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

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12 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD and girl should have at least a high school education, and if possible attend a college or higher institution. The educated man or woman can always get along in the world more advantageously than the unedu¬ cated man or woman. Education has made civilization. Without education the world would not be in its present stage of pros¬ perity and culture. Education prevents crime. If many of the criminals had made the most of their opportunity to become educated, they might not have become the evil men thut they are. Therefore, educa¬ tion is necessary for the betterment of the world. Thrift Week, which is celebrated in Jan¬ uary, should arouse in us the desire to save regularly, and to keep up the good work all the year round. The man who saves money derives more joy from life and has more advantages than the spendthrift. The man who has some money saved is not in desperate straits if fire should destroy his home and property. It is a good policy to save. Thrifty men and women are usually good citizens. In the lives of High School students Graduation is a red letter day. We are proud to have completed our course of study and to have earned our diploma, but we are sorry that we are leaving the school where we have spent some of the best days of our lives. Our roads will separate and we may not see each other again. It is a day of sorrow as well as of gladness. It is a day of thoughtfulness and one which we shall always remember. On the whole, these special days are of value to humanity, for they remind us of the noblest principles for which we stand, and make us pause in our busy life to appreciate what others have done. We are better for the observance of these days. Edna Mocklis, ’20. -(o)- CLASS HISTORY. Cornne—The other night I was thinking over the events of our high school days and I was in hopes that I should meet one of my old classmates so as to discuss fully our happy times spent there. Now that we are together let us see if we can recall all the happenings which we experienced with the rest of our classmates. Agnes—Oh, yes, that’s a thought. Per¬ haps between us we shall be able to think of most all of our class history. Corrine—I remember the latter part of our school life fairly well but I am sure that the first of it has slipped my memory. Do you recall our entrance as Freshmen ? Agnes—Sure, of course I do. Don’t you remember that in September, 1922, we en¬ tered “the little red sehoolhouse” forty-two in number and Miss Hildreth was our class teacher? Oh, you must remember now. Corrine—Yes, that’s so and we held our first class meeting November 20th when we elected Henry O’Leary for President; Edward Micha, Vice-President; Charles Colli, Treasurer, and Florence Migliora, Secretary. What great fun we had with these officers! Now what was the next thing of importance? Was it our rhetorical program at Christmas time? Agnes—Why, no. Before that program we had a surprise party in October at the home of Ruth Kenyon, a member of our class, who was leaving us to move to Wind¬ sor. We certainly had a lot of fun at that party, didn’t we? Corrine—I ' ll say we did and we did miss Ruth, but we must all get used to separa¬ tions of that kind. Well, wasn’t the next event our Program ? Agnes—Yes. You tell about that. Corrine—Oh,, there isn’t much to tell Some of the Freshmen took part in it by- giving recitations. It was a very interest¬ ing affair and “the babies” of the school showed that they had enough courage to talk before the rest of the students. Now what came next ? Agnes—Oh, I know. Miss Hildreth, our class teacher, formed a weekly current event club to which all members of the class belonged. There we discussed all the topics of the day. It lasted only two weeks because our interest waned. Corrine—Yes, and the next thing was our class meeting which was held on June 5, when we elected Helene Leary as our new treasurer, for Charles Colli had left school. Agnes—Sure enough. Then our Prize Speaking Contest took place. It was held in the Main Room, Friday, June 8th. This was our second appearance before the High School. Sixteen members took part by giv¬ ing recitations of their own selection. The monotony. of this affair was relieved by music which was furnished by the High School Orchestra. The prizes were award- son, and the second to Margaret Brett ed as follows: The first to Elizabeth Jack- W ell, that ended our Freshman year. Now how did our Sophomore year begin? Corrine—Oh, twenty-two of us returned but we were very glad to receive Dorothy I helps into our class, making our number twenty-three. On the 16th of October we

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 11 CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES. SALUTATORY ANI) ESSAY. Members of the Buird of Education, Super¬ intendent, Principal, Faculty, Undergrad¬ uates, Parents and Friends:— We appreciate your interest in us in being present at our Class Night exercises, and in behalf of the Class of 1926, I extend to you a sincere welcome. Special Days. Certain days are set aside by the govern¬ ment to be observed for some special pur¬ pose. The significance of these days is emphasized by programs in the schools. Special days provide opportunity for les¬ sons in good citizenship. Goodwill Day, May 18, has been observed by the world as a reflection of the good¬ will of the Locarno treaty. It is to remind the young people of all nations that peace and friendship are the bulwark of the world, and that they should do all they can to strengthen these ideals. The teachers of all nations are studying this question of goodwill and are teaching the children not to hold a grudge against their national neighbors, but to understand and sympathize with them. Boys and girls are also being taught to see the indebted¬ ness of our country to other countries, for the important products which are manufac- ured in foreign countries, for their con¬ tributions to science, literature and art. Through music, for example, nations may learn to appreciate others. Many songs written by others than Americans are pop¬ ular in our own country, and are loved by all. Music, a language of emotion and sym¬ pathy, is understood by all nations, and should be a link in binding nations together. It is hoped that soon Goodwill Day may become a day of international significance, and will play a big part in establishing peace and friendship in the world. Memorial Day reminds us of the brave men who died to save their country. It is justly proper that we celebrate a day of honor and respect to the memory of our soldiers. They sacrificed their lives for their country, and we have profited by their efforts. This day should arouse a sense of patriotism in all true American citizens, and a desire to prevent war. Independence Day is the birthday of the Declaration of Independence, which freed the colonies from England. It is now 150 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. This year the whole nation is observing this anniversary of freedom. Armistice Day marks the end of the World War. When we think of the horrors of this war, of all that it cost in the way of human lives, we should be thankful that its end was accomplished, and be deter¬ mined to maintain the peace for which our soldiers died. The birthdays of Washington and Lincoln bring to our minds the work which these two great men did for their country, and all that they accomplished for its peace and prosperity. Each year we find inspiration from a study of their lives. Mother’s Day, although not a patriotic day, should mean much to us. If we have been busy all the year around, and haven’t had time to think of mother, this day gives us an opportunity to do so. We can never realize how much our mother means to us until we lose her, so while we are so fortu¬ nate as to still have her with us, we should do something to show how much we appre¬ ciate her. She has spent the best years of her life in bringing us up, in educating us, and in denying herself many things so that we could have every advantage. Now it is our turn to do somethkg for her. She will be very happy to know that we havn’t forgotten her. In addition to special days, there are important weeks which the schools observe. Education Week, which is usually desig¬ nated in early December, reminds us of the value of education. On each day attention is called to some specific influence upon education. Monday is Constitution Day; Tuesday, Patriotism Day; Wednesday, School and Teacher Day; Thursday, Con¬ servation and Thrift Day; Friday, Know Your School Day; Saturday, Community and Health Day; and Sunday, God and Country Day. Thus we observe every day in the week in some special way. The importance of education in school is emphasized by this week. Every boy

