Waterbury High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Waterbury, VT)

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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-

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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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LONGHORN sight and let's find out if they carried out their dream. Why, of course, there they are in Jitterybuggboon! ! What in the world is Alyce doing? She's teaching the natives to jitterbug - and just look at her go! Oh, there's 'Melody' Gilman and 'Strangler' Hooker. They're playing those in- struments like mad, while the poor natives are doing their very best to keep in time with the music. They sure must miss their tom-toms. Rosalie is really having fun! Who wouldn't, driving around in a car like that - especially in Africa! She's teaching the natives how to drive. That drivers' training course back at W. H. S. did her some good after all, didn't it? It's a good thing there aren't many trees down there, just the same. Oops, there goes another hut smashed to the ground, but Rosalie doesn't seem to care. She has a native wrecking crew following her to pick up the debris. Why do you suppose Alyce and the natives have stopped attempting to jitterbug, and Rosalie has stopped her destructive journey through the village? Oh, here's the reason. The missionary has arrived to conduct his daily services. It's our old friend, Jim Lovely! The natives certainly seem to love him - especially the young people. Now he's telling the young folks to come to the youth group meeting which will be held in the evening - and to please remember to bring sandwiches for refreshments! He's started the sermon, so let's leave before we fall asleep! We certainly never expected to find so many old classmates in one place. Br-r-r-r - that blizzard up there in Alaska is really something! Anybody is crazy to be out in it, but there's a blur that looks like a person. He's shouting and waving somethingg wonder what it is! The Eskimos are coming out of their igloos and seem to be buying whatever it is. Oh, the blizzard has stopped. Look, it's our speedy little friend, Supersalesman Corriveau! And he's selling electric pajamas to the Eskimos. He always could sell almost anything! What do you suppose that huge igloo at the end of the row is? There's a sign that says 'Nice hot seats inside! Let us peer into its interior. Why, it's a theater and Barb Lemery is selling tickets - that's quite a pile of fish she's got there. Guess these Eskimos don't have much cash, but you would think she could find some place to put the fish rather than to sit on them! The fioor show is just beginning - oh, goody -- an acrobat duo -- 'Queenie' Deal and 'Role 'Em Over' Adams. Boy, look at 'em go. Brother! You certainly never would have guessed those two quiet girls would end up pulling each other's hair. Bang! They're both out! Here comes Barb to drag them out. Gee, she really get's around. Oh! Oh! Looks like trouble up in the back row. Manager Gladys 'Kick 'Em Out' Bragdon is telling a couple Eskimo teensters if they want to rub noses to please find a more appropriate place. Well, let's move along. It's getting dark, and we want to find the rest of '51 before night falls. My gracious! Look at that big upheaval in the ground! ! It looks as if the whole world were one large erupting volcano. I wonder what can be happening! It's our old classmate, Kenneth Dibbell, testing out his new jet propelled airplane - UNDERGROUND! ! ! What will he think of next? What's that contraption up there on that mountain top? It looks like some big summer resort. Let's peer more closely and find out. It's a dating agency for the unfortunates and just observe who's operating it, none other than Mary Keefe and Selma Izor. I wonder why they situated