Bristol High School - Green and White Yearbook (Bristol, RI)

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EDITORIAL Stern Daughter of the Voice of God! O Duty! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide a rod To check the erring, and reprove; Thou who art victory and law When empty terrors over awe From vain temptations dost set free And Calm’st the weary strife of frail humanity. —William Wordsworth William Wordsworth took the time and effort to compose an ode to that which he thought most worth while—Duty. He holds it in the utmost esteem, calls it a light that checks wrongs and punishes it; he acclaims it as a law that pacifies and comforts humanity. Though we cannot so poetically express our views about duty there is no doubt in anyone’s mind what it means. Duty is very closely associated with Loyalty and Obligation. Loyalty, a word dear to high school students, is sung about in our alma maters, is an important word when considering award winners and is a marvelous characteristic to cultivate and keep. Those who are loyal to friends, to a school, to an ideal also be a responsible member of a community. This same man or woman, who realizing what it means to uphold a principle and stay with it, will also be a responsible member of a community. This same man or woman, loyal to his country will vote carefully and wisely in order tha‘ this country’s standards will be upheld. Every one of us have Obligations in life to fulfill—an Obligation to God, always to remember and worship him—an Obligation to our community—to our families—to our future families and to our country. Obligations that have confronted the graduate thus far have been comparatively few. It has been our Duty, our Obligation to attain good grades in our studies; it has also been our Obligation to curb our wild, frolicsome natures and behave properly in this, our community. But now the graduate is considered a more responsible sort of citizen and the Obligations will increase. We will be called on to hold important positions in our civic government, we will be expected to behave with assurance and no rash actions on our part will be overlooked and excused. The life we now face can be very pleasant or very unpleasant— depending of course on ourselves and our sense of Duty. Mr. Wordsworth, very sure of the fruitful harvest of adhering to the call of Duty, writes: Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear The Godhead’s most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds. And fragrance in the footing treads; Thou dost preserve the Stars from wrong; And the most ancient Heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong. 8

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 SCHOOL CALENDAR September 3 First day of school September 13 Opening football game with Cranston, rained out September 20 Cranston 13, Colt 0 September 25 A.A. officers elected September 29 New cheerleaders chosen September 30 Round-Robin—Colt plays Cranston October 15 End of first term October 23 We get our class rings! October 23 First report cards October 29 Hallowe'en dance October 30 Teacher’s Institute November 5 Senior play cast chosen November 6 Beginning of many rehearsals November 8 Traditional Colt-Warren game November 26 Seniors sing “On To Victory” at assembly November 27 Thanksgiving—Barrington beats Colt December 1 Basketball practice begins December 17, 18 Play presented—considered very good December 19 Christmas Program—on to vacation! January 5 School resumes after Christmas holiday January 17 A.A. dance—basketball team winning all games—looks like good season January 21, 22, 23 Three days of grueling midyear exams January 22 Colt vs. St. John’s Prep at Boston Garden. Victorious 42-32 January 30 Reports February 2, 3 Portraits by Van Dale February 9 We get our proofs—Eee! February 17 Shrove Tuesday Dance—Something New! February 20 Vacation starts March 1 School again! March 4 First playoff basketball game—Colt vs. Hope! March 12 Colt loses miserably to La Salle March 13 Colt in finals of state playoffs! April 1, 2 Music Lovely—operetta a big success April 9 School Dance April 12 “Smile Pretty”—group pictures taken April 16 Baseball season begins April 16 Junior Prom May 22 All state chorus May 28 Senior-Sophomore Hop May 30 Memorial Day—no school June 9 Final Exams June 11 Finally finished June 16 Class Day Exercises—Banquet—Yum— June 17 Graduation—at long last—diplomas June 18 Reception—we dance away a farewell to Colt 7

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