Bellows Free Academy - Alpha Omega Yearbook (St Albans, VT)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTOR Class Historian To begin with, this is not a history of facts listed in the order in which they oc- curred during our four years of high school, but it is the most important happenings in our school years brought to light to be re- lived for a short period of time. This is a history written in three parts, Discovery, Exploration, and Settlement with an after- word expressing some strictly personal opin- ions. DISCOVERY On the morning of September fourth 1934-, the faculty of Bellows Free Academy sat around a long table in the gymnasium chatting pleasantly about the summer vaca- tion just passed, when they caught sight of a group of well-dressed and reasonably good-looking boys and girls huddled together in one corner of the gym. To thc casual on-looker they appeared to be only a badly frightened group of boys and girls, but to the experienced eyes of those dauntless dis- coverers each one possessed individual tal- ents decidedly worth exploring. They bade them enter and spent the next few weeks in trying to make them feel at home. Wlien the discovery of these new people was reported to the ruler of the country, Principal Dickinson, he received the news of the annexation calmly and with only a few misgivings. He examined with interest the trophies which these new-comers had presented to their teacher explorers. These trophies were report cards bearing cabalistic signs designed to denote the mental ability of each individual. The new-comers were given a name, Freshmen and were then divided into small groups and assigned to the different explorers. The first few weeks the Fresh- men were forever taking the wrong turn, finding themselves in the wrong corridor, and arriving at their class rooms half an hour late. They were regarded with scorn by the upper classmen and people who had resided in the school for a longer period than they. The older members did not con- sider them worth annexing, but by Thanks- giving they had lost most Of their scorn, and tl1e Freshmen settled themselves to four years of hard work. They were permitted to form an or- ganization of their own, and under the guid- ance of a senior they chose the following officers: President-John Swainbank Vice-President-Barbara Gallagher Secretary-ltiildred hiacy Treasurer-Frederic Potter At this time many of the Freshmen be- came interested in strange new games such as basketball, baseball and football. The social functions to which the Fresh- men were required to go to attain dignity and poise proved delightful to the girls but were a source of torture to tl1e boys. At the close of this year a terrible disaster befell the Freshmen. Although it was instigated by their benevolent discover- ers, many had their growth checked by a year and others. permanently disabled, left the Freshman class forever. This disaster was called Final Examinations . EXPLORATION The next September the group returned and according to custom became Sopho- moresu. And now a funny thing happened. Remembering the scorn with which they had been regarded they looked in the same man- ner upon the new-comers who took their places as Freshmen. The explorers launched forth into what they supposed to be the experienced minds of the Sophomores. But to their surprise they did not find the gold mines of knowl- edge that they had expected to. The ex- plorers found that the minds of the Sopho- mores varied from sponges to razors, and so they began to dig down and work and hope that in time their efforts would produce the flower of every teacher's heart-a genius. The Sophomorcs, now fully familiar with the routine of the classroom and without Question a real part of the school life, settled down quietly and chose the following officers: i6l

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