Middletown High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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Foreword Our four years of high school are said to be the best years of our lives. To the Class of 1963, living day by day, going to school, working on projects, taking tests, this statement may have seemed hard to believe at times. The agony of struggling through College Boards, the disappoint- ment of losing a game, the nervous anticipation before a job or college interview, and the empty feeling of not being asked to a dance, have all seemed to make high school time a hard time. But thinking back on the four years, these hard times have been accompanied by some really great times, and happy memories, too. Class competition, those victories over Wilson, getting class rings and exchanging class pictures, going to club on Thursday night, the trips to the U.N., getting away with wearing those short skirts, crowding everyone around one lunch table, getting our licenses, sliding into our section room seats at 8:09, skiing at Powder Hill, decorating for a big dance, putting on the Christmas Concert ... as we all go on our separate ways, these are the experiences that will recall old friends, and these are the moments that we will remember when the unpleasant ones have faded away. Gathered together in the '63 Cauldron are reminders of the good times and the rough times, the desks and rooms and teachers, and all the little indescribable feelings that make up a memory. 3

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Dedication We, the Class of 1963, salute you. Miss Helen C. Dempsey, our guidance director, and say thanks for the many things you have done this year in helping us to find ourselves and our future. We have always felt free to go to you with our problems, and you have always been there, ready and willing to come up with the solution, be it scholastic or per- sonal. Many of us have floundered, blocked, ob- jected or even blinded ourselves to the obvious, only to be persuaded, initiated, or gently reprimanded by you to finally see the light and follow the path that was right for us. With your patience and your innate perception, you have been able to direct us, not only through this year, but throughout our four years at M.H.S. We all appreciate your sincerity, friendliness, and the great interest which you have shown to our class. MISS HELEN C. DEMPSEY Many hours of Miss Dempsey's busy day are spent with anxious seniors going over the advantages and disadvantages of different colleges. 2

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To the Class of 1963: One of the greatest joys that any of us can experience is the feeling of accomplishment when a worthwhile goal has been reached. Your gradu- ation from high school marks such an occasion and is a significant achievement in which you may take justifiable pride. It brings to a close one period of intellectual growth and development which has in some measure prepared you for responsible citizenship. Education, however, does not end with gradu- ation. It is a life process for which the skills, knowl- edge, understandings, and appreciations you have gained thus far serve as a foundation for continued growth. Build on this foundation to improve your- self and the changing world in which we live. Congratulations to you and best wishes for the years ahead. Edward B. Fillback Superintendent of Schools Public education presents a changing scene with constantly shifting emphases. In recent years the technological aspects of the curriculum have drawn close at- tention. When such changes occur in em- phases, we must be all the more alert to the effort necessary to maintain the con- tinuity of improvement in the quality of all areas of education. Achieving maximum competency in basic subjects is certainly a major objec- tive, but the pursuit of excellence in this alone is not enough for today's world. It is my fervent hope that with the close of this portion of your formal training you have not only attained subject matter mastery but have developed a strength- ened moral fiber and an understanding that with every right you also inherit a responsibility. A. Merton Bozoian Principal 4