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

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20 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL “Here is ‘The Red and White’ from Rutland. You should read ‘Dear Elmira.' “ ‘The Register Monthly' from Burlington and ‘The Maryst’ from St. Albans just came in. These, too. are excellent types of school papers. “‘The Chronicle’ from Lyman Hall High School -in Wallingford, Connecticut, is always enjoyed by school pupils. “I believe the last school magazine which I have to show you today is 'The Dial,’ published in Brattleboro. T think you will agree with me that they surpassed many schools in their fine cuts.” “Hurrah! shouted the lad. “At last I’ve found a good French Department. I will take a copy of this one.” (Irtmtmj Joan Casey, ’36, Editor OUR STUDIES “Well, what are you going to do after supper?” “Study.” answers Peanut, and the question goes around to each of the four musketeers known as Peanut, Freckles, Dick—and myself. That’s what I’m going to do.” Next Scene—Germain’s Shoe Shop. When I enter I find Dick quietly sitting in a corner biting his finger nails. I join in the conversation and pretty soon a shriek of laughter pierces the quiet night air. Dick jumps up and says, “I bet that’s Ray.” So out we go in search of our dimpled darling. We find him at Parry’s, sopping up charged water, and Peanut is with him, drinking plain water because the charged is too much for him. “I thought you were going to study tonight,” everybody says. And that’s the last you hear of the study part of it. We, the four musketeers, start on our quest of a dancing lesson. “What’s that blowing down the street?” says someone. “Why that’s a funny paper,” shouts Ray, and starts on a run toward it. Well, that's the way we get rid of him —for a while at least. “Here comes Marion,” says Dick, and Peanut is off for a brief outing on the sands of Otter Creek. Now there are only Dick and me left, until Dick says, “I have got to go home.” and he goes—supposedly—and I wander to a corner where two fellows of the Sleepy Head Lodge are arguing about technocracy. We all come face to face, we of the four musketeers, the following school day. The first question popped is “Have you got your French done, Peanut?” “No,” drawls out Peanut. “I didn’t stay in and study last night.” “Who has got the English done?” asks Dick in an excited tone of voice. “Not me,” we all moan together (Wrong pronoun as usual). Then the bell rings. “Oh, I haven’t got my history done,” says Freckles, and we all go to our home rooms. Dinner time. “Classes dismissed,” says the teacher in a cheerful tone, but we. the four musketeers, do not notice the unusual tone, for a while before that this same teacher had spoken the words we hear so often—“Stay after school.”' Five P. M. “What are you going to do tonight?” Answer the four musketeers as one man—“I tank J stay home and study.” Hilton Forrest. ’36.

