Chester High School - Flamstead Challenge Yearbook (Chester, VT)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1945 volume:

Q .Q Torble of Contents Dedication ...... Staff ..... .. .......... .... Senior Class ........... Junior Class ..... . .... -.... Sophomore Class ..... .... Freshman Class ..... -. Faculty ..... - .... - .... - .... .. .... - .... - .......................................... World Peace -Valedictory Address ..... - ...................... .. Forth to a Better World -Salutatory Address ..... n ....... . ....... .. Education as a First Line of Defense -Third Honor Essay Are You An American? ..... .. ...... . .................. .... - .,........ - .......... , .... , ....... .. ..... Senior Horoscope ..... - ....... -.. Editorials ..... - .... - .... - .... - ....... - ....... We'll Always Remember ' .......... Roosevelt Picture ..... . .......... - ....... The Stove ..... - .... - .... School Calendar ..... - ................ - .... What Would Happen If .......... Basketball .............. . ....... - .......... Dramatics ..... -.. Music ..... - ..... Alumni . Exchange Senior Poll ..... -.. Jokes ..... - .............. Advertisements .... ...- lf? To I-lorry N. Montague For his friendliness, for his wise counsel, for his sincere interest in all students of Chester High School, and for his deep concern for the welfare of the community, the Editors and Staff of the Flaimstead Challenge of 1945 affectionately dedicate this volume of their yeurhook, Fletmstecicl Challenge Steiff Left to right-lst row: Joan Cassista, Joke Editor, Ruth Davenport, Exchange Editor Gertrude Allhee, Salesman, Nina Patton, Assistant Exchange Editor, Edna Carlisle Assistant Literary Editor, Hazel Fuller, Art Editor. End row: Murial Edwards, Salesman, joan Golthwaite, Assistant Editor, Joyce Slade Literary Editor, Thelma Lewis, Carol Ballou, Editorsfin-chief, Patricia Wzirren Girls' Athletics, Helen Hemenway, Assistant Alumni Editor. 3rd row: Henry Crocker, Business Manager, Roger Zanes, Assistant Business Man ager, Gilbert Spaulding, Art Editor, Leif Rogstad, Boys' Athletics, Louise May nard, Assistant Music Editor, Janice Putnam, Assistant joke Editor. 4th row: Donald Moore, Alhert Barnes, Assistant Business Managers, Maurice Lasellc Music Editor, Ingwald Rogstad, Assistant Business Manager, Tom Sheehan Alumni Editor, Ray Lawrence, Assistant Business Manager. GERALDINE ROSE ALLBEE Deanie Place of Birth: Brookline, Vermont. Date of Birth: November 25, 1926. School Last Attended: Brattleboro High School. Course: General. Activities: Glee Club 121 131 141: Basketball 121 131: Operetta 131 141: School Patrol 131: Lt. and Capt. S. P. 141: junior Prom 131: Talent Show 131. Ambition: Te be a nurse. Deariie, Deaiiie is our man, Find lier equal if you can. GERTRUDE RUTH ALLBEE Place of Birth: Brookline, Vermont. Date of Birth: November 25, 1926. School Last Attended: Bratteboro High School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Public Speaking 111: Glee Club 121 131 141: Flamstead Challenge 131 141: OnefAct Play 121: Oper' etta 131 141: Class Treasurer 131: Chairman of junior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141: Curtis Manager 141: Senior Play 141. And ali tliatfv best of dark and bright Meet in lier aspect and her eyes. OLIVE BEATRICE AMSDEN Place of Birth: Simonsvillc, Vermont. Date of Birth: September 27, 1926. School Last Attended: South Londonderry High School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Glee Club 131: lunior Prom 1311 Christmas Formal Olive ix quiet. Olive is slzy, We all like lievg l wonder Lbllly? CAROLYN SUSAN BALLOU Carol Place of Birth: Chester, Vermont. Date of Birth: April 14, 1927. School Last Attended: Chestxr Crade School. Course: College Preparatory. Activities: G'ee Club 111 121 141: Varsity Basketball 111 121 131 141: Flamstsad Challenge 111 121 131 141: Editorfin-Chief of HF. C. 141: Senior Play 141: One'Act Plays 111 121 131 141: Silver UC 121: Girls' State 131: Orchestra 141: Class Marshal 131: Operetta 141: Class Treasurer 111 121 141: Classe VicefPresident 131: Vice' President of Student Council 141: Talent Show 121 131: Co'd C 141: Silver Basketball 141: Iunior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141: Class Prophecy Her eyes as stars of twilight fair: Like twiliglitls. too, her dusky hair. ELSIE JEAN BARLOW Place of Birth: Springfield, Vermont. School Last Attended: North Springheld Grade School. Course: General. Activities: Glee Club 111 121: Flamstead Challenge' 131: Senior Play 141: Orchestra 111: School Patrol 111 121 131: Christmas Formal 141: Junior Prom 131: Cheer' leader 131. Elsie always wears a smile, She never wears a frowng Elsie's eyes are a mischievous blue. And her hair is reddishfbrown. MARY M. BERGQVIST Place of Birth: Andover, Vermont. Date of Birth: june 1, 1927. School Last Attended: Peaseville Grammar School. Course: General. Activities: Glee Cluh 111 121. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your bookkeeping go? With footings and forms she rages and storms, And with figures all over each row. BARBARA BLODGETT Place of Birth: Saratoga Springs, New York. Date of Birth: August 1, 1927. School Last Attended: Saratoga High School. Course: Commercial. Activities: S.H.S. Girls' League Council 111 121: Christ' mas Formal 1411 Class Gifts 141. Ambition: To join the YVAC. The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and slqillfi MARGARET W. CARLISLE Date of Birth: October 20, 1926. Place of Birth: Gassetts, Vermont. School Last Attended: Gassetts Grade School. Activities: Chorus 1113 Student Patrol 131 141. Never in a hurry, Never had a care, Never known to worry, Beloved everywhere. i JOAN cAss1sTA Place of Birth: Reading Pennsylvania. Date of Birth: june 3, 1928. School Last Attended: Chester Grade School. Course: College Preparatory. Activities: Glee Club 111 121: Flamstead Challenge 121 131 141: Stage Manager of Senior Play 1413 One'ACt Play 121 141: Silver C 131: Silver Basketball 141: Varsity Basketball 111 121 131 141: Valedictorian 141. Future Intentions: Secondary Education. Wellflqnownfhilt always winding her way upward. HENRY FOSTER CROCKER Hank Place of Birth: Portland, Maine. Date of Birth: june 18, 1928. School Last Attended: Chester Grade School. Course: College Preparatory. Activities: Glee Club 141: Flamstead Challenge 111 121 131g Business Manager F. C. 141: Senior Play 141: Une' Act Plays 111 121 131 141, Silver C 131: Class Will 141: Class President 131: Boys' State 131: President Stu' dent Council 141: junior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141. A careless boy at times he seemedg But at his desk he had the look And air of one who wisely srhemed. RUTH HATTIE DAVENPORT Place of Birth: Westcun, Vermont. Date of Birth: March 10, 1927. School Last Attended: Westoii Grammar. Course: General. Activities: Flamstead Challenge 131 141: junior Prom 131: Usher at Senior Play 131: What's Cookinn Staff 131 141: Home Economics Club 111: School Patrol 131. Always dependable, Always on hand To get things dorieg Ruth ix willing and grand. ALICE EVELYN DAY Place of Birth: Royalston, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: September 16, 1926. School Last Attended: North Street School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Glec Club 111 1213 -lunior Prom 131: Home Economics Club 111. Alice may be quiet, She also may he shy: But when you really know her -My, oh, mv! CONRAD MORRIS DURAND Place of Birth: Rutland, Vermont. Date of Birth: August 29, 1927. School Last Attended: Black River Academy. Course: Commercial. Activities: Baseball 111 121: Football 121. No word he spoke, more than was need. MURIEL RUTH EDWARDS Me Place of Birth: North Kingston, Rhode Island. Date of Birth: May 23, 1926. School Last Attended: Andover Grade School. Course: General. Activities: Basketball 121 131 141: Senior Play 141: One' Act Play 141: Operetta 141: Glee Club 141: Flamstead Challenge 131 141: School Patrol 111 121 131 141: jun' ior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141: Cheerleader 131: Silver Basketball 141. She was a phantom of delight When 5782 she gleamecl upon my sight. HAZEL EVA FULLER Kitty Place of Birth: Juneau, Alaska. Date of Birth: September 26, 1927. School Last Attended: Gassetts Grade School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Glee Club 111 121: Flamstead Challenge 111 121 131 141: Vice'President 121: junior Prom 131: Sen' ior Play 141: OnefAct Play 141: Christmas Formal 141. Cheerleader 121: Talent Show 111 121 131: Prophecy on Prophet 141. Hazel came from Alaska With a twinkle in her eye: No one in our high school Can figure out just why. BEATRICE ELNA HALE Bea1,y Place of Birth: North Bennington, Vermont. Date of Birth: January 19, 1928. School Last Attended: Weston Grammar School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Chorus 121: Class Gifts 141. Once a friend, always a friend. MAURICE AVERILLE LASELLE, JR. Shorty Place of Birth: Londonderry, Vermont. Date of Birth: May 29, 1927. School Last Attended: Londonderry High School. Course: General. Activities: OnefAct Play 131: Glee Club 131 141: L.H.S. Review 111 121: 'Flamstead Challenge 141: Operetta 131 141: Valedictorian 121: Orchestra 141: Senior Play 141: Talent Show 131: President 141: Boys' State 131: junior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141: Class History 141: Silver C It matters not how straight the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. ,- THELMA HELEN LEWIS Joe Place of Birth: Springfield, Vermont. Date of Birth: August 15, 1927. School Last Attended: Chester Grade School. Course: College Preparatory. Activities: Glee Club 111 121: Orchestra 111 121: One' Act Plays 121 131 141: Basketball 111 121 131: Silver Basketball 141: Senior Play 141: Basketball Manager 141: Silver C 121: Gold C 141: Flamstead Challenge 121 131: Editorfin'Chief of F, C. 141: Junior Prom 131: Christmas Formal 141: Student Council 141: Saluta- torian Future Intentions: Cornell University. 