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

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18 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL --- —■——-— —■------—----------—------------------ ' ► Atljlrttra OUR NEW GYMNASIUM For some time now the students of V. H. S. have watched with growing interest the progress of the workmen on our new gymnasium. Seniors, especially, have realized the nearness of its completion, because of the fact that soon graduation will separate most of them from the activities which it will afford. I believe that every senior, boy or girl, who felt the loss of our old gymnasium, realizes fully just what this new building will mean to our school. The building itself is to be 84 feet in length and 53 feet in width. The playing court will be 72 feet long and 36 feet wide. Four up-to-date locker rooms will provide ample space for both home and visiting teams. Being lined with insulating board and having its own heating plant, the structure will be sure to have well regulated temperature. Plans are well under way for the dedication of the building which is to take place on April 15th. On this date the gymnasium will be complete in every detail, even to the school shop which is to be located in the basement. Each year, as graduation draws near,, every Senior feels a certain pang of regret in leaving the school and the friends who for four short years gave something that a lifetime cannot efface. Knowing that graduation will, to some extent, set us apart from this beautiful new gymnasium, we find it doubly hard to leave such a building behind. Underclassmen also realize the value of such a building to our school, and if there is such a thing as “inspiration,” we feel sure that soon Vergennes High School will again be represented in the inter-scholastic tournament, by an “inspired” team. SPRING IS COMING! AND-SO-IS Paddy, The Next Best Thing! ” THE SENIOR PLAY! It’s a bit of old Erin, With a laugh and a tear; You’ll surely say It’s the jolliest play That you’ve seen in many a year. WATCH FOR THE DATE

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BLUE AND WHITE 17 Percival Dwillingham, Ed. Ryan Mrs. Peabody, Eunice Smith Miss Minerva Will ip. Gertrude Borden Clarence DoddingwOrth, W. Bristol Joe Murphy, Cop. Karl Devine Danny Whippletree, Robert Mundy Mysterious Personages Helene Barrows Elaine Beach Prank Birkett Aubert Hamel Vance Miller George Noonan Avery Palmer Irving Palmer “The House by the Side of the Road” Senior Class “All in a Day’s Work,” by Class Ten, won first place. “An Antique Auction.” by Class Twelve, won second place. Special Items Jennie Dickson, Jeannette Graves and Barbara Ball have joined the V.E.R.A. art class under the direction of Miss Hosmer of Burlington, and several pupils have become members of the local dramatic club. We wish to put on record our thanks to the Student Council for the two dances they have sponsored this winter. Each time piano music was furnished by various members of the school. Pro Merito rank for the Vergennes High School this year has been accorded to the following pupils listed in order of their standing: Elaine Beach, Eleanor Gee, Frances Kellogg. George Noonan, Edith Pecue, Euphrosyne Ward, Marie Little. Mary DeMello, Edward Ryan, Lena Ball, Lucia Brown. Robert Mundy, Helene Barrows and Evelyn Langeway. An honor roll follows which includes the names of pupils in other classes who have received nothing lower than a B-average in any subject during the first semester: Class Eleven: Joan Casey, Beatrice Cook, Faith Kenyon, Kathleen Le-Boeuf. Class Ten: Harold Cushman, Okley Davis, Katherine Mack, Edward Nut-hall, Elaine Pratt, June Stagg, Mildred Williams. Class Nine: Richard Barrows, Doris Evarts, Marie McCormick, Alfred Miller, Eleanor Miller, Marolyn Powers, Forrest Rivers, Alice Ward. Howard Washburn. Class Eight: William Allen, Yerlie White, Olive Young. Class Seven : Richard Adams, Thomas Mundy, Alice Ryan. This year the V. H. S. debaters are Faith Kenyon (first speaker), Elaine Beach (second speaker), Frances Kel-logg (third speaker), and Eleanor Gee (alternate). The question debated was—“Should the federal government adopt the policy of equalizing educational opportunities by means of annual grants to the several states for elementary and secondary education?” Our team ardently upheld the affirmative in all three debates. The result of the first debate with Middlebury as opponent was 2-1 in our favor. The judges’ decision at Fair Haven was 2-1 in Fair Haven’s favor. Proctor was victor at Vergennes with a 2-1 score. Although Vergennes entered the State League after other teams were well started, we are glad we’ve had the experience and ar justly proud of our team. Much credit and many thanks are to be given to Miss Delaney for her untiring work as coach of the team.

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BLUE AND WHITE 19 ■ 1 • ferijangp Elaine D. Beach, ’35, Editor The Mercury” B. F. A., St. Albans, Vt. Behold! Great news we find within the leaves! And full kernels of grain in all its sheaves. The Book Corner holds many a thoughtful grain. For fun see how Doc. Mercury works his brain. Delightedly we go from page to page; A style like this should he—say !—“All the rage.” The Lakonian” Laconia, N. H. Greetings from the Vergetines High You will find us sticking by, Waiting eagerly to scan Next month’s new “Lakonian. “‘The Dial” Brattleboro, Vt. Many times in days gone by Has the “Dial” pleased our eye. Fearsome now its spooky guise, But we like it—otherwise. The Scribe” Hinesburg, Vt. You’ve stories, essays, jokes and better rhymes Than we can make. Guess we’re “behind the times.” The Chronicle” Lyman Hall High School Your “Chronicle” is quite complete Your literary section neat. Why not a Frenchy section, too, As something foreign—“Parlez-vous?” “Skool Nooze” Randolph, Vt. This paper surely takes our eye; Beneath our math in Vergennes High We slyly glimpse it through and through And hope next time we’ll hear from you. “Lassell News” Aubumdale, Mass. An interesting leaf for folks to read. Although a joke or two might serve the need To give the jolly side of your “swell” school— A bit of humor lightens every rule— With that large honor roll and splendid club The Lassell School no one would wish to “snub.” “Red and White” Rutland, Vt. For news we turn to you in glee, But other things we like, you see. So print a story, two or more. And you can take an A plus score. “The Signboard” Bay Bath Institute We like the “Signboard” very much. Your big black titles being such Important issues reach the eye Before a chance to pass them by. “The Peopleonian” Morrisville, Vt. Exchange! Some information you could kindly add We’d like to know if WE are very bad. “The Spaulding Sentinel” Barre, Vt. Your language section ought to win you praise— Your clubs of Spanish, French, and Roman days.