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

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LEADERSHIP Leadership is the cry of the hour. We need strong leaders to bring us from the chaos that surrounds us, com- petent leaders to establish and maintain peace. If we are to progress, this leadership must awaken anew with each generation. But what of the era beyond the immediate future? For we need trained leadership not only for today but also for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Where to find them? What criterion shall we use in our choice of lead- ers? Historically it is true that an omniscient Providence has given us men and women of unusual stature to guide our country safely through periods of crisis. Only a mo- ment’s reflection brings to mind the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. They were great, good leaders, and we can profit much by their examples. Guided by a study of the past and a courageous, in- telligent acceptance of the troubled years ahead, let each one consider his own potential capabilities, and endeavor to develop to the best of his ability those qualities of lead- ership which he has within him. For every normal person can become a leader along some line. Leadership is the conscious influence toward chosen ends—a finer spirit in class or school, better man- agement of community affairs, the achievement of needed 3

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CLASS OFFICERS Seniors— President Barbara Bidwell Vice President Doris Sawyer Secretary-T reasurer Jean Garvin Juniors— President Dean Rowden Vice President Ray Hunt Secretary-T reasurer Ilene Darling Sophomores— President Jean Rowell Vice President Eleanor Guay Secretary-T reasurer Lorraine Knighton Freshmen— President William Rowden Vice President Eugene Winchester Secretary Helen Brown Treasurer Lucille Judd COMMENCEMENT DATA Friday, June 1—Senior Reception Village Hall at 8:30 P. M. Sunday, June 3—Baccalaureate Service Congregational Church at 4:00 P. M. Thursday, June 7—Class Day Exercises and Home Eco- nomics Exhibit Village Hall at 2:30 P. M. Friday, June 8—Final Assembly School Building at 10:00 A. M. Friday, June 8—Graduation Village Hall at 8:00 P. M. 2

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reforms.” The qualifications for a good leader are cour- age, persistence, enthusiasm and logical thinking. We de- velop these qualities of leadership in four principal groups, the home, the school, the church, and the community. Leadership begins in the home where it is of the auto- cratic type. In school this often undergoes harsh treat- ment, for here democratic leadership begins; in the church leadership is developed still further in the moral and spir- itual sphere; in the community we are given a chance to put more concretely into practice our rather abstract theories of democracy. This democratic leadership is opposed to classes and castes; it wishes to give each in the group a chance to climb as high as possible. This is real leadership, the type we as Americans strive to develop. The youth of America need guidance. Will you help? —Jean Garvin '45 Mrs. Rowe (in Sr. Eng. class) : Dargie, what do you think are the characteristics of a lady? Dargie: How should I know? Miss Tipping:: Let’s put our heads together. Boys (eyeing girl members of class) : Swell! Miss Tipping (in Geom.) : Oh, Stearns, did you use this theorem to lay out your tennis court? Stearns: Of course not. I used chalk! Jean Rowell in Biology (in worried tone) : If you get your head close to someone else’s, can you catch dand- ruff? Stearns (in Geom. class) : Can’t they ever make a compass good for anything? Dargie: What do you think they sell them for a dime for? 4