Waterbury High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Waterbury, VT)

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LONGI-IORN Basketball' Xes we st1ll kept the teams xunmng smoothly assxsted by our sen1o1 stars Hazel Dolan Arlene LaRow Barbara G1bbs Ann M111 lngton and Sk1ppe1 NIOISQ Ann Nhlllngton became the captaln of the glrls squad Not long aftel school commenced we had an all out magamne sale to earn some more money fol our class trlp to New York Elleen Ashlev wlth sales leachlng S143 and Rachel Rlchaldson w 1th 33199 took top hon 01s as salesmen Skippy VVOOd1l1ff and Tommy Wells w ele fast 1unne1s on the X1ClO1l ous track team wh1ch took the State champ1onsh1p These tneless boys went to the New England tlack meet whele they made a good show1ng Sklppy Wood1 uff was the proud captaln of the team Now the t1me came fo1 us to ploye ou1 worth 1n puttlng on a thlee act play As I Hl9l1tlOl'I6d pleylously we wele determlned to haxe th1s play extra speclal Undel the VVISQ dlrectlon of our coach and adylsel Vlrs Gough we chose a h1lar1ous comedy Evel Slnce Eve One 651360131157 n1ce feature about ou1 plav was that lt had a cast of fifteen membels Wh1Cll gave a large numbe1 a chance to pa1t1c1pate Among those 1n 1tS cast w e1e Ramona Belanger Ann M1ll1ngton Sally Spence Elleen Ashley Joy Baltlett Carloll Lahue Tommy Wells Rogel Merchant Mauuce Ballev Bobby Qulnn Sklpper Morse Bey erlee G1 out M110 Mal shall Sk1pDV Woodruff and Daud Welch As you may haxe real17ed ey e1v boy 1n our class had some part 1n the play Incldentallv we only haye ten boys anyway and thev all d1d a noteworthy 1ob Thanks to the full coopel atlon of all concexned 1nc1ud1ng p1ope1ty managels sound d1rector tlcket sell ers promptels the cast and ou1 yery capable coach Mrs Gough the play was a huge success d1aw1ng a crowd of Iiye hundred w ho seemed to en1ov the play as much as we enyoy ed nuttlng It on 1 m sure It IS agleed bv all that th1s ext1a speclal play duly compensated for ou1 neglected 1un1or one We d ba1 elw IQCOX eled from the aftel eiects w hen the tlme rolled around for ou1 one act so there was a great deal of hustllng and bustllng to get It 1nto shape on tlme But we d1d 1t' Under the eXpe1t gu1dance of Mrs Gough we put on a mvstelv comedy Nobody Sleeps w 1th a sur prlse endlng whlch the audxence duly appleclated Those Stiilllllg 1n It w ere Jean HOIHQI Sally Spence Ramona Belanger Joy Ba1tlett and Tom my Wells And now came the blg ey ent fox wh1ch we had so cheerfully tolled throughout ou1 fou1 yea1s of h1gh school and whlch we had always looked fo1 ward to ou1 class t11p to New Yo1k Clty The hours spent sell1ng con cesslons magazlnes Chustmas cards puttlng on food sales plays dances and all our other money lalslng prolects w ele all forgotten WV1t1'1 the com mg of the eagerly awalted ey ent The t11p was ey en mole th11ll1ng and more fun than we had antlclpated and A Q1 and tlme w as the YQld1Ct of all Thls tllp was the cllmax to twelve VGHIS of wo1k and worry whlch ln splte of ey 61 ythlng we legletfullv leave behlnd Howey er as we hopefully face the futu1e w e are all conhdent that the membels of the Class of 52 of Waterbu1v Hlgh w1ll meet w 1th success ln whatevel they may do' J OY BARTLETT Y 7 v w . 