McIndoes Academy - Spitfire Yearbook (McIndoes, VT)

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BOYS' BASKETBALL The Middies had a very successful season in winning the Hilldale League Cham- pionship with an 11-1 record and having an impressive 15-4 record in overall play. The Middies lost a chance to play in the Vermont State Class C Tournament by getting beaten by Peacham 47-26. This was understandably one of the saddest losses the Middies had all year. The four senior boys were the top gunners in the scoring parade with Royce Pinard being tops with 393 points. He also led the Middies in foul-shooting with a .708 average. The rest of the scorers are as follows: A. Maxwell, 2595 M. Slayton, 1593 J. Gilmour, 1273 Roger Pinard, 52g J. Morrill, 41g R. Wright, 25g N. Pollard, 183 J. Slayton, 135 L. Paye, 8, C. Maxwell, 75 C. Little, 6g and G. Goss, 2. BASEBALL NEWS Again this fall the boys played baseball as their sport and ended the season with a 6 and 0 record. Playing the three southern teams we didn't have very many close games. Our leading hitter was Royce Pinard with a .608 average including two home runs. The following are the scores of games and individual averages. Mclndoes 9 Wells River O Batting Averages McIndoes17 Groton 3 Royce Pinard fg7-w- gwgn A Mgggggggg f-'----g-,-gggggg l 6 Q8 McIndoes 11 Newbury O Kendall Beck -eggggfggggggfV,---A ebgg l or ,g,qM-- l 5 5 5 McIndoes15 Newbury 3 Roger Pinard wenie ffegeeg l 526 Mclndoes 18 Groton O Johh Gilmour oooev W 7 .523 Mclndoes 11 Wells River 2 Billy peeor ,Y-l ,500 Pitching Record Jon Morrill ..... ..... , .333 HBB SO R W L M. Slayton . ,..ooo .315 Pinard ...,.. ........ 8 20 36 8 3 O Bob Wright ........ ..... , .. .222 Maxwell ....,....... 4 6 25 O 3 O Jim Slayton ........ .,,.... . ZOO Neil Pollard .. ............o..,c..o.. ..,.,...,.... .200 Alton Maxwell ...... . ,,....,o.,o,.,........o.,. ,, .117 l Left to right: Coach, Mr, Bowler, Neil Pollard, William Pecor, Leonard Paye, John Gilmour, Roger Pinard, john Crown. Front row: Robert Wright, Jon Morrill, Royce Pinard, Alton Maxwell, Maurice Slayton. Kendall Beck, James Slayton. 31

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SENIOR PLAY In November, 1955, the senior class of Mclndoes Academy, under the direction of Mr. Bicknell, presented the three-act play, USHY GUY. We all worked hard on it and had a lot of fun. The cast of characters was as follows: Fred Hastings . Yaaaaeaat,,a .e...............,.ee,,,aaeeaattt..,...,...e..,...ee,t. Cora Hastings , .... . Gilbert Hastings Nancy Graham ee,ee,e Larry Madison ee,t,i, Julie Tucker ., Gloria Patterson e,ee,e Melinda Whipple Lois Corwin sss,,, Mr. Danbury ,,,,,, Bill Sterling ..,,. STORY OF THE PLAY Maurice Slayton Donna Goss Alton Maxwell Ann Pollard John Crown .. Norene Blake Edith Hammond . Camille Sicard Norene Lang John Gilmour Royce Pinard When Fred Hastings spends more money than his parents believe he is earning, when his friend, Larry Madison, attemps to get his chum out of hot water, and when an eccentric little lady of eighty decides to play football, any attempt at trying to preserve the sanity of other casual observers becomes futile. Fred's mother, Cora, is planning a birthday party for Fred's girl, Nancy, but when two strangers beautifully feminine, appear, in the persons of Gloria Patterson and Lois Corwin, the plot thickens. Fred is doomed, his job as Model for Glamour Girl Cosmetics is about to be revealed. But leave everything to Larry, Larry insists. Gil- bert Hastings, Fred's father, is furious when he learns of Fredls modeling job. Nancy isn't sure how she feels about it, julie Tuckerls chief concern is being able to keep the puppy Larry has bought for her on the installment plan. And thatls when Me- linda Whipple, that wiry bundle of energy, eighty years strong, appears. The birthday party? It turns out to be something slightly less than an open- house affair, with a Mr. Danbury looking for local television talent, Bill Sterling looking for his girl, and Melinda Whipple looking for enough space in which to make a touchdown in football. DON'T BE LAZY Don't be lazy, use your head. D'sP work harder, get A's instead. Drop that comic, turn off TV. Do your homework, Wiser be. Get with it, so elders will say, This younger generation is real hep today. There is nothing so gay at night As a campfire burning bright, While round it sit the hunters gay, Waiting for the dawn of dayg With its flames reaching to the sky, And wild game hovering near by. But soon there is not even a shout, For sleep has knocked the hunters out. 33