Milton High School - Blue Gold Yearbook (Milton, VT)

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36 gl Blue and Gold General Information Admission - Any pupil having graduated from the eighth grade is admitted to the high school. Other pupils are admitted upon presen- tation of an officially signed statement of proof that equivalent work has been completed. Tuition-All students whose residence is out- side the School District are charged tuition of 95225.00 for year 1953-54. If a pupil lives in a Vermont town which does not maintain a high school, his home district is legally obligated to pay this fee. Marking System-The marking system is a standard one used by most high schools. A Q92-1001 excellent workg B Q85-92D very good Workg C 177-855 good workg D C70-775 poor workg F Cbelow 701 no re-examination given. Report Cards are sent home six times each year for parents' examination. While the teachers and principal appreciate the prevailing good will and cooperation of the parents, the following suggestions may help in keeping cut' scholarship standing high: Good attendance is fundamentally necessary for a successful school. Satisfactory work in the high school requires regular home study on the part of the average student. Parents and other adults are welcome at the school at all times. We invite any intelligent and sympathetic criticism. Compliments of THE I. G. A. STORE Harrison Fowler South Hero Vermont Compliments of CITIZENS' UTILITIES HEAT, LIGHT and POWER Newport Vermont PICTURES IN THIS YEARBOOK TAKEN BY MORRIS STUDIOS COLEBROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Blue and Gold 85 Social Sczence Department Civics-This course deals with the meaning of American democracy, the major problems of our government, and the obligations of the citi- ZCHS. Vocations-This course is given to help young people to understand the workers of the world and the kinds of work they do. When the right time comes, the pupils will need to make their own choice of work, to decide how they are going to earn their living and how they are going to prepare for success in the call- ing they have chosen. Sociology and Problems of American Democ- racy-Sociology concerns itself with problems of modern social living and how these problems are being solved by our democratic system of government. World History-The course attempts to give an understanding of how our present civilization developed from the past and what the different ages and peoples have contributed to the present. United States History-The objective of this course is to furnish a background of ideals, strug- gles, victories, failures, and compromises Which, viewed objectively, impress our country, force- fully and favorably on each high school student. Home Economics Department Home Economics is required of all girls in grades 7, 8, and 9. There is an advanced course which can be elected by upperclass girls. This year, for the first time, boys could take Home Economics. This class met twice during the band period. The boys made chefis aprons, sport shirts, and learned how to care for a sew- ing machine. They proved that boys, as well as girls, can be good cooks. The Freshmen studied units on good groom- ing, getting along with others, textiles, clothing construction, nutrition, and meal planning and service. In addition to these units, the advanced class studied interior decorating and caring for children. This class was responsible for making twenty-three new choir robes for the glee club. They also rearranged the Home Economics room, so that we now have a separate kitchen and a classroom with a family living center. Commercial Department Shorthand I-Aims: to train students to read shorthand notes fluently and to transcribe them accurately, to develop habits which make for efficiency in taking dictation and to build up a vocabulary usable at the rate of about 80 words a minute. Bookkeeping-Aims: to teach the elementary principles of accounting and routine of book- keeping, and to develop an appreciation of busi- ness situations and problems, sole proprietorship and partnership. Typewriting I-The objective of the course is: mastery of the keyboard with the formation of correct habits and techniques which will en- able the student to type accurately at the rate of forty words per minute. The various letter forms are studied with special emphasis on attractive placement. This includes carbon copies and en- velopes. Much time is devoted to personal typ- ing. Typewriting II-Objective: The ability to type accurately at the rate of fifty words per minute and set up attractively the following: manuscript typing, copying from rough draft, payroll, bills, invoices, statements, tabulations, and other business forms. Some time is spent in cutting stensils and instructions are given in the use of the duplication machine. junior Business Training-The objectives of this course are: to provide a background of eco- nomic education such as should precede any vo- cational training and to lay a firm foundation for the achievement of economic security. Ofice Practice--This course provides inten- sive pre-employment training. The objectives are Cll to aid the student in mastering office skills such as filing, duplicating, keeping payroll records, and operating calculating machines and Q25 to develop the personal qualities and traits that are essential for success in a business office. Shop This is a course in woodworking, using com- mon tools, power equipment and lathe.

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ue and Go ld 37 Beaupre, Allen Beaupre, Mary Bluto, Charlotte Breault, Shirley Bushey, Betty Baker, Cecelia Blow, Thelma Boudreau, Ronald Bovat, Beverly Breault, Leon Brisson, Robert Cadreact, Peter Beaupre, Norma Blow, Raymond Blow, Victoria Bluto, David Bluto, Verna Branch, Carol n Branch, Marolyn Briggs, Abiah Burns, Stillman Campbell, John Adams, Helen Adams, Richard Barber, Ronald Barrows, Wayne Bascome, John Blow, Delores Blow, Eleanor Bourgeois, Patricia Brisson, Jacqueline Brunelle, Jacquelyn Caya, Jacquelyn Brisson, Marcel Cadreact, Claire Cleveland, Sandra Demar, Rita Fienemann, Penelope Calouri, Sandra Cleveland, Donna Czyzewski, Van Davis, Patsy Enrollment Davis, Judith Dingler, Paul Gabree, Jean Gonyeau, Roger Hayes, June Jackson, Constance Johnson, Shirley King, Bernard LeClaire, Doris Limoge, Robert JUNIORS Costello, Ruth Dunakin, Agnes Fienemann, Janet Holcombe, Lois Jackson, Sally Jones, Alden Jordon, Theresa King, Dorothy Lareau, Bernard Martell, Cynthia Miner, Richard Parker, Albert Patno, Lee Pidgeon, Delores SOPHOMORES Caswell, Gwendolyn Dodge, Lewis Hussey, Melvin Jackson, Mary Jane Lawrence, James Lockerby, Clarence Lombard, Ann Patno, Ruth Pelletier, George Pidgeon, Alan Ratte, Jeanette Roque, Donna Roque, Faith Roy, Larry Ryan, Carol Santor, David Savard, Beverly Shedrick, Margret FRESHMEN Demars, Gloria Deo, Donald Dewyea, Robert Dubuque, Eleanor Erit, Arlene Giffin, Glen Gover, Geor e Hussey, Sheila LaCass, Robert LaCass, Virginia Larrow, Estell Garrow, Larry Gordon, Clifton Granger, Patricia Le-Claire, Roger Miner, Evan Desranleau, Sally Gordon, Robert Hamlin, Robert Lascore, Stephanie Laughlin, Robert Limoge, Raymond Lombard, Alton Manley, James Ma o, Marion Millls, Williams Morway, Sally Myott, Roger Newell, Barbara Phelps, Harold EIGHTH Robar, Beverly Roussin, Denis Russell, Pauline Russell, William SEVENTH Parker, Joanne Pratt, James Preston, Marilyn Ratte, Edward Lombard, Irma Phillips, Florence Pidgeon, Leo Roussin, Maurice Scribner, Joyce Potuznick, Ann Potvin, Leonard Russell, James Smith, Bernard Terry, Florence Vantine, Hazel Stevens, Wilson Tourville, Donald Towne, Marilyn Trayah, Richard Turner, Walter Villemaire, Claire Waite, Lawrence White, Warren Wilcox, Aletha Roque, Donald Roque, Vivian Sargent, Burton Shangraw, Freda St. Pierre, Mary Trayah, Maxine Turner, Charles Wells, Barbara Wentworth, Edwin Williams, John Sheltra, Alison Turner, Larry Wagner, Ronald Wilcox, Larry Roussin, Blanche Roussin, Florence Trayah, Marie