Brattleboro Union High School - Colonel Yearbook (Brattleboro, VT)

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FRED E. ROBBINS, Freddie Now are thy brows bound with victorious wreaths. Freddie is a calm, accurate fellow, who has very modestly brought honors to himself and to B. H. S. thrugh fruitful work in athletics, and our class owes much to him for upholding our honor thus. Whatever his future ambitions may be, the best wishes of '22 go with him. Silver B, Track Team, 3, Z, 1, Captain, 4, Football Team, 4, 3, 2, Gym. Team, 4, 3, 2, 1, Parallel Bar Team, 4, 3, 2. MARCELLA ROLIN, Marc, The harder match, ' The greater victory. f' ' Although Marcella is quiet, she is a good worker, and has contributed her share to the activities of B. H. S. She has done perhaps more than any other girl in school towards establishing girls' athletics. Her service as head usher at the Mikado performances was invaluable. Captain Girls' Basbetball Team, 4, Pres. Gym. gli.5b,14, Athletic Advisory Council, 4, Gym., 4, PAULINE SEARLES, Paulie. And always have a smiling face, And never sulk for anything. Pauline is one of the school's most. able sec- retaries. Although her quiet disposition makes her more often seen than heard, she does, very ably, exert her oratorical powers in some of her classes. .Secretary to Miss Tucker, Member of Ex- hibition Committee. he ial MABEL TOMBS, Mab. Obscured life sets down a type of bliss. Mabel is quiet, very quiet, perhaps the most quiet girl in High School, but underneath there is a pleasant sense of humor, a deal of shrewd- ness, and friendly attitude toward the rest of us. Gym. 2, 1. Words pay no debts. 9 ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD, Beth. A with a blithe spirit and Persistent, willing and take her place in the v we by serving and helping the ll Chorus, 2, Latin Club, 2. HOWARD UNDERWOOD. Things which swiftest move, seem to stand stil . There is no fellow in our class more quiet and untiring, but his interest.and faithfulness in his military training and his high principles reveal more of his fine character than we have imagined. Commercial Club, 4, Latin Club, 2. Mikado Chorus, 4, French Club, 3, 4, Girls' FRANK SHUMWAY, Frank. Who'd rather on a gibbet dangle Than miss his dear delight to wrangle. Frank will always be remembered as the staunch defender of the Democratic Party and the initiator of all debates and discussions. He is very elicient as a banker and business man. Class History, Manager of School Picture for Athletic Fund, 4, Box Office Manager for Mikado, 4, Chess Club, 4, French Club, 4-3, Latin Club, 2, Junior Prom Committee. PHILIP WHEELER, Phil. hlurtnd bears his blushing honors thick upon im. Philip's executive ability is worthy of com- mendation. We realize how well the work of the S. A. S. has progressed this year under his leadership, nor should we omit his ability as a student. One of his main interests is winter sports, in which he is quite skilled. Silver B, Class Oration, President of Outing Club, 4, Orchestra, 4, Parallel Bar Team, 4, 3, Track Team, 4, 3, Z, Mr. Faraday in Green Stockings , 3, Marshal for Class of '21, 3, Athletic Editor of Dial, 4, Alumni Editor, 3, Vice-President of French Club, 3, Student Coun- cil, 3, 2, Secretary of Agricultural Club, Z, Vice- President of Wireless Club, 2, Latin Club, 2, Class President, 2, 1, President of S. A. S., 4. LUELLA SMITH, Jimmie. She is a friend who will stick by you through thick and thin. Luella is a true child of nature and brings with her its truest virtues, purity, love, fidelity, simplicity, cheer. Her dependability and love of work make her bound to be a success. Basketball Team, 3, Gym., 3, 1, Girls' Chorus, 2. ROBERT WINCHESTER, Bob. For he engaged in manly sports. Bob is a most unassuming fellow, who has, within the last two years, showed us his ability in football and baseball. He has been the pitcher for Mr. Page's famous nine. Nor would we forget the quality of his fine tenor voice. Mikado Chorus, 4, Football Team, 4, Base- ball, 4, 3, Calisthenics Leader, 3, Double Quartet, 4, Thursday Night Chorus, 4, 3. MILDRED STOCKWELL, Mil. Still be neat, still be. drest As you were going to a feast. Neatness, modesty, sense, level-headedness, with all these assets Mildred is blessed. Her future ambition is to be an insurance agent, so the days look bright and protected for 'Z2. Here's the best of luck in your work! Secretary tu Miss Wallis, 4, Usher, Mikado, NINA WOOD, Nina. 