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

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THE BURTONIAN SOME FUN By Eleanore Harwood 3a In all my days I shall neycr forget the night we went to Townshend to play a basketball game Startmg from Dorset wrth h1gh hopes of vletory and pleasure we were scared stiff by suddenly bC1l'lg plunged mto pxteh darkness NVQ: did know If was somethxng the matter wth the hshts but what7 The fuse was blown My meehxnleally mlnded companion Don knew that a screwdrlver would serve the purpose untxl we could get to the garage for more fuses but m fixlng It he cooked a pxeee of h1s thumb After we h 1d bought another bo! of fuses wc found one ID the pocket of the car Well vve plcked up the rest of the crovxd and started off late In the mlddle of Bondvllle Hlll we had to stop and put 1n water and then for the second time m the series we were left 1n the dxrk another fuse I thmk thrs happened flve more tlmes untll someone had the brrlhuat ldea of dlseonnectlng the heater whlch was making all the trouble About now we came to a httle burr' whrch we thought surely must be Townshend We stopped at the general store and thev saxd there ust Eve mules We went on safely for xhout seyen mxles and stopped at another place and agaln IC was ust down town Eve miles Eyerybody was pretty neryous now I know I had left my stomach back 111 mmaxea where the car hxd started wobbhng rf youve ever had a flat txre you know what I mem I vms secretly hoplng and praylng that wed get there before 1t happened but we didnt It happened Vvfe left those that werent ID a hurry to change lt and started walkmg YVe got picked up and got there but fro en and shaky and 1n Gne cond1t1on to play basketball The game was rotten and We were beaten After the boys game I went out to the no coat on fwhlch resulted IH near pneumomaj and haylng ten fits In the excxtement of gettmg there hed forgotten to do anythxng to the radntor so xt wouldnt freeze In the mddle of tne game hed rememberd and had rushed Ollt He unlocked the door got IU started the car and left IC raemg wh1le he got out to see lf lt was gettmg warm The door closed la lxmd h1n and cauf ht so that he couldnt open lf The key was lnslde He stooped xts racmg but couldnt get ln All thls happened before we came out We ran oyer to the Gym and borrovted a couple of men to see xf they could do anythlng Thanks to somebody the rxght back wmdoyv was open about a half meh By' pryxng we managed to make lt an meh from a nelghbormg lumber pxle we borrowed a twenty foot pole and by stlekmg xt through the lnch crack we pushed down the lnsxde handle to the opposxte door and opened If Eyerybody breathed one slgh of rehef After one more hghts out we started home A very kmd man told us he d stay behxnd to help lf anytmng else happened The roads were awfully dry and he bit the dust all the way home The radlltor began to boxl agaxn and by some stroke of Fzte we stopped ru ht neact to a brook It was finally Hlled by uslng patience and an empt, tom lto can Eyervhody was pretty well worrled and vshen someone from the ba k seat yelled stop stop I was paralyzed Iffy heart sank And xt was only somebody carsxck a httle thmff llke that But xt was the last thing that happened There 1sn t a b1t of doubt that there neyer were six people so glad to get home as those and I dont thlnk they ll forget xt for a vthrle yet I certalnly wont - 4 21 . ,. , . 1 ' X Ks . I A A I - -. - 1. . A L i 'y .i . . g Q ,A l . 1 C . 3 , Y K .1 r A L z 5 ., ' A A . z 1' . ' , A , ' A ' ' 4 . 1 . A . . L . , , x , . f A e, ' Q -- - . ' A, I 4 F, V I e s x v . . 1 I .. . 2 5 A Q ' . I r . . I ' - a,, V - si ' V - . S I r ' ' 1: . - 1 Q . ' K -- ' 1 L y . i n 3 1 3 A ' ' , 2 ' . A ' ' . . . , ,- , I K car to put in my paraphernalia before going to get some cocoa, and there was Don, ,, , g I . . . , . 1 ' . H . . . , Y 4 , - L A 3 I. I K T' P, 4 s . ' . e . . ' s er: A: r ,i , r ' A A. K . I L I V L V C . I , Y. L r 1 Y , K , . , , . K x . K . U , , K . . , . M . 1 , . L . ' , . r . . A1 '1 A . . A . 'Q 1, . A 'g . . '. .. .A A 1 ,. 2 L I 1 1 - ls V s. 's , V L A , , - . - - - 3 Q . -N . . 5 .V ' . 4 . . . . . Y - Q ,

