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

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CHRISTMAS BAZAAR The Christmas Bazaar was held Friday, December 9th, in the school house. It was under the auspices of Mrs. Lanphere and the Home Economics Department. The primary room was appropriately and attractively decorated for the tables at which candy, ice cream, holders, handkerchiefs and miscellan- eous articles were sold. There was a grab-»bag for the child- ren. The orchestra played under the direction of Mrs. Spear while tea was being served free of charge to our many friends who attended and so generously supported us. We hope our visitors enjoyed the occasion as much as we did. TRACK MEET On Wednesday, May 25, 1938, Wells River High School sponsored the Second Annual Track Meet for the high schools in Supt. Garvin’s district. The competing schools were Groton, Newbury, Peacham and Wells River. The outstanding performances were those of Chester Mc- Lam, who won the 100 and 220 yard dashes, of Benjamin Han- son, who placed first in both the high and broad jumps, also the winning of the half-mile by Harvey Goodell. Newbury, with a well-balanced team, won the meet, trailed immediately by Groton, Wells River and Peacham. Saturday, May 28, 1938, Chester McLam, Harvey Goodell, Benjamin Hanson, and Scott Rowden represented the Groton and Wells River High Schools at the Northern District Elim- ination Track Meet at Lyndon, Vt. 16

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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.

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Competing high schools were Lyndon, Spaulding, Burling- ton, St. John bury, Montpelier, Groton and Wells River. Benjamin Hanson furnished the chief local excitement by winning the high jump at the height of 5 feet, 5 inches. The Wells River Junior Track Meet, which is held annu- ally, will be on Saturday, May 13. The competition includes the schools of Supt. Garvin, limited to the 6th., 7th. and 8th. grades. This annual event will be the thirteenth to be held at Randall Field just outside the village. At these meets there has been unusually good competition and good sportsmanship shown by all entries. NOVELTY NIGHT This year Wells River High School faithfully presented its “Novelty Night” to the dramatic critics and music con- noisseurs of Wells River and environs. The dramatic critics were offered a one act fantasy “Whiskers” and a skit “The Family Album.” The cast in the Family Album appeared true to their tintypes and the whiskers were evident. The music lovers were treated with selections from the orchestra. An outstanding feature of this program was For- rest Balkum’s rendition of “Loch Lomand.” Special men- tion should be made of the “Thirty Minutes with Stephen Foster” under the direction of Mrs. Adine Farwell. Together the music lovers and critics were entertained by song and dance numbers given by the Primary and Intermed- iate grades. One number was “Down on the Farm” featur- ing the tired old horse “Dobbin” by name. PING PONG Ping-pong has become a favorite game among the high school students. It is played in the morning, at noon and at night. We have had three tournaments this winter: Seeded, Consolation and Ladder tournaments. The winners respect- ively : Donald Merchant, Marjorie George and Sheldon Hanson. 17