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

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20 YERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL only a few out-door practices began to click. With the shortage of boys in high school, many have been shifted from their regular positions to fill in elsewhere. Left over from last year’s roster, we find Glenn Faye holding down first base very nicely. His height and lengthy arms enable him to snare balls like a professional. Glen is doing his part with the “stick also, batting around .300. Clyde Badger, one of our two south-paws covers second base. Buddy is our scoring man. Although hitting only around .270 Buddy usually manages to get on and go around to score. The shortest regular and best hunter. Bob Looby, has the territory of short stop. Bob swings a mean bat for a 400 average. He hits to all fields and is an expert hunter. His bunting has helped the club to win more than once. For a small fellow, he sure can cover ground. Bob also has several extra base hits to his credit. At the dreaded hot corner, we find Weston Spooner. This is West’s first year of ball for V. H. S. but by his actions one might think he was born playing ball. His deadly peg to first base has put out more than one potien-tial hit. West has an average slightly under 3C0. In left field is Bob Bar-rows. but even though batting only 200 Bob has caught more than one long drive to his field. In center field. Ray Nelson, the second south paw covers a lot of territory at a 200 clip. Ray likes to start the rallies. John Sheehan is the third outfielder, and John hits a long ball and is our leading R. B. .1. man. Oir' battery consists of a former first baseman and a former short stop. Jimmie Stearns put away his first baseman’s mitt to don the catcher’s equipment. Jimmie is our manager also, and fulfills both positions very nicely. He is our slugger and puts a lot of wallop into that left side’’ swing of his. At a .400 ball Jimmie has more extra base hits than any other regular. As a catcher, he is first rate, calling for the best pitches. The other member of the battery is our Captain, Earl Willard. He is a right hander who used to play short stop. Earl has plenty on the bail and has found himself pitching an average of 1.6 strikeouts per inning. His control is superb and doesn’t allow very many base runners. Earl has credit for pitching a no-hit game against our rival team over in Bristol. He also has a very low E.R.A. Earl also is fairly handy with the bat. swinging out a 400 average. Capt. Willard has only one relief, should his arm flutter. Second baseman Badger is always ready to swap positions if the occasion appears. The only two to return next year are Nelson and Sheehan. Other members of the quad are: James McEvila, Hugh Clark and George Bibeau. Last but by no means least comes our faithful coach Principal J. F. Berry. Coach Berry has found time from his busv day to help train us and coach us. He has bought us new catching equipment, new caps and new bases. The whole squad feels grateful to him. We also appreciate the Rotarian’s interest in repairing our Alumni field and the sp'endid support of the people from Vergennes, who have attended our games, both away and at home. Games played to date are as follows: Middlebury 3 V. H. S. 4 Shelburne 0 V. H..S. 11 Bristol 0 V. H. S. 9 Middlebury 1 V. H. S. 5 Bristol 0 V. H. S. 14 Addison Town Team 4 V. H. S. 5 KEEP ON...... ■ WITH WAR BONDS •

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BLUE AND WHITE 19 GIRLS’ SPORTS The girls’ basketball season officially opened with a game against Hinesburg. This game might have been amusing, but it absolutely wasn’t exciting! The final score being 26-4, in our favor. The next game we played was in our own gym. Our rivals this time being Burlington JV’s. They beat us 40-36. When we played their return game, they beat us again 17-16. Shoreham was an easy game. We won both times to the tune of 51-17 and 39-23. Our next game was to be against the best girls’ team in Vermont. Bristol. They beat us 26-20. and later trounced us 28-9. Brandon didn’t have too much luck this year. We took them 39-19. Then came one of the toughest games we played. At the half it was 14-5 in Shelburne’s favor. We finally won 17-16. Whew, what a game! The return game we took 34-18. Middlebury surely had its amount of hard work and excitement! We won 17-10 from them here. In their own gvm they really kept us going. At the half it was 8-6 in their favor, but we pulled through with a final score of 14-13. That was real playing, huh girls? For a wind-up we picked a pipper, it was Weeks. At the half the score was 18 6 in our favor. Then they did a bit of hard playing and tied us 32-32. After this we accepted New Haven's challenge. Our second team girls did a grand job, taking them 14-10. The game here with them was harder. The first strng played half the time, plus a little. We finally won 17-13. The crowd was startled by a basket from a certain L. G. Don't tell anyone; it took her two years of varsity playing to make one. Our coach this year seemed to be one of us.. She was “Dotty” Fuller, who to our pride and selfish regrets is joining the WAVES. Girls do you think we had anything to do with it? Now for the line up of “44.” Pts. made Right forward, Grace Sears............48 Left forward, Esther Bristol..........50 Center, guard. Martha Partch Right guard, Kay Evarts Left guard, Maddy Hunt Substitute were: Jean LeBeau ........................21 Molly Burnham.......................24 Jackie Myers ......................8 Nancy Partch .................guard Kay Looby .......................guard Lorraine Poquette................guard Gloria Merrill .................guard We want to say thanks to our manager, Audrey Tucker, and our mascot Rachel Bristol. Also thanks to Shirley Sears, who started our season with us. The Basketball Banquet was held in Middlebury, May 4. I guess that is all, only that next year ought to see a swell team, as it is only loosing one member. This member would like to say, “Thanks girls for a swell time playing with such a grand bunch.” BASEBALL After a very successful basket-ball season which found the first five, all seniors, the 1944 baseball team finds seven of the first nine, seniors. After a month of indoor practice, V. H. S. moved out into the sunshine and with

