Waterbury High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Waterbury, VT)

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74a .fonqfxofm President s Address Four vears ago the Class of 1949 attended commencement GXQTCISQS at Waterbury H1gh School As we watched the performance we had only one thought 1n oul mlnds the t1me when we would be graduatlng Throughout our school wears we haxe looked ahead to these days w1th great expectatlons Now that we haxe reached the goal for w h1ch we stroxe we are a b1t sorrow ful not that the thrlll of graduatlon has not lu ed up to our antlclpatlons but because we as the Class of 1949 are makmg our last Of'I'IC1al appearance at Waterbury Hlgh School To you underclassmen may I say that I w1sh we mlght pass on the knowledge gamed from our experlence We are not 1n school for the sole purpose of acqulrlng adequate academlc tra1n1ng but we should be learn mg how to lne and work together Your teachers are tryxng hard to gu1de you 1n that d1rect1on cooperate wlth them and your fellow students to the best of your ab1l1ty Your time spent IH school 1S short make the most of It Since I have been a membel of the Student Councll for foul years I am better able to reallze the problems that you as underclassmen are fac Ing the two gleatest belng a recreatlon program and your patrol In re cent years the Student Councll and Rotary Club hawe trled to glve you a place to carry out the Youth Center We have falled to carry out all our alms but we haxe gn en Vou all that was DOSS1blC under the clrcumstances It IS up to you the younger people to acqulre the recreatlonal f3Cll1t19S problem but w1th your support and your IHHUGDCC on your parents we mlght have a much better recreatlonal center Another problem that should be consxdered as most lmportant IS your Patrol It IS up to you to make It functlon Wlth strength and securlty Bulld It up wlth dlgnlty and honor 0'1v1ng the chlldren the protect1on of whlch they are so deserxlng Thls can only be done through the coopera t1on of ex eryone especlally the older people of the school For all departlng senlors I should l1ke to take thlq opportunltv to thank the faculty and any others who have helped to make our four years of hlgh school a success To Mr Rowe our prlnclpal and to Mrs Gough our class adxlser we express our slncere thanks and admlratxon for you1 unt1r1ng asslstance and patlence through our four most memorable and pleasant years You haxe endeavored to help us by your perseverence de termlnatlon and capable know ledge to proxlde us w 1th an educatlon that wlll benefit us 1n vears to come We trust we w1ll not dlsappolnt you To my classmates I should llke to say that we haxe worked together sharlng each others hardshlps and happlness haxlng companlonshlp and recreat1on together alw avs benefitlng physlcallv and mentally as w ell as SOC13lly I w 1sh to thank you for all these thlngs and for all that you have done to make our class successful WILLARD BREEN 0 I suv . l v v I , y . , . v , D ' D 1 .I A Y vw V I . D Y l v . Y , v 1 K. 1 Y , Y 1 1 K , A Y , K 1 , Kuna , 1 Y'L1 V . A 1 y T r . . . . S K . . . . . 3 Y K - ' 7- v ' v f v v ' ' . . ' . : ' . 3 . , K , . . . - . g l D 1 l 1 A , 1 1 K. , A , - , ' I . ' , , K 7 7 thls town so badly needs. I do not mean that you alone can work out the 7 ' 7 Y 1 v 1 , 3 D Y , x ' 1' I . T . . . . . , . t ' . w v A v ' ' 1 A ' . . v , , 1 1 . , I A A' Y ' , Y 4 Ani xi 1 1 A . H , . A. A. v . , , ' ' 4 v , 7' K V' . ' , D 1 v 1 v 1 1 , L 4 H 1 1 , v 1 1 , Y U 1 V , V

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7!1e .fanglmfm Class P09171 PHILOSOPHY Ax ue 1: 111 t ll 1111 the n1e11lox1N up to uhe1e the Ioothlll hf1 ten Hdsten up 111to the f1fu1e and the gold that ls the Nkx Vle become fm ue ot llX1!1f,Z1I'1tllQ e1e1 l1NlllglO0tl'llll 'itdunch de 1111 mek bound l111151dom lull or peace that nu 61 dlu l'1on1thL xt1d mt 1111111 11151 toust th1t1loth1sth1s mlgrhtx mammoth 'l o the lliflllllg' ehen mg: 11X Bl th 1t dex1g111tu ou1 cleed If ue VKOl1lCl t1ke 1 lewon t1om the ue1 p1ese11t fmcex VX e 11 ould be11ef1t IH XX1NdOT'll lt not 111 thought and deed Put 11 ho knoxw the SOUICQ of lem mug W hence It tomes and XY hence 1 pwsu let the grlolx ot ou1 le 1111111g hef1n1 on othux fl0YI'l 111th111 Let us seek forex Q1 knowledge end all 1gno1f111ce md dfuknew Wlth thls llght of peace and lefunlng so we hmxh to begm JOHN B111 INFLL e 116 the C we ot I'o1t1 'N F01 xeux 111 XL t111d ou1 hut 'I o do the nohle honext thmg Xl e hope ue Xe Ntood the test We Xe x1o1ked 111d plfu ed 111th dll 0111 m11rht 1 non 11 go ou1 11 11 o Il 1 111d ch1llt f at not 1113: ll 1 1x11111 1 -X N 1tt1 ll 1 Cfooc 111 1 111 1 ht for to 1 L11 Old I lf x 1111111 N1L L' '1 2 x'2' 'A' 12 'A' ' ' Ali .S 151' 1 I' A V A I 'A ' I A I gb' J A' 'i 7 , I Q2 U , .,. . V . . Sy K . .S 2 Iv . Y- I Q ' ' , , . A- . ',L.- ' 1 U' .s'11' ' 2 ar ' N , v V Z J 2 hx. ' . 3 - .- . K1 ' . sy v v- 1 1 . . 1 ' 'P 7 ' , 1 . v . J . 1 . 1 't 1 151' A , J 1 . ' . 2 . ' . 1 .S ' . 1' ' 1 K, I. , 'V . ., . Z , ' 4 .. 2 . 1 Ss. in I f I 5 1 . V , L1 v V I .kv . . 1 1 Class Song VV 2 ' 1 'la ' ' ' K'-,'i11e. 4 . 8' 2 .iv 1 ,' -1, .' , . ,L- 1 X 1 ' l v- - I v 1 A v V V v v 1 2 1 bv v' , 1 I Q A11 l ' 'e ' 'aj Int 21 world oi' 'iz ls 2 ' 2 XIILQS. l,- h' S lf' 1 XY11 l -z11'1- our . 111121 . la J' ow: Sudlj. we say. ' ll j All I 1 lj hope that we l1z11'11 11111 A l ull 1 ' lgll. f .lo,x.' KIASUN, -ee I. .'1SUN.

