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

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Cut by Louise Dam: '40 CAMERA ART Smile! Sparkle! Grin! The CAMERA CLUB is at it again! Room 17 was literally turned into a photography salon! Mr. Brown instructed the B. H. S. amateurs in the use of sky and color filters and exhibited some of his pictures. Fred Wellman had a very good print of a winter scene. Bet it was a waterfall, Freddie! George Shaw ran off with the first prize for a picture of Karl Gottwald. You shouldn't stand idly around, Karl! The subjects for the next pictures are snow scenes and trees. Competition is growing keener in this up and com- ing club, thanks to Mr. Brown. We're safe-unless Photographer Tasker fpresident of the clubj tries out candid shots of some of WE seniors Qjust to see how we'll look in the year bookj. Wonder if we'll photograph as well as Dot Dunklee's cow! as ir as is ff Look out below! Here comes the HOME EC-CERS! Their last meeting was a snow party and the gals slid, tobogganed and skied through Fuller's woods. Imagine the president of the club Q Dot Hughesf but keep it under your hatj stooping to such frolic, when there's sewing and cooking to be done! But there were about twenty-five other girls who forgot their afternoon cares, yelled Ski Heil! -and then-it's a good thing snow is soft stuff! For advice on skiing-see Gloria Ryan, ace reporter of the Home Ec Club. I heard that she was a good one! Com'n get it! Dashing over to Lois Burnham's home they were greeted by the fruits of their labor-sandwiches and cake. Cocoa was served on the house. At last-we know the truth about our meek lasses in Room 31-they're a lively group. just watch them pro- gress-in all things! fi 6 F you chance to pass the study hall, afternoons, you'll undoubtedly hear the cast of the SCHOOL PLAY rehearsing for its production in April. Mrs. Allen, public speaking teacher, is coaching The lmpatience of job. The setting is in Riverton, Connecticut, where the Benson family lives-there's Amarilla, Maybelle, Una, and Tom, Uncle job Benson from Vermont pops in un- expectedly for a visit. The financial condition of the family causes much embarrassment. Because of the ec- centricities of old Uncle job, Aunt julia is convinced that he is subject to dementia. He has only to get my assets liquidated! to prove that he is perfectly sane. Amarilla, the eldest daughter of the Benson family, carries the burden of the family upon her shoulders, When Tom gets into difficulty, matters become more involved, and then-Uncle Job loses his assets-but it wouldn't be fair to tell you the ending! A gentle hint-is-don't miss the play! It'll be well worth it to see Uncle job antagonize julia Peterson, and to see Maybelle shine up to Dr. Bland. Eighty year old Uncle job is played by Leonard Hart- ley. Amarilla, the head of the Benson family, is played by Florine DeAngelis. Janice Berry is Maybelle, the dancer of the family, who becomes exceedingly interested in a widower, smooth-spoken Dr. Bland, played by George Shaw. Teresa Scarborough plays the part of Una, the musical one of the family, who resents being mocked by Uncle job. Young Tom Benson is played by john Mann. He's a likable lad employed by his domineering, politically inclined Aunt julia Peterson. Lois Burnham is adjusting herself to this position-and with a marvelous air! Every heroine has to have a hero-and Amarilla has Neil Ramsey, a civil engineer. Malcolm Sandy Mac- Gregor has the heart-throbbing part. Karlheinz Gottwald plays the part of Mr. Gowdy, first selectman of River- ton-always taking notes! That pig-tailed brat of a maid, Drucy, who nearly causes Uncle job's downfall, is played by Beverley Bigelow, who announces the pompous Mayor Maclntyre of Riverton fthe man with the extra light pantsj , characterized by George Barber. Watch for the date!-and then the curtain! 1: as ar Pk ak To have or not to have baby pictures. WE seniors have been discussing that question for weeks now. Sev- eral meetings have been held in Room 20 and one in Room 24. You've probably seen the proofs of some of our feminines fwith black drapesj floating around, and, of course, the men of our class all look like fquoting Mr. Millerj Rudolph Valentino. Then theres caps and gowns-gray serge ones were chosen. And the girls chose to wear white tassels on their caps! The Seniors have many more things to decide before they leave B. H. S. for good! at if as as 11 Not on the Program -that was the name of the play presented by the Sophomore girls at the ALPHA fCan1inued on page 202 l

