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

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BLUE AND WHITE 19 We then took French leave of one another and went home. Aside from all setbacks I considered the picnic a complete success. Henry M. Richardson, ’34 THE SEVENTH GRADE PARTY The Seventh Grade, Hallowe’en Party was held on October twenty-fifth, beginning at half past seven. The party was opened with the judging of the costumes by the teachers. The first prize went to Elaine D. Beach and the second to Margaret Carter. There were no prizes for the boys as they were not in costume. The festivities then began with the grand march led by Mrs. Morrill and the class president. The games played during the evening were bobbing for apples, spin the bottle, wink’em, and punching the forfeit board. In this last game the prize for the best acting was given to Winifred Gaunya. Refreshments of sandwiches, cake and cider were enjoyed. The party broke up after a grand and glorious time. Elaine D. Beach, ’35 ? HALLOWEEN ? Listen, dear readers, And you shall hear, What happened to V. H. S. so dear. Of course we knew something would happen . . . but there's nothing like . . . “knowing it all”! It is said, “Curiosity once killed a cat,” but what happened this time? Those boys! men?, well we hear . . . they got into the school through the keyhole and brought three wagons in their pockets. Also the fire escape was provided with a quantity of barrels—“They float!” They float!” No, not Ivory soap but . . . barrels ... in case of a flood. But alas! Alack! The next morning when curiosity brought the pupils to the school to “see the show” not a buggy in sight! Why must those telltale traces have been effaced so soon? Mary Bourget, ’33

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18 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL § rl)nnl Artimtira Thelma Floyd, ’31, Mary Bourget, ’33 FRESHIES’ INITIATION As you may guess, the Seniors were not the ones to let a class of Freshmen, especially Freshmen as fresh and green as we were (past tense), start their high school career'without any welcome. To prepare us for the coming ordeals they had us wear green ribbons (a pre-war custom), and in addition had the girls carry horns and the boys dolls. They also wanted us to clean the districts around their desks, but we wouldn’t stoop to that! At last the dreaded evening, that of September 6, came! The “Freshies” were in their “Seventh Heaven” of delight (they usually are), and trooped hilariously to the gym. It is really quite a delightful process, this initiating! Those scheming Shylocks had us do everything from electrocuting us to making us hop over imaginary lakes and jump from church steeples of the same class. After all these exertions they served us cookies and punch. Another consolation was ours in the thought that our turn was coming and that we would be Seniors some day . . . maybe! Mary Bourget, ’33 THE FRENCH PICNIC We decided when starting on Tuesday afternoon, September twenty-fourth, to have a one hundred per cent French picnic—not a one-fourth French and a three-fourths English one. We reached Fisher’s woods after a brief French walk. There we proceeded to play our French games, which Mrs. Patterson explained. We did not understand them, but they went much better than they would have if we had. We then sang French songs, or tried our best to, but it was more or less of a continuous solo by Mrs. Patterson. Very hungry from this great exertion we proceeded to eat of French hot-dogs and French fried marshmallows. Robert Larrow made it more Frenchy by talking as loudly as possible, waving his hands, and pointing.

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20 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL CLASS NINE’S HALLOWE’EN PARTY The “Freshies” held their Hallowe’en party at the gym November first. It was attended by about eighty pupils. Many wore original and pretty costumes while many others were amusing. The games and decorations were managed by Marion Leonard and Helen Jarvis. The refreshments were planned and served by Mary Bourget, assisted by Corinne Sorrell and Eleanor Forrest. The members of the faculty present were Mr. Carter, Miss McGovern, Miss Wright and Miss JDemeijitt. The remaining members were invited, but sorry to say, could not attend. Many amusing and enjoyable games were played, such as “Bewitched Bottle,” “How do you like your neighbor?” and “Wink’em.” Several prizes were awarded. A prize was won by Donald Clark for sewing most buttons on in three minutes. Madeline Bar-rows won a prize for balancing a pencil on the toe of her shoe while she walked across the room. Raiph Booth received an award for blowing a cornucopia way across the floor and back without touching it with his hands. Dorothy Remele carried on a spoon a blown egg held at arm’s length, and won a prize. Many others joined in these laces but failed. Prizes were chocolate figures suggestive of Hallowe’en. Refreshments were cake, cider and sandwiches. The cider was supplied gratis by Ralph Booth. The party ended about ten o’clock, everybody agreeing that it was a “whopping” success. In fact, it was the best party in the history of our famous class of ’33. Helen Jarvis, ’33 EDITORIAL STAFF OF BLUE AND WHITE ATTEND BURLINGTON CONFERENCE (Quoted from the Vergennes Enterprise) Through the courtesy of Mrs. Walter Leonard, Mr. William Lar-row, Mr. David Ryan and Mr. Max Fishman, transportation was provided, enabling almost the entire editorial staff of the “Blue and White” to attend the Conference of Editors of School Publications held in Burlington on November second.