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

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14 Ghz Mal Hoadley as Aunt Ida, and Howard Rice as Bobbie Tarver. Howard surely made a hit as an Englishman with his spats and that monocle. Shall we ever forget that glass of brandy that had such a queer effect on Laura, and Phil's quiet dignity and fervent Bless my soul ? A In May the High School gave the cantata the May Queen and on the same evening, the graded schools presented the operetta The Whole Year Round. In each of these we felt delight to hear again Ruth Fredrickson's pleasing solos. Our class certainly owes much to Fred Robbins for keeping our name famous in athletics. Freddie is one of the greatest football and track men that B. H. S. has ever produced. The spring of 1921 was the most mem- orable year' for track in the history of our school. We easily won the Middlebury and Invitation meets, Hnishing with a great climax when we literally buried all of our opponents in the State Championship meet at Burlington. Five boys of our Class were members of that track squad. After the excitment of track meets was over we turned out attention to making plans for the Junior Prom. When the event was finally over, we felt that our hard work was well repaid by the good time which every one enjoyed. Indeed we were gratified and agreed with Miss Hen- shaw when she said that it was the best High School function that she had ever attended. After the Prom. we were given the great honor of decorating for the Seniors. How we worked picking tall ferns and digging baby pines. Some were exhausted to the point of seeking refreshment at a country store. Graduation was over and the following morning We assembled in the main room. VVe were sad to think that we were dis- missing for the last time the Class of ,Zl, but we were still more sad to think that Mr. Warren was leaving the school. It is hard to tell how much Mr. Warren had meant to us in leadership, inspi1'ation, and personal friendship. As we said good-bye and parted for the summer we felt concerning our senior year as we now do about this history, the best is yet to be. -MARY BUTTERFIELD. SENIOR YEAR Now we are on the last lap of our race, we have returned to our loved abode of the learned as Seniors and even now are straining toward the prize We have come to the end of these four years with a just feeling of pride in our accomplishment and the hope that, while here, we may have been in good training for the future. This year Mr. E. R. Caverly took the place of our former principal, Mr. Julius Warren. He, with the help of the other members of the faculty, has taken a keen interest in our welfare and helped us both as a class, and as individuals in our prep- aration for college or business. Perhaps a large part of our success has faithful class officers: been due to our William Moreton, presidentg Laura Hoad- ley, vice-presidentg Marion Laughton, see- retaryg John Perkins, treasurer, and Ethel Irish, assistant treasurer. Our dramatic work this year was of a different type than formerly. We gave the light opera, The Mikado , and felt that our efforts were successful. The members of the cast from our class were Lyman Adams as Ko-Kon, Howard.Rice as Pooh- Bah , Lynn Thayer as Pish-Tush , Ruth Frederickson as Yum-Yum , and Olive Capron as Pitti-Sing.', We owe a great deal of thanks to Miss Osgood and Mr. Braman for their help in coaching the opera. We have also been well-represented in athletics. Edwin Lindsey, Francis Har- wood Fred Robbins, john Perkins, and Robert 'Winchester did their part in foot- ball, the team will miss them next year. Wiiichester distinguished himself as pitcher on the baseball team, while the crack B. H. S. relay'team contained three seniors, Edwin Lindsey, Philip Wheeler, and Fred Robbins. Finally our class has been a success in literary matters. Howard Rice, Laura Hoadley, William Moreton, Lyman Adams, and several others have worked faithfully on THE DIAL and have given the paper one of its most successful years. Our social life has been pleasant. We have enjoyed several parties and dances. Perhaps the best of which was the dance given us by the sophomores. The club work this year has been of in- terest. The Radio Club. under the di- rection of Miss Bagg and John Dunton. has attained a permanent place in our school life. The French Club, led by the senior members, has done work of a very finished nature. The members have given several plays, have attained a degree of fluency in the use of French, and have learned much about French customs and life. For our class fiower this year we chose the red roseg for our colors red and Whiteg while our motto is To be, not to seem. This is a good motto and the class of '22 plans to measure up to it. Now as we have come to the height of our school career, we are happy with the thought of the days to come, but beneath all of our happiness there is a wish that we might remain here forever. But that is impossible! So we go out into the world much the better prepared by our four years in good old B. H. S. FRANK G. SHUMWAY. F CLASS PROPHECY On Friday, the thirteenth of May, 1942, as Frank O'Brien and I were going through the West River Bridge, on our way to our duties at the legislature in Montpelier, the bridge collapsed, in spite of the fact that the commissioners were still discussing whether or not a new bridge were neces- sary. It was too bad to have an end put to such an interesting and prolonged dis- cussion, but the fact that the bridge had gone down really settled the matter. We also collapsed. Since that time we have been wandering over the world, un- heard and unseen, but seeing and hearing everything, from scientific discussions to the price of butter and eggs, for we