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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 15 KATHRYN JEANNE SHERIDAN Jeanne Secretary of Latin Club. ' 40; Latin Club, ’39, 40; Scribblers’ Club, ' 40; Commercial Club, ' 40; Editorial Staff School Crier , ’40; Ticket and Program Com¬ mittee Junior Prom, ’39; Program Committee Senior Play, 39; Candy Committee Senior Play, 40; Thanks¬ giving Program, ' 38; Banquet Committee, ' 40; Cake Sale Committee, ' 39, 40; Gregg Shorthand Certificates, ' 40; Usher at Junior Essay Contest, ’39; Toast to Faculty, 40; Class Night Play, ’40. Nothing endures hut personal utilities .’ ADELE STURINO ’ Del” Glee Club, ' 37, ' 38, ' 39; Class Night Chorus, ' 40; Lincoln Day Program, ' 39; Ring Committee, ' 39; Junior Prom Orchestra Committee, ' 39; Senior Social Refresh¬ ment Committee, ' 40; Scribblers ' Club Entertainment Committee, ' 40; Senior Play Candy Committee, ’40; Scribblers ' Club, ' 40; Commercial Club, ' 39, 40; Typist and Circulation Editor of School Crier , ' 39, ' 40. ”The mildest manners and the gentlest heart DELMA KATHRYN VANDOMO Del Secretary-Treasurer of Commercial Club, ' 40; Com¬ mercial Club, ’39, ’40; Scribblers’ Club, ' 40; School Crier , ’39, ' 40; Glee Club, ' 37, ' 38, ’39, ’40; Candy Committee for Senior Play, ' 39; Poster Committee for Senior Play, ' 40; Program Committee for Senior Play, ' 40; Assembly Programs, ' 37, ' 38; Class Night Commit¬ tee, ' 40; Shorthand and Typing Certificates, ' 40; Class Night Play, ’40. A mistress of herself, though China fall. ' Page

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14 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD r - JOHN DAVID PEROTTI Dave” Scribblers’ Club, ’40; Commercial Club, ’40; Hdi torial Staff School Crier , ’40; Orchestra, ’37, 38 Glee Club, 37, 38, ’39, 40 ; Rose of the Danube , ’39 Senior Play— ' How’s Your Health , ' 40; Assembly Pro gram, ’38; Committees: Cake Sale Committee, ’39, 40 Senior Social, ' 40; Class Night Play, ’40. Hap by-go-lucky, easy-go-free Nothing on earth bothers me MARGARET ELLEN ROOT Ellen” Vice-President, ' 37; Latin Club President, 39; Latin Club, ’38, ' 39, ’40; Scribblers’ Club, ’40; Associate Edi¬ tor of Herald, ' 38, 39; Editor-in-Chief, ’40; How’s Your Health”, ' 40; Junior Essay, Third Prize, ' 39; State Latin Contest, ' 40; Ring Committee, ’39; Motto Com¬ mittee, ' 40; Banquet Committee, ' 40; Usher at Essay Contest, ’38; Usher at Senior Class Play, ' 39; Usher at Class Night and Graduation, ’39; Class Song, 40; Re¬ freshment Committee, ' 39; Assembly Programs, 37, 38, ’39, ' 40; Cake Sale, ' 39; Senior Social, ’40; Awards in Typing, ’38, ’39; Class Night Play, ’40; Valedictorian, ’40. The reward of four years ' labor won ' . DORIS MAE SFREDDO Doris” Vice-President, ’39; Editor-in-Chief of School Crier , ’40; Secretary of Scribblers’ Club, ’40; Commer¬ cial Club, ’39, ’40; Scribblers’ Club, ’40; Journalistic Work on School Crier ”, Glee Club, 37, 38, 39, ’40; Assembly Program, ’39; National Clerical Ability Test, ’40; How’s Your Health”, ’40; Gifts at Class Banquet, ’40; Decoration Committees, ’39, ’40; Game Committee, ’40; Food Sale Committee, ’40; Honor Cer¬ tificate in Stenography, ' 40; Honor Certificates in Type¬ writing, ’39, ’40; Class Night Play, ’40. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.” vO Page

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD EDITORIALS ▼ THE IMPORTANCE OF A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TODAY Some pupils look upon high school as a place to while away time until they can leave school, while others are really eager to learn. In the first place those that do go through high school obtain a better background, besides the material things which they learn. They are better able to live in this troubled world today, to cope with its difficulties. Textbooks, discussions, conversations, and the exchange of ideas inspire, promote, and broaden the thoughts and the belief of high school pupils. Textbooks are perhaps especially important because if they are prejudiced, they give a wrong idea of things. For example, there is the story told of two schools, one German and the other French, situated on opposite banks cf the Rhine. In the French school, pupils read in their text¬ books things that made the Germans look barbarous. In the same way the German pupils read how cruel the French were. Thus after school was over, the pupils stood on either side of the river and called each other names. How can there be peace in the world when even children feel this way toward each other? High schools should not only offer the right textbooks an unbiased information, but also higher education should give a basis for discussion and the interchange of ideas between students and teachers. Thus a high school should give a pupil access to sound, unprejudiced information and strive to teach greater tolerance for others while also developing a true love and loyalty for the best standards in one’s own nation. In that way, and only in that way, can we ever hope to break down the deep-set prejudices of races and nations and eventu¬ ally have peace. Angkla Gragnolati, ’42. THE TRIALS OF A SOPHOMORE Oh, such a glorious year that freshman year was! We took plenty of abuse from those upper-classmen, but it was fun. Greenhorns”, they called us; indeed we were green, but it was a pleasant green. If each class had a class song, the sophomores could adopt, ’ Just an In-between”. We are still looked down upon by the proud seniors and by juniors. The freshmen look over our heads to those higher-up. We are commonly known as ’ sophisticated soph¬ omores.” Even our subjects are harder. Last year we were able to go out once in a while at night, but now we just grind away the time, buried deep in geometry or Caesar or something just as puzzling. Sometimes, during the day, we sophisticated sophomores” get so annoyed that we are ready to turn cartwheels in class, and typing is often so exasperating, for as soon as you’re told you can have three mistakes, you’ll make four. You freshmen just be thankful that you are freshmen. When I was in your place I was told that and I never believed it. Now that I know better, take my word for it and get as much out of your freshman year as you can. Cecilia Buckley, ' 42 . oo Page