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

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[o send three members of the class to the Joover dinner, the Sophomores and Juniors ent two each, and the Seniors one. Willis Snow represented the Senior lass, Lawrence Cassara and George Lincoln jhe Juniors, Leon St. Germain and William k.uddy the Sophomores, Kenneth Donovan, Richard Dolan, and George Cleveland the reshmen. This brings the total subscrip-ion for Bulkeley up to $112,50, which is not t all bad for a school of about 200 members. the disarmament of nations. The affirmativi won. The teams were : Affirmative, Becker Belden and Bliven; Negative, L. Cassara Chapman and Chesebro. The sweaters for the Foot-ball teai finally arrived January 23. Some of tl fellows got black sweaters, but the majoril were white with Orange and Black B’s. At a Sophomore Class meeting, held on ebruary 8 a new set of officers were elected dt the present year. They are : Leon St. ermain, President; Alfred Nelson, Vice-’resident; William Ruddy, Secretary. On January 21, Junior Division A English lass held a debate. The question was on On January 23, a meeting of the Junior Class was called. The cause for the meeting was a source of grief to all Bulkeley students It was called to announce the sad death o: Roland Miner, a former classmate. A floral tribute was sent by the class and a committee consisting of L. Cassara, Calhoun, Davisoq Belden and Lincoln attended the funeral. To Miss W. M. . ’22 25 Lover’s Lane, Cupid Square, Kiss Me Alley Miss ’22 : I write you this letter, Of my future or better, By asking from you your heart and hand, And that you join me in Wed-lock land. I have chosen you from all the rest, And merely write you this request, For you alone do I admire, And to be a husband is my desire. I’m writing to accede to anything, you may request, I’ll build the fires and help darn the socks, I’ll polish your shoes and the cradle I’ll rock, In other words I’ll make a man, The best you’ve seen in many a land. So please decide without delay, Your answer yes or nea, And if for me there is no hope Send me back ten yards of rope. p. s. I’ll bet you a kiss you can’t guess, Who sent this letter to your address.

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 BULKELEY NEWS ■ IS” rtjnnl Notea. On Thursday, May 24, the Juniors chal-d the Sophomores to a game of base-L The game was played at Cannonball irk. It began zvell, the Juniors scoring :rrans to the Sophomores one in the first iing. The game was ended in the fifth ling by a thunder shower with the score 2 in the Juniors favor. O’Neill of the aior Class umpired and it was not his od decisions but rather his luck that saved from the showers of bottles. On March 1, Mr. Mercer of New York ressed the students on character building. talk was interesting and inspiring, and fstories humorous and true. He told of sown high school days and urged the lei's in the name of God to go straight. His «was greatly appreciated and applauded. On March 29, the Junior Class stage their Prom at Plant Hall. The class ha : voted to postpone the Prom until a late date, but having the hall leased for thi night, were forced to hold it at that time For this reason the dance had very little ad' vertising and was not as successful financiall; as it might have been. However, it prove to be a very enjoyable affair and all tha: attended were well satisfied. On Friday, April 8, the students of Bui' keley and W. M. I. went over to Vocational School to see an educational film which wa shown in the Auditorium. The film wa. donated by the Connecticut Board of Educe' tion. It showed the growth of plant an animal life and contrasted the two. Befor the pictures were shown songs were sunj and the students cheered Vocational. ■ jOn March 17th, the Phi Alpha Mu Sigma sterility were hosts at their annual dance Plant Hall. The dance was well patron-tfby students from Bulkeley, W. M. I., I Phonal and alumnae. It proved a huge ss socially. Each of the four classes held meetings o Tuesday, February 15, to raise money fo the Hoover Fund. The response to Mi: Towne’s appeal was very liberal, and th amount raised was much more than expectec: The Freshman Class raised enough mone

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(Nothing jolts a small minded man like being forced Imit that he is in the wrong. [I Loafers advice is dirt cheap. $ It is not necessary to furnish security in order to Jn tljp Mimir Did you ever look in the mirror ? If so, what did J see there ? Reflections. Some were pleasing and were not, usually the latter. But though good or they were true. Likewise in this column we have lions, but of a different sort, which are both pleasant unpleasant. And as was in the case of the mirror all true. Take a look in our mirror and see if . are till not help you to picture yourself as others see you. Don't pick quarrels before they are ripe. m trouble. The first proof of a man’s incapacity for anything is endeavor to fix the stigma of failure upon others. ever contrive to make it easy for your school to get i:g without you. ■■ 1II other men get there, there’s a reason, and if you n't, there’s a reason. Think it over. j It's all right to aspire to control others, but have you •an with Number One ? No gains without pains. AD bad habits are formed gradually and good habits the formed easily in the same way. 11 top notch effort yields you no happiness, there’s ing wrong either with you or your efforts. Sit and do some analyzing. I a man is right he doesn’t have to get mad about it. Smile as if you felt that way. ducation will broaden a narrow mind but there is no - lor a swelled head. j Concentration is the surrendering of one’s self to one pile aim. . Everybody hates a knocker. They’re not even I«them on front doors any more. Honking your horn doesn’t help so much as steerin wisely. Common sense extracts more solid comfort from lif than genius does. A single fact is worth a shipload of argument. A noisy machine is like a man who grumbles at h work — both are nearing the junk pile. If you don’t start, you certainly will never “ arrive ’ Doing is very largely a question of trying. The happiest person is the one who thinks the mo interesting thoughts. If you must have wrinkles, get them from laughing. , The smaller the think-tank, the more room there in it for a peeve. There are no shade trees and hammocks scattere along the road that leads to success. You lost? Enough. Don’t try to tell the vict w hy. Mike sure the prize you chase is worth the price. Inefficiency and enthusiasm are an awful mixture. Be happy in your work, and you need not watc the clock. If we’d think more, we’d fight less. A good many of us mistake action for progress. Did you ever notice that quiet people are usual, efficient. There would be an awful lot done in this world if v. did half as much today as we intend to do to-morro There are three kinds of people in the world — t will's, the wont’s and the cant’s. Think it over. If you would retain your friends, don’t remind thr1 of their faults. A broken promise can be repaired but it can ne be made as good as new. Defeat is often a spur to victory. It isn’t how long you stick around, it’s what you f over while you’re here. WILLIS J. SNOW. ’21