1 1 A ' r w Y 4 I 1 . 17 1 1 1 v', 11 1 ' 4 W C l I ' ' '1 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 ' 4 ' , 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - ' , 1 1 by 4 AL v 1 K ua I 4 4 a . r .a n 'I N 1' - 1 1 t , 1 , 1.4 , 1 1 1 1 1 . 7 1 4 7 1 1 1 1 11 7' . 1'- V 1 1 . A nn 7 1 1 ' , . 1 7 7 ' . 1 1 7 1 ' ' , 1 - . . A K1 7 K1 , 1 , 7 K7 . 7 K . . 1 K1 1 . . 7 K1 1, A L7. 7 . me , ' 11 , ' 1 K 1 - s ' Yr W I 1 l nw ., ' '-1 . v I I A . . . . Y 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 a 1 fu I A. 1 f 1 . '-1 1 7 1 7 1 . 11 .1 1 ' 1 1 K 1 ' n 1 v' Y 7 4 7 4 . v u 1 1 - ' 4 1 . 1 1 1 f 7 ' ' .1 l N 1 1 . . - 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 7 7 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 7 . 1 7 7 7 7 1 1 . 1 . . . , . . A 7 K 7 1 Y 4 ' A - w .w M W . V H . . 1 1 1 G . , 1 7 1 v 4 1 - 1 V ' U 1 1 1 - 1 7 f ' ' , 1 . . I . . . 1 . I 7 N 7 ca 11 7' - ' 7 11 1, ' 3 7 1 11 7 1 1 . - 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1. 7 A 7 7 1 1 . S . 7 4 1 -7 11 . I v 7 K 1 y 1 S1 1 7 1 I 7. S - I l W 1. ' Nr 1 f 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' - A , 7 7 ' 1 K7 7 1 1 . 1 V 1 1 ' ' I 4 it - ,, 76' ' ' l , 1 ' ' 1. V v I 4 V mx 4 v y I I - - 1 1 l 7 1 I 7 4 I l Y Y 1 1, ' 1 1 7 1 7 1 ' 7' 7' 1 ' 7 1 U 1 1 .

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LONGHORN Carroll Iahue Sklppv Woodruff and Tommy Wells kept themselves breathless falthfully 1unn1ng around the rlwer regardless of the changlng elements of weather keepmg ln trlm shape for the track meets In what seemed l1ke no tlme at all we had become IUHIOFS a llttle older a l1ttle more sophlstlcated and deflnltely a very utal part of Water burv Hlgh The honor of cla s presldent and cl iss marshal for the senlors was bestowed upon Roger Merchant Ann MllllHgt0H filled the ofhce of vlce presldent Elleen Ashley as secretary was kept busy taklng notes on all our varlous pro1ects and Rachel Rlchardson our treasurer found plenty to do 1ust countlng and keep1ng track of 111 the money we made Thls year our basketball stars lncluded Barbara Glbbs Ann Mllllng ton and Sklpper Morse the latter belng one of the famous Northern League Champlons Thls mdeed was a basketball season long to be remembered by all Our second attempt at dramatlcs was Sugar and Splce a one act play coached by our new aduser Mr Hosk1ew1cz Starrlng IH th1s com edy were Sally Spence Ann M1ll1ngton Joy Bartlett Tommy Wells and Maurlce Balley Wlthln a short tlme after our play lt was t1me for the annual prlze speaklng contest Our yunlor class was proud to enter four contestants Elleen Ashley Ann M1ll1ngton Joy Bartlett and Thomas Wells Flrst prlze Went to Joy Bartlett In the field of muslc Ramona Belanger and Ann Mlll1HgtOH were chosen to tlckle the1r vocal chords at the All State Muslc Festlval 1n Bur llngton Muslc students 2YV3.lt th1s festnal w1th bated breath ID hopes that they w1ll be chosen to attend Now came the most magnlflcent event of the year the Junlor Prom the nlghts 1n preparatlon for thls 8XClt1Ilg event The tlme crept closer and we worked harder staylng up t1ll the wee wee hours trylng to get the last decoratlon 1n