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THE BUPTONIAN Ambrose Peale Advertrsrng Agent Countess de Beaurxen She 19 found to be a fake johnson A typical Englxsh butler Marxe French maxd at Martln s home Wxllxam Smxth Old frrend of Mr Martm s Frederztk Gxlmore janet Grlbert Warren Fowler Florence Wade Ph1l1p Hrtchcock Donald McChesney A fiery adxertlsmg man Roland Mattrson M155 Burke A clerk ln Rodney s office Vlfglllli Abbott The dormltory students were fortunate rn havmq a very co operatrxe and rntcrested group Due to this dormxtory llfe was made more appealnng DUYIITQ the year several partres were held The Hallowe en and Thanksj.,n1ng partres were under the ausprces of Mr and Mrs Bullock After the Hallowe en party the dormltory students motored to Bennington to see the movxe The Count of Monte Crrsto The Chnstmas Festlval was held ln the Snyder Room Thrs seemed more joyful this year because of the unusually large group After an hour of entertunment refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Howes Mentxon should be made of the matron Mr l'1slte w1thout whom the partles would not have been complete Sunday twenmes durmg the wxnter and sprmg were enjoyed rn the Snyder Room Mr and Mrs Howes served supper and a student or teacher drrected the socral meetmgs afterwards Tennxs skung and hxkmg are the major sports rn whxch the dormxtory students partlcxpate The rrrls of the dormxtory jomed the fashionable kmttmg Group called The Young Lad1es Kmttrng Society or Y L K S by Mrs Howes They met exery Tuesday and lately we have been notlcxng new kmtted objects appemng, The act1v1t1es thxs year have been more than enjoy rble due to the enthusrrsm of both the teachers and the pupxls The students wrsh to thank then' teachers for the pleasant occasrons whxch have been made possrblt for them by the patrent and elfectxve work of the faculty HOUSE OF DRE AMS By Carol Moffat 37 It stood there in the wood My lxttle house of dreams I loved rt as no other could And to thxs day If seems As though IE used to smxle at me Because I held the secret key That opened wlde lts lrttle door Beneath the great spruce tree I strll can see xts mossy thatch My lrttle house of dreams But now I vaxnly lrft the latch And turn the key, rt seems It wrll not open as before, I cannot enter at the door, Although I push, and knock, and call, It will not open any more So only memorles remain, But I must pass rt just the same 20 t , ....... .-.. . ..... . ......... ' 'N' I , . 1 .... .. ............ . ' , . .............................. i can nnwun oaannnq. p.n..s u nann A T , . ...................... ' , I bc. ...-................ D I , I S ... ............ .... .... .. 4 -I4 George Bronson, Agent from Marshall Field ..... .... .... . . Roger Griffith . , V - - l 1 . - l . - tt , e nb I 4 , . . il , 5 ' ., . . . I ' , 5. '. , V l f . . . . .. , V . ' .9 .- 9 . . . . . . ' e , .. ,. . l. Y. ' ' a , . lx v ' ,

