Stamford High School - Flashback Yearbook (Stamford, CT)

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. ...ss .est . S Q .., W. tv S 3 . The yearbook of Stamford High School has evolved over a number of years and has reached the format of this volume through the cooperative efforts of many persons, students, teachers, printers, photographers, and interested members of the community. Prominent in this group and for many years its nerve center was Lester Myers. ln the early forties, the yearbook, an offshoot of the former Stamford High School Quarter- ly, took specific form. In 1943, Mr. Myers ioined the staff of faculty advisers, supervising 'L work and photography for the 1944 issue Three years later he took charge as year- b t y irector, in which capacity he served until his death last November. Th rvice rendered Stamford High School through Mr. Myers constant, dynamic rive to imp - its yearbook went far beyond the call of ordinary duty. Critical evalua- exhaustive ch for ways and means of betterment courageous experimentation inv tive genius an companion the capacity for taking pains - these he gave in e 1 of duty. His pri - ' the product his love of pleasing the young people for whom 4 as intended his uns ' g labor - these he gave freely of himself. For our- selves an t or the future we accep ' gratitude his bequest. W 3-59355 I ' , - -,k-, nfl-f ...'. ....f-45

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edlccltl students, his friends, To Lester J. Myers, whose life was selflessly dedicated to his family, we dedicate Our Golden Years, 1958. From the time of his arrival as a teacher at Stamford three days before his death on November 21, 1957, were privileged to benefit from his masterly teaching. knowledge of his fields of art and photography was coupled with an o - through these glowed the love he felt for them tion for him that his passing caused untold wa has for a for the new personal School in 1935 to only of young persons f young people, with such affec- were hundreds of others, of all ages His students became his friends. Added t Ik ' e, be s of hf who were proud to in professional groups improved. He He was to be rare ent, endearing him to volume to his memory A leader in his profession, Lester whose efforts the position of teachers community groups for better schools and the faculty committee that fomulated plans the near future. In these endeavors and in his thinking of others before himself was ever pres- nm. A small gift in return is the dedication of this W. LESTER M