Waterbury High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Waterbury, VT)

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71,1 fmaam History of the Cfass of I947 As I gaze rnto the clear xxater of Butler s Pond xx atchrng the rlpples of that grgantrc gorgeous bodx of xxater mx thoughts reflect back to the fall of 1933 xx hen an rnnocent group of xoungster namelx thrs Class of 1947 approached the Great Halls of Learnrng Enterrng our first xear of learnrng xxe xxere under the tutelage of 'NI1ss Olmstead who spent the dax dryrng tears and bloxxrng noses That first dax xx as a hard one xxe xx ondered xx hat rt xx as all about When asked hoxx he lrked school Allan Luce made the remark that srnce he hadnt learned anythrng he xx ould haxe to go back the next dax and he s strll xvrth us We can t all be rntellrgent can xxe Allan Durlng our second vear xxe xxere under the gurdance of Nlrss Irma Nlalloxx xxho latcr became Nlrs Prentrss Nlarslrall We thought xxe xx ere rust about the lest but found out drfferentlx xx hen Paul DeQelle xx as p ac ed 1n under the teacher s desk for berng., a bad box He seemed xerx c rlm and serene xx hrle serxlng hrs term on the floor and xx hen lunch trme c rme our teacher drdnt haxe any We strll xx ould lrke to knoxx xx here rt xx ent Bx anx chance could you tell us Paul? Thrs year xxe xx ere appalled xx hen xxe learned that there xvere years and years of educatron ahead of us We xentured rnto the thrrd grade xx 1th Nlrss Bertha Joslxn behrnd the desk and nobody under rt thrs year We xx ere noxx on the upper floor and felt more rmportant Our sxxelled heads and opened traps must haxe drs couraged Mrss Joslyn because xfxe acqurred a nexx superxrsor Mrs Pugh Also an actrxe member of the Class of 41 rorned our partx namely Patrrcra Morrell The next year found us rn the fourth grade and an attempt xxas made by Mrss Wheeler to teach us the fundamentals of manners but she appar ently drdn t succeed Hrstory geography and long drxrsron kept us enter tamed after school Also our rnterest rn musrc began and that explarns the soft melloxx tone of the Class of 47 ed her xxrth the questron Drd xou mrss mx Class xesterdax The replx from xoung Mrss Randall xxas 'Nlo not xerx much Durlng our fifth xear xxe xxere under the leadershrp of Nlrs Carl M11 l Thanks to chexxlng., gum and fractrons one could enter the classroom any trme after 3 30 P M and see a studrous class not because xxe xx anted to but because xxe had to For the first trme our C lass Casanoxa John Magnus got star rx ex ed at Patrlcra Nlorrell In sprte of our lackadarsrcal exrstence xxe mox cd rnto the mrddle burld rng to pester Mlss Jackson the folloxxrng year Throughout the course of the year xxe xxere prepared for Junror Hrgh Then started another ro mance Bernard Keefe xxas undecrded betxxeen a trro of Patrrcra Vlorrell Sallx Randall and Jean Guptrl For hrs brax erv hc xxas presented xxrth a beautrful huge red harr rrbbon bx Nlrss Jackson We xxrll haxe to ad mrt that rt certarnlx looked xxondertul on xou Bernard and the Class of 41 agrees that he hasn t changed Then came that ex entful day xx hen