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

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD CLASS PROPHECY. Scene: Dining Room, Kimball Hotel. Time: 1944. Pat: Why Rita and Gert! What a surprise! Well,where have you been for the past ten years? Since I ' ve been teaching school in Northampton, I haven’t seen any of my old classmates. Rita: Oh, so that’s where you’ve been. Gert and I happened to meet the other day and we arranged to have lunch together here but we never expected to meet you. What brings you here? Pat: I was going to Windsor Locks for a visit and I decided to s-tay over night here. Rita: We have just been talking over various members of the class. I suppose you know Gert and Carrie have gone into the millinery business. Gert: Rita, why don’t you teli us what you are doing? Rita: Well, I’ve been stenographer to our town clerk, Lawrence Oliva, for the past five years. Gert: You don’t say. I bet you’ll never guess who came into our shop the other day. Rita and Pat: Who? Gert: Kay Kelsey and Rose Giacopassi. Kay told me she was Kate Smith’s understudy. Rose is private secretary to Eari Barberi, who is mayor of Rockville. Pat: Goodness! did they say anything about Adele and Lavon? Gert: Yes, Adele is Truant Officer at the Frances O’Connell School of Business Administration, and Lavon teaches ballroom dancing there. Rita: Have you heard whose orchestra is playing out at Pine Point all this week ? Molyn’s Merry Madcaps. Pat: Is that true! Gert: And I heard that John Marconi is editor of the Poquonock News and his friend, Fred O’Neil, is taking the part of the “Shadow” in a radio mystery drama. Rita: How about Teddy Pesce and Mary Shykula? Gert: Oh, haven’t you ever heard about Teddy? He sings in John Ferrara’s Barber Shop Quartet. Mary Shykula is married but she still runs her hairdressing shop on Broadway. It is considered one of the best shops of its kind. Pat: Is it true that Marion Kobos is hostess in the South End Night Club? I think she would do well in that position. Don’t you? Gert: Yes, I do. And did you know that Louis Camp is a professor of languages at Yale? His friend, Aldo, is the manager of an A. P. store at Hayden Station. Bernie Pikul is the new “Voice of Experience” on Station CBD. Rita: That certainly is surprising. The other day I met Tommy Paoletti, who is now on his way to fame and fortune, having invented a

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 15 There should be some organizations in this town which would have as part of their work the guiding of young people in the use of their leisure time so that it will be spent for the good of the town as well as for them¬ selves. The parents, the business men, and the town officials should be interested in the future of the coming citizens. The outcome of our lives, of course, depends upon ourselves. No matter how difficult conditions may be, we should make the best of them. Whether we go forward depends upon our skill, our intelligence, and our character. As Joy Elmer Morgan once wrote, “Civilization can rise no higher than its source.” Kathleen Kelsey, ’34. THE GRADCATE OF TODAY. When the commencement festivities are over, and the joyous words and parting advice are given, then the high school graduate of today is faced with the problem of seeking either a higher education or some type of employment. But what is the graduate, who can not find employment going to do with his leisure time? Is he going to use it for the betterment of himself and his community, or is he just going to walk the streets and hope for the best? That is the question confronting many a young man and woman today. If you ask him what he is going to do after graduation, you are likely to get an answer like this: “I don’t know what I am going to do if I can’t find a job.” With so many young men and women graduating from high school and so few open positions, the young graduate does not know where to turn. The high schools are so crowded that there is little or no chance fotr Post Graduate work. This is the situation which the graduate of Windsor Locks faces. Many communities are endeavoring to find ways for the graduate to attend camps or night schools which they are providing, where such young people may continue their study in the field for which they are best suited. This will enable the young people to specialize in one or many fields until opportunity knocks at their doors. Then they will be ready to fill any position and overcome competition in their field of life. Life is full of competition and the man or woman who is best quali¬ fied will receive the best position. If you are a graduate of any high school or even of a college don’t be discouraged and be a quitter but wait and do the little things that you can find to do today, and the time will come when you will be fitted to compete for your position in life. Thaddeus M. Tenero, ’34.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 non-skid sled, and he told me that Teddy Tenero had just been elected presi¬ dent of the reorganized Windsor Locks Bank. Pat: While I was visiting in Windsor Locks the other day, I ran across Tony Coiy, who is now head of a chain of Coly hotels all over New England and he told me that Anna Gaudette is assistant manager of the Bridge Book Store in Hartford. She wanted to be supervisor of the public library in Warehouse Point but Marion McCloskey won out. I also heard that Mary Bottasso is running an article in the Windsor Locks Journal “Advice to the Lovelorn. Gert: When Carrie was in New York last week buying hats for our shop she went to see “The Follies of 1944. Who do you think was the leading dancer? Lucy Sfreddo. She was a great success. I wish I could see it. As I think back to high school days I remember that she always did like to dance. Rita: Her old pal, Stel?a Giesacki, became an attorney and is now running for the United States Senate. Pat: While I was out near the plains today I saw a sign which read “Antonacci’s Hatcheries, Scientific Chicken Raising.” That isn’t, by any chance, Antoinette is it? Rita: Yes, that’s Antoinette all right. Dorothy Kelsey is also going in for farming but in a different manner. She has a large cattle ranch that is widely known for its “beef-steak.” Pat: Well, my train is leaving in a few minutes so I’ll have to start along. I hope we’ll meet again soon. Rtia: I’ll have to be going too, but I certainly have enjoyed this day. Gert: We’ve had a lovely time together and I have learned a lot about our classmates. Pat: Well, good-bye, Gert and Rita. Gert and Rita: Good-bye. Grace Norman, ’34 Rita Sheehan, ’34. Gertrude Gallagher, ’34. ADVERTISING. The members of our class gathered here tonight represent the finished product of four years of study. We have acquired some skills and knowledge to offer to the world, but what does the world hold in store for us? In a few r weeks many of us will be searching for positions. Others will proceed to higher schools of learning. Those of us, w’ho are not going on further with our studies, will probably be w’ondering w r hat vocation to follow’. One interesting field of w’ork that is not overcrowded today is the business of advertising. It is a flourishing and growing vocation w’hich holds many opportunities for the clever individual. The requirements are