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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 17 EDITORIALS THE CLASS OF 1945 This year ' s class like the graduating classes of the last three years will be a war class. Many of the boys who are eighteen will be in the army within a few months after they are graduated, while those who are not yet eighteen but will reach that age in a few months will probably be able to attend the summer session in college so that they may get as much education as possible before they have to enter the service. We hope that those who are fortunate enough to get this advanced edu¬ cation will take advantage of such opportunities, for they will probably have a much better chance of promotion while in service and will be better prepared for their life work when the war is over. The girls, as well as the boys, may also be helping our country during this na¬ tional crisis. The Army and Navy need a great number of nurses to take care of the wounded boys who are coming back from the battle fronts and to replace the graduate nurses who are being taken from the hospitals. Thus many of the girls in the class of 1945 will probably join the Cadet Nurses Corps and help to save the lives of many persons who are near and dear to us. Altogether the outlook for the class of 1945 is one of service and protection of the land they love. In this work we wish them all the greatest success. Lois Dowd ’47 THE ROAD TO BEAUTY Is there any girl who - wouldn ' t give her last penny to be the damsel that children smile at, women envy, and men turn to look at? To be all this requires no large sum of money nor any help from a fairy godmother. In fact, the only equipment needed to achieve beauty and charm is a handful of magazines and newspapers, and complete confidence in the advertisements they contain. For instance, consider the following advertisements that, if true, are surely the answer to every maiden’s prayer. For hair that is silky-soft with a glossy bril¬ liance that lasts for Jays, use the shampoo which is used by the famous Powers’ models. One advertisement tells its fair readers not to get panicky when their make-up goes on like sandpaper instea d of velvet. Just slip a cool white coat of a specially prepared cream over the whole face. The purpose of this cream is to dissolve all roughness and stubborn dirt particles, leaving the skin soft, white, and radiant. There is yet another brand of beauty preparations which will make your lovely image linger forever in the mirror of his mind — preparations unequalled for turning heads and hearts; but for real enchantment, use the nail polish that makes your nails glow and sparkle until all eyes turn to admire your flashing finger¬ tips. This nail polish can be obtained in a complete range of out-of-this-w ' orld shades. Then, there are countless other products promising to make your teeth white and sparkling, your hands soft and white, your hair shining and silky, your skin exquisite with the fresh radiance,of youth, etc. Not to be overlooked in the long list of concoctions for the art of feminine allure are perfumes, colognes, and talcum powders. Perfumes that surround you in a romantic veil of fragrance, w ' hisper of dark enchanting mystery, or provide a magic hour of unfettered joy. O ' Page

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD RUBY JACQUELINE WENZEL ••RUBY” Commercial Course; Typewriting Certificate, ’43. ' 45; Waitress, Junior Prom, 44; Chorus, Thanksgiving Day Program, ' 44; Shorthand Certificate, ’45; Press Club. ' 43; Scribblers ' Club. ' 43; Senior Class Play, ' 43; Class Night, ' 45. In quietness shall be your strength.” CHARLES J. WEZOW1CZ “CHUCK” General Course; Class President, ' 44, ’45; Mem¬ ber of A. A. Council. ' 43; Business Manager of Maga¬ zine Campaign, ' 45; Football, ’43, ‘44; Basketball, ‘42, 43, 44, ' 45; Baseball, 42, 43, 44, ' 45; Glee Club, ’42; Business Manager of Junior Prom, ’44; Memorial Day Program, 44; Junior Marshal at Graduation, ' 44; Chairman of Last Assembly; Senior Class Play, ' 45; Stage Manager of Class Play; General Assemblies; Senior Social, 45; Class Night Program. “Never idle a moment, but thrifty and thoughtful of otherK.” STANLEY JOSEPH ZIMOWSKI “STOSH” General Course; Assembly Program, 43; Usher Class Night. 44; Typing Award, 43; Senior Class Play, ' 45; Committee for Junior Prom, 44; Class Night Exercises, ’45; Boys ' Glee Club, ’42; Ticket Committee Senior Social, ' 45; Magazine Sales, ’45. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. 00 Page

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18 the high school herald Surely, with all these magic preparations at her disposal, the modern girl should be just as beautiful as the dazzling heroine of the fairy-tale of old. So all you lassies who are not especially favored by Mother Nature, can now, through the magic of cosmetics, blossom into the beautiful maiden of whom you have al¬ ways dreamed. Aileen Rouleau ’45 A SIGHT SEEING TOUR THROUGH A SCIENTIFIC WONDERLAND Have you ever been on a tour which has proved to be one of the highlights in your educational development? I have taken such a tour through the St. I rancis Hospital, and it has proved to be not only a place of interest but has shown me a new world of research and discovery. The St. Francis Hospital stands as one of Hartford s most prominent institu¬ tions, for within its walls, where recovery and death are always in evidence, doctors and nurses strive constantly to aid in the fight to preserve life. Under Sister Alice Mary’s guidance we first visited the Out Patient ward, where Miss Coleman, the nurse in charge, explained fully the purpose of this ward which is for those persons who have been discharged from the hospital but who must return for check-ups, change of bandages, for treatment and x-rays. VC e took the elevator and came to one of the most impressive sights in our tour, the operating rooms of the St. Francis. Here daily is played in those silent rooms, the drama of restoring health and giving back life to its patients. The hospital contains three major operating rooms which include a brain op¬ eration room. The main purpose of this room is to reflect as little light as pos¬ sible, since the brain is so sensitive that strong light would render the operation unsuccessful. With this thought in mind, the room is done in light green tiling with gray curtains, drawn during the operation and with the doctors and nurses wearing gray during the operation, to create the atmosphere of subdued light. Other special operating rooms are used for tonsils, kidney, and fracture operations. We also visited the pathological laboratories where metabolism tests, bac¬ teriology count and blood count tests are taken. The x-ray laboratory contains a diagnostic room .and developing room which proved to be most interesting. The floor of the diagnostic room is entirely in rubber, so as to protect the doctor as well as the patient from being burned by the electrical facilities used. Before an x-ray picture is completed it must go through many processes in the developing room. Here it must stand from five to seven minutes in solution: fifteen minutes must be allowed for hardening; one half hour to wash it, and one and a half hours to dry it, and then the x-ray is completely developed. We next turned to the ward where new life is being constantly ushered into this world, the Maternity Ward. This ward includes a formula room where bot¬ tles are sterilized, tabbed individually for each child and later filled with the cor¬ rect formula of milk for each baby. Another section of the ward could be called a School for Mothers, for here all mothers are taught to care for their babies properly when they leave the hospital. We viewed several private wards and looked in on some of the patients. The pediatrics wing, which is the children s ward of the hospital, is enclosed partly in windows so that the nurse may observe the patients within, while she is perform¬ ing other duties. o CN Page