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

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We have had one talking movie this year. It was entitled “Coal” and showed the various stages in getting the mineral from the ground. We were able to have it through the courtesy of the Rotary Club and the New England Coke Company. COMMENCEMENT Plans for Commencement week include Baccalaureate Sun- day, June 4, with Rev. B. M. Smith as speaker; Tuesday, June 6, a dance in honor of the Class of 39; Class Day Exercises Thursday afternoon, June 8, followed by the Pinal Assembly of the entire school and Friday evening, Graduation Exercises with Miss Elizabeth Hall as speaker. Senior honors have been awarded to: Helen Flanders, Valedictorian and Clayton Forehan, Salutatorian. MILITARY WHIST The Military Whist parties have been very well arranged and managed this school term by the Sophomore Class. In all there have been five parties. Both first and booby prizes are given at each party. Formerly the class served coffee but for the last few parties no refreshments were served as most hostesses thought this unnecessary. The results have been satisfactory and probably the parties will be continued next year. VOLLEY BALL During the noon hour last fall volley ball commanded chief attention from the students of both Junior and Senior High School. The school bought a new ball and interest ran high for .some time. Informal games were held among boys and girls of all ages. Almost anybody can play and it was not an uncommon sight to see as many as ten lined up on each side of the net. 19

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ASSEMBLIES AND MOVIES On Armistice Day the assembly program was presented by members of the school with Helen Flanders presiding and Ed- ward Bailey, Inella Brock, Robert Hudson and Frederick George assisting. At the Christmas Assembly there was a school tree from which everyone received a gift by (special) previous arrangement. The program was furnished by talent- ed members of the school. At another assembly, Mr. Ernest Johnson, a colored singer, entertained us with a program of spirituals and songs. One day last fall, Miss Katie Wilcox, a missionary from India, gave us a very interesting talk and showed several silent movies to illustrate it. Another source of entertainment this year has been our movies. Last fall the school purchased an Eastman Kodascope projector and one silent film, “Safety at Sea.” The film was sent to the Fleming Museum Film Library at Burlington in return for which we are receiving one film each week, free of charge. Our film is sent, as it may be called for, to other schools to be shown there. Our films are usually shown on Tuesday of each week at which time the primary and inter- mediate grades are frequently invited up and the junior high is always present. Some of the films are historical such as the two reels on “Abraham Lincoln” and the three reels about the “Life of Washington.” Some are educational such as “Washington, the Capitol City,” “London,” “Evolution of the Oil Industry” and “The New South.” Others such as “Winning with Wheat,” “Something About Crackers” and “How Movies Move and Talk” are entirely for entertainment. Several films have been for particular groups only such as “Fundamentals of Basketball” for our basketball teams; “Ski Esta” and “Snow Thrills” for our ski teams; “Cosmic Drama,” “The Living Cell,” “Digestion,” and “Circulation” for the Biology classes and “Simple Machines” and “The Gas Engine” for the Physics class. One movie entitled “Regulated Deer Hunting” was shown to all townspeople who cared to at- tend.

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OLDER BOYS’ CONFERENCE There were nine 'boys from the upper classes representing Wells River High School at the Older Boys’ Conference in Bennington, Vt. They were: Clayton Forehan, Kenneth Al- ger, Edward Bailey, Frederick George, Reginald Rowell, Robert Winship, Donald Bid well, John Goodell and Benjamin Hanson. Mr. Sprague and Reginald Rowell took us down. We were very fortunate to have some of the best homes in North Bennington, five miles from Bennington, assigned to us. Some were slightly embarrassed by finding a personal maid in the home. We divided our time between the assembly talks and the committee meetings to which we were chosen. We are indebted to the town elubs and organizations, namely: The Men’s Club, Study Club, School, Church School, Mothers’ Club and Boy Scouts, which provided the entrance fees for this exceptionally large group. HARVEST SUPPER On October 21, the Annual Harvest Supper was put on by Mrs. Lanphere’s Home Economics Class at the Village Hall. The hall was decorated in orange 'and 'black and the waitresses wore orange aprons and caps trimmed with black. The or- chestra made its initial appearance and was received enthusi- astically. It was a typical Harvest Supper consisting of baked beans, vegetable hash, pickles, cabbage salad, hot rolls, coffee and assorted pies. DANCES This year, as last, we have continued to enjoy ourselves socially at dances. Most of the dances were held on a more or 20