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RA-LA-LA-LA-LA! Did you know that Gilbert and - Sullivan weren't stodgy old writers of non-under- standable opera! No, sir! Mr. Ernest Eames proved that to the LITERARY CLUB members at their last meet- ing. Mikado, a light, tripping opera, was presented by electrical recordings, and some of our worthy pedagogues and pupils read the lines. Yum-Yum fthe name describes the characterj was betrothed to Ko-Ko, Head Execu- tioner. Madly QYes, girls, madlyj, in love with her was Nanki-Poo. Enter-the villain-fin this case, the villain- essj Katisha in love with Nanki-Poo! Eternal triangle! No! This was a rectangle! When the Mikado put in his two cents, things started popping! Nanki-Poo was to be beheaded! Yum-Yum was to be buried alive! Well, how do stories with such mixed-up affairs usu- ally end! No! No one died! Nanki-Poo was really the son of ..... But, no! I won't tell! Now-see what you missed! Maybe you can induce Mr. Eames, our I. I. O. Unstructor in Operaj to tell you how it ended! He cer- tainly kept us in suspense all evening-and did we love it! a as af :ie at 1: A silent bang! The villian dropped to the floor! The DRAMATIC CLUB witnessed this at their last meeting. Our freshies fand with no coachingj presented Two Crooks and a Lady. An elderly invalid, Mrs. Simms- Vane fNorma DeLottinvil1e, to usj had hid her precious necklace in her library. Where are they ? asked the villian, Billy Mellen. Mrs. Simms-Vane eventually told Lucille fKatherine LaRosaj, the villian's sweetheart. But like every other woman fPardonez-moi, femmesj she was untruthful and lied to her lover. They both ended in prison. Well-the would-be actors of our Dramatic Club were spellbound after the performance. Plays were read and discussed for the members to put on-Originality's the thing! The Shakespearians want to compose a play of their own! The Show Must Go On -and we're looking for it! 4- ai- si- -if at :- Stretchless Rubber Buttons presented the Seven Men ! Station L O C O! Down the calendar came trucking the 14th of january and ALPHA EPSILON'S man-produced meeting. Cu! by Mania Filion '41 Floridorio Slugger Lewis was the announcer of the broadcast conducted behind sheets ftelevision, to usj. Did you know that Rom-e-od while jul-i-et? Well- Shakespeare Stark said so, and George julio Bigelow and Raymond Romiet Harris proved it! Richard Nel- son Eddy couldn't be outdone-he brought on his ama- teurs. Have you heard Emerson Desmo Dunklee sing? Dat lil' feller sho can slay 'em! Keep your balcony doors unlocked, girls! Howard Paderewski Park-general di- rector of the program-accompanied RubinoE - Bigelow and his violin! Wow! They got the gong! lk 41 if 14 X 214 Two guest artists, Misses Gloria and Sylvia Porter, sang and played the violin respectively. What applause they got! But the Seven Men were unabashed and ap- peared with their News Flashes ! My Dear-did you know that-But why let A. E.'s secrets run wild! The girls wildly cheered the broadcast Qand we heard an im- modest echo from behind the cu1tains!j. Now-girls-what'll we do to redeem ourselves! Pk lk 111 is 41 PF They're at it again! Undaunted by the price of wheat and cost of pigs! Vermont farmers may come and go, but B. H. S.'s AGRICULTURAL CLUB farmers will go on forever! Rodney Clark, the man behind the cow and before the F. F. A., bravely presided over the cracker barrel in Mr. Granger's Gen'ral Store fannex, to unimaginative read- ersj at the meeting in December. Long may it wave! What? Oh, the banner! Yes, they're going to have a banner for their organization! Hear! Hear! All you skiers! Now, you can buy your hotdogs at the Guilford Ski Tow-and from the Empo- riumf' Our Future Farmers may need some F. F. A. flfavorable Feminine Assistantsj. Why not apply, girls! Have you ever seen a cider shower! Wellhfrom what I heerd -cider literally poured after the last meeting- and I don't mean down the throats of the farmers, Those doughnuts like Mother used to make were holey consumed. Well- Strong Men to the Front and here are our men Ready, Willing and Able! What'll they be up to next! i15l

