Orleans High School - Sword Yearbook (Orleans, VT)

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Class History In the fall of 1933, twenty-five excited little boys and girls marched into the first grade to begin their long and tedious journey of twelve years. This first year was comparatively easy under the able leadership of Miss Dorothy Porter. During our second year of this journey we changed sponsors to Miss Irene Butler who was very capable of supervising us and upon resuming our journey on the third year, we found ourselves again under her supervision. Under the leadership of Miss Thelma Stearns, we passed our fourth year with only a few mishaps and coasted along into our fifth year under the direction of Miss Ila Marshall. This year proved to be one of the best in our graded school career and it was here that we started our sports competition with other classes. Our sixth year is one that should not be forgotten, not because we were leaving the graded school, but because Miss Mildred Hay was often treating us with chocolate bars. We entered graded school with twenty-five members and we are leaving with twenty-eight. Under the friendly guidance of Miss Eola Goodrich in our first year of Junior High, we soon became accustomed to the ways of O. H. S. and during our eighth year we were under the sponsor- ship of Miss Helen Reed. It was this year that we won the Junior High Basketball Tourney and put on the puppet show called Pin- occhio.” In the fall of 1941, forty-one freshmen started their high school careers under Coach” Barton. This was the year that the out-of- town students had a tough time getting accustomed to our ways. Freshmen Reception was survived and we settled down for the year which passed with few mishaps. Miss Greta Rowe took us on the tenth mile of our journey and after a difficult task we successfully carried out a one-act play. We remember this year as the last one our Charleston classmates were with us due to the absence of a school bus the following year. We changed sponsors for a final time in our junior year and although our class had shrunk a great deal, we successfully carried out the Junior Prom. It was during this year that we lost Morris Leach and Marvin Hilliard to the armed forces, bcth of whom shall not be forgotten. Now we come to our last and most important year. Out of a Freshman class of forty-one, only twenty-one are graduating and PAGE TWENTY.ONE

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Favorite Pastimes r Evelyn Barney, Raymond Boulanger, Gertrude Broome, Marion Corrow, Madeline Davis, Elaine Dean, Phyllis Decker, Charlotte Dewing, Cynthia Gray, Warren Hilliard, Beverly Hussey, Hattie Kahlstrom, Julius Muer, Ernest Perry, Clyde Place, Doris Simpson, Arvilla Smith, Edward Smith, Carl Stevens, Jackie Turnbull, Ann Wightman, Rolling Her Eyes On His Way to Coventry for the Weekend Smiling Shyly Worrying Over Others Reading Wheeler’s Letters With Raymond Bumming Teaberry Gum from Tink” Being Quiet Amusing Someone Being Witty Making Cedar 0.1 - Wondering What It’s All About - Chasing Phyllis Bothering the Girls Whistling at the Girls Helping the Girls with Chemistry Wondering Where Stan Is Showing His Beautiful Toothpaste Smile Trying to Be Funny Arguing Looking Serious PAGE TWENTY

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out of the original twenty-five that started in graded school there remain only eight. They are Madeline Davis, Cynthia Gray, Jac- quelyn Turnbull, Phyllis Decker, Evelyn Barney, Raymond Boulan- ger, Warren Hilliard and Carl Stevens. We wish everyone and especially those entering the armed forces, and also our sponsor, Mrs. Davies, all the luck in the world and hope that she enjoyed us as much as we enjoyed her. A Look Into the Future EVELYN BARNEY: Evelyn is now running a dress shop after being graduated from Lasell College. Drop into her Ever Wear” shop for clothes that fit. RAYMOND BOULANGER: Raymond joined the Navy in the year 1945, and after reaching the peak in a naval career, he retired to his farm in Coventry Swamp which was left to him by John Keeler, his former employer. GERTRUDE BROOME: Gertrude was under the influence of the Home Ec. while in O. H. S. and is now taking the part of the better half on a large farm in Wyoming, while her children run around the house. MARION CORROW: Marion carried out her plans of becoming a secretary. She is now employed as private secretary to Carl Stevens, president of the Mudson Car Company in Detroit, and we hear that she likes her position very much. MADELINE DAVIS: Madeline, soon after graduation, went to work for Pratt QC Whitney, in Hartford. Deciding that she would like a more interesting career, she became the wife of Dean Wheeler, and they now have a happy little family. ELAINE DEAN: After leaving O. H. S. Elaine obtained the position as typist at Bray’s Wood Heel Factory, and after a few years was the second member of our class to retire on a farm in Coventry Swamp. PHYLLIS DECKER: Phyl became a registered nurse at New Hampshire Memorial Hospital in 1949, and after being Superintendent of Nurses at Brightlook Hospital, she became the wife of a country doctor. PAGE TWENTY-TWO