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

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Sarah—They were broadcasting “Who’s Who in the Senior Class of Windsor Locks High School.” Well, you may be sure I listened attentively. I tried to take down the remarks but you see I don’t know short¬ hand so that was impossible. The com¬ ments were very interesting and very true. At the end- of the program it was an¬ nounced that if anybody wanted a copy of the “Who’s Who” he could obtain it by re¬ quest. Of course I wrote at once and I have just received it. Mary—Well, read it to me. Sarth—All right, here goes. First on the list comes our worthy president, Mar¬ cus Lawson, better known as “Red.” It says that Marcus’ favorite saying is, “I’m off on girls.” Yes, he always told us that, but we didn’t believe him, de we, Mary? His favorite food is eggs, especially Whites. Why the Whites more than any¬ thing else? His disposition is good-natur¬ ed. That’s true. He doesn’t live up to his red hair, you see. Appearance —sheiky, especially his socks; Favorite pastime — entertaining the girls. He surely did enter¬ tain us during the noon hour. Favorite song—“Show Me the Way to Go Home.” Some day “Red” hopes to be a chemistry teacher’s assistant. The last remark is that he just hates to do his French. Yes, I noticed that more than once. Next is Dorothy Phelps. Dot’s favorite expression is “Now, now, listen, you are my onliest little one.” Her food — corner beef and cabbage. Here’s something that’s very true. It says her disposition is talkative. Appearance—dignified. Well, at least, she tries to be at times. There is nothing Dot likes any better than to write notes. They are long ones, too. Her favorite song is “Sidewalks of Church Street.” Dot dis¬ likes to be so short. I don’t blame her a bit. Her ambition is to be employed by a certain clothing store in Hartford. They aren’t mentioning any names. Here’s Elizabeth Jackson, often called “Libby.” When anything goes wrong with Elizabeth she always says, “Hambone!” Her favorite food is milk. I admire her taste. Her disposition—conservative,, ap¬ pearance-scholarly. “Libby’s favorite pastime is translating Virgil. Her favorite song is, “All She Is. Is an Old-fashioned Girl.” She detests Trinity Freshmen. I wonder if that is supposed to be sarcasm. Her greatest desire is t t e h Livy, Hor¬ ace, etc., but especially Horace. Listen to this about Mary McHugh. Maxie is always saying, “Oh, Christo¬ pher!” Her favorite sweets are choco¬ lates. Her disposition is changeable and her appearance, dreamy. Maxie would rather go out riding than do anything else. Favorite Song—“Big Boy.” Mary dislikes powder. So I always noticed. She thinks it’s a sin to use it. Her highest aspiration is to become a fancy dancer. The next on the list is Florence Migliora, known to all as Fluffy. She is always ex¬ claiming, “Oh boy, here comes a motor¬ cycle.” Her favorite food is little apples. Her disposition—obstinate. She certainly is, especially at class meetings. Her ap¬ pearance—mischievous. Fluffy is always listening for a motorcycle. Here, too, they don’t mention any names. The song she prefers is, “I Want to be Happy.” Some day she hopes to tour the world. As a last comment on Fluffy it is said that she hates to have her own way. This one is about Margaret Brett. Midge’s favorite expression is, “Cheese it, cops.” Yes, she always said that during the sixth period. Her favorite food is ice cream. Her disposition—cheerful, appear¬ ance—petite, favorite pastime—walking down Spring street. I wonder what the attraction is? Whenever Midge sings, she always chooses, “Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue?” There is nothing she detests more than Algebra class. Her ambition is to live in Thompsonville and keep boarders. This one is about you, Mary. It says that you are sometimes called Johnny. You are constantly exclaiming, “Good grac’ous, child!” Your favorite food is rice pudding. Good reason why. Disposition—generous, appearance—serious, favorite pastime— going to weddings. They’ve got your num¬ ber all right. Remember the one you went to in May? It took you a week to get over it. Your voice is often lifted to the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” You disl ' ke to ride in Fords. That’s t’ ue. You wouldn’t be disgraced. Some day you hope to be an opera singer. Well, I’m getting tired of reading. You better read the rest of them. Mary- Isn’t this interesting? Yes, I’ll read the rest. Memories and vis : ons of those day will come back to me in just a few minutes. Well, what next? Why! Sophie Markman. who was alwavs known as “Sparky.” Didn’t that name stick to her? Her favorite saying is “Oh Pat!” her favorite food is “Big Joe.” Well, that’s true. Her disposition is, curious. Believe me, she is curious. Appearance— noisy. We must forgive her, though, for being noisy because she is the baby in the class. I hope she will change in the future.