xxe xx ere grceted at the door of the sexenth grade our first xear of runror hrgh bx N11 s Flora Carpenter xxho kept us somexx hat subdued Hoxx ex er xxe xx ere alloxx ed to change classes and attend assemblres xx hrch proxrded much satrsfactron and excrtement for us We usuallv found our proper classrooms about txxentx rnrnutes late but no srgnal xx as sent out for anx lo t rndrxrdual Mrss Laura Demcrrtt trred to corral us for her home room durrng our erghth xear I , n , - rv , . . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1, 1 A rl. .1 , v 1 7 S ' 1 1 y 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 v . 1 , 1' , , . , . 11 D ' ' 1 1 7 ' D v .. , , . A ' ly v ' A ' A .l '.'.' A rl ' 7 ' ' D A. I L. y . u, 1 . 5 1. - I 1 4,1 1 D r 1 , 1 1 v Q v 2 K. . L, . , A. . v . 2 ' , v . 1 ' 1 . 1 1 ' v V V ' 1 1 v 1 Y 1. 11 7 '! ' ' 7 1 ' ' 1' ' 1 1 -1 1 1 y ' A A .. r V n . In 1 V v . V 1 N v ' 1- ' , ,, rs r-u ' ' , , y ' ' 1 v 7 I N v I 1 ,1 I 1 . . - s r s - .', : f '- A I n y L A ' . . . , . . , , , , cr as . , .1 . T' 1 ' 1 1 7 One day, after bally Randall had been absent, Mrss Vx heeler confront- 1 1' 1 ' U ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 1 1 Y - 1 1 4 v 1 54' v 1 v 'Y 1' r ty . Y 1 1 1 1K1 ' ' A L1. 1 1 ' - Q 1 . . 1 1 -4- 1 1 er. . ' f f ., .. Y . K 1 . ' l r 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 ,, 1 v v V o 1 n A 4 A n A y L 1 v 4 11 I -1 AA ' 4 1 1 f 11 1 ,, . K., , K, . U, 1 . . . 4 .. A . . . , - 1 1 A I ' r L1 1 g - 1 . 1, K. 1 . . . L , 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1. 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1' . . N, . . ' ' ' l ' 1 1 - 1 v' 1 , 7 , U' A 1 . 1 1 ' ' ' ' , ' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1, 7 Y ' L u r-vv , v . ' , ' . ' . , t' A FS , ' 1' 1 ' 1 1 v v , Y V 1 Y ' , 9 , 1 Q z 1 1 1 v ' ' 1 1 , 1 1' .' 1 1, 1 ' 1 1 1 1' r . - Y 1 Q U .

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74a .fonqlroan Here yye became acqrrarnted yyrth Mr Royye and our rdeas yy ere not at all lrke hrs but yye soon became accustomed to hrs and I do mean soon If you don t belreye me rust ask Freeman Syy eetser He and Mr Royye drdnt agree on busrness math At last came that unforgettable day rn September yy hen yye entered the freshman class and yy ere noyy consrdered hrgh school students Many neyy people from surroundrng schools rorned us to make a class of forty ye A hrlarrous class meetrng, took place and the folloyyrng officers yyere elected presrdent Charles Mason yrcepresrdent Bernard Keefe secre tary Patrrcra Morrell treasurer Allan Luce adyrser Mr Carcrerr Our first brg ey ent of the year yy as the Freshman Receptron rn yy hrch yye farthfully took an actrye part We really enroyed that week and rt shoyy ed our sportsmanshrp We proy ed our yy or th rn athletrcs by hayrng Sally Randall and John Magnus on the yarsrty basketball teams Before yye had taken trme to learn much yye yyere promoted to the sophomore class Durrng thrs year the folloyyrng ofiicers sery ed presr dent Oryre Jones yrce presrdent Malcolm Nelson secretary and treas urer Patrrcra Morrell adyrser Mrs