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

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i D i l u I 1 A i 4 ' , 'ss 7 ,,.. v -1- ' 13 NOT ON THE PAGES OF A HISTORY BOOK After Columbus led the way by his dis- covery of America, numerous others fol- lowed in his footsteps and explored the islands which were thought at first to be those of India, but which have since been named the Westlndies. We have read in our history books of how Balboa explored what is now Central America and was the first man of Spain to gaze upon the mighty Pacificg of how the Spaniards were led by their greedy desire for gold to explore the mainland, colonies already having been founded on Haiti. But did you ever hear of how the fearless Balboa came to be cap- tain of a crew of Spaniards that found the Pacific? One day a company of about fifty left Haiti and started on a journey of explora- tion. They sailed into the Caribbean Sea and, after two days sailing, the sailors were astounded to hear someone tapping in the hold and crying, 'tLet me out! The cap- tain ordered the barrel holding the captive to be opened. His orders were carried out and a young man, dressed in rich silks and velvets, appeared. Several of the sailors knew him to be the most daring and ad- venturous man of the time-Balboa. He had been put aboard by his friends to, escape punishment for debt. He had the reputation of being able to gain more gold unfairly and spend more on nothing than any other man in Haiti. In due time, the sailors looked to Balboa as their leader and finally mutinied against their captain. The captain was only too glad to return to Haiti, and Balboa led the expedition on. After crossing the mountains with his band, he saw the Pacific from a high pinnacle and took possession of it in the name of Spain. A governor was sent to Haiti to rule over the new land of islands, but he was a tyrannical old Spaniardg he mis- treated the natives and even his own coun- trymen. Balboa at this time had already gone back. to the coast of the Caribbean, ordered his men to take his two ships apart and carry them over the mountains to the newly discovered ocean to be reconstructed there. His friends had sent him word, while this was going on, that the new gov- ernor was too domineering and harsh, so Balboa, ever a lover of justice, sent word, secretly, to the King of Spain. The cruel governor found out about these secret com- plaints and .ordered Balboa to be executed. While Balboa's men were waiting on the L , Y The tal shores of the Pacific for the tar in the joints to dry, before putting the boats in the water, the governor was on his way with his band of soldiers to carry out or- ders. Balboa had heard of his coming and set out over the mountains, ever brave and fearless. He met the governor half way, and before sunset Balboa's followers mourned at the death of their gallant cap- tain. YELEANOR ADAMS, '28 LET'S LAUGH! . There is one mode of travel known to man which has lasted throughout the ages. It originated with the first man Cunless we accept the Darwinian theoryj and, all sci- entific pessimism to the contrary, bids fair to die only with the last man. This method of covering ground is known as walking. However, men did not long remain con- tent with such a slow method of transpor- tation. He observed that certain animals could move more rapidly than he and being of the great and mighty race of man, the motto of which might well be We shall be obeyed, he resolved in all seriousness to place their speed at his disposal since he could not rival them in that speed. His mind having once been made up, we shortly find him astride the back of a horse. Men have always clung to the idea that women are comfort loving. Therefore, they should be the last to object when we say that it was probably a comfort-loving woman who first thought of riding quietly at the back of a horse and not on the back. Be it said for the man, however, that he probably arranged things so that she might have her way. From the primitive conveyance he con- trived many other conveyances. A rickshaw with a coolie between its shafts might, perhaps, number among its ancestors the first carriage of the first man. So, also, the graceful sedan chair of France in the time of the old French aristocracy. From it come the automobile, the train and the aeroplane. -ETHEL BARBER, '28 DAWN LOST The hours Hit on silent feet Like footsteps in the snow, Soft whispers in the misty street With shadows come and go. l wonder, while the hours pass, lf Dawn has lost her way, - And lonely wanders back and forth To seek her sister, Day. The world awakes to rise and greet A tardy Dawn and slow- Who finds at last a misty street Amid a drift of snow. -ELIZABETH CRAM, '28 11 P. W. 