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

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BLUE AND WHITE 13 irbrntl Artimttea It was a request of the Student Council that each Monday morning the student body come together for a short assembly. The special feature of the first assembly on Nov. 28th was music —two selections played by the high school orchestra under the direction of “Miss Waterman.” Margaret Carter SENIOR ASSEMBLY PROGRAM Calling our imaginations into play the Seniors in their own novel style put on the play entitled “Christmas Flight.” which portrayed the aerial voyage of a group' of girls on Christmas Eve. Their plane, as we were informed in due time, was equipped with marvelous devices by means of which the travelers could sge and hear everything in the lands over which they were flying. The pilot of that most extraordinary craft was none other than Amelia Ear-hart herself, who is well known to us as Ruth Yattaw. Charlotte Miner, Marion Leonard, Helen Jarvis. Mary Bourget, and Eleanor Forrest played the parts of typical ultra-modern girls. En route they passed over the greater part of Eurasia, enlivening their conversation with merry jests and interesting comments and bits of information both poetical and prosaic. Meanwhile they looked down upon groups from the various countries over which they passed who represented their native Yule-tide customs in tableaux. As they turned home-ward the boys and girls of “America the Beautiful” sang this song, visualizing to the girls the universal spirit at Christmas-tide. I felen Jarvis, ’33 ASSEMBLY PROGRAM, DECEMBER 27, 1932 “When the ice breaks—what next?” This pertinent question was the subject of an assembly tiilk given by Mr. Carter in December. It is a question which any one of us might be called upon to answer at any time, and it is wise for ns to have definite solutions at hand. Mr. Carter first dealt with the dangers in breaking through the ice:— loss of one’s wits, clinging together (in case of a group of skaters) and shock as a result of the cold. Upon these three dangers were built the methods of rescue and precautions to be taken afterward. One point of great importance is restoring the circulation by exercise after the rescue. This should never be overlooked, as the numbness from the sudden plunge may have serious results. Three things are necessary on the part of both the unfortunate ones and the rescuers. These are calmness, courage and persistence, qualities which apply to any emergency, but especially to one of this sort. Mary Lance, ’33

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12 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL lEMtnriala TRUE BALANCE With the banking crisis uppermost in discussions, articles, and conversation we wonder if an apt comparison cannot be drawn between financial and mental reserves. We hear now of people who are unearthing “buried treasure,” long-hidden, hoarded gold. Are we not perhaps hoarding our gold—our best? Do we give the best that is in us? Do we hold back our impulses of generosity, our powers of leadership? Just as a financial situation becomes strained and uncertain when gold is kept from circulating, so the situation becomes uncertain when our capacities for sympathy and understanding are restrained. Use may take the brightness from gold, but the quality and value remain untouched. Gold is material. Use cannot lessen the value of joy, kindness and gentleness. They are things of the spirit. In business, in sports, in work and in play there is a constant demand for the superfine—tangibles and intangibles. Can we and do we supply it? It is true that we must save as well as spend that we may have reserves to draw upon, but let us keep the saving and spending columns balanced. Illustrations Contributed by an Alumnus, R. O. Griffin, ’31. The Literary and Alumni cuts in this issue are the contribution of Raymond Owen Griffin, ’31. The Editorial Staff feels pleasure in the knowledge that graduates do not lose interest in the school paper and are willing to give to it of their time and talent. The school wishes to thank Griffin for his generous help and assistance in procuring other cuts, for it is to him we owe the illustrations in this issue.

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14 YERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL AUTHOR OF “TRUE NORTH” SPEAKS IN ASSEMBLY On January fifth Mr. Merrick gave a very interesting talk to the student body about Labrador. He had been at the Grenfell Mission and had spent two and a half years as a teacher in Labrador. Mr. Merrick said that the mission is located near the Northwest River, and the inhabitants are both Scotch and Eskimo. They hunt ducks and geese, and fish for seal during the winter, while in the summer they fish for salmon and cod. the latter being the finest in the world. In the fall they go up big rivers where they trap until January. Mr. Merrick stated that the dog teams in Labrador could travel ninety miles a day on hard crusted snow. In school the children have very simple readers and they study out loud. He also said that the people in Labrador cannot understand our language, and as an example, they call cows “deer” and horses “big dogs.” The New York Times for March 5 contains a review of Mr. Merrick’s new book which will be especially interesting to all the V. H. S. students who heard this talk. “True North” is spoken of as “a vivid narrative of life in Labrador” and a “book of exceptional quality.” Barbara McNeil, ’34 FIFTH GRADE PROGRAM At the request of the Student Council Miss Pullman’s fifth grade pupils put on for a Monday morning assembly a delightful little sketch called “The Discontented Brownie.” This assembly was one of those arranged by the Student Council for the purpose of providing high school assemblies each Monday morning. ASSEMBLY ON CALVIN COOLIDGE Never again, perhaps, will V. H. S. have such an assembly as the one in which Mr. George Stone spoke to the school on Jan. 13 about Ex-President Calvin Coolidge, whose death has just occurred. The talk was made more realistic because of the fact that Mr. Stone had several times been to Plymouth, Vt., and had also heard Mr. Coolidge speak. We were told of Coolidge’s boyhood, school and college life, of his popularity and great success throughout his life. His old home was described and Coolidge’s love for Vermont and his desire always to return here was emphasized. Mr. Stone chose several selections from books and papers, which seemed to him to apply perfectly to Mr. Coolidge’s character. The informal talk ended in a very impressive moment when the school stood with bowed heads in a fitting tribute to the memory of Calvin Coolidge, our famous Vermonter. Marion Leonard, ’33 ASSEMBLY JANUARY 30 We gathered Monday morning to listen to three violin selections played by “Miss Waterman” accompanied by Mrs. V. W. Waterman. The numbers were “Scherzino,” by Rehfield; Massenet’s “Meditation from Thais,” and Kreis- ler’s arrangement of “Schon Rosmarin,” all of which were greatly enjoyed. Miss Waterman’s readiness is a fine example for others to follow if called upon by the Student Council. Barbara Bristol, ’34