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

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On September 23d the assembly period was spent in announcements by Mr. Stev- ens about practically every phase of high school activity. Mr. Miller, who sang a tenor solo, was twice called back for an encore. The program for the assembly October 6th included two piano solos by Byron Leach, and an account of her experiences abroad by Miss Kauffman. Miss Kauff- man went over with several members of Fellowship of Youth for Peace. They spent the greater part of their trip in Germany, and Miss Kauffman's account was suf- ficiently interesting so that another as- sembly is to be devoted to her experiences. Did you get a permanent assembly seat, October 14? After Mr. Stevens had seated the three underclasses the Seniors were al- lowed to march in. Mr. Stevens explained about the school picture. Mr. Pierce, a photographer, wishes to make a panorama picture of the students of B. H. S. by classes. Ordinarily such a picture would be made for about one dollar and a half but Mr. Pierce will make it for fifty cents. The roads from Mr. Pierce's home to Brattleboro are impassable and so the pic- ture cannot be taken until Oct. 21st, Bernice Wells sang two solos. This was her first appearance before the assembly alone, although she has sung in many pub- lic entertainments. SOPHOMORE NOTES The class of '28 came back to B. H. S. this fall, to start the second lap of High School days, with one hundred and five members. Charles Prentice and Warren Manley are playing on the first football team and Edwin Pratt and Clarence VVatson are on the second team. Not so bad, having four twenty-eighters on the football teams! How many Sophomores have been up to the football games this season, cheering for B. H. S.? Yes! there have been quite a few, but there ought to be more. Let's all be on the sidelines at the next game and help our warriors win! The Sophomore English classes are now struggling with the mysteries of English grammar. There are vague hopes of read- ing some interesting books later. The Caesar class is giving a series of short Latin plays which are put on nearly every Friday by different members of the class. Now Friday's Latin class is looked forward to with much interestl FRESHMAN NOTES The class of 1929 entered B. H. S. on September eighth with one hundred and twenty-seven members. This number is steadily increasing. The tal Thursday, September tenth, the first as- sembly was held. We Freshmen entered the assembly hall amidst the applause of theupper classmen. They certainly gave us a royal welcome. Gray Coane, president ofthe Student Activities Society, read us the constitution of the Student Activities Society of B. H. S. Thursday evening, September tenth, the boy Frosh had what it means to be a Freshman well soaked into them at the Wells Fountain. As a result of a Freshman assembly held Thursday, October eighth, Francis Pierce and Alton Wyman were elected to the Student Council. The class of '29 is well 'represented in football with the following boys on the second team: James Averill, Oscar Darling, Carlton Strong, and Harry Sexton. The Student Council presented us with the Freshman Handbook. We appreciate these interesting and valuable books. The Freshman Blowout was held Fri- day, October second. We Freshmen cer- tainly had a good time. The F'reshies are leading in paying their class dues. Keep it up, Freshmen! Make B. H. S. proud of the class of '29. This year finds B. H. S. unhindered by cramped quarters, since the grades have left six rooms in the Main St. building for our use. Mr. Stevens' new office is on the first floor, in the room formerly occupied by Miss Wellman. A room for the library, equipped with new shelves, tables, chairs, and in charge of Miss Grant, is also on the first floor. A private office for Mr. Ste- vens, adjoining the outside office, has been made from one corner of the library. Miss Henshaw has the office at the end of the 2nd floor hall. A room for the teachers was furnished by Miss Henshaw on the lst floor opposite Mr. Stevens' office. The various clubs will meet in a room in the annex. New lights have been installed in the Main Room, and