Proctor High School - Proctorian Yearbook (Proctor, VT)

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Class Hrstory ERESHMAN YEAR ln September 1948 twentv two young green students enterezl Proctor Hlgh School feellng rlch and cockv w1th over seventy hve dollars m thelr bank account At our first class meetmg we chose ohn Bresnehfm our presldent Rosalre Colburn v1ce presldent Earth Champme secretarv and Lrllran Kmg treasurer We found Mrss Gay ln the mathematlcs department Coach Brokaw 1n bovs hyslcal educatlon MISS Kemp m grrls phvslcal educatron MISS Hackett Englls Mrs ohnson rn the commercral department and Mrss Erwav muslc Mrss Towne was teachlng Englrsh Mr Wrlllams hrstorv Mr 0 Horo manual trarmng Mrs Eontame languages and Mrss Shanney home economlcs Uur prmclpal was Mr Parry Wlth MISS Gay as our sponsor we became known as a very thrrfty class wlth new ldeas After l1v1ng through the Freshman Receptlon Qlsucklly they d forbrdden a great deal that year' we started to make money but not too successfully We had our representatrves Lours Lertola and Albert Vlgneau out for football and Robert ohnson Albert Vlgneau and Lours Lertola out for basket ball and baseball We were proud too when L1ll1an Kmg made the cheerleadlng squad L1ll1an also went to the MUSIC Eestlval 1n Burlmgton Elmor ohnson and Louls Lertola were on Student Counc1l Mane Macek made hrst stung on the Grrls Basketball team After basketball came the Junror one act plays We presented Brlly s Errst Date w1th Mane Macek ohn Bresnehan LOUIS Lertola L1ll1an Kmg Elmor ohnson Ellen Bowman oan L Herault and Albert Vrgneau 1n the cast We won second prlze Thomas Geno dlrected the play We attended the Roman Banquet for the Latm classes We ended our Hrst school year wrth a bang up prcmc at Lake St Catherme SOPHCMORE YEAR The loss of one student Shlrley Hanson who got marrled left our class Wlth only twenty one students as we entered our second year We now had S117 79 ln our class pocket and we were stlll money WISC Some upper classmen sard that we were wrse per1od We agam elected ohn Bresnehan presrdent Ellen Bowman vrce presrclent Therese Kall1o secretary and janet Navarl treasurer We had only three changes 1n faculty Mr Srlvester became prmclpal Mrs Ploof home econom1cs lnstructor and MISS GL11Cl0II1 muslc lnstructor . In A Y 1 T ' V f ' ' J J J 1 ' K J J 2 ' I LIE 4: 4 , I , ' . 1 L . . . ' . , J h . I t 6 5 . , 5 . , . We had a Kmg and Queen Dance, food sales, and a few Saturday mght dances. l I 4' I A Y J J 1 T I Y ' . , . A ' 4 ff ' I . ,, . . ' . . . . 1 J r y 1 1 Y t ,T l - ! L 7 I , .p. . J p. , . . , , . . 4 : - - 4 . 4 1 w I I T ' , 5 1 '

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Agaln wlth Mlss Cay as our sponsor we undertook the followmg actlvl t1es Sophomore Hop food sales Harvest Moon Dance a sklt for Hallowe en whlch won us ten dollars and the Sadre Hawkms Dance whlch we held m the town hall We started the 1dea of football and basketball programs an 1dea whrch proved very successful I thlnk we enjoyed gettlng the ads more than anythlng We sold candy at the football games Louls Lertola and Albert Vlgneau were on the football squad agam wlth Bobbv johnson JO1I'l1I'1g them on the basketball and baseball teams Our basketball team won the Marble Valley League and went to the C Tourna ment IH Burllngton The sophomore play was Candy Co s on a Dret w1th ohn Bresnehan Chr1stme Hmds Marle Macek Lours Lertola L1ll1an Kmg and Albert Vlgneau rn the cast M3f1lyH Duprey and Shella Fay were drrectors Agaln We won second PIIZC The Roman Banquet was agaln held at the Sutherland Club and We were the hosts Ellnor ohnson and Lou1s Lertola were on the Student Councll L1ll1an Kmg was agaln 1n the all state orchestra at the Mus1c Festwal ln Burlmgton For the first tlme a PTIZC speakmg contest was held under the s onsorsh1p of the Woman s Club Marle Macek oan L Herault and L1 han Kmg represented our class L1ll1an Kmg won second prlze Aga1n we hnlshed the year off w1th a successful plcnlc at Lake St Catherme JUNIOR YEAR Oh yes our class was dwmdlmg to almost nothmg for thrs year we were left w1th only slxteen Arlond Tanner left for the Army Farth Champlne and Dorls Yorke became engaged Chrrstme Hmds moved back to Rutland whlle ohn Bresnehan transferred to M S Qur class olhcers were pres1dent Elmor ohnson vxce presldent Lou1s Lertola secretary ean Fregos1 and Mane G1ancola treasurer as she was noted for her 1ntegr1tv MISS Gay who became Mrs Norman ohnson went further toward makmg the h1gh school 1nto ohnson ohnson and ohnson Incorporated Proctor Hlgh School lost one of 1ts best frlencls tlus year Mr Call went to MOIF1SV1llC to teach To replace hrm came Mr Rogerson Coach Wells replaced Coach Brokaw who was called back 1nto the Army and MISS Dewmg took over Mlss Kemp s posrtlon 1n the physlcal educatlon department I Cctober a teacher wlth many years of long and falthful servlce to the oung people of Proctor MISS MHIIOH Hackett was forced to ret1re because of lflness Mrs Fontarne took over her dutles IH Engllsh whrle Mr Lepore and later Mrs Murphv taught Latln and Engllsh Money monev was our crv and ln our v1s1ons danced not sugar plums but gold and srlver The presentatlon of the Junlor one act plavs was one of our blggest projects OUI' class presented A New School for Wlves . . . , ' 1 1 1 Y 1 . I . D J . ll !! ll ' YY ' D ' 2 t, 4 , . , 1 I , L , . . , . . . ' n J 1 1 A1 1 ' ' 1 y 1 . , I , , 1 11 1 1 1 1' 7 ' J 7 -I ,J .I ' 1- y . , . . . . . y 1 ' - y - 1 1 . , . U ,, l . . . 1 , ,1 1 , ' 1 ' ' ll ' ,Y