'Thelma is a girl of laughter: She seems to get what she goes after. THOMAS CHARLES MERRITT Tom Place of Birth: Springfield, Vermont. Date of Birth: May 6, 1927. School Last Attended: Thompsonburg. Course: General. Activities: F.F,A. 121 131: Vocational Agriculture 121 131: School Patrol 121 131: Orchestra 131 141: Junior Prom 131: Glee Club 131 141: Shop Course 141: Chess Club Man am I grown, a man's work must I do. LEIF E. ROGSTAD Place of Birth: Winchendon, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: january 21, 1926. School Last Attended: Chester Grade School. Course: Agricultural. Activities: Basketball 111 121: Varsity 131 141: Flam- stead Challenge 141: Senior Play 141: F. F. A. 111 121: President 131: Class President 121: junior Prom 131: Baseball 131. Future Intentions: U. S. Army. For all we have and are, For all our childrerfs fate, Stand up and take the war. The Hun is at the gate! THOMAS R. SHEEHAN Tom Place of Birth: Rutland, Vermont. Date of Birth: December 30, 1927. School Last Attended: Proctorsville Grade School. Course: General. Activities: Flamstead Challenge 121 141: Gperetta 141: Onc'Act Play Future Intentions: United States Marine Corps. Tom, the lad With a carefree heart: Dancing with blondes ls his special art. jUYCE BERYL SLADE joy Place of Birth: jamaica, Vermont. Date of Birth: February 2, 1927. School Last Attended: Leland and Gray Seminary. Course: College Preparatory Activities: Glee Club 111 121 131 141: Flamstead Chal' lenge 121 131 141: Silver Cn: Student Council 131 141: Good Citizenship Girl 141: Third Honor Essay 141: Oper' ctta 131 141: Secretary 121 141: junior Prom 131: Usher at Graduation 131. Future Intentions: University of Vermont. joyce is a girl well liked by all, And in her studies, she does1i't stall. GILBERT SPAULDING 'Gibbs' Place of Birth: Westiiii, Vermont. Date of Birth: june 16, 1927. School Last Attended: Weston Grammar. Course: College Preparatory. Activities: Glee Club 111 121 141: Orchestra 1411 Basketball 131 141: Flamstead Challenge 111 121 141: One- Act Play 121 131 141: Class Marshal 1313 Operetta 131 141: Class Secretary 131: Vice'Presiderit 141: Music Festival 111: Senior Play 141: junior Prom 131. But he was rich in thought and wovk. A learned man, he did not xliirlqf' SADIE DAGMAR TUPALA Place of Birth: Andover, Vermont. Date of Birth: October 13, 1924. School Last Attended: Peaseville Grammar School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Glee Cluh 111 121: junior Prom 131: Flam- stcad Challenge 131: Christmas Formal 141. Sadie is a quiet girl For which she can be glad: lf some of us were more like her. lt might not be so bad. LOIS MARIE WHEELER Place of Birth: Proctorsville, Vermont. Date of Birth: May 23, 1927. School Last Attended: Proctorsville Grammar School. Course: Commercial Activities: Glee Club QU 121: junior Prom 131. Future intentions: Dress designer. Quiet, honest, and full of glee, Lois is the girl for me. IDA RUTH WILKINS Place of Birth: Manchester, Vermont. Date of Birth: June 17, 1927. School Last Attended: Bellows Falls High School. Course: Commercial. Activities: Glee Club QD: L.H.S. Review QD: junior Prom 1311 Address to Undergraduates 141. Steady, quiet, and capable. BERTHA MARY WRIGHT Place of Birth: Springheld, Vermont. Date of Birth: May 25, 1926. School Last Attended: Chester Grade School. Course: Commercial. Future Intentions: Bookkeeper. Presented flowers from the class to Mrs. Roosevelt, NE Day , April 10. Bertha likes to make up rhymes: just to keep up with the times. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE The class ollicers were cle Nina Patton Grace Howard Shirley Sparks Helen Bates Janis Putnam Louise Maynard lunior Class cted as follows: President Helen Heincnway Vice'PresiLlent f -Nina Patton Secretary-Edna Carlisle Treasurer' --Albert Barnes First row, left to right Arlene Farrar Patricia Wzirreri Joan Guldtliwaite Second row, left to right Bernice Eng Helvi Suujanen Missiiwg from the picture Albert Barnes Duris Ferguson lean lvlunro Edna Carlisle Barlaara Gnnelnow Helen Heinenway FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Sophomore Class The class otlicers were elected as follows: Alice Garrapy Shirley Adams Lois Viggue Joanne Williziiiis Ella Hale Eleanor Pierce Jeanne Harrington Helen Dougherty Roger Zanes Dorothy Mattson Donald Nloore President- Donald lvioore Vice'Presidentgloanne Willizriums Secretary--Alice Garrapy Treasurer7Ray Lawrence First row, left to right Barbara Edwards Ralph Iefts Gordan Durand Second row, left to right Raymond Bowen Elson Wright Alice Davenport Third row, left to right Beth Sheehan Reba Wells Fourth row, left to right Ray Lawrence Edna Carleton Qing from the picture--Ingwald Rogstad Edward Nelson Grover Ballon Robert Westine Carolyn Morris Barbara Gonyaw Helen Adams jean Buswell lean Parker FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Freshman Class The class ofiicers were elected as follows: Howard Westiiie Edwin Willzird Frankie Vvfilliams Ruth Holton ,lean WhiICOIIll7 Sirkka Suojanen Patricia Bullock Lloyd Stillwell Joyce White Marie Moffit Dorothy Eng Ella Northland Henry Troinbley President---Barbara Jeffrey Vicefljresident--Frankie Williaiiiis Secretary---Ella Northland Treasurer Bernard Cvonyaw First row, left to right Robert Cvannnon Bobby Hazcltine Williiiiii Hodge Second row, left to right Irene Spaulding Dorothy Colburn Priscilla Bullock Third row, left to right Albert DeCell ,ludith Clark Carl Rice Fourth row, left to right Frederick Wziite lviarion Vvlalker Fifth row, left to right Eineral Cook Missing from the picture fr-Helen Merritt Robert Lawrence Kermit Reilly Bernard Gonyaw Charlene Baker Arlene Cenate Colleen Bingham Barbara jeffrey Betty Harnois Frances Greeley joyee Stowell Arnold Lauren Fczculty Left to Right Mr. Damon Barnes - Principal - French and General Science Miss Jean Morse - Home Economics Miss Ruth Sawyer -- English - Latin - Biology Mrs. Elsie Belknap - Commercial Subjects Mrs. Electa Stocker - Junior High School Miss Doris Cutting - History and Social Studies Mr. Franklin Stevens - Science and Mathematics Mr. Harold Lewis - Shop Course, was absent when the picture was taken FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE World Pecrce VALEDICTORY ADDRESS JOAN CASSISTA, 1945 A just peace in our time is our class motto which we chose when the war was still in a crucial state. Difficult and crucial has been the period just pastg the months before us will be the most fateful the world has ever faced-the struggle for world peace. A struggle on the one hand against a powerful reaction group committed to the original status quo and on the other hand the inertia of populations so fatigued by years of war that they can be easily confused that a victory in arms would mean a victory in peace. Political education for peace has become one of the great imperatives of ourtime. It demands coordinated action with educational institutions and organizations of labor and of capital against isolationism, economic insecurity and racial antagonism. But effective action of this sort will have meaning only if the individual can be made to understand that his private security depends upon the development of collective security in this country and the world. Political education for the protection and expansion of democracy is what we all must work for in the months ahead, enlarging the aware' ness of the American citizen of his responsibilities for building a world society that might in the end justify the agonies and sacrifices of this war. While the world is still in the process of being destroyed, a new world is being built at Quebec, at Dumbarton Oaks, in London, Teheran, Yalta and San Francisco. The representatives of the great powers are busy piecing together the Europe that lies almost liberated. The time for action is short-too short when you realize how little has been decided and what remains to be decided. To prevent German and japanese aggression in the future is the first task of the peace settlement, and because of the undermining of German and Japanese might and the overwhelming power of the victorious nations it is certain also to be the easiest task. Far more complicated, and of course more important, is the business of removing the fundamental causes of war and organizing the world for prolonged peace and prosperity. The Dumbarton Oaks conference and various United Nations commissions have been nibbling at this great problem. After this war there will not be another major war for eight or ten years as no nation will have the physical or moral strength to launch it. In this period, the peace will be won or lost. The United States is about to make one of the most important decisions in its whole history-soon a treaty will undoubtedly be offered to the Senate proposing to bring this country into a new league of nations. Such an important step will require long and careful debate in the Senate and it should be preceded by nationwide debate, also. The chief arguments of those who say that the United States should stay out may be summarized as follows: fll The world is still ruled by selfish powers which have not actually renounced the sort of political and economic imperialism and power politics that have tended in the past to produce war, and will continue to do so in the future. QD This sofcalled peace organization would consist of the Security Council dominating and overfshadowing the work and wishes of the lesser allies and neutrals. Q31 Ameri' cans, especially, do not want the new organization to be empowered to make decisions regarding the use of American armed forces without ratification by Congress. Q41 Some alarm is also expressed lest the plan be used to freeze the status quo so firmly that even revolution against a dictatorship, or freedom for a conquered territory, like India, might be impossible. