Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, VT)

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Our class r011 was diminished to twentfr'six students. David Boni left our ranks to return to the Phihppmes. whie Gunhild Myhrberg moved to Rutland. At an early class meeting we elected our class officers. Theyr were president. Mary Bugglani; vice president, Virginia Lose; secretary, Paul Brown; and treasurer. Louise Marfuggi. Miss Haekett was again to be our sponsor. Our first activity as soPhomores was decoratin for the Freshmen recep- tion. It was fun to be able to law in at the proceeEingsr However. two 0! our classmates. Axel Anderson an Marilvn Du rey. were forced to step lagghang long enough to be initiated since they be missed it when they were res Les The Student Council was developed this year. Rita juhnson was elected as secretary, and Roy Peterson. representatwe. ' We presented Goodnight, Please. 1n the One'Aet Play contest and received second prize. There was much hissing during the laynali on the stage of course! Flick Parker and Kruge Catrigan starrerfas business- man and valet. The weeks rolled 0n and soon It was tune For the annual Sophomore Hop. The deeomtrons 1n astels of pink, green and yellow were outstanding. Socially, it was a tremen mas success. Financially, 1t rates little comment! Regardless of the scarcity of boys in our class, we were well represented in athletics. Robert Parker played all sports. George Anderson took part in basketball and baseball; Royr Peterson and Axel Anderson. tnotball and basketball; Ralph Santoro, basketball We were also able to boast of two members. Rita johnson and Sheila Fay, on the girlsh varsity basketball squad. Six sophomores. Louise Marfuggi. Georgia Anderson, Sheila Fay. Mary Buggiani, Rita johnson and Marilyn Du rey took a trip to Burlington in May to attend the Music Festival, another 0 the big events of the spring. T00 soon june had rolled around and the dmrs of P. H. 5. closed on our neverm'be'forgotten sophomore year. jUNIOR YEAR As our third ear of high School started we Found Eve new teachers. Mr. Williams replace Mr. Vassar m the History department. Miss Towne re- Flaeed Miss MeGillieuddy in junior hi 1: school. Mr. O'Hara took over shop rom Mr. Holbrook. Miss Gay was t e new mathematics teacher, and Mr. Brokaw came to manage the Physical Education department in place of Mr. Desrosiers. On return In hi school we Found our class reduced to twenty-four students when Donal Catrigan moved to Pittsfmd and Roland Champine left school. In our first class meeting of September. 1948, we elected M155 Hackett as our sponsor once a ain and chose the folluwing oHicers: Mary Buggiani, president; George An erson, vice president; Sheila Fay, secretary: and Louise Matfuggi, treasurer. Robert Parker was elected to represent our class in the Athletic Asso- ciation and Marilyn Duprey was elected to represent us on the Assembly Program Committee.

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6.43:! WkMy FR ESHMAN YEAR In September of '46, tWent 'nine Freshmen entered senior high school. These green, noisy members of e lower class soon Found that senior high was not very different From j unlor high school. At that time, the members of the faculty were: Miss Hackett tn the English de artment, Mrs. Fontaine as the French and Latin teacher. Miss Rowe in t e mathematics department, Mr. Hirtle in the manual training dee partment, Mr. Vassar as the history teacher, Miss Hall in the home economics department, Miss Edgett and Mr. Desrusiers were the physical education instructors. MiSS Wingett was in the music de artment, Mrst Ijohnson in the eormnercial department. Miss ohnson in the ethic. Miss McGi Iieuddy in the Biology department. Besides ing out principal, Mr. Parry taught chemistry, physics. and civics. We started our duties by electing the following class ufhcers: David Bani. president; Sewn Anderson, vice president; and Louise Marfuggi as tecretary-treasurer. e elected Miss Heekett for our sponsor. Dunn? the year we held various money making projects such as raffles, and Food sa es. As usual, the seniors started the year by initiating the Ftosh. The girls were burlap bags, hip boots, sixteen pi tails with different colored rib- bons, earmuHS'. a string af onions and a corn eoE plpe. The boys were women's hats, ni htgowns. long earrings. leg paint, lipstick, and heels. A good time was hat? by all especially the freshmen. We won thltd prize in the annual One Act Play contest. The name of the play was Elmer and the Love Bug. The cast consisted of Donald Car- rigan, Roy Peterson, Robert Parker. David Boni, Axel Anderson, Theresa Vigneau. Vir inia L050. Marilyn Duprey. Sheila Fay. Rita Johnson, Mary Buggiani, Ruth Peterson, and Louise MarFuggL Several Freshmen boys Went out for Football and the team had a fair season placing third in the Marble Valley League. In basketball several boys of our class made the Junior varsity. The varsity had a successful year winning the Marble Valley League Championship and they were eliminated by West Rutland in a close game in the B Tournament at Barre. This year the Girls' Glee Club went to Burlington to the Music Festival. tha Johnson played in the AII'State Orchestra. SOPHOMORE YEAR On September 2, 1947, the doors of P. H. S. were re-opened. It was through these doorways that we passed into our sophomore year. Consider- ing ourselves very sophisticated now. we watched the freshmen struggle to gain a foothold 1n the high school life, We were reared by three new teachers: namely, Miss Shanney, replacing Miss Hall in te Home Economics department, Mt. Holbtouk taking Mt. Hittle's place in shop classes, and Miss Kemp the gtrls' coach In place of Miss Edgett.

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Sheila Fay was elected vice president of the Student Council and Robert Parker along with Roy Peterson were our class representatives. We again took the task of selling candy and soda at the basketball games. The One Act Play Contest that year, was a succes; The juniors took hrst pnze. the freshmen second prize, and the sophomores received the third prize. In the district one act plays which were held at Rutland, Proctor was placed third. A whist party was held in May and along with the other activities It was a Financial success. Our basketball team entered the C tournament after a successful pla '- off against Bristol. We played Wallingford in the Hrst game and won. T e next game we won against Milmn oing into the finals. We lost a close game to North Bennington thus earning the second place in the C tourney. From thriljunior class Robert Parker and Roy Peterson played on the varsity basket- ba team. SeveraI girls From our class, jean Valach. Leah Kapitan, Sheila Fay. Rita johnson, Marilyn Duprey, Mary Buggiani, and Georgia Anderson. made the gitIs' varsity basketball team which was a success. Virginia Loso and M-arilyn Philhps were on the varsity cheerleading squad The Rutland Chamber of Commerce sponsored an essay contest on uWhy Rutland Needs a junior Colle e. Two of our class won prizes Marilyn Duprey won second prize of hftlv dollars and jane Aronson won the third prize of twentyehve dollars Mary Buggiani was elected to represent Proctor at Girls' State and both Roy Peterson and Robert Parker were elected to represent Proctor at Boys' State. Virginia Lose and Henry Loyzelle were chosen as marshalls at graduation We decided to have our junior From on Class Day in honor of the seniors and we planned a class picnic which was held at Lake St. Catherine the last day of school. Thus ended on: activities of a happy and prosPerous junior year at P. H. S. SENIOR YEAR September 6. 1949! just another .openirlg day of school to the rest of the classes. but to the senior class of Proctor ngh School it was the beginning of our Final year in high school. We were reeted by three new additions to the faculty. Mrs. Ploof replaced Miss S anney in the home ecoriomics department, Miss Guidotti replaced MiSS Erway in the music.department, and Mr. Silvester became our new principal in place of Mr. Parry. At the first class meetmg of the year We elected Mary Buggtani as gates? dent, Robert Parker as Vice Etesident, Louise Marfuggi as treasurer, and heila Fay a? secretary. Mlss Hat ett was again elected our class sponsor.