Rutland High School - Talisman Yearbook (Rutland, VT)

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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 ..

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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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NITA WARD has Wahiecy Do you believe in miracles? Many do not, but I want to tell you what happened to me this morning. I was looking out the open window when before my eyes I saw a newspaper come toward me bathed in yellow light. I reached out for this imaginary paper. I looked at the date-December 16, 1952. I noticed many articles about R. H. S, graduates of 142. Listen, while I tell you what 1 saw. 1 saw a picture of Edna Beauchamp in this paper, the caption- Dis- tinguished American Chosen Honorary President of Gordan's Select School for Select Boys. In the theatre section there was a column by the famous Eddie Smatresk, movie critic, CI'1e got his training at the Paramountj Alice johnson was honored with a medal for driving 100,000 miles without an accident. After riding with her while in high school, We can appreciate this. In the book review section I saw a review of The Average College Man, written by Barbara Dupuis. If we remember correctly, she has known enough college men to be an authority. There was a small advertisement at the bottom of one of the pages, Nice PictureseDone Nicely ,-jones and Kellogg Photographers. Dick jones is the outside mang Kellogg takes the Hnicen pictures. In the public notice column there was an announcement that Alison Cady was made manager of a E. W. Woolworth store, the first lady to manage one. What progress for the Defense Stamp salesgirll There was a picture of Natalie Eeather, Sally Dorsey, and Sally's dog Lar. The mayor was giving the dog the prize at the annual Midffown Dog Show. I couldn't fi ure out what Natalie was doing in the picture. I suppose, as usual, she talked iierself into it. For the lirst time in history a lady has been employed by Lucky Teterf' Who should be the honored one but our own Elizabeth Congdon? Many articles written about the foreign situation were the work of Ethel Spahn. We knew she got a lot out of Mr. Davis's Ancient History class. In the Sports Section I found a number of interesting items. An article