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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 EDITORIALS A DAY AT THE FAIR Saturday, May 20, dawned full of promise to the class of ’ 39 . On this beautiful sunny day, they had an appointment at the New York World ' s Fair. As the bus rolled steadily toward the southwest, all the familiar landmarks were soon lost and the new ones continued to bring awed and delighted remarks from the group until the famous Perisphere and Trylon were seen towering in the distance and everyone realized that the Fair was now near at hand. It was an excited and hurried group that made their entrance to the fairgrounds. Having gained this ground we stood in wonder gazing at the spectacle before us. Lofty towers, bizarre-shaped structures—in fact, buildings of all sizes and shapes greeted our bewildered eyes. Furthermore, it was Tulip Week and most of the millions of tulips sent to the Fair by Holland were arranged artistically around trees, fountains, or statues, their bright colors presenting a breath-taking beauty. Everywhere there were people. Lanes and roads were thronged with all varieties of humanity. And the variance in the colors of their clothes was in tune with the color schemes of the Fair. As we became acquainted with the grounds, we noticed the striking simplicity of the arrangement and architecture of the buildings. The Theme Center of the Fair is a splendid example of this. The Trylon, which stands approximately 700 feet high, is constructed on the simple lines of a pyramid and the only suggestion of decoration about the Perisphere is a round pool of sky-blue water directly beneath it. From this pool there arise four sparkling glass jets upon which the Perisphere lightly rests. The use of color is another feature of the Fair. Blues, greens, reds, yellows are all blended together to make the fairgrounds a garden of color. Our first exploration took us down the Road of Wheels, where the progress of the automobile industry was vividly portrayed in the exhibits of such companies as Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Crosley, and others. During the course of the afternoon we proceeded down Constitutional Mall and visited the foreign platforms near the Court of Peace. The Italian building was among the most beautiful in structure with magnificent water falls flowing continuously from the feet of the statute of Roma at the top of the building down to a pool at the bottom. The glittering gold Tower of Poland was also impressive. Indeed, every foreign exhibit was unique and worthy of visitors ' time. The most valuable building on the grounds, I think, was the House of Jewels in which over four million dollars ' worth cf diamonds, emeralds, pearls, sapphires, and silverware were attractively displayed in well guarded showcases. As the theme of this building, there was a jeweled picture of the history of the diamond starting from its discovery and showing it ascension to man and the world. The inside of the Perisphere revealed new delights. It pictures a day and a night in a future metropolis called Democracity.’’ The lower half of the ball was a section 19

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD MARY ELIZABETH WHITE Mary” Refreshment Committee Senior Social, ’39; Candy Committee Senior Play, ’39; Glee Club, ’36, ’37, ’38; Rose of the Danube”, Chorus, ’39; Class Night Play, ’39. Quiet always, never loud A classmate of whom we can always be proud,” VICTORIA MARY ZIMOWSKI Vicki” Refreshment Committee Senior Social, ’39; Glee Club, ’36, 37, ’38; Rose of the Danube”, ’39; Cer¬ tificates in Typing, Stenography, and Bookkeeping, ’39; Class Night Play, ’39. With infectious smile and cheerful face — She takes life as it comes ” In Appreciation To each and everyone who has in any way helped its to make this issue of the rf Herald a success, the Class of 1939 wish to express their deep appreciation. 18

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18 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD of the earth upon which there lay a complete city. The upper half of the ball was a cloud-filled sky. As night was represented, the sky was a midnight blue sprinkled with myriad stars and Democracity lay in a mysterious darkness. But as day unfolded, the stars faded and a rocf of blue sky and white clouds took their place above a sunny, happy city. And in here as in every section of the Fair, musical selections filled the air. In the evening we hurried to the famed AQUACADE, where at 8:30 we were to see the Billy Rose show featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm. There we saw the world’s best divers in action. We heard Morton Downey sing, saw the stars perform their aquatic feats, were thrilled by the gayety and glamour of the costumes and performances of the graceful Aquabelles and the Aquabeaux. For a while after the entertainment at the AQUACADE, we watched the booming and flashing fireworks. The Fair was entirely transformed by night. Each building sparkled and glistened with light. The sky was striped with the numerous flashes and beams thrown across it. Then as the dismal hour of eleven arrived, we reluctantly turned our backs upon the marvels of the New York World’s Fair and made our way to the dull unromantic parking lots and the bus. Sleepy and tired, we settled back in our seats as comfortably as we could and fell to dreaming of the tall spires, the Perispheres, the Trylons, and all the modernistic characteristics of the ’’World of Tomorrow.’’ Lillian Snow, ’ 39 . WANTED: GOOD MANNERS Our manners and customs play an important part in our lives. Standing for more than our qualities, they represent our habitual deportment. Nothing marks the well-bred person quite as much as his manners; he can easily be distinguished from others by his sociable and courteous ways. In other words, manners not only react upon the character of a person but they are based upon the idea of consideration for others. As the settled medium of social life, in contrast to the coin in commercial life, they avoid needless fric¬ tion in social gatherings. In this respect they make friends for us. By them we are taught to be agreeable, appear well pleased with all company, and seem well entertained with them. The following quotation by Edmund Burke verifies this idea of good manners to quite an extent. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law can touch us here and there, now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and color to our lives. According to their quality, they aid morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them. Ellen Root, ’ 40 . 20