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

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12 THE CHATTERBOX you younger people may not find High School life as hard as we have found it to be. We advise the Junior Class to take on a few more members so that their graduation exercises will not be as hard to get ready for as we have found ours to be. We are going to counsel Lil Tripp to continue to be as happy next year as she has been this and there are only two ways we can see; one is to look up another Ford driver and the other is to drive a Ford herself. While hunting for a piece of advice for Mr. Leonard, we found our- selves confronted with the problem of high flying. Chet, we most sincerely advise you to keep off skiis before you jump out of your best school day life. We advise Gordon Adams to read the newspapers more so that next year he may be able to give a news report in English class whenever the teacher asks for it. The class of 1932 is large enough in numbers, but we advise the mem- bers to do less playing in their classes and keep up with the high scholastic average which we have set for two semesters. We advise Mr. Murphy to get a little more pep and not drawl out his words when speaking in class. If he should go a little more quickly to class next year, it would not disturb things so much. The class of 1 933 has lost two of its members this year; Gordon Rus- sell and Wayne Heath. We, the Class of 1930, suggest that they bring in a few new members and, for variety, why not admit at least one girl? Besides this, we wish that a certain member of the Freshman class, Richard Amidon, would get rid of his bad disposition, because we fear that he will regret having such a temper when he leaves Wells River. We hear that he is leaving this school to attend a larger one where he may play foot- ball. We admit that he has been a very good athlete for us, but fear that he is hardly big enough to play football yet. Advice is harder to give than an outsider thinks, because it docs not fit everyone. As this is the last of our school days here, we shall endeavor to give you a few examples to follow. One of the easiest things to let go backward in any High School is scholastic standing. In our school, athletics and social life play at least some small part, but we have always kept up the scholastic standing and we feel certain that the succeeding classes will maintain this record. We advise each member who returns to W. R. H. S., to bring at least one new student with him next year so that there may be a much larger High School. We sincerely hope for the best for our old High School; we have tried to uphold its traditions and we expect you who follow us to continue to do this with even better results in the years to come. —Hollis Darling '30

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THE CHATTERBOX 11 CLASS GIFTS Toward a lasting remembrance of W. R. H. S. I have been given the power to present these gifts to my classmates. I trust that they will be found appropriate and a great help to each of this now dissolving class of 1930. When I read the name will each one step forward to receive his gift. Marjorie Amidon: Marj. has been trying to make us believe that the moon is made of green cheese for the last four years. But really, Marj., your bluff hasn’t fooled anybody. Therefore, we present to you this telescope to carefully analyze the moon. Bill Andrews: The strong man with a low voice. We suggest to Bill that this loud speaker could improve him, for we know that he is worthy of giving the world a lot of good sound knowledge. Hollis Darling: Owing to the fact that you have been in the habit of being late to school every other day this year, we find it most appropriate to present to you this alarm clock, sincerely hoping that your career in electricity and this alarm clock will keep you awake for a home run rather than a walk in this world. Adna Mulliken: The sheik of the school who gives instructions on How to Capture any Fair Maiden.” Since you have found that practising this art is harder than preaching it, we offer to you our hearty sympathy and to console you we present these twins. May you keep them forever and live happily ever after. Pearl Russell: We who have known you for four years all know that you are very good, but being very quiet, we fear others may overlook this, unless you develop your sense of humor. So we consider it our humble duty to present to you this book consisting of many jokes. Will you please memorize them and use them on the proper occasions to get acquainted. Mary Sawyer: The vamp of the entire school. She has broken more masculine hearts in school than Cleopatra did in all Egypt. Mary has been trying for three years to capture the fellow who has the sportiest looking roadster. To end your search, we present to you this humble but well- built Cadillac. —Rene R. Rogers -----§---- ADVICE TO UNDERGRADUATES We, the Class of 1930, think it advisable to give a little advice to the Undergraduates. As Seniors and the oldest and wisest group in W. R. H. S., we feel it our duty to leave some of the much that we have learned here, that

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THE CHATTERBOX 13 JUNIOR RESPONSE We, as underclassmen, know you better than you think we do or even better than you know yourselves. We sincerely hope that you will take our parting advice with a good will because we know from experience that it will help you, if you do so. As for Marj” Amidon, a few less dances would be an improvement and, at the same time, give the other girls a chance. Since Bill” Andrews has a very important air, we would advise him to get out in the big out-of-doors and do something that he may exercise this talent and have himself more appreciated. We would like Hollis Darling, captain of two sports, basketball and baseball, to consider accepting a position as coach for us in the future years. Of course we mean of men, not of care. We all know that Adna Mulliken likes to talk very much and very well; we would advise him to set up a little candy booth on Boston Common, for there he could certainly exercise his conversational ability. As for Rene Rogers, we would advise him to enter into the taxi business as he is in good practise driving his car; and Wells River certainly needs a cheap Ford taxi service. Pearl is a very sedate and peaceful girl. We seriously advise you, Pearl, to limber up and express yourself. For after all, it pays to advertise. Mary, we all are wondering how you will look teaching a bunch of fifteen youngsters to spell. Our last advice to the class president is to im- prove her knowledge of a serious attitude toward life. We, the Junior class are about to bid you, the class of '30, Good-bye. We wish you success in whatever you undertake to do. We are sure that you will be as successful as you have proven to be during the years which we have been together here in Wells River High School. You have shown great co-operation with others to make anything which the school has under- taken a great success. The Junior class will have to strive hard to keep up this spirit which you Seniors have put before us as a good example. The goal which you have set is high and we will have to do our utmost to keep high the stand- ards which you have left for us. We will feel a great space when we return to school without you next year. But we will also think of you as continuing with the same great spirit which you have left in our school. At the thought of you gone from here, we console ourselves with the thought that you have just started on your journey which leads up the nar- row and crooked path to success. You have just started out to accomplish you high ideals. With this spirit we sincerely wish you good luck. And with this we bid you Farewell.” —Lillian M. Tripp, '31