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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 23 good traits “Stew” is inclined to be “crabby.” Classes and study periods are often interrupted long enough for “Stew” to indulge in his favorite expression, “Pull down the curtain, there’ll be no show to¬ night.” “Stew’s” favorite food is gum, and we decided that his appearance is not to be described by our poor words. “Stew” wants a girl, preferably a little French maid. h. favorite song is “Nobody Knows and No¬ body Seems to Care.” Clara, or “Clarissa,” as she is known— for short—is a good natured girl of veiy fair appearance. Her favorite food is apples—the source of her rosy cheeks, i guess. Clara is easily satisfied in life anu all she wants is a few more strings ot beads. “Joe” Conroy is often called “Cupid ’ because of the peculiar style of his han dress. “Joe” is rather dreamy looking but he has such a bright disposition that his mother calls him “Sonny.” His favorite expression is “Let’s go over the river boys and his favorite occupation is taking u walk down some shady “Knowle.” His fa¬ vorite song is “Gee! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Janies O’Leary, ’24. Clara Blodgett, ’24. Agnes Flanagan, ’24. - (O) - CLASS WILL. Know all men by these presents, that I the Spirit of the Class of 1924, of tht Windsor Locks High School, Town ol Windsor Locks, County of Hartford, Statt ot Connecticut, United States of America being of sound and disposing mind, dc 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 a?lnft£? n f- before 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 W mdsor Locks can testify, I feel the keen necessity of placing some conditions upon the requests about to be made. H 1 give, devise, and bequeath to the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-five the honor of occupying the seats left vacant by our class, and hope that you will hold them as did the present Senior Class. If by any chance any members of your class find any lost, strayed or stolen books they should be returned to our president, Joseph Conroy, for he has often had to go to classes with¬ out his books, and usually claimed that someone had taken them without his per¬ mission. I give, devise and bequeath to the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-six a florist’s shop. Hereafter when you wish to bring the teacher a bunch of flowers you won’t have to go out after school looking for them. I give, devise and bequeath to the Class of Ninteen Hundred and Twenty-seven a bottle of “Sanford’s Glue” to keep you fixed in one place and to keep you from roaming around the building at your leisure. To the various members of undergradu¬ ates, we, as Seniors, do bequeath the follow¬ ing articles and items of inestimable value, to our heirs and assignees, to have and to hold forever. Josephine Wallace bequeaths to Marie Midden a small table and a dictionary. Marie, Joe hopes that hereafter when you are sent to look up a word in the dictionary you will not have to climb on the table and sit there, thus making the other members of your class laugh at you. Always keep this book near you. Raymond Hancock leaves to Joseph Lo- dola his great knowledge of golf, also his favorite “mashie.” These, Joe, he hopes you will make good use of and make the eighteen holes in less than one hundred and ninetten strokes. Kathryn Sweeney leaves to Helene Leary her ambition to get to school on time. You have been seen making Chestnut street hill on high many mornings. Upon arriving in the dressing room, while still rubbing your eyes, you have been heard to say, “Gee! I hated to get up this morning.” Helene, make use of this ambition as you know that Kathryn was always on time and would not like to have her reputation lessened in that respect. Frank Boyle leaves to Edna Mocklis his knowledge as a walking dictionary. Now Edna, with your intelligence he thinks you will be able to master every word which is brought before you, as he has in the past year. Margaret Chesnalevich leaves to Francis Draghi two bottles of ink and two pens for his own personal use. She hopes Francis that in the future you will not be running around looking for your.

