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

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22 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL VIEWS OF THE LONG TRAIL On November 6, through the courtesy of Mrs. Chatterton, Ver-gennes High School pupils had the privilege of seeing several lantern slides of the Long Trail, displayed by Mr. Congdon in the Assembly Room of the library. As the pictures were shown, Mr. Congdon gave excellent advice on hiking, and recommended to us the correct hiking costume. The different views and scenes of sunny hillsides, babbling brooks, and now and then a shady nook, were very impressive and beautiful. Harriet Daigneault, ’32 THE FRENCH PLAY As an editor of the French department, I am asked to write an article about the characters in the French play, and as the plot of the play hinged upon the difficulties of the American soldiers trying to make the French people understand, I think it would be better that I write in English. This play, “La Faim est un grand inventeur” was given at the gym November twenty-second. Everyone agreed that Arza Dean—Monsieur Crabuchet displayed real talent. Marion Jodoin—Madame Crabuchet, his wife—was noted for her excellent coffee, and made an ideal French hostess. John Harte and Richard Sheridan, two American soldier boys, played their parts with spirit. There was much laughter when Dick tried his own system for speaking the French language. It worked— sometimes. William Waterman was to have had one of the parts in this play, but due to his illness, John Harte took his place at the last moment. Kathleen Norton and Joyce Young—maids of the inn—were interested in the good-looking American boys. They acted their role with much life and were very coquettish. Marshall Bame, an ideal little French schoolboy, who had studied some English, turned out to be a friend in need to our soldier boys, for he helped them get a good meal. Gertrude Leonard, ’31

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BLUE AND WHITE 21 The morning session of this Conference was in the Medical Building of the University of Vermont, where representatives of school publications throughout the state listened to addresses and presented their problems. At noon the group were guests of the University at a luncheon at Hotel Van Ness, after which function the discussions were continued. Those in attendance were Joyce Young, Robert Larrow, Sam Fishman, Gertrude Fishman, Kathleen Norton, Gertrude Leonard, Lena Fanslow, Harriet Field, Owen Griffin, Doris Barton, Thelma Floyd, Mary Bourget, Mrs. Leonard and Miss McGovern. EDITORIAL STAFF REPORTS IN ASSEMBLY As Mr. Carter had issued the unalterable decree that none taking trips to conferences or the like should be exempted from reports about the events taking place, it fell to the lot of the editors of the different departments of the “Blue and White” to give a talk on what happened at the Editorial Conference at Burlington. In wrath, we even planned to startle the student body with couplets which we started to compose on the way home. For instance, we considered saying in unison: “We hate to speak, so very much, But if we don’t we’ll get in Dutch.” or I might have said: “On a struggle your story base, Be sure the hero wins the race; Let your story have a plot; It helps the interest a lot.” However, we thought better of it. Terror reigned supreme that eventful morning among the new members of the staff, but some very brilliant and interesting “orations” were given as each one told about ideas or inspirations gathered from what was said about his or her department at the conference. Much fun was had at the expense of the quaking editors. Kathleen Norton, ’30

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BLUE AND WHITE 23 ONE ACT ENGLISH PLAY The English play given November 22 was “Joint Owners in Spain.” The scene is laid in an Old Ladies’ Home. The characters are: Mrs. Mitchell, a director of the Home, Eleanor Forrest, ’33; Inmates of the Home : Mrs. Fullerton, Helen Jarvis, ’33; Miss Dyer, Ellen Thomas, ’30; Mrs. Blair, Doris Barton, ’30. The two most unbearable of the ladies of the Home, Miss Dyer and Mrs. Blair, have been put in one room. This makes them more disagreeable than ever until Mrs. Blair decides to divide the room. Taking a piece of chalk, she marks off her half. Each makes up her mind to live as if the other were not there. Of course the outcome is happiness for them both in their ownership of possessions in Spain. The French play was directed by Mrs. Patterson, the English play by Miss Wright. Mildred Evarts, pianist. Esther Graves, ’32 CLASS EIGHTS’ ASSEMBLY The Eights can give us a lesson on conduct, as they proved on November twenty-seventh in an assembly directed by Mrs. Morrill. Th'e program read as follows: Prayer and Flag Salute. Governor Weeks’ Thanksgiving Proclamation, read by Eleanor Van Kuren. America, the Beautiful, School. Play, “A Colonial School.” Music, Katherine Ryan. The play, “A Colonial School,” was a lesson on conduct and pictured the old school of Pilgrim days. The list of characters: Master Cheever, Henry Richardson. Prudence Smith, Margaret Carter. Patience Wilkins, Shirley Haven. Charity Winthrop, Barbara Bristol. Submit Parker, Winifred Gaunya. David Bonner, David Ryan. Joseph Sewell, Charles Ryan. Jonathan Carter, Cecil Sorrell.