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

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12 Log of fuue 5 Miss lrma Porter has suddenly become quite wealthy working for the Cheat-'em Radio Company. The company, owned by Mr. Hugh Switzer, sells radios by the hun- dreds per day. It is Miss Porter's duty to sing every night over the radio and train her voice so that it will sound like an un- usually large amount of static over the radio. The radio audience will then hurry to buy a new set and Mr. Switzer will be right on hand with his smooth tongue to sell them a new set. Of course, the ladies will then wish to buy. Log of July 10 Another former classmate's fortune was brought to our attention today when we were docked at Marseilles. We were told that Leslie Billings had a showboat on the Rhine which gave very noteworthy per- formances. His songsters consisted of the star, Linnea VVennersten, and a chorus of beautiful girls, full of pep and vim! Log of December 18 Touching the coastline of the U. S. A. we decided to patronize the Peek-Inn tea room owned and operated by Harriet and Beatrice Thomas. Our menu consisted of chopped tomatoes and lettuce seasoned with vinegar for the fruit-cup and then clam soup with puppy biscuits. This was fol- lowed by spaghetti on bread, then for des- sert some delicious cheese on crackers. Needless to say we enjoyed this tasteless repast and wish to recommend the tea room to all those who enjoy something different and unique! Log of October 3 Picking up an S.O.S. today that an ocean liner was sinking we sped to the assistance, getting there in time to save the passengers and crew. Wle really are such bold pirates. After taking them on board ship we learned that four of their stewardesses were our classmates in Brattleboro High School, Eva Benson, Blanche Carpenter, Myrtle Sparks, and Doris Chapman. Ru- mors are that they are seeking ideas abroad preparatory to the management of the Hotel Brooks. Log of May 28 VVhile roaming around New York we got in the way of a car-we would-and were slightly injured by the passing vehicle, so were immediately rushed to a hospital where we were given the best attention possible. The day superintendent came rushing in and she looked like an old ac- THE DIAL quaintance but we couldn't think of her name. She left us alone and while We were in conference decided it was none other than Adelaide Brown. VVhen she came back she told us that she had been very success- ful in her nursing career and consequently had acquired this desirable position. Of course, we had a good long chat with her be- fore we left and it was good to bring back old memories. Log of Illarch 27 There's some discussion between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs as to who will be able to buy 'ABill Ran- court. New York offers 385,000 while Chi- cago's bid is S90,000, but Bill is thinking seriously of accepting New York's bid as Howard Jones is their third baseman and Bill still retains his good spirit and good- fellows will hang together. Log of August 1 VVe picked up a snatch of news today. Avis Herrick and Clarice Burrington, the class conversationalists, have purchased a farm in Hinesburg and are making a study of flowers. They are making important discoveries daily. Their latest and most famous is a trillium with an odor like that of the rose. Log of January 27 The latest VVho's VVho in America rec- ognizes Edward Brackett and George Kline- felter as pioneers in the New World. They have made Stratton famous. VVe know of a few of the many excursions which they took in what was once a wilderness. Grout Pond has become known as a summer resort for the most wealthy people of the United States and Europe and this is not very far from the thriving business section of this rapidly enlarging city of Stratton. Log of September 2 VVe were awakened early one morning by shouts and boisterous laughs by the tars. Rushing on deck we saw two burly lads engaged in furious battle. We had strenu- ous work to pull them apart. Surprise overtook anger. VVe found Jimmy Stearns and VValter Brockington the guilty com- batants. They were both nursing injured limbs and bruised faces but Doctor How- ard Stockwell, a noted chiropodist special- ist, immediately put them in fine shape. Log of August 24 On disembarking from the boat docked at Honolulu one midsun'smer's evening, we were entertained by several charming danc- ers, among them Helen Thompson, Alice Bushnell, and Carla Henkel stood out note- ably. We noticed at once that their atten- tion was suddenly attracted elsewhere. Finally, we