the halls. The Main Room was refinished in a light buff color, which makes it much lighter. New auto- matic clocks, controlled by the office clock, are in every room. A new fire alarm sys- tem is installed on all three floors and pro- visions for telephone connections complete the improvements. After the various meetings the classes announced the following officers chosen to serve this year:- Class of 'Z6:-President, Robert Steb- bins, Vice President, Gladys Pufferg Sec- retary, Katherine Hausg Treasurer, Harold March, Assistant Treasurer, Carlotta Nido. Class of '27:-President, Robert Coombs, Vice President, Marguerite Wellman, Sec- retary, Dorothy Benwareg Treasurer, 11 james Boyden, Assistant Treasurer, Ber- nice VVells. Class of ,281-President, Francis Ga- breeg Vice President, Eleanor Adams, Sec- retary, Helen Darlingg Treasurer, Francis Holidayg Assistant Treasurer, Berangere Turgeon. Class of '29:-President, Everett Hart- wellg Vice President, Katherine Emeryg Secretary, Monica Manny Treasurer, Oscar Darlingg Assistant Treasurer, Dorothy Metcalf. SPOTLIGHT EDITORS An efficient board of Spotlight Editors has been chosen for this year. On Tues- days, Juliette Miller writes the editorials, with Howard Douglas as assistant editor. George Danyew, Marjorie Douglas, Mary Stolte and Victor Morse do their share to- ward making the Spotlight a success. On Fridays, Reginald Johnson is editor-in- chief, Dorothy Evans, assistant editor, and Olive Chase, Clara Putnam, and George Boyden are associate editors. Miss Bernice Clapp was appointed faculty advisor for the board and is increasing its success by her interest. THE HIKE OF THE TEACHER TRAINING CLASS Listen my children and you shall hear, How the training class did persevere To the top of that wonderful mountain to get That is commonly known as Wantasti- quet. 'Twas noon as gleefully we departed, And thus our new adventure started. At the foot of the mountain we stopped to eat, CReally some appetites can't be beatll At last the mountain we started to climb VVith Helen ahead and Miss Kinney behind. If a squirrel happened a noise to make Some one would say, 'Tis a rattlesnake. The trail wound in and the trail wound out. It seemed as if it quite turned about. VVe at last, however, were forced to stop, For lo! we now had reached the top. The view was grand. The wind was strong, Some for a warmer coat did long. After admiring the scenery grand And viewing all the neighboring land, Down to the bottom we made our way. C'Twas really too cold up there to stay.j Again around that trail we wound, Till the bottom, safe and sound, With hair a-flying and clothes all torn, CWe must have truly looked forlornj We reached at least near the end of day While everyone stared in a pitying way CAlthough they had very little to say.j With tired feet and aching heads VVe sought our suppers and then our beds, VVith only one complaint to make We had not met a rattlesnake! . -VIVIAN MURRAY, T.T.

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! ! ! 10 The sun was at its height when a long cavalcade left the castle of Navarre and made its way to the north. Every man was armed to the teeth. The effeCtS of their revelry had not worn off. At noon they halted in the forest. The Duke d1S- mounted and the others did likewise. Pages served food, the noblemen eating with their hands. In a half hour they started, and in three hours they paused before the chateau of- the king, the dissipated grand- son of Charlemagne. After a short rest, the Duke dismounted, and standing before his men said, We will attack, Sir Phillip. Besiege the left drawbridgef' Witl1Ol1f a further command, they divided, and skirt- ing the edge of the forest, emerged sud- denly before the two drawbridges, and waving their long lances, attacked the gates. They were met by a ShOWC1' Of arrows, and streams of melted lead. With cries of surprise and pain, the knights fe' treated. f'We have been betrayed, cried Phillip, they are prepared. On the other side the Duke gnashed his teeth. Only yesterday his men were at Aix-la-Chap- pelle, he has been warned. The battle continued, and it soon b6C211HC apparent that the Duke was losing. With a sudden elatter the drawbridge came down, and