Windsor Locks High School - Herald Yearbook (Windsor Locks, CT)

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14 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. Douglas, that with this ability and your knowledge of the art, you may qualify for leadership of the Windsor Locks High School mixed quartet at its next public appearance. Henry bequeaths to you also his ruler for you to use as a baton in con¬ ducting the singing of the quartet. To Sebastian Botasso, John Byrne be¬ queaths all his knowledge of elocution, so that at all future rhetorical appearances of the class of 1921, Botasso may outshine all other members of the school—in fervor and eloquence and have an extremely stim¬ ulating effect upon the ambition of his class. To Anna Leary, Violet Eagan be¬ queaths all her interest in Woman’s Suf¬ frage and we hope Anna with your knowl¬ edge of this subject and your enthusiasm for it you will represent the State of Connecticut in Congress in the near future. To Helen Shepard, Edith Williams gives devises and bequeaths all her knowl¬ edge of Biology, as it can be applied to gardening, in order that this summer in her craze for a better war garden than her neighbors, she may not lose weight as she frantically tends her fields of potatoes, salsify, rutabaga, rhubarb, peppers, parsely, gumbo, mustard, to say nothing of kohl¬ rabi, garlic and collards. We sincerely hope, Helen, that yo ur garden will be a success. I give, devise and bequeath to the Freshman girls a bag of magic dust of silence, for they compose the greatest group of girls for whispering that ever entered the High School. To Carl Larson, Aguinaldo Migliora beoueaths a book on “Social Intercourse” and we hope Carl, that after reading this volume vou will be sure to profit by it. Aguinaldo has spent many long hours upon this book, to make it a work of art. and has had it bound in Morocco for vour special benefit. May you always keen it and apnre- eiate it. You may have it upon application at John F. McKenna’s news stand. To Wilfrid Callahan. Jarvis Morse be¬ queaths the following article of inestimable value:— A lock of his wavy auburn hair for he realizes that Callahan has always had a special fondness for various shades of red. To the Junior Girls, we as a Class give, devise and bequeath an automatic electric alarm. This apparatus is to be used to inform them when it is 3 o’clock, and we hope during the remainder of their High School career, they will not be so eager for study after school hours that they will have to be told when to go home. To John Shaughnessy, Gladys Rising bequeaths the following articles: One quart of ink, a box of pens, one dozen pen holders and a ream of paper. We hope John that with this material you may practice enough so that during the rest of your High School career, special lessons in penmanship will not have to be given after three o’clock. To the German Class, Division 2, Ger¬ trude Dowd gives, devises and bequeaths to each member a megaphone, so that in the future the teacher may hear their reci¬ tations. To Fred Warns. Laura McCue gives, devises and bequeaths a First Grade Reader, upon which she has spent many long thoughtful hours. The stories and exer¬ cises in this book are all orignal and I am sure they possess great literary value. A careful study of this book will enable you Fred, to talk in a more grown manner, and not like a two- year old child. It also will help you acquire and use a vocabulary and pronunciation fitting a Senior. So just study the book carefully and you will be sure to succeed. I do nominate and appoint Mr. Leander Jackson to be Executor of this, mv last will and testament in the presence of the wit¬ nesses below, this 5th day of June, in the Year of Our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen. Spirit of the Class of 1918. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said spirit of the class of 1918. as his last will and testament, in the presence of us. who at his request and in his presence and the presence of each other have sub¬ scribed our names as witnesses thereto: Anna Oates, Pohe d; Parmelee, Gertrude Shaughnessy. Wilfrid Francis Callahan, Attorney at Law. Louis Metelli, ’18. “Why is Gennanv like Holland?” “Because she is low, lying, and damned on every side.” A rectangle is a figure described bv .Tobling as a thing that has come round all right and been square. Why is that people always blush and simper when asked to give their middle names? Because one authority has remarked that all well known people have no middle names. A jutty is an angel on a house.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 13 acteristics as a class about which, I believe, the audience here assembled would be very glad to hear, First, you are extraordinarily careful of your health. The atmosphere of the back room did not seem to agree with some of the Senior boys, in fact, it disagreed with them to such a great extent that some of them of their own accord took seats in a greener and fresher clime, that j s —with the Freshmen. Secondly, Seniors, as a class you have been very patriotic, some of you even to the extent of dropping German this year, but on the other hand another member of the class contracted a new form of our enemy’s frightfulness in the shape of measles which was at first reported to be of the German variety. We heard it said to-night that Calla¬ han and Wallace might possibly be able to fill Sullivan’s place, and so keep the balance of weight and numbers between the boys and girls of our own class—of course Calla¬ han and Wallace can do it—the boys of our class can do anything. However, allow me to ask one humble question. Can you Seniors boast of any two boys would ever have been able to take the place of any one of the boys of our class who might have left school? But let give honor where honor is due. Although we may equal you in Weight and Scholarship and Dignity, Seniors, we can never hope to equal you in the number of hours you require for a class-meeting. Last year’s class was called vain and “fussy.” but what class has ever required from four to six hours to decide such sim¬ ple Questions as the following:— “Shall our class colors be pale green and orange, or orange and pale green?” “Shall we call our next Mid-Winter Re¬ ception and Dance, A Reception or a Dance?” “Shall we decorate the Hall with violets or timothy grass?” “Shall our exer¬ cises the week of June seventh constitute a Graduation or Commencement Program?” “Shall we have more