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

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18 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Our appetites then warning us that it was almost lunch time, we hastened to the Automat where everyone had a very pleasing lunch. After lunch we visited St. Patrick s Cathedral, which is one of the most beautiful structures of Gothic architecture in the world. In the early afternoon we enjoyed a very interesting tour through Radio City. It was certainly a thrilling experience to stand seventy floors above the streets and be able to look down upon the huge metropolis from the top of a skyscraper. A tour of the city under a registered guide had been scheduled for the afternoon. The tour began with a drive along Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive, a visit to General Grant’s tomb, down to the Battery and the Aquarium, a glimpse of the Normandie and the Queen Elizabeth tied up to their docks, then up Broadway, by the many beautiful churches and Columbia University, and even through the Bowery and the Ghetto sections. It was a very inclusive view of the city for such a short time. After a delicious dinner, we hastened to the famed Radio City Music Hall where a very entertaining program was presented, with the world famous Rockettes performing on the stage. Later in the evening a few of the members of the class went to see Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not show. All too quickly time had sped on its way and we soon found ourselves again on the train ready for the trip homeward. To say the least, the trip proved to be a real success and one that will long be remembered by the members of the Class of 1940. Ellen Root, 40. In Appreciation The Herald Board and the Class of 1940 take this opportunity to thank all who hare cooperated in any way to make this issue of the Herald a success. o CM Page

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 THE LAST RACE (A Short Story) Johnny burns was running his last race. He knew it, the fans knew it, and the sports writers knew it. It was a marathon, twenty-five miles of hard concrete road, lined with a few spectators along the way. It was a tough race for a young man and still tougher for a man who would never see thirty-five again. Everyone said that Johnny would be finished long before he reached the finish line. But Johnny knew better; he had practiced and trained for six weeks, jogging his daily ten miles, chopping wood, swimming, and riding a bicycle. Little by little he had built up a strong body and great endurance. But a man who had been found half dead in the street from want of rest and starvation does not recover very quickly. True, he had been cared for by an old friend of his, Jim Johnson, who had trained him for the Memorial Marathon race; nevertheless, a man does not recover quickly from two long years of near starvation. These were the thoughts that ran through his mind as he began the last long ascent that led into the city, the end of the race. Suddenly, he felt the first signs of weakness come over him. He knew that as soon as he began to feel tired, the pain would spread all over his body and he would be finished. Drops of perspiration ran down his pain- wracked body, and his aching feet began to bleed. Far away, as if in a haze, he could see the first three runners. Every step was torture, but he managed to keep fifty yards from the third runner. He saw a refreshing clump of trees beside the road and longed to plunge into their cool shade. He turned to the right, and looked for a place to lay his aching body down. Suddenly, he looked down the road and realized that he was at the top of the hill. Before he knew it he was running again, running like a man re¬ freshed and rested. Yard by yard, he won back the distance that separated him from the leaders. His feet pained him, but still he fought on. He was going to finish the race. Ahead of him he saw the leader and realized that he had passed the other two runners! It was then he knew that he was in the city. By a super-human effort he gathered all his strength for the final lunge at the tape. Gone was all the pain, the tiredness; he knew he was going to win. He breathed a joyous sigh of relief as the tape parted across his chest. He wanted to sing, to dance, to shout, all at once, for Johnny Burns was a champion! Joseph Molinari, ’40. THE CLASS TRIP The members of the Senior Class of the Windsor Locks High School anticipated for many weeks the coming of May thirty-first, for on that day they were to journey to New York City. In spite of the heavy downpour of rain that greeted us that Friday morning, the spirits of the class members were not at all dampened. Our first destination after arriving in the great city was the public library where we spent a few minutes in walking through the immense reading rooms and in looking over the many interesting exhibits. Complying with the wishes of many of the girls, we next visited Woolworth’s Five and Ten Cent Store, where a great many souvenirs were purchased. Page

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 19 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES SENIOR CLASS NOTES President .Alfred Gragnolati V ice-Pres id ent ...Francis Cl P a r e l li Secretary ......Bernice Meade Treasurer .Kathryn DeBella The athletic representatives were chosen as follows: Francis Ciparelli, Chester McComb, Joseph Molinari, and Joseph Bardani. The beginning of the school year thirty-one students enrolled in the Senior Class. Louise Penseroso and Albert Calsetta joined us later during the year, increasing our number to thirty-three. Early in the fall, we decided to hold monthly cake sales and a permanent committee was chosen. During the year we have sold emblems and Christmas cards, gave two socials on November 3 and February 2 respectively, in which the alumni were invited. The annual Senior play was given at the Rialto Theater, Monday, April 8. It was a light comedy, in three acts, called How ' s Your Health? The acting was superb and many of the Seniors proved to have real dramatic ability. Everyone enjoyed it and the play proved to be both entertaining and different. We decided not to have a commencement ball but instead to visit New York City on June 1. We also had a class banquet on June 6. Caps and gowns were again chosen, this year, to be worn at the commencement exercises. Geraldine Bruni, ’40. JUNIOR CLASS NOTES President . John McCue Vice-President . Francis Barbf.ri Secretary ...Mary Rabbett Treasurer ..... Louis Naie Fred Krauss, Anthony Christian, and Louis Naie were elected to the Athletic Coun¬ cil; and Shirley Roszelle was chosen as Press Reporter for the Junior Class. The Junior Class conducted several programs this year. Two assembly programs were presented, one under the direction of Miss Casinghino and the other by Miss Loeser. Another program sponsored by the Junior Class was presented by Mr. Thomas Helms of New York. The Junior Essay Contest was held at St. Mary’s School Hall on June 7. The speakers and their subjects were as follows: Julia Daddabbo. Americanization of Immigrants Julia Dursa. Horrors of War John McCue.-.. Propaganda Emma Pernigotti. God Bless America Mary Rabbett. Democracy versus Dictatorship Julia Rendock........ Citizenship Shirley Roszelle ...... Modern Warfare Music for this occasion was furnished by the Girls’ Glee Club and the Boys’ Chorus. The Junior Prom was held at Memorial Hall on June 14. Music was furnished by Wendall Bradway and his orchestra. Shirley Roszelle, ’41. CN Page