Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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D dicotion f i paiss I, Q I 'W , Q J W MARCIA W. PINKHAM MR' HORACE B. FRANCIS To Miss Marcia W. Pinkbam and Mr. Horace B. Francis who as advisors have worked unselfishly with the Class of 1953 this book is gratefully dedicated. 3

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WETHERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL -Z! ' Dllllf lU7U B 'lt 1893 ' ' The one remaining warehouse Cof sevenj on Wethersfield Cove. WETHERSFIELD-We Salute You Wethersfield . . . Connecticut's earliest settlement . . . town of ancient houses and overshadowing trees . . . once the onion center of the new world . . . still well-known for garden seeds . . . Washington and Rochambeau here laid plans ending the Revolu- tion . . . grown from a settlement of ten adventurers to a community of fifteen thousand . . . laid claims to the first hat factory in Connecticut . . . home We, the Class of 1953, the 25th and last class to be graduated from this building, salute our town. Conscious of its many years of past leadership and proud of its long history, Wethersheld is, nonethe- less, a community with its eyes on the future. Con- sistent with its long tradition as a pioneer in high of the State Prison since 1827 . . . once the site of Yale College . . . and a female seminary . . . location of the oldest high school in the state, conducted first in the Academy Building-then, through the generosity of Chauncey Rose, in a newly built structure, now the Governor Thomas Welles School . . . in 1928 high school moved to present site . . . in 1953 it will move again. , kt V ,,,, . 1 iivl- - F5953 1 . ,. ' ti school education, the town has continued to keep pace with an ever-increasing population and with new developments in this field. In 1953, as in 1839, citizens have recognized the importance of the educa- tion of future generations. We are proud to be members of such a community. Y DEM THE, OP? ACA FEMALE EQEESDEMY BUILD High fcall .. 1801-1 ING S d 80 chool Claises EfZfflJ21Sf1,,,Of.,j u cred here in 1839

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99' ANTHONY DeBERARDINO EDITOR'S MESSAGE Graduation is upon us, and now, after four years of enjoyment and satisfying intellectual advancement, we are about to split up and follow our chosen paths leading to the fulfillment of the aspirations of our lives. This is by no means the end of our achievements, for now that the seed of our education has been planted, we shall continue to nourish it for the rest of our lives. These have been four wonderful years of progress and learning which, I believe, can hardly be surpassed by any experience in our lives. Could we but re-live the happiest moments of our high school days! The assembling of this book has been a work of gratification, a work which would have been impossible without the tireless efforts of each member of the staff and the invaluable guidance and unfailing assistance of our adviser, Miss Rae Colson. I should like to express my gratitude to each of these and to my fellow-classmates for electing me editor of this yearbook. Many thanks to our teachers and advisers who have unselfishly guided us throughout these memorable years. And to Mr. jared Standish and Mr. Merrick Carpenter, may we express our appreciation for their assistance in obtaining necessary historical information. It has been an honor and a privilege working with you. May God bless you all! PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Once again a class is graduating from Wethersfield High School. We are going out into a world full of misunderstandings and con- flicts. It seems to us of a younger generation that the world is restless and tired, men's hearts and minds struggle against tremendous forces to gain time for thought, the kind of thought necessary to clear the chaff from menis minds, diagnose the true symptoms and set forth a workable plan which can bring peace of mind, mutual understand- ing and certainty to men's actions the world over. We sincerely hope and pray that the opportunities for free thought and democratic action which we have received in school, coupled with the knowledge necessary to make such a democracy live, will give us the strength and conviction to pitch in and utilize to the utmost of our powers to make the world a more rewarding world to live in and provide a greater heritage for those to come. And so as some of us of the class of 1953 go directly on to college and as others enter the world-at-large, we do not leave behind us memories of gay and happy times, of dances made all the more en- joyable by virtue of the hard work required to put them over, of soccer games and basketball contests, of the sage utterances of the class wits, and myriad other hazy, pleasant patterns that have com- prised what most of us are now beginning to realize have been some of the richest years of our lives, no, instead we will take them with us to be remembered and chuckled over as the years go by, and as the distances between us increase. We now place our lives and our faith in the hands of our Creator, that He may lead us to our duty and give us the strength to see it through. 'K KARL CHESTER