Middletown High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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August 13, 1839 — The idea to establish a high school was proposed at a meeting of the amal- gamated school districts today. The motion on the idea passed, and a committee has been ap- pointed and instructed to report back to future meetings for the purpose of giving a definite plan to establish a high school. January 29. 1840 — The last adjourned meeting of the amalgamated school districts was held today. The committees recommendations have been accepted, and it has been voted to hire the rooms under the Episcopal Church. The commit- tee is to prepare the rooms for the High School and hire teachers.

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,x’ 4 October 2, 1838 — Local leaders and businessmen sponsored a meeting today of “The Friends of Education in the County of Mid- dlesex”. Henry Barnard was one of the speakers. This meeting has resulted in forming a county organization which will sponsor a lo- cal association to deal with education. November 9. 1838 — Today the local association met at the old town hall. The matter of combining certain districts was brought up because the existing ones are too small, and nothing can be achieved unless at least three districts are amalgamated. As a re- sult, the State Legislature has been petitioned for a law permitting the people of Middletown to combine the four divisions of the first School Society representing the center of the city. 1839 — The law has been passed by the State Legislature with little opposition.

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One makes the journey of life only once, and he must make it worthwhile. To offer fifty-one years to a profession is a definite account of that life. Such has been the teaching career of Margaret Flynn, who spent forty-seven of these dedicated years at M.H.S. Her prayer, familiar to many of the Alumni, at- tests to her living example of a beloved friend and teacher. We who have known you and re- member you, salute you. (En-fcatr O Father, guide these faltering steps Today, Lest 1 should fall! Tomorrow? Ah, to-morrow’s far away; Today is all. If I but keep my feet till evening time. Night will bring rest; Then, stronger grown, tomorrow I shall Climb with newer zest. Oh, may I stoop to no unworthiness In pain or sorrow, Nor bear from yesterday one bitterness On to to-morrow! Then, Father, help these searching eyes Today the path to see; Be patient with my feebleness—the way Is steep to Thee!