New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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BULKELEY NEWS 11 iulkpkg Nnus BULKELEY SCHOOL. NEW LONDON. CT. John Stewart, Jr. ’15 Editor-in-Chief Sidney B. Miner, ’15 Business Manager Charles Satti, ’15 Ass't Business Mgr. Anybody in the School, Contributor. THE BULKELEY NEWS. Published quarterly, 40 cents per year, 10 cents per copy. Entered as Second Class Matter at the New London Post Office. Address all business manuscript to Business Manager; all other communications to the Editor-in-Chief of Bulkeley News, Bulkeley School, New London, Conn. rT''HIS issue is dedicated to the Freshman Class which is composed of some forty odd, backward, bashful, half-scared-to-death Freshmen. There will probably be many things in this issue which you Freshmen will find fault with but just say to yourselves: “Well, at least, we are important enough to make them take some notice of us.” But to come right down to plain, cold facts. You Freshmen are just about as dead as old Marley’s ghost. You shew absolutely no interest in the affairs of the school. In a small school like Bulkeley the cooperation of every student is needed if things are to hum as they should. In the first place, Freshmen, why under the sun don’t you organize? Elect a president that will start the ball of interest rolling and then every one of you put your shoulder to the work and keep it rolling. Show a little life. The annual track meet is coming off soon and the Freshman Class will have to be represented by a relay team. It is always the custom for the Freshmen to come tagging along about 40 yards behind the winners. If you Freshmen would wake up, get your four best runners at work training and succeed in coming in second or even third the name of the class of 1918 would go down to posterity as some Freshman class. Again, have your say in the school meetings. Get on your feet and express your sentiments on the subject under debate. Some of the upper classmen may yell: “Put him out”— but what of that. They won’t do it. Last but not least always have the best interest of the school at heart. Sometime ago a “News” editorial brought into comparison the two pillars in Room 1, one which stands where the Freshmen sit and the other where Juniors sit. Take a look at these pillars. The Freshmen have theirs all spattered and smeared with ink while the Juniors’ post is practically as clean as it was the day it was painted. It is just such little things as these that give a school a bad name. In school and out remember it is your conduct which gives the school its reputation, good or otherwise. We don’t mean to say that you should go around with your hands folded, your eyes rolled Heavemvard, looking like some retired parson. Have a good time, but have it in a way that will make people say: “There is a boy any school might wrell be proud of.” The story entitled “The Study

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10 BULKELEY NEWS without. A note was tied to the piece of Irish confetti. This read: “Votes for Freshmen.” With a smothered curse Wheaton threw the paper into the fire. Grabbing a book he prepared to study but on the title page of the book was seen “Votes for Freshmen.” Throughout the following day epistles like these were thrust upon him everywhere. His paper in his desk, notes stuck wherever he turned all bore the sign, “Votes for Freshmen . ’ Needless to say this got Wheaton’s goat. He began to fret and then decided to tame that cub Wells once and for all. “I’ll fix him so that he’ll see it isn’t safe to fool around me.” Wells roomed on the top floor of Flemingway Hall. Directly above his room was a small attic reachable only by a scuttle. Ham took in these features of his room as soon as he entered it for the first time and accordingly laid his plans. Five youths cautiously approached Flemingway Hall about 12.05 A. M. They were headed by the wrathful Buck Wheaton. Entering by a rear window they quickly found their way to Well’s room. Softly entering they gathered around the bed in which they knew the red-headed one ought to be asleep. ‘ ‘On with the glim ! ’ ’ “It won’t light.” Bang! Hey! Open the door! ’ ’ “It’s locked! Get off my foot !” These muttered exclamations might be heard as the five groped their way around the dark room, stumbling over each other, stepping on their own toes. ‘ ‘Cachoo!” “Kerchaw!” Then the real fun commenced. The door was locked, the windows nailed up tight, the room in darkness, and Hamilton Wells stretched out on the attic floor above was calmly and deliberately sprinkling red pepper down through the scuttle. The five boys below were sneezing as if their lives depended on it, fighting and clawing each other. Suddenly a voice was heard from above: ‘ ‘Votes for Freshmen! G i v e us the vote or you remain where you are until you are discovered by the watchman. You know the penalty. “Never!” returned Wheaton. There followed another ten minutes of sneezing and coughing. Then human nature could stand it no longer. “Open up, the vote is yours.” A shrill whistle sounded and the door was opened as mysteriously as it had been locked. The five piled through the door. The Freshmen received the privilege of voting and showing the same spirit they had displayed in downing the Sophs, they made things hum. 1915. If you can’t see the local coloring to this story read the editorial once more.

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12 BULKELEY NEWS Period” in the last issue of the News was written by Cogan of the Senior Class, but owing to some misunderstanding his name was not connected with the article. About Choate School. TN the last issue of the “News” an article appeared in which it was stated that Choate School was composed of high school graduates or students not able to hold a creditable standing in college. The head master of Choate corrects this statement saving there are no high school graduates in Choate and no students who could not hold a creditable standing in college. We desire to statf that it was understood that Choate was a college preparatory school composed of high school graduates. By the statement ‘ and students not able to hold a creditable standing in college” we meant no disrespect to the students of Choate but simply that they took a course at Choate before attempting to pass college examinations. We are very sorry that there should be any offense taken where none was intended. School News A T a recent school meeting Mr. Louis A. McCoy was given a check for $25.00 by the Athletic Association as a remembrance of his work in turning out a team that defeated Norwich in two shut-out games Mr. McCoy spent his Christmas vacation in a Providence hospital where he underwent a surgical operation. He fully recovered from the operation and returned to school one week after the end of the vacation. On Thursday evening, December 17, the Phi Alpha Mu Sigma Fraternity gave an informal social and dance at Lyric Hall. This was the first school dance of the season. The annual Christmas entertainment was held at the school on Friday, December 18. The program was one of the most delightful the school has ever listened to. The feature of the entertainment was the admirable work of the school orchestra which had only had a few rehearsals. The program follows: Selection..........School Orchestra Reading—‘ ‘Christmas Customs and Beliefs”.........Sidney Miner Reading—‘‘The Christ Child”....... William B. Murray Song.......;..........William Leary Reading—‘ ‘Good King Wenceslas” .. James Cogan Continued on page 17.