Wells River High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Wells River, VT)

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A FORENOON AT W. R. H. S. 8:15. Prof, rings ten bells and finds only one in working order. General settling down of all present. 8:20. Lyda and Wilda put in an appearance, both out of breath. Most of South and East Ryegate follow. 8:22. Marjorie and Edith discuss all the thrill- ing things that have happened to them since three o’clock of the previous day. 8:30. A voice from the front of the room— “Must I remind you to stand when you speak to anyone ?” 8:40. Lund appears (loaded with books???), looks guiltily toward the teacher, then begins to wonder what the lesson for the next period is. 8:45. Armstrong, whose tongue has run con- stantly from the time he got seated, is shut off by a command from the teacher. 8:50. The usual remarkable exhibits of “How to Walk,” by the brilliant Sophomores. Beulah Grant looks as though she were going to the guillotine instead of Algebra 4 class. 8:55. Harold Wilbur makes a trip to the waste paper basket. Erwin Miller discovers he can best learn his lesson by gazing at the wall in the back of the room.

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May 9. The sophomores entertained Gamma Sigma at a bacon bat. The invitations were written in French. May 12 Older Girls’ Conference at St. Johnsbury. Dorothy Bailey and Mary Graham delegates from Gamma Sigma. About fifteen other girls went, ac- companied by Miss Garvin. May 13. Lost! Another ball game to Peacham. Score 16—5. Batteries, Holden and L. Rowe; Sherwin and Abbott. May 20. Hurrah! We won a ball game, playing Peacham on our diamond. Score, 16—13. Batteries, D. Rowe and L. Rowe; Garvin and Cam- eron. Umpire, Van Dyke. May 23. The freshmen girls royally entertained Gamma Sigma at its last meeting of this year, trans- porting the girls to East Ryegate, where supper was served on the lawn at Ethel Roberts’ home. Then the girls went through the paper mill, after which they danced until nine o’clock. Even the sophomores re- ported a good time. May 24. Game and tempers of all players lost at Bath; Score, 13 to 12. Batteries, Chandler and Knighton; Sherwin, Gar- vin and Cameron. Umpire, Knighton. May 29. The Senior Play, “Close to Nature,” was given for the benefit of School Activities. Those in the cast were: Blanche Blood, Gladys Gray, Lloyd Willis, Ellsworth Amidon, Gerald Roberts, Alonzo Gris- wold, Norman Cameron, Porter Farwell, Kenneth Mor- rison, Mary Graham, Frank Abbott, Charles Grant and Dorothy Cameron. Splendid success. Dancing after the show. June 6—8. Cramming and exams. June 10. Class Day. June 11. Baccalaureate Sermon. June 12. Graduation. June 13. Senior Ball.

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9:00. Wilbur goes to the waste basket. 9:01. Henry and Armstrong make and discuss a new invention. 9:05. Wilbur goes up again. 9:08. Lloyd decides he can’t do his Latin with- out supernatural aid so he visits a Senior. 9:10. Wilbur has more paper to put in basket. 9:12. George Kidder writes a note, sticks it in his shoe and, as he supposes, cleverly passes it to Harold Wilbur. 9:15. Wilbur journeys to the basket—probably with that note. 9:20. SILENT—lots of work done before 9:25, the beginning of the next period. 9:30. “Herb.” Sherwin calls on Ellsworth for help in Geometry. Bob Brock entertains “Bing” in “Herb’s” absence. 9:55. Marjorie makes a mad dash for the pencil sharpener. 10:00. All but the Freshmen show how well they can march out to recess. 10:10. The Junior School joins us for assembly. Wendell Whitcher shows signs of fear he might not be let in so dashes ahead of Marjorie Learned. Porter and “Chummy” decide they want to sing “Love’s Old Sweet Song,” but Lloyd in- sists on “Sweet Genevieve.” Prof, gets our crimes off his mind. 10:18. Charles Wilson inquires about the French lesson but before he finds out has to go to class. 10:30. Marjorie and Edith have to change seats.