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

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. Writers have presented to us thru their works, types of Individuals more or less charac¬ teristic or human nature the world over. Many of these characters are so well known that they have come to be used as descriptive adjectives or as adverbs. If one says, “That fellow Is a Shylock,” his meaning: Is unmistakable. Fol¬ lowing- Is a short story In which the proper adjective Idea has been perhaps overdone, but wlhch should afford an Interesting- study In the Application of past literary types to present THE DESCENT. They appeared on the summit of a steep rocky hill, mounted on donkeys, and sud¬ denly stopped as if they had come to the brink of a precipice. “Oh, what scenery de Venus this is ! exclaimed Count Bassanio Gioto, in an ex¬ alting tone. “For my part, I should make my dwelling place upon this cliff, retire from Antonian existence and spend my re¬ maining years in Gil Bias life.” “What adventure is it now !” exclaimed his wife, Murdstonically. “I thought you were going to Sorrento to find a species of fish to add to the ugliness and extravagance of your conservatory?” “Truly, my dear Dulcenia, but one tires of that.” “And I am tired of you. Why you are called by no name other than Count Gioto, the bug-catcher, and I have even seen a cartoon of you with an insect net in your hand, ready to catch a kangaroo.” “Enough of that my cousins.” inter¬ rupted Alphonse, the Bryanist. “I believe that is Sorrento at the foot of this hill, but how are we going to get there, and what are you going to do, Gioto?” “To be sure it is.” responded Florence, who was one of the train. “All we’ll have to do is descend the pathway yonder. It will be difficult, I must admit, but we have sure footed donkeys and newly shod,” was the Count’s Micawber reply. “But the descent is impossible, see the clay and slime and the rocky path,” warned Alphonse. “I say it is impossible. You’re a fool if you attempt, Gioto ” “Now you stand and parley,” cried the Countess, kn ; tt : ng her daHc brows and cast¬ ing such a look upon them that if Gioto had not been her husband and accu«tomed to those fair glances, he surely would have turned away with the disgust of Clifford Python, for our Count was a man who loved happy, smiling faces, being almost a Falstaf himself. As for Alphonse, neither Dora’s weeping nor Jove’s thunderbolts could penetrate his heart of Pharaoh or his Goliathian carcass. If there is anyone here who wishes to turn back ,” continued the Countess, “let him come, for I shall not go a step farther.” “That is surprising from you. I have always pictured you as a woman of Re- beccian mind and will power,” said her husband, not without disgust. This was one of the few Rowenian spots of the Countess’s character for she was never known to lack the trait of Hardicanute. for that was the essential part of her. she was as hard as Flint. “Well, then we go, since you say it’s all right but if anything happens to me,” she said waving her forefinger at h m, “You’ll regret it, Count Bassanio Gioto.” “We’ll settle it right here Gioto,’ in¬ terrupted Alphonse with Napolianic strat¬ egy- “There are seven of us, you can take care of the ladies. I’ll see to the safety of the rest. Start the march Bassanio and I’ll lead my squad.” Upon that they started down the nar¬ row path. The Count rather than clearing the way served as a blockade, for he was much too stout to get through some of the passages. This aggravated the Countess beyond expression. She dug the spurs, Don Quixote fashion, so deeply into the beast, that the donkey darted past the Count, lost its footing and slipped into the clay bank. The Countess, instead of clinging to the beast and balancing herself, reeled forward, and fell off the donkey’s back. “Help.” she screamed. Oh, what a Saint Antoine clamor arose! The Count, lacking the swiftness of Mercury, however, scrambled off his horse and ran to his wife’s assistance. “Grab hold of my riding whip,” he cried, waving the tip at her; and in the attempt to reach her, he leaned over so far that the ground under him gave way, and he fell sprawling into the wet clay. In the meantime Alfonse, seeing the situation, seeing the situation, said to him¬ self in his Dunsey craftiness, “I’ll escape this, and as a pretext I’ll say I’m going to call the townspeople to their assistance.” With this he quietly left. What followed, we can easily say, were the worst of Xanthippean jibes, but the Count could not take refuge in Rip Van Winkle wanderings and was forced to carry the burden like an Atlas. Nady L. Compaine, ’20.

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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.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 17 LES ECOLES FIIANCAISES On appelle les ecoles de la France les colleges ou lycees, et ils correspondent a nos high schools ou academies. A ces colleges il y a souvent des eleves tres jeunes, qui seraient dans nos grammar schools. En France il y a des choses dans le systeme de l’education qui sont tres differ- ents de notre systeme americain. Les gar- cous et les filles ne sont pas dans la meme ecole, excepte dans celles des tout petits villages. Les petits enfants vont aux ecoles maternelles. Il y en a trois sortes, les ecoles libres, les ecoles municipales, et les ecoles congreganistes. Quand un enfant a atteint l’age de six ans, il entre dans une ecole primaire. Les enfants des pauvres vont aux ecoles primaires municipales qui sont tout a fait gratuites. Quand les eleves ont fini l’ecole pri¬ maire, ils peuvent aller aux ecoles primaires superieures. Ici on leur donne le diplome appele le brevet elementaire. Puis ils peuvent entrer dans 1’ecole normale, et a l’aide du brevet superieur ils peuvent aller aux ecoles normales superieures, et devenirs des professsures des ecoles normales. Les sujets qu’on etudie sont en gen¬ eral les memes que chez nous. Les eleves choississent entre l’enseignement classique et le moderne. Apres avoir passe le bac- calaureat, les etudiantes entrant dans l’universite. A Paris on va a la Sorbonne ou au College de Franco. Pour les classes ouvrieres il y a des cours municipaux qui sont entierement gratuits. On y apprend les langues vivantes, la botanique, la zoologie, le chant, et une infinite d’autres sujects. Ceux qui ont recu le diplome de ces classes et des classes de premier secours aux blesse ont leur organization sous le nom de “Secouristes Francais.” En geneeral le systeme de Teducation en France est tres different que le systeme americain. Anna Oates, ’19. April 19, the annual Junior Prize Essay Contest took place in the Main room of the High School. There were twelve members of the Junior Class who took part, and each one did so well that the judges, Rev. G. M. Grady, Rev. Carl Smith and Mr. J. D. Out- erson, had more than usual difficulty in deciding who should receive the prizes. They finally came to the conclusion that the first prize of $5 should be awarded to May Nugent, and the second prize of $2.50 to Fred Warns. The Junior Class is to be congratulated upon their fine performance. Helen Shepard, ’20. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Salutatory and Essay, “Is It Any V onder? John P. Byrne Chemistry and Its Relation to the Present War, Great Struggles for Democracy, Essay on Class Motto, Presentation of Gift to School, Acceptance, Valedictory and Essay, “The Liberal Education, Henry L. Cutler Aguinaldo C. Migliora Irene Gourley Aguinaldo C. Migliora May Nugent, ’19 Jarvis M. Morse