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

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12 THE CHATTERBOX In October Margaret Douse was obliged to leave school. On December 10, 1928 we added six new members to our class from Woodsville High School, namely Carrie Nelson from Boltonville and Aurora Garbati, Dorothy Williams, Katherine Bailey, Evelyn Ingram and Helen Tillotson from South Rye- gate. We gladly welcomed them and hope that they have en- joyed being in our class, if for only a short time. The class has had three different principals, six different assistants, twenty-six different members and is completing its course with only five of the original membership. During our four years in Wells River High School, we have entered into three school plays, two operettas, have been active members on the Chatterbox Staff and the boys have taken part in basketball and baseball. Now that we are about to graduate we hope that the class has left behind them something besides “just memories” and. also, that all members of the class will do sonlething in later life to make old W. R. H. S. proud of them. ELEANOR M. WILSON VERMONT To many tourists, Vermont is not as they had pictured her. Looking back, they realize that they have been misled with theories and a few baseless impressions drawn from fic- tion and newspaper articles. It takes more than cold, black print to portray Vermont, and in order to fully appreciate God’s handiwork, one must visit this state personally. Today, Vermont is more than a recital of statistics; it is more than an account of the scales manufactured here annually, and far more interesting than the number of miles of buildings which can be faced with marble and granite and roofed with slate. The international boundary line on the north is broken by a small portion of Lake Memphremagog, a natural beauty spot frequented more and more by American tourists. The “wil-

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THE CHATTERBOX 11 A class meeting was held and the officers elected for that year were: George Gymer, President; Gladys Laturnau, Vice- President; Elizabeth Farwell, Secretary and Treasurer; and Miss Magwood, Class Adviser. The Freshmen rules were made by the Sophomore Class and I am sure that all of us co-operated in the best of spirit to carry out these rules. A social was held at the school house April sixteenth in charge of the Freshmen. The second year found our Class much smaller with an enrollment of only eight. They were: Elizabeth Farwell, Sarah Martin. Gladys Laturnau. Mildred Byers, Eleanor Wilson, James Thomas, Donald Adams and Robert Murphy. (Some of the former members of our class had transferred to different schools, and some had entered a different class.) The faculty remained the same except that Miss Hill took the place of Miss Magwood and Miss Keating. During this year, Mildred Byers moved to St. Johnsbury with her parents where she attends St. Johnsbury Academy. We began our third year with the same enrollment except that Elizabeth Farwell had gone to Vermont Academy and there were two new members; Leola Guyette, from Richmond High and Herman Pudvah, from the Junior Class. Mr. Boughton was our new Principal. A class meeting was called and the officers elected for the coming year were: Sarah Martin, President; Gladys Laturnau. Vice-President; James Thomas, Secretary and Treasurer; Class Adviser, Mr. Wright. On gathering for our fourth year’s work we found that Leola Guyette had returned to Richmond and Margaret Douse had come back to us from Woodsville High, making a class of eight. The faculty had changed completely; Mr. Muir was principal; Miss Munsell and Miss Farman, the assistant teachers. At the first class meeting, Eleanor Wilson was elected President; Donald Adams, Vice-President; Sarah Martin Secre- tary and Treasurer; Mr. Muir, Class Adviser.

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THE CHATTERBOX 13 low-fringed Connecticut” forms her eastern boundary, with Champlain and Lake George forming more than two-thirds of the western boundary. Perhaps one of the greatest spots of interest in Vermont is the “Long Trail” which was completed in This trail starts at Mount Anthony, at the Connecticut Line on the south, and ends at Jay Peak on the north, near the Canadian line. The trail is well marked with signs such as: “The Long Trail”, and “A foot path in the wilderness”. On Mount Mansfield, we find one of the most beautiful spots in New England—Smuggler’s Notch, through which the trail passes. Further north, the trail passes through Hazen’s Notch, now known as Montgomery Notch, where the Bailey-Hazen Military Road ends. Visitors regard the Long 'Frail as an extraordinary feat, but Vermonters “Meet a difficulty, surmount it. and go on to the next in the day’s work”. As one journeys through the state, one sees invitations to lure an artist, remains of picturesque, moss-grown water-mills with warped wheels; near them are weathered, forsaken houses, about which are clustered forgotten apple orchards. Roads that apparently lead to nowhere may be seen disappearing into the woods, and following them we soon find ourselves in a cool shady spot. A little further on. in a clearing, we discover a herd of cattle. Whether we like it or not. this is an age of progress, and the hill-side streams and spring-fed mountain lakes will soon he harnessed. This is exactly what we do not want done. We do not want to commercialize this state, neither do we Vermonters wish to sell it to the public. Shall we share Vermont with others? If this means put- ing up bill boards and other signs which detract from her beauty, No! But. on the other hand, if we can share Vermont with tour- ists and others who come for the purpose of appreciating Na- ture’s own works. Yes. Burlington, Vermont’s largest and most beautiful city, has an unsurpassed location on the shores of Lake Champlain. I he town itself is dignified and majestic. Not far from Burling-