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

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Robert Garvin—' Soo-Shoo Baby” Gloria Gibson— Do I Worry” Beverly Brizzee— Any Bonds To-Day” Evelyn Guay— That Soldier of Mine” Florence McKinley— Time on My Hands” Mrs. Gibson— Betty Co-ed” Mrs. Rowe— There’ll Be Some Changes Made” Miss Tipping— This Love of Mine” Mr. King— Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie” CAN YOU IMAGINE? The Phys. Ed. Class remembering their shorts, slacks, etc.? Miss Tipping not giving a test? The High School buying defense stamps? Jean Garvin without a Latin book? Bobby Normand not talking about girls? The Bidwell Twins early? (or on time) ? Gloria Gibson not talking about boys? Miss Tipping not going to the Post Office at noon? Clifton Stearns getting home early? Leon Winchester smiling? Harry Bickford coming to school? Gloria Gibson and Doris Sawyer in pigtails (??) ? Doris Sawyer not having fun when she goes bowling? Adean Guay without Clifton Stearns? Virginia Hamel singing Smile” and eating baked beans? RoseLee Hooker doing bookkeeping in bookkeeping class? A hungry American history class? Miss Tipping (in chemistry class) : What was Avogad- ro’s principle?” Barbara Bidwell: Only God and Avogadro know!” Mr. King (in American history class) : What was the Czar of Russia’s decree?” Barbara Bidwell: The Monroe Doctrine” 30

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SENIOR-JUNIOR PLAY On December 3, the Junior and Senior Classes of Wells River High School put on a three-act comedy en- titled The Redheaded Royalty from Arkansas”. A red-headed hillbilly comes to Furst College and trouble starts when his given name of Prince is mistaken for a foreign title. He is mobbed by all the girls except one, Ethel Whalen, and true to life she is the one he falls for. Dodging girls he solves a blackmailing mystery that has been undermining the school for a year. This leads to many amusing instances. The cast was as follows: Prince Michails, Keith Judd; Dale Nellis, Robert Normand; Jim Donovan, Harry Bick- ford; Fordyce Green, Clifton Stearns; Hans Fitzler, Ever- ett Dargie; Leieh Johnstone, Jean Garvin; Jacqueline Wallis, Beverly Brizzee; Yvonne Ferris, Rose Hooker; Aimee Rossen, Barbara Bidwell; Doris Willowby, Audrey Bid well; Ethel Whalen, Doris Sawyer. SONG HITS Bobby Normand— Lady Be Good” Lois Bickford— My Prince” (Michaels) Barbara Bidwell— Give Me Some Men” Everett Dargie— Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair” Doris Sawyer— Dancing in the Dark” Clifton Stearns— Oh, What a Lovely Way to Spend an Evening” Jean Garvin— The Dreamer” Adean Guay— After the Ball is Over” RoseLee Hooker— G. I. Jive” Dean Rowden— Take It Eeasy” Harry Bickford— Be Honest With Me” Norman Beckley— Two O’clock Jump” Virginia Hamel— He’s My Guy” Audrey Bidwell— All or Nothing at All” Eleanor Guay— I’m Just Wild About Harry” 29

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ALUMNI NOTES CLASS OF 1941— Donald Bidwell—Canadian Air Force, in England. Christina Carbee—U. S. Marines, in Texas. Bernice Crapo—Mrs. Richard Little, living in Maine. George Downing—U. S. Army, in New Jersey. John Goodell—Air Cadets, in Kansas. Benjamin Hanson—U. S. Navy, in England. John Hooker—Medical Corps, Army, in Burlington. Priscilla Merchant—Mrs. Hall Buzzell, in Hanover. Elsie Wheelock—At home. Vivian Ladeau—Mrs. Gerald Smith, living in Groton. CLASS OF 1942— Ethelynd Duncan—At home in East Ryegate. Stanley Foss—Fort Bliss, Texas. Marjorie George—Oberlin College. Robert Hamel—With the Air Forces in Hawaii. Louise Hooker—Training at Hartford Hospital. Colleen Keeler—Mrs. Adrian Knowles, lives in Woodsville. Jean Lanphere—University of Vermont. Eugene Laturneau—Navy. George Leonard—In town. Donald Longmore—Farming at home. Irene Normand—Secretary, Merit Clothing, Claremont. Edward Sawyer—Air Corps, in England. CLASS OF 1943— Betty George—Oberlin College. Elinor Rowden—Working in Woodsville Telephone Office. Martha Duncan—Defense work, Bridgeport, Mass. Clayton Placey—Stationed at California. Gordon Robinson—Working at Ryegate Paper Mill. Doris Lamere—North Hampton Business College. Sheldon Hanson—Navy. Donald Merchant—Rochester, N. Y., Navy. Catherine Morse—University of Vermont. —Jean Garvin 31