Vergennes Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Vergennes, VT)

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8 Limericks THE BLUE AND WHITE. Another fond youth went to sea ; On an isle he long wished to be. And when he got there llis Ellen so fair Signalled, “Yes Doc it’s all skee.” Although Harris, ’08, Very often is late, He always does pass To the next higher class Even tho’ he does hibernate. There was a small girl named Jeanne, Her temper was calm and serene; But she set up a cry, And wouldn’t “ by by,” For her daddy was not to be seen. The minister’s son is a good looking chap (?) And he says that for girls he don’t give a rap. But although we ought not, we do doubt his word For on Comfort hill there dwelleth his Bird. At her in school time he often does glance And thinks of the pleasures which follow a dance. A studious fellow is Meigs And long are his nose and his legs. With the girls he’s in line, And spends all his time And is happy to be near that sex(tion). Stone, ’06. “Not one kiss more Did she say that to me? When the mistletoe’s gone There’s no fun 1 can see.” In this town there’s a girl named Parker And often a lad came to spark her. But she sat on high banks, And never said thanks, When the youth wished ’twould grow darker. Harris, ’07, is the best in Greek II And if you should ask why ’tis true I’d answer as simple as simple can be That the only one in his class is he. A wonderful hunter is Field, To his weapons the beauties all yield. With his box and his smile, Which he wears all the while, Yes a wonderful hunter is Field. Willis, ’06 is very prolix And brags of his sand When there’s none in demand. When his part comes to Belle He feels like well— His sand falls below The mark of zero.

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THE BLUE AND WHITE. Pres. Lucius Tuttle, of the Boston Maine R. R., on Advice to Young Men, Mr. Chas. M. Jessup of New Yotk City on The Responsibility of an American Citizen, Hon. C. H. Prouty, ’75, member of the Interstate Commerce commission, on The Freight Rate. The basket ball season of 1905-06 has been a most successful one for Dartmouth. The team won every home game but one, losing only to Colgate. The home games were concluded with the astonishing victory over Williams, which was not able to score a basket from the floor, but made all her seven points from fouls. On the trips Dartmouth defeated Columbia, Princeton, Williams and Colgate. One game was lost with the Wesleyan team, concluding a series of four games with that college this season. Dartmouth, by defeating Columbia, Princeton, Yale and Williams, which has , won from Pennsylvania and Harvard, is acknowledged the champion among the Eastern colleges.. The relay team has lost the two mile race to Yale in a meet at New York. At the B. A. A. meet Dartmouth won the two mile relay from Pennsylvania. This coming spring wall have a dual meet with Harvard, May 5, and two weeks later will occur the New England Intercollegiate Meet. Among the non-athletic organizations, the Dramatic club took its first trip early in January, meeting with good success. Another trip will be taken after Easter. The Glee and Mandolin Club' enjoyed a very successful trip to different points in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, returning with many flattering comments of the Press. The Debating teams, however, were not successful in winning either from Brown or Williams, but nevertheless deserve great credit for the work they did. The team represented Dartmouth well and there is no disgrace in losing manfully. The Freshmen Debating society has maintained an existence during the winter and the team to represent us against the Sophomores has been chosen. Such an organization is very helpful and I think a debating society might well be established in V. II. S. Since there are no facilities for basket ball, the winter term could be devoted to debates both between classes and with other schools. Debating gives practical work that every one should take up in order to speak well. Probably the most important event of the winter was the opening of Dartmouth Hall for academic uses. The exercises connected with the opening were of the simplest character, the formal exercises attending the presentation of the building to the College trustees by the Alumni taking place at Commencement. I take from “The Dartmouth” a description of the building. “New Dartmouth Hall takes its place as the most elaborate and expensive structure in the group of buildings that comprise the new Dartmouth. The building is constiucted of red brick, and is trimmed with the Deer Island granite from Maine. The building is one hundred and fifty-six feet wide. New Dartmouth contains on its three floors forty-two rooms, eight on the first floor, fifteen on the second and nineteen on the third. The first floor will be devoted to the exclusive use of the English department. In addition New Dartmouth will be the home of the Latin, Greek, French, German, Philosophy and Art Departments. Each recitation room is twenty-five feet square and is fitted with convenient black-board accomodations. The desks consist of but a single heavy plank of birch with chair seating. The large auditorium corresponding to the Old Chapel occupies the center of the first floor. It is one story in height, seventy-four feet long and fifty-four wide. Sloping towards the speaker’s platform on the east side of the room, old-fashioned bench seats are used, except in the pit, where the revolving table armchairs are used. The beautiful and graceful belfry which surmounted the old building has been accurately duplicated in the new. The bell is the gift of J. W. Pierce, ’05, and the clock of Dr. W. T. Smith, dean of the Medical school. New Dartmouth is simply the old resurrected, but in more enduring material. As the old Dartmouth was the leader and the center of the College during the first century of its existence, so the new Dartmouth in beauty and sumptuousness assumes the position of leadership among the buildings of the Dartmouth of today.” Richard Dean, Dartmouth ’09.

