rum, quibus bonum nostrum semper fuit curx, salutationem benignam extendimus. Praeceptores honestissimi et dilecte magister, vestra prwsentia est nobis maxime gratag vos, qui ad vos iuvandos ita diligenter et fideliter laboravistis ut hoe munus optatum obtineremus. Vergilius nobis dicit !Enean donatum esse ramo aureo qui, duce Sibylla, ei facultatem faceret ut in regna Pluto- nis iniret et illic patri Caro occurreret. Nobis similiter, hoc munere donato, permittetur ut in mundum operosum ineamus et cum problematibus vitae multo facilius contendere possimus. Salvete, condiscipulil Velim hic eventus vobis maiorem alacri- tatem et maius studium cursus conficiendi iniciat! Denique, amici, liceat item vos salutare.

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Ill! Sill HEMIIllIlllllIllllIllIllIllIII!!llllllllIlIIllIIllIllIIIIIIIIllIIIllIIIIIKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIllllllIIIIIllIllllllIIIIIUllIIllIllllllllllllllllllllllglill HER!IllIIIIIIIIIHIllIllIIIIIIllIllIIIIIIIIIllllIllIllIlllIlllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIII!IIllIllIIIllllIIllIllIilllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEE HK In the fall of 1908 we, the Class of 1912, entered the Meriden High School and thereby began what then seemed a long, weari- some journey over a road obstructed by endless difficulties, toward a goal four long years distant. Although We knew this highway must be difficult, yet we realized that we should have to undergo its labor in order to attain that high goal four years hence. But, now that we are at our journey's end and have realized the due reward for all our toil, we look back over our long course and find that our way has not been unpleasant, even though difficult, but that it abounds in pleasant memories. Moved by fresh and happy recollections of our school days, we cannot part from our Alma Mater without leaving some memo' rial of our years together at the Meriden High School. Therefore, we, the Class of 1912, in accordance with a long established custom, present this Annual as our memorial- our reminder of the part the Class of '12 has had in the life of the school, and our acknowledgement of gratitude for all the school has given us. VVe, the editors, wish to apologize for all errors which may be found in this volume, and we heartily thank advertisers and all others who have helped us to make possible the publication of this Annual. 'With the dedication of this book the Class of l9l2 hereby become Alumni of the Meriden High School, and point the undergraduates to our motto: Ad astra per asperaf,

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MR. MR. DR. MR. MR. MR. DR. MR. COL. DR. MR. MR. MR. MR. MR. Town School Committee 1911-1912 HOMER A. CURTISS .... CHARLES F. ROCKWELL. .. C. H. S. DAVIS ......... DENIS T. O'BRIEN, JR.. ..... ... TERM EXPIRES JOHN BONELL ................ HOMER A. CURTISS .... C. H. S. DAVIS ....... .. MICHAEL P. KELLEY. . . . . . CHARLES L. UPHAM ............ TERM EXPIRES J. D. EGGLESTON ...........,... CHARLES F. ROCKWELL, .... EDGAR J. PERKINS .... OSCAR L. DoSsIN ...... ., DENIS T. O,BRIEN, JR ..... WILLIAM F. MCLAUGHLIN ....... . . . . .Chairman . . .Secretary . . .Treasurer .....C1erk 1913 . 131 Converse Avenue . . . . .21 Linsley Avenue . . . . .60 Pleasant Street .81 South Colony Street . . .31 Washington Place 1915 . . .132 West Main Street . . . . .991 Broad Street . . . . . . . . .East Meriden ...S5 Windsor Avenue M606 East Main Street .66 South Second Street 'L