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

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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

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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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less special occasion with music furnished by Mrs. Ruth Wil- mot and her capable orchestra. Barn Dance, Nov. 4—There was a large crowd at this dance. The boys and girls were dressed in overalls and ging- ham dresses, slacks, or anything which was not a bit formal. Pumpkins, hay and big, black cats were around everywhere. Xmas Dance, Dec. 15—This dance, although not as well attended as the preceding one brought a good crowd. There were many novelty dances and some different lighting effects. Mid-Winter Dance, Jan. 29—This dance was the least pop- ular of all the dances. The girls decorated the room very beautifully in blue and white. St. Patrick Box Supper, March 17—This dance was the best attended of all. The girls were asked to invite an escort and to bring a box lunch for two. Mr. Louis Rowell auctioned the boxes off in a very amusing style. We wish to thank the Scouts and the Church for the use of the Club Room for our dances. MUSIC We feel that our weekly music period conducted by Mrs. Adine Farwell has been more successful than ever before. The new songs have been interesting, the appreciation work thor- ough and the general group singing entertaining. We have been privileged to hear Mrs. Alma Lounsbury on the piano, Mr. Johnson sing, and many special talks and illustrations. SOFT BALL A new game that held much interest during the noon hour last fall was soft ball. This interest can be traced partially to the fact that the town had a soft ball team last summer and some of the high school students played on it. Soft ball proved so popular that it will be continued this year. We have an excellent field to play on opposite the school building. 21