'Tis better to speak in deeds than words. Nina is a quiet, unexpressive girl who does a good bit of thinking. She is very dignified and thorough and we are inclined to envy her future pupils in the interest and careful training they will receive. T. T. C. LYNN TI-IAYER, Pinny. Toot-te-te-toot-he plays the flute. Pinnhy is another member of '22 who is known for his musical and dramatic abilities. In choruses, drum corps, and orchestra his abilities have revealed themselves. We expect that some day he will be a great physicist. Pish-Tush in Mikado , 4, French Club 3, 4, Drum COYIJS, 49 Orchestra, 3, 4, Latin Club, 2. HELEN WOODWORTH, Midge , W00die. I hate nobody I am in charity with the world. One remembers Helen for her excellent literary ability, seriousness of purpose, high idealism, and depth of personality. In whatever profession she may choose to enter, one expects to find her at the very forefront, among the women who are to mould the years to come. Silver B, Class Poem, Secretary of S. A. S., 4, Publicity Committee for Mikado , 4, Literary Editor of Dial, 4, 3, French Club, 4, 3, Vice- President of Class, 3, Student Council, 2, Class Basketball, 2, Latin Club. 22

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The tal WINNIFRED MEAD, Wim Oh time, Hy on for me. Winnifred's most joyous hours are spent an- ticipating a party or dance, or watching the clock bring nearer the blissful moments. She has good powers of speech and is a good pal. Senior Basket Ball Team, 45 Gym., 4. MIRIAM NICHOLS, Peg. I was not born for court or state affairs. Miriam's sweet musical voice has made her name known to many of us. Her patience and interest in children speak well for her success as a teacher. T. T. C., Mikado Chorus, 45 Girls' Chorus, 2. vnzcn. METCALF, 'fviggiex' NVhy do I smile? Why do I weep? l do not know5 it lies too deep. NVe are accustomed to seeing Virgil with her violin in her hands and hearing her tune it up on those enchanting mornings when the or- chestra plays, nor have we forgotten that she can argue and debate. Orchestra, 4 and 3. DOROTHY MILLER, Dotty. MILDRED NOVACK, Novey Hers is a life that is free from care. The Seniors will always remember Mildred's slow, precise, but impressive oratory. Whether she said little or much, she had a curious way of silencing her teachers. Such is the power of art. Senior Basketball team, 45 Gym, 4, 15 Calis- thenics leader, 4. To be merry best becomes you. Dorothy is always jolly and has a joke for all occasions. Her pleasing voice has made her prominent in musical activities and a favorite in freshman party choruses. , Ass't Treasurer Class, 4 and 35 Year Book Committee, 45 Red Cross Committee, 45 Mikado chorus, 45 S. A. S. Executive Committee, 35 Junior Prom Committee, 35 Thursday Night Chorus, 4, 3, 25 Girls, Chorus, 2. FRANK O'BRIEN, Dfke. I've always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. Frank is a typical New Englander, sllrewd, humorous, long-headed. He is a good student. and popular with his fellows. His bicycle is a close second to Mr. Page's Ford, Class P1'ophecy5 French Club, 45 Baseball Squad, 35 Radio Club, 25 Agricultural Club, 2. MIIQDRED MILLER, Billie. When the Wanderlust seizes me, I am otf and away. We shall not soon forget the smiling, care free little Senior, whose delight it was to make some one else laugh. By the kind of books she reads. we surmise that Mildred does a great deal of thinking and could tell us a good many things that we do not know. Secretary to Mr. Ekstrom, 4. RHONA PATTERSON, Pat A day in April never came so sweet. -R.hona's neat attractions, friendliness, humor, joviality make her liked by everyone. She is another of our teachers of whom we expect much and to whom we wish the greatest success. T. T. C. WILLIAM MORETON, Bill, The dignity and height of honor. Our President is a staunch believer in deeds not words 5 despite this fact, we know his will- ingness and capability. Who ever heard Bill talking about what he has done? His unas- suming manner and strong personality have won him many friends in B. H. S. We wish him all the success that perseverance and loyalty to work can bring to him in whatever he may undertake. Silver B5 Class President 4, 35 Business Man- ager Dial, 45 Calisthenics leader, 45 Track Team, 3, 45 French Club, 3, Treasurer, 45 Marshal for Class of '21, 35 Cross Country Team, 3, 15 Latin JOHN PERKINS, Johnnie, Here's to Perkins, Honest john A cavalier and a gentleman. john entered B. H. S. from Providence, R. 1., at the beginning of the Junior year. lle has become known as a tine manager, and his inter' est in science and mathematics speaks well for his future success. Class Treasurer, 45 Football Team, 45 Squad, 35 Mikado Business Committee, 45 Lunch Room 45 Year Book Committee, 45 Radio Club, 3 and 45 Club, 2. MARGARET MORSE, Miggie. Be wise worldly, but be not worldly wise. Margaret is a girl of high principles, athletic. and musical. Her argumentative powers are of no small moment. We expect Margaret to make a name for herself in the world of service. Gym 4, 15 Captain Senior Basket Ball Team, 35 Thursday Night Chorus, 4, 3, 25 Girls' Chorus, MARION PHELPS, Mary Ann. A merry heart goes all the