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

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THE BUPTONIAN THE OLD BUICK BV A Crosby, 35 About ten mllllltili of elght every mormng execpt 'i1t11rcl1ys Sund tys 11nd hol1d1ys the old Bulek pulls out of the g111f1e, '1s though lt h1d jllSt woke up 11111 felt lxll'1Ll 0 grouthy Sl e b1cl1s mto tl1e ylfd d then lets Ollt 1 11111111 1 xt' YlNVI 5, 1 m1l1es 1 f1st sprint to tl1e WIUCFIIIIQ trough where sl1e Comes to 1 stop with 1 snet e 1s though she h 1d Z1 b1d c1se of lnfluenzi Tl1e lid of her mouth ls unloelxed Ind P11 1fttr peul of w1ter lb t1l1en dow11 w1thout 1 sxmllow unt1l she gets ne 11' the e11d of her llhf pul Then she g,ulps as thou h trym to push her exeess b1el1 mto her wbdomen All tl1e while th1s 15 goxng on her H011 skid shoes 1re 'ldjllFCCd Then 1fttr ibn llf Exe mlIlUtC9 of p11nt1ng about hwe twolegeed ClCll' 1nd other 'lfllI11ll's er 1xvl mto her stomxeh She then ope11s up her groans to an llldt, t11b1blt extent just ml ses a rooster t e Corner of the house wud dodges down 1 l1ne th 1t h ls e I1 tlmrt of 'ny strxv p1p,s dogs or pr1e angorw Cxts Her f'H1lI1S IIILILISC st1ll IHOIC untx she sL1rts lrj,,s,ed an1m1ls wl1o er1wl out lnto a snowdr1ft 1nd pmeh tl1e1r FCIIVIIIIIIIL unfro L11 h11j,trs III tl1e door that WOI1t fasten All get hehmd 1nd p11sh llllfll some amm 1l suggests gettme some of that Cl'1CIH1Q.dl fuel and dumpmg III her spwre 1rts.ry wlueh ls the mum 1nd only souree to her heart Her stomuh lb ref1stened 1fter her heart lllw be 'LID Llilfpllln 'IQIII1 and wxth another 11ro1u1 etdded to tl1e others she eoes forw1rd In about a qu1rter of Z1 mlle she stops agun is mother two leeted d11r erwwls 111 We Sfdfll out 11.11111 only to tome to another stop th1s tune to rep 11r one of her slnd non skxd shoes Thls process goes on for tl1e rest of tl1e journey and when 1n s1f1ht of one of those CdL1C8E1OI13.l f1ctor1es she stops sgun th1s t1111e vuthout a tlung the m1tttr tl'l'lf 1 untll somebody gets a r11n 111 her stoelung another steps 1n I1 slushy puddle and fmgers are '1ga1n plnthed by the YIIHEZ door L1ter wl1en a thrxllmg gong., rmgs the merry company cmwl bweh 1IlfO the stomith 11nd return to the home of tl1e old Bunk w1th tlre not dlre results SPRING Bw Gemldme Rxee 38 Bxrds blrds, everywhere O11 the ground and 1n the a1r Bees buzzmg IH your car What a pleasant thmg to he1r Roblns s1ng1ng xn the1r nests Whxle they sfnooth thelr b1'1Lfl'lt red x The sky IS of a real bflght blue The flowers are of a deeper hue Sp'1rrows are blllltllflc' wll thelr nests XX7l'11lC the blueblrd Slts 1t re t Frogs stirt ero1k1r1Q 111 th pond YVhen the sun sets far beyond Flowers lDlOOIl11Dg all around Green grass growmg on che ground, Trees are buddxnq up '1boxe Ah, the sprmg 1s the tune I loxe , 29 1 A 1 ' ' 1 11 1 3, 1 1, 1 . Q- mlb . L .S Y w K i ', f 1 , 1 1 1. A 11 , an .1 1 1 1 1s ' 1 11111, :nd 1' , 1. 1. 1' 1. 11,11 .1 1 1 1. ' 1. A ',1 :Al 1 1 1' 1 ' , 11 1 1.1 1'. 1 . 1 .1 g V5.1 .1 1 1 . ' x , ' , , 1 . , , 'U lui . I ' it. I ' 1 l11 5,1 11 1 1 1 1.1l'1e 1111d 11 1 11 1., , 'z 1 ,'1 .1 ' 1' 1 Al. .1 sp11tter1nj1 and dies out ZllfOgCfl1CY. Her curses are nowhere near those of the two' 'UQ .4 i . - , 1 .Q . C. . V lx 11 ' ' . . A 1 1 ' Q ' 1 111.. 'A A' .111, A '. 1 1A 1 .1 1 . .1 .1 '1 1. 1 1 11 15, 1' ',1x1', ' ,, 1 1 1 5,11 A . 1 . 1 ' 1 5 1 1' 1:1 1 Hyg ez 1 .' 1 1' , 1 .1 5 A 1 1 1' , , f A 1. '1 .3 V 5 1. ' 1s ' A, . L ,ka i 5 S L Z. , . . V. , 1 ep 1 As, ' 1 . A . , 1 A .1 I 1, D L L ' 4 A Lx T , . K ! 1 1 1 , 1 A .. A ' 'csts, e Y K , 1 h 4 D 1 , ' I., A A '. 1 es, . 1 1 Q 2 , 1 e 'A V V 1 .

