Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, VT)

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jUNlOR YEAR September, 1949! Upperelassmen at last! As we entered our 'unior year. we found three new members on the faculty. Mr, Silvester too Mr. Party's place as principal; Mrs. Ploof replaced Miss Shanney in the home econnmics department. and Miss Guidotti replaced Miss Erway as music supervisor. - At the hrs: class meeting of the year we elected the followmg oHicers; Gary Fay. president; Janice Casey, vice-president; Patricia Ma , secretary; and Marilyn Nelson, treasurer. Mrs. Fontaine was chosen cass s onsort Eli Mazut became our representative to the Ahtletic Association; an Karen Oscarson, to the assembly committee. Myrtle Skjetne, Patricia Ma . and Gary Fay represented the class on the Student Council Myrtle was erected the vice-president. The First junior-sponsored social event of the year was the annual Sadie Hawkins Day dance. Almost life'size sketches of L'il Abner, Daisy Mae, and other Dogpatch characters, drawn by Nina Giancola, decorated the walls of the gym. AS usual when the girls escort the boys, the dance was a success hath socially and financially. In an all-out effort to im rove our treasury. Which was sufferin from anemia. we sold Christmas car 3, staticmery, and wreaths before the hoidaysr By New Year's our bank balance looked healthier. On the seventeenth of March we Sponsored the One-Act Play Contest. After having won third place for two years. we were overjoyed to win hrs: prize with the comedy, Married at Sunrise, directed by Mrs. Fontainee The members of the cast were Janice Casey. Louise Olney. Marilyn Nelson, Gary Fay, Clarence Capman, and Karen Oscarson. The pin was then resented in the District Contest in Middlebury. When the ju ge announce Proctor as the winner, we screamed for 'ov. On April Hrst the cast went to the State Drama Festival in Mont elier; andjahhou h we didn't receive one of the two prizes, we were praised iv the judge at t e crm ue. que of our class, Karen Oscarson, won third prize at the prim speakmg contest with her humorous impersonation of a talkative German mother in a railroad station. Soon after this the now almost semi-pro actors and actresses went on the road. Traveling to Beeman Academy in New Haven. the class presented Married at Sunrise and A Night in the Country. Karen repeated her prim speaking role. and Tommy Yakunovich Iayed the accordian. In May the same program plus vaudevi le acts and roduction numbers was presented as a highly successful Variety Show. The lhays of the band of Bulkeley High School. New London, Connecticut. were our guests at the show. dance, and m1dni ht supper. The girls. wearing costumes of the roaring twenties. appetites in the number. Dearte, and brought down the house. Raymond Malone , Marshall Fay, Lennart and Roger Nelson' Frank and Eh Mazut, and Lloy Anderson represented us in sports during this year. Our basketball team Went to the C tournament in Barre, but was defeated by Wallingford in the hrst game. Louise Olney and Clarence Capman went to the Music Festival in May. As the year drew toward a close, Gary and Marshall Fay were chosen delegates to Boys' State, and Louise Olney. to Girls' State. Louise was honored by being chosen first deh: ate from Girls, State to Girls' Nation, held in Washington at the end of Jufyt