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10 SEQZQEQQQEQEQM gg French Department WEKEKEKEKEKEKN Mon cher Henri, je vous dis, mon ami, ne voyagez jamais --particulierement avec vos parents. Vous serez beaucoup plus heureux chez-vous, entoure par les commodites aux quelles vous etes habitue. Ie n'ai vu personne que je connais, je n'ai rencontre personne d'in- teressant, je n'ai mange que le pain sec, la viande gatee, et je n'ai bu que le vin aigre, je me suis couche sur un lit dur et pauvre, et je ne suis alle nulle part sans par les camarades tres oncle et ma tante, avec etre accompagne ennuyants. Mon qui je voyage ne me permettent pas de m'amuser. lls me disent que je ne devrais pas sortir seul, et ils ne vont jamais ou je desire aller. Ils m'ont presente at toutes les jeunes filles stupides en France, je crois. Voila deux semaines que je suis tellement malheureux. Nous avons parcouru l'Es- pagne et l'Allemagne, et maintenant nous voyageons en France. Bientot nous irons cn Angleterre et alors, grace au ciel, nous retournerons at notre pays. Je ne sais pour- quoi je suis alle en Europe d'abord-il semble que j'y sois depuis quelques annees, au lieu de deux semaines. Avant hier je pensais m'amuser. Mon oncle et ma tante etaient latigues et ils etaient alles se reposer. Tout de suite je suis sorti de la maison, et j'ai rencontre un homme un peu interessant. J'allais voir Paris avec lui lorsque mes parents m'ont attrape. lls m'ont donne une reprimande, et maintenant je suis enferme dans ma chambre. Cependant je vais sauter hors de la fenetre et aller avec mon ami, Peut- etre verrai-je l'Europe apres tout. Tout 21 vous, Algeron. V--CONSTANCE IQNIGHT, '29 MON VOYAGE A PARIS L'ete dernier, j'ai fait une visite at Paris. j'aime beaucoup cette ville a cause de belles choses que les habitants y ont fait. ' Un jour j'ai fait une visite a un theatre. Il est tres different de ceux que nous avons ici. ll y a de tres belles peintures sur les murs. Cet edifice est tres interessant. ll faut que je passe quelques jours ici l'ete prochain. Un autre jour je me suis alle aux ecoles. Elles sont tres interessantes. Le maitre s'assied sur un platforme haut. ll a un grand baton dans ses mains, avec lequel il punit les eleves qui n'aiment pas rl etudier. Le jour quand je m'y suis alle, les eleves etudiaient leurs lecons de toute coeur. Le maitre est un vieillard. La maison d'ecole est tres vieille, avec de petites fenetres. Alors je suis alle visiter les magasins, 1115132 tal J'ai trouve de belles robes et de tres belles modes ici. j'ai achete une robe tres ehere mais tres belle. - J'ai visite ici quelques mois et alors je suis alle chez-moi aux Etats-Unis. Je pense que Paris est une ville tres belle. -JOSEPHINE PASQUARELLI, '30 LA JOURNEE D'UN JEUNE ECOLIER Il se levc presque tous les matins a sept heures. Il se lave avec de l'eau et du savon. Il s'habille et se peigne les cheveux. Maintenant il est pret pour son petit dejeuner. Pour son petit dejeuner il prend une tasse de chocolat ou lait avec un morceau de sucre et il mange du pain et du beurre. Apres qu'il a fini son repas, il prend vite- ment ses livres et il part pour l'ecole. A une heure et vingt minutes il rentre chez-lui de l'ecole pour le dejeuner. Il a beaucoup faim. Il mange de la viande et des legumes, du pain et du beurre et un dessert. Il boit du lait parce qu'il est trop jeun de boire le cafe. Apres le dejeuner, s'il fait beau temps il joue en dehors. A cinq heures il rentre a la maison pour le diner. Apr-es le diner il etudie ses lecons pour demain et a neuf heures il se couche, tres fatigue mais con- tent. C'est la fin d'un jour heureux, n'cst- ce-pas? -FRED