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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Graduation Night Program SALUTATORY EDUCATION—ESSENCE OF SUCCESS Parents, teachers, members of the Board of Education, friends, and fellow school¬ mates It is a great honor to welcome ycu to our commencement exercises The Class of 1947 has come a long way to reach this goal. We thank you from the bottom of cur hearts for easing this difficult journey. Because of your invaluable aid and the personal guidance of our capable teachers, we feel confident that each and everyone of ycu can look to us and say, Well done . But our desire for education should net terminate at this point. This is but the be¬ ginning of a great adventure a glorious adventure into a fabulous world of unlimited opportunities. Our desire for success and personal satisfaction can be achieved only by ourselves, but this achievement can be somewhat furthered by continuing our pursuit for education in the days to come. Let us not, however, become victims of the mistaken theory that education is confined to books or even to the four walls of a school¬ room. It is a large field which covers an immense range of subjects. Simply to know the construction of angles or the law of gravity is not enough. There is something beyond our textbooks which we must recognize. In fact, development of wholesome habits gees hand in hand with technical instruction. Also, each one of us must have some type of ethical rule by which to be guided. We must recognize the beliefs and the ideals of our fellow man. We must not tolerate prejudice and petty hatreds, but instead, judge man by his merits and not by his color or his religion. 4 hese are the things that help to develop and strengthen the moral character of the student. These are the things that will be most needed and expected of us as we grasp for opportunities in a promising future. The realization of the progress civilization has made in the twentieth century is also imperative to the average student. New machinery is being developed. Science is expanding by leaps and bounds. All the faculties of the world are advancing at an unbelievable rate. If we aspire to become leaders in this age, we must keep in stride with this advancement. Especially now, when competition is s o keen, fur¬ ther training seems more essential than ever before. Let us remember that education is that intangible something which can neither be spent nor lost. It is something that no human force can take away from us. It is the best of all investments. We must not plan to enter the world of business and industry today, equipped with great expectations alone and nothing to facilitate their completion. We must, however, be well trained to meet the responsibilities that go with leadership and be worthy of any position that we may hold Theodore Rendock ' 47 FROM WAR TO PEACE America is the spot light of the world. Not only is she busy settling foreign affairs, but she has problems of her own to solve, too. Here are a few of them. Under the G. I. Bill of Rights, many service men have gone back to school. When these countless numbers of students begin to take their places in the world of business, of industry, and the professions, they will provide keen competition. We wonder whether there will be jobs enough for everyone, or whether people will PageD U

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERA LI) 27 THE PERFECT SENIOR GIRL Should Have Marguerite Gallerani ' s Disposition Elsie Colo ' s Intelligence Betty Darby ' s Good Taste Madeline Perotti ' s Eyes Esther Quagliaroli’s Hair Esther Montemerlo ' s Vim and Vigor Eleanor Gragnolati ' s Smile Helena Rouleau’s Poise Sylvia Fogg’s Hands Joan MacFarlane ' s Voice THE PERFECT SENIOR BOY Should Have Jack Fisher ' s Friendliness Teddy Rendock ' s Intelligence William Rielly’s Manliness Teddy Bigos ' s Courtesy George Gibson ' s Good Looks

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 29 be wandering aimlessly through the country seeking employment as they did in the depression years. of 1933 and 1934 . We hope we never have to return to such institutions as the W P. A. and other such groups which made jobs for the needy Although they served a purpose for the time, we feel that such types of work pro¬ grams are against cur inherited American pioneer spirit of individualism. Because cf the many new scientific inventions that were developed during the war as defensive methods, new fields have been opened for further research. Radar jet propulsion, atomic energy, and various disease antiseptics are readily being con¬ verted to peace time uses. Energetic young men and women will be demanded Thus, there are endless opportunities for research and further development in these new fields, and we hope that they will be the answer to our employment problems of today. On the other hand, the many strikes all over the nation are hindering our re- a°. V u ry u l lC i War years ’ and a ! so are mena «ng. production and employment goals. Although we admit strikes are often a fair means for a worker to obtain a better living wage, some strikes have lasted so long that industry has been paralyzed. But the worker, at least, was given his chance to express his opinion when no compromise could be reached. r Now there is another problem confronting us today and that is the rise of prejudice and intolerance in this country. Can this be side-stepped? Prejudice arises from ignorance. Little children are not prejudiced in their feelings, but they soon learn to have prejudices from the attitudes of their parents and other adults And so the home, the church, and the school must help to combat ignorance and create bt-tter understanding and relationships among groups within a country and among different nations. This must be done before we can ever expect world friendliness. ,! aS !’ bu ‘ I 1 ? ' , Iea f’ the bi est P roblem fa C ' ng us is the fear of another war. Will the world be able to survive? Is the world any better for all the lives jost in World War II? These Questions are hard to answer. I think the only way in which t he world can be made better, is given in Alfred Noyes ' poem God ' s Gift ’ when he wrote. And that ' s not done by sword, or tongue, or pen. 1 here s but one way. God make us better men.” And the only true answer seems to ' be that we shall never have a better world until we have better men. Marguerite Gallerani ’47 THE UNITED NATIONS THE HOPE OF THE WORLD Almost every nation in the world is looking to the United Nations to lead the way to a new era of peace and unity. After the first World War an organization, similar to the United Nations was established for this same purpose. One of the main difficulties, however, met by this organization was the fact that all the nations were not members of the organization. In fact, one of the leading countries of the world, the United States, failed to become a member. Because of this, the League did not accomplish much during its existence of more than twenty-five years. LIpon the formation of the United Nations the life of the League was brought to an immediate end. It is practically a certainty that this organization will be success¬ ful, however, because almost every nation in the world is striving to make it so. One of the most active members of the United Nations is the United States. Perhaps the » krowledge cf the fact that cur failure to join the League of Nations may have aided CO Page