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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 31 hind ones so we decided that a small island should be provided that they might rest there part of the time and so develop their lungs. This we did. Now we are watch¬ ing to see the tails go. We are not the only ones interested in Biology for we have frequent visitors from the other classes. John Bercury, ’25. - (o) - FRESHMEN CLASS NOTES The Freshmen held a class meeting Tues¬ day, June 5, to elect a new treasurer, the previous one, Charles Colli, having left school. Helene Leary was elected. A baseball team picked from our class defeated the Grammar School in a tightly contested game, the losers playing a good ball, but the pitching of Bassenger being too much for them. The score was 12 to 11. On Friday, June 8, the Freshmen gave a prize speaking contest, a prize of five dollars having been offered to the best speaker and a prize of two dollars and a half to the next best. The program was as follows: 1 . Selection by the Orchestra 2 . Recitation, The Builders Margaret McKenna 3. Recitation, Somebody’s Mother Margaret Brett 4. Recitation, The Way to Wealth Edward Micha 5. Recitation, Better Than Gold Frances Orvis 6 . Recitation, Psalm of Life Pearl McCauley 7. Duet—Oh, That We Two Were May¬ ing May Byrne Josephine Wallace 8 . Recitation, The Liberty Bell Mary McHugh 9. Recitation, Love of Country Raymond Bassenger 10. Recitation, Patriotism Elizabeth Jackson 11. Recitation, Song of Life Florence Migliora 12. Recitation, The Chambered Nautilus Sarah Compaine 13. Recitation, Selection from the “Stren¬ uous Life” Joseph Klemas 14. Song, Welcome, Sweet Spring Girls’ Glee Club 15. Recitation, The Village Blacksmith Mary Girl 16. Recitation, The House by the Side of the Road Helene Leary 17. Recitation, America For Me Mary Poloski 18. Recitation, The Arrow and the Song Sophie Markman 19. Recitation, Find a Way or Make It Henry O’Leary 20. Selection by the Orchestra First prize was awarded to Elizabeth Jackson, and second prize to Margaret Brett. Edward Micha, ’26. -(o)- ATHLETIC NOTES The baseball team has just finished a short but fairly successful season. The first game was with the Sufiield Seconds. It was a heavy hitting contest, and ended with the locals on top 25-17. Rhorlich got a home-run with the bases empty. Davies pitched and Leary caught. The next game was a setback at the hands of the Agawam High School team, on their grounds. Davies pitched a fine game, fanning ten Agawam batsmen, but the breaks of th e game were against him. The final score was 9-8. The following week we had sweet re¬ venge for Agawam came here, full of con¬ fidence but it was a different story this time. The locals were the winners 9-8. All of our scoring was done in one inning. The feature of the game was when Henry O’Leary made a home-run and tripled in the same inning. Then came the game with the fast St. Thomas Midgets which resulted in a de¬ feat for us. The final score was 18-7. This closed the season with two victories and two losses. There were also three inter-class games between the Juniors and the Sophomores, the former winning two of them. -(o)- GIRLS’ TRACK MEET The girls held a track meet with Enfield High on Friday, June 8. The trip was made by truck. The score was 42-25 in favor of Windsor Locks. As usual when our girls are put to a test, they came out victorious.

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30 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD grams and in collecting tickets at the door. The Prize Essay Contest and Concert given in the Memorial Hail on May 29th was a great success. We know this is true from the fact that it took the judges a long t.me to decide the winners of the prizes and no one left the hall during J;he program. The lirst prize was given to Joseph Conroy who spoke on “Indian Rights” and the sec¬ ond prize to Josephine Wallace who spoke on “My Home Town.” The program was as follows: Junior March .Ascher Pilgrim’s Chorus.R. Wagner High School Orchestra The Voter’s Responsibilities..Mary Byrne Radio .Mildred Orvis Maytime .A. S. Sullivan Girls’ Glee Club My Home Town.Mary Chesnalevitch Indian Rights .Joseph Conroy Melody in F .Rubinstein Misses Anna Sweeney and Doris Mather Forestry .Raymond Hancock Immigration .Robert Jackson My Home Town .Josephine Wallace Irish Love Song .Mary Byrne Star of Hope .H. Kennedy Joseph Lodola Business Assets .Ethel Goldfarb Increase of Forest Protection Lester Davies One Fleeting Hour .Lee Girls’ Glee Club Tobacco .Gertrude Cone Forest Protection .Nellie Connolly Violin Obligato “Fiddle and I” ....Goodere Josephine Wallace, Joseph Lodola, Caroline Lyman Value of Physical Training George Lashway Hidden Treasures .Kathryn Sweeney Metropolitan Life .Ascher High School Orchestra Mrs. Kathi’yn B. Leary, who has charge of the Commercial Department, attended the Eastern Teachers’ Commercial Associa¬ tion held at the Providence-Baltimore, Providence, Rhode Island, April 26, 27 and 28. The next meeting will be held at At¬ lantic City next April. We had a visitor from Peters Co., who showed us several styles of rings and put up the proposition that we should save money during the summer to pay for them. This proposition seemed agreeable to all of us, but we couldn’t come to any decision. We decided to wait until he comes again or until we have seen other styles. Ethel Goldfarb, ’24. -(o)- SOPHOMORE