Green Mountain College - Peaks Yearbook (Poultney, VT)

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mental laboratory for five years has worked out a theory, infallible so far, that will revolutionize industry. PoL'L'rNi-:Y, VT.-Mrs. Russell lVilliams, the former Marion Spaulding of Poultney, has left her town where she will join her husband in Albany now that he has emerged from his laboratory a fam.ed man. TROY, N. Y.-A new English text is on the bookstands. A concise new treatment of grammar. Its name is A Background in English by Grace Campbell, a professor of English at Mt. Holyoke College. RUTLANU, VT.-Miss Marcia Billings who is a missionary in Tokyo is on fur- lough at her home in Vermont. ALBANY, N. Y.-Lainie and Gordic, the twins of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kingsley, have left to pursue their further education at Green Mountain Junior College. Gordie is to take the physical education course, while Lainie, following in the foot- steps of her musical mother, is to major in pianoforte. CHICAGO, ILL.-Mr. Richard Lawrence, noted leader in the revolutionary move- ment in educational theory, delivered a booming and fiery oration. last night over the NBC. His context was pursuasive but his manner more so. BIONTPELIER, V'i'.-Justice Edward Sennett, has just received the high honor of being appointed a judge to the World Court at the Hague. His past record is notable and seems to merit him this appointment. Miss Jeanette Hanes, Secretary to the Senate, will accompany him. SITIENECTADY, N. Y.-Mr. VVendell Nelson, a prominent banker of Northern New York State has just returned from a week-end at his Alma Mater, Green Mountain Junior College. This trip was made most particularly for tl1e purpose of giving a speech in Miss Rowland's class in economies. Coiusrocx, N. Y.-Miss Ruth Murray's career as a Latin teacher at Vander- height Seminary was ended by her marriage to John Marsh. They will honeymoon in California. NEW HAW'EN, CONN.i'Ill1C tennis singles for English and American young women was easily won by Miss Betty Morse of New Haven, her final score being 6-O, 6-2, 6-il-. It is rumored that upon returning to the United States she is to put aside the racquet and take up the rolling pin. lxrIANI'IATTAN.TlxII'. George Mandrona has just been arrested because of his practice of all pseudosciences such as astrology, crystal reading, psychiatry and phrcnology. He charged enormous prices for consultations. GIilClCNXt'ILII-I VILLAGE.-Miss Betty Sherbourne will display her works of art in an exhibition in Craft Hall, Saturday, May 19. CAMBRIDGE, MAss.-Miss Helen Merritt has been under the knife for a serious operation for appendicitis. A quick and eventful recovery is expected. ALBANl', N. Y.-The second world Tree Sitting Contest was won by the leisurely Mr. Dillenbeek of Northern, N. Y. His record starts from June 6, the day before his graduation from Green Mountain Junior College, to date. ScHENEcTAuY, N. Y.-Miss Marion Basch, after eighteen years of study at Green Mountain Junior College, Syracuse, Cornell, and Chicago U. is hanging out her shingle as a psychiatrist. She will specialize in personality building and serious mental disorders. SLASIIEM, V'r.-Doctor Bertrand Andrews has dropped his forceps and is taking up his saxophone for a while. playing in his cousin, Fuller Andrew's Band, the Quin- tupletsf' GLov1msv1L1.E, N. Y.-Mr. Babe Pulver is the new organist at the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston. He is the successor of the beloved Arthur Martel.

