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

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days. They are so noisy sometimes that I'm glad they are gone for a while, Well, I must get back to where I belong, and I just want to wish you a Merry Christmas. Good-bye. f Assembly, fan, 4 Brr-rr-ring!!! Yesterday's Assembly was both varied and interesting. There were so many people stepping on my head, that it is pretty sore yet. It was one of those Assemblies in which a number of Commercial students are given pins for typewriting. Those who received pins to- day Were: Gladys Bruce, Emma Balargeon, Catherine Heaphy, Berangere Turgeon, Herman Ashworth, Karah Fitch and Pearl Hudson. Mr. Wiggin gave the period over to an S. A. S. meeting. Bill Manley, president of the Society, then alighted on me and asked the students to vote for a manager of the basketball team. Fred Whitney was elected. Miss FitzGerald came and very lightly walked over my head. She had members of her Public Speaking classes give some highly entertaining speeches. I was aston- ished to think that high school students could speak so well. Ruth VVhite spoke about Spies of the World War. Madeline Chase spoke about Pearl Fishing, and Le- ona Moon gave a clever speech on It, Assembly, frm, II Brr-rr-ing-Hello, Room 35, this is Miss Platform in the Main Room. You told me that you wanted to hear about the Assembly, so I called the first chance I got. You know I have so many rooms to call that I have to run around like a house- a-fire. First, Edwin Pratt made an an- nouncement. Then the Assembly was turned over to Fred Whitney, manager of the basketball team. Say, but that boy is smart. He told us all about basketball as played by the offensive. He's a good bas- ketball player, too, so you can believe all he said. Joseph Ferriter, another member of the team Cyou know him, don't you?D told us about the game as played by the defensive. Coach Beasley also told us a little more about the game. I certainly enjoyed this Assembly because I do like basketball. What wouldn't I give to be a pole in that Armory, Friday night, for the Keene game. Oh, well! I must., be satished. I'll call you again, soon. Good-bye. Assembly, Ian, I8 Vtlell, did you ever hear of anything so utterly impossible? I told poor Room 34 I would call her about that Assembly and now she'll think I've overlooked her on purpose! Brrr-ing-Oh, Room 34, I've been moved around the room, and that delayed me a little in calling. You'll ex- cuse me, Won't you? That's a dear. At The Rial the Assembly, Wednesday, Miss Henshaw told us a little about her trip abroad. My, but that must have been a wonderful trip, I should imagine. I'd love to take such a trip, but that was never destined for the life of a platform! Miss I-Ienshaw told of seeing Commander Byrd's plane over their shipg of the crowded station in France and going through the mob, of the market dayg and the water fetes and the wonderful display of fireworks. It was a very interesting talk, and ap- preciated by everyone. You really should have heard it. Now, I really must stop talking because Mr. Eames is coming. Good-bye. FRESHMAN NOTES Most of the freshmen have begun to thoroughly enjoy high school. The assem- blies are one thing which we anticipate with pleasure. We heard our first debate in December which interested us, and the Christmas Assembly also gave us great pleasure. The freshmen are very proud of the one person in the class whose name was en- listed on the maximum honor roll. This was Ruth Staples and we hope she con- tinues this good record. After the Christmas vacation most of the freshmen started the New Year with an extra amount of studying, This was due to the fact that mid-year exams which fwith many other things connected with B. H. SJ are new to most of the freshmen, came near the end of the month. How- ever, we do not anticipate any poor results, as every one is trying. On january fourth two freshmen gave very interesting talks in Assembly. These were Madeline Chase, who spoke on Pearl Fisheries, and Ruth White, whose theme was Women Spies in Scotland Yard. They both spoke very well. The freshmen are continuing their ath- letic record in basketball as they began in football, One freshman, John Dube, is a substitute on the school team, and the freshman team is composed of the follow- ing: Walter Douglas, Delbert Colburn, Donald Bennett, Joseph Holiday, Verne Rice, and Harry Morse. Probably some of these will be the future athletes of B. H. S. The girls have also drilled for the last month or two and they have now organ- ized their team. The girls on the fresh- man team are: Margaret Emerson, Lillian Jones, Shirley Dolan, Evelyn Perry, and Rowena Barrett. Freshmen, let's again surprise the other members of B, H. S. by paying one hun- dred per cent class dues. We have made a record, let's live up to it. This is the begin- ning of a new semester and now is the chance to start anew. There is room for improvement in classwork on the fresh- men's part so let's try again to do the 13 Crawford and Bengal Ranges Plumbing, Heating and Sheet Metal Work The Fitch Plumbing 8z Heating Co. BUICK ' The Mosher Garage THE NEWS SHOP Circulating Library Magazines Books Stationery Gifts Toys Games Greeting Cards 87 Main Streeti , Brattleboro, Vt. 4 I-xx -.- '- if L Q, ,J 'Sn X A wgz4,f155 gifs 'u 7 1'fgz ' .fn C The First Gift is Always the Most Treasured A Large Selection of Furniture for All Purposes Phone 400 Bloomer St Haselton Co. 9 Flat Street - BUS SERVICE AND AUTO LIVERY Louis Allen Hotel Billings

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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.

