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

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Betty Pudvah — Student Nurse at Hanover Hospital, Hanover, New Hampshire. Bill Rowden — Attending Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Lester Welch — Attending State School of Agriculture in Ran- dolph, Vermont. Eugene Winchester — Employed at Wells River Creamery, Wells River, Vermont. BLANCHE CUSHING, ’49 -----WRHS----- We have often wondered, when Mr. Cornthwaite talks in civics class, whether he operates in the merit system or the Demeritt system! Miss Farrow: (in typing class) Now, as you type this drill, I want you to correct the grammatical errors in it.” Asked to explain further, she continues, in other words, when you come to a place where it says 'I are’, you must change it to 'I is’.” Scene: Assembly — for questions to be brought before Student Council. Mr. Cornthwaite: Is there anything else to be brought be- fore the Student Council ? Ah, what is it, Freeman ? Freeman: Well, I wish the Student Council would do something to make Ann and Winnie stop trying to kiss me all the time!!!! Mr. Cornthwaite: (In U. S. History Class) The Continental currency was useless. That was why the colonists used to bite the gold pieces to see if they were real. Nancy Mays: Maybe that’s the way they filled their teeth. Mr. Cornthwaite: If the Colonists had any gold fillings in their teeth, they took them out and replaced them with continental currency. Webster asking Gould how to spell a word. Webster in a loud whisper: How do you spell participated?” Gould: What? Precipitated.” Webster: Participated, participated — not precipitated.” Gould: Parciptated — n-now let me see...!” — Twenty-six —

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Top - ( . to r.): Coach Gibson, Priscilla Pudvah, Blanche Cushing, Nancy Mays, Nancy Gould, and Manager Betty Guay. Middle: Ruth Simmons, Ellen Bailey, Co-Captains Patricia Stearns and Marion Webster, Evelyn Provencher and Ann Demeritt. Bottom: Barbara Bailey, Barbara Sawyer, and Rosina Farwell. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Our 1948-’49 basketball squad has been perhaps not better than in previous years, but certainly more successful and a much greater threat to our competitors. The games have been close and fast which, need- less to say, adds to the spectators, as well as the players’ interest and excitement. Members of the teams, both boys and girls, plus non-members from high school, Jr. high and faculty helped to provide our visitors and our- selves with cocoa and sandwiches after each game and even proved use- fulat the menial task of cleansing the dirty dishes. We participated in the Kiwanis Tournament at Woodsville, N. H. with Newbury, Mclndoes, and Groton. Although we were not the champions we came up with one victory, one defeat, and three girls, — Twenty-eight —