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

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THE CHATTERBOX 25 l or more than ten years Dr. Bone has been Superintendent of the First Congregational Sunday School. I am President of the Missionary Society of the Church, also of North Worcester District. Charlotte Bone gave up her position as silver designer to continue the study of designing at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. Harriett Bone is a Soph- omore at Wheaton College. The two younger children, Herman A. and C. Joyce Bone are in the Gardner schools. Enclosed is thirty-five cents for the June issue of the Chatterbox. Yours truly, Bertha M. Bone '97 -----5----- The class of 1899 had two members; 1907, eight; 1908, ten; 1917, six; 1918, nine; 1919, nine; 1927, four; 1928, seven; 1929, thirteen. Dear Friends: 1907 R. F. D. No. 4, Brunswick, Me. May 16, 1930 In reply to yours cf May 12th, I would say that about a year ago I lo- cated here in Brunswick and am now engaged in the market garden business, also a small dairying business. I was married in September, 191 5 and have four children, three boys and a girl. I should be glad to hear from any of my old friends, especially from the members of my class, 1907. I am enclosing 3 5 cents for the June issue of the Chatterbox. With best wishes to W. R. H. S., I remain, Dear Winston: Very cordially yours, Warner C. Warren '07 Wells River, Vt. May 19, 1930 I have your letter of May 12th asking for a contribution to the Chat- terbox and will answer your questions as you asked them. After a year’s vacation in the Army, during the late unpleasantness in Europe, our good and wise Government gave me a job carrying Sears, Roebuck catalogs to the farmers in Wells River. I have gathered unto myself one wife and two small daughters, all more or less satisfactory. My interest in Wells River remains as keen as ever, and 1 alwavs enjoy all issues of the Chatterbox. Very sincerely, Charles H. Lanphere '07

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24 THE CHATTERBOX Dear Alumni: As I am one of the older members of the Alumni and have had an op- portunity to observe some who have made a success in the world, and others who are failures, I am beginning to wonder why some have been successful and some have not. Isn’t it a popular notion that we arc divided into two classes, the fortunate and the unfortunate? In the one class are those to whom every good gift has been given; they have health, and joy of living, and the natural capacity for achievement. The other class includes those who, by some handicap beyond their ability to conquer, are kept from being the successes they ought to be. This is the popular notion, a notion invented by us ordinary folks as an alibi for our shortcomings. I believe we like to assume that the reasons for our mediocrity are beyond our control, that if only we had been given more health, or more money or more education or more something or other, we would have been something very different. It pleases us to indulge ourselves in envy toward those who just couldn’t help succeeding. Some of our most distinguished men had some serious handicaps to con- tend with. Take for examples: Beethoven, who began to grow deaf at twenty-six; Demosthenes, who stammered; Julius Caesar, who had fits; Byron, who had a club-foot; and Dr. Johnson, who was a constant sufferer. The difference between these distinguished men and our successful Alumni and the rest of us is chiefly a difference of spirit, of determination, and the will that refuses to recognize defeat. I am of the opinion that why some of us Alumni have been unsuccess- ful is because we have been satisfied with just a comfortable mediocrity and perhaps have not considered it worth the while to exert the effort and sac- rifice to attain success. I do not believe anybody gets a hundred per cent equipment for life. The game is to see how much we can do with the cards we have to play. fm. H. Bolkum '97, Boltonville, Vt. -----5----- 83 Chestnut St., Gardner, Mass. May 17, 1930 My dear Mr. Gibson: Doctor Bone, class of 1897, asked me to write for both of us in answer to your letter in which you asked for information concerning us for the June issue of the Chatterbox. Dr. Herman D. Bone is located in Gardner, Mass., where he does Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat work. He is chairman of the Medical Executive Board of the Heywood Hospital. On account of the size of his practise he has an assistant, Dr. Herman A. Morrill. For the past two years, he has been first Interne at the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital which is the largest hospital of its kind in America. Dr. Morrill came from Pike, N. H.

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u THE CHATTERBOX 1917 2214 Carabel Ave., Lakewood, Ohio May 14, 1930 Dear Friends: There is nothing of special interest to write about myself. As 1 am urged to send a message, I’ll explain my whereabouts. f Being a teacher of first grade takes up a large part of my time. It s interesting and I enjoy the work. Lakewood is a pleasant city in which to live. It is a suberb of Cleve- land and located on Lake Erie. , However, at this time of year, I must confess a longing for the sight of a hill and a desire to see my old friends at Wells River. Sincerely, Lizzabelle Warden '17 ----$----- 1918 Wells River, Vt. May 20, 1930 I am with my father in the store. I enjoyed last year’s Alumni Num- ber of the Chatterbox very much. I hope many of the out-of-town Alumni will answer your letters and help to make this issue even more interesting than the one last year. Wendell B. Clark '18 1928 We have received the following from the Universtiy of Vermont: F. A. Stark of Wells River, a Sophomore in the Universtiy of Vermont, is a member of the cross-country squad here. J. H. Farwell of Wells River, who is a member of the class of '33 at the University of Vermont, was recently elected to membership in the Gold Key, the Sophomore Honorary Society. -----§---- 1929 South Ryegate, Vt. May 5, 1930 Dear Friends of W. R. H. S.: A pleasant summer vacation followed my graduation in June, and am now a member of the Teacher Training Course at Montpelier Seminary, where for the past year I have been endeavoring to assimilate all the modern meth- ods for training young Vermonters to become good students. My future work begins next September at the Manchester School at East Ryegate, and I cordially invite all my Wells River friends to make me a, visit when I get placed at my future work.