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

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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.

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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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BLUE AND WHITE 21 STUNT NIGHT Stunt night, held on March 17. was one of the high spots of the school year. The freshman stunt, under the direction of Miss Margaret Ryan, had a cast consisting of the following stu-■dents: Shirley Sheehan, Lloyd Kirby, Raymond Ryan, Arden Slack. Catherine Larrow, Barbara Mack. Mabel Thorpe and I lazel Evarts. Miss M. Joyce Young directed the sophomores in a rollicking skit “Let the Wedding Bells Ring.” This was judged the best stunt. Cast consisted of: Hazel Rogers, Glenn St. Jean. Marie Slack, Terence Gage, Howard Tatro, Lucille Mundy, Kittredge Haven. Roger Collins, Ralph Jackman, Hosea Langeway, Warren Miller. Muriel Clark, Anna Coyle. Jane Willard and Marie Ruscoe. The juniors wrote their own stunt, .-a mock debate entitled “Resolved that United States Senators Be Forbidden to Wear Red Neckties.” The judges gave this stunt, directed by Miss Cohen, honorable mention. Cast: Alfred Miller. David Smith, Forrest Rivers. Mary Gage. Marilyn Powers, Catherine Thorpe. Richard Barrows, Jack Anderson. Marie McCormick. Maurice Beli-veau. Arthur Booth. Clifford Douglas, Howard Washburn and Elaine Hamel. The senior stunt, under the direction of Miss Aiken, was a burlesque melodrama “And the Villain Still Pursued her.” Cast: Lawrence Austin, Marion Harrington, Charles Field, Emily Clark, Richard Austin, Kenneth Sullivan, Jeanette Danvow and Violet Manchester. The periods between the acts were filled by a vocal solo by Eleanor Langeway. dancing by Norma LeBeau. Betty Mundy. George Adams, June Stagg, Muriel Yattaw, Dorothy Fuller, Della Hammond and Ray Barrows, selections by girls' chorus, and the Boy Scout Band, under the direction of Frank H. Pierce. BLUE AND WHITE PARTY The campaign to get the Blue and White out of the red reached a climax in a party in the gym on April 7. The Tadio. on which tickets had been sold tor several weeks, was awarded. Many F. F. A. The Vergennes chapter of F. F. A. wish to tell you of some of their most worthwhile accomplishments during the latter part of the school year. Perhaps the clearest way to paint this picture is by month. different games were played. Mr. Geo. Patterson's electric victrola furnished music for dancing. Refreshments were served. NEWS January—We started the Junior D. H. I. A. testing. Five boys took over the responsibility of testing 114-cows. The chapter attended the Farm Products show at Burlington. Ralph Haight won first prize for eggs.