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

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THE CHATTERBOX 19 The year has been marked by closer cooperation from the student body and greater interest shown in the Schoolboy Patrol by the townspeople. The task of directing traffic of cars and school children is not pleasant in all sorts of weather but the school and patrol feel it well worth while if it safeguards the lives of the school children. There were five regular members on the patrol, consisting of three privates: R. Rowell (3 years), R. Johnson (1 year). B. Hanson (1 year). Lieutenant K. Alger (2 years), Captain R. Winship (3 years). We greatly appreciate Mr. Sprague’s assistance as ad- visor to the patrol and as Judge of the Traffic Court. This year, for the first time, a representative. Robert Win- ship, is to be sent to Washington. D. C. There are about forty-five going from Vermont under the chaperonage of Mr. and Mrs. Colby. Mr. Colby is the Sergeant Manager of the Vermont Automobile Club. The boys chosen will meet at either Rutland or Montpelier and go by bus to Burlington and then to Washington, where there will be a parade of 10,000 boys and girls. —Robert Winship ’40

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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.

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 Athletics GIRLS’ BASKETBALL For the first time in a number of years Wells River had a girls’ team that it could boast a littie about. With Erla Darling coming to us from Mclndoes, where she had learned the ropes, and two good captains, Gertrude Johnson and Margaret Goodell, we worked up a good team with positions as follows: Forwards Guards M. Goodell C. Knight G. Johnson A. Pierce H. Flanders E. Darling E. Wheelock B. Currier L. Hesseltine B. Crapo For the last few years Wells River has been experiment- ing with skiing as a companion sport with basketball. This year we tried the plan of commencing basketball early, the first week in November and closing at mid-years for skiing. Wells River, this year, entered a league the outcome of