Wilcox Technical High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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W '5ff'Pe? lfifff 5' F8771 ,, . N Cr. v L t' ' 5 J X Q, H. 'wi' - I .' Q, I CLASS I-IISTGRY As we prepare to graduate we now realuze that the education and trarnrng received here at Wrlcox Technrcal School should prove to be a great help to us un the Future We hope that we have the slcrll and enter prrse to succeed rn Future endeavors as we had rn earmng our drploma Loolung baclc on the Four years we have spent here we Fund It very amusrng Let s loola bacls to the hrst day ot school n September V954 Thats the day they gav us the dos and don ts Some laughed and sdme polced but all the same we went about our worls We had to get acquainted wxth the n structors rn our home departments and related Classes, and wrth our Fellow students who came From many different schools But we drd other thrngs besrdes study that year We had a Christmas party a couple ol dances and the last school odtlng at Lalce Com Unge M l A Sm retrred From e school dlrectorshrp and Mr C S Grecc re placed hum durrng the summer months The second year was quite dltterent We were not the lowest classmen anymore that made a bug drtterence to us sophomores We were able to partrcrpate rn many actrvutres For 4' .ft '9 new nnstance, our class athletes were now able to play on the varsity baseball and baslsetball teams and some of them even though the were sophomores were letter w nners We alst held an rntormal dance lhen came our junror year At last we were upper classmenl We lmmedrately began talclng a brg part rn all ot the actrvrtres The Chrustmas Show and the Student Council and patrol bath received our support also Qur baslcetball team made a tremendous showing unde tle rew coach, Mr J Schuopucre Astlunrors we were also allowed to purchase and wear class rrngs a prrvrlege reserved For upper classmen only Qur last summer vacation had ended and we returned to our hnal year wallcrng down the hal s wrtlh our lneads up and our chests out to now we were mighty senrors Everyone treated us dltterently not as boys but as grown up men and everyone had respect tor us even the rumors who were usually a brt jealous Qur senuor year was marlced by the many changes on the Instructional statt And now we graduate Cn thus day as we receove ourdrplomas we wull have with us not only a teelrng ot regret but also a Feelrng of pride and joy to lrve with us throughout the passrrq years 'Na Q .--:gprunr 1 5 I . y I i V . 1 1 - 3' . , , 1 , , A ' d ' R X V . . , . . . I ' l , , 1 - Y - . D l Y 1 1' . ' e ' ' - l l f . , 4 I 1 ' I A I vrNrx . , ' ' 2 I - , . I c I ' V l ,l I I f I f . I I 3 , I , 5 ' I ' I ' pg . r. ,. . ith ' th ' ' ' f ' f I V r 1, -1 -1- , x '1 fx . ,N N ' 5 ll I rs , 1 1 I I :fl 7 1 A Q A , ' I A. , I I. gy ' ' - 9 .1. gf. .. ' 9 ,. 77: y,,:2::fQf:.

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l WINSLOW I. ALLEN Printing Bull Meriden Winslow was one of the best students at Wilcox, and he made the Honor Society in his junior year. In sports he play- ed Varsity basketball three years and baseball one year. Winslow was very active in all intramural sports, he played four years with the Printing department. He spent two years working with the Yearbook committee. After graduating Winslow plans to join the service. LAURENCE H. BATCHELDER Tool G. Die Potato Bug Meriden Laurence has participated in Wilcox Varsity sports, and also three years of intramural softball and volleyball, and two of football. ln his spare time he goes hunting, fishing, and roll- er skating. He likes girls, and he finds time to work on cars. After he graduates he plans to go into the Navy. THOMAS P. BALOGH Mechanical Drafting Tucker Wallingford Tucker has a lot of hobbies, such as girls, sports, and cars. He played Varsity baseball four years, and Varsity basketball for three years. Tucker was very active in intra- mural sports for four years. After he graduates he plans to join the Navy. CHRISTOPHER S. BARBATI Sheet Metal Bristol Chris has only one hobby - Girls - and does very well at it. After graduating he hopes to make good at Sheet Metal.