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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 23 take a trip to the World s Fair in New York, on May 20. The absence of these tradi¬ tional activities from the Senior calendar does not imply that they have been given up permanently. This year, as in the past, the school has had the opportunity of being addressed at assembly by a number of speakers. Among those who have spoken this year are the following: Mr. Vincent (November 29 ) ; Mr. Sweet (nature lecturer, January 9 ) ; Mr. A. Mozier (March 13 ). Besides these speakers at assembly, a number of gentlemen have addressed the individual classes. On January 30 , Dr. Thompson from Springfield College addressed the Senior Class. Mr. Bochman of the Hartford Y. M. C. A. spoke to the chemistry class on ‘Alcohol and Its Harmful Effects.” Mr. Hammond spoke to the boys at assembly on the Diesel Engine and its possibilities, and Mr. Harcourt spoke to the physics class on polarized light. Thus the school has enjoyed the opportunity of listening to many speakers as well as presenting programs from which some good can be derived for all. for this reason we consider the term of 1938-1939 as one of the most successful in the history of the school. Ramon McCue, 39 . INFORMATION PLEASE 1 . What does Barbara Silk find to write about in all her notes to a certain Senior boy during 4 th period? 2 . Do the Freshman girls have a mortgage on the mirror in the dressing room? 3 . What is it that the Senior boys have that the Freshman boys lack? 4 . Does Raymond Roncare get his golden voice from eating bird seed? 5 . What honors does the coming year hold for Ellen Root? 6 . What will the baseball team do without Cookie Malec? 7 . Did somebody tell Johnny Carnevale that he looks like Robert Taylor or Tyrone Power? 8 . Did the cat get Warren Devlin’s tongue? 9 . When will those certain Sophomore girls grow up? 10 . Who will win the race of Sophistication that is going on among the Freshman? 25

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Three programs were presented during the year by the class. The first was the Christmas program under the supervision of Mr. Jackson; the second was an Easter program directed by Mr. Parmelee; and the last was a program in honor of Memorial Day, given with the help of Mrs. Creed. Mrs. Allen had supervision of musical numbers in all three programs. The class elected as its representative to the Athletic Council, Thomas Silk. They also elected as class reporter for the Journal, Rose Carnevale. Rose Carnevale, ’ 42 . — SCHOOL NEWS — On September 7 , 1938, 190 pupils enrolled in the Windsor Locks High School for another busy year of school work. This year the High School continued its policy of printing topics of interest to pupils and parents in a section of the Windsor Locks Journal donated to the School for that purpose, every month. Another continuation of last year is the Commercial Club, composed of members of the Senior and Junior Classes taking Commercial subjects. Officers of that club were Lillian Snow, president; Angelina Ferrari, secretary-treasurer; and the Misses Loeser and Casinghino as Faculty advisers. The club distinguished itself this year by publishing a school paper entitled The School Crier, containing numerous interesting departments. Besides the Commercial Club, during this year two new clubs came into existence. They were the Latin Club and the Scribblers’ Club. The membership of the Latin Club is limited to those pupils who have taken two or more years of Latin. The Club met with noteworthy success under Miss Burke’s guidance, and among its many activities held an enjoyable Card Party on the evening of February 10. The officers of the club for this year were: Ellen Root, president; Marion Harvey, secretary; Julia Taravella, treasurer. The newly-elected officers who assume their responsibilities next year are Betty McCloskey, president; Jeanne Sheridan, secretary; Mary Buckley, treasurer. The membership of the Scribblers’ Club is confined to Seniors. It is more of a recreational organization formed by the students under Miss Smith to correspond with pupils in different parts of the World. During the course of the year, letters have been received from Great Britain, Union of South Africa, Canada, South America, Egypt, Holland, Hawaii, and a host of other countries, each proving to be unique in interest and subject matter. Officers of this club were: Margaret Rabbett, president; Mildred Wallace, vice-president; Irene Daglio, secretary; Lillian Snow, treasurer. Reviewing the calendar of Social Activities we find one quite limited in number but each event meeting with pronounced success. The Seniors presented their first Social in the traditional manner in Memorial Hall on the evening of November 4 . It met with such overwhelming success that they had little rest until another was presented at the same hall, February 21. Alumni will probably note the absence of the Reception and Banquet from the list of Senior activities. These were reluctantly relinquished by the class to enable them to 24

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD GRADUATION NIGHT PROGRAM SALUTATORY I CHOOSE AMERICAN IDEALS Classmates, Parents, Members of the Board of Education, Teachers, and Friends: All too quickly time has sped on its way and now at the completion of four years spent in study, we must turn our backs upon our school days and venture forth to do our small but important share in the work of the world, taking on the responsibilities of supporting ourselves and of helping to conduct a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Ours, too, will be the responsibilities of improving our country as it has been the duty of other generations that gave preceded us. We love America. We love the ideals for which the United States of America stands, and because of our love, we want to see our country improved. We want to see her faults overcome. We want to see troubles with foreign powers, that might prove disastrous to our beloved country, avoided. There are several practices within our country which menace the happiness and prosperity of our nation. There are a host of thieves, robbers, racketeers, smugglers, and all kinds of criminals who present a threatening force against our happy land. There are, too, more clever criminals who keep within the government laws but who break every law of human decency and morale. They are everywhere. Thus, it will be our duty as American citizens to protect our country against this evil body. Troubles within our borders must be overcome; troubles between nations must be avoided. Furthermore, we must try to avoid foreign strife and struggle. Thus, these are only a few of the responsibilities that we shall find ours as we take leave of our classmates and enter the new and dignified role as co-workers and citizens of this great nation. The privilege of serving our country in this capacity is ours. It is going to be a serious, difficult task; nevertheless, it will be a great trust. By serving our country well, we are serving ourselves; for we shall benefit from our efforts perhaps more than anyone else. When our forefathers founded the first settlement at Plymouth they bequeathed to us a set of high ideals such as the love of liberty, economy, industry, honesty, faith, and fair-play; and these qualities have made our land, a land of the free, the brave, and a land respected by every other nation in the world, and we must continue to keep this regard. Hence, it is our duty as American citizens to keep the inspiration of the ideals of those who founded them and those who sustained them. How fortunate we are to live in a country where every ideal leads to a happy, wholesome democracy rather than in a country where the one ideal is to make that land the greatest military power in the world. American ideals are those which will bring happiness to everyone. Freedom in government and in personal affairs is the basic principle of American democracy and it must be duly respected if America is to continue forever to be a land of liberty. Therefore, let us ever be inspired by these American ideals and pledge ourselves to do our best in fulfilling the high hopes of our fathers. Lillian Snow, ’ 39 . 26