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

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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

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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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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 19 We were shown the Male Ward and just beyond this ward we saw the Canary Room. The Canaries, women volunteer workers, assist in the hospital, thus re¬ lieving nurses of minor duties. Our tour so far had included the main work of the hospital, but now we came to the section of the hospital which, even though it is not in the public eye, is of great importance. This section includes the supply room, special diet kitchen, and main kitchen, which serves 1200 meals a day. The diet kitchen provides the diet for those who cannot cat the ordinary meals served, as they might prove insufficient and even harmful. From the supply room come the provisions for the main kitchen and special diet kitchen. We left the main hospital building and entered the Educational Building, which included a large library where students studying nursing arc able to gather helpful information and reference material for their studies. Student nurses have classes in the nutrition and chemistry building, where they receive preliminary training for their future work. The nurses’ dormitory includes small cozy rooms which have that homey at¬ mosphere which enables the girls to relax in their free hours. Our tour ended here, but the rooms we visited will long be remembered. Be¬ hind the professional walls of a hospital lie the close relationship and co-operation among all members of the hospital staff in their constant fight for humanity. Here is enacted daily the story of life and death. After my visit through the St. Francis Hospital, I can understand why the hos¬ pitals of America, of which the St. Francis is a fine example, are marked with distinction and honor, for here more than anywhere else is true Americanism shown. Here basically is shown no difference between the rich or poor, nor is there any racial or religious differences, for the hospital of America strives only to aid and benefit mankind. Elsie Colo ’47 STORIES NEIGHBORS We were siftin ' on our porch two weeks ago last Sunday evenin’, gettin’ the air and seein’ the scenery, when we saw Mr. Evans, the man who moved in a few weeks ago across the street, putterin’ ’round in his small garden. John, that’s my husband, said to Letty Eskins, my best friend, Seems as if Mr. Evans is havin’ a good time in that garden. Wonder why his wife don’t come out in the air. It must be swelterin’ in the house.” Letty speaks right up in that fresh way she has and says, Don’t seem to me the old man even has a wife. Nobody ever saw her.” I spoke up then, becuz I know how fast John can get riled up over nothin’, ’specially if someone says anythin’ against anyone, Letty, maybe the old lady is sick. They’re pretty old, the both of ’em. P’raps she can’t get up and around. John follers me right up by sayin’, Yes, Letty, the old man walked downtown with me yesterd’y and he said % the old lady wasn ' t feelin’ too good. Letty gives him her arrogant look and just says, Hump, you have an awful lot of faith in somebody you don’t even know, John,” CN Page