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THE BURTONIAN FRIENDS By G Lawrence 35 Everyone hkes to thxnk that hrs school mates are hrs frlends But 1f you look them over more closely you w1ll Gnd that lf you have one frrend who IS a true one you are very fortunate You may not be around with that person all the trme but you will say nothmg to hurt hlm One who whenever possible w1ll go out of hls way to help you and wrll say thrngs that nuke hfe worth whnle IS the person who rs your frrend He wrll say nothxng but good behmd your back and w1ll tell your faults to you mstead of someone else In a group of glrls or boys you wlll End a few who would rather talk about someone than eat xce cream Thrs person rs one that xsnt your frrend You may hke hrm but you wxll not class hmm wlth those who Lccp QUICK unless they have somethlng worth whxle to say Pass your conversatlon through three tests and see rf lt IS worth whrle 1 Is xt necessary to tell? 2 Can xt be repeated to everyone? 3 Does rt offend or hurt someone or wxll rt make the person a lady or a gentle man m the eyes of the aud1enee7 No one can be a perfect frrend wrthout trymg Lxttle words wxll shp out now and then whxle you are tallaxng to someone who IS trymg to get the low down as It ms called We all go to school to make and keep frxends That 15 the most lmportant thmg we can do outslde the fact that we learn to study But we cannot go to drfferent towns or states to make frnends Therefore we go to school If you will thunk you wrll remember the number of tlmes you have saxd something you wlsh you hadnt Then why not try to be a fr1end7 Lrke everythmg else rt can be done THE RADIO IN A FAMILY By M1ldred Tuttle 35 When a family has a radxo and rn that famlly are the mother and father two grrls ID therr teens and added to those two younger chrldren who have reached the age where they enjoy the radro one IS very certaln to find dxlfieultnes Now take for rnstance rn the early evemng when one can get a very good smger of popular songs the younger members are able to get some good chlldrens programs and father wants the news If one lmagmes or has experxenced a srmllar xncldent one knows what a trme there rs The younger ones state the fact that slsters have rt all the trme fno doubt because they have heard father say the same thmgj father says he only uses lt for fifteen or thxrty mmutes a day Thxs 15 all quxte a problem as one can easxly see The coming of summer helps much 1n that the chlldren play out doors the trme changes to an hour earher and father forgets the change of txme Consequently the 1n between portion of the famnly get what they want Because they too find other thmgs to do the radlo rs not turned on Why cant somebody suggest something where everyone can be pleased? At mght thlngs are not so comphcated the chxldren are 1n bed But Dad stxll d1sl1kes that eternal racket The fact that when we get older we ll dxshke If too 15 always brought up Peace rs only acqulred when Mother remmds Dad quietly that he was young once or she says that rt wouldnt hurt the younger ones to be more conslderate I wonder what would happen lf we drdn t have mothers Q f s 1 y a ' s - s a 4 9 ' a y . . , . , . . 1 , , v g . . . 1 s . V. . . .. u . . . , . s . Q . . . . . . , - v a Q , r , . n . Q s - 1 3 Q . , . s a f a ' - 1 9 . . . -. . , . - . , . . . . 1 n 1 - . . . , , e , . . ,

