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

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BLUE AND WHITE 19 franqais. II y a aussi la danse, les picniques. et les promenades aux en- lro'ts interresants des alentours. Une des choses qui fait ce college distingue des autres. c’est le superbe chateau. Ce batiment, copie du Pavilion Henri I ' du Palais de Fontain-bleau est meuble de la maniere fran-qaise du dix-huitieme siecle. Ce chateau contient un grand salon, deux salles de classes, une bibliotheque, et les bureaux du Doven. Alors, c’est evident que le cours de tranqais au college de Middlebury est tellement excellent, pas seulement car il a de bons professeurs et de bons bati-ments, mais parce que la langue fran-qaise est parlee chaque jour par les etudiants. M. B R. D. E. L. C. F. Alumni Imiartmpnt Roger Collins, Faith Kenyon of Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, X. V., has been spending a few days in Vergennes. Wilbur Pratt is attending the agriculture school at Randolph, Vt. Margaret Bodette is at the University of Vermont. Helna McEvila is doing post graduate work at Bristol High School. Charles Laughton is attending the American University. Washington, D. C. Joan Casey is at the University of Vermont. Clinton Douglas, a student at Randolph. is suffering from shoulder injuries received in a recent baseball game. Elmer Masters has enlisted in the U. S. Army. He is now with the Field Artillery. Bernice Hurlburt is attending classes at the University of Vermont. ALUMNI The following officers of the Alumni Association were elected at a recent meeting: President—Mrs. Spencer Norton. Vice 'President—Miss Margaret Ryan. Secretary—Miss Winifred Gaunya. Treasurer—Onslow Brown. ’39, Editor Kathleen Belden is taking nurses training at the DeGoesbriand hospital in Burlington. James Smith is making the best use of his scholarship to Middlebury College. Elinor Sullivan is attending the University of Vermont. Beatrice Cook is taking nurses training at the DeGoesbriand hospital in Burlington. Kenneth Barney has work in Mew York city. Jack Ball is a student at Randolph. Hilton Forrest has work in the local Sheffield Farms plant. Ethel Sorrell is working in New Hampshire. The following are in their respective homes: Maynard Barrows, Elisabeth Bristol, Margaret Booth. Norma Bristol, Florence Husk. Mary Husk. Kathleen LeBoeuf, Harold Moulton and Carl Tucker. NEWS Manager of the Athletic Field—Malcolm Benton. The annual Alumni Banquet will be held at the Stevens House, Wednesday, June 16. There will be several interesting speakers to contribute to the program. Robert Larrow will be toastmaster.

