Stratford High School - Log Yearbook (Stratford, CT)

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MISS MARY RILEY DR. GEORGE CHARLESWORTH MR. EVERETT WORDEU GUidA cE This is a reason for dropping a subject?' IN RECOGNITION To everyone who knew her, Mrs. June gave her sincere friendship. Not content with the mere outward appearances of people, she had the rare quality of going to the heart, drawing out their real being, and working to develop these fine points into individual integrity and worth. With under- standing and patience she guided her students to learning, not only in Social Studies as a teacher, but in life, as a friend. Mrs. June devoted thirty-two years to the students of Stratford High School. Early in her career she advised the Debating Club, and from 1950, the Future Teachers of America. In the classroom and out, Mrs. June has proved herself worthy of a recognition which words could never adequately express. 7 MRS. PEARL JUNE Each of us draws a unique design in ac- cordance with his own abilities and objec- tives. To encourage this individual pattern, we began our high school years with a visit to the Guidance Office. Here were set up for us the flexible margins within which we could grow in learning and character. Here our ideals materialized and a firm mold for the future was cast.

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 •AvUlI» [IflM us mssSSSi 9.dMjN isTr ttoIl At least once in the life of every human being, the individual takes a back- ward glance at the measure of his achievement — what he will be remembered for. In a larger sense, however, his accomplishment will merely be an expres- sion of his ideals, principles, and behavior. These are the true measures be- cause they determine the worth of achievement. It is appropriate then that the achievements of The Class of 1963 be re- corded in the Log. It is appropriate because their achievements will serve as standards and patterns for future graduates of Stratford High School. JOHN OLHA Principal Education requires a pattern of many parts so that we may achieve such intellectual growth that life can be more effectively lived in an ever-changing universe. Development of an appreciation for the beautiful; an acknowledge- ment of the usefulness of science and the vocations, are all parts of a well- organized life. To complete the pattern successfully, the personal qualities of integrity, justice, and tolerance must be included. The members of the Class of 1963 have set the fragments in order, and now with the tools of life will go on to shape their true destiny. HENRY CRAWFORD Assistant Principal Over a period of many years, the accomplishments of our seniors have been recorded in the Log. An attempt is made each year to measure those accomplishments to see which students have qualities of leadership; then in five to ten years to follow our graduates to discover whether what was ac- complished in school, has projected these qualities into life. As Socrates so adequately expressed it: The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be. DONALD A. FOWLER Director of Secondary Education You have set up group patterns for the future and are now ready to carry through your own patterns as individuals. Their perfection will depend upon you. You have come at last to the open sea; To your harbor, you bid a fond adieu. Your hopes will unfold as the break of day; Your fears will fade as the morning dew. EDWIN A. COX Superintendent Patterns of life, patterns of history, patterns of nature, patterns of per- sonality, patterns of growth — everywhere and anywhere we can find patterns. We are not predestined to fit every pattern, or any pattern, in the precisest of detail. We have the mind, the heart and the conscience to improve, enlarge and change those that constrict and keep us from being all that we might be. May the patterns of life be your guide, but not your chains. J. O. CARSON Assistant Superintendent

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Mr. Vincent Fiorito Mrs. Deborah Spencer Mr. Thomas Puglise Miss Jane Bridenbaugh Mrs. Mildred Schill ing E LiSH Mr. John Simmons In English class, great human thoughts, dreams, and emotions were silhouetted in forms of verse and prose. They stimulated us to etch our own words in reply and by so doing, to transcend the commonplace in everyday living. Mrs. Elizabeth Resta mrs. ruth McCracken