WHITNEY, '28 L'OPERATION INUTILE Un oliicier anglais ayant regu une balle dans la jambe, fut transporte chez-lui, ou deux medecins furent appeles. Pendant huit heures ils ne Brent que souder et fouiller la blessure. L'officier, qui souffrait beaucoup, leur dernanda ce qu'ils cher- chaient Nous cherchons ce que vous a blessef' C'est trop fort! s'ecria le patient, pourquoi ne le disiez-vous pas plus tot! ,le l'ai dans ma pochef' -ALICE R. HERRICK, '28 UN PETIT VOYAGE Un jour Marie disait it son neveu Jean, t'C'est aujourd'hui Ie dimanche ct toi et moi, nous ferons une promenade au pare. Le petit Jean etait tres heureux parce qu'il aimait a venir au parc et at voir les animaux. L'apres-midi Marie et Jean partaient pour le pare, lls etaient alles une distance courte quand Jean voyait un homme qui vendait des ballons. Marie, disait-il, acl1etez-moi un bal- lon. Tu ne le veux pas, Jean, repondait-elle. Oni, Marie, je le veux. Marie disait, A'Non, mais le petit a in- siste et Marie l'a lui achete. Ils continuaient leur promenade. Quand ils arrivaient au parc jean criait, Je vcux voir les tigres, Marie, et il courait du, cote de la maison Oil etaient les tigres. Marie cherchait lc petit garcon mais elle ne pouvait pas le voir. Elle courait at un officier et lui racontait l'histoire de la dis- parition du petit garcon. L'off1cier commeneait immediatement a le chercher et Marie s'asseyait sur un banc et commencait a crier. Marie, disait une voix, je vous cher- che, Les tigres . . . Jean, criait-elle, je pensait que je t'avais perduf' Elle se levait et disait, Maintenant nous allons chez-nous avant que je te perde en- core. Quand ils arrivaient a la maison, Marie disait au petit, Je ne vais jamais faire une autre promenade avec toi. Cette fois me suffitf' -LINNEA WEN NERSTEN, '30 DESESPOIR Dites done, Marie, a dit la petite Jeanne. je pense que mes maitresses ne me connaissent pas! Ce n'etait que la nuit passee que je suis allee au cinema d'educa- tion et aujourd'hui elles veulent que je recite. ,Vai passe l'apres-midi en repassant ma robe pour la soiree et il etait impossible que j'etudie. Elles sont sans coeur. ,Main- tenant il me faut revenir cet apres-midi! -SHIRLEY CHAPIN, '29 . 7ETI-IEL BARBER, '28 LE TOUR DU MONDE EN QUATRE-VINGTS JOURS Le Tour du Monde en Quatre-vingts fours, ecrit par Jules Verne, est une his- toire tres interessante de voyage. Un homme, Monsieur Fogg, tres riche, a offert de prouver qu'il est possible de faire le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. Ses amis pensent que le voyage est impossible, tres impossible, et ils font un pari de mille livres. Monsieur Fogg et son domestique tacl-rent de suivre cette route. De Londres at Suez 7 jours De Suez a Bombay ........ l3 jours De Bombay at Calcutta ...... 3 jours De Calcutta a Hong-Kong ...... 13 jours De Hong-Kong a Yokohama .... 6 jours De Yokohama a San Francisco .. Z2 jours De San Francisco a New York .. 7 jours De New York a Londres ........ 9 jours 80 jours Mais, helas, ils arrivent en retard a Londres. Le mauvais temps, les vents con- traires et les accidents les ont retardes. Monsieur Fogg, tres triste, va chez-lui mais bient6t son domestique court clans la chambre de M. Fogg et crie, A'Vite, vous avez une erreur de jour!-Allez! Allez a vos amis!l Le domestique avait raison. Ils allaient vers le soleil et, par consequent, faisaient un jour sur le voyage. Monsieur Fogg et Son domestique etaient encore heureux -EVERETT HARTWELL, '29

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V 4 g 12 ii t ff gf' T4 Q ' fa! llfl l eg . 1 .aaa f A .- ASSEMBLIES Assembly, Nov. 23 Assemblies from the Viewpoint of the Platform in the Main Room Brr-Brr-Brr-Hello, Room 17? Well, well, what do you suppose!!! The regular Wednesday morning assembly was held down in the Community Building, so I won't be able to give you full details. Fortunately I overheard Mr. Haigh tell- ing someone about it. He said that it was a Thanksgiving play entitled, And They All Gave Thanks. CO, yes, I mustn't for- get to say that this very clever play was written by a member of the faculty, Miss FitzGerald.j The students who took part were: Morris Davenport, Frank Gabree, Francis Holiday, Edwin Pratt, 