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

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Editorial .qfappy ,qezetufm Look! Do you see that little man marching beside the others in the band? See the way he plods stoutly along. He limps a little as he moves in step with the music, his pudgy fingers flying over the keys on his clari- net. As he trudges sturdily over the ground one can see his self-confidence and satisfaction, His face is amiable and striking as he moves unobtrusively among such tall boys and girls. Yet unobtrusive things have been known to move hearts and to kindle ambitions. He has but one aspiration and one ambition. His love is music, his ambition is to aid success. Music-opera, church, and march4all pass through his practised brain, mouth, and fingers! He has seen Brattleboro entertain- ment change from good wholesome, invigorating music and drama in the days when the Auditorium roofed per- sonages famous in stage and musical circles-to spicy, broken jazz and swing. All through this time he has con- tinued to foster good music without yielding to the other, and has led many a youth into the enchanting realm of sharps, flats, staves, and bars. With this he has also given what he has learned to those who have wished it. He has not sought fame and moneyg they have sought him. When a great music com- pany wished to give him an opportunity to lead several large bands, all with new instruments, he simply set aside the offer, and continued his work of love-teach- ing members of small school bands and orchestras. Things of true worth are seldom really appreciated until they are lost to us. A few days ago such a calamity almost happened. The band on Monday morning tottered uncertainly on the brink of a collapse. Something was missing! The hub that holds the spokes was gone. The program was loose. It takes just such a time to make us realize and understand. But eventually things calmed. Relieved pupils walked to their studies with assurance that nothing was amissg band and orchestra members sighed in relief, and went on to work. Our friend had returned. A hearty welcome to you, Mr. Leitsinger! -eKarlheinz Gotlwald '39, Qqt .East .l WE have it! A High School Ski Team! B. H. S. stu- dents have found the end of the rainbow! Why haven't we had one before? Why? We have often wondered ourselves. The terrain is marvelous! The conditions are perfect! We are in the center of the skiing belt! Yet, never before has the High School had such a group of ski enthusiasts. It is logical to assume that B. H. S. might have bene- fitted much if such a group had been started about ten years ago. Many well known skiers have passed through I 9 the portals of this grand old school! Cy Moss, Les and Bob Billings, Gordon Ulmer, and Merrill Barber are only a few of those who have won prominence in the field of serious skiing. Now, back to the present! We have a team! We have the will! We have enthusiasm! We are going to clean up on the ski ways! We are eager-yes, ready to com- pete with anyone! We shall do our best to sail on to victory! Ski Heil, B. H. S. Wingsters! -Hildrelh Sherman '39 Orchids fo Qfou .l WHEN the anxious notes of a shining bugle tremble through the disquieted air, the National Ski-jump- ing Championships will commence. Such superb per- formers as Sigmund and Birger Ruud, Harold Sorensen, Alf Engen, Walter and Paul Bietila, Ottar Satre, and local Merrill Barber will make every effort to gain a leg on the Winged Ski Trophy. Less famous jumpers will battle for the Class C championship. Climaxing the two- day drama will be a pompous ball appropriate to the oc- casion. Praise must be bestowed upon the sponsors of this event. They are an extremely ambitious group of people who have given much time, work, and money to make this national jump the best ever held. They have arranged to have on their program a list of names which has never been equalled. They have even gone so far as to invite the Governor of Vermont and other distinguished men to give it the proper dignity. Fate has looked bitterly upon the Brattleborians. Before the stairs on the hill could be repaired, snow and cold Weather arrived. The promoters took advantage of the opportunity, gathering a sufficient amount of snow to cover the hill thoroughly. But rain soon descended upon the priceless flakes, and gradually the pile diminished. With it went the blanket of the nearby woods and most of the hope of Nature's coming through with cold weather and a storm. However, while there's life, there's hope! These un- tiring ski enthusiasts will go to any amount of trouble to snow the slide. They are determined to carry through their plans. For their courage and aspiration, we say: Orchids to the Brattleboro Outing Club! -Patricia Fenton 139 I N X S. o f T ' 1 , H N. '1 A X jk l a!- Il

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Qescue :Winter BEVERLEY BIGELOW '38 I IAPLESS UCCS S O S their message O'er the cloud waves. The call is for Spring. Weary and bent From winter's war, The limbs signal their appeal To the heavens. Will Spring acknowledge the message? Lgmage of Qusk LORRAINE DOUGLASS '38 NTRIGUING dusk- She slinks upon the end of day, Drenched with the beauty Of a flushing, pastel-tinted skyg The clouds like slender fingers of wispy smoke Bend in spanning rays To grasp the waning sunbeams. But then- A blazing sun rolls down the hill, While the painted clouds Vanish with the overwhelming vastness Of an enveloping cloak sweeping them away- A union of sky and earth Brings the death of dusk and the birth of night. Sky fzenants LOUISE DANA '40 DAWN is a reaper, frail, young, ruddyg With the silver crescent moon as sickle, She gathers in great sheaves of stars From the deep, dark sky. Then quietly she slips away, and the sun, Struggling high into the heavens, Beams down upon some fallen grains Twinkling brightly on the grass. Night is a farmer, ever workingg With the silver moon as lantern He sows more sparkling stars In his deep, black field. Patiently he tends them, with the wind Whispering cooly 'round his browg Then a pale glow lights the east, And he plods away-toward home and rest.