over them rushed the king's lancers, putting to rout the Duke's forces. Inside the walls, the king threw himself weakly upon his couch. I am saved, he muttered, and repeated it again and again. A door opened and the Duke's jester ap- peared, The king greeted him profusely, showering him with blessings. You shall be rewarded as befits a lord,', said the king, and you shall be my first minister. In this way was saved the crown of the king, not once but many times. But 'fl1C time was to come when there would be no traitor, and the king would be defeated. For this was the age of Feudalism,,when the king was only king in name. -MAX Gissuv, '26 THE MOHAWK TRAIL A pathway cleft beneath Old Hoosac hoary! I How few will climb the mounta1n's weary t ' 5 Ands fifiliure years will hand its troubled story I H From child to child as olden legends are. This was written many years ago about the Hoosac tunnel, and the mountain's weary stair that few will climb iS the Mohawk trail! If the author could to-day see the stream of automobiles which go over Old Hoosac, undoubtedly his surprise would be unlimited. The trail was originally the Mohawk warpath. ' In 1774 the English used this short cut to take their prisoners from Deerfield and Charlemont Over the mountain. At the time Qlibe tal of VVolfe's capture of Quebec, a rough road was made over the trail, where at the western gateway stood Fort Massa- chusetts. A short time later the state or- dered a turnpike built, but the steep moun- tain road wore out so many good horses and men that a tunnel under the mountain was proposed. The trail was still open in 1848 and Williams college boys often ran up it ahead of the Williamstown stage. VVhere the paths crossed at the top of the mountain was an inn and a school house. At the foot of the mountain was a signboard on which could be read NValk up if you please and on another at the summit, Ride down if you dare. At one time the trail was a famous route for mountain climbers. Henry David Tho- reau crossed it on one of his walking tours and said of it- I reached the summit just as the sun was setting, and Overlooked the woods. I was up early to see the day- break. As the light increased, I discovered around me an ocean of mist. I was float- ing on the fragment of the wreck of a world, in cloudland. It was such a coun- try as we might see in dreams, with all the delights of Paradise. The earth beneath had passed away like the phantom of a shadow. But when its own sun began to rise on this pure world, I found myself drifting amid saffron-colored clouds, in the very path of the sun's chariot, and sprinkled with its demy dust. Mr. Tho- reau liked his scenery best just as it came from the hand of Nature, and doubtless would have much preferred the rough trail of his time, to thc smooth highway of to- day. -LOUISE A. PIER, '26 THE FRESH MAN BLOWOUT The Freshman Blowout was held in Odd Fellows' Temple, October 2nd, at eight o'clock. The following cast and chorus made the evening enjoyable by a short' play The Unknown Quality which was writ- ten by the east: Marion Rice, Franklin Sears, a poor bewildered Freshman, Linn Hoadley, Wayland Nichols, Doris Robbins, Francis Gabree, who certainly made things spooky, and Helen Booth, who dances well, Katherine Locke, Winston Brasor, Mar- guerite Wellman, Catherine Ferriter, Frances Bennett, Doris Porter, Reuben Prouty, and Robert Coombs. The first scene of the play was laid around a camp-fire. The second scene was in the house of the aunt. The music for the dance which followed the play was furnished by the Green Moun- tain Serenaders. Refreshments were served by Isabel Moreton, Marion Underwood, Katherine Haus, Doris Wood and Robert Coombs. llllfl H . ' BREEZY BRIEFS Sept. 8-Joyful Tidings! School's begun. Sept. 10-From the main room We see in the hallway Ascending the narrow stairsg The pallid palest of Freshmen, Too frightened to have any airs. Sept. 16-Our exchequer is growing! Sept. 17-Annual Eddy Expedition con- ducted by M. E. Bagg Co. Sept. 24-First call for the Bandg five men out. Sept. 29 and 30-Did you see Queenie and her forty-four babies ? Oct. 1-Radio Club-Static predominat- ing. Oct. 2-Frankie Gabree, angel-child? The Blowout slams taken