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

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THE BLUE AND WHITE. 6 ■Sophomores— Will you hear to us once more What we have to say to you, That your heads are very big But there’s little in them too. Now in History one you know But little about the Greeks, And in Geometry you shbw Much less knowledge about the streaks. [lines;] Seniors— Now, we hope you did not think You would be left out by us For we know that you are large And can make a lot of fuss. J ust remember dear seniors That we’re here to give advice 'So don’t think that you are it For with us you cut no ice. Sophomore Notes. Harris, ’08, is still in pursuit of the future subjunctive of that Greek verb. Willis, ’08, in history 1. The greatest thing Alanandar the Great ever did was to marry the daughter of Darius, king of Persia. None of Haven’s classmates seem to have followed his example in taking cold water baths. Harrris, ’08, says, “ One of the soldiers was inflated by Ceasar.” Field, ’08, has a new printing outfit. He devel-opes interesting .pictures daily. Freshman Notes. A Fisher one Grand-day rescued two diminutive butterflies on his way to Bristol, which were flying over a Field toward Mars-shell. The Fisher sold these Millers to a naturalist for half-a-nickel, and with this money he bought a Bristol brick, a stick of Tafv and a baked poTat(r)o. It seems that Fisher considers himself an infant from the definition he gave in English the other day ; which was: “All are infants under the age of twenty-one!” Miss Reed :What is a hem ? ” Taft: “ A hem is a gathering on a piece of cloth.” Notes of and for the Alumni. Since our last issue, the movement for the organization of a strong Alumni Association lias gone steadily forward. On March 3, a preliminary meeting was held in the school house. Thomas Bartley, who has been throughout at the head of the movement, told those present his ideas concerning the value of such an association. Mr. Bartley said that the aim of the Association should be to aid in every way possible the Vergennes High School. He then went on to tell of a few of the ways in which much might be accomplished. In the first place it would be the duty of every member to secure as many new members as possible for the school. In the second place the members might greatly increase the Athletic strength of the school by their attendance at games when strong teams were here. And last but not least, they might encourage the members of the

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4 THE BLUE AND WHITE. err. No one quality makes the true hero. Virtue is necessary and honesty indispensible. Habit must be guarded and spirit oonta oiled. To balance work and pleasure, to diaw the line, to iind the “happy mean,” this is the secret. It’s discovery makes heroes in the common walks of life as well as in its crises. There is nothing so widely THE read to-day as the newspaper. VALUE Let us see what is the value of OF reading it. NEWSPAPER In the first place, the news-READ1NG. papers of to-day contain the history of our times. We read from books the history of past ages ; is it less important to know the history of our own age ? Again, newspaper reading keeps us in touch with the active life of the world. Political questions are discussed in them, and, especially for the men, an acquaintance with these is necessary. Newspaper reading is an aid to conversation. The news of the day is much discussed in intelligent circles, and if one neglects to read the newspapers, he is greatly handicapped. To be able to understand and speak intelligently of the important events of the time is a great advantage to one in social life. It is necessary for everyone to keep up with the times, and in no way can lie do this so well as through the newspapers. It is true that there is much objectionable and worthless matter contained in the modern newspaper ; but one must learn to read what is of value and pass over what is worthless. This in itself may be a valuable training for the judgment. Thus we see that no one can afford to neglect the reading of the newspapers. We have been compelled to shorten this issue to about two-thirds of the material on hand for financial reasons. On this account several articles will go over to the spring issue. Senior CJass Notes. ■Soon after the Christmas vacation the question arose as to how the financial resources of the class might be increased. After several exciting meetings the class finally d eided to give a play at some time after Easter. Therefore, when at length the play is ready, all sisters, cousins, aunts, beaux and general well wishers ■ f the c'ass are asked to ire present. Carter, while translating the speech of Anchises, said, “ and thus the Senior (vix ea fatus erat senior) spoke.” Miss Adams is convinced that “manifesta tides ” means only “plain insurance.” Several of the members of the class have been out of school because of illness for a few days but we are thankful that there have been no cases of prolonged sickness. Among those who have been on the sick list are Miss Burge, Miss Belle Parker and Young, who had a bad case of the measles. N. B. Prof, says that Young’s kind won’t work again. W anted : Now that he can no longer depend on Willis, Young wants a new prompter. Junior Opinions. Freshmen— We, the Juniors wish to say That your heads are very thick And that ’tis impossible For you ever to be quick. We just wish to tell you now That you take but little pains And that Latin is too hard For such wee, wee little brains.

