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

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16 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD EDITORIALS CHOOSING A CAREER What shall I do with my life? Of the many careers open to me, which one shall I choose?” This is a question tha: must be faced by every high school student at some time during his four years. Seme refuse to make this decision and go blithely through school, taking the snap” courses, and eventually, the first job that is offered to them, but these are the very people who, in later life, keep the psychiatrists busy with their frustrations and unhappiness. The well adjusted, content people are those who are satisfied with their work because it is what they enjoy doing and it is what they do well. But hew is one to discover the work for which he is best suited? There is some help offered in the form of intelligence and aptitude tests, which can estimate a person’s fitness for a job, but because human nature is too complex to be judged accurately by any test, the ultimate choice must be made by the individual himself. Everything possible should be done to make that choice an intelligent one, based on fact rather than fancy. The individual should investigate the various fields, study their require¬ ments, and of course, there is no substitute for first hand experience if it can be obtained. Young men and women seeking careers are often subject to a great deal of advice which can be very harmful. The choice must come without any pressure, regardless of how well meant it may be. It is true that a very few lucky people know from earliest childhood exactly which career they wish to follow, but to most of us the choice comes slowly, and that is the way it should be, for an individual’s career is his life, and how a person spends his life must be solved with a great deal of serious thought. Dorothy Dowd ’49 AN ANGEL OF MERCY Webster defines a nurse as one who tends the sick and infirm. To me, however, the Nursing Profession means much more. Oftentimes a patient is suffering more from a mental illness than from a physical illness, retarding recovery. Only a nurse who can befriend and gain the confidence of such a person can guide him back to health. When a patient under ether divulges family secrets, he can rest assured that they will not be repeated. At all times the nurse must be prepared for emergencies. She cannot afford to lose her head, for if she does she may lose a patient. Thus a nurse isn ' t merely a person who is paid to take care cf you when you are ill, but she is also a true friend. Right now there is dire need for nurses. Seme girls who would like to train are led to believe that it is a waste of time and money, since nurses usually get married soon after graduation. Although the nurse docs get married, her training will prove an asset, for statistics prove that nurses make the best wives and mothers. So if you are interested in this medical field, write to your nearest hospital for information. You will be helping those who need you and you will be helping yourself, for your nursing diploma will stand by you all your life. Many girls have been lured into nursing schools by books portraying the romantic life of a Joan Doe. These girls are sure that they will meet a handsome doctor or a rich patient who will be only too happy to marry them. Often they find out too late

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HEKALl) 15 ELAINE JANET WARNER ••JANET General Course; Girls Glee Club 45, 46, 47, 48; Special Program 46; Typing Certificate 46; Budget Committee 48; Salesmanship Award 48; Latin Club 46, 47, 48; Captain of Magazine Sales 48; Ticket Committee Senior Play 48; Athletic Asso¬ ciation 45, 46, 47, ’48; Intramural Basketball 45, 46, 47, 48; Senior Social Refreshment Committee 48; Mother and Daughter Tea 45; Business Board of Herald 47; Class Night Program 48. She laughed and threw her time away. For life to her was to be gay.” ' OWICZ tan jnit Decoration Glee Club 48; Chairman Boys ' State 4 ' e; Basebjl 45, 6. %r, 48; Bas- ; FoyuMMl 41; A iletic Association iecloKy f(A§ Vice-Presi- ;t VQyvalcaol of ivn fts ’46; Enter- Fresh man-j Senior agazine Sa of Ring Committee Pepsi-Cola ScholarsFip Senior Class Play 48; Class A good head and industrious hj are worth gold in any land.” SHIRLEY MAE ELIZABETH WHALEN MAE General Course; Press Club 46, 47, 48; Glee Club 45, 46, 47; Decoration Committee for Fresh¬ man and Sophomore Social 46; Christmas Program 46; Typing Award 46; Decoration Committee for Junior Prom 47; Ticket Committee for Junior Prom 47; Poster Committee for Junior Prom ' 47; Ticket Committee for Senior Social. 48; Decoration Com¬ mittee for Senior Social 48; Usherette at Senior Play ’48; Ticket Committee for Senior Play, Chairman 48; Poster Committee for Senior Play 48; Candy Com¬ mittee for Senior Play 48; Scribblers’ Club 48; Class Night Program 48. Reserved, quiet though she lie There is none more sweet than she.” Page

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12 THE HIGH SCHOOL HEKALI) MADELINE LUCIA PEROTTI “LYNN” Commercial Course; Glee Club 45. ‘46, ' 47; Asso¬ ciate Editor of Herald 47; Bookkeeping Certificate 46; Typing Certificates 45. 46, ' 47; Shorthand Certificates ’47; Class Night Program ' 47. “My mind to me an empire in.” HELEN DORIS PIKUL “PIC” General Course; Easter Program 44; Christmas Program ’45; Girls ' Basketball Team ’44, ’45, ’46; Committee for Junior Prom ' 46; Ticket Committee for Senior Social ’47; Salesmanship Award ' 47; Chorus for Senior Play 47; Scribblers’ Club ' 47; Glee Club ' 44, ' 45, ’46; Class Night Exercises ‘47. “Not that I love study less Hut that I love leisure more.” • .-I n r H . i v ROBERT JAMES PRICE “ROB” General Course; Stage Committee ' 47; Boys ' Glee Club ’45, ’47; Christmas Program ' 44; Class Night Program ’47. “It is tranquil iieople who accomplish much. 0 Page