Labore Vincemas

“Labore Vincemas.” – You win with hard work. B.M.C. Durfee High School, named in honor of Bradford Mathew Chaloner Durfee (1843-1872), son of Major Bradford Durfee (1788-1843) and Mary Brayton Durfee Young (1814-1891), was erected in 1887 by his mother, at a cost of $1,000,000.00 – a staggering sum at the time. The school, built…