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Those who argue that the United States should join the new organization in gen' eral make these points: Q11 It is true that the new organization is imperfect, but this is an exceedingly imperfect world in which progress is almost invariably made by evoluf tion not by revolution. Q21 If the next organization can get underway we have a chance of doing something about imperialism and cartels, one of the prominent evils of today. This private competitive capitalism operating internationally has produced a world monopolization which will hinder the likelihood of prosperity. Q31 The Vandenberg Plan, which has the support of well over twofthirds of the Senate, would solve the prob' lem of the use of American troops without our consult by confining their use to keep' ing down Germany and Japan. This would prevent the vanquished enemy from creat' ing a new world order. Q41 The new League of Nations contains provisions such as an Economic and Social Council to handle social, economic, labor, and humanitarian agencies which were left out of the old League of Nations. Q51 Everyone knows that civilization cannot stand another war-war with science and technology evolving still more deadly weapons. Q61 Even a chance is better than no chance and is worth taking -a corrupt police force is better than no police force, a reactionary government is better than no government as citizens can clean up or throw out an administration. People should accept the fact that international government and policing the peace are both essential. Once that is accomplished and a sense of responsibility and participation is established, the chance of making something decent out of the new peace organization will be better. Popular support of the plans now being drawn must rest on the modest belief that something is better than nothing. Are we any closer to a permanent peace? Yes, in so far as we have moved nearer a world organization. All over the world people are demanding peace, security, and freedom, and in that sense, time is on the side of the angels. It remains for us to do our part by Hghting with every means within our command for a just peace and a respectful world. The nation must recognize that just as the individual is subject to the law of the nation in which he lives, the nation must be subject to the law of the world of which it is also a part. If a citizen refuses to obey the law of a democratic community, the community enforces the law for the common good. There can. be no orderly com' munity based upon the principle that each nation can do what it pleases. The nations of the world are responsible for world law and if one nation refuses to obey the law it becomes the concern of the world association. Law does not govern a nation unless a nation respects, and works continuously and cooperatively for the benefits of all people. I think we may now say that there will be no general international organization unless the people of the United States are willing to take part in it and give it our power and prestige. The mark of maturity among men and nations is the willingness to assume responsibility. Let us assume it with faith in ourselves, not fear. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Forth to CI Better Woirld SALUTATORY ADDRESS THELMA LEWIS, 1945 We are venturing forth into a world made much better through the efforts of science and medicine. . Less than a few years ago you could not have had a brain surgery without neces- sitating the use of a metal plate, placed where the incision had been made. Now because of medical research a film called fibrin made from fibrinogin, contained in human blood, can be stretched across the opening. When the wound has healed the fibrin film is absorbed by the tissues. This film replaces the membrane which sheathes the brain under the skull until new tissue is formed. We have also gone a long way since the time of Wilhelm Roentgen, the German scientist who discovered the Xfray. At first Xfray machines were extremely expensive and large. During the last war about the only places where there were Xfrays were the large hospitals. This meant that those who needed to be Xfrayed must make the difficult journey to the hospital. Today Xfray machines are so reduced in size that they may be carried about the battlefronts in the back of a jeep. Madame Curie's discovery of radium and work in radiofactivity have now made it possible to cure the primary cases of cancer and slow the pace of the more advanced ones. Through the tireless efforts of many, cancer is not the dreaded disease it used to be although there are many phases yet unsolved. We can do a great deal ourselves. There are numerous cancer clinics all over the countryg it is your privilege to go to these clinics to be examined. The worst of this disease is that many times a person does not realize that he has it. If we all work together we can someday conquer cancer. Sulfa drugs and penicillin have added their contribution to the control of infec' tion. Without these many of our wounded would be minus arms and legs because the infection could not be stopped soon enough to save that limb. Many times doctors have decided to amputate only to find that one of the sulfa drugs has started its work of healing, thus dispelling the need of amputation. This reminds me of the story of the usually cheerful undertaker in a small Oregon town who was looking so glum that a friend asked what was the matter. The trouble was, confided the undertaker, he just couldn't Hgure ahead any more. I used to be able to pick up the weekly paper and count on likely business, he said. Now I can't count on anything. One week I read that Horace Brown is seriously ill-the next, he is reported up and around and as spry as ever. Not, he hastened to add, that I regret a person's recovery. But every' thing is so blame uncertain. And do you know what I lay it to-these sulfa drugs! A soldier has had his arm taken off at the shoulder and yet he complains of pain in his fingers. This is because the nerves have not been adjusted to the fact that they are no longer needed to register the pain in an arm which is no longer there. Through the use of pentothol sodium this pain was relieved permanently. It is hard to realize that some of our nerves send impulses to the brain that travel at the speed of a fast dive bomber, while others move at the speed of a fast walk. It is possible now to have a defective cornea replaced by a clear piece of cornea taken from another eye. There are only about twenty surgeons in the United States who are able to perform such a delicate operation. It is now possible to join severed nerves by the use of nerve glue made from blood. A nerve which has been torn FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE away can be replaced by a new one. These new nerves are taken from people who have donated their bodies to the spare parts banks. These nerves are immediately frozen and then dehydrated under high vacuum. 'Cartilage is one of the most essential factors in plastic surgery. You have all heard stories of soldiers on the battlefront losing an ear or parts of a nose or lips and having them made to look like new through the wonders of plastic surgery. Cartilage under refrigeration can be kept in the spare parts bank in a sterile container filled with a saline solution. No longer is infantile paralysis the dread disease that it has been in the past. Sister Kenny, an Australian nurse, has given us the theory that polio cases become crippled because of the inactivity of the muscles during spasm. Hitherto the victims were placed in casts, thus giving no chance for activity. Under the Kenny treatment the limbs are left free but inactive, the spasm and pain are relieved with hot packs, and then simple muscle training is started. In Minneapolis there is the Michael Dowling School for Crippled Children-a public school for children who are so badly crippled they cannot very well attend the regular schools. In Minneapolis in three years there were a hun' dred seventyfeight poliofstricken children. They were treated by the old method and fiftyfseven, of them were later enrolled in the Michael Dowling School. For the same period of time ninetyfone children were treated with the Kenny method and not one of them needed to attend the Michael Dowling School. This war is not like any other war we have fought. It affects the minds of the soldiers sometimes far more than their bodies. We hope that this will be the war fought to procure a permanent peace. Many advances in science and medicine have been made during this struggle which will make this a better world in, which to live. Third Honor Essay EDUCATION AS A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE JOYCE SLADE, 1945 What is education? I think all of us will agree that education is the development of the talents and faculties of mind, body and spirit. The goal of education is sound character and trained intelligence. These possessions are valuable in any political order and are possessions that will keep us free. We all realize that education is the way of progress, and is one of the chief pursuits of every wise man. In a democratic government like ours, that rests upon the will of the