Burr and Burton Academy - Burtonian Yearbook (Manchester, VT)

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THF BUPTONIAN ACTIVITIES GIRLS CHRISTIAIN ASSOCIATION The first annual meetlng of the Gxrls Chrxstxan ASSOClatlOn was held October 30 at the home of Mrs Rlch The followmg officers were elected Presldent Edlth Bessellevre vxce presldent Wllma Hurd secretary and treasurer Barbara Young Varxous and enbertamxng talks followed Mrs Marla H Sheldon Dorset The Twelfth Chapter of Romans Rev R Hawley Fltch What the Buble Could Mean to Us Mrs Rich Jane Addams Mlss E Paradxs Early Chrls tlan Relxgxon Mrs Gladys Chester Green Pastures Mrs Rxch Helen Keller MOUNTAIN DAY On October 14 about 84 students and the faculty assembled on the school premlses to partxclpate In the annual mountam day luke and pxcmc Cars transported them to the foot of Red Moufntaxn 1n Arlmgton where the ascent to thelr destmatxon Wyman Cave began A day of general merrymakmg followed Exploratxon partles traversed the molmtaxn slde and exammed the cave baseball and soccer games were played and snapshots were taken by an enthuslastxc student body WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN PROGRAM Several vxsltors and representatxves of the Ormsby Chapter D A R and Lmcoln celebratxon Patrlotic songs were sung and the two prlze essays were read Laura Wade of Dorset a Senxor won first pr1ze for her essay Lmcoln In Poetry and Everltt Sheldon of Rupert Presxdent of the Jumor Class was awarded second prlze for his essay The Personalxty of Lmcoln Man for the Ages Barbara Young of Orwell Edlth Besselxevre of Dorset and Ernest Edgerton of Dorset recelved honorable ment1on Mrs E C Perkms of the D A R presented the book prxzes REDPATH ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL A serxes of four concerts and entertalnments arranged by the Redpath Entertamment Bureau were held in the Gymnasxum on four successxve B rx day evenmgs as follows September 26-Vocal and mstrumental muslc was provxded by the Oak ley Concert Company October 3 Presentations of the folks back home were rendered by Mr and Mrs Fuller October 10-The Dorothy Dyer Company played several dellghtful selec txons on the accordxon and vxolm October 17 The last entertalnment consxsted of a lecture on the Humanness of Lmcoln by Roy E Bendell lecturer and Impersonator WINTER SPORTS Old Man Wmter provided excellent coastmg skung and snowshoemg for the students and the faculty The members of the dormxtory enjoyed the use of two huge bob sleds as the easxest and most excltlng way of traversmg the avenue A MUSICAL TREAT On September 29 Mr Roland Tapley a v1olm1st In the Boston Symphony Orchestra played a number of beautlful solos Every selectxon was greeted enthusxastxcally and several encores were necessary p 4 c . ' I I 17 congregated at the Seminary, February 19th, for the annual Washington

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THE BURTONIAN SCHOOL DANCES The social season was opened with the advent of the Frosh Frolic October 24 given by the three upper classes in honor of the entering Fresh men In spite of the stormy weather nearly one hundred twenty five stu dents and townspeople attended Ballou s Orchestra from Rutland furnished excellent music The Masquerade Ball November 14 proved a colorful and brilliant spectacle The usual prize awards were presented as follows The best couple to Fanny Hosley and Ernest Edgerton as Mr and Mrs J1ggS or the best womans costume to Mrs Gladys H Chester of Dorset and for the best mans costume to Nelson Parkinson The Judges were Mrs Walter H Shaw Mrs Howard Wright Miss Mary Lombardy and H N VVxlllams About one hundred students and frlends attended the Sophomore Hop December 12 Music was provlded by Hurleys Orchestra from Bennington The affair was ably managed by the Sophomore Class under its sponsor Miss Paradts By enthusiastic work on the part of the Juniors and their sponsor Miss Earnshaw the Junior Prom May 22 was enjoyed by all the participants The Senior Ball June 16 closed the soclal 8Ct1Vlt18S of the school for the current year SENIOR PLAY The Youngest a Comedy in Three Acts by Philip Barry By hard practice and willmg co operation of the coach and cast The Youngest was produced 1n the Gymnasium May 8th Much credlt IS due both to the coach Miss Paradis and the cast which follows Charlotte Winslow Edith Bessehevre Oliver Winslow Robert Hunt Mark Winslow Francis Rogers Richard Winslow Carlos Warner Nancy Blake Beatrice Nlohols Katie Fanny Hosley Martha CMuffJ Winslow Mildred Balch Alan Martin Frank Lombardy SNOW By Laura Wade The snow came falling m soft white flakes And fell on mountains fields and lakes The tmy crystal magic forms Make intricate patterns in these storms The evergreens on the distant hills Were all decked out with snowy frills And etched against a. cloud hung sky A withered oak leaf fluttered by Soon darkness covered all the world But still the snowflakes softly swirled The tall slim blrches washed in white Appeared as ghostly things at night 18 , ' X , ' ' U 4 - V .. ' ' . gn f August Winslow Martin ................................ Mildred Healey