gracefully by Freshmen. Oct. 6-B. P. C. Bordeaux Port Cham- pagne? No-Business Practice Club. Oct. 7-Le Cercle Francais. Miss Pease demonstrates etiquette of eating grapes. Oct. 10-Greenfield' suecumbs to our tennis team a second time! Oct. 12-Praises be to Columbus for giving us a holiday. Oct. 12-Booming Business for Brattle- boro Stables. Causesg Miller, Clapp, Mathews, and Dimlick. Oct. 14-Buzz-a rumbling changes to the roar of shuffiing-Fire Drill. ASSEMBLIES A Freshman Assembly was held Thurs- day, September l0th. As the Freshmen entered the main room door they were greeted with cheers and applause. Gray Coane, president of S. A. S., greet- ing the new members of B. H. S., read the S. A. S. constitution and explained trafiic rules. Mr. Stevens added his welcome to that of Mr. Coane. He also mentioned the high record which B. H. S. has and urged the Freshmen to maintain that record. A special assembly was held September 17th at which Mrs. Lucia Meade spoke on the Fallacies of VVar. She opened her speech by asking a question- Do yo'u know how many American men have been killed in the last five foreign wars? The answers which she received were far from correct as we were not informed on the statistics. She brought forth, among other points, the idea that the people who fight are not the ones actively interested in warfare but that politicians are the chief promoters. Li 1

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12 CLUBS DRAMATIC CLUB As usual, interest in the Dramatic Club is high this year, both among the student members and among members of the facul- ty. The monthly meetings are to be held in the assembly hall of the Green Street School Building and many interesting pro- grams are expected. One of these, it is hoped, the faculty will present. Besides the interest of Miss Grant, the official faculty adviser of the club, the enthusiastic interest of both Miss Pease and Miss Clapp in dramatics will further the interest in the club. Plans are under way for an entertain- ment bureau to be conducted under the aus- pices of the club. This will be voted upon by the club members at the October meet- ing. Those included in the entertainment bureau would be students prepared not only to present programs of short plays and to read poems, but to read to private persons who might wish to be entertained in that way. ' LE CERCLE FRANCAIS The first meeting of the Cercle Francais was held Oct. 7th. After several French songs were practiced, the meeting was opened by the president, Charlotte DeVVitt. The secretary read the statutes of the or- ganization and called the roll. The sug- gestion was then made by Miss Pease that the amount of the dues be changed from fifteen cents per meeting to seventy-five cents per year. This motion was made and passed. The program was in charge of Doris Robbins. Mary Stolte recited the poem L'Echo , Miss Kauffman gave a very entertaining talk on her travels in France, and especially upon the Louvre, Marion Rice initiated several new mem- bers, Elizabeth Allen, Helen Booth, Lucille Gould, Carlotta Nido, Gertrude Stetson, and Miss Pease. The last part was very unique. Slips similar to dance programs were passed out, and topics were given in succession, it was then the duty of the partners to converse together in French, basing their conversation on whatever topic was given. Refreshments of pop-corn and apples were served. GLEE CLUBS This year there are two Glee Clubs. The Girls' Glee Club is in charge of Mrs. Mac- Arthur and the Boys' Glee Club is under the direction of Mr. Miller. The two clubs met in the main room. The Girls' Club elected a nominating com- mittee, the members of which include one person from each of the four classes and one person from the Alumni. Mrs. Mac- Arthur told of the new plan of the clubs The ial rehearsing separately and then coming to- gether occasionally for concerts. The ambition of both clubs is to have friends hear them over the air. The boys and girls are aiming to make their clubs the best in all New England. They have made a good start by getting organized already. The Girls' Glee Club met October 13th under the direction of Mrs. MacArthur. The following ofhcers were elected: Presi- dent, Eleanor