Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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THE HERMIAD 21 Dear nie, the time has flown by quickly! By the Way, at what hotel are you staying ? I am at B-. Why,soarn I. Let's go to the hotel and later see a show, if we can stand two hours steady French. With that, We departed. As I sat down in a large arm chair in the hotel, I could not help but realize that fortune or fate is good to some while others must take their share of sad- ness. But, whatever life has in store for us, let us take it hopefully and cheerfully and drive the blues away by happy memories of Plainfield High School. TO THE BASKET-BALL TEAM fWith apologies to S. YV. McGill- The Way to Win Q BLANCHE S'rARKwEA'rHER If you think you'1l beat, you will If you think you can't, you'll fail: If you'd like to win, but think you wont, Victory will never prevail. If you think you'll lose, you're lost, For in this world We find, Success begins with a team's good-will, It's all in the state of mind, Basket-ball doesn't always go To the stronger or faster man: But sooner or later the team that wins Is the team that says, We can. Such a team is Plainfield's team, For they make up their minds they can, And by that motto they always live, And faithful is every man. A Gymnasium for Plainfield High School STANLEY SHUMWAY NE of the things most needed to make a high school successful is a gymnasium. This statement may seem strange, but, on the whole, it is true. It is a well-known fact that pupils will do a great deal better Work at their studies if they are in tip-top physical condition. But how are they going to get into the best physical condition if they have not the time or

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20 THE HERMIAD Mr. Kaaibour. Poor Blanche! Algebra was an eternal puz- zle to her, and for Ernest Mott, too, by the way. I recently heard that Ernest and his wife Knee Millsj were travelling through Spain on their honey-moon, combin- ing business and pleasure, for Ernest is trying to write a Spanish Grammar. That language is so simple that he is trying to find more complications. He is doing this for the benefit of the students of Plainfield High School. Say, do you know whether or not Gay Eaton ever succeeded in mastering the Spanish language ? Haven't you heard the great news about Gay? Gay, from such excellent practice and teaching in P. H. S., is a prima donna. Her voice is so strong that it makes the walls tremble! You should hear her sing, ' Why do you always pick on me, teacher, for I am not to blame?' It is really pathetic and recalls school days. I never had an idea Gay would be so lucky. And another lucky one is Vivian Cleland, let me tell you. U Why? What does she do ? Vivian runs a restaurant and makes a great deal of money, because she is so economical. Her sister tried to in- duce her to go on the stage, but Vivian would rather have money than fame. She has had a chance to marry into aris- tocracy, but she refused, thinking that the man in question was a fortune hunter. Have you read Phil Battey's latest book? What book? I didn't know he had ever written any. Phil has turned out to be a great author. One of his books is, ' New High School Tricks,' and another is, ' New Ways of Disturbing People.' I hear that he has made a for- tune from these, especially from the sales to high school students. Have you heard that Plainfield High School has grown ? It's grown since we left, if that's what you mean. Ever since Miriam Cornell has started running a bus from Black Hill to Central, many are the pupils that come to P. H. S. They say that Black Hill has grown to be a village of a thousand people. Miriam has made good in her boast that she would put it on the map. We have talked aboutevery- one in the class but you, Louisa g what are you doing ? Oh, I climbed to the top rung of theladderof fame. After I left Bryant and Stratton's, I held the position of private secretary to the Governor of Connecticut for two years, which gave me excellent practice for my future career, for I then went to the Argentine Republic and became, with a little brushing up of my Spanish, secretary to the Vice-President.

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22W THE HERMIAD the place for bodily exercise? It is remarkable how much benefit one may derive from a few simple exercises taken daily. If we had a gymnasium, we could give up one or two of our study periods, which are wasted by a great many, and devote that time to improving our physical condition, which, in turn, would mean a lot better work in school. With a gymnasium, all the basket-ball games could be staged there, and as basket-ball is a big drawing card in this town, the admissions col- lected in a season would nearly pay the expenses of a Well-equipped. gymnasium. , Next comes the question of the location ofsuch a gymnasium. The best and most logical place for a gymnasium is in the basement of a high school. But, as everyone knows, this is entirely out ofthe question in Plainheld High School owing to the lack of spare in the present building. This brings up the question, A new high school building-when ? Sufficient it is to say that we do need one and need it badly. But to resume our subject. There is one place in town which might be turned into a very fine gymnasium. That place is the unused grammar school building in Moosup, which, with a few changes on the exterior, would present a veiy creditable appearance. The present floors in it could be ripped out and one floor substituted. This would leave a room in the basement the length and breadth ofthe building and occupying half the height 3 furnished with suitable apparatus it would make a really fine gymnasium. The upper iioor of the building could be made into a basket-ball hall, or the games could be played down stairs and the upper part made into a reading room or club room. Of course, the location of a gymnasium in Moosup, at some distance from the high school building, would eliminate the idea of exercises during school hoursg but undoubtedly a great many pupils would visit it after school hours and it is not impossible that a time schedule could be ar- ranged which would allow for regular gymnasium periods once or twice a week. Is not the idea wcrth considering? A Plainfield High School Cafeteria on the Side JULIA LvoN T has been said that one of the characteristics of the junior Class is its proneness to have visions. Perhaps this is true, yet we can truly say that some of our visions have a practical value after all. Take this one as an example. For years, the students of Plainlield High have undergone much inconvenience in having to carry lunches to school. What a bore we make of eating, when it can be transformed into such a pleasant diversion. How? someone asks. Simply by installing a dotnestic science department. Each month, the girls of the different classes could do the work under proper supervision, and attractive lunches