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

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD and quickly with her aluminum or pyrex ware on her efficient coal or gas range. Such devices as the electric toaster, waffle iron, or percolator are of great value. The other housekeeper cooked in iron kettles over an open fireplace and she had to pre¬ pare the materials with which to cook Now the electric washer or set tubs, and the electric iron dispenses easily with the laundry ouestion, while in former times water had to be pumped, or tho washing dome near running water and the clothes cleaned with a stiff home-made brush. That familiar character, the New Eng¬ land Neighbor, is fast disanpearing, and the Visiting Nurse is gradually taking her place. The sewing machine enables the modern housekeeper to sew comfortablv and easily and cloth and readv-made garments are available in abundance. How different from carlv times when the cloth had to be spun for the sewing and all stitches taken hv hand. Pailv marketing, such an important problem once, has to a large doo ' rnp h n abolished h the use of the t«lr nhore for morning ordering, and the deliver service offered by most stores. So von see that the modern house¬ keeper has more time to hercedf. The time save f for her hr modem dmrWs 5. 0 uses well. She studies her children and their mental and nhvsieal wants ami is hnth mofhor nru? f ' on nanion fo fh m. stTivPS fy pin PPor»nt ii rt nV’r fn orrjp-r fo tv 1iovp of nf Stop non onflv f.lflPq llPT TiOTno. SsV|P »nf fit ' rip 11T OTl nolltl Jll CAe{ | rmnc;fiAt Q -h r •-•h ' - mar veto intell ; o-«ntlr- q+ill ?V«n Vm - tirpn to soeial ar oharitahlo nmvV Doubtless the«o women, like all of ns am r.roud to ho living m sueh an age of progress. Yet. who will sa v that thev am not Working as h nf as their aneosto rs , r .nd that they do not do their work well? fargaret Hart , ° ' l - (n ' t - CLASS ORATION SERVICE Willing service for the welfare of others is the supreme need of the world to-day It is its salvation. All the legislation possible whether local or world wide, as the proposed world court, will be of no avail until the majority of people get the view point of will¬ ing service for the good of others. Petty quarrels, likes and dislikes must be over¬ looked in the interest of others. This idea is slowly and surely spreading throughout the universe. To-day service is the aim of the finest welfare organizations now exist¬ ing in the world. To many the word “service” is a synonym for sacrifice. Of course, service may de¬ mand some sacrifices but not continuously as some people suppose. The satisfaction of work well done, and the help or pleas¬ ure it gives to someone else, by far out¬ weighs most sacrifices. There are still others to whom the word service brings to mind the picture of a “goody goody” who is constantly talking about service. This idea is absolutely wrong. Service does not consist of talk¬ ing about it, but actually doing it. Preach¬ ing service without practising it, is worse than ignoring it entirely for it prejudices others against it. Preaching service with¬ out sincerity of purpose and everyday prac¬ tice of it merely antagonizes one’s hearers as insincerity in any form always does. Thoughts no matter how well expressed lose something, almost indefinable in their force if they are not backed by faith in their righteousness. It is very difficult to make others believe that which we do not believe ourselves. There are countless ways of spending ourselves for others. Everyone may do something that is of value to himself or to another. The service may not he of ab¬ solutely economical value hut it is of value nevertheless, if it merely brings a smile to a face that was sad before. Whatever we have done to cause the happiness has been well worth while. A smile is a powerful aid to happiness for it not only gladdens the others but brightens the day for ourselves. One may say that a smile is only a small thing but it’s small things that count. There is no truer saying than “Nothing useless is, or low. Each thing in its place is best.” To render the best service we are capable of, circumstances and surroundings should be as favorable as possible. It is ridicu¬ lous to expect that every girl and boy who graduates from high school is fitted to serve n the business world. We cannot be ef¬ ficient if we do not like the work. The more we dislike it the more hopeless our success will be for “success consists of doing com¬ mon things uncommonly well,” We must

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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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD » 25 like the greater part of any work if we wish to succeed in it. it is our attitude towaru tnat deteimines our success. It is our meal or motive that ennobles it. Wheth¬ er our work is drudgery or a delight de¬ pends on our reaction to it. li it is drud¬ gery we are not toliowing our vocation and we cannot expect success, lhe service we are rendering is not 01 tne quality it should be. We are spending ourselves in vain, those ol us who nave cnosen the wrong work become discouraged ana ask ourselves: Wnais tne use oi trying. ' wnhe eacn day the work becomes more and more distaste- iui. They become ground-down on tne grinuscone ox me, while those who are do¬ ing the work tney were destined to do, become ponsneu up. mere is plenty ol lncuon in me without increasing it by try¬ ing to do something day alter day, tnat goes against our disposition. it is easy enough to fail. Then why in¬ vite lailuie by cnoosing a good paying po¬ sition now just because tne one we snouid uo, aitnougn it has a good future, requires time and perhaps money tor preparation? It is not the present salary tnat counts but the future. INeither is it tne money reward aione but the satisiaction tne work gives. Through service, ’ we are told, we lind life. Tnen it cenaimy is important tor mgn scnool pupils to cnoose caretully tne vocation oy whicn tney may oest serve the world ' s need, ' tney snoum remember that it will be their work years, pernaps even tor tne rest ot tneir lives. Margaret Carroll -to)- -OUT OF THE HAKJJOK, INTO THE DEPTHS.” “Out ol the ltai oor, into the Depths.” This is the adage tnat we, the Class of 1923, have chosen for our motto, what a world of meaning it emoodies! 1 will try to explain it, especially with regard to what it means to this class. Four years ago, when we entered the Windsor Locks High School, our only am¬ bition was to graduate. Now we have at¬ tained that longed-for goal but everyone of us is already making plans for another destination. In high school we worked hard to attain the heights, but we traveled together. We all bore the same burdens, trials and pleasures. To-night, eighteen of us are here together for the last time. Now each ,one must choose his own separate course, w e cannot rely on the assistance of our teilow classmen, or the advice of our elders; we must learn to pilot our own ship. It was easy enough to follow the ngnt course, or to be rescued from perils vvnen we were in the harbor, but now we are launching far out into the ocean of life where the storms are frequent and fright- tul. Our chief object is to learn to over¬ come these storms or hardships. How are we to do it? We can follow the examples of our predecessors. Other people have succeeded, and, “Where there’s a will, there s a way.’ Let us be determined to leach the highest possible goal, and suc¬ cess will be ours. The great secret of success is Prepared¬ ness. This was clearly demonstrated dur¬ ing the recent World War. Some countries were lully equipped with both skill and ammunition, while others had to spend time and money in preparing to endure misfortunes that had already come upon them. Now is the time for us to prepare for all the trials that the future holds for us, for this is the beginning of a new era in the history of . the Class of 1923. We hope it will be a period of Renaissance or an Awakening to new responsibilities. We have had eight years of grammar school training, and, now that our four years at Windsor Locks High are drawing to a close, we feel that we are prepared, but anyone who has the opportunity to continue his course in the educational field should make every effort to do so, for one cannot receive too much education. It will prove to be one of the greatest assets of our lives, and it has proven itself worthy of all the efforts that are necessary to ob¬ tain it. Opportunity knocks but once. Perhaps it is knocking at eighteen doors to-night. The ouestion is, “How many will respond?’ We all hope to succeed, but unless we learn to grasp opportunity we are lost. The advantages offered to the high school graduate to-day are exceptionally valuable. The important requirement of any position of responsibility or high standing is a high school diploma, and oven a college educa¬ tion is available to almost any student who has the ambition to work for it. It would be well for everyone of us to heed the advice of Abraham Lincoln. His motto was: “I will study and get ready and