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

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thing.” Jack Jay did this and the porcupine sent forth dozens of his sharp quills. This done he said to Jack Jay, Pick up one of my quills with your beak anil fly as fast as you can to Percy. Stick the quill into him and fly back to {ret another one as quick as you can.” Jack Jay did this and I erc screamed with fear which made him fly faster. Jack Jay con- tinued to prick Percy and Percy, out of breath, finally lighted upon a branch of the old elm tree which had been used to mark the end of the race. Many cheers arose from the crowd and Percy was awarded a prize. The birds were very pleased, but only Jack Jay and I lar- cnce Porcupine knew why Percy had won. —Hetty George MY WIFE Two men who did not know each other were riding to- gether in a trolly car. One man, whose name was Joe Emery, had a bad tooth ache and was going to the dentist to have it pulled. He was a short man with a protruding stomach and a round, red face. The other man was the opposite. His name was Barton Orange.juice and he was riding home from work. Mr. Orangejuice, who was a very smart man, knew Joe needed cheering up so he asked, ‘‘Does it hurt very badly? Mr. Emery nodded his head “Yes”. “Does it hurt your tooth to talk?” Mr. Orangejuice asked. Mr. Emery nodded. “See that woman over there,” Mr. Orangejuice continued, pointing to a queer looking woman. “Hasn’t she got a funny nose?” “And peculiar ears too, they protrude. She must be able to hear well so I will talk a little lower.” “Her feet are rather large. I should hate to be her poor husband.” Mr. Emery nodded. “Do you know the woman?” asked Mr. Orangejuice. Mr. Emery said, “Yes, she’s my wife.” 14 RoseLee Hooker

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it. A few months later Jacob appeared in a store window in a large city in the form of a sealskin coat with a big tag saving “$350.” So you see what became of poor, little Jacob just because he was too curious. —George Downing ’41 HOW PERCY OWL WON THE RACE The air was ringing with the songs of various birds as they woke from their long night’s sleep. The loudest of these was the policeman’s, Jack Blue Jay, who went about from nest to nest screeching as loud as he could about the races to be held at three-thirty that afternoon. All of the 'birds stopped singing at once and listened to Jack Jay because they all were very excited. Even Mrs. Charles Sparrow came close to dropping the angle worm over the edge of the nest instead of into the baby’s mouth. When Jack Jay made his rounds all of the birds went quickly to work so as to be able to go to the races in the after- noon. All entries had to be in by twelve-thirty and Percy Owl was the first to enter. Many others entered and by two-thirty there were twenty-five enlisted. Three-thirty finally came and the sound of the pistol rang through the air and the birds started out on the five hundred yard dash. As it happened all of the blue jays, owls, and other birds were raced in classified groups. When they started Percy felt very sleepy but the sound of the gun brought him to his senses. Cheers arose from the crowd but not for Percy as he was at the end. Now as it happened Jack Jay had bet Timy Chickadee his Sunday dinner that Percy Owl would win the race. Jack Jay turned around and who should he see but Clar- ence Porcupine. Clarence sat down on a rock and said, “Do you know what is making Percy so slow?” “No, what is it,” said Jack Jay. “He is very sleepy as it is in the day time but I think I can fix that. You must stand out of the way while I do some- 13

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COURSE OF STUDY FOR 1939-1940 Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors English 3 English 4 English 5 English 6 French 1 French 1 Latin 2 Solid Geometry (V2) Algebra 1 Latin 2 Typewriting 2 Trigonometry (l ) Home Economics Algebra 2 French 3 Typewriting 2 General Science Home Economics Algebra 2 Algebra 2 General Bus. Training General Science Chemistry Chemistry % World History World History General Bus. Training Sociology (! ) Government (l o) American History Bookkeeping Sociology (l o) Government (t 4) American History Bookkeeping French 3 All English courses and one year of Home Economics for girls are required. Also College Prepar- atory students should take Latin, French, Algebra and Chemistry. Commercial students should take Typewriting, General Business Training and Bookkeeping. We require 16 credits for graduation and will certify only those students whose scholastic average is a “B” or better. Wells River High School is a member of the New England College Entrance Certification Board and our graduates are admitted to member colleges. The school year commences on Tuesday, September 4, 1939, and will be divided for recesses into the eight-week system. All textbooks are furnished without charge.