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PERSONALS Poultney, Vt., May 20, 1950. GENPIY'A, Swl'rzi:RLAND.-Miss Bertha YVhite was the recipient of a beautiful cup for winning first place in the skiing contest held today. She attributes her success to the training given her by instructor Fred Peters while at G. M. College in Vermont. NEW Yonx CI'I'Y.LBIT. Rodney Scoville and his illustrious wife were seen last night sitting in the front row of Madison Square Garden viewing the performance of Sonje Henie. CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.-Mr. Roland Gifford of this town has just been appointed circulation manager of the New York Times. He received this position because of his record distribution of this paper while in college. PODUNK, N. Y.-The great new bridge spanning the Podunk River sank into the water last night. The engineer, Mr. Robert Frost attributes the mistake in calculation to flustering by his secretary, Miss Eleanor Cromwell, who incidentally is more than a secretary. PODUNK, N. Y.-The tragedy of the falling bridge will undoubtedly ruin the political career of Mr. Earl Dunckel, mayor of this town, as he appointed this engineer. Bos'roN, Mass.---Miss Anne Swensen made her stage premier as a dancer last night on the stage of the Shubert Theater. The most notable dance was the Swan Sweepn in the Gloon1light. N. Y. C.-The Happy Home for YVanderlings experienced a treat today when their benefactor, Miss Ruth Moerchen, took the children for an outing in Central Park. POULTNEY, VT.-Green Mountain Junior College has just experienced its seventh annual strike because of alleged persecution of some of the boys by Professor Hill, the house father of Moses Hall. They are said to have acted in a kindergartenish fashion. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y.-Mr. Anthony Kaiser is having slight trouble defending himself in a lawsuit for selling a size -1-2 suit to the 38 size John McCuen of Syracuse. PORTLAND, ME.-The former Miss Ann Bartlett has just returned from a six month trek in Europe with her name changed to Baroness Von Hoffnitz. PoUL'rNr:Y, VT.-Mr. Howard Bartholomew, '37, alumnus of Gu M. C. refereed a basketball game at this school Tuesday night. His son, Junior, played in the game and his daughter was cheerleading for the Gold and Green. Mr. Bartholomew is the coach at Middlebury College. N0'1'ICE.1lhI0IlSiCll1' Lui Luigi is changing the residence of his Salon from Schenectady to Buffalo where he will start business on a palatial scale under the name of Salon De la Durkee. His specialty is personality bobs for men, a new field in barbering. Booths for ladies. RU'1'LAND, VT.--In spite of the secrecy with which the two leading dentists of Rutland, Doctors Abel and Kellaway tried to have their long and painful sit down session in the latter's office, the truth outed. Evidently they exchanged services as they both emerged toothless. N. Y. C.-Xvho is this lone figure who appears every day at 6 A.M. on top of the Empire State Building-moistened finger to the breeze? Preston Torrey, weather expert. ALBANY, N. Y.-At last the problem of perpetual motion has been solved. hir. Russell Williams, already an eminent engineer who has been laboring in his experi-

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Sc'Hi:NEc rAuv, N. Y.-Mr. Jack YValdron has just been sent to Buenos Aires to open a new General Electric Branch. Bos'roN, MASS.-Miss Arlene Fitzsimmons, former secretary to the president of the Sharp Razor Co. has just been elected to the office of third vice-president. IiOSEMONT, PA.-lVe are glad to be able to boast of the acquisition of the worldis finest chemical engineer to take charge of sanitation. Rumors are that he may become a permanent resident if a certain Episcopal minister's daughter has her way. 'We hope this is so and extend our heartiest greetings to Engineer Yvilliam Owen. VV1n'rEHALL, N. Y.-News was received here of the appointment of Paul Roth as Postmaster General of the United States. HOLX'OKE, Mass.-Congratulations to Mr. Gustave Schimke, newly appointed treasurer of Green Mountain College. Mr. Schimke received all of his training under the able guidance of the late Clarence Akerstrom, the great business magnate. POULTNEY, h7T.TTllC citizens of the United States may be sure that there will be no call for Court Reform as in 1937 when they read of the appointment of the great lawyer Edward Sennett of Sennett, Sennett, and Sennett, to the Supreme Tribunal of their great country. New YORK CITY.-Rev. Allen Skiff, the grand old preacher from the hills, will succeed Reverend Fosdick on the NBC Religious Hour each Sunday. IillTLAND, VT.-Wlord has been received here that Dr. Carlton Stickney has sue- ceeded with a very diflicult operation-the removal of a corkscrew from a wooden leg. lV1i1'rE1-IALL, N. Y.-News was just received that YValter Benjamin the mighty mite of the WVhitehall A. C. won the pole vault in the Olympic games at Tokyo. GRAND ISLE, VT.-Mrs. Fred Peters, the former Florence Briggs of Poultney, yesterday gave birth to quadruplets. Green Mountain Junior College Publicity De- partment has already offered them free scholarships to their parent's alma mater. XVIIITEI-IALL, N. Y.-Paul Brock, VVhitehall's No. 1 card-shark engineer, has just returned from a trip to Italy, where he has been instructing Mussolini in the art of bridge building. POULTNEY, VT.-Citizens of Poultney were most happy to be informed that David Deyette has been chosen advertising manager for Gillette Razor Blades. VVe are hoping David will reach to great heights in this field. VVIHTEHALL, N. Y.-Coach Hoey, exponent of VVhitehall against the world, was elected coach of YVhitehall High School. He hopes to seduce his opponents with a serenading sax. PoL'L'rNEY, XIT.-xV0l'd has been received here that Miss Marleta Jones has been chosen the most sophisticated steno on VVall Street. VVe praise Miss Jones for her persistence. YVH1'rE1-rAI.L, N. Y.-News was received here late tonight that Coach Rube Kana, a concussion victim of intemperance, is recuperating. Kana is the only coach around here who will willingly speak at football banquets. POULTNEY, VT.-Angelo LaBate, the little winekeeper from Poultney, has just accepted a position as secretary to Secretary Perkins of the Cabinet. He says he will take dictation on her knee. Soivri-1 Poi7r.'rNr:Y, VT.-Prof. Meredith Parry, author of several books on psychology, has been appointed head of the education department at Bennington College. Mr. Parry's next book is to be on a psycho-analysis of X-rays and Tuber- culosis.