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

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22 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL ttxrluuttjt' Roger Wendell, ’31, Editor THE PURPOSE OF EXCHANGES Exchanges are used for the express purpose of securing helpful criticism from more experienced people by which we can improve our school magazine and make it more adapted to the purpose for which it was intended. Compliments make us proud, but suggestions make us think. “R. H. S. CHIPS’’ The enterprise of a student body in producing a school paper as complete as the “R. H. S. Chips” is greatly to be admired. We think that the appearance of the pages could be improved if still greater care was used to keep the paper straight when passed through the mimeograph. “WINOOSKI HIGH SCHOOL BANNER” June. 1930 This publication is the finest we have yet received this year. The departments are all so carefully worked out that we can only suggest the addition of an exchange department. October, 1930 The above suggestion has been carried out, but the size of the book has been reduced, and so a great deal of important material had to he left out. The price was reduced, and therein lies the tale of woe. Lucky is the school that has access to a press and can produce as fine a publication as they wish by their own labor. “ESSEX JUNCTION CLARION” This school paper is very complete except for an alumni department. Our budding poets would do well to study the poems contained in the October issue. BRISTOL; “STATION B. H. S ” Though this paper contains but sixteen pages, counting the index and advertisements. it contains an astonishing amount of material boiled down to notes and facts.. This is a greatly disputed policy. THE HARDWICK ACADEMY “H ARDWICKIAN” The literary department is very interesting and the heading of your exchange department interesting and inspiring. We wish to acknowledge also the “Red and White.” We hope to continue exchanges with the following: “The Reporter” “The Lakonian” “Homespun” “The Goddard Record” “The Sutherland” “The Missile” “Lasell Leaves” “R. H. S. Searchlight” “Reporter” “Peopleonian” “Orleansonian” “Black River Banner” “Xeshotah News” “L. G. S. Messenger” “Skool Nooz” “H. H. S. Nooz” “Hi-Spirit” “D. H. S. News” “Aggie Echoes” “Vermont Cynic” “The Slate” “The Catamount”

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BLUE AND WHITE 21 Henry Richardson, ’34, Alumni Editor Doris Barton is attending Castleton Normal School. Ezra Booth is residing at his home in Waltham. Dorothy Broggin is at her home in West Addison. Ernest Burroughs is now a resident of Charlotte. Francis Casey is at his home in Bridport. Robert Collom is now working in Vergennes. George Driscoll is living at his home in Monkton. Florence Dugan is at the Nurses’ Training Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y. Samu l Fishman is attending the University of Vermont. Von da Hallock is attending the Baker School of Dressmaking and Tailoring in Boston. Robert Jackman is a student of Vermont Academy at Saxtons River. Marion Jodoin is a resident of Vergennes. Raymond Kingman is at his home in Ferrisburg. Leo McGee is in Vergennes. Miner Milo is at present employed by J. W. D. E. Ryan. Kathleen Norton is attending the University of Vermont. Katherine Ryan is taking a secretarial course at U. V. M. Richard Sheridan is a cadet at Norwich University. Ellen Thomas is a student at Castleton Normal School. Richard Torrey is working in Vergennes. George Torrey is living at his home in Vergennes. William Waterman is attending the State University at Burlington. Audrey Wetherell is living in Vergennes and is employed at the LeBeau Restaurant. Joyce Young is in college at U. V. M. As I glance over the correspondence of this paper I find three bulletins from the University of Vermont informing us that Samuel W. Fishman has been pledged to Phi Sigma Delta fraternity and jhat Onslow L. Brown and William M. Waterman have been pledged to Kappa Sigma. Calista Pecue has been recently named on the Dean’s Honor list at the University for high scholarship during the past year. Ellen Kellogg was one of three from the Women’s College (Middlebury) to be chosen to Phi Beta Kappa, an honor conferred for high standing in studies.

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BLUE AND WHITE 23 drinttprg Harriet Field, ’31, Editor The cold November days are here. The saddest of the year.” How many times we’ve heard those words. And yet to me they’re dear. They need not be the saddest days Of all. 'though they are drear; , One “three-inch grin” from anyone Brings loads and loads of cheer. For as the sun lights up the sky. The bittersweet—the wood, So will one grin light up our hearts, And soothe our saddened mood. But still, of all the things Fve named. They really are just half; There’s not a thing that helps you more Than one good hearty laugh. Lois Bristol, ’32 SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS Extension of seats to afford room for R. Ryan’s legs. Speaking tidies for the girls of the Senior Class. A scale of. marks more encouraging to Latin and American History students. Shipping of the Eights, who cannot stand confinement, to the wild open spaces. A door to the main room large enough for two hundred to pass abreast. A painless, quick, and easy method of extracting athletic dues. A method of any sort for obtaining material for this paper. A few jokes for the Grinnery which do not smell of camphor and preservatives. A pencil sharpener that will function without annoying Mrs. Patterson. A way of getting by Mr. Carter with an unprepared lesson. Some lesks for Room I which do not have collapsible bottoms and unapproachable cavities. A quick and certain means of execution for the “better-mark-than-you” fiend. False covers for exciting novels, made to resemble text books. A quick, sure, and reliable antidote for long assignments. Some key to understanding French class conversation. “Horace!” gasped the poet as he entered his friend’s room. “Why. is there anything wrong. Rudolph?” inquired Horace. “Wrong! I wrote a poem about my little boy. I began each verse with the line: My son! My pigmy counterpart !’ ” “Yes.” murmured Horace. “Read.” he blazed. “Read what that idiot compositor did to that beautiful line.” Horace took the paper and read: “My son ! My pig! My counterpart!” —Selected.