'Wendell Barber, Linnea Wennersten, Bianca Newell, Madeline Chase, Hazel Richardson, and Ruth White, All of these people did some very iine acting. O, dear, there's the bell- Well, I'll call you up later. Assembly, Nov. 30 BrrABrr-Hello-Room 18? This is the platform in the Main Room. We had the Assembly in the Main Room, so I have the news first-short, this time, though what we have is welcome. Typing awards were given to Gladys Bruce, Mary Griffin, Frances Bennett and Alba Mariotti. I guess that's about all, except, oh, yes- there was an S. A. S. meeting which was called for the purpose of drawing up a new Constitution. That's all that went on, so I will hang up, because I have some other rooms to call. Good-bye. Assembly, Dec. 7 Brr-Brr-Brr-Room 17? My dear, can you spare just a few minutes? Say, talk about opportunities!!! I certainly have them. The music department very kindly pre- sented an abbreviated portion of the vaude- ville which they put on at Latchis Theatre the night before. I never before realized what an excellent music department B, H. S. has, until I heard that orchestra playing these pieces: Overture, The White Queeng Barbarag Some Sweet Tomorrowg I Want to be Happy Cfrom No, No, Nanettel. Francis Holiday's selection, Trumpet Blues, was also worthy of great praise. My heart grew lighter and my admiration for this department was increased when I heard Richard Dunklee state that the whole affair was a financial success. The Rial It seems the second marking period had just closedg consequently Mr. Wiggin read the names of those who were on the honor roll. My! itls ten minutes of eight and all those seniors are flocking in, so I guess I'll have to hang up. 'Bye 'bye. Assembly, Dec. I4 Brr-rrving-Hello, Room I7! Well, well, friend, I have some very interesting news for you today!!! My poor head was the scene of hot dis- cussion yesterday Ca debateD. You can take my word for it now that We've got some pretty clever debaters in B. H. S. Both sides of the team had such clever arguments and sound proof it was rather difficult to decide which would be the win- ner. , Our worthy judges, Miss Henshaw, Mr. Czatt, and Mr. Chase gave their decision in favor of the adirmative side. The nega- tive side had a very good chance of win- ning, but when giving some figures for proof they made a slight mathematical er- ror. The wide-awake members of the affirmative side detected this error and po- litely informed their opponents. I knew that such a mistake meant the downfall of the negatives. just a minute, I almost forgot!! I must tell you the names of these skillful de- baters, for I am sure you know every one of them. The affirmative side consisted of Linnea VVennersten, Joseph Ferriter, Everett Hartwell, and Eugene Semeraro. The negative side consisted of Constance Knight, Evelyn Lucier, Alton Wyman, and David Hawkins. Even though my head is extremely sore, this was just the kind of debate I enjoy Cgood and snappyD. I can hear Mr. Haigh's heavy foot on my head-Well, 'bye 'bye. Assembly, Dec. 21 Oli, dear! I amost forgot to call Room l7. What will she think of me-oh, my dear! Hello-Room 17? This is the Plat- form. Dear, I almost forgot to call you- pardon me, please. I just wanted to call and tell you the news of the Assembly. This was the Christmas Assembly and it was quite long. At the beginning of the Assembly, james Boyden, president of the class of 1927, presented to the school a pic- ture of Mr. Stevens. All the school was very much pleased over this, and I re- joiced, too. The Girls' Glee Club then sang, It Came upon the Midnight Clear, and then three boys from the Green Street School sang, NVe Three Kings. These were both very good, and appreciated by all. Miss FitzGerald stood on me then, and read The Other Wiseman. This was very interesting. After the Assembly the stu- dents all ran out, glad to leave for a few The University of Vermont College of Engineering Offers courses 'in Civil,Electrical, and Mechanical Engi- neering, each leading to a degree. Well- equipped shops and laboratories. The expenses are moderate. ForCat- alogue, Bulletins and Special lnformation, apply to Dean j. W. VOTEY Tl-lE REGISTRAR University of Vermont Burlington, Vt.