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 13 held our first class-meeting to choose our class officers for the year. They were as follows: President, Sarah Compaine; Vice- President, Edward Micha; Secretary, Eliz¬ abeth Jackson; Treasurer, Florence Mig- liora; Class Editor, Frances Orvis. Agnes—That’s right. Our First Sopho¬ more program was held on December 21, under the the direction of our English teach¬ er, Miss Barrett. Sarah Compaine acted as chairman. At the end of this enter¬ taining program, Mr. Ellsworth gave a short talk to the school. Corrine—On January 8th we had a class meeting to plan for a sleighride, but these plans were never carried out, due to the lack of snow. Agnes—It was a great disappointment to us to miss the fun which always accom¬ panies a sleighride. And what happened next? Corrine—I remember. A rhetorical pro¬ gram was given February 21 in honor of Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays. Ed¬ ward Micha presided as chairman. This affair was enjoyed by the whole school. I think that was the last important event in our second year, wasn’t it? Agnes—Yes, except that during this year the savings system was introduced in the school and many of the pupils started accounts. During our third year we kept this up with a 100% record. Corrine—Yes, but there were only seven¬ teen pupils in our Junior class and at our first meeting we chose Edward Micha for President, Sarah Compaine for Vice-Pres¬ ident, Dorothy Phelps for Treasurer, Flor¬ ence Migliora for Secretary, and Edna Mocklis for Class Editor. Agnes—I think you have them right, and on election day we had some fun. We took a straw vote for the President. It came out in favor of President Coolidge. Corrine.—On November 19, Barney Sta- pert, the world’s amateur champion typist, demonstrated his work before the Com¬ mercial Juniors and Seniors. He certainly could type and we all enjoyed the demon¬ stration very much. Agnes—Yes, it certainly was interesting. Do you remember the plans we made for our whist? Corrine—Yes, the Seniors got ahead of us and our plans were never carried out. An interesting talk about the advantages of having a typewriter at home was given to our class by Mr. Franklin Pierce, the State Supervisor of Secondary Education. His advice was carried out by a number of the commercial students. Agnes—We certainly were proud of Eliz¬ abeth Jackson when she won the first prize in the Home Lighting Contest. At the time of Lincoln’s birthday a program was presented and the Junior roll was called at which each answered with a short poem or quotation. Mrs. Leary had charge of this affair and everyone found it very entertain¬ ing. Well, do you remember what we did next ? Corrine—Let me think. Oh, I know. It was our Prize Speaking Contest in June under the direction of Miss Baker and Mrs. Leary. Eleven girls took part in it. Eliza¬ beth Jackson won the first prize and Mar¬ garet Brett won the second. We showed that we could speak in front of an audience as well as in school rhetoricals. Agnes—We were very sorry to lose a member of our class, Alice D avies, who had moved to Rhode Island. During this year we looked over samples of class rings and picked out the one which we liked best. We ordered them so as to have them all ready for our Senior year. Certificates of proficiency in typewriting were awarded to members of our class. Now what hap¬ pened during our last year? Corrine—Oh you forgot about the party at Mrs. Leary’s home in Thompsonville, the Friday after graduation. All of the girls were there and we certainly had a fine time. We like parties as well as anyone and it is doubtful when we would have broken up if it hadn’t been for the long distance back home. The second week of school our class rings came and we had the joy of wearing them throughout the whole of our Senior year. Agnes—When we started our last glori¬ ous year we numbered fourteen, but on the 2Gth of September we were glad to wel¬ come Florence Migliora back to the class. She had been spending the summer months in Italy visiting relatives. Let’s see, who were the class officers ? Corrine—Oh, Marcus Lawson was Presi¬ dent; Mary McHugh, Vice-President; Flor¬ ence Migliora, Secretary, and Edward Micha, Treasurer. Agnes—On October 1G a class party was given at the home of Margaret Brett. Miss Baker and all the girls were there. We played games, sang songs, had refreshments and all had a wonderful time. Corrine—Speaking of parties, our class planned a Hallowe’en Party, w’hich was given for the school at Memorial Hall on October 30. It was a costume party and a lively affair at that. Agnes—I’ll say it was and on the 22nd of