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

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Director MR. EMMETT O'BRlEN Division of Vocational Education State Department of Education State of Connecticut MR. CARMELO S. GRECO Meriden, Connecticut r ii e ...Wi I 'Wm . I gi l '37 ' M is ,R Director . . its H. C. Wilcox Technical School 'ww 51:2 QQ I rhfffafjlfj, , -3 , g A Message to the Graduates ln a very short time you will reach the last milestone in your educational program at the Wilcox Technical School. You will be graduating into a World full of wondrous opportunities for a better life for all men and at the same time full of strong opposing forces which could bring back the Dark Ages. lt is your destiny to play a part in determining which road the World will travel. As graduates of Wilcox Tech, you have the trade skills and technical knowledge needed to start work as advanced appren- tices in your chosen trade fields and you have the academic education needed to take your places as responsible, porticipet- ing, and contributing citizens in your com- munity. However, you are living in a rapidly evolving and ever changing culture. Tech' nical advances make obsolete today that which only yesterday was a new develop- ment. Such a changing world requires learn- ing throughout life. You are prepared for today: but, if you are wise, you will con- tinue your education on-the-job, through part-time extension programs, or at evening schools. You will continue learning to meet the needs of a changing tomorrow. It has been my pleasure to work with you and to see you develop from boys to young men ready to take your places in the adult world. I wish to extend to you' my best wishes for success and happiness as you leave Wilcox Tech. Come back to see us often. We shall always be glad to see you and to help you in any way we can.

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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:.