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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 25 Athletics As we glance back at our sport events, we feel satisfied with our achievements ' this year. Although we are not too well satisfied with our losses or victories, we are glad that once again Windsor Locks High is par¬ ticipating in other sports besides baseball. At the beginning of this semester cur athletic director, Mr. Ray¬ mond Magwire, started us off in soccer. The team played four games and and in every one of them showed up well. Out of these four games we lost two, tied one and won one. Next came basketball. Realizing that this was our first season in this sport and also taking inito consideration the teams we played, we diti a fair job at it. Out of our whole schedule we won only one game. This game, however, was against Williston Junior Varsity for the benefit of the Naismith Memorial fund. Thus we played in two golden jubilee games: the one with Williston and the one with Simsbury. A close game with Suffield High, which they won by a near margin of 29 to 27, is still re¬ membered by many. With Bob Quinlivan reelected as captain and with only one regular player graduating, we can look forward to a successful season for next year. Now we are in the midst of our baseball season. This season is not as successful as it has been in the past because most of the veteran players graduated last year. Our losses have overrun our wins at the present, but we all have hopes cf winning the Northern Connecticut trophy again this year. The team, this year, under Coach Magwire’s supervision, consists of the following—Seniors: Tom Silk, Charles Mandirola, Stanley Matec, Lawrence Matroni and John Pyznar; Juniors, Robert Quinlivan, Robert Ginocchio, Daniel Price; Sophomores, Howard Krauss, Robert Dowd and Albert Holmes; Freshmen, Glenn Flanders, Charles Wezowicz, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Francis Smith, Videon McCoy. Manager, Kenneth Griswold; Assistant Managers, Jack McCloskey, Nando Garbarino and Jack Durum. BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 14 Simsbury High Here April 17 Canton High There April 20 Suffield High 1 Here April 24 Enfield High Here April 28 Stafford High There April 30 Manchester Trade There May 15 Stafford High Here May 21 Manchester Trade Here May 25 Suffield High There May 26 Canton High Here June 5 Enfield High There League Games Stanley Malec, ’42.

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD The privilege of joining the Scribblers Club is granted only to the Seniors. The members of this club correspond with students in different parts of the world. Unfortunately, due to present - day conditions, corres¬ pondence has, for the most part, been confined to sections of the United States, Hawaii, and Canada. Mary Jane Queen was elected president; Clement Furey, vice-president; Bernice Giista, secretary; and Angela Gragnolati, treasurer. This club is under the guidance of Miss Lucille Smith. Membership to the Latin Club is restricted to students who have taken two or more years of Latin. One of the many successful activities was a dinner which was given for the Aiumni members of the club. The club officers were Virginia Firtion, president; Ann Durnin, secretary; and John Connolly, treasurer. This club is under the direction of Miss Frances Burke. Social activities got under way with the first senior social on Sep¬ tember 26, which was the Seniors’ way of welcoming the Freshmen. Dances of this sort have been given throughout the year. The Junior prom was held on May 22. The auditorium was effectively decorated for this occasion. On February 17, the Senior Class presented its annual play, “Grow¬ ing Pains,” a comedy of adolescence in three acts, which met with the approval of all who attended it. On May 8, the Senior Class left for New York on their class trip. Due to the enjoyable time in New York, May 10, the day of return, came too soon. As has been the custom in previous years, the High School has sub¬ mitted many interesting topics which have made their appearance each month in The Windsor Locks Journal. At some of the weekly assembly programs during the year, it ha.- been our good fortune to be addressed by many speakers, some of whom were Mr. Harold S. DeGroat of Springfield College; Mr. Lincoln Lippincctt of the Lumberman’s Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Chicago, Ill.; Mr. Richardson a senior of the American International College of Springfield; Dr. Jesse Davis, the Dean of the Educational Department oi Boston Uni¬ versity; Mr. Hamrick, the Dean of Hillyer Junior College; Dr. Hagan from the University of Connecticut; and Mr. Bookman from West Hartford. Therefore, this is just a brief summary of the ' school activities for the past year. Each undertaking has been ' successful and we have been able to increase our activities, due to the facilities which the new school building offers. Bernice Giista, ’42.

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26 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD GRADUATION NIGHT PROGRAM Theme: Youth and the Present Emergency SALUTATORY THE SPIRIT OF DETERMI NATION Ladies and gentlemen, friends one and all: We welcome you to our Commencement exercises and thank ycu for all you have done for us. We extend our thanks to the Members of the Board of Education and the townspeople for giving us the opportunity to graduate from this tine build¬ ing, and we express our sincerest thanks to our teachers and parents, and hope that we may be a credit to their labor and sacrifice. Although Commencement is usually a joyous season, all young people this year realize the seriousness of the times. Our country is at war, fighting for those principles which we Ameri¬ cans cherish so much. Because we do beiieve in them and cherish this form of life, we are willing to sacrifice more and more in order to subdue the enemies of that way of life. Things are happening so fast that we hardly have time to finish one venture before we start another. Victories and defeats abroad, the sinking of ships on our coasts, the upward trend of taxes on income, rationing, and wages—all affect our lives. We must not, however, let these happenings discourage us or blind us to the true values. Instead we must let them be secondary, and think first of preserving those fine old traditions handed down to us by our forefathers. Earlier Americans did their part in the fight for independence, the fight for the freedom of the seas, the war between the North and the South, the Mexican and Spanish Wars, and the first World War. Why? because the American people were determined they would fight tiil victory. They put their shoulders behind the wheels of labor and warfare until they were victorious. Now in this war, are we going to be the first Americans to fail? No. We will do as our forefathers have done. We will smash the powers of aggression and persecution and keep that star span¬ gled banner forever waving as a sign of peace and freedom for all who look upon it. Francis MarcelJini, ’42. “OUR AIM: SUCCESS—OUR HOPE: TO WIN ' ’ It is a well-known fact that the majority of high school graduating classes choose class mottos. This class is no exception. But I believe that the motto, “Our Aim: Success—Our Hope: to Win,” is particularly fitting this year, not only for our class, but lor the United States at large. Therefore, let us, for a few minutes, ponder over the meaning of these words.