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

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TYPISTS Top row, left to right: Lucille Barrows, Sally Bristol, Pauline Gibeault, Emma Shondube, Shirley Hamilton, Rita Charlebois. Bottom row, left to right—Ruth Vincent, Mrs Berry, Lucille Cunningham, Nancy Clark, Lucille Little, Marguerite Lawrence.

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BLUE AND WHITE 25 CLASS MOTTO One life to live; One life to give CLASS SONG (Tune—Too Young) This class of nineteen fifty-two With all its members old and new, Now leaves old Vergennes High, To friends we say good-by, We hope to gain success in all we do. We’ll miss our teachers kind and wise In years to come we all will strive To keep our honor clean and true Dear old V. H. S. for you. Joyce Larrow ’52 Class Colors: Red and Silver Class Flower: Rose

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BLUE AND WHITE 27 CLASS HISTORY On looking back four short years to September, (1948, we find we entered our freshman year in Ver-gennes High. (Not officially, of course.) At the beginning of our freshman year, we elected the following class officers: President, John Stephens; Vice President, Alice Tucker; Secretary, Marguerite Lawrence; Treasurer, Robert Stebbins. We officially became members of Vergennes High when we were initiated in the opening event of this year. Instead of the usual clowning, the Seniors were hosts to a party for the freshmen given at night in the gym. This year’s initiation was entertainment given m the form of a talent show. To bring our freshman year to a close, we held our class picnic at Bay-side. We started our Sophomore year witri nearly the same class officers: President, John Stephens; Vice President, Alice Tucker; Secretary, Emma Schorjdube; Treasurer, Joanne Char-bonneau. We concluded our sophomone year with the traditional class picnic at Ethan Allen Park. Our junior year started with a change in class officers: President, Alice Tucker; Vice President, Robert Stebbins; Secretary, Pauline Cibeault; Treasurer, John Fisher. . .The Junior class was the first class to put on an assembly program entitled, “Talent Show.” We held the customary raffles, one for a turkey at Thanksgiving, and again at Easter for a ham. We held several dances on Friday evenings and food sales on Saturday to help meet the Junior Prom expenses. For the |unior Prom we decorated the gym to represent a flower garden. The walls of the gym had evergreen boughs tacked on them. Flowers were made of white kleenex which were pushed into the boughs. The ce, was lowered and decorated with white and green crepe paper. The orchestra tor tne prom was the “Ambassadors,’' a I 2 piece orchestra from Barre. A little white picket fence, decorated with evergreen boughs apd colored artificial flowers, was placed around the orchestra. The numbers ’52 were made with colored flowers and placed on a background of silver. Tne juniors thought the Prom and the decorations were the best ever, but maybe we were a little prejudiced. Alice Tucker and Helen Looby were chosen delegates for Girls’ State. Alternates were Lucy Case and Joyce Larrow. John Fisher, John Stephens, and Harold Charbonneau were chosen delegates for Boys’ State and Raymond Bcdette was the alternate. We climaxed our junior year when some of the juniors went to Branbury Beach on a class picnic. We elected the following class officers our senior year: President, John Stephens; Vice President, Alice Tucker; Secretary, Pauline Gibeault; Treasurer, Harold Charbonneau. We raised money our senior year by selling candy and soft drinks during recess in the concession room. We also sold at home basketball games. The seniors had a work day in which every senior was supposed to work for a day and contribute the money we earned to the class in order to meet the expenses for the class trip. We also sold Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and writing paper to help meet the expenses of our class trip to Montreal. Lucy Case was chosen Good Citizenship Girl from the Senior Class of 1952. Many of the Seniors have taken a very active part in music, patrol and sports activities. We wish to give our thanks and ap preciation to the teachers who have (Continued on page 37)