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TIIE BLUE AND WHITE. 9 Stories. Harry’s Victory. With his heart full of anger and disappointment Harry Mason took down his hat and started for the potato patch. His eyes were flashing and his every movement showed plainly that he was very much out of sorts. “That’s always- the way, I never can go anywhere ! I always have,to stay at home and work. Uncle Henry always finds something for me to do if I ever plan to go anywhere and if he can’t, Aunt Minerva can. Now there’s Tom Clark, he don’t have half as hard a time as I do, and has a little fun once in awhile. I wished I lived some place 'else. These potatoes don’t need hoeing, it’s just an excuse for spoiling my good time.” Far down the road the lusty cries of a wagon load of boys were heard, which perhaps did not help Harry to bear his disappointment any the better. “It’s our nine, the ‘Crescents,’” cried Harry, watching them with eager eyes, “and they’ll stop for me. I wonder if there’s a ghost of a chance that Uncle Henry will change his mind and let me go, but no, he never does when he gets his mind made up and he won’t this time.” At that moment the load drew up at the gate and inquired where Harry was. “He ain’t going today, boys,” replied Mr. Mason smiling, “he’s got to hoe the potatoes, weeds are getting thick.” “Oh yes, do let him go this once,” came from all the boys in a chorus, but to no avail, and they soon drove on leaving Harry behind. The “Crescents” were to take part in a game of baseball with the “Invincibles” of Graniteville to decide the championship of the two teams. Each team had won a game in the series of three, which had been arranged at the opening of the season. The tirst game at Graniteville resulted in a victory for the Crescents by a score of four to three. The triumphant return of the Crescents and their midnight bonfire need not be described. Then preparations for a return game had begun. But more time had been spent in leveling the field and composing flaming posters than in practicing Fully two hundred people had gathered to witness the easy victory. Things had not gone just as had been expected. It is true Harry’s home run caused some excitement but the final score stood three to one. The horns and drums of the “Invincibles” were now busy, but “long and loud were the lamentations of the Crescents.” Stubborn faces gathered round while the coin was tossed which decided the scene of the next game. The result was that it should be in Graniteville. Harry was the most skillful player on the team and his excellent catching had played no small part in the first victory. He was very anxious that his team should win this especial game and every boy on the team was as sorry as himself that he could not go. As the load rolled away, our hero returned to his work with a heavy heart. Harry was not a lazy boy and generally liked the farm work but today it was different. Soon afterward he heard his uncle and aunt drive out of the yard toward the village and he knew that he would be left alone all day. What a chance to run away and join his friends after all! The temptation stared him in the face, but at last he put it away and went back to his work. At noon he ate his dinner of bread and milk in the lonely house and, after doing a few chores, went out to the potato patch again. After he had finished the fifth row he exclaimed: “Whew! it’s hot, I guess I’ll rest a few minutes.” Near by were some small evergreen trees growing close to an old stone wall, and it was into these that Harry crept out of the hot sun. Pretty soon he thought he could hear the sound of voices and raised nimself and looked through a crack in the wall. Yes, there were two tramps talking in subdued tones. “I tell ye, it’s the chance of a lifetime. The cashier has gone off fur his vacation and that greenhorn teller of his’n can easily be scared out of his wits. ’Member at eleven o’clock sharp though the side winder.” Harry straightened up and looked blankly into space for full five minutes. What could it mean? Were they plotting to rob the village bank? Yes, that was certainly it. But what should he do to thwart their plan ? Harry was not long idle but ran to the house to inform his uncle and aunt, but found to his dismay -that they had not yet arrived. No time must be lost, however, and a horse was quickly saddled.