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Cut by Barbara Dunklee '41 ASKETBALL season rolls round again, and pre- sents for B. H. S. a lively and interesting sched- ule, and a team having potentialities. Weak vic- tims have fallen before us, but the games that really count have been surrendered by small margins. There are two exceptions-a spectacular 21-15 win over Bel- lows Falls, and a 44-19 trimming from a far superior Springfield quintet. But Coach Draghetti has produced a scrappy little team from weak material, and the season so far can be called by no means a failure. is an an at -if is A WILMINGTON'S veteran squad was our first victim, and the Purple presented at the outset a smooth-clicking team, marked by a tightly checking defense. The score was 26-23, which was not considered surprising, as the Hilltoppers presented an experienced team as well as two previous victories. Smooth passing, plenty of punch, and 13 tallies by forward Rafus were their chief weapons of artillery. Rudy Hammarlund and Clyde Fairbanks shared 19 points for Purple honors. A third period jinx allowed us a single tally during that canto, but a lead of three points gained in the first stanza served us well to determine the outcome of the struggle. is as as is 4- -a Little WALPOLE was our second test, and a scrappy Purple outfit triumphed, 36-15. Two complete teams per- formed for B. H. S. and the game was marked by long passes and frequent spills and pile-ups, one of which put Frankie Currivan on the injured list for the season with a twisted knee. Sammy Wilson capitalized on rebound shots to chalk up 12 tallies and capture scoring honors for the evening. -r -if at -r as at Generally ragged play on the part of both teams gave B. H. S. an easy win over LELAND GRAY Seminary, 28-11. Only the third quarter showed the fans a real team, when 12 points fell through the Purple netting, and L. G. S. was handed a goose-egg. A game defense TeamlTeam!Team! BOB CLARK '38 proved baffling in the first two stanzas, but Clyde Fair- banks opened up with three pops-1, 2, 2-right after the half and started things humming. Captain Hammar- lund led the scoring with 13 points, and Sammy Wil- son arched two beauties to total 6 tallies. sf -r fs Pk a -it Fast, rugged, thrilling was the tilt with CHARLES- TOWN! Clyde Fairbanks paced the way with 22 tallies, and two Charlestown forwards divided 30 points between them. Clyde and Capt. Rudy left for the showers on fouls, as did two from Old No. 4. A Purple lead of 23-12 at half time determined the score, since both teams regis- tered 25 tallies in the last two chapters to make the final 48-37. Old No. 4 was at its best, and B. H. S. kept a little ahead of the pace-to make, all in all, a dandy game! if is ak :ic at 4- A thriller also was the ALUMNI tussle! Stacked up against a quintet of veterans, three of whom represented college J. V.'s, B. H. S. underdogs stretched the game two overtime periods before succumbing, 32-34. The fourth canto opened with a score of 23-10, in favor of the Alumni. Then Hammarlund and Coombs started a rally which deadlocked the score at 27-all. Both teams scored tive tallies in the first overtime, and Frankie Taylor dropped in the next basket, which automatically won the game for the grads. Taylor and Broutsas of last year's squad divided 19 points for the winners, and Hammar- lund was high scorer of the game with 17 tallies. ae :ie at as a -1- Stevens High of CLAREMONT snapped our inter- scholastic winning streak with a victory of 31-24 on their home court. On the short end of a 13-5 count at the half, a renewed team utilized a fast break and several long shots to pile 26 points as compared with our 11. Six points obtained from 19 Purple four tries might explain some- what. Stevens froze the ball in the closing minutes of play to protect successfully their 7-point lead. as at is -s -1- -if The color of an old rivalry, and good teamwork and floor play featured a win for SPRINGFIELD, 25-21. The Greens worked faster and more smoothly than did the Purple, but were able to sink a very small percentage of their shots. They were held to one basket by B. H. S. in the third canto, but they again let loose in the fourth to ta.ke the game by two baskets. Hammarlund again was high scorer with 10 points. is Pk af a is at A strange contest gave SMITH ACADEMY a one point margin over B. H, S. to win, 25-24. It was a ragged game-bad passing by the Purple, and inconsistent shoot- ing by Smith. The Purple also made some sort of a record by sinking two out of 13 free shots. Smith's lanky center KConIif1uea' on page 122 wi