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 15 study of a foreign language offers us. The study of French is as tru ' y educational as that of any other language, and the subject may be taught with as much benefit to the pupil as any other. In our everyday life we can see the bene¬ fits from being acquainted with the ideas of a foreign people. We want universal peace. In order to obtain it we must agree, or be willing to compromise on governmen¬ tal topics. By having an intimate knowl¬ edge of the modes of life and the thoughts of a foreign people, we understand each other better, we can discuss topics more freely and thus prevent much dispute. If we are to come into closer contact with France we should have some know ' edge of the French language. Language has unique force, and the an¬ cient languages in particular have power of the greatest worth. French is a very useful language, for it enlarges our English vocabulary and is in some cases a basis to other languages. Franklin once said that French was a fundamental study to Latin. In t r anslating from a foreign language a pupil must learn to use extreme nicety and accuracy of judgment in choosing the specific word or phrase which will convey as nearly as possible to his mind what the foreign language conveys to the foreign mind. Thinking in a foreign language is a useful and pleasurable experience and a practice by all means to be eventually en¬ couraged, for there is no such thing as bluffing in a foreign language examination. The average American father or mother says that many of our high school studies, including French are not practical. They think that their children should study only shorthand, bookkeeping, and other com¬ mercial studies. All are of great value to a boy or girl who choses a bus ' ness career. But even in businesses such as banking and insurance. French terms are constantly used. Expressions such as “coup d’ etat” and “connaisseuer” appear often in our daily papers. Perhaps we mav have some idea of the influence of the French ' anguage upon our own when we consider these recently-loaned French words: “Chauffeur, camouflage, depot and menu.” The literature of a nation is the expres¬ sion of national personality and ideals and one cannot study it without absorbing that personality and those ideals. French liter¬ ature has many characteristic traits such as: love of form, love of self-expression and politeness. We are all acquainted with the old French saying: “Les Fran- cais sont tout a fait polis.” Is not such a language as this worthy of study by our youth ? French has also a great value as a key to literary and scientific writings. French writers such as Corneille, Hugo, and Moliere have contributed a great deal to literature which can best be learned through a study of the works of these authors. Since France has contributed so much to Science, we can keep up with its advance in no better way than through the reading in their own language of the discoveries of such scientists as Pasteur and Madame Cure. A great deal of pleasure is received when in reading papers and books we are able to understand French words and phrases which we constantly meet. There is hardly a book at the present time which does not contain one or more French words. Take any present day novel and we find that the author writes under a “nom de plume.” The heroine of the story generally belongs to the “nouveau-riche” class. Her modest hat is disguised as “chapeau,” and her suit an an “ensemb’e.” A common meeting-place is given the elaborate name of a “ren¬ dezvous.” The s ; mple bill of fare “a la carte or table d ’hote” is made to look quite ornate under its decorations of “entrees,” “hors d’oeuvre,” and “dishes a la- mode.” Considering the fact that the study of French not only helps the study of our own language, gives us an idea of the lives end customs of others, furnishes a key to literature, and scientific writings, but also affords us an enormous amount of pleasure, we realize that the study of French has both a cultural and practical value. Margaret Brett, ’26. -(o)- STATISTICS. Hello, Mary. Hello, Sarah. Sarah—I’ve got a great surprise for you. Mary—Really? What is it? Sarah—The other night I was fussing with the radio, and seeing how many sta¬ tions I could get when I tuned in on Sta¬ tion WLHS. I was always told that this station broadcasts good programs so I decided to listen in. At first I heard some sort of musical program, but then came the surprise. What do you suppose it was ? Mary—Oh, tell me.