East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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MAX GORDON-1. S. A. A., Vice-President of Class, Chair- man Freshman Party Committee. 2. S. A. A. 3. S. A. A., Boys' Glee Club, Football Squad. 4. S. A. A., Glee Club, Glee Club Contest, Class Night Speaker, Football Squad. PHYLLIS HAYDEN-1. S. A. A. 2. S. A. A. 3. S. A. A., Glee Club, Operetta, Dramatic Club, A. G. E. 4. S. A. A., Glee Club, Dramatic Club, Operetta, Senior Play, A. G. E. HELENA HANCOCK-1. S. A. A. 2. S. A. A., Orchestra. 3. S. A. A., Glee Club, Glee Club Contest, A. G. E., Dramatic Club, Senior Play Committee, Orchestra. 4. S. A. A., Sec- retary of Class, Glee Club, Associate Editor of Janus, Class Night Committee, Class Historian, Orchestra. JOSEPH MOYNAHAN-1. S. A. A. 2. S. A. A. 3. S. A. A., Class Basketball, Basketball Squad, Football Squad. 4. S. A. A., Class Night Speaker, Class Night Committee, Basketball, Baseball, Football. ALBERT PEARCE-1. S. A. A., Freshman Party Committee. 2. S. A. A. 3. S. A. A., Representative in Congress. 4. S A. A., Graduation Night Speaker, Hi-Y, Business Mana- ger of Janus. ADAM SCHILKE-1. S. A. A. 2. S. A. A. 3. S. A. A. 4. S. A. A., Glee Club, Glee Club Contest, Operetta. DAVID TAYLOR-1. S. A. A. 2. S. A. A., Baseball Squad, Football Squad. 3. S. A. A., Basketball Squad, Baseball Team. 4. S. A. A., Football. JAMES TOBIN-1. S. A. A., Vice-President of Class. 2. S. A. A., President of Class, Sophomore Hop Committee, School Ring Committee, Orchestra. 3. S. A. A., Repre- sentative in Congress, Junior Prom Committee, Orches- tra. 4. S. A. A., Vice-President of Class, Representative in Congress, Glee Club, Dramatic Club, Business Manager of Janus. CLIFFORD R. WALKER-1. S. A. A., Treasurer of Class, Freshman Party Committee. 2. S. A. A., Vice-President of Class, Representative in Congress. 3. S. A. A., Vice- President of Class, Representative in Congress, Glee Club, First Prize in Tucker Essay Contest, Editor-in-Chief of New Era, Member of Cabinet. 4. S. A. A., Representa- tive in Congress, Glee Club, Operetta, Chairman of Cake Sale Committee, Member Class Night Committee, Vale- dictorian, Editor-in-Chief of Janus. 18

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VALEDICTORY HOW BIG? In the life of every individual there come times when he pauses in his daily routine and takes inventory of himself, doubting his abilities and questioning his achievements. In such moments he wonders, in the depth of his heart, how big he really is after all and how much of a success his life has been. At these instances, when each of us answers for himself that query, he finds that in our modern times success is meas- ured by two standards. When, in the grip of twentieth century conditions we find an efficient man who by persistent effort has built up a work which will comfortably support himself and his family, we say he is a success. Likewise, the term is applied when, look- ing at the matter from a different angle, a man is discovered whose integrity is unquestioned, whose record is untarnished, and whose name is a pleasant sound to every man's ear. In the first instance, our judgment is the result of a mechanical measurement, in the second it is based upon the human stand- ards of life. We are led then to ask, How much difference is there between the two cases and how can one simultaneously enjoy the benefits of each ? What can better answer the question than the lives of those still doing their work in the world- and doing it well-compared with those whose accomplish- ments are of a different calibre? To anyone whose interest in radio exceeds the superficial enthusiasm of the average fan, the name of David Sarnoif must be familiar. Coming as a boy from Poland to America, he found himself, on the death of his father, burdened with the responsibility of supporting his mother and the other mem- bers of his family, surrounded in the meantime by the strange conditions of New York. However, the boy was undaunted and worked with all his strength, day after day, in an eiort to edu- cate his brothers and sisters and to better the conditions of his home, while in the evenings he studied in order that his own position in the world might be raised. As a result of his work, he is today one of the foremost men in the Radio Cor- poration of America. In direct contrast is a certain big business executive of Chicago-that city whose reputation is created by the merci- less pens of scandal-seeking editors. The man in question had amassed a considerable amount of money without regard for the opinions or feelings of his fellowmen. When at last he decided to enter society's circles, he found to his surprise and sorrow that the financial, the mechanical, degree of his achievements had failed to bring that attitude of friendship which grows out of mutual esteem between men. Such examples are numberless, but all of them strengthen the same pointg namely, that the acquisition of money unsup- plemented by the qualities which constitute a strong charac- ter is an attainment extremely incomplete, while on the other 20