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

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18 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD newspaper headlines—everything. Choking back a thick sob in his throat (for he is a man of fourteen, and men do not cry) Johnny set out for the farmhouse. Meanwhile in the city of Greenfield, not far from Johnny’s home town, Morton Chester, a manufacturer, and his wife are preparing to leave for dinner at a friend’s house. Mr. Chester is having great difficulty in adjusting his tie; however, that is not what is occupying his mind now’. Morton J. Chester, the man who is the industrial leader of the fairly thriv¬ ing city of Greenfield, is thinking of his son, Gerald, whom he had given every possible opportunity. Gerald had gone to the very best of schools and had made a success of himself. Then arrived that fatal day w r hen Pearl Harbor was mercilessly attacked. Gerald had gone to his father and said: “You must let me go! My country needs me!’’ “But,” Mr. Chester had argued, “think of your future, my boy. Let someone else go; you needn’t fight.” “I am thinking of my future. That’s why I must go. Anything w’orth keeping is w’orth fighting for!” “Anything w’orth keeping is worth fighting for!” How’ those words ring in the ears of Morton Chester as he stares at a picture of a handsome lad in an army uniform. How proud and defiant the smile on the boy’s face. Giving his coat a final tug, Mr. Chester joins his wife who is impatiently aw’aiting him. While yet in another section of Greenfield, on Maple street, not far from the Chester Munitions Plant, Tony Sloski trudges his weary w r ay home. Certainly he is tired, but glad, too.—glad to know that all day he had been busy turning out the weapons his boy Michael (Lord but he’s mighty proud of him!) needs in finishing a certain big job—the biggest job w ' hich can be assigned to any man! Nearing his home, Tony cannot help but think of the time when he had been a young man and had come to America — America! What a pleasant sound that word has! To Tony it means everything—a secure home, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to live as every man should ! Here he had reared a fine family and had educated his chil¬ dren to believe and trust in a democratic doctrine. Yes, Tony can laugh! He can laugh because his heart w’ants him to! When war had struck, Tony had given his most priceless possession, his son, to the country he loved so dearly and to which he owed so much. His heart pounding heavily with emotion and thoughts he cannot express because he know ' s not the right words, Tony opens the door and enters into the warmth of his home. Thus these three boys and thousands of others like them, have all taken their places behind the gun. Jim Williams, Gerald Chester, and Michael Sloski—each with a different background, each forsaking all else in order that everything that spells America may be continued unshadowed by a dictatorial sw’crd. Yes, anything w’orth keeping most c ertainly is worth fighting for. Evelyn Paganelli, ’45.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 Women began to play an important part in the war effort by offering their services in the Ambulance Corps, joining the WAACs or WAVEs, and taking up first-aid courses. Booklets and articles came out on physical fitness and wed-balanced meals, and the styles of clothing were altered by cutting down on the amount of material used. es, indeed, a great many changes have come over this land of ours in the past year but the one thing that will never change in America is the determination that we Americans shall stay free. Marian DaMonte 43. Home Home! You mean my home? The little white house set back from the road, with the cozy atmosphere of simplicity, the smell of cookies from the old wood stove. Here with the dotted Swiss curtains and the carpeted floors; here democracy is symbolized. Home! The place where every American man, woman and child will find his first duty—a duty for which he is responsible—to conserve every resource,to end extravagance and the wasting of all necessities. Home! You mean the cabin in the lonely forest, covered with the snow of winter, the fisherman’s simple dwelling, the smart cosmopolitan homes? Yes, they are homes multiplied by forty million people. Home! The rain-battered ranch house, lonely, humble, out of the way, the farmhouse simple and quiet-like but symbolic of every American home and American spirit. Home! Simple is the word, with the gentle sound and heart-warming eflect; for in those four letters, in that one word lies the pattern of life, of liberty itself. Home! Here the child learns its first conception of right and wrong; here ideals and principles are instilled to make a lasting impression on the mind of the youth. Home is the place where all life’s battles are won, where courage is pieced together by the pattern of life. Home is the place, the only place. Eufrasina Colo ’44. WHO MAKE UP THE ARMY? The setting sun cast brilliant rays of oranjre and crimson across the evening skv. In a distant meadow the srentle lowing of the cattle ' an be heard amid the sound of small feet stubbornly kicking the turf. Coming in sight of the red barn, Johnny Williams heaves a sigh of relief, for he knows that the day’s work is done. Perching himself on a milker’s stool, the small boy clad in worn overalls rests his weary body. Sitting there alone gives Johnny time to think—to think of hew things had been before December 7, 1941-—before his big brother, Jim, had taken his mother’s hands and had said in a stern voice: “Please don’t say ‘no,’ mother; there’s a job to be done and I am the one they need.” Mrs. Williams had wept, but she knew that her son was brave and meant every word he had said. . , , es ft was all so very clearly impressed upon the boy’s mind— Jims leaving, the terrible months of anxiety which ensued, the black

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 19 Chief Characteristics Of The Class Of 1943 DORIS BARBIERI. JOSEPHINE CANEVARO. KENNETH COI LI. JOHN CONLEY. MARTHA COONEY. AUDREY CUMMINGS.... FRANCIS DAGLIO. MARIAN DaMONTE. NANDO GARBARINO. ANN GAUTREAU. CATHERINE GIANNUZZI GENEVIEVE GINOCCHIO. LORRAINE GINOCCHIO.. ROBERT GINOCCHIO. KATHLEEN HOLMES GEORGE LIBBY. ROBERT LUDWIN. MURIEL LYNSKEY. MARY MEADE. JOHN McCLOSKEY. BETTY McCOMB. JUNE POLMATIER. DANIEL PRICE. ROBERT QUINLIVAN.... MARJORIE RIGGOTT. AMELIA SALES. MARION SCHIANCA. EDMUND SII.K. TERESA THERRIEN. ..her beautiful voice .her neatness .his lcve for fishing: .his knowledge .her smart coiffeur .her giggling .his famous laugh .her high heels ......his good looks .her dancing .her red hair her overcrowded pocket ' book .her friendliness .his manliness .her vim and vigor .his quiet manner .his cheerfulness .....her interest in sports .her constant letter writing .his wit .her jolly manner .her humor .his wavy hair ..his love of sponts .her athletic ability .her flirtatious eyes .her good taste .his sportsmanship .her personality