people, it is tremendously important that education is broad and general. The progressive nations of the world today have seen to it that most of their people can at least read and write. In the countries of northern and western Europe, not more than one in a hundred of the entire population is illiterate. In the United States, people have probably talked more about education than any other country in the world, and yet we still have over four million illiterates. At each great period in American history, the purpose of education in schools and colleges had been redefined by pioneer thinkers. This was done after the estab' lishment of the republic. The purpose of schools, it was then said, was to create in- FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE telligent citizens for the protection of the democracy and to give all the children a chance to rise in the world. But after a hundred years of practice under this idea, education had encountered the distress of a depression. Millions of individuals, who were well trained, now found no chance to employ their talents. Soon people began asking the question: What can education do to keep the government from being disrupted now and then, bringing injury to the young, and to the republic? How could people take part wisely in government without having a knowledge of govern' ment and its work? Those who took part in the Revolutionary War knew that their education, formal and informal, had served them well in the days of the Revolution and in the work of setting up a new government As democracy grew into power, the lamp of learning grew brighter, and the darkness of illiteracy and ignorance was being lifted from the land. The American people were beginning to learn how to live by learning. Education was becoming a great national interest. Give everybody a chance to study anything he likes as long as he can, became an educational slogan, and it seemed to fit into the democratic theory of liberty and opportunity for all. A program of education was set up for the youths, not to serve such ends as the organization of the young people was made to serve in Europe under dictators, but to give the pupils a more realistic knowledge of the nation and the world. The main function of the new program was to prepare the pupils for promoting wiser and more effective co' operation among nations. . By the opening of the nineteenth century, education had taken that course. Pupils were becoming acquainted with the problems confronting the nation, with the history of human experience, and with thought about American questions. In short, students were preparing to take a broad and sound view on national questions. Americans took up the problems of the new age and were trying to deal with them. Even though the United States still has over four million illicerates, education has made a great advancement. When intelligence tests were applied to recruits for the Hrst World War, an astonishing lack of ability was shown, and a call went out for increased activity in education. Only 3.5 per cent of the soldiers in World War I had completed four years of high school. In this war 23.3 per cent have received high school diplomas. At this time, more than ever before the world needs all the aid which education can render. Everyone realizes that the main pillars of democracy are education and strength of character. These qualities are necessary to develop the kind of attitudes and habits the democratic process requires. The reason for education in a free country is not to teach people how to get rich or how to get power, but to preserve their freedom-freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of worship and freedom of speech. For instance, freedom of speech does not mean much unless we have something to say, or know how to think and have a mind of our own. After this crisis is over, education is going to have an important role in the postwar world. Plans will have to be made for peace, reconstruction and employment. These are difficult problems to handle, and cannot be carried through wisely and successfully without the careful and intelligent planning on the part of educated people. After the last war, President Woodrow Wilson made an effort to convert thc American people to the League of Nations idea. But the case for internationalism was presented too briefly and too late, and the United States withdrew into isolationism. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE This time the State Department, through an intensive educational campaign, is making sure the American people thoroughly understand world organization for world peace and what our participation in it will mean. Americans are faced with the greatest opportunity that has ever confronted a gen' eration in the history of our nation. Failure to grasp this opportunity might well mean calamity to generations to come, to our nation as a whole, and perhaps to the entire world. Grave dangers will overtake the American people in the World of Tomorrow if they do not seriously begin to accept their responsibilities of citizenship today. Attention is being brought to the fact that great changes are taking place in the world and education should contribute to make those changes benencial. Unless social thinking can more nearly keep pace with scientific progress which continues to be made year after year, how can we prevent unemployment and also wars which will be inf creasingly destructive? But if we greatly increase our efforts to develop our social thinking, if we devote more time to studying, discussing, and attempting to understand the changes and problems which accompany progress, we can achieve greater comfort, wellfbeing and security than mankind has ever attained. It is the choice of Danger vs. Opportunity-to give more time to the study and discussion of the great national and international problems of our day, which is our great responsibility. In our country, we all hope that in future, all young people will sacrifice for their education, to preserve this nation with a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Then, this democracy shall never perish from the earth. Are You An American Autumn had come and it was the last of the season. Thanksgiving was only two days away and the families throughout the town were busy planning for the holiday. The village market had a display of turkey gobblers in its showcase. The frosts had turned the once green fields into brown patches, ridged and inter' mixed with bleak trees, bare and tall, silhouetted against the late autumn skies. The nights were cold and in the morning the ground was hard under foot. Last night had been typical, but the morning sky was not clear and bright as it had been other days. Though the people of the village went about their work as usual, Mother Nature was going to enter another phase of her cycle. Along in the latter part of the afternoon it began to grow dark. If you had walked through the streets you might have seen the lights in the house on the corner where Miss Van Guilder was having an afternoon game of bridge with some other members of the local Lonely Hearts society, a local group of those quaint exponents of the feminine world that had not been successful in finding their life companions, and had finally given up, satisfied to take up a more dignified life. From a hill on the outskirts of the township you could look far into the mountains of the next county, and the hamlet below looked peaceful and calm. Light breezes scurried among the treeftops, and looking toward the neighboring mountains you notice that the more distant ones are beginning to fade from sight. As you keep looking FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE this haze, as it were, descends like fog until even the hills surrounding the village are barely visible. Now, small, white flakes of snow are seen drifting lazily down from the gray sky. You pull up your collar and start for home. As you near your destination, the air is a whirling mass of snow. The ground is white and each footmark is obliterated by a soft carpet almost as soon as made. This scene was in America, where the soil has not been disturbed and ruined by bombs and artillery shells, where children play without fear of enemy planes overheadg the America of freedom and libertyfloving people. Freedomfloving, we say. Freedom for just ourselves or for every person, no matter what may be his race, creed or color? In France, with our Armed Forces, Thanksgiving was just another day. The snow was deep on the battlefiield and was crissfcrossed with the ruts and tracks of trucks and tanks. There should have been another set of tracks there, the tracks of an ambulance. But there was not. Someone forgot! Perhaps they did not buy that extra war bond, or perhaps they did not give their share to the Red Cross campaign, because they had to go to the movies twice a week. Was that person you? The snow on the fields was, in some places, soaked with scarlet, human blood. Someone back home forgot! Perhaps they were in such a hurry to get to the Spring Style Show that they did not take time to drain the grease from that frying pan.. If they had, that soldier might have had that extra bullet to stop the enemy before he- well, you know. Was that person you? A Belgian peasant and his family were slaughtered by the enemy before our troops could move ahead. The army couldn't make that offensive they had planned because they were short of shells and gasoline. Again someone in America forgot! Someone was so interested in his own welfare that he joined the strike for higher wages down at the munitions plant when he was already earning more than was necessary to support himself. Someone else applied for extra gasoline to visit a sick friend . When they got it they went to the lake on a fishing trip. Was that person you? The boys at the front had no place to go for relaxation behind the lines. Some' one back home did not give to the War Chest Drive, because they had to have a new fur coat, the one they bought last year being out of style. Was that person you? Let us go back to that small town in New England. In the morning the ground was covered with a thick blanket of crystalfwhite snow. Even the poorest twig on the elm tree was ridged inchfdeep with pearl . It was a peaceful and joyous moming. It was,-until a certain telegram came to one of the families of the town. It was one of those telegrams that read thus: The War Department regrets to inform you that your son--etc. The town was shocked. Miss Van Guilder expressed her sympathy to the mother. Did she ever think that she and her club might have been indirectly responsible for this mother's grief? 