North Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (North Troy, VT)

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CLASS GRUMBLER Classmates, underclassmen, members of the fac- ulty. parents, and friends of North Troy High School: I have been chosen by a majority of the class to be the class grumbler. Although this is not a very honored category, it does point out truths which some people might have overlooked. I hope that what I am about to say will not be taken bitterly. The question you may ask is, Upon what basis do I make these statements? I assure you that I did not get this material out of the clear, blue sky. Now to tell you how, where, and about whom I have grumbled. MR. BRENNAN: He is a very good athlete but he can't decide what defense his basketball team is to use. MR. HARMON: He is always organizing things like a dictator. MR. ZENO: Although he is teaching only one class, he speaks loud enough so that the whole school can hear his voice. MR. TITUS: He is too old fashioned and he is always showing the shorthand class how they used to write it. MR. MARINO: He should arrive at school on time more often to educate the band students. MR. ST. MARIE: I haven't figured out yet just why he needs such a large, bright colored car. MR. IIAYNES: His F. F. A. position seems to be quite an easy job. I say this because he is get- ting quite heavy. MR. TWISS: He wastes a lot of time in giving too many tests in Algebra II. More of this time should be used in class work. SEVENTH GRADE: The members of this group shouldn't try to be so funny with everything they say. EIGI-ITI-I GRADE: This is a pretty lazy group. They should get on the ball if they hope to become good high school students. FRESIIMEN: This group should have been blamed for more things so that the upperclassmen would look better. SOPI-IOMORES: They shouldn't be so easy with the freshmen during initiation. JUNIORS: They were always trying to show their superiority to the seniors. I hope next year's juniors treat them as badly. SENIORS: Boy, can I grumble about this group! They put me in this position, you know. You should be in their class meetings. You don't know whether you're coming or going or even moving at all. Now, let us see how I can grumble about my classmates. First come the girls as a group. GIRLS: You should see the way they direct the class. They took over the class affairs and they even took all the honors and left the boys without any. They are always modest with the teachers who seem to side with them. These young women are typically American and are nothing excep- tional. You can be sure their husbands will become the servant class. Now to discuss a few individuals among the fair sex. First, let us take a look at June Fidler, Lorraine Beaudry, and Yolande Roberts, three girls who are always quiet in class. This quietness is not always evident though. It is because of this quiet manner that people are misled concerning the vigorous and loud manners they possess. Donna Parmenter and Bernice Berry like to run the show. I don't see why they qualify any more than anyone else to be the leaders. What would you say that you had, girls? Always the followers are Jean Armstrong, Juli- ette Cadieux and Laura Hamelin. These girls just seem to ride along doing nothing unnecessary. They wouldn't think of cooperating and sharing a little work with the rest of the class. BOYS: These boys are a dumb lot. They didn't even have the heart to pitch in and do something for their own class. Most of them belong to the FFA because it's so easy. What do they care about farming? They were always up to something they shouldn't have been doing. Some of these guys wouldn't go to hot lunch because they didn't like the food. Who could be more rude than one who says that the food isn't good enough for him? Why couldn't they bear down and win a few hon- ors for their school? There was one boy who went to another school to be taught. That is what you would call not having much pride in N. T. H. S. But let us have a look at some of the boys in- dividually also. First, let us consider Archie Cota, Henry Pigeon, and Donald Douglas, the farm boys of the class. They think there can be no smarter people than farm boys. The FFA position they have must go to their heads. They even bring the barn to school with them to pester everyone else with the idea. Colby Currier and Donald Austin are the boys who live on candy. Where they get their money for all the things they buy is beyond my imagina- tion. They are so stingy they won't even take some of the girls out. Durward Starr and Raymond Gendron are the big shots of the class. They're in everything and do they think th'ey're something. They think that no one is better than they, and that no one can do what they've done. What they haven't done no one has been able to do. Again I say that this proclamation should be considered in good humor, yet attentively. The Class Grumbler might have judged you correctly. Now, since you have the facts, I sincerely hope that something will be done about them. Signed, ' Raymond Gendron Page Sixteen

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Page Fiftee RAYMOND P GENDRON Nickname: Ray oi Goose Pet Peeve: Sophisticated people Famous Saying: Oh no Basketball , Baseball . Vice President Band . . N. E. Band . All State Band Dramatics . Student Council F. F. A. . Yearbook Staff LAURA J HAMELIN Nickname: Ham Pet Peeve: Bad weather Famous Saying: Yes defu Dramatics . Trojan Staff Basketball Manager F. F. A. Exhibit DONNA RAE PARMENTER Nickname: Humpy 01 Challie Pet Peeve: Bookkeeping Famous Saying: You doll you Band . Glee Club . President, . Student Council Dramatics . Trojan Staff Trojan Co-Editor Yearbook Staff Cheer Leader Basketball . N. E. Chorus All State Chorus ll

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HENRY W. R. PIGEON Jurliw Nickname: Hank Pet Peeve: Speakers. Famous Saying: You know how it is. Band . . . . . 1, 2, Glee Club 1, 2, F. F. A. . . 1, 2, Baseball . . . 2 Basketball Manager . . . Student Council ..... Student Council State Convention State Delegate Young Outdoor American Conference . . Trojan Staff . . . F. F. A. Reporter . . YOLANDE E. ROBERTS Decenv 1937 Nickname: Ponok Pet Peeve: People who know it all. Famous Saying: You think so. Dramatics . . . . Glee Club . Majorette . Treasurer . . . Basketball . 1, 2, Trojan Staff . . F. F. A. Exhibit 2 DURWARD W. STARR Septer' 1937 Nickname: Edd Pet Peeve: Crooked referees. Famous Saying: Focus your glasses. President ...... Vice President . . . Student Council . . . Student Council President . . Basketball . . . 1, 2 Baseball . . . 1, 2 N. E. Band . . 1, 2 All State Band . . l National F. F. A. Band . . F. F. A .... 1, 2, F. F. A. President . . F. F. A. Vice President . Boys' State . . . Trojan Staff . . Dramatics . . 1, 2, 2 Band . . . . 1, F. F. A. State Reporter . Harvest Dance King . . Class Marshal . Page Sr'1ver1,If'm1,