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD “Jimmie” has the appearance of being a very important young man. He has a jolly disposition and is the height of amusement for most of his classmates. He must have kissed a girl sometime or other by mistake or he wouldn’t be singing “Why did 1 kiss that girl?” all the time. His favorite ex¬ pression is “Can a duck swim?” but we do not know why he asks this question. James likes to eat anything that is sweet. He is the best dancer in our class and expects to be a fancy dancer in the near future. Nellie Connolly, though often called “Nell” for short, just delights in eating musk mellons. She appears to be very se¬ rious, but when you know her she isn’t hail as serious as she looks. We often hear Ne»- lie say “I wonder why,” when something out of the ordinary occurrs. When Nellie is in a musical mood we have noticed that she always sings a song entitled, “The lanu where the green shamrock grows.” She has a very generous disposition which we all appreciate. Having had some experience as an assistant bookkeeper last summer she wishes to continue the work when she leaves school. Mary Chesnalevich, who was nicknamed “Patsy,” is the most dignified girl in the ciass although “hot dogs” are her favorite eats. Mary has a very curious disposit .011 and is always wondering how things aie . ing to be a year from now. When it seems as though the sun would never shine we ' hear Mary singing “Oh! it ain’t going to rain no more.” When the bell for dismissal rings at three-six,. Mary is always calling “Come on girls, let’s beat it.” She has always enjoyed stenography and expects to make that her vocation in the future. George Lashway, called by some “Uncle Thithy,” would rather eat pencils than any¬ thing else. His appearance is sw’aggerish and his disposition is of “the easy-going-I- should-worry-type.” When something has gone just the opposite from his wishes we hear George saying, “Oh, Gosh.” Whenever he see’s a girl coming his way he always sings “I love you,” his favorite song. His greatest desire is to become a traveling salesman for a Chewing Gum Factory. Ethel Goldfarb has been given the name “Suzanne” which seems to be just the name for her. There is nothing that appeals to her more strongly than a big dish of ice cream, no matter what time or what kind. Because of her petite appearance she ha a very charming disposition toward the boys. It is no unusual thing to hear Ethel singing “Go home, little boy, go home,” fo it is her favorite song. When things are going wrong with Ethel we always hear her say “Oh Shucks.” Her greatest ambition 1 to be tall and slender. “Calamity Jane” is Mildred’s most com¬ mon nickname. You remember we christen¬ ed her that when the rehearsals for our play started. She went in for “sob stuff.” Her disposition is obstinate and her ap- parance is lonesome. Milly is very fond of saying, “Oh Dear!” to which one of the boys would usually ask, “W’hich one does she mean?” She has developed a taste lately for “Chicky” bars. Her highest ambition is to be a “Tango” dancer, and her favorite song is—“It’s a Man Every Time, It’s a Man.” “Joe” has a good many nicknames. We used to call her “Pete” or “Pinky” usually. “Pete” is a happy-go-lucky sort of a girl in school and she appears to be very mis¬ chievous, and appearances are not deceiving in her case. “Joe” is often heard saying “No Kiddin’ ” and she supplied the class with her favorite “eats,” fudge. “Pete’s highest ambition is to be a Prima Don., and her favorite song is “Whose Izzy is he?” “Gert” is more often called “Googou than anything else. “Googoo” never indulges in language any stronger than “By Ginger. ' Her appearance is “Lean and Lanky a.i u her favorite food is bananas. Nothing w., please “Googoo” better than to be Private Secretary to the Shipping Clerks in tn Bigelow-Hartford. Her favorite song is “Louis-ville-Lou.” Mary is called “Mike” but she might well have been known as “Mary, Quite Con¬ trary.” No matter what you say to Mary she will say “Hot Tama lie.” I haven’t the slightest idea what her favorite food is but I think it must be string beans. Mary is tali and stately and her highest aspiration is to be a model. “Jimmy” Pickles is sometimes called “Tubby.” He is what may be called a “jolly good fellow.” You may ask “Tubby” any question but you’ll always get the same answer unless you are more fortunate thu.. we. “You got me.” We decided that James’ appearance is like Robert’s. James ' highest ambition at present is to be a res¬ ident of Holyoke—well—it would be con¬ venient James. James is always singing, “It ain’t going to rain no more.” As long as I can remember “Stew” is all that he has ever been called—but perhaps my memory is weak. In spite of all of his

