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

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THE CHATTERBOX 9 CLASS DAY PROGRAM On the Maple Lodge Lawn Saturday, June 7, 1930 at 1. Processional 2. History of the Class of 1930 Adna Mulliken 3. Presentation of Gifts Rene Rogers 4. Advice to the Undergraduates Hollis Darling 5. Response Lillian Tripp 6. Music School Orchestra 7. Class Will Herbert Andrews 8. Prophecy of the Class Marjorie Amidon 9. Recitation of the Class Ode Mary Sawyer 10. Recessional ---S-- CLASS HISTORY I have studied history for several years but never thought I would be a Historian myself. However, being chosen Historian of the class, it falls to my lot to relate as accurately as possible the important facts and events of the illustrious class of 1930 and of our school during the past four years. September 6, 1926 was the very eventful day, when our class of ten members ventured into High School. As freshmen we included the follow- ing students: Harry Adams, Herbert Andrews, Marjorie Amidon, Hollis Darling, George Gymer, Adna Mulliken, Rene Rogers, Pearl Russell, Mary Sawyer and Cecelia Schaeffer. The faculty for that year was: Mr. Wilfred Owen, Principal; Mr. Melvin Wright, Assistant Principal; and Miss Caro- line Hill, teacher of the languages. During that year George Gymer, Cecelia Schaeffer and Harry Adams left school. George and Adams went to work and Cecelia moved to Han- over where she entered Hanover High School. A school play, Bits of Blarney,” was the outstanding feature of that year. Seven of us came back in 1927 to enroll as Sophomores. The Faculty for that year was slightly changed. Mr. Boughton be- came principal in place of Mr. Owen, who went to Danville High School and Miss Hill and Mr. Wright came back as assistant teachers. In our Sophomore year, Hollis Darling and Herbert Andrews started their career in basketball as substitutes on the regular team. Since we did not have any particular Sophomore rules to obey when we were Freshmen, we decided to make some regulations for the class of 1931. These were

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 SENIOR CLASS OF 1930 Standing, Left to Right— Herbert O. Andrews, Adna H. Mulliken, Hollis C. Darling Sitting, Left to Right— Rene R. Rogers, Mary C. Sawyer, Pearl M. Russell, Marjorie L. Amidon

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10 THE CHATTERBOX submitted to the class, but were not obeyed very well and we found it nec- essary to hold an initiation in which the Freshmen were duly punished. When we enrolled as Juniors, our class enrollment had not changed, but there was a new faculty; Mr. Muir, a graduate of Colby, was principal; Miss Munsell and Miss Farman, a graduate of University of Vermont, were the assistant teachers. At our first class meeting that year, Hollis Darling was elected President; Mary Sawyer, Vice-President; Rene Rogers, Secretary and Treasurer and Mr. Muir, our class advisor. There were two school plays presented that year. In The Little Clod- hopper,” presented in the spring, Hollis Darling was one of the cast. In the winter Marjorie Amidon and Pearl Russell attended the Girls’ Conference held at Brattleboro, Vt. Our last year found no change in our class but the faculty was slightly changed. Mr. Wells of U. V. M. took the place of Mr. Muir and Mrs. Lanphere taught Home Economics and the commericial subjects which were added to the curriculum this year. Our class president was Mary Sawyer; Vice-President, Hollis Darling; Secretary and Treasurer, Rene Rogers; and Faculty Advisor, Mr. Wells. We had a very successful year in basket ball, winning some 14-5. At the end of the basket ball season the players were presented gold basket ball trophies. We, as a class, are very proud of the record of the team, as three of our members were regular players: Captain Hollis Darling, center; Rene Rogers and Herbert Andrews, guards. The girls organized a basket ball team and Mary Sawyer was Captain. Even though our school has a small number of girls from whom to select a team, credit and praise for spirit and work should be given them. A play, Go Slow, Mary,” was presented this year, in which Rene Rogers, Mary Sawyer and Hollis Darling from our class had parts. In the fall, Hollis Darling, Business Manager and Mary Sawyer, Editor- in-Chief of the Chatterbox, attended a meeting at Burlington, for all Editors and Assistants of different school papers in the state. This year Mary Sawyer attended the Girls’ Conference which was held at Bradford. In every year in high school, each class has given many very interesting assemblies, one of which was a special program put on by our class last Arm- istice Day, when we had music and readings appropriate for the occasion. Now we are leaving Wells River High School to take our places as men and women of today. We shall carry with us pleasant memories of happy days spent here, and we hope that sometime in the future each of us will have made a worthy record, and will be living lives as useful as our four years here have been pleasant. —Adna Mulliken