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

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26 YERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL TUNES Dedicated to the Seniors 1. “Heartaches” to Gloria Merrill. Don’t give up yet Gloria, (Hmm). 2. “Who Do You Love” to Esther Bristol. We all think it is a certain alumnus in Chicago? Could be huh Blondie? 3. “Always” to Lorraine Poquette and Marvin Blakely. We know love never runs smoothly. 4. “Till the End of Time to Janet Abare and Jack Miner. Best of luck to you two always. 3. “Soon” to Jean LeBeau. We wish you and Art the best of luck. 6. “No Love. No Nothing” to Mary Cooke. There'll soon be a day for you Mary. 7. “Alone” to the following Ernest Chapman. Donald Spooner. Barbara Drew. Edith Griffith. Phyllis Griffith. August Jerger, Prank Bradley. Edith Lawrence. Arthur Danyow. Elsie Miller. Why don’t you five couples get together? R. “1 Love You” to Jane Tracy. We think an ex-soldier would want to know that you do. huh Jane! 9. “Surrender” to Marjorie Wagner. Who is the ex-soldier you want to surrender? 10. “Pm Sure of Your Love” to Molly Burnham. Good luck to you and Donald. 11. “You Are Everything to Me” to Virginia Place. We think Geraid knows already. 12. “Dreams” to Jeanne Guyett. Pleasant dreams Jeannie? 13. “Years and Years Ago” to George Bibeau. Those were the good old days. Huh George? 14. “How Do You Do It” to Molly Jerger. Please tell us how? (Hm) 15. “Personality” to Nancy Partch. And we mean it Nancy. 16. “Sentimental Reasons” to Kay Looby. What a theme song. 17. “Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet to Bill Taylor. 1R. “Stardust” to Estelle Jerry. The dust is in your eyes, huh Estelle. 19. “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” to Colleen Douglass. Nice going Bob. SENIOR CLASS PET PEEVES Janet Abare—“Too many months before graduation with a diamond on my left hand.” George Bibeau—“Why aren’t trees and telephone poles further from the road?” Ernest Chapman—“Sophomores and Freshmen.” Arthur I anyow—“Women.” August Jerger—“Cows.” Molly Jerger—“Noisy people.” Donald Spooner—“All my attempts at love and still I fail.” Bill Taylor—“Listening to Bernard Dike's blah.” Esther Bristol—“Why is Chicago so far away?” Molly Murnham—“Men.” Marj' Cooke—“Letting someone take my wallet and then they took all my pictures.” Colleen Douglass—“He has to be in the Army!” Barbara Drew—“People who think they are pretty nice?” Phvllis Griffith—“American History Class'.” Edith Griffith—“Physiology Class.” Jeanne Guyett—“Bee Hives.” Edith Lawrence—“Somebody bothering me in Study Hall.” Jean LeBeau—“Why doesn’t school start at 9:30 A. M.?” Kathryn Looby—“Bristol Boys.” Nancy Partch—“Everybody is calling me squirrel!” Elsie Miller—“Donald Spooners affectionate love for me.” Virginia Place—“How much longer do I have to wait?” Lorraine Poquette—“Glenn Faye.” Jane Tracy—“My bad luck with colds.” Marjorie Wagner—“George Bibeau borrowing my pen and forgetting to return it. Frank Bradley—“Why didn’t T come to V. H. S. sooner?” Estelle Jerry—“I’m still doing my history!”

