Montpelier High School - Record Yearbook (Montpelier, VT)

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FRESHMEN WELCOME October 18 was the annual freshman orientation—more commonly known to seniors as initiation. The seniors wel- comed the freshmen by dressing them up in many kinds of creative costumes. This year's theme was movies. Many movies, from the “Wizard of Oz“ to “Purple Rain were portrayed. The freshmen were dressed in the auditorium and paraded around the school with their seniors. Then, they were all herded into the gymnasium where they enter- tained the entire student body by singing the school song almost to perfection. Holly Buttura. Roger Colombo and Julie Murphy showing oil their Good- ship Lom-pop Melissa Pinard, Lindsey Hill and Dave Gar amelia Judy Blakeman and Debbie Fmmgan presenting their Smurphy freshman Freshman learning the song for the initiation parade “Oh. Dear is sad!

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Meet The New MHS Coach George D. Brown, who while at Syracuse University, led the nation in point after touchdown scoring in 1946. arrived in this city last week to assume his duties as head coach at Montpelier High school. Appointed to the head coaching post by the school board last spring, the highly rated athlete be- gan workouts at the recreation field this week in preparation for the 1952 football season, now less than a month away. A native of White Plains, N.Y., Brown moved with his family to Scarsdale. N. Y., at an early age and was a letterman in football, basketball and track at Scarsdale High school. Following hU tigh school gradu- ation in 1941.' nfeTWraded Temple University for one year, playing freshman football, basketball and track. During this period, he add- ed hockey to ms athletic accomp- lishments. playing in a nearby amateur loop His studies interrupted by the war, he entered the Air Force in 1943. and while stationed at Max- well Field. Alabama, played with many professional and collegiate stars on the base football team. Honorably discharged in Febru- ary, 1946, he entered Syracuse University in the fall, where he played on the defensive platoon of the Orangemen eleven and served as their point after touchdown ex- pert. In 1946, his best season, he con- verted 20 out of 21 points after touchdown attempts. In his three year career at Syra- cuse he compiled the enviable rec- ord of 39 conversions out of 42 attempts, playing under ‘‘Ribs ’ Baysinger and “Biggie” Mann, both of w'hom have highly recom- mended Brown for his general abi- lity and keen defensive mind. Top: The happy couple Bottom Mr Brown directs students to their classrooms on the first day of classes at the new high school. January 16. 1956. From Montpelier Evening Argus, thirty-three years ago

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Martha Austin. Steph Kehoe. Katie Whitney, and Mem Lipman, and the Fruit of the Loom group Kim McArthur. Diane Jensen. Heidi Hutchins. Mary Bowers. Clover Reed Even this freshman realizes the value of pearls for the 30th anniversary of the school Laura Manneau being cute as a Cabbage Patch Kid Raggedy Ann and Andy looking confused Lorrame Patchen as the Wicked Witch of the West Michelle Miller showing off her Tin Man costume. L