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

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[LOV eT(R, AfR Y THOUGHTS I knelt by my window night before last Watching a midnight black cloud glide past The moon. It cast a shadow upon the river, The shape of which made me gasp and shiver. For a moment, a second, it flashed through my mind, It’s an enemy bomber with tail-gun behind. Fast as it came, the thought then vanished, But the feeling it left could not be banished. It made me think of people like me, Yet living in agony over the sea, Who couldn’t know the relief I’d known, So accustomed to dread and fear thev’ve grown; Or of still others who for duty or right Had gone to the aid of those in the fight For their all. Men and boys who had gone again, Knowing full well that they might remain. It made me think of one thing more— It must be God’s will that this war In other lands is now being fought And see for the life of me I cannot Whv t’was us he picked to save, For in return we little gave. —Barbara Bid well ’45

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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

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THE SENIORS The mighty Seniors number ten And are the subject of my pen. Our Senior Class of ’45 In basketball is quite alive. Sports are not for Evelyn Guay From basketball she stays away. Beverly Brizzee’s the quieter type But in basketball she’s quite all right. Barbara Bidwell has red hair Call her spitfire, she doesn’t care. Gloria Gibson, a South Ryegate girl, Is never left out of the social whirl. Florence McKinley, dark and gay— On the topic of men she too has her say. Everett Dargie, dark and tall, I’ve heard his car is free for all. Clifton Stearns, our athletic pride, We’re glad we have him on our side. Jean Garvin has lots of vim And has a wide, good natured grin. Doris Sawyer has lots of dreams, Is that where she gets her English themes? Bobby Normand works in a store, Spends his money and then earns more. Although we grumble, I sadly fear, We’ll miss them all in school next year. —A Freshman 6