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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 31 an encouragement for others to commit crime. The men appointed as judges were: Mr. Howard, Supt. of Schools of Windsor; Mr. Bushnell, Supt. of Schools in East Windsor, and Mr. William Fitzgerald of this town. The winner of the debate was Florence Migliora, who is the second mem¬ ber of the society to have her name en¬ graved on the silver cup. The members of the Debating Society who are in the Senior Class wish to thank the undergraduates for their kind co¬ operation during the year and wish them every success in all their debates in the future. Margaret Brett, ’26. --(o)- THE POSTER CLUB. The Poster Club met regularly until the last of May. The time was spent in mak¬ ing posters for the Senior Piay, National Good-will Day, the final Debate and the Senior Food Sale. Linda Bruni, ’29. - (o) - MY TRIP TO WASHINGTON. Almost anybody enjoys a respite from the hard studies of High School, but when my father told me we were going to Wash¬ ington for a week, my joy was complete. It was then the 16th of March and we were to leave the following day, so I had very little time to prepare, but I was ready to start on the 17th before noon. We left at half past eleven and reached Hartford at noon where we had to have the radiator of our car repaired. At one o’clock we were on our way again. Since the traffic was light we made good time until we reached New Haven where we had to stop on busi¬ ness. We remained there for about a half hour and then proceeded on our way. We arrived at Fort Lee Ferry, New York, at 8 o clock. There we had to wait for a ferry to take us across the river to Jersey City where we stopped to rest and eat. Now w ' e could see the Woolworth building which was lighted up, nd other tall buildings which were also very beautifully illumi¬ nated. W’e reached Philadelphia at eleven o’clock. As one enters the city, he sees a large bou evard which is divided into four sec¬ tions. Between the sections there is a row of trees and electric lights. We drove into the city and stopped at the Hotel Lafayette, where we stayed for the night. In the morning we wanted to see the navy yard, but the lack of time prevented us, for we were to reach Washington that day. It was a very enjoyable ride between Phila¬ delphia and Baltimore, but after we left Baltimore we ran into a very hard snow storm which lasted about two hours and then changed to rain. This made our trip much slower than we had planned. At noon we stopped to eat, just ninety miles from W ashington. The rain ceased and the sun came out, so we made good time into Mount Ranier which is just one mile out of Wash¬ ington. Here we stopped at my uncle’s, where we were going to stay on our trip. Since it was so late in the afternoon, we did not go down to the city until evening. Then we went to the largest theatre in the city. The following day I went to see the Washington mounment and Lincoln me¬ morial. The monument stands on a hill just outside of the city limit. As the eleva¬ tor was out of order I had to walk to the top. It w r as a very tii esome climb, but I did not mind it, for there were medals and other interesting things on the way up. At the top of the monument there are four windows, one on each side of the monu¬ ment. Through these one can see the city of Washington, Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the Capitol, the Congressional Library, Potomac Park and other interest¬ ing places. I did not stay long for it was almost noon and I wanted to see the Lincoln Memorial. Between the memorial and the monument there is a large pool which is filled with water for skating in the winter. As one stands on the edge of the pool, he can see the reflection of the me¬ morial at one end, and the monument at the other. I then walked over to the me¬ morial which is a large square building with thirty-three large pillars around it, each one representing a state that was in the Union at the time of Lincoln’s administration. It is open on all sides, but facing the main entrance there is a large statue of Lincoln sitting in a chair. On the walls around the memorial are engraved the speeches of Lin¬ coln. After I looked around the memorial and read the speeches, I walked into the city where I met my unc!e and went to din¬ ner. After dinner I went down to his office which is in the building of the National Federation of Postal Clerks. I looked over this building and then w ' ent over to see the Congressional Library which is the most beautiful building in Washington. In this building are the original copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Con-

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30 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD ATHLETIC NOTES. The Windsor Locks High School has turned out a winning baseball team this year. The line-up is as follows: Catcher, Fred Kennedy; Pitcher, James Kennedy; First Base, Henry O’Leary; Second Base. Francis McHugh; Short-stop, Edward Micha; Third Base , Marcus Lawson; Left Field, John Pohorylo; Center Field, Joseph Gatti; Right Field, John Karges. substitute for field, Raymond Montagna, Leon Pascoe, Angelo Marconi. Games Played April 21 High School VS. Alumni 15 April 28 5 High School vs. Enfield 15 April 30 6 ♦High School vs. Wethersfield 5 May 4 4 ♦High Sshool vs. Glastonbury 12 May 11 5 ♦High School vs. Bloomfield 12 May 17 0 High School vs. Enfield 11 May 25 7 Hign School vs. Glastonbury 5 May 28 6 High School vs. Wethersfield 8 June 4 6 High School vs. Portland 12 June 8 9 ♦High School vs. New Britain 14 7 Games to be played ♦High School vs. New Britain High School vs. Portland ♦Games not in the League. Batting Averages. O ' Leary, 400; Micha. 473; F. Kennedy, 404; Lawson. 