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

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THE HERMIAD dinners At meals there were always guest speakers orchestras and othel entertainment We always received gifts or favors One night a special 4 H banquet was held and the national winners were announced After the banquet a special 4 H drama wa presented with many famous actors, among whom were those who impersonate Jack Arm strong Ma Perkins and Captain Midnight The climax came when the Cotton Spool Company gave a dance at the Aragon ballroom Because of the war all sight seeing by bus was eliminated and in its place group discussions were held Arrangements were made so that there would be in each group at least one member from each state The topics discussed were What is this war about? and What are youth s best con tributions to winning the war After four busy exciting days we boarded a tram and returned to Sprlngfield by way of Cleveland We were all sincerely grateful for this opportunity of a lifetime which had come to us through the generosity of these famous corporations Mildred Buell 1943 Alert I woke and sat upright in bed Somethmg had awakened me out of a sound sleep I strained my senses for he sound And it came again, shrill on the night air, The loud wee ee of the siren And the honkmg basso of the whistle Brought a vague sense of alarm and foreboding It contmued for a while And I thought to myself This is it' My skin crept and I felt A cold wind on my back My mmd began to function automaticallv Keep away from flying glass the book aid I began to calculate methodically And then the sound of V01CeS ln the street Reassured me ' It's a fire, someone shouted And with a grateful sigh l crept into bed I found myself covered with a cold sweat I realize now how the British must feel For, It could happen here Aurelie Beauregard 1044 1 1 ,-,- , izations and companies entertained us at various breakfasts, luncheons :md l . ,, . ' . ' - s . - , I ' u - ' u , .1 , . . . . ,, ' 1 'F Pl HF u L . . , . ll ' ' ' i1 , . H v . ' -A' . , a . A rr . ,

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THE HERMIAD The House SAW the house only once I was about five at the tlme We were re turning from a trip, I have forgotten cxactly where Twilight had fallen and dark night was fast approaching We had driven up a long hill and when we reached the top thele at the right of us standlng open to all the winds and gales that blew, unprotected by any tree or shrub, stood the house It looked I can t explain but I can remember mother shud deung and saying I could never I1Ve there I haxe never forgotten It and the feeling of horror that I felt still remains with me and even now I have the same dream as I did that night that I d dream oi the house It IS a strange dream I am alone ln the house, in the upper hall Some force seems to be behind me, pushing me out of the house Down the stairs I go and as I am pushed along I meet people haggard, sad and ghostly looking and they are telling me to hurry to leave the house before it IS too late All the time the force IS behlnd me pushing me toward the t ont door and when I get there I can t open lt and the force pushes me agalnst lt and smothers me and I finally awake, struggling desperatelv to open the door Anonymous 1944 My Trip To Chicago ACH Year vural 4 H boys and girls from all over the United States IGCCIXQ an all expense trip to Chicago to take part 1n the National 4 H Club Congress These trlps are financed by leadlng manufac tllflllg companles such as Sears Roebuck Montgomery Ward and Kerr Glass These lnterested groups not only finance the trips but offer scholarships and prizes to the national wlnners This V631 I w as one of the lucky girls from Connectlcut to be able to attend the Congress As I was chosen for my canning progect my trip was financed by the Ixerr Glass Company The day after Thanksglvlng I met the Connecticut delegation at Hart fold and the New England delegatlon at Springfield We spent that night in Bulllalo at the Worth Hotel The next day we vlslted Nlagara Falls and Welland Canada We boarded a train at Welland for Detroit where we found sleeplng accommodations on a tram for Chicago We guru ed in the Wlndy City early Sunday morning and checked in at the Sherman Hotel Other delegates stayed at the I-Iarrlson and the La Salle A few of us went to the Central Church, a non sectarian church, where sneclal sernces w ere being held for 4 H members That night all the delegates attended the Sunday evening Club The ensuing week was a hectic one The leading manufacturing organ I0 A lllllllwl N' lm' N' ' llI l'llllllIllHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillillllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllrlllll ' ' ' I ' I ' ' El' 1 A ' l v ' . ' - . . I . . , V , . -. Y l . T , I . , - N' w v' . CK U YY , . . Y. y Y . . after seeing it. As a child I grew to dread going to sleep at night for fear . 7 ' . . . . V A ' ' ! 7 A. , , . y .1 l v , . I I . . , . I 41 X if . . Y . V I H - . H . . . . , , . 4 , 1 . C ' A ' v v 1 Q .7 . ,, . . . . . . V i V - .

