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

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VEKGENNES HIGH SCHOOL 24 SENIOR CLASS TRIP CLASS OF ’49 On Friday, February 11. at 1:30 P. M.. a chartered bus. arrived at V. H. S. to take the Seniors on their long-anticipated trip to the Ice Follies at Montreal. On the way the trip was shortened by much singing, talking, and merry-making. Before we knew it. it was 5 :00 o’clock and we were entering Montreal. The hotel where we were to stay was the Laurentien, a new 22-story structure on Dominion Square. This is the first post-war hotel to be built in Canada; thus it is completely fire-proof. After being shown to our rooms, which we found so luxurious that we hated to leave them, we freshened up a bit and went out to supper. At 7 :30 the class met in the lobby to go to the Follies. Taxies were used as a means of transportation. When we arrived at the Montreal Forum, we were ushered to our box-seats by a courteous usherette. Promptly at 8:30 the overture began as the houselights dimmed, and preparations were made for the first feature of the show. 1 he main features were: “Fountain of Versailles.” All Aboard for Candvland. “California Centennial. “Aladin's Lamp. “Coney Island, “Mardi Gras at Tewr Orleans. and “Aero Dynamics. To us the Follies were nothing less than colossal. One could not help thinking how much work had gone into the production of the show as a whole, and also the technique of each individual skater. Many things contributed to the perfection which was manifested; one was the precision timing, also the elaborate costumes and the many different lighting effects. Especially effective were the Conti-Glo costumes used in the Mardi Gras which created a multi-colored effect, with no lighting whatsoever. The grand finale “Aero Dynamics. starred 32 Ice Folliettes and the entire company which consists of a total of 86 persons. After the Follies we went out to eat and evervone was in at 12:00. the des- ignated time. We will not disclose the exact hours of retiring, but everyone was up surprisingly early Saturday morning. We had breakfast, went shopping, ate lunch and then many of us went on a sight-seeing tour which took in the Wax Works, Notre Dame Cathedral and St. Joseph's Shrine. At 4:C0 P. M., a tired, but happy group reluctantly piled onto the bus and once more headed homeward. Everyone had a grand time and there was also much to be gotten out of the trip) from an educational and cultural standpoint. We arrived in Vergennes at 8:00. more tired, but with the thoughts of many fond memories in our minds. Grant Laber Constance Thorne THE SENIOR PLAY The annual Senior Play took place on November 9, 1948. at the Vergennes City Hall. It proved to be a tremendous success due to the superb talent of the Seniors. Under the direction of Mrs. Harris Thurber it was said to have been the best play ever presented by a high school class. The play was a comedy in three acts by Jay Tobias called “A Ready Made Family. The story centers around the sophisticated Mrs. Agnes Mavtvn. played by Bettie Sullivan, and her three children and the aristocratic Hen-rv Turner, played by Grant Laber. and his two children. Mrs. Martyn met Mr. Turner at the sea shore, they fell in love and were married, unbeknown to their children. The couple return home and immediately the children start planning ways and means to break up the couple. Mrs. Martyn’s children were Marilee. played by Rita Bradley, who succeeded in infuriating Mr. Turner with her baby talk; Bob. played by Erwin Clark, whose epileptic fits put Mr. Turner in a dither; and Grade, played by Ann Milo, who stole the show by acting the diabolical part of a typical brat.