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Robert Pickles wills to Natalie Klemas a book on “How to curl hair.” Now Nat, with Robert as a teacher, surely you may be able to master the “Three Mile Limit,” easily. Look at his waves, aren’t they limited ? Mildred Orvis leaves to Sophie Markman a Dream Book. Every morning she says, “Oh! I just dreamt and dreamt all night.” Sophie if you ever dream of a fellow’, and you become so excited over his looks, just refer to the dream Book and there I hope it says—“You will meet your fate within a month.” George Lashway leaves to Edward Micha his old pencils. Now, Jeff, you may find these pencils pretty well chewed up, but there is still a little lead in them. Mary Byrne leaves to John Pohorylo a ten-cent diamond ring. This she leaves to you, John, so that you may have something to hold your attention during the study periods. The only thing is, you will have to be careful not to get it wet because it might turn green. Robert Jackson leaves to William Crowley a stick of gum and a large pillow in re¬ membrance of your chief occupations dur¬ ing school hours. Desks are too hard to put your little head on when you want to take a snooze. Agnes Flanagan leaves to Florence Mig- liora a large box of pow’der and a puff. Keep this in your pocket and don’t be run¬ ning around asking the girls to lend you some powder to put on your shining nose. James Pickles wills to Louis Oliva the privilege to w ' alk about the Main Room at any time hs wishes to. Thus the teacher in charge of the study hall may know where you are at all times. Nellie Connolly bequeaths to Everett Tate a pair of rubber heels to be worn when com¬ ing or going through the halls. Remem¬ ber, Tate, to wear them especially when you are late and don’t disturb the whole assem¬ bly as you have formerly done. Clara Blodgett leaves to Anna Rooney some Barberi shrubs to beautify her home. Clara hopes that when you are lonesome you can look upon them and perhaps they will bring back fond recollections. James O’Leary leaves to Henry O’Leary a piece of twine to be tied around his finger. Henry, this is to remind you that school starts at 8.30 and not 8.32. Gertrude Cone leaves to Francis Orvis her free passage on the Windsor Locks bus to Springfield—that is if she can vamp the driver as Gertie did (?) Ethel Goldfarb leaves to Sidney Horton a code so he may converse with Josephine without being caught by his teachers. Joseph Conroy bequeaths to Edo Donati his store of “Barn Yard Calls.” When you learn his many cat, dog, and rooster yells you may easily attract attention. Joe did, why can’t you ? He would hate to have his talent go to waste entirely. Mary Chesnalevich leaves to Mary Poloski a two-pound box of rice. Mary hopes that when you have been disappointed in seeing Johnny Rice you will gaze upon this other variety. Mary Caffrey leaves a book on “Law and Order” to Eddie Sluniski. With this book, Eddie, if you study it carefully you will please Mary very much, for she hates to have her Dad offended in any way. I do nominate and appoint Mr. J. D. Out- erson to be executor of this, my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal and publish and decree this my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below, this eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four. Spirit of the Class of 1924. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Spirit of the Class of 1924, as for his last will and testament, in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto: Hilda Rego, Henry O’Leary, Sylvia Burbank, Marcus Lawson, Mary Kane. Charles Kennedy, ’24. -(o)- GRADUATION GIFTS. Time—Graduation. Place—Gift Counter. Characters—Ethel Goldfarb, Mary Ches¬ nalevich, Mary Titus. Enter Mary C. and Mary T. (Ethel from behind the counter greets them) Ethel—Why, hello girls! Can I do any¬ thing for you to-day? Mary C.—Yes, we’re looking for gradua¬ tion gifts for members of our class. Mary T.—I want to buy some gifts, too. Ethel—Oh! I’ve got mine already but I will try to help you select yours. Mary C.—What are you going to give Kathryn Sweeney?