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

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14 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD EDITORIALS A THOUGHT FOR THE SENIORS AND UNDERGRADUATES This is a memorable year for the Seniors of Windsor Locks High School. These young men and women are leaving the sheltered streams of childhood to venture on the oceans of adulthood. Until now they have been aided and guided by parents, teachers, and friends, and for this they are grateful, but now they are eager to start charting their own voyage in life. Some will go to college but others will go into business, industry, and other vocations. But all will continue their education through reading and working. Seme will find success in life; others may not be so fortunate, but whatever the cutcome may be, the success or failure depends largely on the per¬ son himself. Yes, this is the year for the Seniors cf Windsor Locks High School. They have new come to the time when they must decide what fields in life they will enter, and careful study of one’s interests and abilities, along with good preparation, will help to insure future success. With these thoughts in mind the Juniors, who still have one year of their high school life left, should profit from this advice and do their best to complete their preparation for their life work. It is important that they choose the right subjects because the preparations made now will have a great deal to do with their whole life. The Sophomores have completed just half their high school life. Although at present they may feel it is a long time to their graduation, the way they spend their high school days and the subjects they choose are important factors in their later life. So they, too, must prepare themselves for their life work. The Freshmen, just beginning high school life, probably feel they have a long time before they need to consider seriously their life occupations. But they can make a better and mere successful life for themselves by the judgment they show in choosing their subjects during the next few years. Thus while the Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen are planning for the day when they must begin earning a living for themselves, this year, 1949, is the year for the Seniors of Windsor Locks High School to prove their worth. Our best wishes and hopes for continued success go with them. Nancy Shaughnkssy ’51 THE GRADUATE There seems to be a difference of opinion as to the definition of the term grad¬ uate”. Webster says a graduate is cne on whom a degree is conferred. To some so- called students, graduation can be summed up in the old saying, ’’No more pencils, no more books,’’ etc. Most people, however, regard graduation as a sign cf maturity, a goal reached, or a passport to a better future. Graduation or commencement is the beginning of these things. Numerous fields are open to the person with the diploma, for he is generally preferred to the person without it. VO Page

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD PATSY FRANCIS RUGGIERO “SID General Course; A. A. ’47, 48, ’49; President of the A. A. ’49; Basketball ’46, ’47, ’48; Baseball ’46, ’47, ' 48, ’49; Decoration Committee for Junior Prom ’48; Food Sale Committee ’49; Christmas Assembly ’48; Thanksgiving Assembly ’49; Glee Club ’46, ’47, ’48, ’49; Senior Play ’49; Class Night Pro¬ gram ’49. Oh this learning, what a thing it is. CARMELLA C. SALES DOLLY Commercial Course; Secretary of Scribblers’ Club ’49; Glee Club 46, ’47, ’48, ’49; Armistice Day Pro¬ gram 46; Thanksgiving Day Program ’46; Sandwich Sale Committee ’49; Ticket Committee for Senior Social ’49; Curtis Magazine Award; Property Com¬ mittee for Senior Play ’49; Ticket Committee for Senior Play ’49; Member of Athletic Assoc. ’46, ’47, ’48; Class Night Program ’49. She who sings frightens away hor ills. MARY JEAN SHEEHAN J i J • SIS ” General Ctfurse » . Press Club ’46, 47, ’48, ’49; Glee Clijb 46, ’47, ’48, ’49; Scribblers’ Club ’49; lnlrafjioral EasketbalI Ny 46, ’47, ’48, ’49; Alumni Night 49; Decoratio» Ammittee for the Junior Prom ’48; Decofaij n uCommiJ(ee for Freshman Social, ’46 ; Sartdwich £ale Committed ’49; Usherette for Junior Prom ’48; School Assemblies ’48; Thanksgiving Pro¬ gram ’46; Magazine Salesman ’49; Usherette for Sen¬ ior Play ’49; Candy Sale Committee ’49; Class Night Program. Friendship is the most pleasant of all things.

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 15 He has learned to put first things first, to do his job and put everything he has into it. He is better equipped to meet emergencies, for the training he has received enables him to think more clearly and act accordingly. Through his associations with his schoolmates and the guidance of his teachers, the student of today can understand and cope with the problems of prejudice, intolerance, and discrimination. It is in the capable hands of such persons as these that the future of our country lies. He that lives up to these ideals is truly an example of the word ’’Graduate”. Victoria O’Leary 50 SCHOOL NEWS The enrollment cf the High School for this year totalled 150; Freshmen, 48; Sophomores, 37; Juniors, 37; Seniors, 27. The faculty for this year remained the same as last year. In early October, how¬ ever, Mr. James Meade, teacher of science and higher mathematics, left to take a posi¬ tion with the Porter School of Machine Design. He was replaced by a Trinity College graduate, Mr. Angelo Antonucci. The press club was again formed at the beginning of the school year with repre¬ sentatives from all classes. Two very interesting issues of the school newspaper were published. The club elected the following officers: Editor, Margaret Grummell; Assist¬ ant Editor, Audrey Marek; Exchange Editor, Anna Glemboski. The Scribblers’ Club, which carries on correspondence with boys nd girls in foreign countries, functioned as usual this year. They elected the following officers: Arden Holden, President; Theresa Hammond, Vice-President; Carmella Sales, Secretary; Sonia Billey, Treasurer. Following a long standing custom a social, given by the seniors in honor of the freshmen, was held early in October. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. Early in the fall, many of the juniors and seniors attended the Margaret Webster production cf the drama Macbeth” at the Bushnell Memorial in Hartford. The Thanksgiving program consisted cf a one act play and songs by the Glee Club. All c ' asses were represented in the cast. Interesting programs were also presented at Christmas and Easter. A shortened ferm of The Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens highlighted the Christmas program. A short radio skit was featured at the Easter assembly. On April 22, the senior class presented their annual class play. This year a light c medy in three acts, ' Sing for Your Supper”, proved to be a great success, financially and socially. At the first meeting of the Latin Club the following officers were installed: Presi¬ dent, Patricia Rielly; Vice-President, Joseph Halloran; Secretary, Dorothy Dowd; Treas¬ urer, Theresa Hammond. Under the direction of Mrs. Anne Krips, the books in the library, supplemented by many new volumes, have been catalogued according to the Dewey Decimal system. The library work is being carried on by girls of the junior and sophomore classes. Shortly after the Christmas vacation, the school purchased a moving picture pro- Page