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

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22 The high school herald Margaret Norris .“Stilts Midget, just as your name implies When in a large crowd we hear your cries That you can’t see away down there So use these stilts to raise you in the air. Margaret Carroll . “Carry All When it comes to the question of a pocketbook Margaret, it certainly does look As if this one was meant for you To still carry your treasures with you too. Edna Molinari . “Grocery Store” Edna, we’ve always noticed Your particular grocery store. In case it should go out of business Take this, and you’ll need no more. Lauretta Rooney . “Pickle Retta, here is your mete:— A “pickle so big and so sweet, For when you are blue, it surely will do For the one who in school days you knew. Margaret Hart . “Hair Dye” Here’s a bottle of hair dye. Rusty, it’s surely meant for you, So the wMsh that your hair may darken Will now have a chance to come true. Edward Frey .“Wind Pump See what’s here for Buck ' s cornet! He hasn’t ha d bad luck as yet, In case you’ll someday winded be This pump’ll save you from anxiety. Elva Metelli . “Wand Elva, with your fairy tread You surely do look underfed So accept this little fairy wand Which transforms to “eats”— Of which she is fond. Dorothy Groves . “Book “Auto Rules and Regulations! Why f Dot, this book is slick, It’ll come in mighty handy In the management of the new Buick. Anna Midden. Anna Keevers . “Piano Annie, our class musician It seems as if you’d try to be The woman known to all the world As the rival of Paderewski. Rose Luicci . “Doll” A dollie sweet for Baby Rose, She’ll love it, everybody knows. She slips home from school as quiet as a mouse And gets all her dollies and starts to play house. Eva Moran . “Auto A little red car To Eva we’ll grant She’ll like it, by far. For—it’s a DURANT. David Barry . “Wooden Medal David, the orator whose striving to be, The greatest man known to history. For all the debates he tried to settle We’ll award him this little wooden medal Herman Katz . “Nerve Tonic” Heinie, come forward, And take this remedy So from nervous hysterics You’ll evermore be free. Helen Draghi . “Aeroplane Helen, why can’t you hurry along? You only have to run through the lane. So, you may arrive with the rest of the throng We’ll give you this little aeroplane. Nelson Parmalee . “Bridal Doll Nelson, be calm in your strife. We’ve found you a little red-headed wife. “When Smith Stepped Out she was yours in play But keep her now till the en d of your days. Nathaniel Pastore, “Masquerade Costume Remember the night you posed as a girl, And went with your friend to the Social Whirl? Your financial income was raised ten bucks. So wear this little costume and may it bring you the same luck. Addie Wadsworth . “Live Wire” This live-wire goes to Addie Don’t jump back, ’twon’t give you a shock! Come forward, take it and it’ll be A reminder of something dear to thee. Anna Midden . “Hairdressing” Anna, this book was meant for you ou do fix your hair so becoming. If some day you may wish something new You’ll find these styles quite stunning. “Now that each has his treasured gift And acknowledges its acceptance In later years they’ll serve to lift The curtain of remembrance. Dorothy Groves.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 21 the house at 8.30 and arrived in school before the 8.25 bell rang. Eva Moran leaves to Pearl Macauley a book on “How to Have a Man Every Night in the Week and Keep Them Satisfied.” Pearl, we know this will be invaluable to you as Eva made a success of it for the last two years. Herman Katz leaves to Edward Sluzin- sky the secrets of the junk-business. This he leaves to you, Edward, so you may make a little money and continue his work of supplying the boys with candy every morning. Nathaniel Pastore leaves to Raymond Bassinger a pair of dice. We know “Mushie” has had quit a lot of experience with them plavi.ig games. I guess it must be “Pa r cheesia.” Perhaps “Butch” you can find some excitement out of this simple inexpensive game. David Barry leaves to Edward Micha the art of “horseshoeing.” Jeff. as you are the most huskv boy in the school you should not overlook this chance, as a per¬ son of your size will be able to handle horses with perfect ease providing they don’t step on you. Lauretta Roonev leaves to Robert Pick¬ les a bouquet of dand°lions. This is to be worn by you, “Bobbie.” when you leave the house so Lauretta will not have any more trouble telling you from your brother. This gift should be greatlv appreciated as Lauretta had to look long and hard for them. Since prohibition there has been a great demand for dardelion blossoms. To Anna Sweeney, Margaret Ha ' t leaves her sense of humor. Anna, as you are such a sober and melancholy girl, Margaret thought you might die. disappointed with the world if you did not smile once in a while. Anna Keevers leaves to Felma Georg an animal cage. During Biology you can crawl into this cage and feel perfectly safe from the wild and ferocious animals which are brought in there to dissect. ou know, Felma, it is a common saying that it is better to be on the inside looking out than on the outside looking in. Elva Metelli leaves to James O’Leary her seat in Room 10. She hopes, Jimmie, that you will be able to retain the seat for