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

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20 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD gerous that it is to be hoped that in the future, by the use of these soles, you will be able to descend to the sidewalks with less peril of causing another earthquake. To the various members of the lower classes we, as individual Seniors, do be¬ queath the following items of inestimable value, and to their heirs and assignees, to have and to hold forever. Francis Draghi leaves tk) Henry O’Leary, a book by himself, entitled: “From Bed to Room Three in Five Min¬ utes.” “Scratchy,” if you will apply the lessons from this book, you will arrive in school exactly at 8.30 every morning, in¬ stead of the usual time, 8.36. Mary Longo bequeaths to Sarah Com- paine a fog horn. Sarah, hereafter you can walk around the school with vour nose in the book, in perfect ease without fear of being run into. Mary was knocked over so often, while trving to study on the way to class, that she finally hit upon this idea, which has proved a great suc¬ cess. and she wants you to have full ad¬ vantage of it. Natalie Klemas gives to Marie Midden her dramatic talent. Marie, if you use such talent as this to its full advantage, you may some day become famous as the great¬ est actress ever seen in the Follies. George Chesnalevich leaves to Marcus Lawson a copy of Virgil’s poems. “Red.” this wonderful book needs no outside oreo- aration. as it is very easily translated. It. has a reat advantage over the old fshioned Latin book, in that this one is printed in English. Josephine Frey gives to Helene Leary the cow-bell by which she kept track of her nencils during her high school career. Helene, from now on when you want your pencil, just stop and listen. If you think vou hear a cow in the next room, it »s probably your pencil in search of a new home August Midden bequeaths to John Pohorylo a box of one hundred “Pitts¬ burgh Stogies.” “Pullett,” we hope you will use these with as much regularity as “Speed” did. for we were able to set th clocks by the cloud of smoke seen comm un Church street hill at 8.40 every morn¬ ing. Arlene Hancock leaves to Edward Dugger sneaker . “Pat,” in future classes, although cannot be seen, you can easily be heard. Arlene has used this instrument during her days at the high school, and has found it a most desirable help. Frank O’Leary bequeaths to Edward Micha the mustache he used so success¬ fully in the Senior play. “Chaff,” the next time you find yourself in trouble, just hide behind this shrubbery and you will be completely out of sight. Anna Sweeney gives toLucille Knowles her musical ability. Lucille, the next time you go into classes with your lessons unprepared, make use of this ability. You have probably lizard the old saying, “Music hath charms even to the savage beast.” May Duggan leaves to Angelo Marconi a book of poems written by herself. Wuz- zie,” after this you will have something to keep your studious mind occupied dur¬ ing study periods, when your next day’s work is done, and you will also greatly help the study-hall teacher by keeping out of mischief. Peter Cerri bequeaths to William Crowley his knowledge of the grocery business. “Patsy,” when you succeed to the presidency of Keevers’ Grocery Store, you will find this knowledge of inestimable value, as Pete was alwavs a famous char¬ acter in the grocery business. Clara Mather leaves to the firm of Bar- borie and Horton, Incorporated, a set of hpr father’s old automobile tools, to be used in the repair of any more Fords they may buy. Joseph Lodola gives to Francis Dowd his abibtv as a bookkeeper. Francis, it is a bad habit to have to hunt for your books every day, so Joe wants you to take advantage of the ability by which he once kept track of a book for two full months. Amy Morrell bequeaths to William Karges a ball and chain. Sing Sing model. Bill. Amy could alwavs be found where her teachers told her to be, without the use of this implement, but it is a last resort, in vonr case, since we know of no other wav to hold you in one room for a whole period. I do nominate Mr Merle Hunt to b« the executor of this, my last will and testament.. Tn testimony whereof I have -of my hand and seal, and publish and deoroe this to be my last will and testa¬ ment in the presence of the witnesses named below, this twenty-second day of June in the vear of our Lord, one thousand n ; ne hundred and twenty-five. Spirit of the Class of 1925. Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Spirit of the Class of 1925, as

