Richford High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Richford, VT)

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R. H. S. SEARCIILIGHT I3 Phlltfi by Richford Studio , BASEBALL TEAM 1926 ATHLETIC EDITORIAL Our athletics this year have come up to the usual standard of the school. The boys' basket ball team, to be sure, was not very successful, but we kept up our courage and are now starting on an apparently good baseball season. Needless to say athletics play an im- portant part in school life. They should be given only a fraction of time, but that frac- ton should be a real one. Would not one way to make it count be by having right from the start a salaried coach or someone especially fitted for the position? Should not such a person be held responsible for a course in athletics as other teachers are for their departments? So far our coaches have been chosen in a haphazard manner, it has been a case of anyone, who would do the training. If we had a hired faculty coach he could be given authority to insist upon the boys training. Diet and other health habits certainly tell. In two of our neigh- boring schools one member of the faculty is hired because of his ability as a coach as well as an instructor. That both of these school put out winning teams seems quite evidently due to this system. We would like to have it tried out at R. H.. S. There is ample room on our own school grounds for the practice of field sports such as running, jumping, shot-put discuss throw- ing, etc. The number of pupils who can play on a basket-ball or baseball team is necessarily limited, but any number can qualify for these other forms of sport. An out-door track meet, one for the girls and one for the boys, held in the fall would be just the thing for us. Supervised exercise should not be for a few only. Fortunately for us we have now a per- manent baseball diamond. This has been made possible thru the forsight and gen- erosity of several of our citizens. We hereby express our appreciation of what has been done for us. May the interest that the new playground has awakened continue to grow in the school and community. ATHLETICS Opp. R. St. Albans at St. Albans 25 0 Swanton. at Swanton 13 5 North Troy at North Troy 0 20 Johnson at Richford 11 10 Swanton at Richford 2 9 Johnson at Johnson 13 19 North Troy at Richford 4 21 Enosburg at Enosburg 9 12

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34 R. H S. SEAKLIHLIGHT A CLASS IN HO.ME ECONOMICS COMMERICAL WORK The required studies in this department, as shown on page 28,are only those which have a definite value for boys and girls who expect to work in the field of business, al- though there is opportunity to elect a cer- tain number of studies from other groups. Elementary Bookkeeping 1Class 51 The object of the first year's work is ill to lay a solid foundation for the study of advanced bookkeepingg Q23 to give the pupil a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of bookkeeping and thus make it possible for those who cannot continue in school longer than this one year to take up the work of an assistant bookkeeper in any well organized office, or to take charge of a simple set of books. Simply theory work is given first, addin.g business practice after a proper ground work in the principles of debit and credit has been laid. Advanced Bookkeeping fClass 61 While it is not possible to study various systems used in all kinds of business, it is the aim of the course to cover the more common kinds, such as commission, retail and wholesale grocery, manufacturing, etc.. in order that the pupil may become familiar with the widely used labor-saving devicts and methods. Penmanship An easy style of slant business writing is required. Home work for each pupil is considered essential. This course occupies 3 periods per week. Commerical Arithmetic This course, intended primarily for puplis in Class 4, gives a thorough, rigid re- view of arithmetic with a great deal of em- phasis on short methods and rapid calcula- tion. The various divisions of the subject which are especially used in business are taken up in greater detail than in previous arithmetical Work.

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14 R. H. S. SEARCHLIGHT LA FACE SANS GLOIRE CUn Resume De La Comedie Heorique, Cyrano de Bergeracj Adorable, affable, bon, courtois liberal Spirituel, courageux, avec les elegances morales, Falot, un physicien, un independant, Un franc tireur des lettres, un savant, De pointes, de realisme trivial, un amateur. Un peu fou, un poete de talent inoui, un auteur, . Un homme d'imagination bizarre, un moraliste, Un musicien, un remarquable humoriste, Paradoxal, grand riposteur du tac au tac, Ceux sont les moyens de Cyrano de Bergerac. Donc, je dirai un peu de sa vie historique, Mais plus de son air, et moral et physique. En seize cent dix-neuf, d'un famille gasconne, il est ne Son education premiere est recue d'un cure Plus tard, 51 Paris, on l'envoie au College Beauvaisg Jusqu'a ce qu'il e-ut dix-neuf ans, il y restait. Quand du College il partait, Dans les gardes royales. il entrait, Ou il se repute un grand bretteur. Mais, en, ans plus tards, a la litterature, A la physique, il se devouait. En l'annee Seize cent cinquante-cinq, il est mort assassine. Rimeur, ferrailleur, voyageur aerien! Et quel aspect heteroclite que le sien! Mais bizarre, excessif, extravagant, falot, Il eut fourni, je pense, El. feu Jacques Callot. Le plus sol spadassin at mettre entre ses masques: Feutre e panache triple et pourpoint a six basques, Cape, que par derriere, avec pompe, l'estoc Leve, comme une queue insolente de coq, Il promenait. en sa fraise a la Pulcinella, Un nez!-Ah! reellement, que nez que ce nez-le. On ne peut voir passer un pareil nasigere Sans s'ecrier. Ohl non, vraiment, il exageref' Puis on sourit, on dit: Il va l'enlever- Mais Monsieur de Bergerac ne l'enlevait jamais. Soltl et vo1c1 sa phllosophie,-etre lufrubre, Rever, chanter, passer, rire, etre seul, etre libre, Avoir l'oeil qui regarde bien, la voix que vibre, Mettre, quand il vous plait, son feutre de travers, Pour un oui, pour un non, se battre,-ou faire un vers. Travailler sans souci de gloire ou de fortu ae, A tel voyage, auquel on pense, dans la lune! Une Epitaphe Philosophe, physicien, Rimeur, bretteur, muscien, Et voyageur aerien, Grand riposteur du tac au tac, Amant aussi-pas pour son bien!- Ci-git Hercule-Savinien De Cyrano de Bergerac Qui fut tout, et qui ne fut rien. Par Georges Edwarde Currie '27 JOKES Says Esty: I've nothing but my saxaphoneg Amy's nothing but her song: ' I think I'll get a violia And then we'll jazz a'o'1g. Boomy is getting downright lazy these days-one of Hurtubise's horses wouldn't take the bit and Boomy talked to him until he yawned. Driver: Madam, I am very sorry I killed your dog. Will you allow me to replace him? ' Madam: Oh, dear. This is so sudden. Miss Bush: What did you say? Tud: Nothing. Miss Bush: Certainly, but how did you express it this time? Miss Esty at the board in Geometry Class: Of course, I know I have a rotten figure. Livingston: How did you sleep last night, Tud? Tud: Not so good, old cheese, I dreamed I was pitching pennies and tossed all night. Tud's version: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, . If my Ford won't go, then walk I must.