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6 TIIE BLUE AND WHITE. school in their efforts by subscribing to the “Blue and White.”' On the other hand the members would, he said, return from the annual banquet in June with a more kindly feeling'toward each other and toward the school which had done so much for all. They would also take up their work again with new courage after-having seen what some of their classmates were doing. After some general discussion, Professor B. C. Rodgers and Ii. W. MeCuen spi ke briefly on the increased size of the school, the work it was- doing and some of its needs. A general committee of seven was then elected to take charge of all of the preliminary work of organization. The committee consists of the following members : Miss Ada B. Crosby, ’91, T. II. Bartley, ’02, .Miss Mary T. Alden, ’05, W. C. Mid-dlebrook, ’05, Roy Spooner, ’04, Miss Edith McGovern, ’99, and Professor B. C. Rodgers. This committee was later subdivided, W. C. Middle-brook, Miss McGovern and Mr. Rodgers being assigned the work of drawing up a constitution and by-laws and the making of preparations for the banquet, while the other members are to take charge of the general correspondence. On March 10, a meeting of the committee was held and it was decided to publish, if possible, a leaflet containing the names and addresses of the alumni of the school. Let us all rally to the support of this movement and do what we can to aid the committee. The following notes may give one an idea as to what a few of the Alumni of the School are doing in1 the world. ’SO, Spencer W. Hindes is State Agent for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. with headquarters in Burlington. ’80, James Ten Broeke holds the chair of Philosophy in MeMaster’s University, Toronto, Ontario. ’84, William C. Fairbanks is now associated with his father who is Superintendent of the Connecticut State Industrial School. ’91, A. Bush Willmarth has become principal of the II. S. in Bennington, Vt. ’92, Ruth B. Fisher is teaching in the State Normal School at Johnson, Vt. 95, Samuel B. Botsford is a successful lawyer in Buffalo. 95, Dr. Charles X. MeCuen is connected with the Emergency Hospital, Haverhill, Mass. ’95, Frank Iv. Goss, who is connected with the A t. Life Insurance Co. was married on January 20 to Mrs. Agnes Belcher of Montpelier. ’90, Orvis Iv. Collins is principal of the II. S. in Valatie, N. Y. '99, M. Catherine Collins is preceptress of the II. S. in Liberty, N. Y. 01, Adolph C. Pilger graduated last year from Middlebury college, is now principal of the H. S. in Hart, Mich. At the banquet to be held June 18, all members of the classes of ’86 and ’90 are asked to make an especial effort to be present as this year is the 20th anniversary of the former and the 10th of the latter. All letters of inquiry should be addressed to Gkorgk C. Daviks, Vergennes, Vt. This article was sent in response to a request from the editor. Other schools will be heard from in our next issue. The Winter at Dartmouth. Winter is by no means the pleasantest season in Hanover. The tints of autumn or the green of spring far surpass the sombre brown of the past winter. From Christmas until Easter is the time when the most studying is done. The examinations, which make or unmake our fortunes, occur early in February and entirely All the minds of undergraduates as well as others. The social life of the College has been greatly increased by smoke-talks, concerts and the entertainments by Dramatic Club and the College Glee and Mandolin Club. The speakers at the smoke-talks have been men of large calibre from different lines of work. Mr. Paul Itedington, ’00, on Forestry, Mr. E. II. Baynes on The American Bison,