have become shades or phantoms. You may im- agine this to be a dreary sort of existence, but I assure you that quite the contrary is true. One of my recent peregrinations has been particularly interesting, for on it I saw many of my former classmates. In going through New York, I espied a large sign, Hoadley and Harlow Trav- ellers' Agency, and I learned on investi- gation that these two were carrying on an immense business, having taken many senior high school classes to Washington since opening their Agency. Just outside the city was established a circus company owned and operated by Evelyn Austin and Mary Grady. People said it was cleaner, better organized, and more popular than any other circus in the country. Why shouldn't it be, with Evelyn and Mary as managers? In the booth at one side was a fortune teller, whom I rec- ognized as Anna Flemming in spite of her bright turban and heavy make-up. Near at hand was a large sign which announced in glaring headlines, the appearance that evening of the star trapeze performer. Ruth Frederickson. At this particular af- ternoon's performance, I saw Margaret Morse and Virgil Metcalf, seated near an ice cream boothg and from the conversa- tion, in which Margaret did most of the talking, I discovered that she was a trav- eling saleswoman for a cutlery company. and that Virgil owned a large department store. I watched the schools as I traveled, for I was interested in seeing how educational methods have improved in the last ten years. Pupils are graded now, not ac- cording to age and size, but according to ability. Expert, well-trained teachers 'are employed, and proper recreation is pro- vided for the pupils. From our class came Mildred Novack, a well-known French teacher, who, besides attending to her reg- ular classes, gives lectures by radio to hundreds of other studentsg and Howard Rice, a very learned and very absent- minded college professor, who also gives lectures by radio, as well as his regular Work. The other day he failed to connect

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Brackett, Helen Manley and Laura Hoad- ley took the parts of school children in Nathan Hale. Our class was represented in another activity, that of athletics. We did not exactly shine in that line of work, but in the Cross Country run, which took place in the Fall, Robert Winchester came in 14th, and William Moreton, our presi- dent, finished 15th. As June approached, through Mr. War- ren's thoughtful kindness and sincere in- terest in us, we came to realize that Life is not all play. We Were all very fortunate in having a man of such character to ad- vise us. June came and with it the last day of school-that day of all days when your classmates promise to write to you during the vacation and then send you only one picture postcard during the whole summer. Although we were glad to welcome our vacation we were also very proud to think that we were Sophomores. Two things, however, we learned during our Freshman year which We have never forgotten: first, that X-i-y:z, and second, that school spirit is one of the most splendid things in the World. LAURA HOADLEY. SOPHOMORE YEAR On September 3, 1919 we were able to enter the portals of B. H. S. with uplifted heads and dauntless eye, for then we began our career as full fiedged Sophsl No longer did we look with downcast eye as we felt those glances of the upper classmen rest for a moment upon us, and then turn to some object more worthy of their time and attention. Oh! what were those words like music in our ears: Please, will you tell me where Room F. is? Would you please explain this class program to me? VVith heartfelt sympathy for these poor un- fortunates, we gladly smoothed out their troubles, for had we not been in their plight once? Yes, at last we were 99 eager Sopho- mores, and were beginning a new school year. This year we welcomed as new teach- ers Miss Piggot and Messrs. Crosby, Lee, and Holmes, whom we felt sure we would like. The old saying proved true, the first impression was a lasting one. As Sophs we bequeathed our closely guarded class color, green to our younger cousins,,and ourselves inherited blue. Al- though our elders saw fit still to play jokes upon us, we decided that we liked blue much better. V In order to help us bear onward the honor of our class we chose as oflicersg President, Philip Wheeler, Vice-President, Laura Hoadleyg Secretary, Marion Laugh- tong Treasurer, Howard Riceg Assistant Treasurer, Ethel Irish, and were amply re- TEIJB tal warded by the untiring efforts of these ofhcers. The Freshman Party, held at Odd Fel- low's Temple, proved a great success due to the enjoyable comedy Freshmen Fol- lies, written by Helen Miller '20. How well it recalled to us our first day in High School! We laughed heartily too at the last part of the performance, written by Arthur Barrett '20, presenting a group of colored janitors who sang songs and told jokes. Many of the advanced pupils in French now began to enjoy the privilege of writ- ing to French correspondents, and how important we felt at being able to read to our neighbor a letter written in French. We had not yet wholly put aside our childish days, for one morning B. H. S, harbored a veritable kindergarten class of girls who Wore their hair in curls tied with big bow-ribbons. In February 1920, '22 made its debut be- fore B. H. S. in the form of a party given by our class in honor of the Seniors. The evening's entertainment was in the form of a play Our Awful Aunt, and little did We or our elders realize what talent had been hidden in the erstwhile green freshies. Shall we ever forget Aunt Matilda and hen amberil ? The school play, Rose o' Plymouth Town proved a great success and was very interesting, as it pictured the early