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

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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.

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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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The Girls' State delegates were Alice Jackman and Mary McNulla. Alternates were Marguerite Abair and Jean Norton. The Boys' State delegates were Stuart Wright and David Spencer. Alternates were Daniel Ryan and Wayne Smith. Our class marshal was David Spencer. In September only 46 students returned to their Senior year at VHS. The class officers were elected as follows: President, Marguerite Abair; Vice President, Herb Beede; Secretary, Lucille Danyow; Treasurer, Dick Cunningham; and the Student Council representatives were Wayne Smith and Connie Tucker. Alice Jackman was elected to the office of Student Council President by the entire Student Body. The class produced a Senior play entitled Host To A Ghost. This was directed by our class advisor, Mrs. Bodette. The following Seniors took part: Mary Ann Sauter, Jackie Yantz, Barbara Fleming, Marguerite Abair, Elizabeth Bradley, Herb Beede, Leo Wimett, Henry Caron, and David Spencer. To raise money for a class trip we sold Christmas cards and sponsored a covered dish supper. On February 14 we went on a class trip to Montreal. The afternoon was spent in sightseeing and shopping, and that evening we attended the Ice Follies. Our chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Desjadon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Crown, and Mr. and Mrs. Everton Graves. Lucille Danyow was chosen Good Citizenship Girl. Of the 74 students who enrolled in 1955 we now have 45 who are graduating in June. The class of 1959 will probably be known as the last class to graduate from the old Vergennes High School. Our best wishes go to all those students who will enter the new Vergennes Union High School in September of 1959. CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of the year 1959, of the Senior High School, in the city of Vergennes, County of Addison, State of Vermont, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare the following as our last will and testament. I, Beverly Brown, leave my ability to appear quiet to Ann Wisell. You'd be surprised what a good impression it can make. I, Larry Forand, leave to Loren Smith my ability to get all orders fouled up. Good luck with Mr. D's money mine. I, Jeanne Coyle, leave my selling ability to Dale Evarts. There must be a place for it at the A+P.