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

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EXCHANGE 'NOW flakes against the skyg long trails winding through snow-decked woods, gay crowds shuffling on hillsides, sleek figures gliding over sparkling slopes! Winter! The season of invigorating outdoor sports! And in keeping with this popular season and the subject of this issue, the Exchange Editor has written to several high schools for brief resumes of the winter activities of each. Melrose, Massachusetts E in Melrose are fortunate in having one of the finest winter sport's centers in Massachusetts, Mount Hood. Our high school has formed a Winter Sport's Club which holds its activi- ties on Mount Hood. Here there are opportunities for all types of winter pastimes. The Terrain offers excellent opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and hill practice. A three and one-half mile cross-country course was laid out for two carnivals which were held last winter. There is also a twenty meter ski-jump scientifically designed with the aid of Robert Culver and Carl Shumway. At these carnivals, both of which were pronounced great successes, there were ski jumping, cross country, skating and hockey events. Schoolboys from all over eastern Massachusetts and Brattleboro, Vermont, participated. The four Brattleboro boys-M. Barber, E. Barber, F. Shaw, and D. Mitchell who took part in the jumping events thrilled crowds up to fifty thousand, over half of whom had never seen any ski-jumping before. It is inter- esting to note that M. Barber from Brattleboro holds the hill record for distance at this jump. A long toboggan chute erected last year was in con- tinual use night and day during the Carnivals and was popular as long as there was a sufficient amount of snow. In addition to the skiing opportunities there are several good sized ponds at Mount Hood and a larger one in Mel- rose center, all of which offer admirable opportunities for fancy skating, hockey, or speed skating. A hockey game between the all-scholastic hockey team of greater Boston and the Boston Bruin Cubs took place at one of the carni- vals. Melrose is a great place for coasting as it has been the custom for streets suitable for coasting to be shut off for this purpose. COASTING, dogsledding, and bobsledding are also en- joyed on Mount Hood. An additional tract of land approximating seventy-two acres, contiguous to the orig- inal Mount Hood tract, was recently purchased so that the reservation now has a total of two hundred and twenty- five acres. This new land offers a splendid opportunity for a downhill and slalom course, a bobsled run, and a dog- sled course, all of which are being seriously considered. Directly across the city is Middlesex Fells, a reservation maintained by the state and bounding upon several towns and cities. This is a territory abounding in natural beauty. The terrain here is hilly and very woody there being almost no open slopes or level grounds. It offers exceptional op- portunities for snowshoeing, cross-country, and downhill skiing. Here there are also several ponds excellent for all types of skating. Melrose is easily accessible by train, bus and automobile from Boston. We in Melrose will always welcome our Brattleboro friends who did so much toward making our first winter carnival so successful. -Ralph 5. Gore, Melrose High School, '37 Hanover High School DECENTLY reorganized, the Hanover High School Outing Club anticipates its most successful season in many winters. Under the direction of Captain Richard Putnam and Manager Robert Eastman, the Club, chiefly a skiing organization, has increased its membership to forty ski enthusiasts, half of whom are members of the U. S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association. The Club is training both a boys' and a girls' ski team for competition in meets sponsored by member clubs of the E. A. S. A., while itself looks forward to February 20 and 21 as its primary objective. That date should be a celebrated one, for some twenty clubs of Eastern Amateur j Cut by Gencrc Edron 39