than one girl sneak at graduation?” “Is it Hooverizing to have a Class Flower?” So much for the lighter side of my resnonse to your advice—now for the more serious words. With all your faults, with all your troubles. Seniors, we must give you credit for the lofty standard which you as a class have really kent before you during your four years in Windsor Locks High School, and we as undergraduates will endeavor to reach successfully the goal which you have striven for and won. Moreover, we sin¬ cerely hope that in after years we may hear that you, the Class of 1918, succeeded as well in the outside world as you have in the little red school on the hill . So, accept our best wishes for the future, and rest assured that we Undergraduates of Windsor Locks High School will, as you have exhorted us to-night—strive to the utmost to make our High School one, that we as students, you as graduates, and the townspeople as sup¬ porters, will point to with respect and pride. Raymond E. Kilty, ’19. CLASS WILL. Know all men by these presents, that T. the Spirit of the Class of 1918. of the Windsor Locks High School. Town of Wind¬ sor Locks, County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, United States of America, being of sound and disposing mind do make, declare and publish this, my last will and testament and all former instruments made by me are hereby revoked. As by the Grace of God, I. like others who have gone before me. have been allowed my allotted time, and full enjoyments of such ‘faculties” as have been given me. and as my “principals” have always been above reproach, I feel at liberty to place some condition upon the bequests about to be made. We give, devise and bequeath to the Juniors the seats vacated bv us. the Class of 1918, honing that they will fill them with a spirit of humble gratitude to their su¬ periors. the Senior Class. Of course never again will the Senior seats be as well filled as they have been this past year—but we will hope for the best. Possibly W’lfrid Callahan may be able at least partially to fill Henry Cutler’s seat. We give, devise and bequeath to the Sophomores, our appreciation of the fact that they compose the grandest class we have ever seen for disapproving of the Saturday sessions of school. We give, devise and bequeath to the Freshmen, the sum of 27c, obtained by taking up a collection in our class, to pro¬ vide them with rubber heels so that in the future they will not disturb the grades in passing from one recitation room to an¬ other. To various members of the under¬ classes, we as individual Seniors do be¬ queath the following items of unknown value, and to their heirs and assignees to have and to hold forever— To Douglas Coffin. Henry Cutler bequeaths his ability to sing and we hope

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 15 EDITORIALS AND GENERAL TOPICS Editor-in-Chief, Jarvis M. Morse, ’18. Assistants, Wilfrid Callahan, ’19. Irene Gourley, ’18. Nady Compaine, ’20. Fred W. Warns, ’19. Harold F. Rupert, ’21. Alumni Editor. Marjorie Griswold, ’17. BUSINESS COURSE OF THE WINDSOR LOCKS HIGH SCHOOL. A Business Course at the Windsor Lo ks High School is very beneficial to a pupil who does not intend or who is not in a position to go any higher in the line of education, because by taking this course a nupil receives a thorough training in all that is necessary to equip him for a posi¬ tion in the business world. The subjects taught are the same as those taught in any up-to-date business college, and many of the latest and best mechanical devices are used. The subjects, bookkeeping, stenography, typewriting, English, spelling, correspond¬ ence. commercial law and commercial arithmetic are taught by competent teach¬ ers. Puipls are given instruction which will be of great service to them when they are working in offices. Bv means of this Commercial Course the children of the town are able to take a course at the Windsor Locks High School instead of being obliged to pay tuition to attend some business college. The town w»shes to have as many children as possible attend the local High School and so, be¬ cause it offers a good business course, the ner cent, of attendance is increased. The business men of the town find it a great helo to have a school from which they can secure the sendees of bookkeepers and stenographers who have been given the best of training. The punils. graduating from the Wind¬ sor Locks High School who have taken the Commercial Course, are able to go into any office and do the work satisfactorily. This has been proven by the members of the va¬ rious classes who have taken this course in the High School. About fifty per cent, of the pupils going to our High School take the Com¬ mercial Course, so you see the importance of having an efficient Business Course. The advantages of taking a Business Course at the High School are many; it makes a pupil accurate and eager to get all he can out of life by means of the training he has received. Many excellent positions are open for any one with a good under¬ standing of stenography and typewriting. At present the United States Government is looking for capable young men and women to fill vacancies at the Capitol at Washing¬ ton. So, do you not see what a good Com¬ mercial Course in this or any High School is a help to “Uncle Sam?” Especially at a time like this when our government needs every available man and woman, everyone must “lend a hand.” John P. Byrne, ’18. An interesting feature of the Friday rhetorical exercises on April 5th. was an in¬ formal discussion, by six members of the Sophomore Class, of the question: “After the war immigration from all foreign countries should be greatlv restricted, and the rules and requirements for naturaliza¬ tion should be much more stringent than in recent years.” Douglas Coffin, Carl Larson and Nady Compaine spoke for the affirma¬ tive against their worthy classmates, Mal¬ colm MacDonald, Herbert Poulter and Mar¬ garet Root, speakers for the negative. At the beginning it promised to be a cold, formal argument, but when the speakers were well into it, the mercury started to rise. The rebuttals were of the most in¬ terest, containing humor and philosophy enough to satisfy the most ambitious of Sophomores. The rest of the High School, especially the Freshmen, seemed highlv elated while the Sophs were tearing each other to pieces in a heated wrangle. The judges, Mrs. Leary, Miss Granger and Mrs. Johnson, favored the negative with their decision. Fred W. Warns, ’19.