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

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 211 Owner of ’ Shirley ' s restaurant Drawing cartoons for the Windsor Locks Journal Test-pilot for jet-planes Computing the distance from the earth to Venus Star of the radio program Gerry Faces Life Manufacturer of a new type of gum that improves speech A Lady Wrestler A Famous Ballet Dancer Running a day nursery Adorable Allen, the famous wrestler World-Famous Historian Graduation Night Program Theme: The Keys to Success SALUTATORY PERSONALITY Parents, Teachers, Members of the Board of Education, and Friends. I would like to welcome you here tonight. We know that without your efforts we would nor be here tonight. We shall try to show you that your help was not given to a hope¬ less cause. During our days at school we have been preparing for that time when success will be ours. Aside from our classroom work we have learned that other things are pertinent to success, also. They come under four general headings which we shall call keys. The first key to success is personality. Human beings are like blades of grass. That is to say, of all the people living today, all those who lived yesterday, and all those that will live in the future, no two are, have been, or ever will be exactly alike. On the outside many people resemble each other. Physical features, personal habits, likes and dislikes have been duplicated many times. But the qualities that no two persons have alike are character and personality. We were all given by God that certain quality that makes us what we are. No matter what kind of personality we have, there is in it the means to help us succeed in this world. It may be a pleasing voice that leads to our happiness, or athletic ability, or even a bright smile. But no matter what it is we all have it in some form or other. Having it, however, is not enough. We must use it daily and develop it in order to succeed. It must be used to make friends, for they are essential to a normal, healthy. Shirley Lanati Audrey Marek June Micha Victoria O ' Leary Geraldine Piaggi Louis Rague Evelyn Santamaria Barbara Slocomb Edward Viggiano Allen Warner Dorothy Wenzel LD CNI Page

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22 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Richard Christian most cjuiet Evelyn Santamaria Francis Cmara class play boys Mark Conley Robert Colli best dressed Marion Cerri Clyde DeGray class dreamer The Senior Girls Richard Fisher most cons cientious Dorothy Wenzel Joseph Gronda most ambitious Marylu Griswold Joseph Halloran most serious Barbara Cousineau Ronald Holden most happy-go-lucky June Micha Kenneth Kraiza most reserved Noreen Fields Edward Lanati wittiest Doris Colo Louis Rague class borrower Shirley Lana ' i Edward Viggiano most musical Anna Glemboski Allen Warner most pessimistic Barbara Slocomb Can You Imagine Ten Years From Now? Joseph Antonacci Principal Edward Bigos Public Speaker Joseph Bycenski In Africa hunting prehistoric relics Marion Cerri Conducting an all girls ' j jazz band Kenneth Christian World Famous Chemist Richard Christian Fuller Brush Salesman Francis Cmara Director of the psychopathic ward at Bellevue Hospit, Robert Colli A Mechani c Doris Colo Shorthand Teacher Mark Conley Janitor of Windsor Locks High School Barbara Cousineau Making her debut at the Met” Clyde DeGray Working industriously as manager of a National chaii Grocery Stores Noreen Fields Proprietress of Rusty ' s Date Bureau Richard Fisher Author of the Evils of Tardiness” Barbara Gerish A Cow-gal in the movies Anna Glemboski Madam President of the United States Marylu Griswold Hollywood Gossip columnist Joseph Gronda Running the Gronda Safe -driving School Joseph Halloran A famous dancing teacher Ronald Holden Chef at the Villa Rose Kenneth Kraiza C ampaign manager lor Ed Iward Bigos Edward Lanati A radio crooner CNI Page

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24 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD happy life. One of the most important means of getting friends and keeping them is using tact or consideration of others ' feelings. People who heedlessly hurt others or make them feel uncomfortable are not likely to have many real friends. Another sure way to attract friends is to show courtesy. No one can resist the influence of good manners, for they are merely the outw ' ard expressions of natural courtesy and generosity. Courage, sincerity, loyalty, honesty, faith, love, and a self-sacrificing, co-operative spirit are traits of character desirable and essential in any good personality. If you possess these, your influence with friends and associates is strong, for personality is all our characteristics combined. It distinguishes us from others and attracts them to us. There are other outward signs of personality and they determine what type of person you are and how clever you are in getting along with others and eventually fulfilling the tasks you were placed on earth to accomplish. The ability to pay atten¬ tion to what is going on about you no matter how bored you may be with the topic of conversation makes living easier. People who can control their temper have an advan¬ tage over those who cannot. Dependability rates high with friends, parents and especi¬ ally employers. The old saying Honesty is the best policy still holds true. Honesty is a virtue and one of the best character references a person can offer. Loyalty, co-op¬ eration and respect go together in making you the type of person others want as a friend. Before you can even hope to be respected and liked by others, it is necessary to know yourself, your habits, faults, wants, and above all, abilities. In coming in contact with others we are likely to give false impressions either through exaggeration, or through implication. Eventually, however, true character comes to light. Those who may have been influenced by affected airs and other deceptions will suddenly lose interest in such ’actors ' .” In summing up, I would say that people in general have the same basic cjualities but their environment makes them different. In my opinion this is the best arrange¬ ment in the long run, for I am a firm believer in the maxim, Variety is the spice of life. If we use our God-given cjualities to the best of our ability, we must succeed. The basic rule leading to ultimate happiness was put more aptly in words by Shakespeare when he wrote the following: To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, Thou cun not then he jalse to any man. Victoria O ' Lkary ' 50 EDUCATION How do we gain success? There are several factors which we must have, and of course, a goal which we must reach before we can say we have this elusive cjuality which we call success. CNI Page