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

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10 TH E DIAL CLASS PROPI-IECY .ALLETHAIRE SMITH Allethaire Smith has a political career But she's still our good old pal, Of all the great Smiths there ever were To a class By far the greatest is Al. DORIS BAILEY Doris Bailey-sober and sedate, Still loves to read a book. To find her early or late Just into the library look. ELEANOR NIILLER Eleanor Miller is a spinster And all worldly things has forgot. Poor Eleanor is pining her life away, She did not find the man she sought. CHARLOTTE HUDSON Charlotte Hudson is a dramatist And has written many a witty line. Better than Hamlet or MacBeth Truly, her plays are quite Fine. GENO ASPESI Geno Aspesi invented an air machine- The best of all aircraft ever seen. A million miles an hour it should go. No gas or fuel it needed, though. Geno's name was lauded to the sky. Truly a wondrous machine-but it wouldn't Hy. BEATRICE TAYLOR Beatrice Taylor is a welfare worker Vlfho has seen this world of strife, She's another from the class of thirty two XVho's on the upward path of life. ELEANOR TARBOX Eleanor Tarbox is a spinster And alone by her cottage she sits. Just thinking as swiftly she knits, And wishing and wishing each day A That Bud had not been such a jumper- Then he could not have jumped far away DORIS TYLER A Doris Tyler's peculiar, queer: She She She She But thinks it is there but says it's here, thinks it is now and says it is then, doesn't know how but tells us wheng calls night day, and calls day night always she knows-Doris is right! EVELYN JONES Evelyn Jones is a school-teacher And teaches English-more or less- Of dumb freshmen Back in B. H. S. MERYL MATIIER Meryl Math And of her To find the But when t r is a musician, ll the poets sing. ost Chord she had hope, ey investigated the thing 'T was fourd to be only a rope. CHARLES COLT Charles C011 his fight has won, Congress has passed his bill, I guess, After ten long years his work is done, And the peanut tariFf is less. V I-:RNE PUTNA Verne Putn But he's in m is a stamp collector, Dutch.-There's no doubt That he stofmped all communication VVhen he bc lught the Postal Service out. LIAUDE BUTTEPFIELD Maude Butt And would rfield is a nurse, e known far and wide. She had ch rge of a big hospital- But all the patients died. LAURENCE CLARK Laurry C' ark was a baseball pitcher, But now th Reds he aids. Once he wa throwing harmless baseballs, And now h Es'rH ER COBLEI Esther Cobl 's tossing hand-grenades. GH eigh is a bareback rider, A performer without peer. No rider w s ever so good- Not even PEu1 Revere. EVELINE M URRAI' Eveline Mu And essayel But when s ray is a swimmer, to swim the channel wide, he got across she found That they had moved the other side. . LORENE PIERC Lorene Pi store And sold st Until the l'l rce worked in the ten cent eam in great slices, Ianager fired her Because she forgot the prices. HI-:LEN NICHOLS Helen Nichols was a diver, And would have won a big cup. But after her first dive Poor Helen didn't come up. .ANDRENV LIASTALER Andy Mastaler is a famous name, Greater than all the dukes of Prussia. ' Gone are Lenin, Stalin, Trotzsky, and Breep. Andy was the Iron Man of Russia- But he fell asleep. XVILLIAM FITCH Vlfilliam Fitch is a mathematician, As we knew he would be. But his mind he has lost, Proving that two and two make three. EVERETT ESTLER Everett Estler is a cowboy bold, Who rides his steed as did men of old. A most daring rider, you see Best of all horsemen he Inust be. One little detail we omitted, of course. Everett's fiery steed is a rocking-horse. JOHN LATCHIS Johnny Latchis was a bank runner NVhom bandits chased-he fled And ran so fast and ran so far That now poor Johnny's dead. DIARY JANE Cox An aviatrix was Mary Jane Cox. But she fell to her death below. Now she's in a little pine box- The airplane was too slow. DONALD Rlx Donald Rix is a contractor. He does his own cooking too, His ideas were of good intent, But he built his roads of stew And his pancakes of cement. WILLIAM SHERXVOOD For ten years VVill Sherwood has not moved, Because the world's wrestling crown he sought, And one day while practicing, He tied himself up in a knot.

