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

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THE CHATTERBOX 17 Boys 100 yd. dash— 1st—Roger Flanders, W. R.; 2nd—George Leonard, W. R.; 3rd— Eugene Laturneau, W. R. Baseball throw— 1st—Eugene Laturneau, W. R. 2nd—Gerald Smith, Groton; 3rd—Gor- don Robinson, East Ryegate. High jump— 1st—Roger Flanders, W. R.; 2nd—Sheldon Hanson, W. R.; 3rd— Eugene Laturneau, W. R. Broad jump— 1st—Eugene Laturneau, W. R ; 2nd—Roger Flanders, W. R.; 3rd— George Leonard, W. R. The meet was won by Wells River with a score of 40.5 points followed by Symes Pond with 21; Whitelaw 4; Boltonville iy2; Newbury y2 Fulton y2. A cup is annually presented to the winning school. The meet was followed by a baseball game in the afternoon, the players being the contestants of the meet. COMMENCEMENT Plans for Commencement Week have been completed. Baccalaureate : Sunday evening, June 5, with Rev. alter Louns- bury as speaker; Tuesday, June 7: Final Examinations continu- ing until Thursday noon, June 9; Tuesday evening, June 7: Sen- ior dance at the school house; Wednesday afternoon. June 8; Alumni hall game; Thursday, June 9, at 1.30: Class Day at the school house; Friday, June 10: last assembly, and finally Friday evening: Graduation, with Rev. J. W. McIntosh of St. Johnsbury, Yt.. as speaker. The senior honors have been awarded: Gertrude Johnson, Valedictorian and Margaret Goodell, Salutatorian. TRACK MEET On Wednesday, May 25, Wells River High School spon- sored the Second Annual Track Meet for neighboring schools of our size. The schools competing were Groton. Newbury, Peach- am, Marshfield and Wells River.

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1G THE CHATTERBOX HONORS We congratulate the following on honors won this year: Robert Flanders — State representative to Ford Training School. One of five in the State. Robert Winship — School Boy Patrol Captain on his Wash- ington trip. Bailey Goodell — Winner of Middlebury College $1000 Scholarship. Robert Hudson — American Legion representative to “Boys State” in Norwich this summer. NOVELTY NIGHT Almost every student in school took part in Novelty Night at the Village Hall, April 8th, which proved unusually entertain- ing and successful. The following program was presented: Two one act plays, The Orange Outrage and Carpet Rags; two come- dies, Julius Caesar and The Model School; and a minstrel show. The program was interspersed with selections by the orchestra. FIELD DAY The 12th Annual Field Day for the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades was held at Randall Field, Saturday, May 7, 1938. The schools participating in the meet were as follows: Newbury, Groton, Symes Pond. Ryegate Corner, Leighton Hill, East Rye- gate, Boltonville, South Ryegate, Whitelaw, Fulton, West New- bury. Wells River. The boys’ and girls’ events and the first three to place in each of them were as follows: Girls 100 yd. dash— 1st—Hazel Murray, S.P.; 2nd—Audrey Flanders, W.R.; 3rd—Hazel Hildreth, N. 50 yd. dash— 1st—Hazel Murray, S.P.; 2nd—Audrey Flanders, W.R.: 3rd—Fern Avery, Whitelaw. 3-legged race— 1st—Hazel Murray, Martha Duncan, S.P.: 2nd—Shirley Milbury, Marjorie George, W.R.; 3rd—Amelia Brown, Ruth Mason, Bol- tonville. High jump 1st—Ethalyn Duncan, S. P.; 2nd—Fern Avery, Whitelaw; 3rd—Hazel Murray, S.P.

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THE CHATTERBOX MUSIC The first of the school year new soil books were purchas- ed for the music period on Friday mornings under the direction of Mrs. Adine Farwell. Mrs. Farwell presented a very interesting program on Indian music February 11. She described the technique of this music which is built on a five tone scale. It is always given for a special occasion such as a harvest, war, or funeral. Airs. Louns- bury played piano selections from the modern composers, Mc- Dowell and I adman, both of whom have taken Indian themes and woven them into modern composition. The piano solos were “Natoma”, an Indian dance, and From an Indian Lodge.” Mrs. Farwell sang two selections, The Land of the Sky Blue Waters’’ and Pale Moon. On March 1 S Airs. Farwell presented a St. Patrick Day’s program with Ireland as the topic. Selections were played by the orchestra. PING PONG Early in the winter a ping pong set was purchased and during the winter months before school in the morning, during the noon hour, and atter school the set was in constant use. Many tournaments and elimination games were held and they were greatly enjoyed by both participants and spectators. THE SCHOOLBOY PATROL The Schoolboy Patrol has been resumed this year under the auspices of the Vermont division of the A.A.A., supervised by Safety Officer Harry Dickens. During the year in an assembly program we had a talk on Highway Safety” by Air. Colby of the American Automobile Association and Safety Officer Dickens.