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M fff +fvQ Ak :gg MA I--S57--if F f-fff 'fff1- - - Cx. YWL--W M - A A ..?' GDITORHSLS l-I-ow We Corn I-lelp The Returning Disorbled Soldier CAROL BALLOU, 1945 Every soldier coming back from the battlefields has had some experience which he will never forget, which has changed him in some way. Every soldier has been affected by this experience and therefore may be, to some extent, maladjusted in civilian life. We must adjust ourselves to his different actions when he comes home, expecting him to be somewhat edgy and unpredictable. In the army no one says thank you or uno . He gets so accustomed to giving and to taking commands that many times he forgets how to make his own decisionsg but he rebels against those who make them for him. Shakespeare noted that the soldier was jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel. So far I have written only of some of the things which we should expect from a returning veteran. Now I will touch on the more important factse-how we should treat him. First of all, I think the most important thing to learn is to be casual, naturally casual. Let him talk if he wants to, and permit him to be silent if he prefers to do so. Some sympathy from you is to be expected, but don't harp on his misfortunes. If you can see that he really wants to break down and have it out, cry with him. Let both of you get it out of your systems, for this will break the strain and tenseness. Be hard' boiled-to his face at least. If the man understands the reason for this attitude, he will regard it as a service provided you do not overdo it. Be on the alert to help him get away from any inferiority complex he might start to develop. Encourage him to go on and try to be the useful citizen he would have been if he had not been wounded. Make him realize that whatever his physical infirmities may be, he is still the same per' son that he was. I know that the closer one comes to such a man, the harder it is to overlook his disability. I think that an employer should discuss it with him frankly. A wife or a mother can hardly avoid a strong emotional reaction toward it. They must help him to take up his life, and to make the most of it in spite of his handicap. They must induce him to assume his full share of responsibility in family relationships. I think that the most workable solution will be to accept the disfigurement, grieve over it until you both feel better, refer to it when necessary, and never let it get to the point where it cannot be referred to. Then it will slowly melt away from consciousness and you will forget it in a healthy way. Community programs help a great deal in assisting the disabled soldier to become adjusted to civilian life, especially veteran organizations. Soldiers are bound to feel banded together after the war, for they have shared experiences which they, and only they, will ever be able to understand. Psychiatric facilities of some sort should be made available in every community as a part of the health program. We should help veterans eligible for schooling. We should encourage them to take advantage of the opportunity of a free college education, which is a provision of the G.I. Bill of Rights. Professional help for soldiers involved in tangled marriages and in family troubles should be made available. So you see that there are many ways in which we can help our wounded men to gain happiness and to find a place where they will be needed in our postwar world. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE The Benefit of a College Education in a Postwar World THELMA LEWIS, 1945 At the present time there is no great demand for a college education in procuring a job. The reason is that there is a manpower shortage for skilled and unskilled labor, the unskilled outnumbering the skilled workers. Factories are willing to hire untrained workers and train them to fill various positions. When this war is over the picture will be a very different one. The servicemen will be returning home to their old occupations. Not only will the present workers be out of a job, but the servicemen will be given preference in the remaining positions. Also, when the war ends there will not be such a great demand for labor. There will not be such a great demand for labor. There will be the task of rehabilitating the warftorn countries, but this cannot compare with production at present. Employers are going to look for the cream of the crop when they seek employees. This means that they want men with the best knowledge of the work to be done. Not only does a college education give one a better chance because of his book learning, but he also gains a wealth of riches in his contacts while in college. This supplies him with agood background for getting along in society, and it gives him an opportunity to mingle with all types and races of people. To be able to know people and to understand them is one of the greatest achievements in life. These are some of the reasons why one should consider college. It will mean that he must put his full attention on it and work his hardest, but I am sure that he will not regret one single part of it. Race Prejudice Race prejudice is a very serious problem facing our country today. New York state is proud to be the first state in the union to pass a law regarding this problem. It is called the IvesfQuinn bill which forbids any employer to discriminate against any applicant for a job because of his race, creed, or color. Strongly supported by Negro, Jewish, and Catholic groups, it was opposed by some employers and unions who said it was unenforceable, and by some who feared it would increase intolerance, not extinguish it. In many parts of our country Negroes are not allowed to hold any civic position. Abraham Lincoln once stated that all men are created equal regardless of their race, creed, or color. And the sooner people realize the truthfulness of this statement, the quicker peace will come to the world. In the past, the colored race has given us several educators, scientists, and musicians. Who knows what the colored people have in their power to offer in the advancement of American culture if given the opportunity? You will find that in this global war, negro and whites are fighting side by side for the ideals of our country. Should they not be able to enjoy the fruits of peace on equal footing? JOAN GOLDTHWAITE, 1946 FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE OUI' We'll Always Remember- Speedy Westine hanging around all the girls and trying to woo them. Joan and Pat starting everybody to jitterbug. Jean Munro and her many beaus. Especially Robert Stocker and Charlie Maynard. Howard Hill for his insistent babbling and fooling in study hall. Henry drawing his beautiful women and portraits of Roger Zanes. What a romeo fand good at the linefgivingj Ralphie was to the girls. Our C. H. S. genius-jack Ovitt. The dance William Salo played so well on his violin for the operetta. Charlene Baker and Barb Jeffrey for their basketball ability. Marilyn Farmer and Lucille Smith for their strong alto. Al and his cars tearing around with a load of kids at noon. Ray Lawrence for his version of Beautiful Dreamer . Helen and Harold . Need we say more? Zanes, for his delight in pestering. Helen and Helvi and their sailors. Miss Cutting, for her vivid dramatic impcrsonations that make us never forget history. Miss Morse for her laugh. Mr. Barnes for his wonderful dry humor. Pauline Forrest and Arnold Lauren walking home from school hand in hand. The Juniors and their Clique . The fire ball with Willie and Lois . Maurice with the Clark Gable effect on the upper lip. Mr. Stevens playing basketball at noon. Gibby's portrayal of Dr. Nickolov. Tommy, the Hindu . Sylvia and her ankle. