Vermont Academy - Wildcat Yearbook (Saxtons River, VT)

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wt , TBQNNIS TEAM M Back row: Elston, D. Smith, Swenson, Hulbert. Second row: Leahy CMgr.j, O'Brien, Sheldon, Hovev, Gardiner, N. Perry CMgriD First row: R. Smith, And1'ews, Merriam, Wliiting, Duggan, Bradley. TENNIS After conditioning the courts and themselves, the tennis team really got down to business. Although they lost the first match mainly through the lack of practice, they will no doubt come back stronger and stronger as they acquire practice and experience. A flat hand game is prescribed by Coach Dunn, and when the boys find their shots, there will be no stopping them. OUTING CLUB I p, .fx ia1.efY'f 4 . , i . 1 i wus, X' s if 1 f 5 I I This old and tried organization has continued this year under the direction of Mr. Parker, to put on a program of work and fun that adds greatly to the enjoyment of the out-of-doors for all at V. A. In the fall and spring the work squad of the Club added extensively to the Cabin and its surroundings, digging a well nearby, building a porch and a woodshed, and finishing the interior of the Cabin by peeling the logs and adding two new bunks for the comfort of over- night guests. The members have also cleared three ski trails for winter sports use. On the fun side the Club has sponsored several feeds for the members and guests, and has run many trips to various points in the Grand Campus. Day trips have gone off to climb mountains, and several week-end trips have been taken during the fall and spring to spots further away from the school. The big trip of the winter season was a visit to Pine Valley as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Graves. There the members enjoyed some of the best skiing of the season. OUTING CLUB Back row, left to right: Mr Parker, Matthews, Coleman W. Brown, Bidwell. Front row: Lo. Graves, Bitgood l Casale, Marshall, Longshore, Alden.

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, ' sKnNG It looked as though the ski team would have good snow throughout the season at the time of the Mt. Hermon meet, but thereafter conditions were exceedingly poor. This however didn't faze V. A.'s skiers, for they turned in a fineshowing despite the lack of snow and consequent prac- tice. . ' After the New Hampton meet the team competed at K. U. A. in the Eastern Preparatory School Championships. The conditions there were adverse and the competition keen, but even so the team placed sixth. Next were the Vermont Interscholastics at Stowe, where the team placed fourth in Class A, thanks to Rod. Smith, Irv. Townsend, Holmes, Benedict and Captain Emerson. H The only thing we can hope for next year is more snow, so that Co-Captains Benedict and Holmes can lead their forces to greater heights. BASEBALL With the spring came the baseball season, earlier this year than usual, which was much better for the team. Having only a few veterans, Coach Markoski has developed a well rounded, fast and scrappy team which will give the best of them a battle. The loss of Stan Kogut for the earlier game 4 was a severe blow, but nevertheless the team will settle down and finish the season in grand style. Dick Graves will make a fine captain at second base. The rest of the infield is: Irv. Fenton at 1st, Huntington or Bates at shortstop, and Simonds at 3rd. In the outfield are: Stan Harvey, Don Frey, Don Rice and Louis Graves. Brad Bush is behind the bat, and the pitching staff con- sists of : Osgood, Rice, Luther Graves and Huntley. The schedule is as follows: , April 27 Leland and Gray Seminary? May 21 Cushing Academy? April 30 New Hampton School May 25 Deerfield Academy May 4 Stevens High ' May 28 Kimball Union Academy May 7 Cushing Academy June 1 Mt. Hermon School May 11 Stevens High June 4 Kimball Union Academyt May 18 Amherst Freshmen June 11 Alumni ' fHome Games. TRACK Track at Vermont Academy is progressing each year. This season a small but well balanced squad started practicing. The first meet with Bellows Falls, we won by the score of 57-42. At a dual meet with Brattleboro at Brattleboro we again came out ahead, this time by the score of 59-49. The climax of the dual meet season came against Kimball Union, where we won a most exciting meet 48-42, the outcome not being certain until Blood and Perry won the first two places in the 220. The other meets on the schedule are the Keene Invit-ation Meet and the Vermont Interscholastics, where we should win our share of points. Outstanding performers in the dual meets have been: Blood, Perry and Downs in the sprints, Hill and Lang in the middle distances, Stebbins and Singleton in the mile g Downs and Curtis in the hurdles, Blood and Downs in the jumps , and Saunders, Perry and Baldwin in the weight events.

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GLl'll1l CLUB Back row: Casale, Duggan Davidson, Coleman, Urion Hill, Brown. Third row: R. Graves, George Hulbert, Mr. Parker, Bradley O'Brien, Leahy, Lang. Second row: Browne, Hanksf Redlon, Frey, Schmidt Porter, Bush. First row! Baldwin, Buckley Cusliman, Andrews, R. Smith DRAMATIC CLUB THE GLEE CLUB The Glee Club began its season with a remarkable turnout of twenty-seven members, under the leadership of Mr. Parker. There were several trips, including a broadcast from Springfield, Vermont, a concert at the Bellows Falls High School 5 and a trip to Cavendish, Vermont, where they sang in return for a delicious supper served in the home of Mr. Gay. The highlight of the season was the concert at the Baptist church of Holyoke, Mass. The quartet made numerous appearances, the most notable of which was the concert given at the reunion of the Alumni in Boston. The Dramatic Club, sponsored by Mr. Harris, has been especially successful in all of its productions during the past school year. The Club produced one group of one-act plays before Christmas and showed great acting ability. The second production was another group of one-act plays, in which the members did even better than in the first group. Just before spring vacation the Club did a much more difficult piece of work, The Petrified Forest, and this was the high light of the dramatic season at V. A. this year. Our club president, Bill Curtis, has proved a fine leader and an excellent actor this year. To wind up an all too short season the V. A. actors will present Broken Dishes, a comedy, as part of the 1938 Commencement program. 49' rafts! ,ef DRAMATI C CLUB Back row: Davidson, Bitgood, J. Townsend, Leahy, Redlon, Kimball, Downs. Third row: Swenson, Saunders, Sheldon, R. Graves, Long- shore, Frey, Hill, Miller, An- dersen. Second row: Andrews, O'Brien, Curtis, Mr. Harris, Casale, Bush, Emerson. First row: Foster, Urion, Cole, Cushman, Tingley, Hanks, Hett. I