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

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FOREWORD We have tried to teach you the ways of democracy. We have h We have done a better job with some of you than with ot ers. not found all the best ways of doing the iob. We have not found all the answers. N th t ou have gained in maturity, you will help to work ow a y out the answers, You are already adult in many ways, and you ' k th will soon be adult legally. You will be the voters, the wor ers, e arents You will guide your own experiences and the experiences p . of persons younger than you. You are the next generation--the builders of Democracy. What will you do? If you want to strengthen democracy, you will look to the h l You will ask yourself, How democratic has my school sc oo . been? How much training have I had in the practices of de- ' ' e d 'th mocracy? How much of my education has been concerne wi the understanding of other people, with helping me to respect other economic, social, religious, and racial groups? How much have students shared in the problems of the school? How much ' ' ' ' ? 'll k ourself responsibility should they be given. You wi as y what you can do to foster democracy in the educational institu- tions with which you will be affiliated as you continue your education. And you will ask yourself what you will do as a citizen and as a parent in fostering democracy in the elementary and secondary schools of the community. If you want to strengthen democracy, you will look to your ' l rou s our friends your clubs your organizations, your socia g p -y , , church. You will ask yourself, What are the restrictions upon ' ' d b of skin membership in my groups? Are persons barre ecause color, religion, or social position? Is there a sharing of responsi- bility and a sharing of leadership? And you will ask yourself what you can do to make your groups more democratic. lf you want to strengthen democracy, you will look to your community. You will ask yourself, Are the educational facilities d f 't ? I eve erson equally good in all the neighborhoo s o my ci y s ry p free to live in any part of town that he chooses? Is ability to pay the rent the only factor involved, or are certain groups excluded from certain neighborhoods because of their race, nationality, or religion? Are job opportunities equal for every worker in my community, or do I find evidences of discrimination ? And you will ask yourself, What can I do as a citizen to foster democracy in my community? Democracy, before it can be practiced between nations, must be practiced within, nations. Democracy within our nation depends upon the efforts of every one of its citizens. It depends upon your efforts. To foster the ideals of democracy, you must foster the practice of democracy. You must do what you can. You must be- gin where you are! I Y r 3 Happy landings!

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THE COLO EL BOARD of 1956-57 C O N T E N T S EDITOR IN CHIEF PAGE BETTI BELL FOI'6WOI'd . . . 2 Dedication .. 5 ASST. EDITOR CAROLYN ALLBEE Class Oiiicers 4 BUSINESS MANAGER . TOM CUTLER Pres1dent's Address . . . . 4 Senior Section 5 ART EDITOR JUDI MANLEY Memorial . . . 26 PHOTOGRAPHY I JOYLAW1-ON SllPCI'I2.flV6S . History .. 32 LITERARY EDITORS GRAYCE DARLING NANCY MADDEN JOHN Hoopsu Will l 38 ew Prophecy . . 40 FACULTY ADVISOR HAROLD SHIPP Groups . . 45 Campiled by THE SENIOR CLASS BRATTLEBORO HIGH ScHo OL

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FOR THE LARGE PART HE HAS PLAYED IN DETERMINING OUR FUTURES FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO HELP EACH AND EVERY PERSON, FOR HIS DEEP INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN NATURE, FOR HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN OUR WELFAREQ wE DEDICATE THE 1957 ISSUE OF THE COLONEL TO MR. JOHN GOSS