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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 23 ATHLETICS Due to inadequate equipment and the lack of a gymnasium the only sport the Windsor Locks High School could participate in was baseball. In the future, the High School may have more outside sports, as the new athletic field will be completed and more time can be given to the members of the school. In the early spring, the boys reported for pract ' ce under the super¬ vision of Coach Robert Jackson. The team consisted of the following— Seniors: Andrew Gaudette, Joseph Dursa, Guerino Pellegrini, James Price, Vincent Dowd and Victor Malec. Juniors: John Ma urek and Robert Mc¬ Kenna. Sophomores: William Pcgg John Sasali, William McKenna, Wil¬ liam Kuczynski and Fred Stanger. Freshmen: Albert Calsetta and Ches¬ ter McComb. To raise funds for baseball equipment the athletic association presented the magician, I.. Raymond Cox and his Wonder Workers, at the Rialto Theatre, and also sold magazines for the Curtis Publishing Company. April 20 Rockville. Away Lost April 23 Collinsville Away Won April 28 Manchester Trade Away Won April 30 Watkinson Away Won May 5 Hartford Trade Home Lost May 7 Rockville Home Lost May 14 Manchester Trade Home Lost May 20 Morse College (Cancelled) May 26 Enfield Home Won May 28 Watkinson (Cancelled) June 2 Hartford Trade A.way Lost June 9 Enfield Away Lost Victor Malec, ’37

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD During the year the class presented two programs: One in honor of Washington and Lincoln, and the other in celebration of Easter. The presentation in memory of Washington and Lincoln was given February 19, with the following cast: Irene Daglio, Theresa Danyluk, Isabelle De- Bella, Eleanor Dowd, Angelina Farrari, Louise Howlette, Barbara Kane, Caroline Naie, Elizabeth Oates, Germaine Paquin, Kathleen Rabbett, Mar¬ garet Rabbett, Rena Sicbaldi, Lillian Snow, Mildred Wallace, and John Longo, as chairman. The presentation was directed by Miss Burke and Mrs. Allen. A program for Easter was presented with the following cast: Genevieve Ludwin, Genevieve Gubula, Marjorie McCann, Elsie Sales, Ber¬ nice Christian, Anna Christian, Heiene Sedar, Albert Roncari, Ralph McComb, Robert Merrigan, George Harvey, and Ramon McCue as chair¬ man. This program was directed by Miss Holbrook and Mrs. Allen. The Sophomore Class contributed weekly dues for the support of the Athletic Association. Kathleen Rabbett and Ramon McCue had charge of these dues. George Harvey, ’37 FRESHMAN NOTES On September 9, 1936, seventy-five Freshmen entered the Windsor Locks High School. The number of pupils enlisted were forty-one boys and thirty-four girls. In the course of the year, twelve boys and seven girls left the Freshman group. This left only fifty-six members in our class. In October, the class elections were held with results as follows: President, Francis Ciparelli; Vice-President, Ellen Root; Treasurer, James Colli; Secretary, Marion Holmes; Athletic Council, John Brown. During the year we attended several interesting and amusing class programs. Then in the spring, the Freshman class gave a Flag Day and Peace Day Program, which was enjoyed by all the students of the high school. We now leave our Freshman seats vacant for the newcomers, as we go ahead to become Sophomores. James Colli, ’40

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD GRADUATION NIGHT PROGRAM 01 B3 SJ SALUTATORY Members of the Retard of Education, Teachers, Parents and Friends:— It is indeed an honor to have the privilege of welcoming you tonight in behalf of the Class of 1937. We wish to express our deepest thanks for the opportunities for education that you have given us and for the co¬ operation that you have shown us n all our activities. We sincerely hope that our commencement exercises, dealing; with the value of education, will be enjoyable to all. THE VALUE OF TIIE EDUCATED MAN TO HIMSELF Today, it is not enough for a person to be willing to work, and to economize in order to reach his desired goal, for something much greater than mere attention to business is necessary to attain success. The man or the woman who will succeed in this age of advancement will be the on,e who is able to compete with others, who is energetic, alert, and willing to put his best efforts into all that he undertakes. Net all of us are gifted with an equal amount of intelligence, but ail of us have some quality that enables us to serve our fellowmen to the best of our abilities. That is why it is necessary for us to obtain as much education as possible, in order that we may learn from the experience of the past, the forces and qualities which have guided others on their journey toward success; for success is a journey, and it should never be considered a destination. Thus education helps the man to find his place in the world and to lift his share of the burdens of the world. Further¬ more, education (both cultural and vocational) enables man to live more peaceably with himself and with his fellow citizens. Lewis F. Lawes, famous criminologist and warden of Sing Sing Prison says: “Education must realize its proper place in the new scheme of things. We spend millions upon millions on our overcrowded reform and penal institutions. The veins of racketeering run through many chan¬ nels of every day life. Yet, we pay insufficient heed to the matter of training a large portion of our youth to earn a livelihood and be decent and useful citizens.” Therefore, education should tend to make a man more law-abiding, more broad-minded, more tolerant, more resourceful, and efficient enough to c ope with the problems of life, which he must conquer. Education should furnish him with the tods and the means of attacking these difficulties and overcoming them successfully, for as our motto states, “HE CONQUERS WHO PERSISTS ” Mary Tracy, ’37