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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 27 GRADUATION NIGHT PROGRAM -★- SALUTATORY Members of the Board of Education, Teachers, Parents and Friends:— I certainly deem it an honor to welcome you here tonight in behalf of the Class of 1936. We wish to express our appreciation for the interest and cooperation you have shown in all our activities, and we sincerely hope that you will enjoy our commencement exercises which deal with the problems confronting youth. HIGHWAY SAFETY One of the foremost problems confronting youth is “How to main¬ tain Highway Safety.” Statistics show that more people are killed on the highways of America in one year than were killed on the battle front dur¬ ing the World War. Thus it depends upon the graduates of to-day, the future drivers and citizens, to solve this problem for the common benefit of mankind. There are a great many causes to w r hich accidents may be attributed. Therefore, when the question looms up, (“Are you a safe driver?”), you may invariably answer “Yes,” but could you pass a test? Are you on your toes for road defects, for defects in your own car, your brakes, headlights, or various types of engine trouble ? Do you know all the traffic rules ? Do you observe them? Are you alw’ays mentally alert? Are you always capable of making a decision in a split second? If you can answ r er these questions truthfully and without hesitation, in the affirmative, then and only then may you call yourself a “Safe Driver.” Some o,f these accident causes have been remedied since the State has members of road gangs continually repairing the highways, and com¬ pulsory automobile inspection has become law. Furthermore, literature has been widely distributed to acquaint the driver with traffic rules and regulations. Nevertheless, the responsibility of every driver himself is to maintain, at all times, perfect mental and phys : cal efficiency. One w’ay to do this is to remember that gasoline and alccihol do not mix. Consider seriously the fact that the intoxicated driver w r as the cause of 1.2 per cent, of all accidents in Connecticut during 1934. This is an inexcusable cause and one which must be eliminated. Again consider that d uring 1934 there were about forty-five acci¬ dents daily, or an accident every thirty-two minutes. Just think a human life lost every eighteen and one-half hours. These are ghastly figures which must be reduced drastically if our country is to shew that it values human life. Many states have made Highway Safety a strong spoke in the wheel of government. In Boston, and in Detroit, Safety Education Cars, operat¬ ed by the police, make the pedestrian alert to traffic conditions by having

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26 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD CLASS BALLOT Boy most likely to succeed ' Richard Blackburn Girl most likely to succeed Margaret Moore Best girl student Anna Hys Best boy bluffer-John Gorka Best girl bluffer-Mary Shykula Best dressed girl-Helen Jenkins Handsomest boy-Joseph McKenna Prettiest girl -Mary Williams Best singer.. Jean Ridel Girl with best disposition. Frances Greene Best boy sport-Charles Pansarasa Best girl sport-Irma Beltrandi Most irresponsible girl-Lorraine Barberi Most irresponsible boy- ...Stuts-Charles Stanger Laziest boy-Francis Camiglia Class tribute to Palmolive Mabel Hammond Perfect pair-Raymond Merlo and Josephine Milesi Class actress-June Wheeler Bashful boy of class-Charles Stanger Class co-ed-—Lorraine Barberi Man hater- Jean Ridel Best Mixer-Mary Sales Class lover-Edward Mokrycki Most talkative girl-Helen Jenkins Most fickle girl-Helen McCloskey Most dignified girl-Mary W illiams Heartbreaker - , -Raymond Merlo Most pleasing personality June Wheeler Class artist-George O’Callahan Boy who has done most for the school Joseph McKenna Girl who has done most for the school Doris Tambussi Best dancer-Irma Beltrandi Teacher’s pet-Richard Blackburn Class pest-George O’Callahan Nerviest girl-Anna Mae Ferrara Jolliest girl-Carolyn Lombardi Class gossip- Helen McCloskey Class humorist chick Class pewee-Angelina Antonacci Most conceited girl-Anna Kasufka Cosmetic fiend-Anna Mae Ferrara Class giant-John Gorka Teacher’s delight-Charles Pansarasa Teacher’s delight-Margaret Moore Class traffic cop-Edward Mokrycki Class musician-Doris Tambussi

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28 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD some officer speak to careless pedestrians or drivers through a loud speaker. Then in the Pennsylvania State College, Professor Neyhart has introduced a driving course into the college •‘‘which will teach the students the correct way to drive. This method will serve to eliminate a number of accidents caused by ignorance of traffic and driving rules. In our own state, Connecticut, the State Board of Education is com¬ piling a course of study in automobile safety instruction for the high school student. Such a course, which will instruct the student in the art of intelligent driving, is to be introduced in our own High School, in con¬ nection with the American History Course. This shows that the school officials are eager for the youth of Windsor Locks to become Safe Drivers, and therefore, help in the fight for Highway Safety. We know that the officials of our government have done a remark¬ able job in their campaign against highway accidents. Now it behooves every driver to do his share by adopting as his motto, the word “THINK.” DRIVERS: Lose one second to “THINK” and save one life—It may be your own. Margaret Moore, ’36. YOUTH STRIVES FOR PEACE Peace is the one ideal upon which all races of young people, whether white, red, black or yellow agree, for Peace is the most popular single idea in the world today. It i the only theory that no one openly dares to mock. The personification of peace, usually depicted as a beautiful lady in flowing white rpbes carrying an olive branch has been kept sacred in the memories of all youth throughout the Western Hemisphere through cele¬ brated works of sculpture and art, poetry and music, and praiseworthy teachings of church, school, and state. The influence of peace is so powerful that no man running for an office of any kind would dream of saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, vote for me, for I recommend myself to you on the ground that I shall take you into war.” On the contrary. Hitler says, “I would be happy if my only memorial monument were of the histor cal recognition of my labor for peace, not at the sacrifice of German honor.” Similar words are in the mouths of states¬ men of every country in the world. Anthony Eden, regarded by the British as their spokesman and in¬ spiration, wants peace with security—not just for the present, but for all time, and by international agreement.. Vladimir Potemkin, of Russia, made the statement that the uncer¬ tainty of whether or not all the League members would act together puni- tively against an aggressor was the chief cause of war. President Roosevelt addressed a message to the ladies of the D. A. R., stating that America would never engage in a war of aggression; but on the other hand, the size of the army and navy would be determined by the size of other armies and navies.