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BLUE AND WHITE 21 CLASS WILL We, the class of nineteen hundred and forty-four, of the city of Ver-gennes, County of Addison, State of Vermont, have been declared too witty and too highly developed to mentally carry on the work of V. H. S., do give, devise, and bequeath to the yearlings of the school the educational facilities for which we have no further use. We, the Class of forty-four, do give, devise, and bequeath to the class of forty-five our ability in extra-curricular activities that they may maintain the high prestige of V. H. S. We, the class of forty-four, do give, devise, and bequeath to the class of forty-six, some degree of sophistication that they may conduct themselves properly during the hours vet to be spent in V. H. S. We, the class of forty-five, do give, devise, and bequeath to the class of forty-seven scholastic ability that they may have a few more on the honor roll. I. Clyde Church Badger, do give, devise. and bequeath to Fred Bull six easy lessons in “shagging” so that he mav capture the admiration of the fairer sex as I have. I. Robert Charles Barrows, do jive, devise and bequeath to Joe Griffis my clarinet that he may know when to “blow.” I„ Glenn Mills Faye, do give, devise, and bequeath to John Sheehan my list of excuses and convincing speeches that he may be excused from as many homework assignments as he may find necessary. I. Walter Roger Bushev, do give, devise, and bequeath to Mr. Templeton my extra set of “olive drabs”—chevrons not included. I, LeRoy Frederick Hard, do give, devise, and bequeath to Jean Guvette my art of piano tuning that she may enjoy the piano as much as 1 do. I, Dorothy Ann Bowers, do give, devise and bequeath to Raymond Tucker my unusual height so that here-after when he appears in public he will be seen. I, Mildred Arlene Fisher, do give, devise. and bequeath to Jackie Myers my characteristic stride to insure Jackie’s quiet entrance in the study hall. I, Diana Lo lomi Griffis, do give, devise, and bequeath to Beverly Clark my poise and dramatic ability that she may become as renowned as I have. I. Eva May Hallock, do give, devise and bequeath to Colleen LeBeau my charming voice so that she may overcome competition more easily. I, Madlyn Eunice blunt, do give, devise, and bequeath to Audrey Tucker my inspired writing ability, that she may create as thrilling accounts of athletic events as I have. I, Robert William Looby, do give, devise, and bequeath to Rav Nelson my back seat in American history class, that he may get his home work done as efficiently as I have done. I. Sam Vincent Mace, do give, devise, and bequeath to Robert LeBeau my quiet and thoughtful attention in the classroom, that he may save his energy for tests as I have. I. Horatio Weston Spooner, do give, devise, and bequeath to “Chub” Purcell my daily trek to school from way out yonder, that he may have a better excuse for tardiness. I, James Paul Stearns, do give, devise. and bequeath to Mary Ellen Goodspeed my position as editor and chief of the “Blue and Whihte.” Here's to success, Mary. I, Earl Sidney Willard, do give, devise., and bequeath to Homer Hamel, Jr. my choice of bow ties, that he may then have everything that Frankie has.