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

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6 BULKKLKY NEWS performed my work faithfully, and yet although my work has been doubly increased, my wages have not been a cent larger, and (less boldly) in justice to myself I demand a raise. Either pay me more wages, or else By this time Mr. Smith had lifted his eyes from his writing to get the full meaning of Hezekiah’s words. Hezekiah began again, this time very timidly, “or—or e—1—s—e ” “Or else what?” shouted Mr. Smith turning his chair suddenly around on its pivot. “Or else what, Hezekiah?” Hezekiah seemed to have nearly lost all control of himself, his knees quaked, and his legs appeared weak. By now he was gasping heavily. Then a gleam shot across his ebony lined face (if that were possible). His eyes brightened and his mouth widened into a broad grin. He repeated bravely, “Either pay me more wages or else pay me just what you have been paying me,” and then grinning sheepishly, left the office without further delay. —McCastor, '19. lulkplpg Nfuta BULKELEY SCHOOL, NEW LONDON. CT. Theodore F. Jordan, ’17 Editor-in-Chief M. J. Sullivan, ’17 Assistant Editor Joseph T. Harrington, ’17 Business Mgr J. P. Lyons, ’17 Assistant “ “ THE BULKELEY NEWS Published quarterly, 40 cents per year, 10 cents per copy. Entered as Second Class Matter at New London Post Office. Contributions are earnestly desired. These may be handed to the Editor-in-Chief. Address all Business Manuscript to the Business Manager. VOL. XIII. No 1. A QUESTION often asked is— Should members of the school relay team receive their letters or not? To this question is due careful consideration. Members of the baseball, basketball hockey, football, track, and other athletic teams receive their letters in colleges, because they uphold the honor of their college in certain athletic lines. Let us consider that the students of Bulkeley School have only one way of securing their letter, namely; the football team. They receive their B’s for upholding the honor of Bulkeley on the gridiron. Why shouldn’t the members of a school relay team receive their letters also? Does not the relay team uphold the honor of Bulkeley on the track? The protest that is immediately entered is —that members of the relay team do not have to work hard enough. We wished to contradict this statement for this reason: It is not the kind of work that one has to perform in making a school team; it is the amount of energy that one puts into

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BULKEEEY NEWS 5 Hezekiah’s Raise T TEZEKIAH had been in the em-ploy of The Smith Ice Cream Manufacturing Co., for five years, during which time he had advanced from the position of errand boy to chauffer of the delivery machine—a Ford. It was noon hour. Hezakiah stepped proudly into the barber shop for colored people. This barber shop was the forum of the negro settlement. Waiting for his turn in the chair, his peaceful reverie wis interrupted by Parson Augustus Formatus George Washington Jones, who was the oracle, and the adviser, of his flock in all things. “You have been in the employ of Mistah Smith for five years or more, eh, Hezakiah?” “Yes sah,” replied Mr. Greene, “ah am operating an auto now sah.” “Since you have become a chauffer your pay has increased somewhat, I presume,” continued the Mr. Jones. “No sah,” answered Hezakiah. “Well! Well! No wonder you young gentlemen of the present generation will never succeed financially. Just think of that, Mister Brown: (another occupant of the shop) he has most explicitly stated that although his labors have been increased he hasn’t asked for more money in these times of trials and tribulations. Well! well, I do declare. Now son, look a here,” Augustus was becoming excited, “Go to this boss o’ yourn and say to him, Mr. Smith, I have been in your employ for five years; I have always performed my work faithfully and satisfactorily; though my work has been doubly increased, my compensation has not been a cent more, and in justice to myself, I demand a raise. Either pay me more wages or else pay me off and consider me no more your employee.” By now only the scrape of the razors, as they cut the hirsute appendage of the sons of Ham, could be heard. As the speaker thus addressed Hezakiah, he listened, quietly, his chest swelling at the mention of hi6 faithful service and fidelity to his employer. “Now Hezekiah,” said the parson, as Hezekiah started back to work, “tell your boss zacky what I said and you sure will win the day.” Hezekiah reached his place of employment as the clock was striking one, a thing very unusual for Hezekiah. He made straight for his employer’s office, with a fully resolved intention of asking for more wages. He knocked boldly on the door. He entered when he heard Mr. Smith say “Come in.” He paced up to his employer’s desk with an independent air. “Well?” inquired Mr. Smith, not looking up from the pile of papers that were spread in front of him. Bravely did Hezekiah start to tell word for word what the parson told him. “Mr. Smith, I’ve been in your employ for five years; I have always had your interest at heart; I have

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BULKELEY NEWS 7 his work that classifies the hardest worker. A freshman may work harder in his studies than a senior, but undoubtedly the Senior course is harder than the Freshman. You all remember the work of Stephen Graves last year—how he turned defeat into victory for Bul-keley. Did any member of the football team work any harder on the gridiron, than Graves did on the track? If it had not been for Graves, the Training School would, in all probability, have beaten us. He won this race as the result of hard, earnest work on the track. He was down in the Y. M. C. A. every afternoon he had time, running around corners (getting the art of turning corners “on high”) down to perfection. “Chic” Lawrence, another fast man on the relay team, was also a hard, earnest worker on the track. He was always running out on country roads, trying to obtain wind and endurance, and for about a month before the track meet, he could be found almost any afternoon or evening, down at the State Armory, getting used to the floor. Sullivan and Peters were also on last year’s relay team. That which has been said of Lawrence and Graves in regard to hard and ardent work on the track, can also be said of them. It is not every fellow, who can play football. His parents may object, or else he may not have the build or strength that is so necessary for the game, but he is willing and will do all in his power to uphold the honor of Bulkeley School, in other athletic lines. Again let us consider cases of how some fellows secure their positions on football teams. In a few cases some secure their positions on a team because of their size and strength. They will be put on a squad if they know only the first thing about the game and later taught the fine points of the game, but not until after they have been put on the team. This thing can not be done in getting up a relay team, for in order to make a relay team a fellow has to be a fast man, and he cannot possibly be fast on the track unless he has done good, hard, and industrious work before. Last year our track team did much to uphold the honor and glory of Old Bulkeley. They beat the Training School runners in a hotly contested race at the State Armory. They were sent up, with several other track men to Norwich to take part in the N. F. A. track meet. Their expenses were paid by the Bulkeley School Athletic Association. Why were their expenses paid? Because they were recognized by the Association to be upholders of Orange and Black. Later the relay team was sent up to Storr’s Agricultural College to participate in a race, in which most of the high schools of the State were represented. Leave out the question of the amount of work one has to do, and come to the point as to why a letter is awarded to any college or high school athlete. The answer is that he played on some athletic team for his school or university. So why shouldn’t the members of the Bulkeley Relay Team receive letters for playing, which uphold the honor of Bulkeley School? To every one his due;—to the relay team, their letters. □ SB