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'l'il'lE DIAL 9 CLASS HISTORY Freshman Year HE fifth day of September, in the year nineteen hundred twenty-eight, was the memorable time when one hundred forty- fonr freshmen of rather a verdant color walked importantly up the high school steps. The squirrels in the near-by trees, satisfied with only the best of quality in their foods, did not molest them. Heroic efforts on the part of the teachers to ini- tiate them into their new life was a par- tial success. Needless to say, at first we were the butt of many unkind remarks and actions. It has been estimated that if all the steps taken by wandering Freshmen who have been sent by kind upperclassmen to the wrong rooms were placed end to end, they would reach to Nova Scotia. However, very soon we thwarted the attempts of the vain rulers of our destiny and were able to reach our classes in time to receive the assignments for the next day. Kimball Barber and john Latchis soon became so dexterous in chasing each other that they did not even upset the trattic otlicers or break up the student traffic. Our first assembly was an entire success, although it has been stated that we did not seem exceptionally moved by it. NWC were well received by the amused body of up- perclassmen although our cheeks plainly showed our discomforture. If all the color exhibited on our shy, blushing faces could be preserved, there would be enough rouge to color the cheeks of Allethaire Smith and Eveline Murray for the rest of the year. About this time it was decided that a strong leadership was needed to guide our class. Accordingly, the following were elected: President, Leonard Ryang Vice- President, Bianca Newellg Secretary, Bar- bara Leach: Treasurer, Burns Robinson. Neil Briggs and Eleanor Tarbox were sent to the Student Council to add the necessary dignity to that body. Thus we were ready to push on. The subject of the animal rope pull we will pass over lightly. Because of our natural kindness we allowed the Sopho- mores to pull us through the pond. VVe permitted this also because we could not bear to separate them from their new- born dignity. Now to more pleasant topics. In football our class was ably repre- sented by Hob O'Bryan and Pat Ryan, two mighty men. Their manager, Tiny Mastalcr, protected them from the opposite sex exceedingly poorly and seemed to en- joy it. These men represented us also in basketball. Other members of our class, however, received training that was to benefit them later. The cheering sections were decidedly improved as far as volume was concerned as some of our commuting friends from the country had powerfully- trained voices said to be used in calling cattle from pastures two or three miles dis- tant. Music classes and orchestra were quickly filled by eager members of the class of '32, Our first social event was the Freshman Blowout. Those who attended will testify to the appropriateness of the name. The members of our class who were more ad- vanced socially showed their appreciation of the party. Some of our hosts and hostesses seemed greatly amused by watch- ing the dancing, although we conldn't un- derstand why this should be. Of course, as was expected, some of us were not too expert in dancing, and so a few pairs of shoes were sadly in need of refinishing by the end of the evening. However, we were entertained royally and enjoyed it im- mensely. It was here that our recognition as members of Brattleboro High School started. Midyears were passed successfully both in time and in marks. Then the sailing was easier. Scholastieally, we did fairly well for the year. NNe had a good percentage of our class on the honor roll. Bernice Boying- ton and Charles Crane were the victims of brainstorm and wrote their names on the maximum honor roll for the whole year. As our school year rolled to a close we had much about which to think. Vile had learned that: two and two were four, that three's a crowd, the ditiference between principle and principal, that P. M.'s were not a product of the lunch counters, and that most seniors were not members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But seriously, we were given a new train of thought. Wie were taught new and dif- ferent subjccts. Vile had come upon a new era. One of the final stages in preparing to be good citizens of life and of our country had ended. VVe were able to look back with satisfaction on the first part of our new training and to look forward eagerly to the next. -VX 1NsroN S1nsoN. Sophomore Year Wie, the class of 1932, entered B. H. S. with a much happier spirit because we were sophomores. This is especially true of Tiny Mastaler, who, much to the astonishment of his fellow students, pro- claimed loudly the fact that he had grown a quarter of an inch during the summer vacation. Verne Putnam, on the other hand, tried to console us by stating that he had stopped growing, and that the doors need be raised only half an inch. Our class elections were as follows: President, Verne Xvatsong Vice-President, Bernice Boyington: Secretary, Bianca New- ell: Treasurer, Pat Ryan, Assistant Treas- urer, Celia Morse. VVe greatly appre- ciated the service of these classmates, as they helped us over many rough spots. XVe need not recall the shameful inci- dent at Richardson's Ice Pond, when all those big husky Freshies pulled their weaker upperclassmen, including Ben Blodgett, Robert Du Buque and John Latchis, through the muddy water. Our star football players, Pat Ryan and Hob O'Bryan, certainly worked hard trying to ward off the beautiful dam- sels who insisted on congratulating them on their victories. Honorable mention should also be given to Neil Briggs, James McKechnie, Fletcher Blodgett, Donald Fairbanks, VVilliam Bond, Farrand Mc- Durfee, and James Fitzgerald. VVe were represented on the Student Council by Bianca Newell and Charles Crane, whose work and willingness to help at all times were greatly appreciated by the members of our class. Elizabeth Fairbanks and Eleanor Tarbox represented us at the Girls' Conference at Vlfindsor, January 31 and February 1. It is said they brought home many helpful hints about how to do general housework, how to care for animals, and how to keep sex appeal. This information proved of great value to the Junior VVoman's Club. The basketball games started with a suc- cessful seasong and if Pat Ryan and Hob O'Bryan had a dime for each basket tContinued on page 441

