Hartford High School - Hartford Key Yearbook (White River Junction, VT)

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not) ; Bella Corbin, who suddenly overnight became the lively and mischievous “Button”; Alex kontos, her twin brother as “Bimbo”; Marjorie Harvey and Jacquelyn Boivin, the charming ingenues of the play; George Stanley, too stately for even The House of Lords; Elaine Mock, the maid and victim of various tempers and temperaments; Armine Wood and Clyde Curtis, the headmen among the school boys. The success of the play, we seniors thought, was due to the able directing of Miss Oakes and Mr. Osgood, nor should we neglect to mention the special numbers under the direction of Miss Aiken. The short time that remained was taken in filling out college applications, finishing our year book material, and preparing for commencement exercises. With commencement close at hand, we seniors know that we hate to leave Hartford, to leave our teachers and friends who have become endeared; to leave a world that we have so much enjoyed! “And so we pause to say goodbye. To four glorious years at Hartford High; To four years that we'll never forget. For they'll probably he the best four yet!” Ralph Recione [18]

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meant to) ; even our Ernest himself was nonplussed. The great multitude of freshmen were then ushered to the Senior Shrine of our talented Helen Dustin, where they reverently knelt and hailed the Senior Class. Thus, the formal initiation was brought to a close. It was not long after this that we ! egan making preparations for our stunt in the annual Stunt Night Program. The day came; the hour arrived: and seniors revealed their conception of ‘The World of Tomorrow”. Marjorie Harvey, and Alex Kontos made dutiful wife and husband to their commanding son, Rodney Tardie. and their daughter. Helen Jorgensen, in their version of “The Home of Tomorrow”. Our second scene took us to the great and glamorous city of Washington, where we found “President Hoosevelt and Her Cabinet Members”. A happy Washington this, with its knitting husbands, and its garrulous women discussing the affairs of state. We brought our “World of Tomorrow” to a close by presenting “The Last of the Nazis”. One quotation from the scene will surfire,- I quote the last nazi, (The I ast of the Nazis), “1 have been taking candy away from babies: I have been sticking pins in their balloons; I have been hitting widows over their heads!” Little wonder that our “World of Tomorrow” won for us the first prize—at last! At the Alumni Reception, which was given in honor of Miss Reagan, the English III-A class gave a one-act comedy entitled “The First Dress Suit”. The cast, with the exception of one, was a graduate of the class of 36 at the White River Grammar School, and was composed of Helen Dustin. Jacquelyn Boivin, Alex Kontos. and John Sawyer. Again we might say well done, thou good and faithful Seniors. In the Watson Prize Speaking Contest four of the five members from our class who participated were winners. Helen Dustin’s fine interpretation of the humorous monologue. “The Widow Bedott’s Visitor”, gave her the right to win first prize for the girl Bella Corbin, with her Canadian dialect poems, won second prize: and Jacquelyn Boivin won the third prize for the girls. Ralph Regione and Gregg McCanna were the male con'estants. the former winning the third prize for the hoys. After the contest the one-act plav. “Submerged”, was presented with the following cast of seniors: George Stanley, John Sawyer, Ernest Stoekwell. Alex Kontos, and Armine Wood. Many from our class were placed on the athletic teams. The football season proved to he better than that of the previous vear due to the hard efforts of Richard Whitney. Robert Smith. George Stanley . Alex Kontos. Armand Dionne. Richard Mock. Dean Reynolds, and Clvde Curtis. The hoys’ basketball season proved to he a long and successful one. The team, which was composed of Frank DePalo. Richard Mock. Ralph Regione. Gregg McCanna. and Dean Reynolds, became the first champions of the neyvlv formed Southern Vermont League, winning eight out of ten games in the league, and seventeen out of twentv-two diirin® the entire season. The first five were ably assisted by I-ester Jones and David Wright. The girL haske'hall team featuring Helen Jorgenson. Teresa Jackson. Virginia Napolitano. and Ramona Hathorn proved also to he successful, winning nine out of the fourteen games played. We certainly did have many outstanding athletes in our class! In April we presented the lively three-act comedy. “Ratehelor Born . Among the seniors to make their debut yvere Dean Rey nolds, who had all feminine hearts aflutter as he enacted the rob of Phillip De Pourville: Hoyvard Logan, yvho plaved an inimitable “Crump”: Estelle Labhie. who impressed even the cast with her matronly dignity, and Dick Mock, who helped to make the “monastic establishment seem all the more a boys’ school. The old timers in dramatics to appear were Ralph Regine. the headmaster: Erne«t Stoekwell. the subma«ter: Thompson Close, the man who loved kissing little girls goodnight”: Helen Dustin. Gregg McCanna’s sweetheart (believe it or [17]

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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS “Aut inveniam viam aul jaciam” “Either find a path or make one”. A suitable motto, surely, for any class being graduated in hazardous times. It is, of course, from a Senior point of view that we shall consider our motto. It means that progress should l e made whether or not there is a definite path to follow. It means that we should not come to a standstill after commencement simply because we cannot find the path we want, the goal we have set for ourselves. It means that the Senior without a path should lie a pioneer. In making the path there are many essentials, among which is self-confidence. In other words we should try our “wings . A Senior can easily lie compared to a fledgling who has just grown his first plumage ours is education. We are ready to fly into the world, hut the nest is so comfortable! How good it has been for our parents and teachers to catch the worm for us every day. Little wonder that we feel uncertainty in making the first flight. The possibility of failure faces us. We are. however, urged on by a longing to lie able to fly with the grace and ease with which we have seeii others “take off”. To find our path or make one, we must have faith. Grenfell says, “Faith is the power by which human beings with limited capacities visualize the possibilities of what they hope for”. The New Testament states. Faith is the substance of things hoped for. the evidence of things not seen”. With faith, we as beginners must use our knowledge. We must not he like the old lady, who, driving down a steep hill said. “I put my fatih in the Lord, and prayed to God till the breechin’ bust then I jumped . It w ill be good to remember that the path w ill be less hazardous if we have faith, faith in ourselves. Hartford has given us knowledge, a knowledge of how to learn and how to grow mentally, and even before this, our parents gave that which no book has to offer. Then, there are our friends. We have formed friendships in high school which will be in many instances, lifelong. We have met the friend in need, the friend indeed . these, our parents our teachers, and our classmates, have helped to lay the foundation of the path which lies ahead of us, know n to some, unknown to others. Yes, Seniors, if we can’t find a path, let us, with confidence, make one. Ernest Stockwell [ 19 1