Its approprlate place Then the awalted day came It was finlshed and a spectacular s1ght lt was' The Escorts a very com petent band from MOFFlSXlll8 prox lded the enloyable muslc for our Treas ure Island theme With the concluslon of the prom the yunlors made a startllng dlSCOV ery In the 8XC1t6I116I1t of the prom and varlous other 3.Ct1W1tl6S we had forgotten all about puttlng on the trad1t1onal Junlor three act play Leave It to the class of 52 to be dlfferent and break a long tlme trad1t1on of Waterbury Hlgh We were reallv sorry but we dec1ded we could compen sate by puttlng on an extra speclal one our senlor year In the late sprlng the faculty chose two glrls and two boys from our class to represent Water burs Hlgh at Glrls and Boys State Elleen Ash ley Ann M1ll1ngton Daxld Welch and Roger Merchant were the lucky ones Elleen Ashley elected governor of Glrls State also had the rare opportunltv to go to Glrls Natlon 1n Washlngton for a week durlng the summer xacatlon Elleen IS the hrst g1rl ever to be chosen from Water bury to go to G1rls Natlon and needless to say we were all tremendously proud to have her as a member of our class Fall rolled round and the blg moment came We were at long last senlols grown up now or supposedly so and well prepared for the year of hard work we were fat ng To f1ll the all lmpoltant role ot senlor presldent we re elected Roger Merchant wlth Maurlce Balley ass1st1ng hlm as uce presldent Nancy Slavton competently hlled the ofhce of secretary md DdX1d Welch kept track of ou1 evex lncreaslng plle ot money J s . 1 ' K . , . . , . .. ' v . K W I , t t . r 1- . w 1 N 1 W I 1 . . . , . . , . . . I I a 1 - 1 'I 1 v 1 ' . 'r K 9 K 7 ' 1 c 1 .. S ' t, 1' ' X, T' . , . .. , . , ' s . 1 H 1 ' U 1 - t . , V v I Y. . . . . .Y - , , . t . . ' 7 7 F L 7 . l . , 7 7 7 ' 7 K - - o L ' A . 7 . . . , . and every Junlor worked d1l1gently, yet cheerfully, for seven days and half . . C l 1 1 I ' 5 , t ' ' GK !7 X 1 1 . s, ' . V. . . . ,, ' 9 7 . ' 77 . . 7 1 . ' ' , . . - . . . . I . Y - ' sf 7 I Y . I . , N, . - 7 7 I 7 . , . 1, . , , . , t N . Y V K . . .v , 1 . 1 - 4 I w, ' 1 1 7 ' 7 1 v I . 4 s , 1 . , , ' , - s 1 - ' 7 7 .C 1 . . u. 1 1 . 1 . . - D u 4 l 1 I 1 . 1 1 1. v . D 4' v rl n 1. , , , ns x x ' , 1 . h - 1 I 4 u 1 1 Y. U s C

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LONG!-IORN Class Prophecy Who Knows 7 How thlngs change ln ten years' I know I we been do1ng some lnvest xgatlng You see sex en years ago when one of my experlments 1n college blew up IH mv face I sprouted wlngs and took off Once up here and you wlll notlce I sald UP hele I became Interested ln our new spaper The Celestlal and offered my SQFVICGS as a reporter The paper IS reallv beautlful It comes out once a vefzr and IS hand prlnted wlth colors from the ralnbow There are plctures storles news and ex en a few fzngellcal caltoons Phat s our mam proyect and we all look forward to It with gl eat expectatlons But let s get back to mv artlcle whlch IS appearlng ln th1s year s 1ssue My angellcal upper ups wanted to know what all the people on earth poor souls were dolng that graduated IH the year 1952 Slnce I w as a member of such a group I was asked to report on my classmates Of