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

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BLUE AND WHITE GIRLS’ ATHLETICS EDITOR, HAZEL EVARTS, ’40 Rear row-—Eunice Washburn. Mgr., Katherine Norton. Eleanor Sheppard, Hazel Evarts, Alice Ryan. Frances Ryan. Muriel Clark. Asst. Mgr. Front row—Irene Kingman, Helen Barrows. Dorothy Danyow, Capt. Dorothy Fuller, Margaret Hawkins, Anita Barrows, Shirley Sheehan. December 15—The V. H. S. lassies defeated the Winooski High team on our court by a score of 20-16. Play throughout was fast and the V. H. S. team clicked. Margaret Hawkins was high scorer with 10 points. Eleanor Mayo of Winooski followed with 8. January 5—Rolling up their fourth straight victory of the current season, the V. H. S. Girls’ Varsity overcame the Beeman Academy team, on the New Haven court, by an 18-13 score. In their first game away from home the girls had tough going and practically no breaks in the entire play. Capt. Dot Fuller was high scorer of the game with 12 points; Hawkins, V. H. S. left forward, made 6. January 9—The Girls’ Varsity Squad saw their first defeat, Jan. 9, when they journeyed to Brandon PAGE TWENTY-ONE

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VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL Feb. 15—The Patrol held a v ry successful skating party at the East Street rink. The amount realized was $9.00. Feb. 20—A Senior Class meeting was held for the purpose of appointing a committee to select a Senior Play. The committee consists of Alice Ryan, Jane Beaudry, Barbara Mack, Thomas Mundy and Catherine Larrow. Feb. 22—School was closed in observance of Washington’s birthday. Feb. 22—The Juniors were guests at the home of the class president, Allen Gaines. A group of twenty-six went on the sleigh ride. Refreshments were served. Feb. 29—A Leap Year Dance was held at the Recreation Center for the benefit of the School Patrol. They netted approximately $5.00. Mar. 5—Senior calling cards and albums arrived. Mar. 8—Mr. Beyor took photos of the Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Basketball teams. Mar. 9—The Senior Class held a food sale at the Green Mountain Power Corp. store, which brought them $9.00. Mar. 9—A tag day, which added approximately $7.00 to the Patrol Fund, was held by the Patrol. Mar. 11-14—Annual boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments were held. Mar. 12—A Patrol gathering was held in the gym with Capt. Dickens and the patrolmen’s parents as guests. Capt. Dickens showed several interesting movies on safety and the Vermont Convention. Refreshments were served. Mar. 15—School closed. Teachers’ Convention in Burlington Mar. 15—The City Council sponsored a St. Patrick’s Day Dance for the benefit of the Patrol in the Town Hall. PAGE TWENTY

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VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL to meet the opposing B. H. S. sextet. by a final score of 37-29. Dan-yow and Hawkins tied for high scoring, each credited with 10 points, while Capt. Fuller was close behind with 9. January 12—Paced by Mary Gage, who dropped in 14 points, the V. H. S. Alumni girls met up with a strong high school sextet. This game, being the fastest girls’ game played on the V. H. S. court for some time, was a thriller. The final quarter was especially exciting as the game ended in a 15-15 tie. Helen Barrows scored 7 points as a substituted forward. January 16—The Verge nnes girls bowed to Bristol for their second defeat of the season. Capt. Fuller started off by scoring 7 points in the first quarter, putting V. H. S. in the lead, but that was the end of Vergennes’ scoring until after the half. Bristol had warmed up and led 11-7 at halftime. Again V. H. S. started scoring with Fuller making four complete baskets and a foul shot; Hawkins, also, scored two nice ones. With Bristol trailing right behind and scoring 11 points in the last quarter, the contest ended 22-18, a victory for Bristol. February 6—The V. H. S. Girls’ Varsity journeyed to Milton, Feb. 6, to find a fast opposing team waiting for them. Fuller gave her team an encouraging start by scoring 6 points in the first quarter. In the third quarter Dan-yow made good her long shots. All through the game the teams seemed evenly matched and was proved as the game ended in a tie score of 28-28. February 1-1—Paced by Capt. Dot Fuller, the V. H. S. girls flashed to their fifth vistory of the season as they overpowered the Mil-ton High girls by a 27-23 score. Although only four points separated the teams at the final whistle, the game was never close. Fuller and Danyow led the V. H. S. scoring with 13 and 9 points respectively. February 26—The V. H. S. girls dropped a close decision to the Winooski girls, Feb. 26, the final score of the game being 20-13. Winooski led 13-8 as half time and held their margin throughout the contets. Dot Fuller threw in 9 points for V. H. S. McQueen led for the victors. February 29—The V. H. S. girls pulled a fast one when they won over a powerful and fast team from Bristol High, on Bristol’s court, by a score of 26-24. With but a minute to go. Dot Danyow sunk a beautiful shot from the center of the floor to tie the game 24 all. To climax the game, Danyow was fouled as the final whistle blew; she made the first shot good to sew up the game for V. II. S. Then, to add to their lead, she sunk the second, too. Danyow had a total of 13 points for the evening, to take high scoring honors. Dwyer of Bristol scored 12 points for her team. Capt. Fuller kept V. H. S. in the winning, too, with 11. The season’s scoring, as done by the forwards, was as follows: Capt. Dorothy Fuller 101 Dorothy Danyow 60 Margaret Hawkins 55 Helen Barrows 12 Alice Ryan 2 (Continued on page thirty) PAGE TWENTY-TWO