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THE BURTONIAN IMAGINATION By Sally Allen 36 Anyone who 15 wxthout 1mag1natxon lacks a vxtal quahty for It IS not only helpful but also very consohng It IS a very interesting thxng to watch chlldren at play and nouce how their lIT1ZlglIldllOl'1 works They can travel faster than any of the fastest modern improve ment IH thexr xmaglnatxon I once overheard a yery amu mg COIIXCIQTIIOII between two of the gang who were playlng together wlth make bchevc homes telephones cars and so forth The Hrst small hoy sald Wxll you come up and see me tlns afternoon And lmmedlately the answer cnne hack Yes hut don t tell my WITC Anyone who has been alound with a hunch of small boys must nectssmly he thankful for that thing called imagination It seems to me that xt would be px xtttcally nnpossthlt to be around wlth them rf they dxdnt haye xt Ch1ldren hye ln an nnagxnary world most of the tnne Young gnls xmaglne themselves as the lovehest mothers of exther perfect or naughty but always adorable chxldren or else as CXQUIQIIC movie stars The garg are glorlhed Dxzzy Deans or Lou Gehrtgs And eyen then If IS not only young chlldren who haxe cons1stent nn l,Q1H1llOD but also older ones There are many dlS'lPPO1l1lIllC1tS and trymt tnnes IU hfe whlth have to be dealt wlth Howeyer one can xlvtays escare IH lns IIHSLIIIZIIIOII to the plate Ol'3l1gH.ElOlIS to anyone and one can go whereyer he pleases There are xlways IYIISSIDQ' hnks ln l1fe as you know but all the e car he rcklaced vyrth more deh htful and happy ones by xmaglnmg Now then lf you have had '1 hard and tryxng day people have been nksome and nothlng seems to have gone well run away hy yourself to your perfect paradxse of xmagmatton SHE SMILED By Cleo Clayton 9 She sm1led Yet she had the least to snnle at How could he be happy wlth the care of a worthless drunltard who was her fzther or yylth the anvclety of a stupmd brother who had absolutely no control oyer elther his body or hxs bfillllv She dxd the work of two women She xxorl ed as clerk tn a small ard Qrnny grocery store all day five days a week and sm1led at each customer as she hnstled hls order Then she hurrled to her second job that of houselteepr and nulst 111 her so called home Nobody knows how she kept the place so neat and cle ml She had nobody that the townspeople knew of to turn to They had come five years before just the three of them Her 9lI11lC was somehow a warm g to all people No one ever spoke to her about herself or her famxly though he held the spot lwht Ill many a conversatlon Nexghbors thoueht her foohsh to hxe such a l1fe but somehow Im not so sure Maybe she knew she d be doubly rewarded for all her troubles here on earth I can see her agaln as she hes pale and wan on the dusty floor of the lxttle gro ery store A can whxch she had been reachlng for on thc top shelf had rolled oyer agamst the barrel of crackers after havtng struck her dxrectly ln the r1ght temple The smlle she wears now xs yery sweet and heavenly And when I look back hadnt her smxle always been heavenly? . , , . . , , , , , . . .. . . -,., . , ' . s - - . I .. 1 . . .. . . , I, . V 't I l A ' 4 vt tl SMI I ' ' ' A . ' 1 ' . . ' ' 1 ' ' . . ,Y . , . . .Q . V. . L . I , I r , t , -. . 1 V ' - X V . K . I I V, Y , A , . ,Q K ' . v , 1 vi vk 1 , ' ' 1' ' N where everything is perfect. One can associate with whom he pleasesg there are no ' ' ' ' r v ' Q w vs -' - Atv ' , 1 , , s . . h , ' ' 1 ' - 1 t 1 A 1 - v Y - .- U , . - --. , , J, ' . . . . . ' 1 . s . ' I Y . . . . . . ' Q . ' t . K ' . 1 T A 1 Y - v . , Y I . , t . . . 1 . . ' . ' , , f 'D ' . A . - 5 t ' T 4 , . - t V L A 4 . .