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'7fne fangfnoan Class History THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS Last night, as I was wandering around in my' dreams, feeling rather blue, I approached a tent that was covered with stars. Looking in I saw a large crystal ball in the center of a table. I decided to go in and have a look at my future but much to my surprise the fortune teller said that it was out of order and would run only in reverse thus showing the past I thought rt might be fun and might also take my mind off graduatlon for a while When the fortune teller asked me yy hat I yy anted to see I thought for a moment before I replied Is rt too utterlv lrnposslble to go back to my school days? I want so much to haye something to remember my classmates by ' Oh no my dear she replied Now rust relax and look steadily into the crystal ball The crystal ball yy as all blue That blue began to take form and when rt finished shaping ltself I sayy that rt was a bluebrrd He told me that he was to take me back through my tyvelve years of school When I asked yy ho he yy as he said I am the Blueblrd of Happiness Now let s go back back back to the first grade when you and the rest of your classmates made a grand entrance into the two first grade home rooms Of course a few tears yy ere shed here and there but Miss Little field and Miss Olmstead were right there to comfort you Mary Jane Tal bert was soon hit by Cupid s arrow and had a grand crush on Danny Randall Mary Mildred Tierney received a brand new mrtten from Miss Littlefield This pleased Mary yery much until she was informed that she yy as to wear the mrtten rn all classes for the entire year and could no long er suck her thumb Even at this early date Lawrence Dufresne began to show promise as a ball player only rt was a snoyy ball and Mr Goodheart confined him to hrs seat Lawrence still claims that he was rust tossing rt up and down When these tyyo teachers were completely worn out you yentured into the second grade under the superyrslon of Mrs Clement and Mrs Mallow One day Joan lVIason yyho was missing one front tooth was trying to learn hoyy to yy hrstle rn class without the teacher knoyy1ng lt After several unsuccessful tries a loud shrlll whistle broke the silence of the room Joan sayy quite a bit of Mrs Clement for the next week' Throughout the year Ernest Robbins was conspicuous by his absence H spent ninety per cent of his time rn the cloakroom for yy hrsperrng H said that he didnt mlnd because he was all dressed to go home and there yy ere plenty of lunches to munch on When you entered the third grade under the dlrectlon of Mrs Pugh you yy ere a little more subdued You spent a happy but busy year hnding out that there might be a little yy ork rn school 'NI1ss Wheeler welcomed you as fourth graders Pat Quinn proy ed that you hadnt all been tamed doyyn by ringing the tire alarm and the class bell at the ime time Lnder the careful guidance of 'NI1ss Wheeler Pat soon became s tame as the rest of the class Xour frfth year you yyere under the leader ship of Nlrs Carl Nlrller Tlrrs yy as the ye rr Casanoya Don Nelson sneaked 1 note to 'Xlary Jane T11 bert a king. her it she loy ed him Nluch to Don s surprise Nlary ansyy ered Xe In your sixth ycar you yy crc dryrded into tyyo dryrsrons and cntru ted to N11 Rudd and Nlrss Jatkson Buddy Deal started the year off yyrtlr 1 a 1 x K s ' I I I r v ' - I . I Y Y . . I Y Y I A I H 'I I I U I I - yy 1 A 7 ' V. u ',u ' uv , ' ' v 1 s ' - I ' - yn I I I I I . . 1 . I 7 I Y I , I I v y I U I . N v s ' 7 7 ' ' - - 1 ' 1 - I I I I I, a L L Y L 7 - I . U . Y 3 1 ' I Iv l V Y . I . I . It Y Y Y Y 1 1 v v v ' 9 1 1 9 ' v Y 1 1 i I . . I s y I I I ' ' I I I I Y I , I . e I I ' . 6 I . , . Y ' I I I I I I I . U I I U I I ' I ' I' I II ,- I 1 -- s I I I ' I I I I I 1 II vII ' ' ,- I I I I N I I 'T I ' I ' I I I U1 'II I I y I ,III II I ' I I I - - - . I I I I I I I I ,I I I I. I - III I XII ' ' I I ' 'II I I. In . I II , I LI I Jas- I IKI .LI ' SKI' 4-' . I.. I I I I I I. ' I .I I I ' ,. V y I I I. , I I 'I I.. I-,I I 'III I, ' I I I I II , , . I L I I I I I I I K c' I . II' I . . ' 'I I I I'I . II, I I I , s f . ' , . I ' I I I .I 8 I I ' ,' 5. H I .XIII II, I I III, I ' I I'A. KI, J . S II I 'II I .II I 3 I I I , . I' , I 5. I .I . . t ' I ' . I