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

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4 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD CLASS DAY EXERCISES. ADDRESS OF WELCOME Parents, Teachers, Members of the School Board, Superintendent and Friends: It is with great pleasure that I, in behalf of the class of 1922, welcome you here this evening. The time has passed quickly since we, as Freshmen, entered the Windsor Locks High School where we worked with untiring ef¬ fort for one goal—“Graduation.” To-night we are assembled here to give you an account of the humorous side of our school life, leaving the most serious part for to-morrow evening. Again let me assure you, dear friends, that we are all glad that you are with us, and that this evening will be a joyous one for us all. C. O’Leary. -(o)- CLASS SONG. Adapted by Juliet Morehouse From the Song “When Shall We Meet Again.” The fairest sky or the brightest eye May dim with the last “farewell,” But as we gather here to-night Let a smile on our faces dwell. Who knows the wherefor, the why or when, Who knows if ever we’ll meet again. Chorus: When shall we meet again Classmates this must not be the end Our four short years at dear Windsor Locks High are over, Now on life’s sea our separate lots are cast Thinking still of days in the happy past. And on some future day Our grateful tribute pay. -(o)- CLASS HISTORY. History, as we are taught, is the knowl¬ edge of facts and events. So this evening, it would seem that I should be satisfied in stating that just as with former graduating classes, we too are about to say a sad farewell to our Alma Mater, that the story of our four years in High School is no different from that of our predecessors, and that we have, in the last years, toiled with earnest hearts, and will¬ ing hands to keep up the traditions of the Windsor Locks High School. From the time we entered the Windsor Locks High School as Freshman, a diary has been kept in the minds of each one of us, so that after we leave school life and enter into life’s school, we may never for¬ get our High School Days. The time has come when the contents of the diary, the knowledge of the facts and events connected with our High School Course must be made known. The first thing of note in the diary is that, We, the Class of 1922 entered in the Windsor Locks High School, as Freshman in September 1918, thirty-one in number. A rule that applies to all classes of the High School, at all times provides that no class shall have the privilege of giving en¬ tertainments until it has reached its Junior Year. As a result of this our Freshman Year was uneventful as regards the school side of School Life. We devoted all our time and efforts to our studies and consequently were promoted to the rank of Sophomores. The opening day of school in September saw only twenty-eight of the original fresh¬ man assembled in the Main Room. As Sophomores we were still forbidden to give entertainments, so our time was spent in perfecting our studies. As a result of this determination to keep up a high standard in our school work, the whole class was promoted to the rank of Juniors. We had only two more years to go and we surely did go. The opening day of School in September found us fewer in number, but as the say¬ ing goes, Quality and not Quantity is what counts. As Juniors we were entitled to give entertainments so the first thing of note in our Junior year was a whist given in the autumn. The whist was a great success so we de¬ cided to try our hands at it again so an¬ other whist was given under the auspices of our Junior Class in the early winter, in the New Assembly Hall which was elaborately decorated with mistletoe and boughs of trees. The next thing of great interest record¬ ed in our diary is the Junior Prize Essay Contest. Though the contestants were few, only seven in number, we gave the judges no easy job in deciding the winners and when the results were made known we heard that the smallest boy in the class won

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The High School Herald WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. for June, 1922 TABLE OF CONTENTS. CLASS DAY EXERCISES. Address of Welcome . 4 Class Song . 4 Class History. 4 Class Motto. K Class Prophecy.Helen Sweeny, Mary Kirk, Joseph Hawley Presentation of Class Gift to School. Raymond Learv Acceptance of Gift. V 6 9 i n Class Poem. IU Class Statistics. 11? Wn A mm T . 1U 10 12 Presentation of Class Gifts. Advice to Undergraduates. 9UUS, uons i n sons Responce to Advice . 13 14 Class Will . ..n»(iN ara McCullough 15 Salutatory and Essav . GRADUATION EXERCISES. 1 Q Essay: Education in a Vocational Course. . lo IQ Essay: Books as Friends. . on An Ancient Settlement. ... O 1 Valedictory . 21 Article . 22 Senior Notes . IT -] »lf n M J Tlf 1 1 23 23 Junior Notes . ..rjdwarcl McCullough Sophomore Notes . 24 The Value of An Ideal JUNIOR PRIZE ESSAYS. 24 The Soldier Bonus -Addie Wadsworth, ' 23 2o 26