John Durkee Our first one act play yyas Oh Johnny yyrth a cast of John Bru nell Patrrcra Morrell Sally Randall Rrchard Izor Malcolm Nelson and Jean Guptrl Raymond Deyrne left our mrdst to do hrs brt for Uncle Sam rn the Nayy In sports yye had three grrls and one boy on the yarsrty basketball teams namely Patrrcra Morrell Sally Randall Jean Guptrl and John Mag nus Our yy arblrng abrlrty br ought results rn the operetta The Chrmes of Normandy John Magnus Bernard Keefe Erlene Hary ev Jean Guptrl Rrchard I7or and Malcolm Nelson yy ere part of the on stage chorus In che Grrls Sextet there yy as one from our class namely Jean Guptrl and rn the Boys Double Quartet yyere Tohn Magnus Malcolm Nelson and Bernard Keefe Our runror year yy as a busv and ey entful one The officers for thrs I7or secretary Patrrcra Morrell treasurer Allan Luce adyrser Mrss Marror re Alexander We had our frrst three act play Ace Hrgh yy hrch had as a cast John Magnus Malcolm Nelson Sally Randall Jean Guptrl Patrrcra Mor rell Lynn Leyyrs Oryre Jones Waneta Woodard Stanley Ather and Gen ey 1 Boyce Our one act play yyas an old trme melodrama Erra Upshots Trr umph Thc cast of frye yy ere Patrrcra Morrell Bernard Keefe Malcolm Nelson Rrchard Ifor and Jeanne LaFayette In Nlry yyc sponsorcd thc Junror Prom rn honor of the scnrors thc tlrcmc bcrngc rrr undcr yyatcr scene Much trme and prcparatron trans formcd thc gym rnto r ycrrt rlrlc occan frllccl yyrth gay ly colorcd frsh mer nr rrds rnd y rrrorrs othcr scenes At Grrls Strtc Sally Randall and Gcneya Boycc rcprcsentecl the chool yy lrrlc John Nlrgrrus and Bernard Ixeefc rttcnded Boys State Orr tlrc y rrsrty lrrsketbrll team thrs year yyere Sally Randall Pa trrcrr Nlorrcll Jc rn Guptrl Rrchard Ifor and John NI rgnrrs the captarn clcct yy ho yy rs un rblc to pl ry orr account of rllncss 6 . .1 v 1 .1 1 . ..., . , , 1 7 ' v v s Y n vw v 1 v l ' v 1 1 1 1 11 ' r ' ' 1 1 11 - . L. F , , L , - : ' . , .r I . 3 ' - ' . , , . - 1 y 1 1' .' . , 1 , 1'1 1' ' W Y Y ' 7 7 ' Y ' ' 1 11 ' 1 7 1 11 1 1 ' ' v ' . . . , v 1 . y 1 ' v J 1 I . l 1 v 1 1 4 v 1 l . 1 v N- V A n s n 1 4 1 . 1 v y 1 1 , 11 ' ' y' 1 1 ' L, nn. L x 1 ' r 1 l K: I ' K 9 ' . , . . 3 ,. , I ' 1 11 -1 1 v 1 U 7' 1' 1 1 - K '! D 7 7 Y ! 7 1 nu, Y I V n 1 s s 1 ' Q v . . . . A . ,, . u r 7' I 1 , 1 ', w v I Yo A my I , v, , ' , 1 - .'. . , ' Q . . 3 7 7 y 7 1 1 11 S1 rmportant perrod were: presrdent, Bernard Keefeg y'rce-presrdent, Rrchard 11 1 1 , 1 1' ', 11 1 , 1 1 1 y'1 ' 4 ! A 9 7 Y Y 1 1 . 4. A . . 1 1 ' 1 -1 1 1 7 U ' 9' v ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ! A Y I r 'lv ' I 'l 1 ' V 9 9 ' 1 1 1'1 1 1' 1 1 v - 7 'Y 'Y Y L 1 1 -1 1 v v1 1 1 ' 1 1 ff 1. 1 '1 ' N L , 4 1 1 ' V ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 A , ' , ' v 1 -1 a 1 V I I I I Y . . , . , . A z.1, 1 , .1 L. 1, , ' 1 1 ' 1 A., ' .SY , r x r' r 2 x', '- 1' h- A ' 1 1 1 1 ' A 1 -- ' ' r x rt' ' 2 ' 1-' 2 1 1- , ' -' ,-1 .1 1 , 'l1 ' - , ' 1 . ., .' 1 ,1 1 . 1 c 1 , c 1 . . I . '-1' Sz , 1 1 1 1 . 1 1. -.1 1, 1,1 1 ' ' Q 1 ' s' , ' .rf sz ' ra A ' , S Zh., 2 , S . ,.:k. .. . .' .- z. 'z , .rf.', - ' . ' 'if 1 ' 2 ' '