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

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MOST VERSATILE Efficiency, courtesy, ability, graciousness and beauty combined. ALICE JACKMAN - WAYNE SMITH MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Nothing succeeds like success. LUCILLE DANYOW - CLIFFORD HARRIS

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MOST POPULAR I awoke one morning and found myself famous. ” JEAN NORTON - ALICE JACKMAN MAGURITE ABAIR - RICHARD CUNNINGHAM MOST VALUABLE TO THE SCHOOL This is something we always wanted to do.' LUCILLE DANYOW - CLIFFORD HARRIS BEST SPORTS Trust in men for they will be true; treat them greatly and they will show their great ness. ROSANA BODETTE - ALICE JACKMAN LEO WIMETT

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1959 We began our Freshman year with 74 students, the largest class enrolled up to that time. Our first problem was initiation. Oh! How we dreaded that. However, the Senior Class gave us more of a welcome than an initiation. This helped us tremendously as we were timid little Freshmen. We soon got into the swing of things and elected Bill Noonan as President, Verne Bronson as Vice President, Carolyn Gregory as Secretary, Gordon Pickett as Treasurer, and sent Mary McNulla and Stuart Wright to Student Council. Seven of our members joined Band and fourteen joined Chorus. We had a good turnout in sports, contributing five members to the baseball team, two members to the soccer team, three to track, and five to basketball. Jean Norton was honored as the Snowball Queen for that year. The Snowball has since been discontinued. I don’t know that this is any reflection on our class. Patrol was our most popular extracurricular organization to which we contributed eight members. Latin Club was next with five members. We contributed four members each to the one-act plays and F.F.A., two to the Log, and one each to the cheerleaders, majorettes and Square-dance team. The latter has also been discontinued. Finally, we had charge of decoration for Baccalaureate. Thus ended our first year at VHS under the guidance of Mr. Shurtleff. When school opened in September, there were 71 students to make up the Sophomore Class, with Miss Barbara Kaiser as our faculty advisor. As Sophomores, our class officers were: Wayne Smith, President; James Cantell, Vice President; Leo Wimett, Secretary; and Marguerite Abair, Treasurer. It was during our Sophomore year that the athletic ability of our class began to show itself. We have had many good athletes in various sports: four in soccer, one in baseball, one runner in cross-country, four in basketball, seven in girls basketball, three in softball. We have also had many students participating in various activities: three in cheerleading; one in Square dance team, one majorette, twelve in F.F.A., three on the Blue and White staff, thirteen in Band, and seven in Chorus. When we returned as Juniors in September, 1957, there were 52 of us. At our first Junior Class meeting we elected the following officers: President, Marguerite Abair; Vice President, Rosanna Bodette; Secretary, Daniel Ryan; Treasurer, William White. Our two Student Council representatives were Connie Tucker and Leo Wimett. Fourteen of our class were in Band and eight in Chorus. Our money-making project was the Junior play, Look Out Lizzie which was directed by our class advisor, Mr. Southwick. Those who took part in presenting the play were: Clifford Harris, Elizabeth Bradley, Eleanore Blair, Jean Norton, Alice Jackman, Stuart Wright, Henry Caron, David Spencer. A reception was held following the play at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Norton. The Junior Prom was held on May 29. The theme of the prom was Evening In Paris. Jackie Yantz was chosen as Queen and Russell Easter was chosen as King. Bill White received a F.F.A. Chapter Scholarship Award. Elizabeth Bradley and Clifford Harris represented our class at the U. N. General Assembly at Plymouth State Teachers College in N. H.