Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, VT)

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Sammy Callus and Barrie Byrne were on the varsity basketball team this year, substitutes to be sure. but nevertheless on the squad. In the inter- class basketball games, the boys lost to the juniors and the girls to the Seniors. For officers, we elected Raymond Christmas, President; Burman Andet' son, Vice President; Olive Nelson, Secretary; and Evelyn Skjetne, Treasurer. Our sponsor was Miss Edgett. Most of the faculty were familiar to us' except for Mrs. LeV-arnway. our new mathematics teacher, and Miss Vogler, the new music teacher. Another event of the ear was the annual one'act play contest sponsored by the juniors. We won rst prim for our play, i'ElmerX! This year, three of our members were fortunate enough to go to Bur' Imgton for the Music Festival. The lucky ones were Lucille Pomarnville, Burman Anderson and Robert Cook. A few of the sophomores went on the Seniors' class trip to Lake Bomry seen; the test of us looked Forward to a long summer vacation. jUNlOR YEAR In September, 1945, we started our Junior year with thirty-nine eager upperelnssmen. Early in the year Barrie Byrne. Barbara Du rey, Rita Ratti. and Norma Buggiani transferred to Mount St. Josephs Acagemy and Robert Cook left to attend Vermont Academy. Bruce and Betty Blanchard were enrolled at Pittsford High School. Durin the year Lucrlle Pomainville, Aline Dupuis, Marcel LeVictoire, and Haro d Mortenson severed their con- nections with the class, and Tony Santoro answered the call of Uncle Sam. dwindling our class still further. Our ofhcers chosen for the year were President, Ray Christmas; Vice President, Bill Yakunovich; Secretary, Olive Nelson; and Treasurer. Burman Anderson. The faculty remained the same except for the Following changes: Mr. Desrosiers replaced Coach Carlyle Adams, Miss Rowe took over mathematics in the place of Mrs. LeVarnway. and Mr. Johnson assumed the duties of Mr. Beleher in the Manual Training Department. Six members of our clastyhrberg, Callus, Santora, Christmas, An- derson, and Johnson. participated in football; and in basketbail our manpower contribution consisted of Gallus. Russ Anderson, Christmas, and Burman Anderson. Proctor won the Southern Vermont Baseball Championship by winning over Bellows Falls. Christmas. M hrberg, and Callus were the three Junior stars on the team. Sammy Gal us rose to Fame by pitching a no'hitter during this season. In the interclass games, the boys lost to the seniors in basketball but the girls made a clean sweep in soccer, basketball, volley ball and softball Events held during the year were the junior Prom and the one'act play contest. We won the second prize in the play contest with Make Room for Rodney and added ninety dollars to our treasury. The treasury was further improved by the taming of a turkey.

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671215,; cgiifo'zg FRESHMAN YEAR Out Freshman Year! Our First year in high sehool-eand were we thrtlled? It was 1943 when we began our high school career, and we were all as pleased as punch. The hrst thing that greeted us was the faces of three new teachers, Mrs. Fontaine, Miss johnston, and Miss Edgett. It wasn't long before we organized as a class and elected our oHicers and a Spenser. The ol'hcers were as follows: President, Raymond Christmas; Vice President. Burman Anderson; Secretary, Evelyn Skjetne: TreasurEr, Barbara Duprey. Miss Edgett was chosen as our Sponsor. Our school year was htst distu ted by apple picking. Classes were small and little was accomplished for ahout three Weeks until the apple picking was over. The Freshman Reception came soon after this. We had heard so many exaggerations before the reception that most of us were a little in awe of what was going to hap en. The boys were dressed like girls and the girls were dressed in boys' c othing, but not in any manner that you might expect. They Were Wrong side out and backside Prone The seniors had a good time while we underwent the ordeal of being initiated into the high school; but needless to say, we survived. The freshman boys participated in the Freshman Basketball Tournament which was held in West Rutland, but were not successfulH-in other words, We lust. Both the boys and girls gave way to mightier teams at P. H. S. in the Intetelass Basketball Tournament. 1n the spring of the year we tecewed a surprise which was considered leasant by most of the students. The Mica Plant was short of help, so we had solid session for the remainder of the year in order to let some of the older girls work at the Mica Plant. We started our year with forty-four students, but We lost five. Richard Zapponi moved to Watertown, Massachusetts, and Barbara Lundbetg moved to Minnesota. Jimmy Fox, Francis Puckett. and Lucille Menard decided not to return to school. SOPHOMORE YEAR 1n the fall of 1944, we started our second year of Hi h School. Now it was our turn to watch the timid Freshmen and laugh at their mistakes. The Freshman Reception was the hrst activity of the year, with the Sephomores handling the decorations-suitable for the new Fteshies. Two of our classmates were missing this year. Barbara Lundberg moved to Minnesota and Lucille Menard left to attend Rutland Business College. However. two new members, Alvar Kivisto and Gustaf Myhrberg. joined our class to keep our numbers From decreasing.

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In the election For Girls. State, Natalie Ringhmd was chosen, With Helen Nordquist. as alternate. Raymond Christmas and Russell Anderson were the Boys' State selections with Gustaf Myhrberg and Sam Gallus as alternates. - Helen Nordquist and Ray Christmas acted as marshals at graduation. Thus we ended our Junior Year, with our hopes high In anticipation of- our most important year in High School. SENIOR YEAR September. 1946, found twenty-seven serious and ambitious seniors on hand. Filmy Burgess returned to school as our only class veteran From.the navy, and Charles Emerson came here from Johnson, Vermont. Raymond Christmas was unanimously elected President of the class; Carolyn Johnson, Vice President; Russell Anderson, Treasurer; and Natalie Ringlund, Secretary. We welcomed Mr. Party, our new Principal. who replaced Mr. Walsh. Mr. Hirtle took Mr. Johnson's place in the Manual Training Department and also taught Electricity, Miss McGillieuddy came to teach Biology in Mrs Walshk place; Mr. Vassar became our American History teacher; and Miss Wingett took over in the Music Department. Six seniors answered the call For football but only hve remained on the team Proctor placed third in the Marble Valley League this year. This year the Phantoms upheld the school tradition of good basketball by winning the Marble Valley League Championship. They traveled to Barre to partielpate in the B Tournament, and were eliminated by West Rutland in a hard-fought, close game. Five seniors were members of the team -Sam Gallus, Ray Christmas, Russell Anderson, Burmnn Anderson, and Charlie Emerson. As usual, our ever-hun ry treasury needed much nourishment. and toward this worthy cause ten poungs of sugar was tamed oH'. Following custom, we chose Spring Green as our senior play and presented it in. December to a very large, appreciative audience Miss Hachett, as usual, did a very Fine job of: directing. Its hunger appeased by these very prohtable events, the treasury subsided until Ninth, when it a ain began its demands. The traditional Boys vs. hGixls Basketball Gameielped a little, and its appetite was completely satis- Eed'hy a Bazaar given in Apnl. ' The. fruits of all this labor, a trip to New York, came the end nf May. Caiclyn Johnson was elected DA A. R. girl of the class of '47'. We congramlate her. Thus we end our high school career. The few bumps and knocks ine duped ahmg the we are overshadowed by the ha py events. The humps W11! be. forfmtenkt e good times we've had, and ricnds we.ve made we'll remunbm a ways. JEAN STEELE EVELYN MCCULLOFGH GUSTAF MYHRBERG Ame Knusm