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

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blue and white 21 Exrijattgp Roger Wendell, 31, Editor „ Note Against Trin But High-priced School Magazines. hrom time to time among my exchanges I come across small school magazines of from twelve to fourteen pages and priced from thirty-five to forty cents. 1 heir sale is attributed to school spirit. Is it school spirit or one ot charity or a fear of being branded a “piker” which causes the students to buy these magazines? When you stop to consider that the student can attend a movie or buy a thick and voluminous magazine of fiction for a lesser price, it is not hard to see why he would be reluctant to spend thirty-five cents for a magazine containing a few paragraphs of editorials, a dearth of school news, and a few jokes. MONTPELIER H. S. “PHOENIX” December 1930 We are glad to retain this delightful little publication on our exchange list. W e think, however, that more care should be taken in cutting the blocks for the front cover. It's a hard task-we know from experience. DERBY ACADEMY-“SPIRIT OF D. A.” November 1930 W e commend you for producing a very carefully worked out magazine. 1 he content, though conventional, is complete and pleasing. ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY-“THE ACADEMY STUDENT” Thanksgiving Issue I must express my gratitude for the large number of jokes in “The Academy Student, as it makes the position of Ye Exchange Editor very pleasing. The sketches at the heads of the various departments seem more cleverly done than in most school magazines. LASELL SEMINARY-“L A S E L L LEAVES” January 1931 I he literary efforts in your magazine we can only admire and not criticize There is a rather scant supply of humor in lse and Otherwise.” PEOPLE’S ACADEMY-“THE PEOPLEONIAN” Christmas Number I lie 1 eopleonian seems to be very carefully made up and balanced. We like especially the editorials. THE PETERSBURG H. S. “THE MISSILE” November 1930 W e wish you would tell us your secret of getting students to write for your magazine. The article “What Is Wrong with the Secondary Schools?” is in agreement with our own ideas. RANDOLPH-“SCHOOL NOOS” Thanksgiving Issue W e think that your cover has the best conventional design we have vet seen this year. Don’t you think thirty-tive cents a bit high for twenty or so pages of reading matter?

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20 VERGEXNES HIGH SCHOOL situated near Boston’s largest Department Stores—Filene's. Jordan-Marsh and R. II. White. It is a school of costume designing. drafting, dressmaking and tailoring. At present there are about twenty in my class, and each student receives individual help in her work. The school provides you with a practical course for professional use. Thanks to V. H. S.’s Home Economic Class for some of the useful things 1 learned about sewing. I wish you all success for the next issue of the “Blue and White.” Sincerely yours, Vonda 1. Hallock. ’30 Brooklyn. N.' Y. February 3, 1931 Dear Friends of V. H. S., The Methodist Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, where I am in training, is really a little world all its own. The hospital is situated on 6th Street and 7th Avenue, taking up an entire block. The main building, called the “Halls Building.” consists of three private surgical floors and a main floor on which are the various offices and the chapel. In the basement of the building are the accident ward, diet kitchen, and supply rooms. The operating rooms are also found in this building. To the right of the Halls Building are the surgical floors, which consist of a children’s ward, men’s ward, women’s ward, and a floor on which the waitresses live. To the left is the medical building, composed of a private floor for children and two medical floors. One of the newest buildings is the maternity building, six stories high and one of the best equipped maternity buildings in Brooklyn. The nurses’ home, including the gym and auditorium and the dining room,, recently erected, are lovely structures. From the roof of the home I can see the Statue of Liberty and a fine view of Brooklyn. My wish for V. H. S. is that they are enjoying their work there as much as I do mine, and I wish them the best success in the world. Sincerely yours, Reta Richardson, ’29 JEWELS A myriad of sparkling gems On meadow hill and lea; 1 wonder what you think they are— They’re many things to me. They might be diamonds shining there So beautiful they are; Perhaps an army of good cheer Besieging from afar. They might be fairies, elfin small, In some fantastic dance. Who by their happiness complete Just hold you in a trance. But never call them snowflakes plain, They’re more than that to me :- They're messengers to make our world More beautiful to see. Lois Bristol. '32

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22 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL THE ESSEX JUNCTION “CLARION” December 1930 Essex Junction always succeeds in publishing a small but very correct magazine, with good stories and excellent jokes. BELLOWS ACA DEMY “MERCURY” St. Albans, Vt. 1930 For a first attempt the St. Albans students have done very well indeed. We join them in their hope for more material to choose from and wish them every success. RUTLAND H. S. “THE RED AND WHITE” January 28, 1931 Your paper, with its chatty division of events of the week mixed with a generous supply of nonsense, is our idea of “what the student wants.”