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

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21 THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD Graduation Night Program LOOK TO COURAGE Graduates the world over are now preparing themselves for the future and for the long, hard road ahead. They will need something to guide them, for they cannot find the w ' ay themselves. That guide shall be courage. There are many different kinds of courage, yet physical courage, which we think of so often, is far from being the most important. There is a quiet courage, never spectacular, never held up in admiration, that enables one to continue, day after day, in a situation that may be deadening to the senses, but that still must be done—to con¬ tinue without complaining, without self-pity, and without assuming an air of patient martyrdom—that is real courage. That is our task. In the excitement cf battle or the stress of great emergency, it is easy to be brave, for as Shakespeare once said, Courage comes and mounteth with occasion.” Our occasion is here now, and we must build up our courage to face the world ahead of us now. Some people are so constituted that they have no fear, for they do not recognize danger. They are not particularly brave; they merely lack fear. He is brave who is tormented by fear, knows his danger and still does what lies before him. We need the will and the power to do what lies before us now. It takes courage to be in the minority, to champion an unpopular or apparently hopeless cause. But it also takes courage to hold fast to what you believe to be right, against the opposition of the majority and the pressure of circumstances. It takes courage to lose gracefully and to start again at the beginning, undismayed by defeat and to be successful without becoming arrogant and self-satisfied. The gleam of courage should illuminate our path of duty and give to us an unfalter¬ ing will that acknowledges no defeat and wearies at no labor. We need courage to stand or fall by our convictions, to uphold the right as we see it, and to refuse to compromise for the sake of expediency. Be mindful of practicing courage. Get a clear picture of what we have at stake. Recognize your freedoms, and use your faith and courage to help build a stronger nation. We are future builders in this great land of ours and it is our duty as well as our privilege to see to it that our laws are enforced and carried out. We must face the threat of communism and stamp it down. Whatever be your goal, look to courage. With it you will learn to face the many hardships and dangers that lie ahead. We must work and work hard, and we must have the strength and the vision to tackle these problems and overcome them. With this in mind, classmates, I shall close. I hope you, too, will look to courage as you go through life. I wish you all the success and happiness that life holds, and may God bless you all. Janet Grabiec, Co-Valedictorian

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 23 EVERY PERFECT SENIOR BOY SHOULD HAVE: William Booths. Ronald Christian ' s .. John Gilligan ' s . Robert Kelsey ' s . Stephen Kucharski’s Robert Minch’s .. Nelson Perry’s . James Pesci’s -- Ronald Rittlinger’s .. Kenneth Walter ' s .... Good looks ....Shyness Deep voice ....Ability in math ... Musical talent .....Personality Oldsmobile .Curley hair ... .Gift of gab ...Knowledge in sports EVERY SENIOR GIRL SHOULD HAVE: Joan Balletti ' s --- Barbara Boutwell’s -.- Ann Fisher’s .—-- Maureen Flander’s . Delores Fontaine’s ..... Lynn Gondck’s -- Janet Grabiec’s ..—------ Judith Morin ' s - Joyce Quagliaroli ' s ... Mary Simonetta’s .....— Muriel Stewart ' s .. Joan Therrien’s --- Miriam Warner’s .—.--- . Talkativeness .. Cuteness .Sense of humor .Shining hair .Pretty eyes .Neatness ...Friendly smile ...Impish ways Petiteness Studiousness . Domesticity .Bashfulness Even temper

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THE HIGH SCHOOL HERALD 25 SCIENCE CREATES PROBLEMS With scientists today experimenting and exploring into the nuclear fields, this new generation will have a great many new inventions and modern appliances to use. Our present day appliances are vastly improved over those of the past, but these modern appliances can be good and bad for us. Besides making life easier and more pleasant, they bring forth many problems which the graduates of today will have to face and try to solve. Television, for example, is one of these modern inventions that has a great many good and bad points. In fact television is an excellent means of education, entertain¬ ment and relaxation. Worthwhile information is brought to you right in your own homes through television. It also gives warnings of approaching dangers, gives both sides of political views, and keeps you up to date on what is happening in your own state, nation and the world. Television also tends to keep the family together, lessen the cost of entertainment, and keep children off the streets at night. Television ' s undesirable influences, on the other hand, are as numerous as its good points. It keeps people from reading, causes others to stay up late, keeps students from doing their homework, and it can be very injurious to the eyes, if one watches it con¬ tinuously. One of the worst points about television is that it causes people to become lazy. They put off doing tasks that could be done right away, with the excuse that a good program is on and they have to watch it. Another problem that this generation has to cope with is atomic energy. This is one of the big issues of today and it also has its good as well as its evil side. Scientists are trying to use atomic energy to generate electricity, extract new elements from the earth, and make new compounds. Medical Science sees atomic energy used as the possible determinant in the cure of cancer. But atomic energy also can be a means of great destruction to the human race, if there should ever be another world war. Past generations have done much to improve the living conditions of people today. With the increasing number of experimental laboratories and educational facilities, members of this generation will contribute much more to the welfare of people, but only the future knows what is in store for us. Robert Kelsey ' 54 THE TOMORROWS Windsor Locks recently celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. It is not so important what happened fifty or even one-hundred years ago, but what tomorrow holds in store for us is important. Now let us look ahead in the years and see what important changes in education will take place in Windsor Locks. We know that Windsor Locks will soon build a new high school. This will enable future graduates to choose from a more extensive curriculum, such additional courses as varied music courses, arts and crafts, driving training classes, industrial arts, and more variety in home-making subjects. The population of Windsor Locks has been increasing rapidly, since new factories have moved to Windsor Locks and to the surrounding areas. A new elementary school is being built now, but we wonder how long it will provide adequate rooms for the instruction of the children from all these new families coming into Windsor Locks.