Montpelier High School - Record Yearbook (Montpelier, VT)

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The Faculty PHILIP H MATHEWSON SUPERINTENDI-:NT OF SCHOOLS Our very able supermfendent says that there has never been a t1me when he wlshed that h1s Job were somethlng else Isnt he lucky? H1s tavorlte songs a1e Danny Boy and J ann1e Wlth the L1ght Brown Halr Can you guess why? Whats he happlest domg? Worklng' However he also llkQS to read hunt and f1sh At Mlddlebury College he rece1ved h1s B S and at the UH1V9PS1ty of M1ch1 gan h1s M A Before h1s appolntment as Super1ntendent of Schools 1n Mont peller he taught 1n the Alma tM1Ch1g8HJ J un1or Hlgh School and at Lyndon State Teachers College and was pr1nc1pal at Stowe H1gh School and at the UHIOH School In these hect1c days of new school plans and problems we appreclate h1S qulet effic1ency sound Judgment and equan1m1ty ROBERT H CHASTNEY PRINCIPAL OF MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOL Our favorlte prlnclpal was born ln Summ1t New Jersey and rece1ved h1s educatlon at Hamllton College Columb1a UDlV9TS1ty and New York UHlV9FS1ty where he rece1ved h1S B S M A and Ph D degrees respect1vely When que rled as to h1S favorlte colors h1s answer was our own green and wh1te Empha tlcally he stated that meter has he XV1Sh9d h1s Job were somethlng else Although he s not one to start talk1ng about h1m self we d1d gather a few 1nterest1ng facts H1s avocatlon lS the Amer1can C1V1l War h1s pet peeve an exh1b1t1on of bad man ners h1S favorlte song none since the 1nvent1on of the Juke box and h1S favor1te pastlme m1nd1ng h1s own busmess Be 4? IVIVEI fore he came to Montpel1er Hlgh School he was an lnstructor 1n Latln an asslst ant dlrector and the d1rector of Towns end Harrls School of The College of the C1ty of New York GLENN AIKEN SCIENCE Wlth a B A 1n electrlcal engmeermg and an M S 1n physlcs as well as a wealth of teachlng exper1ence Mr Alken IS more than quallfled to lnstruct MHS students 1n phyS1CS chem1stry and electromcs Speakmg of students h1S pet peeve IS students who arent The only t1me when he wlshed h1s Job were somethmg else was when a torpedo mlssed the keel of the boat by three feet Can you blame h1l'Il7 Sa1l1ng mus1c and electron1cs are h1s favorlte hObb19S and h1s favorlte quotat1on IS K1pl1HgS And those who 1n a golden chalr They shall splash at a ten league canvas w1th brushes of comet s ha1r ARLIE B BARROWS ART Its not new to any of us that Mrs Barrows favor1te express1on IS Art IS the finest way of do1ng th1ngs that she never VVlSheS she had a dlfferent Job and that she s happlest when decoratlng for school part1es Her hobby paper cuttlng sounds slmple but only she can rrake those sclssors talk She IS a graduate of the Un1vers1ty of Vermont and taught art m Bellows Falls and Barre before com1ng to Montpel1er A word of caut1on to all gum chewers Beware you are Mrs Barrows pet peeve ' ! Y - , - , 1 1 1 1. ll !! KA e ' ' ' ' H , . . . 7 A 7 7 l 1 . A . . . i . - . . , . . . , . . - - . . , , . . , , . . ' ' as 11 1 ' ! ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 . . Y . . - - 1 . . . . , ,, were good shall be happy: they shall sit 1 - , 1 , , ' !! . y Y A . . l A 1 9 ! . . , . ., . ., , - - , . . . H . . . , . , . . . . , , J, Y 1 - - 5 ' . 1 ' 1 ' - ' Q ' 1 D 1 ! ' - . . - , A ' , ' ' ' za 11 ' Y ' . J . . , . . . - , 3 , . . l . I 2 , . . . . . . - , , . .

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ROBERT F BELDING MATHEMATICS Although Mr Belding our enthusias tic red headed math teacher enyoys dreaming about highly paid teachers he IS really happiest when he feels that he IS helping someone else We re Glad to g1V6 him some pleasure Noisy students are hIs aversion Thats why vue re so quiet IH Room 11 He picks Pink Lady as his favorite musical number because lt was popular when he was a boy In 1915 At Amherst College and the Uni versity of Mame he earned his B S and M A degrees Our thanks to them and to Mr B the sources of our mathematical know how STANLEY K BOND HISTORY Heres a problem for our mathemati travel per year as he commutes from Randolph? Here are a few statistics which he has furnished about hlmself The University of Alabama the Univer sity of Vermont and Boston University are his alma maters His teachlng career which began In Massachusetts high schools was Interrupted by Uncle Sam who sent him to the African and Euro pean theaters of war That was when he wished he were dolng something else Since then he has taught In East J affrey New Hampshire and In Johnson and Randolph He IS happiest while teaching enjoys sports as an avocation and picks blue as his favorite color ELIZABETH M BRANCH ENGLISH Betsy as she s known to her friends keeps busy correcting English papers advising us, and working on the Recmd A graduate of Middlebury College Miss ITEVI Branch d1Sl1k9S being called Betty and IS happiest sitting IH the sun and digging In the sand No wonder her favorite say Ing IS Dolce far ments' which she thinks IS translated as Its nice to do nothing The only song for which she would put a nickel In the Juke box IS Happy Wanderer and her favorite color IS lemon yellow KATHLEEN I BRETTELL FRENCH AND ENGLISH Have you heard about the teacher who described his vocation as Oh I do piece work IH a nut factory 'P When Miss Brettell told us this little gem of humor we laughed too Besides bringing a lIttle b1t of France to MHS Miss Brettell IS the Solonscopes faculty advisor She spends her leisure time reading and IS happiest preparlng a meal to be eaten xx Ith friends data she IS partial to green averse to 1ns1ncer1ty and a proponent of the philos ophy Live and let live E WINIFRED BRIGGS GUIDANCE DIRECTOR If you want any help with personal problems school problems or even paint Ing stop In at the guidance office and talk with Miss BrIggs Shell appreciate lt though If you leave your gum at home for gum chewing 1S her pet peeve Besides belng guidance director she IS chairman of the freshman class advisors and meets all freshmen during the week IH orIenta tIon classes Having received her B S at Columbia UnIversIty and her M A at Northwestern University she taught physical education at Northwestern Uni versity and was guidance director at Ferry Hall In Lake Forest Illinois before coming to MHS ' ' ' 46 7! . - ' ' ff . V' 11 ' . , ' 1 . - ' ' , an v - ' 1 . . . ' H ' , . . . , 41 u - . D 1 ' ' !. V 7 ' ' ' ll ' 77 1 ll . v ' H ' ' ',- ' . . . H . Y Y , . . ,, . l , . D , . . , . , .- . 7. . cians. How many miles does Mr. Bond amidst good conversation. To add to this 7 . A 7 . . 7 ' . . . H . . ,, , - . y .Y . 7 ' V Y 1 ' ' Q I 1 . ' , . . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . , , Y In n v , ' ' ' , '- y Y Y . . . D 1 - - 1 1