Rutland High School - Talisman Yearbook (Rutland, VT)

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ROBERT L. ALLCOTT l 4255 053222 y On September Sth in 1939 after a rollicking week on the merry'go-round at the Rutland Fair, we met happily about the side doors of our new home. The Seniors met us -ioyfully. We soon found out their toothy smiles were meaningless and that we were merely being saved for a period of hazing. Strangely enough, after the week was over, there were still theoretically one hundred and seventy freshmen, which meant that none of our classmates had been drowned or clubbed. However, many of our sturdy men had colds in their little heads. The Freshman Reception was our first big dance. Some Seniors said that we did an overjustice to the cider and doughnuts, but being young and active it was quite natural. All in all, it was a hne welcome to the school. We entered wholeheartedly into the clubs and sports. Many boys were out for football and later the Frosh basketball team ran up an outstanding record while the girls went in for field hockey and basketball. Eventually the elections were held and Bernard Kazon won the presi' dency and Edna Beauchamp the vice-presidency. It was a great relief, with exams safely out of the way, to sit in class and daydream about the summer to come. The summer came and went and we were back together again, much older and wiser, in the Sophomore year. The Freshmen were a scream. As Sophs we struggled with new studies and managed to he represented in all school activities. Edna Beauchamp was elected our president, Dick Fuller vicefpresident, Ken Rabidou treasurer, and Agnes Fox secretary. The Sophomore year led to one discovery after another. Being free of the Freshman complex, we set out to develop our talents. Several promising actors and actresses made their appearance, while the Red and White accepted some hopeful young journalists. Another year slid by with the unity of the class growing stronger and the friendships becoming deeper and more important. For the third time we returned to the big red brick school more conscious of our relationship to the not too far off outside world. We elected Edna Beauchamp class president, joe jones vice'presidentg john Hoag treasurer, and Jerry Porter secretary. The positions in the National Honor Society were bestowed upon Sally Marsden, Edna Beauchamp, janet Perkins, Mary Lee and Bernard Kazon. The question of class rings arose and for several weeks opinions were generously voiced, but we finally selected a ring that refused to turn black.

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Wleszkbfzfk 52710255 RICHARD FULLER Tonight it is my pleasure as President to welcome you all, on hehalli of the Class of 1942, to our Class Night entertainment. Four long years have we waited for this occasion, and now it is with sadness that we must leave Rutland High School and go out into the world. Not since 1917 has a class heen graduated into such a world of strife and sorrow, hut 1 am confident that we will all do our hest to end this horrible conflict as did the memhers of the Class of 1917. Many of the young men of this class will soon he in the armed forces of the United States. We shall he proud of them, The girls as well as the hoys may he in the army hehind the army in various defense projects. Their worlc will he equally essential. We wish to thank our Princi al, Mr. Mayo, and the facultv for the sincere P , , hel and encoura ement they have heen willin to ive us at all times, P g . g g NNe are grateful to our parents for the opportunity to attend Rutland High School. May our future accomplishments giustiliy their elliorts, Rutland High School has kindled friendships which will never grow cold, and of all the memories that we are taking with us from our school, if these friendships alone remain with us forever, we shall he well satisfied and rewarded .

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55255 Uqfibly Bob Rondeau headed the unlor Prom commlttee and slullfullx orgam ed the Good Shlp R H S IH the gym VVho can forget the green rowboat that hung perllouslv under the balconv? Ten young men of the class were sent to Boys State 1n Northfield Vermont for a week of pO1lIlCS Two hundred and hltv boys elected oe ones thelr governor and our bovs all held hrgh pOSltlOUS The Hlgh School baseball team was runner up ln the state champlonshlps m 1941 and several of our class were varslty men ln basketball football and track we were dolng our part There was much speculatlon toward the clo e of the year concernlng the sensatlon of becomlng Senlors 1t was only three short months before our v1s10n of power was reallzed 1n the fall of 1941 we began the long last m1 e The hrst thmg we drd as SCHIOFS was to welcome the mcommg Fresh men We had become hardened campalgners and lf was a delrght to see the Freshmen talclng things serlously Thev turned out to l'e a rather decent sort and we treated them well accordlngly The responslbllltles of class presldent were turned over to Dlclc Fuller Gerald Moore was vlce presldent ohn Hoag secretary Ken Rabldou as treasurer handled over four hundred dollars ln class dues What a job' The new Momtors became standard equlpment whlch meant that now there was always someone nearbv to polce rn the rlbs Orr Monltors have operated verv efhclently wlth oe ones as thelr leader Thev enjoyed guldlng the wanderlng Frosh mto the fold After many weeks of rehearsal seventeen semors staged the comedy Don t Talce Mv Penny whlch met Wltll enthuslastlc acclalm from all quarters Soon after th1s the mus1cal comedy Fur and Warmer drew large crowds and made another h1t Great excltement was aroused over the selectlon of the valedlctorlan and salutatorlan as we were all close contestants 1.orra1ne ohnson and Mary Lee Finally won the honors and the remalnlng one hundred and hfty eight of us trled to be good sports about the whole thing 1n the lournallstlc world Bernard Kazon made a prlze w1nn1ng paper out of the Red and Whlte and the Talrsman stall be an thelr Job And now comes graduatlon and we shall be toget er for the last tlme ts classmates The school that has seen us through these lmportant years of our llfe Wlll never be forgotten 1t has been here among hne young men and vxomen that we htve seen our Ideals and ambltlons develop And It has l'een here that vxe have been Inspired and encouraged bv our prlnclpal and faculty We leave to be absorbed by another world Wherever we go we shall lteep the memorles of our vears 1n the class of 42 nearest to our hearts 1 I .I lv Z 4: . nr 4 1 1' , . v ' ' 1 .I .1 7 1 ' . , ' C Y .J 1 . L ' . 1 . . J 1 I t V . 1 . f . . j j , 1 . 1 ' sa y ,, . . . , . J , , L ,. - - L4 - n L . 'L L ' 1 . . 1 L . . '. ' L .1 L1 - H - - - L i L, tt . L . v - , - c t L . , L. I 1 L , I . ' - as rs ! t L ..