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE The Stove by BERTHA MARY WRIGHT, Class o I have my four legs That I use to set on, You'l1 always see me here From morning till dawn. I have a big door Through which I am fed With plenty of wood Brought in from the shed. I have my stovefpipe Which has to have a damper There'll be a fire If you let those kids tamper! I also have a small door Through which I stare To watch the girls and boys, And get the fresh air. So this is the end of me - It's getting too hot. Can't you see now, folks - I'm on the spot. 5 FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE School Calendar JOYCE SLADE Special Assemblies and Chapels Dr. John Huden, state supervisor of secondary education, spoke to us about the famous Abraham Lincoln papers, written at the time of the Civil War, which will be released in 1946 for research work. We had our first chapel service on December 19. Reverend M. O. Mahler spoke to us on the value of selffconfidence. On December 22, we had a Christmas assembly with a Christmas pageant in which several members of the student body took part. Christmas songs were sung by the Glee Clubs and presents were distributed. One assembly we devoted to a basketball rally at which time we cheered for the team and sang songs. A chapel service was held on january 19, by several members of the student body at which time Reverend Frederick Knox spoke to us. XVe had a very interesting and entertaining assembly, when Ernest Johnson came and sang several negro spirituals. The movie, Silas Marner, was enjoyed by the sophomores, juniors and seniors. The student body enjoyed an afternoon dancing party of round and square dances on February 16. The prize speaking preliminaries were held on March 23. On April 10, the First Lady was the guest of honor at a special senior class as- sembly in the high school auditorium. On her arrival in Chester with a state Motor Vehicle department escort, Mrs. Roosevelt was met in front of the school and escorted up the walk by the school patrol. After she entered the school building she was in- troduced to the special guests who sat with her on the platform. More than 500 per' sons, including high state education officials were present at the hour and a half exerf cises which began at 11:15 o'clock, shortly after Mrs. Roosevelt's arrival in Chester. The assembly was opened by the singing of the Star Spangled Banner followed by the flag salute. The invocation was given by the Reverend Frederick R. Knox, Chester Baptist church pastor. The Hymn of Thanksgiving was sung by the School Music Clubs. At this time, Maurice Lasalle, Jr., class president, presented the First Lady with a check for 5500 from the senior class to be invested in war bonds, and at the time of their maturity, the money to be used to promote better understandings between na' tions by the establishment of a youth fellowship. Upon accepting the money Mrs. Roosevelt stressed the conditions in the world today and our responsibilities in the world of tomorrow. At this time Bertha Wright, a senior class member, presented Mrs. Roosevelt with a bouquet of roses. The assembly closed with the singing of America After the assembly program Mrs. Roosevelt was escorted to the front of the school building where she was photographed with members of the senior class and Principal Damon Barnes. Afterward she was the guest of the home economics department which served a buffet lunch for the senior class members and special guests. During a luncheon the seniors were given the opportunity to speak to Mrs. Roosevelt FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE in person. The special guests included Dr. john R. Fisher of Arlington, state board of education chairman, and his wife, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, wellfknown writer, Dr. Ralph E. Noble, commissioner of education, Fred C. Martin, state war bond adminisf trator, Dr. John C. Huden, state supervisor of secondary education and guidance di' rector, Superintendent of Schools, Harry N. Montague, the Reverend Frederick R. Knox, Chester Baptist church pastor, Reverend William Lewis of Keene, New Hamp- shire, Gale Peck, chairman of Chester school board, and Miss Melvina Thompson, Mrs. Roosevelt's personal secretary. Prize speaking finals will be held on April 27. Excerpts from llWhcit's Cookin' LUNCHEON WITH MRS. ROOSEVELT Our luncheon with Mrs. Roosevelt was very pleasant and thrilling. Mrs. Roosef velt's interested and friendly manner won the friendship of all of us that met and talked with her. During the luncheon Mrs. Roosevelt told us many interesting stories about her experiences in England, she also told us many of the incidents of her meetings with the servicemen. We discussed many of Mrs. Fisher's books and then discussed what each of us was going to do when we graduate. The very exciting luncheon ended with a discussion of what we were to do with the money, which will be used for bonds, and Mrs. Roosevelt wished us all luck and special good will to the boys who enter the service. BOUQUETS QOR SPECTATOR'S VIEWSQ To Maurice La Salle for his fine speech and able presentation of the check. To Officer Jeffrey for assisting the First Lady when she slipped going down to the photographers on the lawn. To patrolmen Helen, Louise, Bobby, and Donald for escorting Mrs. Roosevelt up the walk. To all the patrolmen on the walk, who stood there from 1Of11 o'clock waiting for the guests. To Bertha Wright who presented the flowers to Mrs. Roosevelt. To the Glee Club for singing beautifully, and ending the song just right! To the autograph hounds who really got her autograph. To the seventh grader, Jack Ovitt who was complimented by many for his good playing. To the CHS trumpeters, Maurice and Marion, go a CHS Oscar. And also to Joanne Williams for her fine accompaniment on the piano. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE THE ESCORTING PARTY Mrs. Roosevelt was escorted up the walk by Mr. Jeffrey at her side with Donald Moore, Helen Hemenway, Louise Maynard, and Bobby Haseltine preceding. When the escorts arrived at the door the four escorts split having a girl and boy on each side to let Mrs. Roosevelt enter. It was a very thrilling and exciting experience to these escorts and one that they will probably remember as long as they live. The students from the front windows had quite a time telling the escorts all about it and vicefversa. MRS. ROOSEVELTS ADDRESS The theme of Mrs. Roosevelt's talk might well be expressed as The Responsibility of the Individual in a Democracy. The First Lady made the point crystal clear that the danger to democracy lies not in the form of government, but in the lax attitude of so many of the governed. Without practice the theory of universal suffrage will be, as it so often has been, a lever for crooked politicians. In other words get out there and vote when the time is at hand whether it be a local, state, or national elec' tion. The country contains enough good people to assure good government from the smallest town to the nation's capital. It's a matter of using the privileges inherent in our Constitution rather than letting some wrongfminded few abuse them. Mrs. Roosevelt urged us to treat with understanding the returning veterans many of whom have been or are on the verge of mental collapse because of the experiences which they have been called upon to endure. There was the touching incident of the nervefshattered veteran of Guadlcanal who wished employment in a bank because, as it developed, a bank was the quietest place he could think of. The poise and graciousness of the First Lady won the hearts of all. MR. BARNES GOES TO KEENE Our Principal was honored in being invited to accompany Mrs. Roosevelt and party to Keene where the First Lady delivered an address. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE What Would Happen lf - - - Gertrude Albee didn't have her nickels . Deanie Albee got her great book finished. Olive Amsden let out a scream in English class. Elsie Barlow never giggled. Barbara Blodgett started a loud discussion in a Mickey Mouse voice Mary Bergquist didn't ride to school with Al. Margaret Carlisle didn't fool in the halls. Henry Croker didn't go to Springfield. joan Cassista couldn't argue. Ruth Davenport wasn't interested in mcmuel labor. Alice Day came to school afternoons. Conrad Durand became the Romeo of C.H.S. Muriel Edwards lost herfman! Hazel Fuller never fidgited. Beatrice Hale didn't acquire her sister's boyfriends. Maurice Laselle looked at the girl he was going with in school. Thelma Lewis didn't argue with a certain person. Tom Merritt had a real romance. Sadie Tupala ever looked untidy. Ida Wilkins didn't like to drive. Bertha Wright didn't like Springield. Lois Wheeler lost her sunny disposition. Gilbert Spaulding changed places with Tarzan. Tommy Sheehan had a steady girl. Lief Rogstad wasn't father to the 7th and 8th grade boys. Joyce Slade really burned herself while studying rays . Carol Ballou lost her football, or didn't get any mail!! The team was composed of the following girls: FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE L Girls' Basketball PAT WARREN, '46 The girls hasketfhall team had a very successful season under the leadership of Coach Shirley Martin. Twelve games were played of which six were victorious for Chester. The schedule was particularly hard and in winning half its games, the team did remarkably well. Prospects for next year's team are good, even though three of the leading players will he lost hy graduation. Also lost hy graduation will he Manager Thelma Lewis, who did a Hne joh for the team. Carol Ballou was high scorer for the season with 85 points, Charlene Baker was second with 74 points and Nina Patton was third with 57 points. The team and the school owes a lot to Coach Shirley Martin for her ine leader' ship and cooperation. We realize that she did a diflicult job in a Hne and friendly manner. FORWARDS Carol Ballou Ioan Cassissta Nina Patton Joan Goldthwaite Pat Warren Charlene Baker Barbara jeffrey Following was the schedule played hy the team: GUARDS Helen Hemenway Arlene Farrar Muriel Edwards Barbara Edwards Barbara Goodnow Louise Maynard HOME GAMES AWAY Chester Alumnae 30 Chester 31 Ludlow 24 Chester Bellows Falls 24 Chester 7 Charlestown 24 Chester Charlestown 24 Chester Leland 5? Gray 24 Chester Leland E? Gray 22 Chester Bellows Falls 33 Chester Ludlow 12 Chester Springfield 30 Chester Springfield 32 Chester Alumnae 20 K Cug STH, C0146 oN w K 6P5K?6 X 18 gag? u vw C394 XC y MS? , 'Eg 1 T, QW J 'f0wfr ow, THE dz PM A 9 h5IfE T FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Girls' Varsity Basketball Left to riglztf-Bottom row: joan Cassista, Barbara Edwards, joan Goldthwaitc, Nina Pattun, Charlcnc Bakcr. Ind vow: Hclcn Hcmcnway, Arlcnc Farrar, Barlwara ulcilrcy, Muriel Edwards, Patricia Waxrrcn. Md row: Shirley Ivlartin, Coach, Carol Ballou, Louisc lvlaynard, Barbara Goodnow, Thelma Lewis, Managcr. VLA NE KJ nys LAN? X 5 X W Q 0 J f, ZANES MAH c H BAA' XX , FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Boys' Basketball The boys this year under the supervision and voluntary kindness of Mr. Lucus, have learned much more about basketball than could have been accomplished without his help. We have prospered tremendously in learning sportsmanship and cooperation with our fellow students. Ralph Jefts was the leading scorer with a total of 56 points, Ingwald Rogstad came in second with a total of 36 points, with Leif Rogstad trailing in for third place with a total of 34 points. The other boys have shown by their efforts and skillful play' ing that they are capable of good basketball and of becoming future stars. Leif Rogstad, '45 THE SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: Chester Chester Chester Chester Chester Charlestown Charlestown Leland Gray Leland Gray Proctorsville FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Boys' Varsity Basketball Left to right-lst row: Howard Westine, '48g Ralph Jefts, '47g Leif Rogstad, '45 Raymond Bowen, '47g Robert Westine, '47. 