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Cut by janet foner '39 ir not COIllpIll.l'0l'y. It'.r really 11 t11r11i11g e1'e11t and the flll'tI.l' are taken at high speed. Alfa, they .ire rery sharp t111'11.r. The competitors tahe the flll'lI.l' .15 111ar'hed-if they are lucky-Aand the 1l'itIlI6'l' if the fellow who har the bert .rrore when the little? and do11'11hill ,rtyle are fdbeitl into c1CL'0IlI1fdtZd totaled np. The modern definition from Sixty Centuries of Ski- ing is: Slalom rare if 11 controlled douwhill race. de- signed to rhou' the .rhill of .rhierr r111111i11g het11'ee11 retr of flags against time. You will laugh at the author's clever- ness. It's funny! We are never tired of reading about the Olympics. In this volume, you may learn the professional and the dub skier's opinions and views. There are chapters about jumping, mountaineering, cross-country, slalom, summer skiing, waxes, first aid and bindings. I-Iere's everything you need! lt's interesting to read about skiing in foreign countries where that sport has really come into its own. But, best of all, in my opinion, is the friendly article written by David Bradley, a member of the Dartmouth Ski team. You can read adoration between the lines. Otto Schniebs is staring at you from every page. Can't you see him as he is described, talking to his team about the trail which they are to tackle? Vell, che11tle111e11. 1,111 going d111z'11 1111112 Take it eary on the lar! .fL'h7llJi.l'-if lj' 1111! that re 11211 the race: i11.rtead dot re .thi it. Ddlltl 1'e 1'i11 .111y11t1y. lt ir 1111! dot ze hreah .1 shi, or a leg mehhe. or 1111 eye P-for rot? Shi 1111 fall----dotfr the mort iIllp0t'fc1llf 1li11h.f of the di11h.r--and lark Ito Dllt'l'dIlL'Ej there 1'ill he lt11'ett'y girly along the trail. hilt do11't .rchtop for dem 111111'. He leaves his boys with a determination to ski well. NOTHIER story which Dave Bradley tells is that of a young girl who asked Otto in a puzzled fashion: What would you do if yon were co111i11g dorm: a steep tzarrou' trail a little too fart and there were rtu111p.r and treer and ice and thi11greea11d thingy all c1l'0lllld.DH Vell, either tahe the da11111ed this off and ralh-or .ft'lJf6'lIl-Jfhlfflll like Hell! I finished Heil Otto! all too soon, wishing for more about the great master of the ski. If we all could ski like him we would probably agree with him when he said: Skiing ir 11ot merely a .rchporte e lt ir 11 my of life. This living article adds a lot and more to the already liv- ing Annual, with its adorable sketches on the bottoms of the pages. Aren't they cute? Now while you're resting in a heap of snow, piled up beside the run, you'll have time to think about skiing in its infancy and to learn of its rapid growth before you put on a pair of blades, or got your fingernails full of wax, or stuck your fingers together with shellac. You'll find good reading to this point in Sixty Centririer of Shi- ing by Charles M. Dudley, published by Stephen Daye Press. Before delving into the printed page, I couldn't resist the fetching photographs, taken everywhere that the snow is scratched by ski tracks. And the sketches of ancient skisters can't well be passed up. The first of this volume of valuable information deals with the origin of the type, pronunciation, and reasons for ski. You'll be interested in the origins of the words Telemark and Christiana It would be of interest to Brattleborians and New Englandc-rs to see mentioned so many times the name of Fred Harris, and the grand work done by him to put skiing where it is today. Perhaps the first section of this original book would be of far greater interest to those of you who have to know where things come from, how they were used before your time, and why they are here, etc. Probably I'm too contented with matters as they stand or perhaps just too lazy to care how they came to be, but anyway, I'm glad to say that I did much more enjoy the second part which is a ski tour of the worldma guide to every place on earth where snow falls and the ski is known. After reading or even glancing at the pictures, you can't help but wish that you could sprout wings on your wooden runners and Hy to every snow covered hill on earth, and stem, telemark, and Christy all the way down-I'm ready! When shall we start? Did you recog- nize one of the photographs as being the cover of the A111111al-fif you didn't, do so. Y now, I imagine that, after all your coaching, you have graduated from the troupe of the novice and have become interested in the racing track of the matter. High Speed Skiing, written by Peter Lunn, Captain of the British Olympic Team, is outstanding in its line. You probably have mastered the fine art of turning, and if you haven't, no harm can be contracted by reading the five chapters on turns. Skis need attention and here you'll find how to give it to them. Did you ever think of the psychology of racing? After you have read the last chapter of this tiny book, you'll want to think. It's different from most material which you find in a ski book. lt's good for you! And there goes the last turn in High Speed Skiing! fclllllflllllkd 1111 p.1ge 3111