course I agreed as I wx as dylng oh excuse me we don t use that expresslon up here as I was anxlous to know what the gang was do1ng I was made 1nv1s1ble and told to get gO1Hg Flrst I floated down to Waterbury What memorles It brought to mlnd c pec1allv the school I drlfted through the halls and whom should I see Lut Edna Demas She looked xery th1n and poor I couldnt help wonder mg what she was do1ng st1ll 1n school I later found out from St Peter that she had been appolnted chlef halo pollsher for all the k1ds at W H S but had recently gone bankrupt No bllS1I19SS you know' Next I flew up to the llbrary where I found two books wrltten by mem bers of my class Admxral Lahues Hlstory of My Crulses on Thatcher Brook and M110 Marshall s Fssay on the Coocoon Stage of an Ayrshlre Cow Flea ln the State of Ve1 mont for the Sprlng of 1962 I would l1ke to have stayed and read them but I dldn t haye enough tlme I could hear Gabrlel playlng The Sldewalks of New York I took thls as a hlnt for me to go to New York and floated off ln that d1rect1on On my way I was pu77led to look down and see a thumb all by 1tself on one of the mam hxghways mot1on1ng towards New York Upon close lnvestlgatlon I found Bob Qumn who had taken up the honorable profes slon of belng a hobo rechnlng under a tree and smuggly watchlng hrs IH ventlon The Bummlng Thumb wlth an electrlc slgn abowe It readlng New York You see Bob mlssed the class trlp to New York and he s st1ll trylng to get there Really ambltlousl After reachmg New York I dr1fted around trylng to f1nd someone who looked farrnllar When I saw a large crowd at one of the plers I declded to try my luck there Trlpplng down the gang plank of the liner Queen Mary was Madame Arlene Sayah wearlng her latest style Comfy De presslon Shoes w1th electrlc dr1lls IH the heels that bore 1nto the sldewalks thereby maklng her as short as her husband When a reporter asked 1f she had any remarks about her new shoes she rephed Why not buy a pa1r of Comfy Depress1on Shoes and you too can have that s1nk1ng feel1ng I left and soon found myself ox er the Pmk Elephant Nlght Club where Roger Melchant was d11 GCtlIlg h1s all qul muslcal entltled Mer chant s Moppets It looked qulte lnterestlng I passed through the roof and found myself backstage u here I thought I saw some fam1l1ar faces I . . . , v . . rI K I' . , T I' Il ' . . N 1 V l 1 I I . 1 . . I , I I , I ' ' I V ' rw 1 I t , I I . , ' ' 1. ' U 1 'I .I 1 ' 1 ' yu I U I , I I , W if ,, 1 - 1 1 I , c I I I . D 1 I I , 1 I A . 1 I R . I U c I - . Il v. ' ' Il, I Il, I, . 4 , , . . r 7 ' 7 c II. I' ' ' I . . A . , . . . x f . r . . , ' . ' ' , I U I I I I I . - A , I' ', c . ' ' I Y w , 1 I. I , y ' 1- . 7 1 4' , , I , , I 1 . . 1 W' Q L I . . 1 . . . 1 - 9 sq . I, L I . I I I N 1 ' 7 - , . . V . . ., . , . . V . 1 A ' , ' v U ' ' , I, I xv ' a as - , I J . 1 . . ,, . . , I Y . l K a Y Y . . H . ,, . Y . I . , as , . . . . . I 1- ' 1 r f ' ' .. a . 66 . H . . . . Y . . 1 a .N . Y , . - 1 s . 1 1 1 o K , ' 7 . ' u y v 9 ' . ,, . . . 1 . i . . I , , I V '1 1 . I I . , ' an - Q 9 A ' 9 , ' ' ' 1: a 1 ' , an ' - ra I I , 1 K v . . .N I. l . . H - f . . H ' ' . ' I . . ' L 1 4 A , f six ,I D 1 I 1 1 Y I 1 1 ' . l i A 1 I , I .