2nd vow: Roger Zanes, '47g Ingwald Rogstad, '47g Donald Moore, '47g Gilbert Spauld ing, Mzlnager, '45. FLAMSTBAD CHALLENGE Drcxmcrtics THREE ONE'ACT PLAYS April brought forth among its showers the three onefact plays with Miss Cutting as their able director. Andante , the first play given, was the story of a musician whose ambition was destroyed with the loss of the use of his hand. His son overcame the difficulty by becoming the hands while his father was the example and teacher. The cast was as follows: David Lawrence, the musician ................. . .......... - ................... - .... -.- .... ,.-.. Ray Lawrence Mrs. Lawrence, his wife .............. . ..... .... , ..... C arol Ballou Bruce, their son ..... - .... - .... -... ................ Roger Zanes Doctor Andrews ..... - .... . ....... - ................... - .... - .............................................. , .... .. ..... Donald Moore Alice, the maid ..... - .................,. , ................... , .......... - .... , .......... - .......... - .............. Muriel Edwards They Are None of Them Perfect was a comedy. The theme of this play cen' tered around women discussing their husbands' faults, each fault being exaggerated by the spouse. They were all trying to warn their friend, Amanda, who was on the threshold of marriage. The victim and the wives of the unfortunates were: Amanda ..... . .... .. .......... .. ................... . ....... - .... - .... , .... - .... - .................................. - ..... Barbara Goodnow Lucy ..... T ........ ..... ..... ........ - .......... , .... - .... - ............................ - ................ - .... - ..... N i n a Patton Eve ..... - ....... .... - .. Thelma Lewis Amy ..... .... ............ Hazel Fuller Julia ..... -... .- ..... Barbara Jeffrey Cecile ..... - .......... .. .... . ................ - .......... .. .......... - .......... - .... .. .... ..., ................ . .... - .... . ..... Barbara Edwards The Black Valise , a mystery melodrama, had as its plot a young psychology student trying to practice what he preached-the fact that he was able to talk himself out of any jam. He proved himself by capturing the lunatic right under the nose of the timid Irish cop and the tough janitor, Dooley. The cast consisted of: Henry Mason, the psychology student ........... . ...................... , ....... - .... -.. Henry Crocker Dooley, the janitor ..... . ......................... . ................... . .... . .... . .......... ... s ........... Henry Trombley Doctor Nikolov, fthe lunaticj ..... -... ....... Gilbert Spaulding Theodore, the Irish cop ................. - ......................... - ....... . .... .......... - .. Tom Sheehan Mrs. Dooley, the janitor's wife ........... . .......... , .... . ............. ...... . .. Joan Cassista Shiny Nose This year's Senior Play was one of the best plays that has ever been put on in Chester High School. It brought in more dough-refme than has been brought in since Professor, How Could You? , in 1941. Now a word about those superb performers. First on the list was that one and only Carol Ballou, who portrayed Janie , fShiny Nosej, as a young girl in her teens and her jirst? steady. Next was a new one to the stage, Elsie Barlow, taking the part of Helen , the older sister who thought that Janie was very silly. Muriel Edwards didn't have to act much to play the part of Zip , the typical adolescent girl. The quiet, sweet, lovable mother was played by none other than Thelma Lewis. The blusf tering quick tempered father was impersonated by Henry Crocker. Maurice Laselle was George , janie's one and only football hero. Then came Gilbert Spaulding, as Allen, who was forever trying new ways to keep Helen as his best girl. Last, but not least, was Hazel Fuller as Peggy who idolized 'Zip with her ability to catch and hold the men. FROM The Black Vcilisen l ' xxusuw ff4',f7W , Hin' 622' 23 - 7 if ' ffffygfe 5 - E7- 4 .,-34 L H 1 - 7127 NL! I Z I 30 'Wf C3 Q3 Q 4. - Q Nqconou and HSHYXMASOW FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE 4, ,f , I lx i f V, 'i . nf ff fn TZ, .1 .ig 7 liZ7' 'lf' 'Zu i 1' ii ' -.:- ,196 Z Arg' 2 Q 1 - A 1'3 -w.4d-'-It I MAURICE LASELLE, 1945 GLEE CLUBS The Glee Clubs were organized at the beginning of the year with Miss Mmmrse leading the Senior Chorus, and Mrs. Stocker leading the Junior Chorus. Miss Sawyer has been the pianist for both clubs. We started our work early in the fall by singing familiar songs arranged for three and four part singing. Toward the middle of the year an operetta was chosen for the Glee Clubs to present, it was entitled In An Old Kentucky Garden and was presented Mzirch 2 with a fairly large attendance. Music for the Christmas assembly was furnished entirely by the Junior Chorus. At the an' nual Senior Play the two choruses entertained the audience between acts. ORCHESTRA The C.H.S. Orchestra, under the direction of Miss Sawyer, got under way more quickly than the year previous. We do not have many members, but what we have are interested. We wish that more students would take up instrumental music as .1 hobby, so that in the future the Orchestra at Chester High School could be much larger than at present. We have played in assembly only once, but we hope to play again, soon. On April 10, when Mrs. Roosevelt came to Chester High School, the Orchestra played the Star Spangled Banner as the audience sang the national anthem. LouisE MAYNARD, 1946 GLEE CLUBS On April 10, better known as HE. Day , the boys' and girls' Glee Clubs and thc junior Chorus sang Prayer of Thanksgiving by Dr. Theodore Baker. At the final Prize Speaking Contest, April twentyfseventh, the boys' and girls' Glee Clubs sang Wake Thee Now, Dearest by Deems Taylor. The Junior Chorus also sang Ciribirif bin by A. Pestalazza, and O Month Of May by Denis A. McCarthy. There will be special music at commencement by the Glee Clubs and the Junior Chorus. M g , Ah T Q M L Q iff' Hb Mg pf Lfnffvffls www MM FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE is. W5 sal i -if 1- A Helen Adams. Wcirkiiig in Rutland Coffee Shop. Shirley Barnes. ls in nurses training in New York. Willizini Bates. Is in the Navy. Leroy Bowen. ls in the Air Corps. Stanley Brown. In the Air Corps in Maine. George Hazen. Overseas, in the Army. Sylvia Hodge. Becker junior College in Wcmrecster. Faith Hunsclon. Oherlin College. Ada Howe. Is in Brattlehoro. Eileen Lamonda. Working in the National Survey as Bookkeeper Elaine Mary. Mzirried and working in a shop in Springneld. jean MeCuteheon. Wcmrking in Bryants in Springheld. Reau Parker. Is in the Army Artillery. FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Pauline Phillips. Working in a store in Derry , Karl Puechl. Is in the Army. Shirley Crocker. Syracuse University. Dorothy Davis. Married and living in Unity, N. H. Raymond Densmore. Going in the Army. Maynard Emery. Army. Carol Farmer. Working in the bank and the Grand Union. Joyce Farrar. Working in Rutland. Virginia Freeman. Married and living at home. Virginia Gabert. Business College in Rutland. Theresa Gilmet. Bellows Falls. Shirley Goller. Working at soda fountain in Derry , Priscilla Rowell. Working in Rutland. Olavi Saari. Farming. Edris Spaulding. Going to College, Bryant Business College, Providence, R. I Earl Thomas. Army, overseas. Barbara Welch. Working in National Survey. Kathryn Wilder. Normal School in Castleton Joyce Williams. Working in mill in South Derry. Kenneth Williams. Air Corps. 