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

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14 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD If you think because you have attained so high a degree 0 f intellectuality, the sun will stand still in its course and gaze upon you, you are greatly mistaken. Think, if it did what it would see! A few children just entering upon their senior year at High. Remember Juniors one of the greatest fan¬ cies of children is that of self-importance. Guard against it for you know it is one of your many failings! There are two Juniors who fail to fulfill the general characteristics of this class. One of these is a strong healthy boy who flounders into the class room as though he were “all tired out.” Pewee we advise you to eat Force for breakfast every morning. On the other hand a Junior girl has been too lively. Alva we suggest that you try Beef, Iron and Wine. The Iron in junks to weight you down. Isabella, from the flowers you presented to the English teacher daily, we thought you were interested in Botany but now your attention seems to be turned toward the Pickle business. Mr. Heinz flooded the mar¬ ket with fifty-seven varieties, we trust you will be satisfied with one. SILLY SOPHS: It is very hard to give you any advice. As we watched you wading through your studies we felt a kind of pity, sometimes for you and sometimes for your teachers. And now, my dear children, before we leave you let me give you a few words of friendly advice—be modest and unassuming. Do not forget to cooperate with your teachers for, if you do perchance forget, they will with¬ out a doubt remind you. Your class has ex¬ ceptional talent. If Josephine and Mae had attended Glee Club Rehearsals more frequently they would without a doubt be ready to take Mary Garden’s place recently vacated, as director of the Chicago Opera Company. We think Charles is aspiring to be a Drum Major. If you ever hope to lead the Drum corps down Main Street, “Stew,” you you will have to acquire more poise than you have now. Aldo, you might be considering floor walking as a vocation but the High School is not the proper place to practice it. FRIVOLOUS FRESHIES: Next year it will be ' your duty to show another class just how to conduct them¬ selves in school. Although we have not been with you much this year we know that you are a very brilliant class and have many inspirations. However, we think it would be better for Mary to leave her white rat at home next year. We wish to congratulate the members of the combined Glee Clubs and the Orchestra on their splendid success at the concert given in June. We are glad to see that you are taking such a lively interest in athletics. If this continues a sporting page can be added to our “Herald” which has become such a prominent feature of our school. We have enjoyed our association with you, undergraduates and wish you every success in your studies so that you will maintain the high traditions of the W. L. H. S. Eleanor McLeod. -(o)- RESPONSE FROM THE SCHOOL. HONORED SENIORS: The Undergraduates have listened atten¬ tively and are flattered to think that you busy people should have found time between numerous shopping expeditions, banquets and receptions given in your honor, and in¬ terviews by reporters from such big news¬ papers as the New York Times and Windsor Locks Journal, to give us some advice. We are extremely thankful for it but we feel that we really could not accept it all; so we are returning a little. our class has been considered the live¬ liest that ever entered High School. You are a trifle too much so at some times, and on one occasion were allowed to abstain from your dinner, while you sat meekly for five minutes pondering on your misdeeds. Your class meetings are models of any¬ thing but Parliamentary procedure. In passing Room 10 while one of these are in progress one would think that it was the kindergarten during recess, instead of a company of dignified Seniors sitting in council. Vhat other class would have spent hours trying to decide such questions as: Will the class colors be orchid and silver or silver and orchid? Will we wear an orchid or a sweet pea at graduation ? The Juniors are accused of self-impor¬ tance. Perhaps we are a trifle so, yet none of us were ever told to stop distracting the Freshmen by trying to appear superior. You tell us to acquire more “pep” but none of us have adopted the “flapper walk” which is so distinguishing a characteristic of some Seniors.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 13 (Emilio Ricci Drum.) “Here’s just what Emilio needs.” With your musical contortions You have made the desks all hum So to “help save the pieces,” We present this little Drum. (Marion Eagan Red Wig.) “Oh, here’s a red wig—for our Valedicto¬ rian.” Marion shines at all the dances And in school she is a shark But when it comes to liking “red heads,” I advise she keep it dark. (Alice Morse Jazz.) “This bit of Jazz must be for Alice Morse.” We admire your taste for music, And we don’t intend to razz, But we need a little change, Al. So my dear, please try this Jazz. (Helen Sweeney Bonnet.) “This will suit Helen’s needs I know.” To you we give this Bonnet, For ’twould surely be a shame To spoil a skin so fresh and rosy. By the sun’s hot scorching flame. (Grace Kilty Cook Book.) “A cook book now comes into view. I’ll give this to our Salutatorian.” Among the girls in our worthy class W’e have but one good cook, That she may make us things to eat We give her this Cook Book. (Doris Parsons Hair Ornament.) “Oh, I’ll let you have this Doris, it’s just the very thing!” You’ve all noticed Doris lately With her hair done up so high This will make her look more stately Since each fashion she must try. (Teresa Cerri Fashion Book.) A Fashion Book for Teresa, A modiste she ere will be, And perhaps some day she’ll shock us With her styles from gay Paree. (Eleanor McLeod Flypaper.) A cure for “stuck up” Seniors Is awfully hard to find, Flypaper seems a remedy And I’m certain you won’t mind. (Anna Lyons Pink