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ia -My A W Tl-IE DIAL s A A lg lk If lx 1X lx A fx ff A A A A A A as as 43 ranking, both in public and private schools, will be in- vited to attend the Eastern Interscholastic Championship Meet sponsored by the Hanover High School Outing Club. The Meet is expected to assemble over one hundred schoolboy skiers from New England and New York. Among interesting projects of the Club is the conver- sion of a small cottage into a ski lodge with fireplace, ski posters, literature, and the odor of pine tar prevailing. Nearby is the ski held where daily instruction periods have been inaugurated. In direction of Winter Sports is Coach Fulton, a Dart- mouth graduate, and former coach of the Tilton School Ski Team. Hockey, captained by Willard Wilson and managed by Robert Elston, has commenced at an early date. The team will play mid-week games in the Inter-Community League at Hanover, besides following its regular schedule of games with Lebanon, Woodsville, Bellows Falls, New Hampton, and Hartford. -'Hdllf1l'6l' High School Outing Club H.'vmz'er, N eu' Hampshire Lebanon High School HIE junior Outing Club, the largest and most active -I-club in our school, is looking forward to a very busy season. A large skating rink has been prepared on our playground. This is intended largely for recreational skat- ing and will mean a great deal to the students from the rural sections who bring their noon lunches. The ski trails have been brushed and cleared of all stumps and rocks. They are now covered with eight inches of snow and are being used. The ski jump trestle is being rebuilt and will be in use within a week. Beginners' classes in skiing are being conducted daily on the golf links. The ski classes for the younger boys and girls will be conducted by the more able high school stu- dents. The high school girls' and boys' ski teams are coached by Miss Marguerite Fifield and Erling Heistad, respectively. The girls' teams are planning meets with Newport, N. H., and Hanover, N. H. The boys are look- ing forward to the annual Dartmouth B team vs. Leb- anon Outing Club meets which take place the second and third week in January. They will also compete for the third time for the Franconia Cup. This Cup is a challenge trophy to go permanently to the first school to win it three times. Lebanon has two legs on it. February 19 and 20 is the time for the Eastern Inter- scholastic championships at Hanover, N. H. Lebanon will enter a junior and a Senior team. There are plans being made for a dual meet between Williams College Freshmen and the Lebanon High School team. Cut by Cora Terreri '39 But-emphasis will be put on recreational skiing rather than the competitive, and safety precautions will be re- quired of all members of the teams. -Erling Heirlad Vermont Academy I H1s winter, Vermont Academy is planning to have a good ski team or winter sports team. We have sched- uled ski meets with Andover, Deerfield, Cushing, Mt. Hermon, and Tilton Schools. There are thirty boys out for skiing this year which is more than we have had for the past two years. Besides two of last year's letter men who are back, there are several new boys who should do well in competition. One skied for Lowell Thomas in Tucker- man's Ravine. There are several new developments going on here this year. We are going to have the ski jump in the same place, but we are going to build a wooden take-off and trestle. jumps of seventy-five or eighty feet should be made on it. There is also another hill on which we hope to build a large jump, but it has the disadvantage of being too far from the school. We are going to use the same three-mile cross-country course that we had last year. This is a good course and includes several obstacles such as fences and a brook. Devil's Dip, which we consider a good downhill trail, is going to be a little different from last year. Instead of having several steep, sharp turns at the top, it comes straight down for the hrst few hundred yards. This makes it much faster, and it now has all the aspects of an expert trail. There is also another trail, which can be used for racing, on another hill called jones Mt. Several other scattered trails make good practice runs. A long, steep, open slope over near Devil's Dip offers a fine slalom hill. The only hindrance is that there are quite a few bushes growing there. Our club has first, second, and third class tests which determine the skier's skill. These tests are not the same as the British Ski Association tests, but are simpler. Our first class test corresponds to the British Ski Association's third class test. They will be given by our ski coach, Homer Gregory, and we expect that almost everybody will pass the third class test. We have noted a vast improvement here at school, and everywhere else, also, in the past few years. -Irving Townrlserzd Now, the Exchange Editor wishes to take this opportu- nity to extend her sincere thanks to the faculty members and students who have contributed to this Department. Ski Heil!