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 19 Joseph got because of it. What he is— temperamental.. What he thinks he is— Rudolph Valentino. What he ' d like to be— a Beauty Contest Judge. Favorite food — kisses. Favorite expression—“Aw-cut-it- out.” Favorite occupation— Sawing the fiddle. Not quite that. If all “sawing” were like his, what a nice world this would be! Favorite Song — “Let me be the last to kiss you good night and the first to kiss you good morning.” Listen to Anna’s. Name — Anna Sween¬ ey — real Irsh, known as— Little Anna. What she is — one sweet kid. What she thinks she is a — man-hater. What she’d like to be — an opera singer — we’re not a bit sur¬ prised, Anna certainly can sing! Favorite food — Irish potatoees and oh’ how she liked them. Favorite expression — “Oh, balloons.” Some day Anna will fly away-r- she keeps calling on them so often. Favor¬ ite occupation — entertaining the “Murphy” twins. Favorite Song — “He’s My Boy.” Josephine Frey — known as “Joe.” What she is an athelete. What she thinks she is — a shy, retiring violet. What she’d like to be — a gym teacher: Favorite food — prunes. Favorite expression — “Oh, Gee!” “Joe” never said anything stronger than that. Favorite occupation — rocking the boat, yes, and it’s a leaky boat at that. Fa¬ vorite Song — “Long, long ago.” Oh, here’s Neptune’s. Name — George Chesnalevich — known as “Neptune.” What he is — King of Scant ; c. What he thinks he is—a writer. What he’d like to be — a col¬ lege professor. Favorite expression — “Re¬ tailers are crooks.” Favorite occupation — teasing the girls — sometimes the girls teased him instead. Favorite Song — “She ain’t what she used to be.” Well, I’ve enjoyed this chat immensely, haven’t you? Oh, very much — I must be going now. Good-bye. Good-bye. Now that she’s gone I’ll tell you hers. I couldn’t do it while she was here, you know. Oh, here it is. Name. Amy Morell. Known as “Amos.” What she is — the only “real” Senior. You had me scared, vou were so dignified the first few days. But you can’t scare me now. What she thinks she is—an angel. What she’d like to be— chauffeur of a red car. Favorite food — axle grease. Favorite expression — “What the ham?” Favorite occupation—riding around in a red car. Favorite Song—“Put away a little Ray of golden sunshine for a rainy day.” Well, I guess I can come back and tell you a few things about Mary. It’s her turn now. Name—Mary Longo—known as “Slip¬ pery,” but you’d better take warning and not call her that or you may seriously regret it. What she is—“flaming youth.” What she thinks she is—“A hard-hearted Han¬ nah.” What she’d like to be—“An Oriental dancer.” That’s not impossible. Favorite food—peaches. Favorite expression—“What would you give to know?” Favorite occu¬ pation—jazz dancing. Yes, we often had exhibitions. Favorite Song—“Hula Lou.” Mary Longo, ’25. Amy M orell, ’25. -(o)- CLASS WILL. Know all men by these presents, that I, the Spirit of the Class of 1925, of the Windsor Locks High School, Town of Windsor Locks, County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, United States of America, being of sound and disposing mind, do make, declare and publish this, my last will and testament, and all former instru¬ ments made by me are hereby revoked. As by the Grace of God, I, like others who have gone before me, have been allowed my allotted time and full enjoy¬ ment thereof, and as my principles have been above reproach; and being absolute¬ ly and undoubtedly sane, as the combined medical force of Windsor Locks can tes¬ tify, I feel the keen necessity of placing some conditions upon the bequests about to be made. , I give, devise and bequeath to the Junior Class all the good advice found on the boards in Room Three Juniors, since you are such a w ' ild class, I hope that you will follow this advice that did the Class of ’25 so much good. I give, devise and bequeath to the Soph¬ omore Class a fire alarm. Sophs, since you never seem to hear the bells when they ring, I am leaving you this alarm, which I hope is loud enough to be heard above the noise made by you. I give, devise and bequeath to the Fresh¬ man Class a set of felt soles for their shoes. Freshies, the pounding made by you coming down the stairs is so dan-

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 21 for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other, having subscribed our names as witnesses hereto: Margaret Brett, Horace Drake, Hilda Rego, Donald Bercury, John Sullivan. Kenneth Burwood, ’25. -(o)- THE MYSTERY PIE. Here in the corner is a mystery pie for the Class of 1925. It has been cut into pieces. Each piece contains a thought of the past for each member of the class. Francis, here’s a clothes line. In school you always had a line, For teachers and schoolmates sublime, So take this little gift with grace, Just continue and you’ll win the race. Natalie, here’s a vanity case. In Senior year you were a case, A perfect lady with a sober face? Accept this gift so rare And always use it with care. Peter likes hunting. Pete, do you recall the day, We asked you, “Why did you stay?” Just accept this rabbit Which you claimed had the same habit. What’s this? Why Joe, this license must be for you, Because I know you’re training hard and true, To drive a Chevrolet And you practice every day. This must be for George. George, this doll will ne ' er be cross, If you decide to be the boss, As you did the other day In the three-act Senior play. Trolley tokens for Arlene, Be sure you stay at Amy’s And don’t go over to Hackey’s, For we all know where you’ll be If you stay right at your mama’s knee. A book for Joe on “How to Make Love.” I’ll present you with this book And in reading it please look For points that during life you’ll use If ever a sweetheart you choose. Amy likes red cars. Amy, remember how you did rave. About your little Ray You always wanted to go far, Now you can travel with this car. These must be for Kenneth. Why Kenneth here’re love-proof glasses, Every time a girlie passes, Down go your lashes. I hope that later you will find A girl demure and refined. Mary ought to have a dictionary. Mary, you need a dictionary, To enlarge your vocabulary, And I hope you’ll never tire Of looking up words to fire. I wonder what this is? Why, a box of red pepper for “speed.” ’Tis surely something you need. ’Twill make you happy And also quite snappy. And lookl Here, Anna, is an instrument, 1 hope will furnish amusement, As by yourself you stroll at night, When all your friends are out of sight. What’s here! Francis, here’s a ball and bat. For at a game you never sat. But aimed to win the game All for the sake of fame. I wonder who is to receive this aeroplane. Why, this is for May, So at Bristol she may stay, Now she can enjoy her date, With no fear of coming home late. Clara, you have presented us each with a gift, and we want to see what the mys¬ tery pie has for you. Why, its a box of dates! Take this box of dates And I hope you’ll never wait. But to be “Frank” about it I hope you’ll always have your bit. Clara Mather, ’26.