Dollies Shoes.) “Oh, aren’t these cunning. They will save our class Dancer lots of expense.” As Anna’s tiny little feet Go down the “Path of Time,” She’ll have these small Pink Dollies Shoes To make her feet look fine. (Francis Wallace A Sunshade.) A Sunshade here and marked for you Why Francis Wallace, can this be true Too bad you didn’t have it in school To help at times to keep you cool. (Joseph Hawley A Bag.) “What a bag? Oh yes, for Joe Hawley.” Around the room you wander, As in and out you walk You ask so many questions And talk and talk and talk W’e’ve tried in vain to keep you quiet We’ve even furnished toys And this is now our last resort Please try to Bag the noise. (Dorothy Burby Vanity Case. Now Dot in behalf of the girls of the class, Accept this small Vanity Case with a glass We don’t mind you bumming powder from us, But strangers might think you had much too much crust. Dorothy Parsons, Doris Parsons, Eleanor Root, ’22. -(o)- ADVICE TO THE UNDERGRADUATES. UNDERGRADUATES OF THE W. L. H. S. DEAR CHILDREN: To-night we are about to leave you after three years of struggling to keep you in the right paths, and we departing leave you a very important position to fill. First of all let each of you remember that school begins at 8.30 A. M. Our superin¬ tendent has installed an excellent system for getting you here on time by ringing the bell five minutes earlier. Try not to impose on his good nature by annoying him for per¬ mits. Just follow our example and next year you will have a record for non-tardi¬ ness which will be the envy of surrounding schools. From past experiences you have learned that whispering is a joy of short duration and is not worth any momentary indulgence. INDUSTRIOUS JUNIORS: You will fall heirs to the seats of honor vacated by us. We hardly believe you will be able to fill them as admirably as we did, but if you follow our example and work as diligently as we have, you may be worthy of the name of seniors.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 15 You advise the Sophomores to cooperate with their teachers. Apparently you have forgotten that they have not given the teacher the trouble of keeping them after school, and obliging them to write “I shall not talk” five hundred times. The Freshmen are told not to whisper. Is it because you are so interested in poetry that you were willing to stay after school, memorize and recite such poems as: “Half a league, half a league, half a league on¬ ward” for the privilege of enjoying this “momentary indulgence” as you term it? It is very kind of you to remind us that school begins at 8.30 A. M. Perhaps if you had heeded the advice given by last year’s class, it would not have been necessary for you to ask for so many “permits” this year. Seniors: One of your many faults is that of drumming the desk four times with a pencil and then waiting until somebody an¬ swers you by drumming the desk twice. Is this some sort of a code? It really looks very silly, and is annoying. We hope you will do your best to overcome it. We thank you for your praise of the Her¬ ald and Concert and we wish to say that it was the assistance of the Seniors that made it possible. The Athletic teams will suffer a great handicap next year by the loss of the Senior members. They are to be congratulated on their efforts of this year. We shall miss you, Seniors, and we will remember you always, with kindly affection, and fond respect. We hope you will never forget the days spent in Windsor Locks High School and we wish every one of you the greatest possible success. May fate al¬ ways give you the best she can give and may Windsor Locks High School be proud to number you among her illustrious Alumni. Margaret Hart, ’23. - (o) - CLASS WILL. Know all men by these presents, that I, the Spirit of the class of 1922, of the Wind¬ sor Locks High School, Town of Windsor Locks, County of Hartford, State of Con¬ necticut, 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 enjoyment thereof, and as my principles have been above re¬ proach; and being absolutely and undoubt¬ edly sane, as the combined medical force of Windsor Locks can testify, I feel the keen necessity of placing some conditions upon the requests about to be made. I give, devise and bequeath to the Junior Class the seats in Room 10, hoping that they will fill them as competently as did the class of 1922. I give, devise and bequeath to the Sopho¬ mores a wooden medal, as a reward for be¬ ing the most noisy class that ever entered the Windsor Locks High School. I give, devise and bequeath to the Fresh¬ men the sum of 43c, obtained by taking up a collection in our class, to provide them with rattles so that they can amuse them¬ selves and not have to be amused by our Faculty. I give to the High School Orchestra, The Glee Clubs and The Athletic Teams, the courage to keep up the good work which was started in the year of 1922. To the various members of the under¬ classes we, as individual Seniors do be¬ queath the following items of inestimable value, and to their heirs and assignees, to have and to hold forever. ' Francis Wallace bequeaths to Samuel Roholich a piano. This he bequeaths to you “Sammie,” so that in the future we may have the pleasure of hearing one of your Concerts which, very likely will be given in one of the foreign countries. Grace Kitly leaves to Addie Wadsworth a baseball which may be if use to you “Addie” while you are on the pitching staff of the girls baseball team of the W. L. H. S. Alice Morse gives to Frederick Mather a lantern, so that in the future, “Freddie” you may see your way home from your special session after school. Joseph Hawley bequeaths to Aldo Metelli a Maxim Silencer, which I hope, “Aldo,” will keep you quiet at least part of the time. Mary Kirk leaves to Kathryn Sweeney a radiophone, so that in the future “Kathryn,” will you not have to waste such an enormous amount of paper and pencils writing notes. You can easily send your messages with this wonderful radiophone. Helen Sweeney leaves to Dorothy Groves a megaphone. Now Dot,” we sincerely