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

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1950 volume:

Dedicated, to We wish to express our appreciation for all the hard work you have done to keep our school clean and warm for the past eleven years. Not only for your work but for your interest and friendliness with the seniors, we proudly dedicate this book to you, Sam Stanley. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 19 0 TH6 CHATTERBOX SPONSORED BY THE SENIOR CLASS SENIOR ISSUE JUNE, 1950 Chatterbox Staff Editor ................................................ ELLEN BAILEY Assistant Editor ........................ PRISCILLA PUDVAH Joke Editor ........................... EVELYN PROVENCHER Business Manager........................... BARBARA SAWYER Wells River Directory Schuyler Cornthwaite, Principal; Dartmouth, A. B.; Albany Law School, LL. B; University of New Hampshire, M. Ed. SOCIAL STUDIES Elizabeth Gibson, Westminster, B. A................ ENGLISH Arthur Stone, University of Vermont, B. S...... PHYSICAL ED., SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS Jean Spear, Tufts, B. A.......................... LANGUAGES Virginia Rowell, Carson-Newman College, B. S.,.COMMERCIAL, Univ. of Tennessee, Graduate Work HOME ECONOMICS Lois Stanley, Johnson Normal School ........... INT ERMEDIATE Nora Darling, University of Vermont Summer School . PRIMARY J. Stewart Garvin, Westminster, B.A., M.E. SUPERINTENDENT Samuel Stanley .................................. CUSTODIAN School Directors — Mr. James Thomas, Dr. Harry Rowe, Mr. Edgar Spear. dCai.5. dj'j'LaEXi SENIORS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Priscilla Pudvah Barbara Sawyer Nancy Mays Evelyn Provencher JUNIORS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Barbara Bailey Rachel Simmons Ann Demeritt Frances Bailey SOPHOMORES President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Jane Rowden Ida Mae Chamberlain Elaine Guay FRESHMAN President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Connie Mayhew Caroline Boyce ---WRHS------ COMMENCEMENT DATA Friday, June 2 — Senior Reception, Village Hall at 8:30 P. M. Senior Ball, 9:00 P. M. Sunday, June 4 — Baccalaureate Service, Congregational Church, 8:00 P. M. Wednesday, June 7 — Class Day Exercises, Village Hall at 8:00 P. M. Friday, June 9 — Final Assembly, School Building at 9:00 A. M. Friday, June 9 — Graduation Exercises, Village Hall at 8:00 P. M. — Four — FAITH F-A-I-T-H. What a small word! But the meaning is great. The dictionary says it means believing without proof, trust in other people. Faith is what America was built upon; it is the backbone of our country, our communities, our schools, our homes, and most important our religions. Where would we be now if it weren't for the faith of our ancestors in their fellow men as well as God ? Without faith in something it would be impossible to get along in this world. A new graduate would not be able to hold a job unless he had faith in other people and himself. There would be no job if trust were not placed upon the laboring people by the employers. What would have happened to our country in the beginning if the voters had had to have proof that a democracy would work in the United States before they would start a republic state? A home would not survive without the faith of the people living in it. Who would learn anything if the pupils didn’t have trust in those that teach them, or the teacher had no faith in what she was teaching? Of course, there would be no religion if there were no such thing as faith. Yes, in order to get along with our fellow men and other coun- tries we have to have faith. Maybe that is what is the matter with the world today. People have lost their faith in other countries, their neighbors as well as the most essential of all, God. Maybe that is why our sports aren't sports now, but fights. What are we going to do about it? Stay away from church, continue mistrusting people because of small petty things, have no faith in our cause to live, or will we find faith in people and the world through our church and God ? ELLEN BAILEY — Five — SCHOOL NEWS In the fall of this year the high school sponsored several out- door trips. The first trip planned was an all day hike on Camel’s Hump. It was an enjoyable day even though the rain caught us on top of the mountain. A group went to the old granite quarry at Blue Mountain for a weiner roast a few weeks later. The last trip was a hike in Groton Forest. The Recreational Conference was held October 21 at Montpelier. The students interested in recreation attended the conference. During the day discussion groups met. The Governor's banquet was held in the evening followed by square dancing led by the well known caller Ed. Durlacher. The Freshman Reception was not held until October 27 this year. Following the humorous initiation, dancing and refreshments were en- joyed. Parents and friends were welcomed at the party. Last fall the Home Economics girls sponsored a fashion show. Clothes borrowed from local stores were modeled by the girls. This show was to make money for the Home Economics department. Mrs. Rowell did a fine job in directing the show. Hod Symes directed a successful magazine drive. The money from the sales was used to buy baseball uniforms. On November 25 the