a longer period of time than she did. Some how or other she seemed to have to move down front for everything that happened. Dorothy Groves leaves to Arthur Lord her influence on Mr, Jackson in obtaining permits. This will prove very valuable to you “Chuck,” as probably in your second year you won’t be so anxious to get to school on time. Margaret Carroll leaves to Joseph Ladola some of her great discoveries in her re¬ search work in science. In studying nature she has found that this subject is much more interesting if you are studying it in the moonlight rather than by lamplight. Rose Luicci leaves to Francis O’Leary a nibber ball on an elastic, She knows you like to play ball and her way is much safer than the rough baseball Edina Mollinari leaves to Josephine Wal¬ lace her sense in choosing good trading places. Edna has always received good satisfaction and also a few candy bars for nothing. T do nominate and appoint Mr. Leander Jackson to bo executor of this, my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have sot my hand and seal, and publish and decree this to be my last will and testa¬ ment in the presence of the witnesses named below, this twerty-first day of June in the vear of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. Spirit of the Class of 1023. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Snirit of the Class of 1023. as for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, and in his pres¬ ence and the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto: Elizabeth Jackson, John Bercurv. Doris Mather. Charles Kennedv, Kathryn Sweeney Edward Frev. ' 23 - fol - CLASS GIFTS Presentation Anna: Bovs, please bring in that box, we have a splendid surprise for all of you. Dorothy: Oh. yes— and I’ll bet you can never guess! Shall I tell them, Anna? Anna: Sure, go ahead. Dorothy: Well, a former student has sent an appropriate gift for each one of us. Anna: Yes, I think she sent them to Dot and me because she knows Dot’s a poet and could make up some rhymes to accompany them, as she has done.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 23 CLASS POEM “Out. of the harbor, into the depths” Into life’s sea we must sail. There are storms and waves to encounter But we shall strive never to fail. As a ship from the harbor must sail to sea And endure all the storms and strife, We must steer for the shore of Victory And conquer the battles of life. Out of the harbor, where all was still— No strife was there to be found— Into the depths to be tossed until We’ve settled on definite ground. If we work with the good will spirit through The years that before us lie We’ll succeed and always be loyal to Dear old Windsor Locks High. All through life’s course we’ll surely find Some high and difficult steps But we’ll overcome them as we go “Out of the harbor, into the depths.” Dorothy Groves. GRADUATION EXERCISES. SALUTATORY AND ESSAY. Mr. Healy, Members of the School Board, Teachers, Undergraduates, Parents, and Friends:— ( We, the Class of 1923, are glad you have all come to attend the closing exercises of our High School Career, and hope this evening will be an enjoyable one to all. New England Housekeeping, 1723-1923. One author says that “Home ain ' t a place that gold kin buy, Or set up in a minit; ’For it’s home, there’s got to be A heap of livin’ in it.” and, incidently, he might have added that, “ ’Fore it’s a home there’s got to be a heap of good housekeeping in it’’ by mothers and housekeepers. Our splendid institu¬ tion, the American home, is the result of just such living and management by the women of America from early Colonial times until now. A brief glimpse at some of the things included in the day’s work of the house¬ keeper of long ago, and the conditions under which she worked will perhaps give some idea of just how much of a change has taken place in this profession. One eminent Quaker, noticing how hard his wife worked, decided one day to keep a record of what she did, and to him we are indebted for what iq perhaps the most authentic record of housewifely duties in existence. He says, “She was busy from early morning until late at night. Up early, made bread and pies, and prepared the meat and, also, the table. Cleaned about the house, attended in the orchard to the cutting and drying of apples and made cider.” Besides these things he says that she also “did the washing, made twen¬ ty large cheeses (all this from one cow), tended to the milking, and did the sewing and knitting.’’ Still she had time to go marketing and visit her sick and poorer neighbors. In some families Indian captives of war assisted with the routine duties of the household, and one writer, commenting upon this method, said, “These were serious days when the cook might scalp the fam¬ ily and run off to the woods.” Doubtless some housekeepers of to-day envy their Colonial sister the opportunity of attending in the orchard and making cider. If such duties were on the program of housekeeping for to-day that is one branch where the housewife would not need to complain about lack of help. Now for a glimpse of the modem house¬ wife. She does not have to get up as early as her sister of generations ago, for the cleaning is dowe very quickly with her vacuum cleaner, carpet sweeper, or dry mop, instead of with a home-made birch broom. The housewife of to-day bakes easily