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

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J J J J J J J J J J J r THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 31 By doing our best in everything we attempt we cannot fail to get the best out of life, even in these difficult times. We know that the world is upset at this time by wars and strikes, but we feel confident that there must be some way to overcome them, and that if we search hard enough we shall find the solution. It will take untold courage, patience, and forti¬ tude, but American youth, I am confident, has the strength and the vision to tackle these problems and overcome them. Classmates, as I bid you farewell, I wish you all the success and happiness that life holds, and may God bless you all. Nancy Shaughnf.ssy ’51 CLASS SONG We re gathered tonight To bid farewell to our friends. Though our studies were hard and long. Still the future’s call is strong. So long to the fun, But we ll try hard to succeed, While the memories live and last Of those four years in the past, So long. The time has drawn near For us to bid you adieu. May our hopes and the plans we made, In the future soon come true. We re thankful today For all the days of the past, And though all of us had some faults, Only memories fond will last, So long. Rita Richard ’51 r r r i r CO CO Page

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SO THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Thus we need today earnest, loyal men and women who cherish their rights and duties as citizens of this democracy and would sacrifice everything else before they would give up these privileges granted us by our Constitution. I think this can be summed up best by the words of Josiah Gilbert Holland, who said: God, give us Men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking; For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds. Their large professions and their little deeds. Mingle in selfish strife, lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land and waiting Justice sleeps.” Dolores Vaitukaitis ’51 VALEDICTORY PROSPECTS POR THE FUTURE The past forever gone, the future still our own.” This is indeed a motto which we should remember all our lives. We are leaving high school; what we have accomplished there and what we have failed to accomplish will forever remain unchanged. We must not dwell upon past mistakes, thinking how much better off we would have been if we had worked a little harder, or had made different decisions. Rather it is the present we must strive to perfect in order to insure a better future. We are on the threshold of the future; some of us will continue our formal education, many will not, but we have all enrolled in the school of life, where we shall continue to acquire knowledge everyday of our lives. Until now, we have had to attend school. We have been prodded by parents and teachers to study. From now on, we must seek knowledge as our own respon¬ sibility; we must open every door that will lead us to new and unexplored worlds. To insure a bright and happy future, we must have a firm foundation which we build gradually from bits of learning here and bits of knowledge there. We are the future leaders of America and the guardians of our democracy. To do our job well, we must be strong, we must educate ourselves to know what is best for our country, to be able to distinguish between good and evil ways of life, no matter how cleverly they are disguised. By refusing to accept superficial appearances and by insisting on delving into the truth of matters we shall not find ourselves led blindly into the undesirable situations. [ f [ r r. r r r r r r. CM CO Page

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