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

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Many of our new friends left: Marie Geddis, Janice Hawick, Theresa Beliveau and Dorothy Raymond. The awards assembly was a red-letter day for us—and a blue letter day for those who won their H's: Albert Carlisle and Carleton O’Connor won letters in basketball, football, and baseball; Fred Rogers in football and baseball. Christine Regione and Mary Mock won letters in girls’ basketball. Mary Jane Daley won the Debate Key and the Oratorical Contest Medal. Janet Brouil-lette won the Journalism Key and Dorothy Fisher the Home Hconomics Key all for outstanding work. At graduation night, Janet, Catherine, and Priscilla marshalled the Juniors and Seniors, and Mary Jane, Anne, David Logan, and Carleton ushered their respective friends and families. So, j erusual we went to Lake Morey for our last fling as Sophomores. Henceforward, address us as THE Jl NIORS! JUNIOR YEAR Here we are, upper classmen, and just about the same, only minus a few members: David Smith, Wanita Leavitt, Roderick Stinehour, Robert Noyes, Mary Gintoff and Roland Preston, and also some new additions: Rebecca Hoisington. Tony Sacco and Lyndal Summarsell. Our first class meeting was October 1, and we elected the following officers: President, David Logan; vice-president, Richard Brockway; secretary, Priscilla Boivin; treasurer, Charles Murphy; and sergeant-at-arms, Gerald Fournier; S. A. B. members, Charles Walsh, John Bomhower, John Brockway, and Robert Schaldach. “The Case of the Snooping Freshman was our stunt this year, a murder which did not take a super-sleuth to solve, but did take third prize. The list of suspects were as follows: Mary Jane Daley, Anne Davis, Priscilla Boivin, Janet Brouillette, David Logan, John Brockway, Carleton and Catherine O’Connor, John Abbott, Charles Walsh, Richard Simonds, and Gordon Aulis. For the Junior night we put on a very successful Harvest Hop with the gym decorated with pumpkins and cornstalks, making the atmosphere quite like that of Autumn. In November the music department presented an evening of Gill ert and Sullivan. The main attraction was “Trial by Jury,” Priscilla Boivin having the female lead. Other Juniors were members of the Jury, Bridesmaids and Court Audience. Something great really happened this year when, in November, the whole school pitched in and helped on the “Clean-up Campaign.” The emergency arose through a shortage of janitors. The newspaper “Sirius was in full swing under editor, Mary Jane Daley. Much credit is due her for the paper, and she won the Journalism Key for it at the Awards Assembly. The newspaper staff was made up of several Juniors— Lester Bryne, Janet Brouillette, Kathleen Rogers, David Logan, Charles Walsh, Lucille La Belle, Lawrence Cameron, and Robert Schaldach. I think that none of us will ever forget the assembly Monday, December 8, 1941. when we all listened to President Roosevelt advise Congress that a state of war existed between the 1 nited States and Japan. 18

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SOPHOMORE YEAR We we re now one step nearer to being upperclassmen and what a year this turned out to be. You might call it our “Golden N ear. We entered with many' new friends—Mary Jane Daley, Roland Preston, Richard Brockway, Marie Geddis, Theresa Beliveau, and Dorothy Raymond. Everett Chapman, Joyce Beattie, Rol ert Pyer. Concetta Scelza, Virginia Jack-son, Alan Livingston, Russell Lamere, Edna Horton, and Shirley Lunderville did not enter in the fall or left during the year. The first class meeting was September 25, and the election of officers resulted in the following: President, David Smith; vice-president, Priscilla Boivin; secretary, Carleton O’Connor; and treasurer, Catherine O’Connor. Mary Mock and Roderick Stinehour were elected to S. A. B. In November the Music Department presented an operetta, “The Gypsy Rover.” Three sophomores had solo parts, Priscilla Boivin, Janet Brouillette, and David Smith. Many sophomores were members of the chorus. At Stunt Night we really went to town—winning first prize. Little Willie Now, and Little Willie Twenty-five ’tears Hence” was very cleverly written by Mary Jane Daley and Anne Davis, and presented as cleverly by the following: Priscilla Boivin, David Smith, Janet Brouillette, Roderick Stinehour, Mary Jane Daley, Anne Davis, Catherine O’Connor, Mary Mock, ( arleton O’Connor, and Kay Rogers. The American Legion sponsored an Oratorical Contest for the first time this year. David Smith and Mary Jane Daley were in the preliminaries here. Mary Jane winning, went to the Windham-Windsor County Contest, and winning there she went to Montpelier for the State contest, which she also won. Her last and final stop was Portland. Maine, for the Regional Contest. Although Mary Jane didn’t win there, we were proud to have had her go as far as she did, thus bringing note to herself and the class. Sophomores took part in about everything. The band, newly formed by-Mr. Frank Bush, had sophomores for some of its members. Along with the band went the Majorettes, and Cheerleading. Sophomores were in the Glee Club and the concert in February, in boys’ and girls’ basketball, football, and baseball. There were members in Patratores, Debate ( lub, F. H. ., The Nutshell”, Bug Club, and the Chess Club. Priscilla Dutille and Ursula Dulac were in the Allstate Chorus at the Burlington Music Festival. March 7 was the Sophomore night, and being in March we made it a St. Patrick’s Dance to which the “Irish” turned out in great numbers. David Smith. Janet Brouillette. and Catherine O’Connor were chairmen. The members of Mrs. Ryan’s English II class presented “Thanksgiving With the Upsnoots” for the Thanksgiving assembly. It had us rolling in the aisles. The Latin Classes had an assembly also, and the Home Economics class gave a style show in which Sophomores took part. Home Rooms still continued to sponsor record dances and buy bulletin Ixiards and clocks in order to improve the Home Rooms. In February, 1941, our good friend, Mr. Osgood, died. We felt as if something had been taken out of the school in his death, for his kindness and fatherliness had become an institution in the school. 17

