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

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12 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOf Mary E. Goodspeed “Shorty'1 Activities Class Poem 4 Literary Editor 3-4 Music 2-3-4 Music Festival 2-3 Patrol 4 Stunt 1-2 I started school in Vergennes the fall of ’41. It was an interesting experience after attending a rural school of eight to twelve pupils for five years. Running from room to room seemed to me a complicated procedure and the noise confused me. Gradually I became accustomed to the pandemonium and now find myself an “old trooper” in the senior class. I was born in Islip, Long Island, in '28, approximately fifty miles from Manhattan I have lived in Vermont eight years and can truthfully say that Vermont is the most beautiful state I have yet seen. I havex the desire to be a journalist. I sincerely hope I shall find my vocation in that field. I like sincere people; frank, but not rudely so; I like people who can say “hello” to poor “Mrs Murphy” as well as to “Deacon Jones.” My disikes are few. Dandelion greens is one; corn}' music is another. My hobbies are limited because I don’t spend much time with them, but my favorite pastime is collecting poems and outstanding quotations. My favorites in entertainment are movies and music. Dana Andrews, Gregory Peck. Rita Haywortb and Alice Faye are my preference in stars. My favorite subjects are English and shorthand. To the class of 1946 I leave my love of poetry and Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of life: “God must have loved the common people ... he made so many of them.”

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% BLUE AND WHITE II Edna Gilson “Belle” Activities Music 1-2-3-4 Patrol 1-2-3-4 Stunt 1-2 Minstrel Show 1-2-4 Blue and White 4 Girls’ State 3 Round Table Club 4 Debate 4 Goddard Conference 4 Tri-School Music Festival 3 It’s obvious that I am a healthy person, which proves I have eaten properly. I like people, music, dogs and sports. Because my father is a farmer I have always lived in the country. Although vny temper isn’t as peaceful as the farm on which I live, I try to control it. My pet peeves are dirt and sticky make-up. In my spare time I work in a drug store, because 1 like it. Really, it’s fun to jerk sodas. At the present, I am trying to decide if I want to be a secretary or teacher.

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 BLUE AND WHITE 13 Eleanor MacDonald “Ellie Mae’ Activities Patrol 2-3-4 Music 1-2-3-4 Stunt Night 1-2 Music Festival 1-2 Business Course Bennington High Phy. Ed. Music Girls’ Club Religion Outdoor Club I like real people. I like my friends to be honest, frank and truthful. I had rather keep even my best friends at a distance because I believe “familiarity breeds contempt.” My dislikes are numerous, so I won’t attempt to broach the subject. I believe tennis, walking, swimming and horseback riding are my favoi-ite sports. I like good books, although it takes me forever to read one. My favorite person is my brother, Earle, who is a real pal to me. I look forward to his coming home soon from Iwo Jima where he is now stationed with the 4th Marine Division. I was born in Vergennes and have lived in So. Shaftsbury nearly all my life. I can truthfully say I like Vermont better than any other state in the union that I have yet seen. My career, I hope, will be law. I think I would like to study law and make it a profession. I have looked into the profession quite a bit recently, and it seems to have good opportunities for women right now.