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BLUE AXD WHITE 23 ADVICE TO THE UNDERGRADUATES Since I. Marie Rose Bodette, am the most intelligent member of nv ’ class, it is my privilege to pass on a few bits of advice we have absorbed through our four years of high school. If any of you want to know how to stay out till the wee small hours in the morning and still look wide awake next day in school, see Paul Chapman. Would you like steady correspondence with Buckham Hall at the University of Vermont? Maybe Shirley Hunt will share hers with you. If you want to learn efficiency and how to get along with everyone, you should see Viola Moses. She is tops in everything. Some of the noisy Sophomores could profit by a few lessons on the “Art of Keeping Quiet” from Yvonne Davis. How do you do it. Yvonne? Would you like to learn how to spend a full and interesting evening at home? See Ann Milo. You know, don’t you, Ann ? If you would like free lessons on how to milk a cow. see Bob Parker and Boh Field. You should know, fellows? Girls do you want to he able to ride in a fast moving car calmly ? Marjorie Husk says she will he glad to explain her technique to anyone. If you want a big smile even on the darkkest of days, see Connie Thorne. She somehow always manages. Do you have trouble getting your studying done in a short time? If so. see Muriel Benedict. She has done it for four years. If you want to he tops in sports and liked by all your classmates, see Marlin and Marvin Blakely. They really are swell boys. Men. do you need a house buift on short notice? Bob Higbee says he can build one in no time. Right. Boh? There has been a rumor around the Senior class that there is an excess of college and high school hoys coming in from Middlebury. Any of you lonesome females who are interested are cordially invited to see Bettie Sullivan and Barbara Evans. You would be glad to get rid of them. huh. girls? Do you want your teachers to truly love you? Grant Laber says he has an entirely new formula. Do you want to he a varsity basketball star? Watch the technique of our Betty Jenkins. Eunice Muzzy has let it he known that if any of the awkward Freshman want dancing lessons, she will gladly oblige. It you want to he slow and still go places, see Erwin Clark. How do you do it Erwin ? We hear next year there is going to he a left-hehind male around Vergennes First come, first served, so please see Gerry Lawrence. How about it, Gerry. If you would like a fresh copy of that new book How to Ride and influence Horses, see Marie Bodette. She has one, hot off the press. To he forever amazed at the wonders of the world, observe the technique of of Glenn Griffith. He is always amazed. If you need a new dress to wear in a hurry. Rita Bradley says she makes one in no time. Seriously our four years of high school have been very happy. We are sincerely grateful for the patient help of all our teachers and to our parents for making their milestone in our lives possible. We hope that of the advice we have just given, some of it will do some good and that the next Senior class will he as happy and successful as we were. Marie Bodette. '49 CLASS WILL fContinued from page 22) my place as “Number 1 Red Head in High School. Some gentlemen may prefer blondes. Jean, hut I’m sure you can prove different. I. Constance Ann Thorne, do devise and bequeath to Alice Tucker my height. When there’s a crowd. Alice, vou never can he found. Ann Milo. ’49

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BLUE AND WHITE 25 Mr. Turner’s children were Doris, played by Barbara Evans, who drove Mrs. Martyn into a nervous frenzy by constantly talking about her operation and Sammie, played by Paul Chapman, who put on a good act of a kleptomaniac. The eccentric Aunt Lydia was played by Viola Moses and she objected to the marriage because Mrs. Martyn was once married to her brother Horatio ten years ago. and she thought that Agnes should remain true to her husband’s memory. In the final outcome the children confessed that they were selfish and decided to accept their new parents and become one big happy family. The humor of the play centered around Marie Bodette and Bob Field who played the parts of two colored servants. Marie was Begonia Washing and Bob was Nicodemus Pipps. All in all the success of the play is due chiefly to the cooperation of the class members who took part in preparing the scenery, make up and the stage furnishings donated by Goodheart’s Furniture Store. Our appreciation is also extended to Miss Laura DeMeritt as make up artist; Mrs. Nelson as prompter and Miss Jean Howland who assisted in directing. CLASS POEM The past four years have been only too kind To this dear class of forty-nine. As we stand at the gate between future and past. We remember joys that forever will last. Remembering the past, both gladness and strife. Whose lessons will guide tip in our future life. We welcome the future, as yet quite uncertain. Where we will dwell till death draws its curtain. Marjorie Husk, ’40 TO THE CLASS OF 1949 Since this is a time of saying farewells for me as well as for you. perhaps our emotions are somewhat similar as the school year draws to a close. Certainly. we all dread the thought of parting with those whose friendship has meant so much to us at V.H.S. There is a sadness, too. in the memory of good times shared — Friday night games, gala proms, music festivals, class trips, senior play rehearsals and all the other things which have added variety and happiness to these years. Even the old school building (though we’ve cursed it often) arouses a feeling of nostalgia, but we are glad to know that a better one is coming. However, this June is a beginning, not an ending; for each experience i.i life sends us onward more fully equipped to deal with the future. Your graduation is in no sense a release, nor does it probably mean that you will enjoy a more carefree existence as parental bonds are loosened. Like Hawthorne’s Hepzihah and Clifford, you will find that the only true jailer is one's own mind. Thus, we may enslave ourselves to ignorance, to bad habits, to prejudice or to evil influences unless we are con-stantlv alert. Your high school education should aid you in recognizing these dangers, and we hope that school, together with the influences of church and home, has succeeded in fostering a sincere desire in you to resist them. In another sense, we find that self-imposed restrictions are far less lenient than the indulgent commands of parents. Certainly this is true in the matter of assuming responsibilities for. as some of you have already started to learn, a responsibility once assumed bv an intelligent, honest person carries with it the solemn obligation of fulfillment. This feeling of duty to fulfill need not be unpleasant and only becomes so if one tries to free himself from it. As with most abilities worth having, one becomes more proficient with practice, and soon we welcome