Waterbury High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Waterbury, VT)

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LONGHORN boughs and the excellent music of the Ambassador Redcoats, made the eveninga huge success. After three much-enjoyed years of school life, we, a small class of twenty-seven members, were greeted by Mrs. Nicholson in her senior home room. Officers for this important year were Dick Russell, president, Wayne Gilman, vice president, Martha Deal, secretary, Mary Keefe, treas- urerg and Mrs. Gough, our adviser. For our three-act play, which was under the direction of Mrs. Gough, we presented Through the Keyhole. with Mary Keefe as lovable Grand- ma Tierney. The supporting members of the cast were Virginia Miles, Alice Adams, Nancy Forbes, Stuart Sutherland, Henry Corriveau, Justin Towne and Richard Williams. The captains chosen for the sale of magazines this year were Barbara Lemery and David Chittick. Top honors in the sale of magazines went to Henry Corriveau, who sold over two hundred dollars' worth. Wayne Gilman received a certificate of merit for sales amounting to over fifty dollars. In the autumn sale of cards held by the class, Maybeth Lowe and Gladys Bragdon were responsible for the majority of the sales, while in the spring sale, Wayne Gilman and Richard Williams came out on top. Our final attempt at dramatics was our one-act play, Utter Relaxa- tion, under the direction of Mrs. Gough. The leading role of bed-loving Wilbur went to Stuart Sutherland, with the following seniors as the sup- porting cast: Alice Adams, Martha Deal, Barbara Lemery, Henry Corri- veau and Richard Williams. Seniors on the varsity basketball teams were Alice Adams, Bud East- man, Dick Russell, Ray Flannery and Dick Grace. Al Adams was elected captain of the girls' team, with Ray Flannery and Dick Russell serving as co-captains of the boys' team. Al Adams was chosen as Good Citizenship Girl by vote of the faculty and the senior class. She is certainly well qualified and deserving of this high honor. Three members of our class left us this year to do their bit for Uncle Sam, namely, Raymond Eastman, Howard Eastman and Norman Duprey. Our best wishes are with these boys. We enjoyed a wonderful evening the night of the prize speaking con- test. The two seniors taking part were David Chittick and Henry Corri- veau. During the last week in April, we journeyed off to New York City and greatly enjoyed our three-day stay. The Juniors honored us at the Prom. It was a gala evening, and our sincere thanks go out to the Class of 1952 for this unforgettable occasion. We must now regretfully leave behind the most enjoyable part of our lives. This, our senior year, brings to a close our happy school days. We shall forever delight in its pleasant memories, and treasure the friends and wisdom we have gained. We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to our parents and faculty members for making such a pleasant school life pos- sible. Our sincerest thanks go out especially to Mrs. Gough for making our senior year a most memorable one through her untiring efforts and her energetic support, and also to Mr. Rowe, who has faithfully guided us through every school year. - RICHARD WILLIAMS.

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. l 4 LONGHORN seventh grade to the honored position of junior high students. Here, under the watchful eye of Mrs. Merrill, we settled down for a year of hard work. We were delighted with the privilege of attending the assemblies, and the chance to mingle with the upper classmen. Our eighth grade year was the saddest one of our school life. Under the fine tutelage of Mrs. Hall we greatly profited, and we were deeply grieved by her death in November, 1946. We suffered a great loss, and we will always hold her memory dear to our hearts. We are greatly indebted to Mrs. Durkee, Mrs. Post, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Bates, Mr. Niles, and Mrs. Worthington, who ably led us through the remainder of the year. Finally came the long awaited time when we were enrolled as fresh- men. The first big event of our high school year was the Freshman Recep- tion. A week of hilarious activity was enjoyed by everyone, with horse collars, pantalettes, and bransacks much in evidence, climaxed by the re- ception on Friday evening. Many new students joined us this year, mak- ing a total of forty members in the class. The class officers for the year were as follows: Dick Russell, presi- dent, Bud Eastman, vice president, Virginia Miles, secretary, Ray Flan- nery, treasurer. We chose Mr. Mallett as our adviser, under whose super- vision we enjoyed many good times in our Outing Club. Representing our class on the varsity basketball squad this year were Al Adams and Bud Eastman. Because of our various activities, the freshman year soon passed, and we commenced our second year in high school. Officers for the sophomore year were Bud Eastman, president, Selma Izor, vice president, Virginia Miles, secretary, Wayne Gilman, treasurer. We again chose Mr. Mallett as our adviser, and Mrs. Gough served as our home-room teacher. We presented our first one-act play, Georgie Porgief' with the fol- lowing cast: Mary Keefe, Virginia Miles, Virginia Sweetser, Selma Izor, Marlene Neil, Lane Hooker, David Chittick and Richard Williams, coached by Mr. Mallett. On the varsity basketball squad were Al Adams, Bud Eastman and Dick Russell. ' Our promotion to the junior class bestowed on us the honor of using the front door, a privilege which we recognized with pride. The class of- ficers for the year were Dick Russell, president, Wayne Gilman, vice presi- dent, Martha Deal, secretary, Mary Keefe, treasurer. Mrs. Martin helped us as our adviser, and Mrs. Bisbee was our home-room teacher. For our one-act play, we presented Now That April's Here, directed by Mrs. Martin. The cast was as follows: Nancy Forbes, Mary Keefe, Selma Izor, Virginia Miles, David Chittick and Richard Williams. On the varsity basketball teams this year were Al Adams, Ray Flan- nery, Bud Eastman, James Lovely and Lane Hooker. Participating in prize speaking were Alyce Werner, David Chittick and Richard Williams. First prize went to Richard Williams and the sec- ond prize to David Chittick. For our first three-act play we presented Mama's Affair, under the direction of Mrs. Martin, with Mary Keefe, Virginia Miles, Nancy Forbes, Alice Adams, Justin Towne, Henry Corriveau and Richard Williams taking part. To represent the school at Girls' and Boys' State, the faculty chose Alice Adams, Nancy Forbes, Richard Russell and Raymond Flannery. In honor of the Class of 1950, we presented the Junior Prom, with an outdoor woodland scene as our theme. The sweet scent of the many pine