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Eli Mazut. Karen Oscarson. Janice Casey and Marilyn Nelson Though we did wm only third prize. Marilyn Nelson, as the old-maid School teacher, receivedhhearty applause when she sailed off the stage. Eli Mam: also made um: 21 It. q Louise Olney was the only Freshman to attend the Music Festival in Burlington in May. In June. we had a class picmc at Goodwin's on Lake Bomoseen. We all had a good time. So ended our Freshman year! SOPHOMORE YEAR In September. 1948, we returned to Proctor High to start our secbnd year of high school. We now had one year behind us, and we watched the green Freshmen strugglmg to gam a foothold in the new life. lt'took some time to get to know all the new teachers' Mr. Williams, who had replaced Mr. Vassar in the history department; Mr. O'Horo. who replaced Mr. Holbrook in the she ; Miss Towne. who took over Miss McGilli- cuddy's position in junior high St 001; Miss Gay, the new mathematics teacher and Miss Rowe's successor; and Mr. Brokaw. re lacing Coach Desrosiers in the physical education department. Miss Erway had succeeded Miss Wingett m mumc. At our hrst class meetin , we elected our class nlhcers for the year Gary Faye premdent; Myrtle S jetne. vice'president; Patricia May, secretary; and Marilyn Nelson, treasurer. Miss Kemp was again our 5 onsor. That year Marshall Fay represented us in the Athletic Association an janice Casey was on the assembly committee. Myrtle Skjetne. was elected treasurer and Gary hay. representative to the Student Council. Soon we were ciecmating For Freshman reception and. unlike the previous year, were ahle to enjoy watching the. lmtlatmnl Ray Malonev, Clarence Capman, Gary Fay, Marshall Fay, Lenny Nelson, Roger Nelson, Eli Mazut. Frank Mazut, and Lloyd Anderson represented our class in sports that year. After a playoff against Bristol at Rutland High School. our basketball team entered the C tournament at Burlington. We won the First game against Wallingford and the second game against Milton. gaining a position in the finals. There we lost a close game to North Bennington and received the runner'up trophy. In the OneeAct Play Contest we presented the comedy, Scrambled Eggs Miss Towne directed. In the cast were: Marilyn Nelson. Janice Case . Louise Olney. Lenny Nelson. Rav Maloney. Clarence Capman and a bow of talented gold fish Because of the latter our Elass again won-third prize! In April we sponsored the annual Sophomore Hap which was a social success; and almost made some money. Before we could realize it. Fne had arrived; half of out high school eareerhad come to a cluse. Our e ass picnic. held at Lake Dunmore. was not a howling success

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On june fourteenth, as a tribute to the seniors, we held our junior Prom. It was a Stardust Dance, and decorations of midnight blue and silver accentuated the theme. Dolores Ward and Raymond Malone were marshals For graduation. Our year's activities closed with ecoration For raduation. the stage banked with pennies, and a picnic. following 1215: assemilyt The picnic was held at Lake St Catherine and included lunch. supper. boating, swimming, and dancing at the pavilion until midnight, So. exhausted by an active year, we welcomed our summer vacation. SENIOR YEAR We entered the school year in Septemhen 1951, with two changes in faculty. Miss Dewing took Miss Kemp's place in girls' physical education. Mr. Rogerson replaced Mrs Call in the science department. Later Coach Brokaw was called into the service and was replaced by Coach Wells. MiSS Hackett was taken ill and was replaced by Mr. Lepore who was later re laced by Mrs. Murphy. In February Miss Gay became Mrs. Johnson to everygody's confusion. for now we had three Johnsons on the Faculty. At our first class meetin we elected Gary Fay as preSIdent. Dolores Ward as vice-prestdent, Martin! Nelson as treasurer, and Patrieta May as secretary Mrs. Fontaine was at am chusen our class sponsor. Lenny Nelson was chosen to serve in the Ath etie Assoctatinn; and Louise Olney. on the assembly committee. Ray Maloney was eieeted president of the Student Council: and Marshall Fayr and Louise Olney, representatives. As soon as school was once under way. the long'awaited freshman reception rolled around. The fteshies wore elaborate costumes both day and evening. In an attempt to make Freshman Reception more entertaining. we chose as a central theme, the circus. and presented such acts as a trained seal, fortune teller, and the fat lady The audience seemed to enjoy It, and we suggest that other classes Follow suit. Our senior play, Our Mise. Brooks, was presented before Thanks' giving. Every member of the class took part. Mrs. Fontaine did a fine job of directing. Monewmakmg schemes during the vear included a booth at the bazaar, the sale of, Christmas and evervday car 5' and Christmas tree lights, a food sale, collecting waste paper. sehing at basketball games, same Saturdav night dances, and a Senior Ball, held during the Christmas vacation. e hall was decorated in red and green: and in an eH'ort to carry out our scheme. we wrote even the hnanciai results in bright red. Six seniors went out For football in the fall: Marshall Fay, Lenny Nelson, Ray Maloney. Frank Mazut, Eh Maeut, and Lloyd Anderson. In basketball hve of these same seniors won the Marble Valie ' League Championship At the C tournament in Barre they defeated Wihiamstuwn in the hrst game and then were defeated by Barton 1n the second game. Ray Maloney was chosen forward on the all-tournament team. 1 Louise Olney was chosen D. A. R. girl and later elected State D. A. R. Cir . Members of our class in the cast of the One-Act Play, a fantasy, Cracked Ice, which represented Proctor High at the District Contest held in Proctor in March were Raymond Maloney, Clarence Capman, Gary Fay, and Karen Oscarson. The play tied with Middlebury For second plaCe.