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TITE BIIRTWJNI1AN OURTRAH, B5 Marjorxe Poor 36 There IS a trul known by only two whleh wtnds up the mountun side and to us It IS the most beautiful plaee 111 the world betxuie lf is where we met eaeh other md here we w mdexed day by d xy together The tfdll sttrtb by a small 'roxe of p1ne trees The path through here IS not a worn one hut a mat of ptne needles whose stent takes your breath away The blrds are Slllglllfl sweetly they seem to be happy het muse we are Before we realue lt we haxe come mto an open space and before us stands za doe and her fawn drmlung at the brook whlth tneltles, qu1etly through the W1lC.lCfl1CbS We pause and watch xn a few minutes the huelc eomes to Jom them he seema so proud of h1s famlly as he standa there Willa hls herd hu h 11 the ur When the twn ls through drxnlung., they jog tlong together In the qtnet we hetrd a Qquurtl ehttterlng lOOlx1I1g behmd us we saw a beautlful gray QQL'll'YL.l on in old stone xx 111 ttllung to h1s mate ln the old oalt tree After a short ehttter IH wlnth the mxte evidently Qa1d Come on up and see me somet1me the bqulrrel went to her as qunltly as he eould Soon we were stopped by a rustle on the fround we looked and saw a s ow v.h1te rabbxt wlth 1 flu ly tarl .umpmg through the underbrubh e tame to a stop and made no mme to go on F nous 1 I xx s vt antt to see vthy he stopped Txptoexng quletly to xxhere I Could see I bt held the most Cl1'lVI!l1l1j, Qlght here were Motlmer and Dad and flxe little rxbbtts wluth were Ll1l1lWlC to jump 1 out They were a mass o xx me xuth p1nl IFITIIIIIIIYY as they sxt huddl d togttmtr As vte strolled along vnth the blrds Slllglllg thetr melod1ous song lf nude u ee xery lObflll The waterfrll loolted more beautxful today for Qome reason It seemed tt smff 1 fong 1 e extrxtung csc ao tue tru s txt sun Qtlllelfs. the Qparltxnr wxttr IC gaxe a golden I'iflCkIlOl1 anu vxe thought vxe h xd found the end of the f'llI1l30W W hen we neared our destln mon the day wrs groxxmg dum Uur destination ww a ledge of Qohd whlte roelt from vtluth you could see for mmy nule As we relehed lf today we saw two harmless snakes Wflgglllig along together Anparently we werent the only couple vtho made our rende xous here VX e toolt our attenuon rom them just 1l1 tune to see the moat lWC'lllt1fl1l sunset ve h tl e er seen me horizon wail a Qolld mass of blue green and gold Thrs tll refle ted on the rxure strenme and ponds below u od eouldnt haxe g en ue a mole glormus sn ht Bt fore we started down the mount un slde ag un the moon lx ad Come up shznlng o hrlghtly xt was 'ts though she h td known me needed her soft radxmt beam to lxght us home, exen though we dld know the path bv heart We wondered why the day should haxe been more glorious than any other A few days later we knew that we would nexer walk that lane together agam DREAMS Bx Exleen XV1leox JS Dreams are very funny thlnv That happen vthen x ere Qleenmg Sometxmes we re rleh Qometrmes we're poor Sometxmes we re exen weepmf' XVC always Qeem to walten When thlngs are gomg wrong XVhy can t we exer 6msh7 Why always get the gong? 22 4 Y , ' '1 ' z . J: ' ' z g ' ' ' . . ' ., . Q' 1 5 - A ' ' ' 1 Q ' 'L 5 x ' 'T - Y I s K - l . , ' ' ' . 44 : . re L . ' e . ' 2 ,1 'z 1'. ' fa ' Y, ' 1 '. 1 ' . ' 'J ' 'Q A ' ' ' . .' - 1 5 'L L V ' ' ' . ' 1 ' 1 . : 7 t , ' ' . . ., , . , t . . . g . 'J ' ' ' ' , A -' lj A' A-. H' ' S . . ' . .u ' ' .S 113, I fa 'd ' S . ' U V' ' ' ' f', ' . t A ' Q 3 ' 2 1 ' ' ' 1 '., ' I ' ab . ' ' f 'l' Ii ' ng., M.: e 'l'. t ' . 5 1 V ' . 3 ' ' ' 5 r gs. ' 1 sf l Jfg. t llk l, .lug l .'l. A. le. .'e' . . 'l' g 1 1 4 9 N A ' Y . ' . ' . .. . ,' ', .' . ' . . . . . , Q. .. . 2' A . ', ' ' ' Y' ' , z ' S. t 1' ' , L . '. ' ' . I t , 1' ' 2' . 7 ' ' f ', ' ' , , ,. ' . e .f za' V . . Tl A 4. . ' , X , . . ' 1 ' Q ' ., . 1 ., . . S. G ' . M iv , ' ' Q1 . ' .. ' 1' f . 'f' , ' 1 , Q ' ' s ' g A '. .. Q 1 ' ' , : . 'Q ' ' I V - V I I . v v - v 1 ' Y ' y . . .. , , US7 , , , X, k P . , . , , . A . A . , q V N 4 y . g. ' 4 1 . ' , , . Y