CLASS NOTES Sophomore Athletics: This year the High School has put a fast baseball team on the diamond, largely through the playing ability of the Sopho¬ more members. We have four men on the team, catcher, first and third baseman and fielder. O’Leary is a real “Shang” behind the bat. He is a sure hitter, and very seldom gets caught stealing. Few pitches get by him and he has developed a fine throw to second. Rhorlich on first is a dandy. He makes very few errors and generally hits safely. He is a wonder when it comes to working a double steal. Wadsworth on third is there. He is a good field and a fair hitter. He ought to make a good ballplayer with a little more experience. In the outfield also we shine. Midden in left field is our star outfielder on the team and one of the surest hitters since he is a marvelous waiter. After a pitcher walks him once or twice he gets wise and pitches to him. Then “Speed” leans on the ball and away it goes. Sophomore Musicians: Not only is our class a producer of star ball players but also of musicians. In the High School Orchestra we have three members. Anna Sweeney is the pianist and “Joe” Lodola and Felma George are the violinists. “Joe” accompanied by Anna Sweeney assisted the Juniors and Seniors by rendering solos at the Senior Play and at the Junior Prize Essay Contest. Sophomore Science: The Sophomore Science Class has been very much interested this year in the study of Frogs and Fishes. We brought several specimens to the lab¬ oratory as soon as we could get them and studied them carefully—both internal and external structure. At the same time we brought eggs which hatched and we have since been watching the development. One day we noticed that two of our polly- wogs had developed front legs as well as

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32 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD EXCHANGE COLUMN We acknowledge the following ex¬ changes: “Enfield Echo,” Enfield High School, Thonipsonville, Connecticut. “Senior,” Westerly High School, Wester¬ ly, Rhode Island. “Central Recorder,” Central High School, Springfield, Massachusetts. “Somanhis Events,” South Manchester High School, South Manchester, Connecti¬ cut. “The High School Herald,” Westfield High School, Westfield, Massachusetts. “The Commercial News,” Commercial High School, New Haven, Connecticut. “The Legenda,” Williams Memorial In¬ stitute, New London, Connecticut. “Students Review,” Northampton High School, Northampton, Massachusetts. “Tunxis,” John Fitch High School, Wind¬ sor, Connecticut. “The Nutshell,” Stonington High School, Stonington, Connecticut. “The News,” Wilby High School, Water- bury, Connecticut. “The Mercury,” West Springfield High School, West Springfield, Massachusetts. “The Chronicle,” Lyman Hall High School, Wallingford, Connecticut. “The Green and Brown,” Emerson High School, Flagstaff, Arizona. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ESSAYS. THE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. First Prize. The Building and Loan Association might be termed a verb with a subject and an object. The subject or underlying prin¬ ciple is co-operation and the compound oo- ject or result is thrift and content. The Building and Loan Association was first started in England during the early years of the 19th century. This great or¬ ganization would never have existed had it not been for a handful of thinkers who were trying to devise some plan by which the common wage-earner could be made more contented and their living conditions bettered. Upon investigation they found that the people were willing and eager to save, but did not know how to invest their savings safely and wisely because of the many “get rich” schemes which were prev¬ alent at that time. The plan which was first drawn up in England was that there be fifty share¬ holders in each Association, holding shares valued at a certain sum. The Association would build a house each time that it had collected enough money from the sharehold¬ ers. This would go to one of the fifty who would keep on paying in his money until the house was paid for, at which time the house and land was deeded over to him. In England living was found so much better in towns where such an organisa¬ tion existed that the plan soon spread. The first one of its kind in America was started at Frankford, Pennsylvania, in 1831. Not only are there shareholders but there are also borrowers. A man might wish to buy a home, but, not hvaing the money on hand, has to borrow. A person almost invariably winces at the idea of a mortgage or anything which might suggest one. This being the case, he still has the Building and Loan Association to fall back on, which is truly a stable support. First- if he is not already a member, he must take out shares and apply for a loan, his application going before the Board of Di¬ rectors for approval. If it is approved the Association will then loan him part of the money which will be needed for the pur¬ chase. For this loan he will pay the same as regular stockholders do, plus interest at 6 % until the amount is paid. He will then be given the deed of the property in his own name. When the loan is made, the borrower gives the association a first mortgage upon the property as security for the loan. If, however, he already has shares in the association, which have not reached their maturity, he may pass them in and will get his money back, so that he