saw the reason, for soon a young man's sun-tanned face wreathed with smiles appeared above the attentive ones of the girls. We saw Clifford Ormsby thread his way through the bevy weighted by the garlands of Howers. At a distance he halted and commanded them to cease their chattering and dance for him. This they commenced to do and he settled back in a chair at utmost ease flattering them with his applause. Log of March 19 Touching the coastline of Oregon we in- quired of the whereabouts of David Dunk- lee. We learned that he with Robert Wade as associate owned a cow ranch in the Montana mountains and the breed was of an unusual specie. Due to his practice of chemistry in his childhood days in B. H. S. he has been able to rid the cattle of a disease familiar in that region. The hides of his horses have a gloss and sheen that many a high school pupil would like his hair to be like. That's what comes of studying chemistry, pupils. Log of April 1 We did quite an unusual thing today by going inland in Search of two wealthy run- away captives, Annis Carpenter and Merrill Mundell. Luck was against us for we lost track of them in the wilds of Dummerston. Finally, we sought the aid of the skillful Osborne Wade, who was fully acquainted with the swamps of this region. After lead- ing us to many secluded nooks that he had frequented before, even though his eyes and ears were sharp and keen, he failed to find the fugitives. He gave as an excuse that he had been practicing so long on his trumpet that day that his ears and eyes have become weakened. And now you've heard of your classmates all . From lands both far and near We'll meet next year at this same time To see our classmates dear. So now we're off to sail new seas For adventurous maids we be, Although we stand before you now Our hearts are ever at sea! Ahoy! -ELEANOR Dlx -MARY O,BRIEN The tennis team did not have as successful a season as did the baseball and track teams, securing only two victories in six games. Bellows Falls and Burr and Burton each won twice, while B. H. S. won over Orange. Since only one man is to be lost through graduation the outlook for next year seems promising.

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time she is guiding a group of travelers who wish to experience thrills. Miss Hec- tor, who is now an heiress, Call well afford to spend her time peak-climbing. Her re- corder, Genevieve Howe, also climbs with her, but purely in a business way for she asserts that though some might enjoy the higher atmosphere she prefers dear old terra firma. We wonder if Grace's favorite song is- I Miss My Swiss, My Swiss Miss Misses Meg I Miss the Kiss My Swiss Miss Gives to Me. Log of February 8 We pursued a vessel into Savannah port today to find that there was only a cargo of landing we wan- onions aboard. After dered about and quite by chance we met Rev. Edward Freeman, a jolly old friend, who was very glad to see us. He was very tired and told us the startling news that he had just performed the marriage cere- mony of Bessie O'Connor who was now Lady de Fullaspoof, and who with her husband had just sailed a few hours pre- vious for their castle in Putney, Log of August 2 The class twins, Pearl and Ruby Falby, are still together. They are widely known now for they own an aviation school in Hali- fax. They have a very large enrollment and planes soar over the city day and night. Their chief mechanic is Marion Stone, and another schoolmate, Margaret Spears, is taking thq aviation course of one year so that she may' become a commercial pilot. Lag of February 19 Monthly we receive letters from some of our classmates though we do travel from port to port. Today we received one from Grace Lyman, which stated that sl1e and Lewis Stark with Doris Copeland and her partner, Warren MacDonald, were on the stage doing several round dances. They draw great crowds as they execute the dances in perfect imitation of the olden days. Bernard Remillard, the manager of one of the theatres they danced in, told them to come again when they couldn't stay so long. Log of January 25 After seeking information as to the whereabouts of Beryl Carney we learned today that she broadcasts every NVednesday morning over station WXYZ during the Women's Hour. Her talks are usually on foods and she gives various recipes on how to make and prepare macaroni, sau- sage, and the like. Log of November 10 The President Hoover docked at New York today and it was almost impossible THE DIAL for the passengers to disembark as throngs lined the piers. After questioning numer- ous excited citizens we