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THE DIAL- XIARJORIE HELYAR HENRY VVELLMAN Marjorie Helyar is a tennis star, And has won herself a name. Let's count her as another classmate VVho's won her way to fame. FRANCIS LEBARON Francis LeBaron is an undertaker, And has a good business-he must For his motto is Ashes to ashes And dust to dust. If you don't want the worms to get you, Then LeBaron must. DORIS BRAZER Doris Brazer is an accountant, And the way she figures is a shock. The only ones she reads aright Are the figures on the clock. ' NED Howe Ned Howe is a gardener, And has done work of note- He's invented pink blueberries And is perfecting his hayless oat. ELIZABETH BROCKNV.-XY Elizabeth Brockway is a telephone girl. Be my wife, the King of Peru did tease But Lizzy kept on chewing gum And answered, Number, please. GORDON RIDEOUT Gordon Rideout became a boxer, And would have won without doubt, But he hit with all his Inight, And knocked himself right out. LEONARD RYAN Pat Ryan became a minister, And left his congregation in the lurch. He lost his position because He wouldn't go to church, FREDERICK BISSETTE There is a famous broad jumper W'hose name is Bud Bissette. He jumped so high- That he burst the sky And isn't back yet. KENNETH JOHNSON Kenneth Johnson is a railroad fireman And works for VV est River, I guess. He's been promoted to fireman On the Cannonball Express. CHARLES CRANE Charles Crane, a man of renown, Is a scientist and known the world around After ten years of exhausting query Charles has propounded a startling theory. The science world is in distress, Charles has proved--nothing less, CEven Einstein's on his kneesj. The moon is made of plain green cheese. Brud VVellmaIi is a hobo, And last week passed through town: He had that same cheery smile And not a trace of frown, His life will yet be worthwhile- A good man won't stay down. HOXN'ARD BETTERLY Howard Betterly is a printer, And would be of great fame If he showed folks his paper- But he can't find it a name. ELIZABETH FAIRBAN KS Betty Fairbanks is a school marm And a good school she did keep. But now all the kids play hookey, Playing Little Bo-Peep. PALIIIA GOODNOUGH Palma Goodnough is a crystal gazer, And though try as best she can, Our Palma is still gazing For the one and only man. PAUL VVATEROFF Paul, excelled in speech by few, Has made New York his rendezvous, For there opportunity does present Chance for further advancementg VVhen on a platform straight he stands, Into his pockets go his hands. FLORENCE TORREY Florence designs sent to Paree They were returned without decree: Then she worked all night and day Until a fortune came her way, But along came a troubadour And they together are taking a tour. FRANK SMITH Frank extended his industry Far beyond his ability: At last he discovered his fate- Fish do not like imaginary bait, As a result, his sign now reads 11 OLIVE DILLBACK Olive ministers to those in need, As for the heathen, they take heed 3 Wfhile they are munching elephant ma row, Olive is preaching the straight and na row. NIARY FILION Mary is a beautiful stenogg Her employer she had all agog: Her work was comparatively fine, So the boss asked her to dine: Bells will be ringing some bright day Same Old thing, in the same old way. ELI-ZANOR HLYBBIXRD r.. I-- She could hardly hobble to the cupboard Could crippled Eleanor Hubbardg After many a wearisome day, The doctor came around her way, He righted her toe with a twist, And now she's turned chiropodist. HELEN VVILDUR Helen, entertainer so gay, Now helps to drive the blues away: As hostess in a night club grand Everyone has given her a hand. KINIBALL BARBER Kimball Barber, it did appear, 'Won a record, just this yearg He did travel swift a path, The same that Pheiddipides hath, And now he's known, by his renown, To have won an Olympic crown. DON FAIRIIANKS Don, a fellow peculiar and queer, Had no trouble but the ladies to fear: As the time goes hurrying swiftly on. A monstrous rival clutches our Dong In order to escape misery great, Don hies to yon mountain to meditate. There he builds a cabin small And will live forever in this bachelor's hall. Live VVorms-just VVhat the Fisher- BERNICE BDYINGTON man Needs. VVINSTON SIBSON Sibby, seeking adventure galore, Decided to go out for moreg VV hen he on two legs and one hand, Has traveled all over the land, There at the end of journey bold, He will find a pot full of gold. KITTv REMILLARD Kitty, a companion so quiet, Is dwelling midst song and riot 3 just a ticket of admission VVill show us her position On Horatio, the elephant, In midst of a circus, elegant. Our little Bernice to college went, Her records all before them shattered, On teaching philosophy her mind was bent, And beside this nothing matteredg As a result of her great knowledge, She's now President of Boyington Col lege. EDITH KALL Edith into business did row: Never had chance to come or gog But it's said and hath been rumored That from her work she hath been hu mored, ' And straightway time will tell, iVhether she'll marry or make more jell