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LONGHORN Class Prophecy The Follies of 1951 As we sit in our observatory on Podunk Peak, we can look into every corner of the earth, and if we strain our eyes a bit, we can even see the toadstools on the moon. Oh, look! Whatls that little place over there? Doesn't it seem familiar to you? Why, it's Waterbury! Gee, look at the high school, it's made of glass, and is it big! Didn't it used to be a little brick building? Say, that reminds me. Where do you suppose all of our old class- mates are now? Oh, school's over and here come the kids. They're heading right for downstreet. Remember the little bowling alley where we used to sit for hours after school? These youngsters seem to be drifting towards that building over there. What does that sign say? For goodness sakes, it's 'Slaphappy Stuart's Slop Shop !' And look who's standing behind the counter slinging hash, as well as his old line, Stuart Sutherland! There don't seem to be any more classmates left in Waterbury, so let's look around the world. There's a taxi racing down Broadway with a driver who must be crazy! Look closer - Why it's none other than 'Speed' Flannery! He's stopping at the 'Dickie Nightclub., He is helping Maybeth Lowe Cof all peoplel out of the cab, and what a tip she is giving him! ! Wow! I Ray is racing back down the street with a cloud of dust behind him. Just see him go! Here's Dick Russell coming out to greet Miss Lowe and rolling a car- pet out for her. Now, he's escorting her to the piano. Maybe she's going to sing! Yes, it's that all-time classic, 'I Get Tears In My Eyes When I Lie On My Back In My Bed and Cry Over You.' She's accompanied at the piano by 'One Finger' Williams. It seems he's so enthralled every time Maybeth sings he can only play with one finger - can't concentrate enough to play with more! ! The crowd is going wild! ! Herbie Lovely, sitting at one of the ring- side tables, is yelling for encores, screaming, tearing his hair, really mak- ing a rumpus. He's crazy about her singing. The cigarette girl, glamor- ous Eleanor Perry, is whistling for the bouncer to 'take care' of him. And here he comes - it's Dick 'Muscles' Grace. What a build! He's picking poor Herbie up by the hair. Oh, look at that opening way up on the wall. Wow! There goes Herbie right through it. And here he comes out the other side - right on his nose! Ouch! This place is too rough, let's leave. That rodeo down there in Texas looks inviting. Boy, see that guy riding the steer! Whoops - off he goes. He's lost his hat and look who was under it, Flighty Fuller! The animal is headed right for him, but here come the clowns to keep the steer from trampling poor Freddie. Don't you recognize those two bright, red-headed clowns? Why, they're 'Slim' Chittick and 'Happy' Towne. Now, the steerls after them, but the derrick is lowering and up they go - lifted right over the fence by the seat of their pants. Gee, this is really interesting, but some of our ambitious classmates must have left the U. S. for greener fields. Remember Alyce Werner and Rosalie Noyes? They always wanted to go into the heart of Africa to help civilize the natives. There's Africa way down there. Stretch your eye-