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

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THE BUPTONIAN The lights were out Miss Jenn1ngs was comlng up the stairs I fumbled with the bed clothes I couldn t seem to get into bed At first I got between the blankets When I finally got between the sheets I couldnt get my feet down to the bottom of the bed I struggled and pulled at the sheets I couldnt 1magine what was wrong Mlss Jennings was rapping on the door I managed to throw the covers over me the best I could and tried to say Good night sweetly I had a. pie bed After Miss Jennings had gone I got up and tried to make my bed all over again It was dark and I couldnt tell what I was domg After a while I gave up got into bed threw the covers over me That was my day of Friday the 13th at B B S FRISKY FORD By Walter R Hard Jr One day as I sat on a fence near the town Junk pxle I suddenly heard loud and clamorous voices I soon found them coming nom three old wrecks two Fords and a Dodge The Dodge was speaking now My original name was The Artful Dodger, and I lxved m the barn of a. man called Kelly It was in those days when I had all four fenders and a spare tire that I was the sport of the town I could climb Bondville H111 on second and hit fifty five on the level Then I became run down because of poor gas and lack of oml On the fateful day I was coming down the road at my usual gate Rounding the curve on two wheels I suddenly came face to face with a Mack truck but then it was too late I was brought here in the state that you see me he sobbed By this time the second Ford was asleep but the first one was hstenmg scornfully He now began his extraordinary tale In the days that my friend here and I lived 1n the same town we had the times He always seemed to get the worst of it We would go out for an Chronic NCUTIIIS of the w1shbone dirty spark plugs or tire trouble Once in a whlle I developed a m1nor dliiculty but was always able to get home The greatest time of my l1fe was the tune when our owners decided to go to Boston This was the greatest trip we had ever taken For weeks ahead of time we prepared for the Journey We got new tires plston rings spark plugs paint grease oil etc On the eventful day we started at six A M It was a hot day about fifteen mlles at 35 M P H we became heated My friend then Just behind me was almost boiling At twelve we stopped seemed only Hve minutes and filled wlth gas water and oxl Now test of my endurance Suddenly as I was rollxng down the road and after who was for what came the I became aware that I was not being properly lubmcated They had forgotten to close my petcock entirely Still I was urged on I quickly became very noisy Not until I had raised my vo1ce to the tumult of a freight tram was I allowed to stop My friend whizzed by me w1th a triumphant smile After bemg almost totally dlsmantled it was found that I needed 011 Enough was on hand in a can to take me to a filling station Now began the tedious climb over the mountain After many short bursts of speed mostly in low I came in sight of my frlend toiling up ahead It soon became clear that he was m need of water With a very little water in his radiator it became hard to distinguish him L11 the steam, since his engine was so overheated I soon 26 ' u- W .B L g . . . . . U all-day-and-night trip, and before we got back he would be sure to get

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THE BURTONIAN FRIDAY, THE TI-IIRTEENTH By Barbara Shaw I awoke with a start when the seven o clock bell rang As I Jumped out of bed I stepped on my fountain pen and fell against a chair As I fell I spilled a glass of water that was at my bedslde The water ran onto my stockings I grabbed my wash cloth and towel and started towards the bathroom when I discovered I had forgotten my tooth brush I raced frantically around the room looking for it and finally found it under a pile of books Ooh' Ouch' I burned my hand under the hot water faucet I never knew hot water to be so hot and cold water to be so cold My wash cloth diopped on the floor and I stepped on it I had an awful time trying to find a clean pair of stockings After I had finally found two that were mates I proceeded to dress My dress I put on back side to and I broke one of my shoe strings Realizing that I would be the last one down to breakfast I hurried I tripped on the top stair and fell all the way to the bottom I went sliding down on my back not missing a stair I never knew there were so many steps until then A bump had started on my knee and my elbow was bruised I was 1n fine condition for breakfast When finally with some difficulty I got down the second stairway to the dining room there was creamed codfish for breakfast which I detest' I sat through breakfast in agony trying to swallow a cup of luke warm coffee My knee was hurtmg and my elbow was aching When breakfast was over I went to my room to make my bed In making my bed I stepped on the glass that I previously had slipped over and broke it After a hard day in which I did the wrong hlstory lesson and got fifty slx m algebra school finally ended I decided to buy a bag of peanuts to strengthen my downcast spirits I took the peanuts up stairs and before I had a chance to eat one the girls had eaten them all I was angry so I took an apple away from Jane Wilma trled to stop the vlctrola I had Just put a new record on She did not like the record but I did I rushed across the room and started to jump across Janes bed to stop Wilma Just as I Jumped I tripped and fell across Jane s bed The apple I had in my hand went flymg out the wlndow But that wasnt all I had broken two records No one would comfort me about my mlshaps I decided to walk down to the Center and see my mother On the way down I stepped in a huge mud puddle I didnt realize at first how deep the puddle was and before I had time to step out I lost my balance In order to keep from falling I had to run all of the way through the puddle which was quite long and deep When I finally got home no one was there and the door was locked Oh' Oh' Oh' That night in study hall I lost my theme tablet Finally I fommd that I was slttmg' on it The bell rang for llghts out Just as I was brushing my teeth Wxth my wash cloth 1n one hand and my tooth brush in the other I gave one leap for my room and then a dive for my bed I let the wash cloth and tooth brush fly out of my hands I certainly was tlred and ready for bed 1 . . v ' n ' ' n , . - 1 ' , . , . 1 1 1 n ' , . , , . v 1 , - , . , I , . , . , . , . . . - 1 , . . . 1 , . . , . ' 1 1 ' l , . , , . . . . u - u ' ' ' r . .