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 5 first prize, and second prize was taken by one of the smallest girls of the class. The Presentation of the Play, “Princess Chrysanthemum,” was another noteworthy occasion of the year when some of the mem¬ bers of our class showed their ability as singers, toe dancers and actors. However the biggest event of the Year was the Prom which was given in the Memorial Hall on June 6, 1921. This being the last event of our Junior year we tried hard to make it the best, by supplying good music, and by having the hall decorated with streamers, and the stage upon which the orchestra played elaborately decorated with trelliswork covered with pretty colored decorated tissue paper. All this added great beauty to the Hall and made the occasion enjoyable to all. In September 1921, our class returned to school as Seniors. We were only twenty- one in number and were soon reduced to twenty because Isabel Everleth left to at¬ tend another school. The first entry in the diary of our Senior Year was the class meeting held for the purpose of electing class officers. It was a very noisy occasion but the business was finally carried out and the ballots showed that Cornelius O’Leary was elected Presi¬ dent, Grace Kilty elected Vice-President, Mary Carroll elected Secretary and Emelio Ricci elected Treasurer. In spite of the fact that we stood 15-6 in favor of the girls, we boys surely won the power of having one as President, and another as treasurer. The next entry in the diary tells of a party given Friday evening, November 4th at the home of Eleanor Root. During the earlier part of the evening music and games were enjoyed by all. After refreshments were served the class spent the remainder of the evening in dancing. Next came our Senior Mid-Winter Dance which took place in the Memorial Hall on February 10, 1922. This like other enter¬ tainments given by our class was a great success. The decorations for this event were in the form of hearts hung from the lights and pinned to the trelliswork around the stage. E. Ricci. -(o)- CLASS MOTTO. “Character is the best diploma.” This is the motto the class of 1922 has chosen as its guiding principle. Home is the first, and the most important school for character. It is mainly there that the heart is opened, the habits formed, the intellect awakened, and the character moulded for good or evil. Mothers play the important role in the molding of character as they train their children from childhood, and those impulses of conduct that are rooted the deepest in us and which last the longest have their origin in our early years. Later the home ceases to exercise the ex¬ clusive influences on the formation of char¬ acter, for the home training is supplemented by the more artificial education of the school. Here the moral and mental quali¬ ties acquired at home become highly devel¬ oped, not only by the intellectual training, but by the influence of teachers and the companionship of friends and comrades. Character exhibits itself in conduct, placK ing duty before pleasure and the dictates of conscience before the World’s false praise. This is most important in the build¬ ing of any great nation, for the same quali¬ ties which mark the character of individuals are also reflected in the character of na¬ tions. “E Pluribus unum,” the national motto, embossed on every American coin, bears out my statement—We are truly, One from many. It is the individual man and the spirit which actuates him. that deter¬ mines the moral standing and stability of the nation. The force of example will always exercise great influence upon the formation of char¬ acter. It is only natural to admire and re¬ vere the great men whose deeds are printed on the pages of history and the classics; for instance, Washington and Lincoln, whose greatness did not so much consist in their intellectual culture or their genius, as in honesty, integrity, their high and con¬ trolling sense of duty; in a word, their gen¬ uine nobility of character Their great ex¬ ample became the common heritage of their race, filling the minds with traditions and instincts of all that is most worthy and most noble in Life. With these ideals before us, these noblest types of humanity, let us ever continue to aim to reach the highest standards of char¬ acter; not to become the richest in means, but in spirit; not the greatest in worldly position, but in true honor: not the most powerful and influential, but the most truth¬ ful, upright and honest. Thus by our daily lives, we shall be able to show our true ap¬ preciation of our motto, “Character is the best diploma.” Mary Carroll.