finally learned the reason for all this undue commotion. Am- bassador J. Francis Long had just arrived from Japan -after an important business conference. As the crowds acclaimed him, we were not able to speak to him person- ally, but had the opportunity to converse with his secret service attendants, Francis MacVeigh and Harry Pellerin, whose prin- cipal duty it was to see to their employer's handkerchiefs and shoes. Lag of June 15 We disembarked today at Alexandria and traveled inland. A few days later we came upon a few men who appeared to be searching for hidden treasure. The leader of them we recognized for all his beard and long hair as Michael Dube or Capt. Mike, as they called him. He had as his surveyor Richard VVilder, upon whose shoulders lay the duty of being able to locate exactly where the treasures were to be found. Lloyd Rix was his recorder who sent monthly records to the United States to be published in the West Brattleboro and Guilford Gazette. Log of July 27 While near Nova Scotia we heard that a fishing cannery, Stafford and Whitney, lnc., was on the coast. The names sounded familiar so we hastened on. Again we met some more of our old classmates, Helen VVhitney and Norma Stafford. VVe learned that they were the owners of the factory and that they had a thriving business. Through Grace Sargent, their correspond- ent to foreign countries, they came in con- tact with Europe, Asia, Africa, etc. On returning to the boat we took back several cans of fish as well as numerous fish stories. Log of April 3 Another dainty morsell Elliott Barber has just been awarded the croix de guerre for having invented a tantalizing perfume. The power of it is so great that at one whiff of it a person will become dazed. This will prove to be of great value to us in future wars as all that will be necessary will be to hurl the perfume filled bombs into the enemies' midst, thus dazing them. At once our men can swoop down upon the helpless men and slay them. Give praises to the clever Barber who has found a new way to skin somebody! Log of Marrli 18 Two others of our former classmates have been accounted for. Clarissa Edwards is now conducting a school for juvenile stars in Hollywood. Jackie Coogan is her favorite, but little Farina runs a close sec- ll ond. Helen VVoodbury has also found her way to The Land of Broken Dreams, and has a position as costume designer. She says that Louise Fazenda, Zazu Pitts, and Lon Chaney are her most amiable clients. She also designs bathing suits for Max Sennett's bathing beauties. Lag of lllarfh 26 A letter was sent to us unsigned stating that two of our classmates were employed by the secret service agency and that they were disguised as sailors on our boat. Within a week we had searched them out and your surprise will be as great as ours was when you hear that Earl Dawley and Lester Lovell were the two. VVe did not make their concealment public to the others and great was our regret after several en- joyable days when they stealthily left the boat one night to attend to their duties on land. The Chief called them lazy lubbers or words to that effect and said, in his- er-best language, that he was glad to be rid of them. Log of May 21 The opening of a new school seemed ,to be arousing the interest of the inhabitants of a little coast town in Georgia. It was the Erickson School for Drum-Majors, and curiosity called again so we visited the dean's office and found the dean to be Mar- garet Erickson, and her private secretary, Velma Ashworth. Her students were from all over the country as well as from abroad. VVe spent a whole day going through most of the classes. Log of A pril 1 We met three other adventurers like our- selves today and we discovered that their names were familiar. 'They were Rose Losossa, Myrtle Codding, and Eleanor Lyons who were on their way to South Africa to hunt tigers and bears. We ex- pressed our consternation at their hunting in the jungles but they reassured us that it was perfectly safe as in their earlier school days they had had daily practice in trying to cope with similar specimens. Log of January S News has been forwarded to us that Mr. Randall Haviland with a great number of followers is attempting to cross the Sahara Desert on a motorcycle. He claims that he can do it in three days and that he is sure of succeeding as he has had a great deal of practice on the sands of Lake Spof- ford and also at Broad Brook. For his assistant he has employed a trustworthy young man, Ernest Eames, who is to run along beside him to oil the wheels and keep the dust from his eyes.

