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

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22 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Another season of almost entire victory added to our record! And what a season! Excitement! Brilliant playing ! Close scores! We started the season on Jan. 6 by-winning from Essex Junction. 32-33. A game with Bristol, 34-20. 1 hen, on fan. 20, the much looked-for-forward-to game with Burlington. A fast game and—Mr. Fogg insists—the hardest and fastest ever played on our floor. But our girls were not quite up to the fast Burlington girls who clicked every play, and we lost, 17-26. The same night the Junior Varsity played Bee-man Academy Varsity, losing 19-26. But then our losses were over! We won several games and then the time came for our return game with Burlington, there. The date was Feb. 3. The girls were sent off with a resounding Ali-ki-i still ringing in their ears. They were determined to win and wreak vengeance upon the Burlington team for our former loss. Burlington! From the first toss-up the girls play with snap and vigor. During the first half we lead, but in the next quarter the Burlington team rallies so that they are leading by one point. The guards watch their forwards exceptionally well and let them steal very few points. Another basket bv Lucia, the star of the game, shot from a very difficult position, puts us one point in the lead! One more minute of play! Both coaches are tense! Both teams are on the qui vive! Our girls keep the ball under our basket. Then—the whistle blows! The game is won! All of the following games of the season were played with the same determination and spirit. The results of the season are: “You fought for old Vergennes, Vergennes did win. You fought to the finish. Never gave in. Rah. Rah. Rah, V.H.S. Opp. Jan. 6 Essex Junction there 32 23. Jan. 17 Bristol here 34 20• jan. )20 Burlington here 17 26 (an. 24 Brandon here 49 19 lan. 27 Essex Junction here 46 18- Jan. 31 Hinesburg there 37 0 Feb. 3 Burlington there IS 17 Feb. 10 Bristol here 41 7 Feb. 14 Brandon there 29 14 Feb. 17 Beeman Ac’v there 33 6 Feb. 21 Hinesburg here 46 13 382 166 Junior Varsity (V.I.S.— Beeman Academy) 64 31 446 197 1 Ugh scorer—Lucia Brown— 190 out of 382 total. Least number of fouls made per game—Margaret Carter. Out of the total free shots taken Lucia Brown made over 50 per cent. On March sixth the girls' letters were awarded. Captain Bourget received much applause for her splendid work during the year. Other girls to receive letters were Mary Parrish, Marion Leonard, Eleanor Forrest, Margaret Carter, Lucia Brown, Shirley Haven and Barbara Bristol. Mgr. Haven won a letter for her excellent work for the team. Among the girls to receive numerals for last year were Marion Leonard, Barbara Bristol, Helen Jarvis and Shirley Haven. Charlotte Miner was given her ’33 numerals. We’re certainly sorry to lose Captain Fuzzy, Mickey, Elly, and Totty this year. Thus basket ball winds up for another year. You did your best, girls, We did the rest, girls, You fought for y. H. S.” Rah! Rah! Rah! On to victory in the seasons to come!

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24 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE The new year, 1933, is well begun now, and ought to discover new ideas, originality, and a general improvement in all our high school papers. Let us look over several of these periodicals and pick out some of their best features for comment. Among the stack of magazines lying on my desk the gold of “The Mercury” from St. Albans catches my eye. '['he stories in your literary department are very well written, especially “A Duck—Blind Mystery” and “The Spider. The latter certainly had a surprise ending. Your literary department would be much improved by a few more poems. “Do you know, do you know, that away to the north Is a land of most beautiful things?” These are the opening lines of a poem by Anton Boyle which is found in the last issue of “The Slate” from Fair Haven. It’s a delightful bit of verse, and was evidently written by a true Vermonter as the closing lines are, “Let her snows beat away, and her winter gales blow. And still, hail to Vermont we will sing!” Your poems arc an excellent feature of the “Slate.” You are very fortunate in having so many. Groans ! Shrieks of horror! Screams! What do these suggest? Of course, the cover of the fantastic issue of “The Dial from Brattleboro. Your idea is a novel one, and so far you seem to be the only ones to have tried it. We are interested in the original scheme. “A Wish, bv Lulu Watts, is a fanciful bit of verse, and we liked it. The editorial, “Dreamers,” by the same author is the best one we have discovered in any of the papers. Now for some more originality. The last issue of the “Spaulding Sentinel” that we have received is the anniversary number. How cleverly you have arranged it! Your Exchange and Ac- tivity Departments are especially good. It has seemed to me, as editor of the Exchange department, that the thing to be enjoyed most in your paper was the poem, “Vergil,” that begins. “O Master Vergil, give us of thy fire.”— and ends, “And now we of today but ask to be The followers of the light seen in thine eyes.” T his is about one who no doubt is not appreciated by many students, and upon whom very few would care to write. It has seemed to us that the poem is all the finer for this fact. Now, let us see how states other than Vermont are represented. Far down south to Virginia—from whence comes “The Missile”— You have not stressed your theme unduly. It seems to us to have been carefully worked out. Why don’t you try an Exchange Department? Still farther south to North Carolina, and “Homespun.” probably the best student publication we have received. As soon as we are well between the pages of the last issue, we seem to be among churches, seeing people with bowed heads, hearing softlv tolling bells, and murmured prayers, for Worship was the theme of the last issue. As always, your stories and poems are of the best and in perfect harmony with your theme. We liked “My Gift” especially— “Ml pray for love to fill mv heart. A love for all mankind, A love that will forever make My dreams of life come true.” W e acknowledge the receipt of “The Chronicle.”—Lyman H. S. “The Spirit of D. A. —Derby, Vt. “ 11 i-Spirit”—Enosburg Falls. “The Hardwickian”—Hardwick, Vt. “Searchlight”—Richford. AT. “Catamount”—Beifnington, Vt. “The L.G.S. Messenger”—Townshend Vt. “Lasell Leaves”—Auburndale, Mass.