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

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As you know, parents never think anyone is good enough for their daughter, so Mr. Apeman picked up Life and threw him into the thicket—the equivalent of No.” But they must be united, so in the middle of the night Life appeared at the cave window with a tree ladder, pulled Literature cut by the hair, and they ran off to the Justice of Peace to be married. Thus were Literature and Life united. Even today the influence of the marriage affects us, for literature is written of life and wherever there is life there is literature. —Doris Sawyer ’45 Result: A. Question: Is it always necessary to read assignments to get A’s? MY EXCUSE Last night I started out to write A poem for English class; My marks were such that if I failed I feared I would not pass. I gathered up my papers And sat calmly down to write, Determined to compose a rhyme If it took me half the night. Hours came while words would not. The clock ticked all too loudly, Yet my page remained a blank, No poem to show quite proudly. I tore my paper into bits For words would not come out. I threw my pencil in the air, I stormed and raved about. Since I have no composition To hand in with my class, I composed this explanation In hopes I still would pass. —Ilene Darling ’46 17

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the hall where I get shoved around more than I would at a nylon sale. Neon hour is over and we are now in Room S where Mrs. Gibson is trying to put the values of a good citizen into us. At last the bell and I’m almost at the door when Mrs. Gibson says, You’re not excused.” Finally we’re really dismissed and troop into the study hall. I spend most of the afterncon at Mrs. Gibson’s desk with an Algebra problem. But at last the bell rings and another day is over. —Lucille Judd ’48 USING ONE’S HEAD Scene—English room. Mid-year Exams—A question on Mrs. Rowe’s exam, Write a composition on the topic, 'Literature and Life’.” Chief character—Doris Sawyer (who has neglected to read the assignment on this topic), to herself: Well. I’ve got to use my head and write something. Here goes:” Literature and Life Once, thousands of years ago when men lived in caves and ate their raw meat, there lived a woman named Mrs. Apeman. Every day she polished the stone troughs and shovelled the dirt out of the cave and killed fresh meat for her husband’s supper. Her husband was a good man. Every day he went off in the woods to work, hunting for food and clothing or building furniture out of logs. Every night when he came home he would grab his wife by the hair and drag her out of the cave to watch the sunset. One night as the sun was setting, their daughter came running through the woods. Little Literature was a beautiful ape girl. Her arms were wonderfully long from swinging through the trees, and her teeth were long and sharp. Behind her came the neighbor’s son, Life. They both ran up to the Apeman, and Life throatily requested the hand of Literature in marriage. 16

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 vH. ONE-ACT PLAYS 1’he Junior-Senior High School presented three one- act plays on April 6 at the Village Hall. The Juniors pre- sented The First Dress Suit” with the following cast: Teddy Harding, Dean Rowden; Mrs. Harding, Irene Powers; Betty Harding, Dorene Pudvah; Johnny Drake, Ray Hunt. The Freshmen and Sophomores presented Oh, Johnny” with the following cast: Orchid, Helen Brown; Mrs. Turner, Catherine Mays; Alice Turner, Jean Rowell; Johnny Turner, Eugene Winchester; Susan Smith, Eleanor Guay; Dick Turner, Bill Rowden; Martin Willis, Robert Garvin. The Junior High School presented Wild Cat Willie” with the following cast: Wild Cat Willie, Keith Bidwell; Gladys, Nancy Gould; Joe, Johnny Mahnker; Kathee’, Nancy Mays; Vernon, George Martin; Celian, Marion Webster. Two prizes were awarded: one for the best individual acting, which went to Dean Rowden, and one to the best all-round plav. which went to Wild Cat Willie.” The Judges were Mrs. Spear, Wendell Clark and Ruth Randall. 18