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BLUR AND WHITE 25 always tardy. August and Molly Jer-ger are giving out secrets on how to get excuses. If any of the underclassmen want to know how to stav out late they ought to see Gloria Merrill. Are any of you underclassmen trying to learn to be quiet ? Then you can take your pick of Barbara Drew, Edith Griffith or Jeanne Guyett for a little tutoning. If any of you want to get a diamond ring, then see Jean LeBeau, she’s got the technique. Whenever you become heartbroken over a man, I am sure Lorraine Po-quette will sympathize with you. To become a leader and outstanding student, see Nancy Partch. If any of you arrive early in the morning and can’t find anything to do, why not ask Frank Bradley and Elsie Miller what they did. Are you having trouble keeping quiet? Sec Estelle Jerry and Edith Lawrence. We couldn't make them say a word! Now, I would like to ask a question. Have any of the classes got an extra male? Why not send him to Phyllis (iriffith ? 1 f you want to know how to turn strength into charm, you had better see Donald Spooner! Colleen Douglass might be able to advise vou on how to get hold of an Air Corpsman. Are any of you girls looking for a plan so that you can hold on to your man ? Then you better see Ginny Place. How long has it been, Ginny? Are you girls looking for a man from Middlebury and one who also has a new Ford? Why not consult Mary Cooke? Now that you have heard a little advice from my classmates, 1 believe it is time for me to administer a little serious advice. In the past four years, the key to all our success has been hard work, a little ingenuity, and the advantage of working with a grand faculty. If you underclassmen follow our advice and uphold the excellent record we have made. I believe you may look forward to great success in the future. George Bibeau, ’47. CLASS SONG (Tune: “Till the End of Time”) Till the end of time, Long as students make their way, Long as there’s a school, a golden rule Our hearts will go to you. Till we reach our goal Long as high ideals are dear, Our thoughts of you will still linger Through every passing year. Till Season’s never change And the world has ceased to turn We’ll be true to you, remember you, Our dear old Vergennes High So we. the Class of Forty-Seven Do solemnly say farewell. To all our friends and teachers Of dear V. H. S. Molly Jerger, ’47, Janet Abarc, ’47. Irritated Mrs. Rappaport on a crowded bus: “Pardon me, but I do hope my ribs aren’t hurting your elbows.” Edith Griffith—“What is the difference between a cat and a comma?” Barbara Drew—“I don’t know?” Edith Griffith—“A cat has claws at the end of its paws; a comma is a pause at the end of a clause.”

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REEK and white 27 “TO MY FIRST SENIOR CLASS’’ Not too many years ago I graduated from high school. On the threshold before me stood the world, a world not too unlike the one you face— uneasiness and war clouds hung upon the horizon. My classmates and I wondered where to turn, what paths would best lead us to the culmination of our goals, just as we yesterday, you today, and vour brothers and sisters tomorrow. we went off in many directions, some to halls of higher academic learning, some to factories, some to offices, some here, some there. War, which had been so imminent when we graduated from high school, became a reality my sophomore year in college. ! watched friends one by one leave for the service and for various types of war work; 1 had a difficult time remaining behind, continuing to pursue the path 1 had chosen. During that period and the years that followed, I learned something—something 1, at this time, would like to pass on to you. The more financially lucrative road of today is a real challenge to a young person whose area of experience is necessarily limited. How much more desirable seem the weekly returns of today, be they what they may, than a hard-sought path taking many years of untiring, diligent, unswerving effort beset with manifold trials. hat we can see, the tangible, is always so much more appealing and so much more interesting than the hard-to-picture intangible end. Yet, there are those people who have been willing to travel the latter path. At times they have floundered in bogs along the way, and some have sunk out of sight, vet others have managed to go on and on. What more have they who achieved their desires than those who never started out or got bogged downs? Again it is something intangible, something that cannot be placed on the scales and weighed monetarily. These fortunate people are the ones whose lives are usually full and rich and satisfying; they are the ones who seldom have gnawing at their hearts, unfulfilled wishes and frustrated desires. It is hard for you, just starting out. to realize what the consequences can eventually be of not doing what you now most wish to do. It is true that we are often kept from our objective by elements beyond our control. What then? That is the time another all important factor in life must be recognized. If we have tried in every way conceivable and are still deterred from attaining what we have set out to gain, we must seek an equivalent compensation. That is why it is so vitally important to have wide horizons and varied interests, to be able to adjust and adapt ourselves to situations as they arise. It is perhaps the hardest thing in life to have our plans riddled with the holes of unfulfillment. Yet. it is the truly great man. the really “big” man who can make “the best of it“ seem “even better.” So to you. my first senior class. I. who am close enough to your generation to feel its misgivings about this world, beg you to go on. strive toward that goal. This old sad world of ours will go on and eventually straighten itself out. It. like you, is compartively young; it has a hard rocky path to pass over before it captures the light of real understanding; it, too, has feelings of trepidation about whether it will be able to surmount what now appears to it as almost unsurmountable obstacles. You are not only like the world—you are a sector of that world—an infinitesimal part of it, it is true, but such a significant part. Youth always is. Hold fast to those important ideals of truth and justice that seem to be slipping away from so many of us today. It is so easy to fall into the state of lethargy that has befallen many of our fellow men. What difference does it make? The Atom Bomb with all its terrible repercussions will soon destroy us! One thing we must retain, not only in our minds but in our hearts. i the realization that Atom Bombs possess no minds, no feelings, no. not even means of initial self propulsion. Man is