colonial times and customs. The various parts were very well taken and the actors showed fine ability in depicting characters. Later the High School chorus gave the can- tata, Ioan of Arc, by Gaul. The chorus was seated on specially constructed tiers of seats arranged in a semi-circle on the stage. Shall we ever forget those spe- cially constructed tiers of seats ? I know I shall never forget the dizzy heights we had to climb in order to sit in the tier that had been designated 'for us. Although we were continually prodded by the knees of the next higher row, we sang our part, and felt that the cantata was a success. During our Sophomore year B. H. S. proved herself champion in many of her sports, We were proud of our school, which shared with Rutland the honor of being classed as the best school in Vermont in athletics. The football season of '19 closed-with our boys capturing the Connect- icut Valley Championship. We had for three successive years succeeded in defeat- ing every opponent with one exception, when, through a hard struggle, a college team, the Massachusetts Aggies, came out ahead. Success was also added to the hon- or of our schoool during the baseball and basketball seasons, our basketball team capturing fifth place in the Franklin Coun- ty League. To overflow her well filled cup of success B. S. won the Interscholastic I3 Championship Cup at the meet at Burling: ton and the Invitation Track Meet held here, The year 1920 sped rapidly by and final examinations loomed in the horizon. But why worry?fWe had successfully passed through mid-years, and the courage given us then, expressed in the words of our classmate Frank O'Brien, guided us through our last trial in Sophomore life: Some poets sing of the springtime, Some poets sing of the fall, V But no one sings of the mid-year time, The most wonderful time of all. So, looking forward to September when 'we should be Juniors, we happily finished our Sophomore career. -EVELYN AUSTIN. JUNIOR YEAR The junior year was a Renaissance period in our High School course. We had put away childish things. We had found grown up studies and activitiesg our in- terests were broadeningg we had come to a dearer love for B. H. S. We were upper classmen now. The class of '22 chose for its class offic- efis: President, William Moreton, vice- president, Helen Woodworthg Secretary, Ruth Fredricksong treasurer, Richard Galeg and assistant treasurer, Dorothy Miller. These officers guided us wisely through a successful year, At the beginning of our Junior year, the Honor Society was adopted. The school had always recognized in many ways her athletic heroes but perhaps had not done justice to those engaged in other activities, which required as much effort and earnest school spirit. This honor system provided fair recognition for the student's varied talents which were being directed toward the needs of the school. Our class was very proud of her three class members, Laura Hoadley, Howard Rice, and Philip Wheeler, distinguished for scholarship, services on the DIAL Board, in the school play, and as class officers, who Won their coveted B's during their junior year. On September seventeenth the annual Freshman Party was held at Island Park. Many of the members of our class took part in the performance called, The Mystery of the Dark Cloud. What mysti- fied us was how this remarkable dramatic presentation could be produced in so short a time, and with such artistic finish and complete costume and stage effect. On February twenty-four and twenty- five the High School presented the delight- ful modern comedy, Green Stockings. This was a great success. We were proud to be so well represented with three mem- bers of our present Senior Class taking major parts and showing histrionic ability, Philip Wheeler as Mr. Farady, Laura

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his apparatus properly in preparing to give a lecture, and so a very valuable dis- cussion was lost, for, by the time the trouble was discovered, Howard, having actually forgotten what, he was talking a'bout, was unable to repeat the lecture. It seems also that Pauline Searles is the med- ical supervisor of all the High Schools of Vermont. It is said that she has been. very successful in this line of work. Not all of our classmates have chosen such serious occupations. Miriam Nichols and Gladys Chapin own a well equipped beauty parlor in Boston. I have heard many wome11 say they would not think of patronizing any other shop. Among their regular patrons is Ethel Irish, a well known leader in social and literary circles, whose novels are read with pleasure by literary men and women. I found Philip Wheeler at Rhona Pat- terson's comfortable hotel in the Green Mountains. Philip was taking a well earned rest before setting out on an ex- pedition to explore the Amazon Basin. As Philip was enjoying a siesta there one af- ternoon, Frank Shumway rode up on a pony. He was just as fond of ponies in his High School days as he is now, only fewer people knew it then. Frank im- mediately began to talk about the advan- tages of corporation bonds over govern- ment bonds, as a means of investment. Philip was inclined to disagree, but Frank quickly overcame all his arguments. I left them there, in characteristic positionsg Philip, doubting, and Frank, arguing. In Springfield I saw Alice Alexander, the owner of a large dressmaking estab- lishment, listening carefully to the advice of an efficiency expert, whom I recognized at Leora Barker. Soon each recognized the other, and the efficiency plans were promptly forgotten, while the two sat down to exchange information about their old classmates in B. H. S. I learned from them that Helen VVoodworth is a mission- ary to Brazil, and is succeeding wonderful- ly