day. Marion isla shy, friendly girl with a shy and winning-smile. We rather surmise that she is a bit mischievous and just loves to play jokes on people. .Her pleasing voice has been success- fully used 1n several choruses. Secretary to Miss Henshaw5 Mikado Chorus, 45 'Thursday Night Chorus, 4, 3. HARRIETTE MURRAH, Man I am as free as nature first made man, 'Ere the base laws of servitude began. Harriette entered B. H. S. from New York at the beginning of the Senior year. She has an odd little drawl in her voice and a clever wit. Harriette has always given of her artistic ability on all occasions, has done much towards stimulating an interest in girls' athletics, and has served loyally as editor of the News Corner for the last half year. Year Book Committee, 45 Manager Girls' Basket Ball Team, 45 Senior Track Team, 45 Senior Basket Ball Team, 45 Publicity Committee The Mikadoj' 45 Lunch Room Assistant, 45 member of Radio Club, French Club, and Outing Club, HOWARD RICE, Howard, Whate'er he did was done with so much ease In him alone 'twas natural to please. If ideas are to 1'ule the world in the coming years, then Howard will be a leader among men. His original work in class room, his invaluable aid to B. H. S. in contributing ideas to the school activities, his grasp of details and ability at the same time to see the whole, his tact and consideration in working with others, and his generosity in giving credit to his fellow students have made his four years in B. H. S. fruitful to him and to us. Few persons can estimate the high order of his work on The Dial. Silver B5 Ivy Oration5 Editor-in-Chief Dial, 45 School Notes Editor, 35 French Club 3, Presi- dent, 4, Pooh-Bah Mikado, 45 Junior Prom Com- mittee, 35 Orchestra 3, 45 Bobbie Tarver Green Stockings, 35 Class Treasurer, Z5 Latin Club, 25 School Boy Nathan Hale, 1.

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freedom and 10 ple object because of the high percentage of illiteracy among the new immigrants. But we must take into consideration the fact that these people really are not less educated than those of the old immigra- tion of 1820. In fact, m-any of them have specialized in various kinds of work in their own country, and if they had had the opportunities which we enjoy and for which they have come to America, this percentage of illiteracy would not be high. Contrary to the general belief, the de- sire to become citizens is as evident in the new immigration as in the earlier one. The report of the Immigration Commission shows th-at of the older immigrants who reported for citizenship, SOMW had been in the United States over ten years, while only 38.9'Z: of the more recent arrivals had been here so long. During the years immediately preced- ing the world war, such large numbers of immigrants came to United States that the government, in order to restrict the number, found it necessary to pass the following laws: 1. Law of May, 1917. This 1-aw limited immigration by a literacy test which required that all aliens over 16 years who could not read forty Words in English or in some other language or dialect would be excluded. The following were excepted from the rulings of this law: fathers or grand- fathers over 55 years, grandmothers, mothers, unmarried or widowed daugh- ters, and children under 16 years. 2. The Dillingham Bill-Passed 1920. This law limited immigration to 3921 of the number of immigrants of a country already in the United States. These bills are not just. By the first, some immigrants who would become val- uable citizens of our country would be excluded because they had had no oppor- tunity to learn to read, while undesirable ones would be allowed to enter. Often those who have been denied the privilege of education and economic opportunities are the ones who would make valuable citi- zens here 'because they realize the advan- tages and wish to make use of every op- portunity. However, the bill of 1917 seems to be more advantageous to America than the one now in effect, which restricts im- migration regardless of quality. By this bill, the kind of immigrants admitted really depends upon the speed of the vessel on which they come. For example, after the war, one of the soldiers who had fought in our army and had received a medal for bravery, sent for his mother to come to America. She sold her home and arrived in America just as the quota for the coun- try from which she came had been filled. For this reason she was obliged to return home. What must this soldier think of The tal the land for which he had fought? The same day on which this happened, an- other ship brought to the United States a man who had been in America during the war and who had been granted exemption from lighting for some slight reason. After the War he had gone to his home in Europe, but seeing conditions there he thought