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THF BUPTONIAN passed hlm As I rounded the curve at the top I looked back and saw h1m stxll halfway down On the top of the mountam there was a level stretch of about three mrles If I had not p1Cked up a large nall ln the front tire everything would have gone all rlght Th1s was fixed m about tive mxnutes but when I started up agaln my frlend was nearly on fire He had to stop and have lt put out wlth sand He had to descend by uslng the reverse pedal when hrs motxon became too rap1d At the foot I had the mxsfortun of being forced mto a mud puddle The water got on my spark co1ls and I had to stop My frlend soon passed me and regarded me wlth a contemptuous gaze It took qulte a long tlme to dry my co1ls and when I finally got gomg I was IH such a hurry that I just mlssed a tram at a crossmg After golng along the road for several miles It became apparent that my f11end had h1d trouble wlth h1s coollng system Then I observed lnm a ways up the ro d The cllmbmg of the mountaln had weakened h1s radxator and gomg up thls steep grade h1s radxator had burst and had been completely destroyed Though I was sorry for my frxend I could not suppress a smlle The con stant stram of steady travel weakened me and I had to go at a slower pace After a half hour I notlced a strange object gammg upon me from behmd I finally recognlzed It to be my fr end Belng wlthout a coolmg system one had been constructed A barrel found by the road sxde was t1ed ln front of the englne Two old lnner tubes whlch had been cut IH two connected It to the engme Someone stood on th hood and pumpd a1r mto the barrel w1th a hand pump and caused the water to clrculate As I was watchxng my frxends altered appearance he suddenly seemed to rlse mto the alr wlth a terrltic exploslon I remember no more untxl I found myself here My frlend had also been brought here He has never been fully consclous slnce I heard afterwards that the cause of the explos1on was that the barrel used as a radmtor was half full of gasolme When the slowly pumped mlxture had come ln contact wlth h1s hot motor the tragedy occurred The Dodge turned his fender and Slghed Under h1s breath the second Ford muttered Inflammatlon of the magneto THE SECOND IIONEYMOON By Rua S6d9'WlC'i Mlrandy and Joshua arrlved 1n the c1ty Yes the old coup'c have come from a l1ttle country town up state to New York for then' Golden Wcddlng Heh Mxrandy halnt them the gol dernest crltters you ever d1d saw? Look xt hlts commg rlght down the avenoo just hke a great overgrown caterplller on a track' Hey Stranger what do you call that contrapt1on Heh' Why thats only a trolley car Been here for about ten years By gum Mlrandy that beats all I ve sawn all holler by gum' Joshua I want ter go ln th1s here sto e I reckon Ill buy meself a new dress The two entered the store wh1ch was one of the largest stores 1n town Would you lxke to be du-ected to some specxal counter? asked a. floor walker Why er yes you talk to hlm Mlrandy saxd Joshua 'I dont know what we do want by gum' , t 27 - 1 ' . . 1 , . W . . . . D . , . V . ' c - 1 . 1 1 C 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 4 1 . . 1 '. F, . 1 , . , . . - , 4 . , . . . 6 . . . . . , ' - 1 ' 1 - 1 1 . 1 9 . . . , . . , . . Y . v . v 1 u ' - , . 0. . . G . 1 V v . . ,, , . t. . I. u - , 11 , . A . 1 .L . D 4 . , I t at - 1 - - - , 1 1 - - . ,. . . Y . . rr 1 - 11 14 - 11 , .. . . u 1 , 11 44 ' 1 11 1 1 1 - n ' - V, 1 , I . 11 y . u - . . ,, u . . ,, . , , 1 ' , . 11 , .