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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 29 CLASS SONG Tune: How Soon How soon these happy days have gone. And now we have to say— So long, And now that we are leaving There’s so much to say, Grateful words to teachers—Words so tew but meaning true. How soon our studies they were done, And yes, we really had some fun. We have some pleasant memTies To last us through the years So, teachers, school chums, too—adieu. Agnes Taravella ’48 Ruth Quagliaroli ’48

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28 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD But, are education, training, and government the only elements of the magic in America? Could the magic exist in all other countries? Careful study has shown that it cannot. The reason for this is that America has a gold mine of resources which must be developed. It is through the development and use of these resources that men acquire the possessions that Aladdin never had. Opportunities exist today that were unheard of and undreamed of in primitive times and the people who are taking advantage of these opportunities furnish the themes of a thousand fairy tales that in America can come true and often do come true. Margaret Barisone ' 48 VALEDICTORY THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE Do Americans enjoy the little things in life? In this day and age we are very likely to be caught up in the swift motion of world affairs and let the small, ordinary pleasures in life go unnoticed. We do not stop to think of all the beauty there is around us—the gentle summer rain, the budding trees, the sweet smell of new-mown hay, the beautiful colors of the autumn leaves, the silent, sparkling snow. All our lives we have seen these things and most of us take them for granted. We are too busy to notice the bright, hopeful look on the face of a person waiting in a railroad station, or to wonder why a small child has such a hurt expression on his face. Yes, we are too wrapped up in big things. How much happier the person is, who puts aside his business cares for a little while, to look about him and enjoy these little things. How much richer and fuller his life is! At first glance this may not seem too important. Right away some people will say we do not have time for such trivial things. There are too many other important matters with which to contend. When world peace is at stake and democracy is struggling to win over communism, what difference does it make whether or not people find pleasure in common, everyday things? Well, it does make a difference—even if it is only indirectly. Learning to ap¬ preciate these little pleasures will, in a small way, help us to become a happy, contented people. And where there are happy, contented people, there is peace. As the great Italian writer, Petrarch, once said, “Five great enemies of peace in¬ habit with us—avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride; if these were to be banished we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.” And now, Classmates, in bidding you farewell, I want to wish you all the happiness and success in life you can possibly have: Follow our class motto, Aim High and Hold Your Aim”. And may all your hopes and dreams come true ' —and may God bless you. Betty Byrnes ’4s o CO Page

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30 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD JUNIOR CLASS First Row, left to right: Doreen Price, Pat Crane, Barbara Fitzpatrick, M. Jean Sheehan, Mildred Wallace, Joseph Antonacci, Jeanette Quagliaroli, Bruce Hendsey, Jane Nizolek, Margaret Grummell, Patricia Fields, Marian Sheehan Second Row, left to right: Theresa Hammond, Margaret MacAulay, Sonia Billey, Barbara Riggott, Patty Rielly, Arden Holden, Dorothy Dowd, Jean Cummings, Muriel Bologna, Frances Povlick, Carmella Sales, Marion Koehler Third Row, left to right: Patsy Ruggiero, Joseph Rittlinger, Phil Oates, Kenneth Kraiza, Frank Hancock, John Preli, Lawrence Courtney, Roger Butler, Dick Fisher