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

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4 THE CHATTERBOX The class cleared about fifty dollars from this presenta- tion, and twenty-five dollars more were added to the school treasury after the play was given May 7 at South Ryegate. Music Invocation Salutatory Music Address PROGRAM Part 1 Rev. George B. Marsh Mary Gladys Laturnau Samuel Stanley Professor William J. Wilkinson, Ph. D. Head of the Dept, of History, University of Vermont Music Valedictory Sarah Jane Martin Presentation of Diplomas Principal Gilbert Muir Benediction Rev. George B. Marsh Music Part 2 Following the stated numbers on the program a reception will be held. Our friends and patrons are invited to greet the members of the graduation class and to meet Dr. Wilkinson. Class of 1929 Sarah Jane Martin Valedictorian Mary Gladys Laturnau Salutatorian Katherine Marion Bailey Aurora Garbati Evelyn Janice Ingram Carrie J. Nelson Helen Geraldine Tillotson Dorothy Williams Eleanor Mabel Wilson Donald Adams Robert Symes Murphy Herman Everett Pudvah James Grant Thomas Motto: Launched, not Anchored. Colors: Old Rose and Silver.

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THE CHATTERBOX 3 lis Darling; his daughter, Anje, Ruth Wilson; the old nurse and lace maker, Meader Ka'atje, Pearl Russell; Ian Van Born, re- cently from Paris, Gordon Adams. The next number on the program was a mock wedding with Gladys Laturnau, the bride, attended by Eleanor Wilson as bridesmaid, and little Katherine Morse as train bearer; Katherine Bailey was the groom, with Mary Sawyer as best man and Sarah Martin, the minister. Lillian Tripp played the wedding march. On April 6 a food sale, under the direction of the H. S. girls, was held at Clark’s store. The proceeds were used to send a delegate from the school to the Older Girl’s Conference at Brattleboro this year and to start a fund for the same purpose for next year. Marjorie Amidon, Pearl Russell. Lillian Tripp and Eleanor Wilson were absent from school April 19, 20 and 21, because they attended the Older Girls’ Conference. Marjorie and Pearl were delegates from Barnet, Lillian from the Wells River Con- gregational Sabbath School, and Eleanor from the High School. Eleanor gave her report of the Conference in Assembly the fol- lowing Wednesday. Friday evening, May 3, the Senior Class presented to a large and appreciative audience, the three-act comedy-drama, “A Little Clodhopper”, under the direction of Miss Dorothy Grant. The parts were well taken and the hard work put in both by the members of the cast and the coach showed in the presen- tation. The cast of characters was as follows: Septimus Green, a young book agent full of pep, Donald Adams; Ocey Gump, a fresh country product, Hollis Darling; George Chiggerson, an innocent little lamb from the city, James Thomas; Mrs. Chig- gerson-Boggs, his doting mother with a smooth scheme, Gladys Laturnau; Miss Juliette Bean, a Splinterville boarding-house keeper, Aurora Garbati; Charmian Carter, who thinks she’s a Vampire, Katherine Bailey; Judy, a little clodhopper from the poor house, Sarah Martin.

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THE CHATTERBOX 5 ExrhamiPS We have received many exchanges this year from dif- ferent schools in New England and from the West and South and have been glad to send the Chatterbox to nearby schools. We have accepted their criticisms kindly and hope that ours have have not been too severe. We acknowledge the following and hope that they will all appear in next year’s Exchange Column. The N. H. S., Newport, Vt. The N. H. S., Live Wire, Newbury, Vt. Danville Hi-W’ays, Danville, Vt. The Red and Black, Stevens High School, Claremont, N. H. The Spitfire, Mclndoes, Vt. The Spirit of Towle, Newport, N. H. The Echo, Lisbon, N. H. The Cycle, Woodsville, N. H. The Student, St. Johnsbury, Vt. The Reporter, Bradford, Vt. The Sentinel, Barre, Vt. The Spizerinktum. Russellville, Ky. The Tiger. Mercedes, Texas. The Ray, Salem, N. H. The Colt, Detroit, Mich. AtliU'tir lEfitlnr’a Starij May 1. New bats. Too much rain for regular practice. First game booked for Saturday. May 2. High School fellows turned out to put field in shape for track meet. May 3. We’re ahead of the game. There’s money in the cash box. May 4. The sixth, seventh and eighth grades of all the schools under Mr. Garvin’s supervision met at Randall’s Field for Track Meet. The events and winners are as follows: