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

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2(1 11ITLKELE Y NE WS FOR the first time in a good many years, Bulkeley will not be a-ble to hold its annual track meet at the State Armory. After Track Manager Corcoran had completed all the plans for the event to be held on the evening of April 17, an order was issued, by which the use of the armory was given over to the sailors, to provide sleeping quarters for them. This prohibits routing the armory for any other purpose, and the Meet will therefore have to be postponed. Whether or not an outdoor track meet will be held, it is not known. Manager McBride has lost no time in arranging for next year’s football season. He has his schedule well under way, and Football it looks as if it were to some schedule. And Captain Sullivan says: “Nothing less than two victories over N. F. A. this year, boys.” Here’s to the 1918 season, boys, make il a banner one. Is Bulkeley to bs repreented on the diamond this year? That is a question that has held the attention of most of the students Baseball throughout the winter months. This year of-ers better opportunities than any in a long time. Plant Field will probably be available is we try hard enough to obtain the use of it. Why not oledl some fellows with some pep to look into the matter? Have all of the students get out and make a good team. Get in the scholastic league, and give back to Bulkeley the National sport, of which she has been so long deprived.

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li ULKELE Y NE TF 25 What do you think would happen if—■ There was perfect harmony between the faculty and the pupils? The lunch counter really sold nourishing food? Vocational ever beat Bulkeley? They took Room 9 away from us? Boser wasn’t on the honor roll? We had a perfect recitation in English? Bulkeley and W. M. I. were turned into a Co-Ed? Mallou was on time? McCraw would play a popular air? They seized all of the school’s coal? Clarence Gray didn’t make a success of a thing? An “If” for Girls. (With Apologies to Rudyard Kipling) If you can dress to make yourself attra 5live, Yet not make puffs and curls your chief delight. If you can swim and row, be strong and adtive, But of the gentler graces lose no sight; If you can dance, without a craze for dancing, Play, without giving play too strong a hold, Enjoy the love of friends without romancing, Care for the weak, the friendless, and the old; If you can master French, Greek, and Latin, And not acquire as well, a piggish mienr If you can feel the touch of silk and satin, Without dispising calico and jean; If you can ply a saw, and use a hammer, Can do a man’s work when the need occurs, Can sing, when asked, without excuse or stammer, Can rise above unfriendly snubs and slurs; If you can make good bread as well as fudges, Can sew with skill, and have an eye for dust; If you can be a friend, and hold no grudges, A girl whom all will love because they mvst; If, sometime, you should meet and love another And make a home with faith and peace enshrined, And you, its soul—a loyal wife and mother— You’ll work out pretty nearly to my mend, The plan that’s deen developed through the ages, And win the best that life can have in store, You’ll be my girl, a model for the sages— A woman whom the world will bow before.

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BULKELEY NEWS 27 Squeals by the Squealer Well, fellows, here I am again, always questioning never answering, but that’s my portion. While speaking of questioning and answering, do you know that the Spanish stand their question mark on its head,; I’m rather inclined to think that it is a pretty neat custom, You know yourselves that there is many a question which to answer, would almost make you stand on your head. Try answering these, but don’t try standing on your head. Squealingly yours, The Squealer. Did those red marks blind you? Once more, any Juniors in short trousers? Do you know that chewing gum is manual labor? Have you paid your sweater pledge? What happened to the bowling teams? Does your father or mother sign your report? Is W. M. I. a sister school to Bulkeley, or Bulkeley a brother school to W. M. I.? Are you going to try for the track team? Have you noticed the different types of mankind in the Freshman class? Did you count the names of Bulkeley boys on the municipal Honor Roll? Are you buying thrift stamps? Have you missed your singing book yet? Uncle Sam needs you on a farm this summer, are you going? Do you belong to the M. N. N. Glee Club? What happened to those cute little Senior and Junior caps? Are you a member of the Red Cross? Can’t we have a rolling skate party? Did you read “Over the Top’’ by Empey?