it would be to his advantage to return to America. I-Ie was allowed to enter. Many people believe that we should re- strict immigration and keep the United States in the hands of the people already here. This would be selfish and unwise, because the further development of our country, natural resources, and industries, depends on these people who are Willing to do the hard work which Americans refuse to do. Although there employment since the need of many workers industrial, and mining has been much un- War, there will be in our agricultural, districts when con- ditions improve, and we shall need the im- migrants. But the United States should restrict im- migration for a time so that we may give our entire attention to those already here and teach the1n our language, our customs, and our American ideals of libertyg not the selfish freedom based on the liberty of the individual, but the free- dom of society for which Washington, Lincoln, and other great Americans fought and died. When we Americans realize the ne- cessity of meeting the immigrant half way, of giving him as much as he gives us, and of treating him as We would want to be treated if conditions were reversed, we shall deserve the loyalty and good-will which he is willing to give and the United States will be one of the most progressive nations on earth. -MARY C. GRADV. SOME ASPECTS OF THE COAL SITUATION CLAss QRATION The question of coal has been one of grave importance to the United States since the unparalleled development of railroads and manufacturing in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Since this period our industrial expansion has depended almost wholly upon coal. It is abundant coal alone that has made such extensive steel manufacturing possible in .the United States, and it is again coal that has fur- nished by far the greater percentage of power for transportation. Because of these facts the coal strike is at once a matter of vital interest to every American. The miners are banded together in a labor organization called tl1e United Mine Workers of America. This organization has a strength of 400,000 in the bituminous mines, which employ approximately 600,000 meng the anthracite mines, which employ about 150,000 men, are almost solidly unionized. The mine operators, united by a national organization, as a rule contract jointly with the U. M. W. of A. Following the recommendations of the Coal Com- mission appointed by President to settle the strike of 1902, wage and other agreements have been made bi-yearly on April lst. Contracts have been drawn up in joint conferences at which the miners presented their demands President Lewis of the U. M. W. of A. called a pre- liminary conference January 6, 1922, at Pittsburgh, but the operators of Ohio and western Pennsylvania declined to be rep- resented. The operators, organization did not meet the miners, due probably to the inlluence of these two sectionsg and no con- tract Was signed. On April 1, 1922, a na- tion-wide coal strike was called by the union with major demand of a 20 per cent increase for anthracite miners, a standard check-off provision for all, and the bitumi- nous worker a six instead of an eight-hour day with no lowering of the present wage scale. Defending the position of the anthracite workers in demanding a 20 per cent in- crease, VV. Jett Lauck, an economist, says The Anthracite Coal Commission, which was appointed in the summer of 1920 to ad- just wages in the hard coal regions, did not follow the precedent of the Bituminous Commission in accepting the principle of a living wage but adopted the policy of ad- vancing rates of pay in accordance with living increases. It merely continued for two. years, therefore, the standards of liv- ing which were already inadequate. Even should the present demands be granted in full and the cost of living continue to de- cline, it would require another two-year period, at least, lo establish American standards of living in the anthracite fields. The six-hour day is demanded by the bi- tuminous miners in the hope that they will be enabled to work more steadily. While the bituminous coal industry of the U. S. has never been able to operate its mines more than 215 days per year, conditions following the war have caused hundreds of mines to be shut down completely and thousands of others to be worked but two days or less per week. Apparently the miner is justified in his complaint if S7 to S10 may thus become his week's wage. Moreover, investigation of living condi- tions in both mining districts has shown what wretched homes some miners live ing and the miners' claims that the difficult and dangerous nature of their work demands better living conditions than these seem reasonable and just. Roosevelt The stand of the coal operators is made principally on the claim that the miners' de-