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14 best we can. l..et's surprise the faculty by making a great improvement in hard work and perseverance. SOPHOMORE NOTES Again the happenings of the sophomore class are recorded for the DIAL. There has been a basketball game be- tween the freshmen and sophomore boys. The sophomores are keeping up the stand- ards of last year, coming out victorious in the first two games. The girls have had two games with the same classes competing, the sophomores winning in the first with a score of 10-0, and in the second 5-4, the sophomores gaining the upper hand in about the last two minutes. Five sophomore girls have star parts in the Operetta and many more participating in minor parts. Since the last DIAL the sophomores, along with the rest of the pupils of B, H. S., have survived the mid-year exam- inations. On account of mid-year's, there have not been so many social affairs as usual. But remember, sophs, we want more events to recall scholastic and social activity next time. COMMERCIAL CLUB At the January meeting of the Commer- cial Club, we had the pleasure of listening to a most interesting speech given by Miss Angier. This speech, which proved to be very entertaining, was'on the subject of Character Reading. Immediately after the reports from the secretary, Irene Boyd, and the treasurer, Erwin Baker, the social committee took charge. At the close of the meeting, re- freshments of punch and wafers were served. The December meeting of the Commer- cial Club was in the form of a Christmas party. The club room was prettily decorated in trimmings characteristicof the season. After the regular business meeting the social committee took charge. At this time, ten-cent presents were exchanged by the members of the club. All were so highly amused over the presents they received that they entered into the games which were played with high and lively spirits. At the close of the meeting refreshments of punch and wafers were served. lt may be of interest to B. H. S, alumni to know that the Honorable James Baggf' who with the other members of his family figures so largely in the morning talks given by 'lCheerio over the radio, is also an alumnus of B. H. S., of the class of '99. He is also a brother of Miss Elizabeth Bagg of the present B. H. S. faculty. Eiga Rial BUSINESS PRACTICE CLUB The first meeting of the Business Prac- tice Club was held in the Annex on Tues- day evening at 7:30. At this time the new members were initi- ated. The various tasks which each per- formed were highly amusing to the on-look- ers. A feature of great interest was the boxing matches, which characterized the Dempsey-Sharkey and Dempsey-Tunney fights. A business meeting was then held, at which Irene Boyd, the secretary, read the Constitution of the Club. Robert Campbell, president, extended a hearty welcome to the new members. Refreshments of cider and doughnuts were served. The initiation committee consisted of Frances Bennett, Ruth Davis and Helen Darling. The regular meeting of the Business Prac- tice Club was held on Tuesday evening, No- vember 1. The first part of the evening was devoted to the business committee. Irene Boyd read the secretary's report and Robert Campbell gave a statement on our financial standing. Gladys Bruce, who represented Vermont at the National Typewriting Con- test in New York, told us of her experiences while on her trip to New York and Wash- ington. As this meeting was in the form of a Hallowe'en party, many of the games and stunts characteristic of such evenings were played and performed. At the end refreshments of punch and wafers were served. DRAMATIC CLUB President Clarence Watson called the first meeting of the Dramatic Club to order at 8:00 o'c1ock on Tuesday evening, Novem- ber 8, 1927, in the Green Street School Build- ing. No new business was brought up and, as there was no old business to be discussed, the secretary pro tem read the Constitution. Miss Fitzgerald then gave thetname and cast of the play which was presented by sev- eral members of the club. This was very ex- citing to some who feared the lantern would get knocked off the table. The following persons took part: Elwin Smith, Marjorie Greenwood, Gor- don Thomas, and Ralph Eldridge. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 o'clock, and every one rushed to the kitchen where Happetizingl' refreshments of hot chocolate, sandwiches and cheese crackers awaited. v Mr. Boylston: How was Wolfe going to capture Quebec, on horseback or by train? Voice: By force. W. J. Pentland The Plumber The HALLMARS Store , VAUGHAN 81 BURNETT, INCORPORATED Optometrists 141 Main Street Brattleboro, Vt. 0 0 'S Rag?-E231 ROOTS PHARMACY Watches, Clocks, Jewelry SWAN FOUNTAIN PENS EVERSHARP PENCILS ' H. H. Thompson, Jeweler Collegiate Appearance Here at this store for young men can he obtained suits, ov- ercoats and furnishings in the best Collegiate manner. Prices within reach of every young man. E. E. 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