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The declaration of war necessitated the drive to sell Defense Stamps. The Junior Bookkeeping class was the first to make this drive. An assembly was part of the drive, and the sale of stamps every morning before school started. Prize Speaking was practically made up of Juniors: Janice Jackson, who won first prize for the girls; Mary Jane Daley second prize; Janet Brouillette, lifttv Gregory, Gordon Aulis, and Francis Jorgensen. All thase were initiated into the Dramatic Club later on. Priscilla Carlisle got the bright idea in the spring of having a Sadie Hawkin’s Day Dance, for which the price of admission was a Defense Stamp. All the Home Rooms banded together and the proceeds were equally divided, and a very profitable idea it was. Junior Prom the long awaited and anticipated event that descends upon all Juniors! May 1, 1942 was the fatal night for us. Socially the Prom was a success, although we’ll pass lightly over the financial end. Ted Herliert and his orchestra provided the tunes, and Priscilla Boivin and her decoration committee furnished the pastel decorations. After spending quite a sum of money we succeeded in concealing the girders and making the place look more like the St. Regis than the Hartford High School Gym. Patratores, French Club, Glee Club all had their share of Juniors. Some held offices, and others were members. Boys’ State representatives chosen were Richard Brockway, who was elected a representative: David Logan, elected State Auditor; Gordon Aulis, elected to the Senate; Carleton O’Connor, sheriff, and Lester Bryne was official Pressman for the daily paper. Likewise the Girls’ State members were picked. We were especially proud to have Mary Jane elected the Girl Governor, Janet Brouillette was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Priscilla Boivin and Anne Davis were representatives and Barbara Currier was a Town Treasurer. At the Awards Assembly Priscilla Boivin, Anne Davis, Priscilla Carlisle, Christine Regione, Mary Mock. Catherine O’Connor, Lucille LaBelle received letters in basketball. Fred Rogers, Charles Murphy, Carleton O’Connor, All ert Atchinson, Albert Carlisle, Robert Simonds received letters in basketball. In football the following were awarded: Fred Rogers, All ert Carlisle, John Martin, Richard Simonds, Carleton O’Conner, Tony Sacco. In baseball these Juniors received letters: John Martin, Bernard Whitney, Carleton O’Connor, Fred Rogers. Christine won the Girls' Athletic Key and Kenneth Hall the History Key. Gordon Aulis, Janet Brouillette, Evelyn Bemis won D. A. R. awards for outstanding work in history. John Wood won the D. A. R. prize for writing an outstanding history essay. As Juniors we led the Processional at Graduation and marched out as full-fledged Seniors. A great moment for us! SENIOR YEAR Now we are Seniors, the long awaited and long anticipated status. At our first meeting we elected Gordon Aulis for president and his running mate, ( arleton O’Connor, vice-president; Agnes Kinney, secretary; Kenneth Hall, treasurer; Tony Sacco and Gerald Fournier, sergeants-at-arms; and David Logan, attorney. 19