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Exchange LORRAINE DOUGLASS '38 HE ORACLE, Abington High School, Abington, Pennsylvania, December, 1957. An interesting cover first attracts us to this unique magazine. One thing that especially strikes us about your book is that you certainly exhibit some fine literary ability-and plenty of it! I imagine that we all like to curl up before a fire, hug our knees, and delve into an original story by some youth much like ourselves. Your humor section is extremely different. We question why you have changed the size of type on pages 24 and 25. It is more effective, we believe, to treat the type the same throughout the book. Your artists have displayed some fine cuts. Our favorite cut and poem are those on page 18. Willow is our idea of a poem! This would have made an excellent frontispiece. However, the one which you applied was appropriate to this issue. The article It Could Happen Here is a worthy topic for discussion. The author is perfectly justified in his con- victions. All in all, we surely enjoy your magazine and hope to see many more issues in the future. ff :ia as -r as THE RANGER, Chisholm High School, Chisholm, Minnesota, Christmas, 1957. As the French would say, Tres bien! Tres bien! We have selected your magazine as a topper. Surely this edition deserves the best comments, for we can see that much originality has been adapted to it. First of all, the frontispiece is excellently done and the brilliant colors add considerably to the exultant spirit conveyed by such a Christmas scene. We can't forget to mention your neat linoleum cuts and fine poetry. A suggestion which might make your magazine even superior is that you carry all advertisements over to the very back, instead of dividing the columns with them. A poem which we take a great fancy to is In Winter. Your Reviews are also worth mentioning. We certainly did get interested in Mortgage Your Heart and Radio Review. Students at Chisholm seem to be just as much winter sport enthusiasts as are we in Brattleboro. We of the DIAL hope that you have a successful and prosperous New Year ahead of you, THE SCRIBE, Northbridge High School, Whitins- ville, Massachusetts, December, 1937. Once again we are glad to welcome The Scribe to our Exchange Department. When we turn the iirst page of your magazine, we turn to Life -the surprise pack- age. This poem cleverly depicts life and we agree that it is what you make it! Before we go a step farther, we completely lose our present status and delve into judy's difhculties with her jade Necklace -an exciting tale not at all amateurish. However, our smiles quickly vanish as we commence to read the heart-stirring drama of Bombs over Shanghai -a drama symbolic of present day conditions with all horrors of war. We couldn't help 2 L 2'-5-r - i , H Z D -S V -' I i Y ' tg- llllll it- 7 -HE-ln t4s5i.. .h.......f If -L ft Cut by Marion White '40 LELAND AND GRAY but be amused with the discussion of hat fashions. Don't you agree with us that the Scribe Stat? should be placed in the front of the magazine with the Contents? After all, you'll agree that you're very important to the Scribe! The Hit Parade immediately catches our attention. We're glad to see that Charlie McCarthy's right up there in front. The pen sketches and cartoons are exceedingly good. Your book, nevertheless, always succeeds in in- teresting us and we know that it will continue to do so. ak ak 41 its bk CANARY AND BLUE, Allentown High School, Al- lentown, Pennsylvania, December, 1957. Among all our Exchange magazines, we are particularly fond of your December issue, Your organization succeeds in keeping the same theme throughout the book. We simply cannot exclaim enough about the lovely, pictur- esque illustrations of yuletide scenes. The quaintness of the portraits tits in with the apparently old-fashioned versions of Christmas legends. The picture painted of Allentown, the Xmas city, is pleasing, to say the least. We now have a clearer conception of your town and are happy to learn something about it. Home on Xmas Eve coincided with our ideal home on such a holiday. How we giggle when something tickles our funny bone! What does? You giessed-the Humor section! Comin' Round the Mountain is as original and clever a piece of poetry as we have yet seen. Talent is by no means meager in your school. We know you'll keep up the good work! ik it 44 Pl: as THE RECORD, John Marshall High School, Rich- mond, Virginia, December, 1937. It is your cover which catches our eye! Your figure on it seems to be just as enthusiastic about skiing as we are fCom'inued on page 211 i'7l