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 Her favorite song is “I Know Why.” She seems to know everything but her short¬ hand. She told me many times that she detested shorthand but I don’t see why she kept on taking it. Her amusement is “Thinking up alibis.” That’s right. If she spent more time on her shorthand than thinking about excuses perhaps she wouldn’t have detested the subject so much. She expects to live in Hartford. There’s a good reason why, but I won’t tell. Can you guess ? Well, here’s Edward Micha, called “Jeff.” He is always saying “Got a match? Your brother working?” His favorite food is gum. That’s a true fact. No girl or boy ever spends his money on gum as Jeff. Remember how he liked to get his teacher’s attention. His disposition is— Happy-go-lucky. Appearance—sunny. Fa¬ vorite song is “Always.” Many times Jeff disturbed other classes by singing this song. Favorite amusement is “Taking a stro ' l down a shady Knowle.” I wonder where that shady Knowle is situated? He goes to this spot that nobody knows because he dislikes too many around. His ambition is to become a Junior partner in the Wrig- ley Chew ' ng Gum Company. We’l, I hope he will soon have a share so that he can begin to save his nickels. This is about Agnes Connolly, often called “Ag“ for short. Her saying is “Stop teasing me.” She really hates to be teased. Her favorite food is “Love Nest.” “Ag” was a ' ways bashful. I wonder whv? Her appearance is innocent. Her favorite song is “Don’t Cry.” I believe she sang that to the children she took care of for her pastime. Her dislike—to be kidded about the boys. Perhaps when she becomes a nurse she won’t mind the teasing and kidding. , s one is about Corrine Burwood. some¬ times called “Jane.” She is constantly saying “For Heavens’ sake.” She has no favorite food. She likes anything that is sweet. Her disposition is mild. Appear¬ ance—pleasant. She is always pleasant whether anything is wrong or not. Her favorite amusement is writing books on “How to cure the ills of the World, or Marriage.” The song that she likes best is All Alone. Her ambition is to become a piano teacher. Corrine has the talent. I really think that some day she may be¬ come almost as great as Paderewski. Her d ' slikc is cats. Here’s Henry O’Leary’s. Listen to this. His nickname is “Hen.” His favorite ex¬ pression—“Kinda warm, isn’t it?” His disposition is carefree, w r ith an “I should worry” air. We know that all right, don’t we? His favorite food is Life-Savers. Remember, when Henry used to buy Life- Savers and bring them to school. I guess they did save his life many a time. His appearance—slim. Favorite pastime is sit¬ ting on the veranda in the dark. That’s t ue. 1 o you remember the party we all attended and how Henry was always to be found sitting on the veranda? His favor¬ ite song—“Oh! what a Pal is Mary.” This is very interesting. His ambition is to be a sheik. Don’t you think Henry will soon be one ? He dislikes home work. This is about my old pal Edna Mocklis, often called “Eddie.” Her favorite ex¬ pression is “My Word!” Disposition- friendly. She is a friendly girl. Her food is Bolsters. Her appearance—tall and stately. Her favorite amusement is playing post-office at parties. Her favor¬ ite song which she sings often is Just an Ice Dealer’s Sweetheart.” She may be¬ come as famous as Ella Cinders even if she is an ice dealer’s sweetheart. Her am¬ bition is to become the champion skater of Connecticut, She may, some day, if she keeps up her rate. Her dislike is boys. We know she dislikes certain boys like “Joe.” The next member of “Who’s Who” is Ruth Drake, known as “Sam.” Her favor- i:e saying is “Let me alone.” Disposition— qu et. Favorite food—watermelons. Her appearance—lonesome. Her favorite pastime is attending dances. Her favorite song—“I’m not the lonesomest girl in town.” We may all think she is, but we ought to see her Sunday evening. Her am¬ bition is to be a Charleston dancer. She dislikes teasing. The last one is about you, Sarah. You are sometimes, called “Georgie.” Your favorite expression is “Fer the love of Pete.” Your favorite food is Kisses. I don’t blame you for liking them. Your dis¬ position is lovable. Your appearance—at¬ tractive. our favorite amusement—walk¬ ing home from parties. Yes, I think your mother ought to buy you a Ford in which to drive home from parties. Favorite song—“Two O’clock in the Morning.” Yes, it was two o’clock when you got home from one party. Your ambition is to work in the Travelers Insurance Company. You’ll be right there. Your dislike—going to parties. Yes, we have noticed that you dis ' ike parties, especially the last one. I think these statistics were very enter¬ taining. I will be looking forward for the “Who’s Who” in the Senior Class of the Windsor Locks High School in 1927. Sarah Compaine, ’26. Mary Poloski, ’26.