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BLUE AND WHITE 19 Exdranyp Elaine Beach, ’35, Editor “What sort of paper are you interested in—the ‘Burlington Free Press,’ ‘Rutland Herald,’ or—?” “Oh no, said the lad who had just entered a certain bookstore, “I would like something full of stories, poems, sports and jokes.” “Ah,” replied the clerk, “I have exactly what you want. You will probably be interested in some magazines I have to show you because they are published by different schools. No doubt you-are still in school?” “Oh yes,“ replied the lad, “I’m in the graduating class.” Withdrawing to a nearby shelf the salesman picked up a trim-looking periodical upon whose cover was the title, ■“Lasell Leaves.” “This,” he said is a booklet published by the Junior College of Auburndale. You will notice, as you look through the book, that the literary department is very complete. The poem entitled ‘Faith,’ by Elizabeth Snow, is strikingly impressive. I’m sure you would enjoy reading about ‘Lasell in the Old World.’ ” “And then,” the clerk continued, “we have something different from the book type. That is—a newspaper.” He showed the lad a copy of the “Signboard” from Bay Path Institute. “In this paper you see the news is well organized. There is an especially good editorial, ‘Getting Along With Other People.’ I know you will find many laughs in the section entitled ‘Bits O’ Humor.’ The ‘Alumni News’ seems quite complete. You see, this must be an ideal type of newspaper for there is such a long list of exchanges.” “We have another newspaper, 'The Banner’ from Ludlow. However, I think this is perhaps a little too ‘newsy.’ You probably prefer more poems and stories with a few jokes to stimulate the interest.” The lad suddenly remarked, “I’m very interested in French also. Have you anything in that line?” He picked up a copy of “The Hi-Spirit” from En-osburg Falls. “Well.” said the clerk. “ ‘The lli-Spir-it’ is quite a clever paper in that there is a ‘Who’s Who’ section, but I’m sorry to say they have no ‘Parlez-Vous’ department.” “Here is a copy of the ‘Benham Hi’ from Benham, Kentucky. I imagine you would like more short stories in it, wouldn’t you?” The boy nodded “Yes.” “And,” he added, “a French Department.” “The Spaulding Sentinel” from Barre next caught the lad’s eye. “I see,” he said, “there is quite a bit of poetical talent in this booklet. There is also a good exchange department which speaks well for any school paper.” “What do you think stands out in this paper?” the clerk asked, holding out a copy of “The Sutherland” from Proctor. The lad replied, “Editorials! My! There are so many!” “Yes,” the clerk replied, “and it would help anyone to read ‘The Best Policy’ in the Literary Department. It is indeed clever! “Here is a copy of ‘The Lakonian’ from Laconia, New Hampshire. “I admire their courage in publishing this paper bi-weekly. “Probably you are in a hurry to look at ‘The Peopleonian’ from Morrisville. There is an especially good joke section. You ought to read ‘Life’s Yardstick.’ The idea expressed in it is quite delightful. “I know I am showing you quite a few to pick from,” the clerk continued, “but as there are so many types of papers and magazines, I feel that you will be benefited in the end.

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BLUE AND WHITE 21 Miss Booth in Home Ec. 12 “Whenever you are measuring molasses, milk, flour, etc., girls, use vour heads.” H. Perkins, reading a sentence which he had changed for the better—(supposedly) “Jerry wore a muffler which reached to his knees around his neck.” Miss Ryan—“For how many years are the men in the Chamber of Deputies chosen?” E. Beach—“Three hundred.” Miss McGovern—“Frank, will you give your quotation?” Frank Birkett—(after deep thought) “‘Have I got to get up?” In Commercial class: Kingman works desperately to show the class that the answer hook is one cent out of the way. The class is still. A penny drops— Martin—“Tails! Kingman is right!” Helen McEvila (Translating Latin 10) “Meanwhile, from Lake Geneva ■which divides the land of the Sequan-ians from the Helvetian to the [ura Mountains which flow into the Rhone River----” MARK ANTONY “Hello, Mary Antony. This is Cleopatra speaking. I want to see you right away. OK, I’ll be waiting.” Cleopatra hung up the reeiver. She crossed the room and pressed the button to summon the maid. As the maid •entered, Cleopatra shot out a few orders, saying, “Roberta, Mark Antony will be up within an hour; put the apartment in order; tell the elevator boy if he doesn’t act courteously to Mr. Antony, I’ll have him taken for a ride.” P'rench I. Miss Ryan—“When does school begin in France?” T. Ringer—“The 15th of spring.” Kay LeBoeuf in English 10. (Relating the story of the classic) “He asked her to marry him.” Mrs. Jay—“Well, what did she say to that?” Kay—“I’ve forgotten about that part.” H. Forrest, reading in History 10. “Each man had his own knife with which he cut meat from his lady partner.” S. Carpenter (In Geometry). “An angle is measured by its interrupted arc.” Ken Barney tells us that Rome is on the Nile.(History 10). (Ken’s always up to something). In English 11 Marie Little says that “steers stood in his eyes.” Mildred Desjadon in History 10. “The invention of the grindstone marked the beginning of civilization.” AND CLEOPATRA “It shall be done at once, O royal queen,” said the maid as she started the electric cleaner. An hour passes. A knock is heard. Cleopatra doesn’t wait for the usual procedure of announcement, but rushes to the door herself. Mark Antony enters. He is very thin, so thin that after he returned from the war a friend greeted him by saying, “I see your back from the front.” Mary Antony was heard to remark, “My Goodness! Am I as thin as that?”