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THE HERMIAD Wrong Way Comgan at Sea OY ThlS 1 ome Weather' one of n1y sh1pm'1tes xelled to me as l '1111x ed cn deck after noon mess Qu e 1 I hax en t seen a rough sea l1ke tlns smce xxe iounded llo11,la last fall I xx1sl1 It xxould let up so that I could ee xxhe1e xxe are omg 'Ihe Eleanor Roose elt '1 ll9dll.1lIISl76d tmmp steamel xxas 11d111 he xx cas xbout txxenty miles ofl the coast of Malne The ste1dy roarmg of the xxmd 'md 11.1111 xxas xery tll lHg', and 11101. of the off dutx c1exx xxere Ollliglllg about, to put It 1n polite te1ms below decks I x as xx alkmfv on the deck hoxxex er xxatchmg the storm and thlllklllg l xx as Llilllkllig' about oL.1 captnn He xx as celtannly an unconx er1t1onal chap that xx as d1st1nct 110111 the storm Breakers' Suddenly I xxas thrown off mx eet bx glllidlllg' c ash The crx arose above the sto1m We re aground U Well that xx as bad but that xxasn t all A huge hole xxas ripped 111 the lde of cur sh1p and that stormy sea xxas dashlng 1tself agamst the reef and xx zxmg at us xxith txx entv fixe foot arms and ICQ splax fingers The captalrx lan on 0 the deck He seemed 6XClt6d -Xbandon ship he squaxxked IH lns fdflllllcll h1gh VOIC We re s1nk1ng fast And ox 81 the s1de he xx ent Somehoxx he managed to have hlS motor ized gig loxxered Max be he dld lt himself I stood there and stared, but It xx as the sklpper all r1ght The old duck had bee11 the first to go ove1 ine 61st mate can e on deck He scratched h1s head 1n amazement and began shoutmg Oldeln Ther thlngs really popped We had Just begun loadlng 1nto the l1febo'1ts and lovxermg them 1nto the sea xxhen xxe slghted a coast guard plane I st1ll dont see hoxx they l1appened to slght us IH that b0ll1l'lg' soup, xxlth such a loxx ce1l1ng too The plane s1g,nalled that It xxas d1rect1nga rescue ship to get us Some of the felloxxs had not xxa1ted for the l1fe boats and they xxere t1uggl111g m the xxatel You could see that th y xx ere haxing a hard tllTl6 Some of them t11ed to sxxlm, but most of then1 xx ere finally subdued by the 1oug,h sea and merelx tr1ed to keep thelr heads above the vxater and r1de the xxaxes The rescue sh1p 111ust haxe been nearby because It was on the scene xx1th1n ten mlnutes after the plane left The sh1p was p1ck1ng them up It xx as really something to xx atch that plane The p1lot xxould see a man and then d1xe at hmm to shoxx the Shlp xxhere he xx as Of course, 1n peace tlme an opelatlon of th1s sort vxould be much slmpler because you could use 1ad1o but 1n thlS case the a1rplane had to do and say everythlng w1th d1ffe1ent k1nds of slgnals The sh1p finally p1cked up the last man out of tl1e xxater 12 ,. , ,1 ,. l ,. ,1,.,,.,,.,,.. 11,,,,.,1,,,,,.,,,,....,,,, -. ,,,,,,,,,..,,, W, ,1,,,,1,,1. ,,,,,,,,..,,:, 1 1',1 1 I 1 fa. KK ' 77 44 . ' 's s . f . ' 1 ' 'L 1' 's. ' f ' Q ' - ' '. .' ' J Q J ll' 1 1 A . v'L.- ' v 1. v 1 v 11' ' . ' x , 1 1 ' -:'. '1 .' . ', 1' Q ' 25 11','s'.'z ' ' 1 f: .' ' . . z -' C .. ' A . ' , , ' ' L 5.1. ' - V . v v 1 1 ji' ' L ' ' ' ' S, . VK . , Q , , , , , K , X 'z.3 t ' ' 1' 2' . ' ' f ' ' . He g but just then a new sound interrupted my musing. I heard a roar f t y' a ' r' . y 4 , ' , '1r 1 ,r , 7 ,K - ' , . , . ,Z v' . - V' . - , ' . ' y A. 1. , C. . 1 ' I H - ' . ,, V . '.1 4 . .V V . . Q N , . . A 1 -4' , 5 7' v . A- -.' v - 1 ' , ,-,. H Q 1 I .N . . . Y' V' ' , ' ' . A l . 1 1 ' v I 1 r . , 7 . .',, . . ' V ' ' ' . ' vp 1 v l F l 1 1 7 S . ' ' . .i S , , ,' , ' 8 - -,- . f . y ' ' v '