in teaching the little Brazilians to wear flannel petticoats and to say Thank you. Harry Anderson'is manager of a large manufacturing concern in Boston, and has recently hired Margaret Frost for his pri- vate secretary. ' Harry is well known in business circles, and I understand is likely to be elected president of the new Manu- facturers' League, which has just been founded. Alice also said that Luella Smith owns a garage in Putney, and is astonish- ing the Putney-ites considerably by her up-to-date methods of running it. just then Elizabeth Underwood came in and interrupted this talk by trying to in- terest Alice in taking outa policy in the Stockwell Insurance Company. This com- pany is owned by Mildred Stockwell, but because she is so bashful, she sends Eliza- beth around to do the talking. The tal I then saw a restaurant with a large sign, Winchester's Cafe, and upon look- ing inside I found our friend Robert the proprietor and Marion Phelps a very able assistant. The rooms were attractive and the food delicious and generously served. I think that Robert will soon have to en- large his rooms to accommodate his in- creasing number of patrons. Then I wandered into a lawyer's oHice, where I saw Fred Robbins seated at a large desk, with neat piles of papers spread over the top. The room gave a very busi- ness-like impression, but when I glanced at the book upon which he was intent, I saw that it was the latest detective story. Apparently his clients were not troubling him much just then. Later I was Hitting about aimlessly, no- ticing that human nature had not changed much in any way, when suddenly I met Frank O'Brien for the first time since we began our lives as shades. He had just come through Brattleboro, and as he had seen many of our classmates, I have asked him to tell about them. 44IVIARION E. LAUGHTON. CLASS PROPHECY PART 2 going through New Hamp- across someone who looked familiar. On looking again I saw that it was no other Once while shire I came than our classmate, Cedric was not surprised to find that he was selling a new kind of gasoline gauge for Fords, which enables one to tell when his gas runs low by a quick glance at the dashboard. It seems that he has practised salesmanship since his high school days at which time he got his start selling motor oil. During my wanderings through New Hampshire I happened to visit a rural school and great was my astonishment at finding the teacher to be Marcella Rolin. On coming towards Brattleboro I no- ticed that on either side of the Putney Road there were high fences which en- closed a fine estate. I wondered to whom this land belonged but found my clue in a sign posted near a driveway. It read as follows: Private Way. No Trespassing. Alton Farrington. Then I remembered he had invented the famous flying automo- bile which would go either on land or in the air. He had made his fortune on this invention and had settled down not far from Putney, his old home town. Brattleboro hasn't changed much except for some fine buildings that had been erect- ed. Among other new constructions is Emerson. I a fine concrete bridge over the Connecti- cut River. I found it was one of the great engineering feats of William Moreton. His is the only bridge over the Connecticut 15 in Brattleboro that had not been washed away. Among other innovations in Brattleboro is a squad of motor cops, who regulate the busy trahfic. I was once regarding one of these guardians of the way, when she took off her goggles, thus giving me the chance to recognize Dot Miller. I learned that she was the first and most daring lady motorcycle cop in Brattleboro. Mildred Miller is running a Ford jit- ney between VVest Brattleboro and Brat- tleboro for the benefit of high school pupils. Having a pull with the traffic cops, she is allowed to go as fast as possible and gets all the students to school in' time for at- tendance. One new variety of amusement is the wireless concerts given by Winnifred Meade. She has built a chain of receiving stations across the United States and has become very wealthy by charging admission to the music coming out of the air. It seems that Katherine Lillis was at that time touring the country for the Anti- Tobacco League. B. H. S. now has a girls' football team which upheld the reputation of the school, under the training of Coach Mildred Greenwood. Lynn Thayer has settled down to a stu- dious bachelor's life in West Brattleboro and had written a book on the Evolution of Man. He had agents on the road selling this book, his chief salesman being Howard Underwood. Eddie Lindsey is running a traveling show known as the Frolicsome Follies. It seems he began work as a comedian for a stock company, but when he realized his abilities he immediately started in business for himself. His chief actor, aside from himself is Francis Harwood, and his leading ladies are Olive Capron and Viola Brayman, Olive Capron has been pur- suing this line ever since high school days while Viola has only recently found out that she had a talent for this work. Onei evening while in New York I dropped into a theatre to hear a fine or- chestra which could be heard clear to the street, Greatly to my surprise I beheld Harriet Murrah leading the musicians with as much pep as she had in former days. By overbearing some conversation I learned that she had got her first start at home on the ukelele, an instrument which she played for her own amusement during high school days. Through constant prac- tice she has become the leader of one of New York's greatest orchestras. One of her players, whom having one heard no one can ever forget, is Lyman Adams, the saxophonist. He was just as funny as ever and could play even better than in former years. I Richard Gale is a missionary to the