Peacham Academy - Spotlight Yearbook (Peacham, VT)

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o p5 n n First Row - Richard ace, Violet Corey, George Hildreth, Cathie Mallett, Francis Thuitier, Marc VThitman, Ed Reynolds, Wayne Beane, John Niemszyk, Jody La France, Somers Spering, Robert Miller, Mchael Gaskill. Second Row - Howard Harvey, Robert Dal ton, Bernard Bartlett, Earl Johnson, Barge Price, Ned Grant, David ' Royle, Frank Sharpe, Hamil- ton Strayer, Bill Dillon, Sue Bl int, Bradley Gilbert, Joe Saczawa. Third Row - James Hanson, Richard Bailey, Robert Boeh, Steve Price Cliff Macomber, Neil Grant, Walter Hinck, Jerry Franchot, Paul Davidson, Ronald Ballou, Roger Polk, David Thompson, Gordon Fleming. cJjorm cJ lj e So you think you know your fellow students? You may be acquainted with them, but we boarders say you don ' t really know them until you ' ve been with them twenty-four hours a day, until you ' ve seen them in many different lights—when they ' ve had a fi t with their best friend, come down with the flu just before a big dance, dropped a bowl of gravy in the dining hall, gotten dressed up in their best for church or their worst for work squad, received a letter from their loved ones back home, or just crawled out of bed. You get the full benefit of a high school when boarding there, and you are more a part of the school.

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This year we ' ve had four dormitories, three of which were divided according to grades. The exception was Hooker House where the girls stayed with their House Mother, Miss Mascuch, She taught Aeronautics and mothered the girls. Also, a canary and a few mice lived at Hooker House, Another dormitory was Alumni House viiich was occupied by seventh, eighth, and ninth graders and directed by Mr. and Mrs. Roller. The boys there had it easy, because they could roll light out of bed, down the stairs, and into the dining hall for breakfast. Of course, it was harder for them to keep the place clean, with boarders and day students eat- ing lunch there, but they did a good job of it. Maple Hall, where the Peacham Academy Juniors and Sen- iors stayed, was noted for its honor system. After receiving a certain number of gigs (demerits) several of the boys were restricted for a week-end or put on work squad. Mr. Macdonald was in charge of Maple Hall, but Mr. Lee, Mr. Cubie and Mr. Lynde also stayed there. Also, Mrs. Sykes, the cook, resided in a room in the back of the dormitory. Last, but not least, we had Elkins Tavern, Mr. Clark had the pleasure of being in charge of this dorm, and only Sophomores boarded there. With Mr. Clark ' s excellent sense of humor and musical ability, there was never a dull moment. Mr. and Mrs. Foss, the owners of the building, and their two children also stayed there and took charge when Mr. Clark was away. Boarding at a school is something we feel every high school student should have the opport mity to do. Dorm life teaches you about others and how to get along with them, which is an important factor in preparing yourself for the future and your vocation. J jLLms- Jtu cn,