'k SERVICEMEN OF '42 Charles Lamson: Herbert Lundin: Army Air Corps Richard Negus: Navy Syver Rogstad: Navy Alvah Underwood: Army Arthur Watkins: Army Air Corp Army, overseas Maynard Amsden: Army Clifford Ballou: Marines Francis Bingham: Army Thais Bowers: Wacs Herbert Briggs: Army Air Corps John Goldthwaite: Army Air Corps 'A' SERVICEMEN OF '43 Olavi Nummi: Merchant Marines Charles Parker: Navy Merrill Redfield: Army Winston Warren: Navy Donald Buswell: in the Navy Vincent Crocker: Army Robert Lane: Army Calvin Mansur: Sea Bees Eugene Montanyz Navy ik S FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE fl IX ,. eil - Jdbeyggnnuy All ,W E xchtm G Exchange Department RUTH H. DAVENPORT '45 We must learn hy the mistakes and gains of others, so we have an Exchange Department in the Flamstead Challenge . As the Flamstead Challenge is going to press early this year, not many of the outfofftown magazines have arrived yet. The UL. G. S. MESSENGER is a Hne magazine. It shows that the staff put their hest efforts into it, especially in the painting of the pictures. Their Locals article was an excellent idea, also Doodles from the Desk . All in all, this is a very good school paper. Several issues of The Vox fof Ludlowj have heen received. From this it was interesting to find that sophomores, instead of the seniors, initiate the freshmen. The part which had to do with interviews with teachers was cleverly done. Two yearfhooks which we can he looking forward to seeing are The Senior Sampler , from Bellows Falls, and the joe English. Echo from New Boston, N. H. fMr. C. Edgar Stevens is the principalj FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE GERALDINE ALLBEE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - GERTRUDE ALLBEE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - . Ideal Man - . Ambition - 4 5 CAROL BALLOU 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - - 5. Ambition - ELSIE BARLOW 1. Like - 2. Dislike -- 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - MARY BERGQUIST 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - BARBARA BLODGETT 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man -- 5. Ambition -- MARGARET CARLISLE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - Senior Poll Miss Cutting's Dramatics Blond Bombers Peg Leg Santa Claus Street Cleaner The Navy-one part in particular Spiders My shadow I know-do you? To have twins Music and dancing Drinking, and boys who think they own everybody and everything My gold football Athletic, on the tall side, and a good sense of humor To suddenly have a voice like Dinah Shore's Dancing, skating, movies, laughing!! Spiders, nosey people, and people who boss me around My hair Tall, blue eyes, intelligent, sense of humor To really act, and go to California Swimming, skating, and chocolate fraps Gossip, Bookkeeping, and dish washing My pair of Prefwar nylons Errol Flynn To go to college Chester Warfrationing Big hands Donald Duck Drive a Greyhound bus around the world Skiing, skating, and boys Backfbiting Big ears I'Iaven't seen any Twelve children 1 curly hair FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE JOAN CASSISTA 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - HENRY CROCKER 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - . Ideal Woman - . Ambition - 4 5 RUTH DAVENPORT 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - ALICE DAY 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man -- 5. Ambition - CONRAD DURAND 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Woman - 5. Ambition - MURIEL EDWARDS 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - HAZEL FULLER 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - BEATRICE HALE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity -- 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - Everything and Money People who are always right Green eyes Johnny Weissmuller with a crew Philanthropist To drive and Springfield dances Chester girls My dad's car Katherine Grayson cut To own Big Bromley and Sun Valley Dancing, Nat. Survey, Parties, Cooking Snobs, drunken women, certain boys, and my little feet Correcting Elsie Barlovv's figuring Dark hair, medium height, good disposition Coast Guard To have a good time Snobs Height Frog To travel To drive my father's car School Training a saddle horse to do tric Veronica Lake Truck driver Basketball Nosey people My clear skin Lil' Abner Designer of fashions Love to eat-dance-and, ah-er One of my nicknames and Gene My false eyelashes fnertzj Lon McAllister or most anything Oh, you guess-I'm tired Dancing, skating, and boys Snakes and rats Big feet Medium height, dark wavy hair, eyes To be a stenographer ks Autry nowadays good reputation, blue FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE MAURICE LASALLE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Woman - 5. Ambition - THELMA LEWIS 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - . Ideal Man -- . Ambition - 4 5 THOMAS MERRITT 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Woman - 5. Ambition - LIEF ROGSTAD 1. Like -- 2. Dislike -- 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Woman -- 5. Ambition - SHEEHAN TOM 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Woman - 5. Ambition - JOYCE SLADE 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - GILBERT SPAULDING 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - 1, women, and song To jump from an airplane My trumpet lip Medium height, hair, teeth, and good personality To have my own orchestra Fried clams People who argue My freak knees On the Helmut Dantine side To go all the way through college Some girls Farming Chopping wood Red headed, blue eyes, no make up Navy To smash up automobiles Silly dames Make up Blond, blue eyes, May West figure , Halo hairfdo, small feet Jackfoffallftrades Apple picking Loud women Maurice's mustache Brunette, five feet eyes, no makefup Merchant marine four inches tall, 120 pounds, brown Musical comedies Nosey people My money bracelet Van Johnson To be First Lady French Henry's depending on me for certain things!! My peroxide blond Wig Gypsy Rose Lee I've got lots of 'em FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE SADIE TUPALA 1. Like - Dancing and music 2. Dislike - Loud girls 3. Pet Vanity - Clothes 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - IDA WILKINS 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - LOIS WHEELER 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - BERTHA WRIGHT 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - OLIVE AMSDEN 1. Like - 2. Dislike - 3. Pet Vanity - 4. Ideal Man - 5. Ambition - Tall, dark and handsome To travel to New York Driving Getting up early My height Tall, blonde Time will tell To eat To study My false fingernails Guildersleeve To set the world on fire Bowling, dancing Washing dishes, dummies Blushing, big toe Mortimer Snerd, Bing Crosby I'm not telling Dancing, winking, and sleeping Frank Sinatra and girls who swoon over him My little nose and big eyes Show me one!!! Stop walking alone FLAMSTEAD CHALLENGE Iokes Mrs. Stocker fnoticing Robert Stocker leaning out of his seat and very much in' terested in something on the floorj: Robert, what is up? Robert: Nothing is up, a pencil is down. Miss Cutting: What does bicameral mean? Pupil: Two bodies. Miss Cutting: Dead ones? An inquiring junior: How many potatoes did you have at your Junior Dinner? Henry Crocker: Gee, I didn't count them. During a discussion on the VermontfNew Hampshire boundary line, Raymond Houghton demanded: What would happen if we took the banks away on the Vermont side? Miss Cutting: Well, there would be a flood! IN STEP WITH THE TIMES Miss Butterfield ought to be Miss Oleoheld, according to Henry. Speedy Westine's accomplishment is reading the dictionary upside down and talking to the Bullock girls. Muriel Edwards, in a daze during a discussion on the Dummerston Dam: Oh, that's that dam business they've been discussing for so long. During a recent basketball trip, six players sat down at a table in a restaurant. Before they were waited on, three left the table temporarily, and in the meantime the waitress asked for their order. The remaining players blithely replied, I guess we're not all here. How true! One of the definitions in a General Science Test was: Transformer: A trans' former transforms anything you wish it to. . Also-The planetesimal theory is what makes plants grow. Clouds become charged by static' on the wind. Circuit-two or more wires are touching. When a plus body is connected to a minus body it flows to the south pole Earl Horton Radio Repair Service McAuliif's PAPER STATIONERY Books-Toys-Games ART SUPPLIES-EQUIPMENT -BURLINGTON- Compliments of E. A. Sherwin Chester. Vermont RUTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE Train for a Wartime and Postwar Vocation Summer Session Opens Iuly 9, 1945 Register Now I. H. F aught 6. Son Oiiice Machines and Equipment Typewriters-Adding Machines Dictaphones-Mimeographs O SUPPLIES AND SERVICE L. G. BALF OUR COMPANY Attleboro Massachusetts Class Rings and Pins Commencement Invitations Diplomas-Personal Cards Represented by-S. G. LEE 230 Boylston St. Boston, Mass. E. R. Wiggins Retail Lumber Building Materials and Special Millwork Springfield and Chester, Vermont Compliments ot Dewey's Drug Store Compliments of A. I. Wheatley Compliments ot E. I. DAVIS Hardware Pearl M. Willard Suits Dresses Coats Hats Gifts Greeting Cards Compliments of Chester Grain Co Compliments ot Chester Drug Store Pember Hcxzen, Prop. I ameson's Market Compliments Drive with Care But not without of Insurance! I. I. Toth . of the Hugh H. Henry Fullerton Inn Insurance 6: Chester, Vt. Bonds From the Commanding Officer. THE ARMY MAP SERVICE THE NATIONAL SURVEY Cartogrcrphers CS Map Makers Chester, Vermont Accept this Award of Merit as a small payment on the great debt of gratitude the Army Map Service owes to you. Without your help our mis- sion could never be accomplished. With your help we cannot tail. As Commanding Officer of the Army Map Service I am proud to be associat- ed with your company . . . L. B. Chambers Colonel, Corps oi Engineers. Commanding Officer 5, ,ir lj 5 fl- xi.. Jiri' B fn 4 4' iqfiitff ' M:-. 2, ,-,- -Y Y,- ,.q., nu71q L. A. CARPENTER DRY GOODS CLOTHING FOOTWEAR We Served Your Parents and Grandparents - We Are Pleased To Help You VVITH BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1945 VERMONT UTILITIES. INC. ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE SERVICE-