318; McHugh, 292; Karges, 289; Pohorylo, 286; Marconi, 250; Gatti, 205; J. Kennedy, 200. Harold Hancock, ’28. BETA KAPPA DELTA NOTES. The meeting of the Beta Kappa Delta Society was called to order at 9.10 Thurs¬ day morning, March 14. The first of the series of competitive debates was held on the subject: “Resolved, tnat the open shop is preferab’e to the closed shop.” Those upholding the affirmative were Phyllis Frey, Florence Migliora, and Marian Phelps. Those upholding the negative were: Sarah Compaine, Joseph Moran, and Margaret Brett. The negative won by two votes. On March 28, the second of the series of debates was held. The question discussed was: “Resolved, that the Government should have control of the coal mines of the United States.” The affirmative speakers were: Elizabeth Jackson, Joseph Raccone, and Harold Hancock. The negative speak¬ ers were: Dorothy Phe’ps, Mary McHugh, and Arthur Mandirola. This was the only one of the series to be held in Room 1, before the school. After considerable dis¬ cussion, the judges decided in favor of the affirmative. On April 11, the last of the series of de¬ bates was held. The question discussed by the debaters was: “Resolved, that diversity in agriculture is preferable to specializa¬ tion.” The affirmative side was upheld by Hilda Rego, Edward Byrne, and E’izabeth Colli. The negative debaters were: Dor¬ othy Shellington, Lilly Anderson, and Frank Semino. Theaffirmative side won. The final meeting of the society was held on April 29. This meeting was called for the purpose of electing the six best de¬ baters. They were chosen from the eighteen who took part in the competitive debates. Votes were cast and the debaters elected were: Sarah Compaine, Elizabeth Jackson, Dorothy Phelps, Mary McHugh, Phyllis Frey and ' Margaret Brett. The al¬ ternates were Florence Migliora and Ar¬ thur Manderola. Phyllis Frey and Florence Migliora exchanged places. On May 21, the six debaters appeared be¬ fore the faculty and friends in an open meeting in the High School. Phyllis Frey presided as chairman. The question dis¬ cussed was: “Resolved, that capital punish¬ ment should be abolished.” The affirmative side was upheld by Elizabeth Jackson, Sarah Compaine, and Dorothy Phelps; the negative, by Margaret Brett, Florence Mig¬ liora, and Mary McHugh. The points were: That law and justice demand capital punish¬ ment; that the increase in murder is signif¬ icant: and that life imprisonment is only

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32 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD stitution. These are in a case of gold with a bullet-proof cover. In the middle of the building there is a large dome and under this are kept the books. From there I went over to the Senate building where I met a few of the Senators. Senator LaFollette gave me a card to the reserved gallei y in thee Capitol. Then I went over to the Representative building where I met the Representative from Con¬ necticut. After I had looked around this building I went to my uncle’s house for the night. We were going to Mount Ver¬ non the next day, which happened to be Saturday, for the house is closed on Sun¬ day. In the morning we went over the Arlington Cemetery where we saw the mast and the anchor of the battleship, Maine. We also saw the Memorial which was built on the plan of an Amphitheatre and is made of white marble. We then visited the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the home of General Lee. That evening we drove through Potomac Park and down to the wharf where we saw the President’s ship, the “Mayflower.” From there we drove down to the Ford theatre and the house in which Lincoln died. Then we drove over Lion Bridge and went to see the home of General Sheridan. The latter is a very large concrete house with a large veranda. His wife lives there now. In front of the house there is a circle and in the center is a statue of Sheridan mount¬ ed on a horse. The ' statue represents him as he was bowing a farewell to his wife, when he left to join the Union army. From there we went to see the home of Mary Roberts Rinehart which is a very beautiful place, situated on California avenue. It is surrounded by a large flower garden. On the way home we drove around the grounds of the old soldiers’ home. Beside the road¬ way there are cannons from the oldest to the latest models. On the grounds there are swimming pools, a golf course, and other sports. The next day we went down to the Cap¬ itol where we saw the Senate in session. They were debating on the strike at Passaic, New Jersey. From there we went to Statuary Hall where each state has a right to place two statues of its greatest men. We then visited the Representative gallery but as there was no meeting we did not stay. From the Capitol we went to Bolling Aviation Field where we saw the latest models of the airplane, seaplane, and bal¬ loon. We then went to see the Museum which contains the Roosevelt collection of animals of the jungles. There were also models of a salt and of a coal mine. When we came out of the mine it was late so we went up to the house. We started for home, the following day, and arrived the 23rd, having made the trip from Washing¬ ton in a day and a half. Larue George, ’28. -(o)- EXCHANGES. We acknowledge the following exchanges, 1925-26.:— “The New Era,” East Hartford, Conn. “Tech News,” Worcester, Mass. “The Commercial News,” New Haven, Ct. “Green and Brown,” Flagstaff, Ariz. “Enfield Echo,” Enfield, Conn. “Chips,” Richmond, Vt. “Somanhis Events,” South Manchester, Conn. “The Register,” Burlington, Vt. “The Booster,” Providence, R. I. “The Agawam Mirror,” Agawam, Mass. “The Tunxis,” Windsor, Conn. “The Waxa Beacon,” Waxahackie, Texas. “The Record,” Glastonbury, Conn. - (o) - CHUCKLES. I’ll Speak to Him About That Boss: “What does this mean? You broth¬ er just called up and said you were sick and wouldn’t come to work to-day.” Office Boy: “Why, the big boob! He wasn’t supposed to call up until to¬ morrow!” Lucky He Woke Up! “I had a funny dream last night.” “Yeh? What was it?” “I dreamed that I was eating shredded wheat and when I woke up half the mat¬ tress was gone.” A Spasmodic Investigation. “How many ribs have you, Johnny?” asked the teacher. “I don’t know, ma’am. I’m so awful tick¬ lish I never could count ’em.” —Selected Pat’s Titles An Irishman, while walking down the