Southington High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Southington, CT)

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ROBERT DE BISHOP If we were to prepare a list of words ro de- scribe a class advisor, we might include those such as organizer, common denominator, lead- er, worker, and friend. As our Class Advisor, Mr. Robert DeBishop has shown to us that he is worthy of all these Words and many more. He has shown himself to be an organizer and a worker in all of our class aetiviriesg as a leader and a friend in everything, to everyone. He also serves as the common denominator between our Class, the Administration, and the rest of Faculty, This t t dedicationq 2 vital link, this organization, friendship has been the major our class, the Class of 1964, and rewarding effort. We try to show some medium, But it isa very to tty words you it serves as f'fO ,LIS

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KG 5 1-V A ,Q-7 Riff- J I .7 I , ' r , fZ4.,.. '25 We Qegis f i - r 1 r Z, - gi, 77 VLQC 9 0 affi G67 lf J KTTZP7- I . D 1-, f urqgkix K f ,,fff'iZ' f ' We ojfeggg - 4, - f' X ...S 44-iag or the Chronicle it has been a year of change a transitiong the beginning of a new look in the year- -JEQSX book and the end of more than a year's preparation and planning. As you view this book some of these changes will be easily recognizable. Others more meaningful and important will not meet your Hrst glance. There are two basic themes which have played a large part in the yearbooks of recent years, tradition vs. traditionalism, and yearbook vs. classbook. It is up to each Chronicle Staff to decide where its product will be placed along the continuum, and this year's yearbook takes this opportunity to clearly outline its position. During the past year we have discussed and observed many yearbook innovations and the general trend in progressive yearbook design with many opin- ionated experts. We have seen examples of truly great yearbooks and have recognized both their good and bad points and out of this has evolved our own year- book. It is a symbol of change and innovation. There are two major differences which we feel distinguish this book from any other yearbook. First it is the first yearbook to assert itself as such. In the past the Chron- icle was a classbook or a record of the activities of the class with the exclusion of anything- extraneous. It was constructed mainly and in some cases totally for the benefit and enjoyment of the Senior class. For the past decade there has been a general departure from this end. In order to make this yearbook more meaningful to the rest of the school the Chronicle has become a true yearbook, devoted to the graphic representation of the school year. And this we state as our purpose. We intend this Chronicle as a yearbook and have endeav- oured to make it more representative of the school at large. The second big change which is evident in the Chronicle is the movement away from traditionalism to tradition. There is much of the nostalgic past in any yearbook, but a great deal of it is not vital and all too much of it is meaningless. For instance, each year it is customary to devote four or five pages to candid shots of the Seniorsg these have meaning from the start for only a small minority of the Senior class, and as time passes on', lose even that. These candids have been eliminated. Tradition for the sake of tradition is meaningless. Improvement should never be pre- vented by an unfounded devotion to the past. To you of the class, this yearbook may feel strange and unusual for we have tried to do in one year what it has taken other schools ten. Our purpose in chang- ing many of the things which you have taken to expect lies not in any selfish desire to force on you our wishes and personal tastes, but rather to present to you and the school the best possible and most meaningful rep- resentation of this year. Wfe feel we have opened the door to the future of even more improvements, and we hope that next year's Chronicle staff will correct our mistakes and continue on what we have started. ...--. .,....-.1awf.am-s.,-m,..,-.. ......1,T..,..,.r.f-W f..Y.WW- ,..

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Q i A t MR. GERALD GINGRAS It was not long before we, the staff of the 1964 Chronicle, realized what a dillicult task lay before us in preparing a yearbook. Your dedicated assistance and invaluable guidance , proved to be a major factor in making it pos- sible for us to publish this year's Chronicle. We only hope that future staffs may benefit from your aid as we did. We feel that we are speak- . inginot only for our own, but also for those past and future yearbook staffs when we sin- e cerely say Thank you , Mr. joyal. W 1-fp ff ,mfrffl,f:MWw'ffvg.,Cf fy' L af, ,, V ffwfgmii nf, an 2 me f 79551279 f' ag. ,Lqafiwi ' , ff fffzQg,,,3,Qr,L,'ij' Q2 ,lbw '2fifZ7f?2i:'f7 M fm w fazfvfvffwfwfr lara fi e 55 if ' 34 f rrii y 7 fill Y f r f . R frifiil . 2 liirl f Q The class of '64 is indebted to Mr. Gerald Gingras for the assistance he has given us. For his work as our freshman and sophomore class advisor, we can offer only our most sincere thanks. We will never forget the man who gave up hours after school for us and our class. We also thank him for being a friend and mentor during two trying years at Southing- ton High. It was under his guidance that a group of individuals became a class and that class became a successful functioning unit. fvfif' Q-,-1-u. -., . . -1 1 fi' W, 'L ,I ,fm l ,-...-an-an MR. RAYMOND JOYAL