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THE DIAL 13 LAIT WILL AND TESTAMENT E, the class of 1930, being mentally ethcient, morally normal, and hav- ing distinguished ourselves in both our athletic and academic endeavors during our four years' sojourn in B. H. S., do hereby be- queath all our wordly possessions and estate, as we deem fitting, to the following: First, Upon Miss Leighton and Miss Emerson we bestow our benediction and best wishes for the future. To Miss Henshaw we express our hope that she will be teaching next year as usual. To Brud Wellman we wish the best of luck and health. To Miss FitzGera1d we generously give one box of confetti and hope that she will be the happiest of brides. Aside from this we leave the following facts and fiction: To that honorable and auspicious body of men and women, politely called the faculty, we provide a playground to be situ- ated on the roof, properly equipped with swings, teeters, and chutes where this in- telligent group may relax after the tedious hours at school. To Mr. Leitsinger We give one package of rubber gum that he may never be with- out a chew. To the class of 1934 we leave our class colors and class Howerg may they be re- spected. To the class of 1933 we concede the down-hill side of Richardson's ice pond so they may more easily drag the Freshmen through. Upon the class of 1932 we bestow the privilege of decorating for the Junior Prom and other social affairs. To the class of 1931 we impart our ability to act as befits dignified seniors. To Dot Evans we give a rubber pencil so she may write admittance slips without tiring. Upon Eleanor Humphrey we bestow the privilege of receiving the same loving af- fection from Hob O'Brien that Rena Farr has received from Bertram Baldwin. To Douglas Tupper we give a book en- titled, How to Get Rid of It, as Douglas is never bothered by an inferiority complex. DI: THE CLA!! UF 1930 To Abbott Robinson we leave, though against our better judgment, Mike Dube's ability to acquire athletic Bs , said Bs to be picked from a can of Campbell's Vegetable Soup. To Pat Ryan we leave the privilege of being a Barber, To Ward N. Boylston we give a book, The Problems of Financing Students at Recess, by John Baker. To Norton Wilson we dedicate the song, Alice, VVhere Art Thou? We admit that M. Chase can surely vamp the boys so we leave her only the privilege of finding a permanent one. To Katherine Franklin we leave the posi- tion of night club hostess in Algiers as this position has been left vacant by the de- parture of her sister, Elizabeth Franklin. To Put Helyar we generously give Elliott Barber's technique in the art of entertain- ing young ladies. To Gretchen Shaw we leave a memory book that all tender memoirs of Haviland may be kept periranently. To Virginia MacArthur we bequeath Grace Hector's Indian greeting, Howe, Howefl To Bill Cox we give one jar of vanishing cream so that he may disappear when set upon by members of the opposite sex. As Red McCarty becomes a senior next year, we give to William H. Haigh a collar and leash that McCarty may not be lost. To Gordon Le Bert we bequeath a maxim silencer, thereby benefiting the whole school. To Palma Goodnough we leave a set of Kill-Joy shock-absorbers so that she won't shake the pictures off the walls when she walks through the corridors. To any girl interested in the future, we bequeath a book, VVhy New Hampshire Men Leave Home, by Miss Rowley. To Bill Bond we proudly give one used whiskey label to be pinned on his chest by Burns Robinson, said deed to be executed at the stroke of 12, New Year's Eve. The residue of our estate, including: A physical director's office badly damaged by fire, one high school building beyond re- pair, and a second-hand hockey rink, we leave to the Debating Club in order that they may settle all debts which they have incurred. VVitnessed and sealed on this sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty. --PERRY GORHAM Howe OSBORNE CARL'roN VVADE Testators for the class of 1930 VVitnessed by: LESLIE BILLINGS BETTY L. BARBER RICHARD VVILDER 4 The most important social event of the year, the annual Junior Prom, was held last Friday evening, June 13, at Lawton Hall. About sixty couples, including a number of alumni, were present. The hall was attractively decorated along a Spanish theme. On one wall was a large picture of a Spanish galleon: the other walls were beclecked with many Flowers, principally mountain laurel and roses. Several Spanish shields were hung about the hall, and some Spanish shawls hung over the balcony rail- ings were especiallyieffective. A lighted moon and stars at one end added their bit to the decorations. Music was furnished by the Green Mountain Sereuaders, dressed in cos- tume to suit the surroundings. Punch, cookies, and ice cream was served by mem- bers of the Junior class, clad in mantillas. The programs were printed in Spanish and were especially attractive. The ehaperones were Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Crane, Mr. 3.1lC1 Mrs. H. W. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. James Ferriter, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggin, and Mr. and Mrs. Haigh. The following members of the Junior class served on the refreshment committee: Evelyn Perry, Katherine Jordan, Frances Dunlevy, Edward Fenton: on the decorations commit- tee: Ruth White, Madeline Chase, Alice Grant.