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18 VERGENJwES HIGH SCHOOL complet des sports sur la terre et dans l’eau. La propriete du camp qui se compose de 150 arpents des champs et du foret. est situee sur la cote du Lac Champlain dans le village de Ferris-burg. L’equipment pour les sports sur la terre consiste en des terrains, une piste, et de bons chevaux. Lequipment pour les sports dans l’eau se compose-des canots, des dots, et des divises pour sauver les vies. Les structures sont du dessein moderne et ils ont l’equip-ment moderne. M. K. M. H. R. C. H. W. S- Un Bon Ami Fran§ais Au Comte de Vergennes, ministre des affaires etranges, l'Amerique doit beau-coup de reconnaissance. II etait un des deux hommes qui ont persuade le roi Louis XVI a fournir de l'argent et des provisions aux colonies pendant la revolution americaine. Le Comte de Vergennes qui venait d'arriver en office, etait le premier ami que l'Amerique avait dans les conseils franqais. M. Beaumarchais, 1’autre homme qui avait de Finfluence, a rap-porte de l’Amerique des histoires du courage et des souffrances des colons, ce qui ont inspire le Comte de Vergennes a chercher de l’aide du roi. Dans 1’annee 1775 il a obtenu le consentement de Louis de fournir 1,000.000 livres aux colonies et d’appointer M. Beaumarchais l'agent secret par qui les choses seraient donnees. Avec l’approbation de Vergennes, M. Beaumarchais a as-siste a faire la contrebande de ces choses qui devaient nous aider a avoir l’independence. Ouand l'heure est arrivee pour donner les noms aux nouvelles villes dans le Vermont. St. John de Crevecon a sug-gere a Ethan Allen que les noms des generaux franqais seraient appropries. Cela a donne a Ethan Allen l’idee quer comme une action de courtoisie, quel-ques villes devraient etre nominees pour les gens franqais qui nous ont aides le plus. II croyait que la ville construite sur la premiere chute d’ Otter Creek deviendrait la plus grande ville de Vermont. Par consequence elle etait nommee pour Thomme qui a aide le mieux l’independence de l’Amerique-le Comte de Vergennes. D. K. S. B. P. B. Une jolie ville Petite . . . tranquille . . . Avec ses arbres pleins La bonne terre noire Les sombres soirs Voila-notre Vergennes. M. E. P. M. C. B. Un Peu de France en Amerique Une des ecoles franqaises la plus reconnue aux Etats-Unis est l’ecole franqaise de Middlebury. Cette ecole offre une instruction avancee pour les etudiants qui ont l’intention d’enseigner la langue. Pendant Fannee scolaire les etudiants denieurent au Chateau et ils ne parlent que le tranqais dans ce batiment. Quand un etudiant entre dane l’ecole d’ete franqaise il doit signer un rapport assurant qu'il ne parlera que le fran- ;ais pendant le ternie du college, pas seulement dans la salle de classe, mais-nrme dans la chambre a coucher et sur le terrain. Cette restriction est vieille et cherie a ce college et ceux qui la violent peuvent etre renvoyes. Chaque ete il y a une serie d’evene-ments iliterresants. Ils sont: la pre- sentation du dranie, le chant, les services religieux, les discours, tous ert

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20 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL i’dinnl Artiuitips Robert Elliott, ’37, Editor DEBATING The 1937 V. H. S. debating season was one of the more successful in recent years. People’s Academy of Mor-risville, former state champions, and runners-up this year, were defeated in a close 2-1 decision. The loss column showed a defeat at the hands of Burlington state semi-finalists this year, and Middlebury. On account of the technical difficulty of the question, “Resolved: That all electric utilities should be governmen-tally owned and operated.’’ it was decided to form two teams, one to debate the affirmative, and one the negative side of the question. The team personnels were as follows : Affirmative: Speakers. Alma Hunt, Katharine Mack, Alfred Miller, Marie Slack; nomographer. Jeannette Graves; coach, Mr. Patterson. Negative: Speakers, Harold Cushman. Lee Fiske. Robert Elliott; alternate. Elaine Pratt; coach. Miss Delaney. Each team won and lost one debate. The affirmative team opened the season against Burlington February 3. immediately after the mid-year examination period. The inadequate preparation and lack of experience told heavily on the Vergennes team and the result was a victory for Burlington, 3-0. On February 10. the negative team journeyed to Middlebury, accompanied by the affirmative team as observers. This debate resulted in a win for Middlebury. This was the low spot of the season, both contests had been lost by a wide margin. But better things were to come. A certain amount of rivalry had arisen between the two teams and in preparation for the last half of the season, they engaged in two trial skirmishes. The first resulted in an unofficial victory for the negative, while the second, conducted on February 16, before the Vergennes Forum, was not judged. On February 17, the affirmative team exchanged arguments with the for-ensicists from People’s Academy of Morrisville, easily one of the outstanding teams in the state, and who had already defeated Burlington. Feverish preparations were made, new charts, new speeches, drill in delivery by Mrs. Patterson, the coach’s mother; the team ate and slept debate for several days before the contest. The debate was the best heard in Vergennes for some time. 1 he Morrisville team had a very fine oratorical style, but the Vergennes team, which had combed stacks of government reports for statistics came out victoriously with a decision of 2-1. The only other loss sustained by Morrisville was that inflicted by Proctor, in a later debate which decided the state championship. Inasmuch as Winooski was unable to carry out arrangements for a debate here, the negative team had but one chance to prove its argumentative ability. There will be two experienced debaters returning next year, Marie Slack and Alfred Miller, both members of the team that defeated People’s Academy, so the future of debating seems assured for 1938.