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

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BLUE AND WHITE fore the interest and feeling of the thirty-two members of the Patrol. Gradually, however, interest died out—Four months rolled by and the total receipts had reached only one hundred dollars. There were approximately nine weeks left to earn as many hundred dollars. Impossible, sighed the majority of the Patrolmen. One bright morning a short while ago, the Patrol listened to Captain Dickens, head of the State Safety Patrol. His suggestion to the members at the meeting was to select eight patrolmen by lot to send to Washington. Apparently, however, the members thought the trip to Washington was an “all or none” affair, and consequently turned the idea down. Two choices in the matter now confront the Patrol. They may decide to use the idea of a representative unit, or they may give up the idea entirely. It is very understandable that they are equally reluctant to accept either of these alternatives. However, they must make a choice. — This supposition is made with the understanding that the idea of using five per cent of the school tax will be dropped and that there are no generous millionaires in the reading audience. M. D. C. PAGE SEVENTEEN

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VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL PATROL After one of the disastrous basketball encounters here at Ver-gennes, during which the Girls’ Marching Unit showed their prowess, a member of the visiting team was overheard saying. “The Ver-gcnnesians can’t play basketball, but they surely can march.” This has been repeatedly proved by the success of the Patrol Unit in winning first honors in two consecutive years at the State competition. It will be remembered that they also won the first prize of twenty-five dollars on the occasion of the Mer- RECORD chant’s Day Parade in Burlington. They have been extremely successful, never having been defeated in competitive marching. Early last November, the members of the Patrol received an invitation to attend the National Safety Patrol Convention in Washington next May. The one drawback to the invitation was that they had to earn the money to take the trip. Enthusiasm ran high for a short while. The task of raising a thousand dollars seemed nothing be- I'AGE SIXTEEN

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VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE EDITOR, RUTH MERJRfflLL, ’41 “Poultney Polonius” Poultney, Vt. An interesting paper. Your “Snips” and “Snoopy” columns were especially good. Stiffer covers and clearer print would improve your paper a lot. “Banner” Winooski, Vt. Our congratulations are extended to your poets. They have done a fine job. Your editorials and stories are, also, excellent. “The Spectator” Shelburne, Vt. Fine stories. Your “Daffyni-tions” were very good, but aren’t you letting your poets off a little too easily? “Hi-Spirit” Enosburg, Vt. Upon reading your paper we discovered a fine literary department. Although we do not know any of the young people referred to in your “Campus Gossip,” we enjoyed it just the same. Reading further we discovered that you lack a language department. How about one? “The Mirror” Wilmington, Vt. Your cuts are swell. The colors add much to your paper. We found your “Fashion Notes” very interesting and your “Sports,” too. We found, however, that you, too, are lacking a language department. PAGE EIGHTEEN