Adams, Vice-president, Doris Wood, Secretary, Bernice Wells, Sergeant - at- arms, Caryl Woodworth, Treasurer, Frances Bennett and Librarians, Grace Fitzgerald and Monica Mann. BUSINESS PRACTICE CLUB At the Hrst meeting a committee was chosen to have charge of the initiation stunts. Robert Stebbins read the consti- tution of the club for the benefit of the new members, after which they were made ridiculous for the amusement of the others present. Refreshments of cider and wafers were served. The room formerly occupied by the fifth grade in the Annex is being fitted up for a club room. The members of the various clubs appropriated money and discussed having a moving picture for the benefit of the clubroom. The members of the House- hold Management class are helping by making the curtains. No furniture has yet been picked out. The Radio Club has formed again this year-with renewed effort to make advance- ment in the fields of science. The club has secured the use of the room in the Annex, formerly used by the Teacher's Training Class, as a laboratory in which it is intended that some valuable scientific research work will be conducted. The club is as yet in its infancy but with the hearty cooperation of the members of the school it is hoped that it may be brought to a ris- ing point of success. The first Student Council meeting was held September 16th with Miss Iette and Mr. Miller as faculty advisors. The officers elected for the year are as follows :-President, Isabel Moreton, Vice- President, Thor Olson, Secretary, Robert Culver. The members of the orchestra this year are :-At the piano, Eleanor Adams, violins-Walter VVhite, leader, Reuben Prouty, Chauncey Worthley, Henry Peter- son, Edward Chase and Clara Crosier, mandolins-Geneva johnson and Ethel Barber, cornetsYLeslie Billings and Fran- cis Holiday, saxophones-Hadley Shum- way and Maurice Buckley, clarionet-Wal- ter Brockington, trombone-Edward Mc- Kay, and drums-Franklin Sears. TEACHER TRAINING CLASS The teacher training class this year is the largest since a training class was first started in B. H. S. Through Miss Kinney's willing efforts, interest in the training class has greatly increased. Those in the class this year are: Alice Styles, Olive Gray, Evelyn May, Evelyn Fitch, Helen Fitch, Georgia Chapman, Alice Knight, Nettie Chamberlain, Lenore Darling, Amy Grout, Onnie Bills, Mildred Eddy, Olive Marsh, Gertrude Best, Vivian Murray, Beatrice Cummings, Mary White and Emily LeRay. Last week they held their first class meet- ing and, as a result, Olive Gray was chosen president, Onnie Bills, vice president, Alice Styles, secretary and Emily LeRay, treas- urer. HONOR ROLL October 23, 1925 Maximum Honor Roll-Clara Crosier. Post-graduates: Byron Leach, Kenneth Martin, Beatrice Underwood. Seniors: Doris Amato, Blanche Barber, Doris Bruce, Robert Bushnell, Alice Darl- ing, Charlotte DeWitt, Max Gissin, Evelyn Miller, Isabel Moreton, Carlotta Nido, Thor Olson, Edna Peterson, Gladys Puffer, Marion Rice, Doris Robbins, Robert Steb- bins, Caryl Woodworth. Juniors: Howard Douglas, Dorothy Evans, Hugh Evans, Marion Fairbanks, Miriam Fitts, Ralph Gage, Juliette Miller, Clara Putnam, Mary Stolte, Harriette Waldron, Marguerite Wellman, Doris Wood. ' Sophomores: Eleanor Adams, Elizabeth Austin, lrene Boyd, Elizabeth Cram, Mary Griffin. Freshmen: Emma Balargeon, Shirley Chapin, Mary Clark, joseph Ferriter, Ethel French, Everett Hartwell, Dorothy Hamil- ton, Jessie Jones, Helen LaPlante, Evelyn Lucier, Robert Milkey, Elizabeth Nicholas, Frances Pierce, Wesley Plaisted, Charles H. Woodwo1'th, Alton Wyman. Total: General Honor Roll . . . . . . .53 Maximum Honor Roll .. l Total Honor Students ........ .... 5 4 FAMoUs EVENTS or HISTORY l'The Charge of the Light Brigade. The charge on the lunch counter. VVashington's Review of the Army. Mr. Haigh looking over the Main room. l'King Philip's Attack on the Settlers. The chemistry class attacks C. H. Eddy's. Napoleon's Defeat at VVaterloo. The fate of many a French student. The World Turned Upside Down. Freshmen's first assembly. Columbus Discovers America. A Freshman solves an algebra problem. Triumphal Entry of Caesar into Rome. The Seniors entering the Main room. as it it rt