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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 5 CLASS NIGHT PROGRAM ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Members of the School Board, Principal, Teachers, Parents, Undergrad¬ uates, and Friends:— It is with great pleasure that I, in the name of the Class of 1933, welcome you here for our Class Night Exercises. We thank you for your kind co-operation during our high school days and for your presence here this evening. To-night, we portray the lighter side of school life with its fun and frolic. We hope you will enjoy our pranks as much as we shall enjoy performing them. There is some sadness, however, mingled with the joy of reaching our long-sought goal, for we realize that some of the happiest days of our lives are now over and we must step out into the world to occupy positions in life held by our predecessors. We have successfully reached our first goal, that of knowledge. Now we must apply that k nowledge as we strive for the far-off goal, “SUCCESS.” Thomas Connolly, ’33. CLASS HISTORY. On September 9, 1929, the renowned and illustrious class of ’33 en¬ tered the portals of Windsor Locks High School. There were forty of us then. After about a week of school the class held its first meeting for the purpose of electing officers. The results were as follows: President, Ray¬ mond Conroy: Vice-President, Mary Dowd; Treasurer, William Queen; Secretary, Anna Shykula: Class Editor, Mary Gandolfi. Later at a special meeting Frank Pohorylo was elected class representative to the Athletic Council. We were proud of our first program which was given in commemo¬ ration of Armistice Day. Later all of the members of the class participated in the preliminary hearing of the Freshman Prize Speaking Contest. The final contest was held March twenty-eight. Mary Dowd won the first prize and the second prize was won by Howard White. Thus our first happy year together dwindled away. Thirty-five of the forty Freshmen returned as Sophomores. We were glad to welcome Robert Taravella, a former student of the Loomis Institute, and Francis Cooney of the Cathedral High School in Springfield. On September nineteenth, a class meeting was held at which the following officers were elected: President, Burton Wadsworth; Vice-Presi¬ dent, William Queen; Secretary, Shirley Jackson; Treasurer, Amelia Rac- cone; Class Editor, Anna Shykula. Shirley Jackson and Donald Cameron were elected as class representatives in the Athletic Council.

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4 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD HERALD LITERARY HOARD Anna Shykula, ’33 Frances O’Connell, ’34 Mary Gandolfi, ’33 Mary Kane, ’35 Boys’ Athletics Earl Barberie, ’34 Editor-in-Chief Shirley Jackson • Associate Editors Mary Dowd, ’33 Glenn White, ’35 Class Editors Rita Sheehan, ’34 Doris Tambussi, ' 36 School .Editor Mary Griffin, ’33 Athletic Editors Assistant Benjamin Goldfarb, ’33 Girls’ Athletics Lucy Sfreddo Assistant Magna Anderson Art Editor Anthony Colapietro, ’34 BUSINESS BOARD Business Manager Mary Gandolfi, ’33 Assistants Anna Gaudette, ’34 Gertrude Gallagher, ’34 Rose Giacopassi, ’34 THE FACULTY Mathematics—Leander Jackson, Principal Commercial Kathryn B. Leary French and Latin Frances Burke English Lucille Smith Freshman Subjects L. Katherine Sackett Physical Training, History, Economics Helen Holbrook Latin and Mathematics Mary Ryan Physical Training, Science and Mathematics Ernest McVey Music Lydia Mettler THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Cyrus G. Flanders, Chairman Timothy B. Dowd ♦J. Robert Montgomery Alexander Campbell Patrick T. Reilly H. M. Broderick

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6 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD In October a “weenie roast” was enjoyed by the class and the faculty. We were also proud to have some of the members of our class talke part in the operetta, “Sunbonnet Sue.” Irene Matroni was chosen to play the part of the leading lady. Mary Dowd, Mary Gandolfi, and William Sfreddo also had prominent parts in the cast. Before the close of our Sophomore year we regretted the loss of two members, Irene Matroni and William Queen. Our Junior year opened with an enrollment of thirty-one students. Although we regretted the loss of William Sfreddo, we were glad to welcome a new member, Waldo Pinney, who had formerly attended Bloomfield High School. In October a class meeting was held for the purpose of electing offi¬ cers for the ensuing year. The results were as follows: President, Mary Gandolfi; Vice-President, Thomas Connolly; Treasurer, Amelia Raccone; Secretary, Anna Shykula; Class Editor, Mary Griffin. Later at a special meeting Thomas Connolly, Charles Borowski and Max Wolnick were elected as class representatives to the Athletic Council. On December third we held a meeting at which we selected our class rings which were bought from the L. C. Balfour Company of Attle¬ boro, Massachusetts. Several programs were held during the year, but the most important event was the prize essay contest. The first prize was won by Mary Dowd and the second by Howard White. Our Junior Prom was held on June third. It was a success both financially and socially. The music was furnished by the Rainbow Orchestra of Enfield. This event closed our happy Junior year. In September 1932 we again returned to school. We were now a class of thirty-two dignified seniors. At our first class meeting the follow¬ ing officers were elected: President, Thomas Connolly; Vice-President, Robert Taravella: Treasurer, Mary Dowd; Secretary, Shirley Jackson; class editor, Mary Gandolfi. Later at a special meeting four members were elected to represent the class in the Athletic Council. In September a “hot-dog roast” was sponsored, which was attended by the senior class and the faculty. It was a very enjoyable occasion. In October all of the members of the high school and the faculty donned their oldest clothes and attended a “Depression Party”«given by the senior class. Views on the platforms of the two major parties in the presidential campaign were presented in assembly on November second. Waldo Pinney and Benjamin Goldfarb spoke for the Democrats while the Republican side was defended by Valeria Cooney and Burton Wadsworth. On Wednesday, November twenty-third, we displayed our great ability in a program presented in commemoration of Thanksgviing Day. In January, a mid-winter dance was sponsored, the music being fur¬ nished by Abrahamson’s Orchestra of Enfield. This proved to be a very successful affair. About this time we conducted a series of sandwich sales, too.