Senior Class made their debut in a play called By Any Other Name.” The play was coached by Mrs. Spear. The school had an enjoyable Christmas party at the hall in De- cember. Mr. Stone led games and square dancing. Each class had its own refreshment table decorated attractively. Various kinds of sand- wiches, cookies, and fudge were served with cocoa and coffee at each table. Our parents and friends were invited to share in the Christmas cheer. Names were exchanged at school for the presents given out at the party. In February Pat Duguay, Ellen Bailey and Nancy Mays went to Goddard College for two days. They met students visiting Vermont from Walden Prep School in New York City. The meeting was held to learn about other schools. Discussion groups helped the students to meet and talk over common problems. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a basketball banquet in — Six — March at Hale’s Tavern. The girls were given corsages and the boys, button-hole flowers. Dr. Oberlander, medical advisor to National Life Insurance Company, was the guest speaker. Dr. Rowe led the group in singing. Mrs. Gibson and Mr. Cornthwaite presented cer- tificates to the girls and boys squads. A few students participated in the opera H.M.S. Pinafore” pre- sented at the Village Hall, March 15 and 16. The basement floor of the school building was altered this year providing rooms for shop, lab and hot lunches. Our appreciation for the new showers in the hall has been shown by the amount of use they have had during basketball season. NANCY MAYS, ’50 ---WRHS— FRESHMAN RECEPTION On Thursday evening, October twenty-seventh, the long awaited freshman reception was held at the Village Hall before an excep- tionally good crowd of parents and friends. Getting under way at eight, the sophomores proceeded to acquaint their audience with the new members of W. R. H. S. Many amusing stunts were used on the poor innocent freshmen who, I hasten to add, were very good sports. They were decked out in the customary hilarious costumes and odd get ups” which, of course, pleased the crowd. After the initiation ceremonies were over, refreshments, made by the Home Ec. girls, were served at the table attractively decorated by them. Many thanks were given to Mrs. Rowell and the girls for the hard work which they did and the delicious results which they obtained !! Round and square dancing completed the rest of the program and I’m sure that everyone felt that the sophomores had done an exceptional- ly good job in organizing their first social event of the year. ANN DEMERITT, ’51 — Seven — “BY ANY OTHER NAME” Clotille Brown — Nancy Mays ......... Typical negro maid. Healthy, happy, lovable. Parrie Moore — Barbara Sawyer........ An attractive, vivacious, adoles- cent girl. Natalie Moore — Priscilla Pudvah .............. A well-groomed girl of twenty-six. She has a great deal of charm and poise. Lonnie Mansfield — David Egner....... Is in the throes of adolescence. Mrs. Patrick — Ellen Bailey ............ A shap-featured, thin-lipped woman, about forty. John Trent — Hod Symes .... The average dream of a romantic soldier. Olive Patrick — Ruth Simmons .......... Just what you would think an adolescent child of Mrs. Patrick would be like. Sgt. Smiley Mack — Sam Hutchins..........Typical tough top sergeant. The play opens with Natalie returning from New York. She had met her fiancee, John Trent, there and invited him to her home for dinner. When Parrie heard about John and how they had met and fallen in love, she was in a daze. All her thoughts and actions from there on were to please and impress John. Lonnie, her sweetheart side- kick, was very depressed over her infatuation for a much older man. Parrie is to be Lady MacBeth in the school play, until Mrs. Pat- rick speaks to the Board of Directors and acquires the part for her dear Olive.” This upsets the Moore family to no end. Two days before opening night a soldier, Sgt. Smiley Mack, arrives upon the scene. He had been corresponding with Olive but with the illusion that she was a beautiful girl, as she had sent Betty Grable’s picture. Olive was so flustered by the whole affair that she swallowed a bobby- pin. Consequently, Parrie took the part of Lady MacBeth, with Lonnie as her new manager. The play ended happily for all. PRISCILLA PUDVAH, ’50 -----WRHS------- THE MUSIC PROGRAM Throughout the year music has been ringing in the halls of Wells River High School both upstairs and down. The students have co- operated under the supervision of Mrs. Harry Rowe. Mrs. Rowe has donated much of her time to the work of the students and her work is deeply appreciated by them. — Eight — The program takes one period of Thursday for the boys and one period of Friday for the girls. Group singing also takes place often on Fridays. Many of the high school students participated in Pinafore” which was a wonderful experience for them. On March 31, 1950 the Hilldale League sponsored a music festi- val at Danville. Wells River was well represented there. A chorus of about one-hundred and fifty voices presented part of a program of music to be done at the Burlington Music Festival. Chosen to repre- sent us at Burlington in May are: Ellen Bailey, Priscilla Pudvah, David Bidwell, and David Egner. A few students taking lessons from George McLure played in the band. The two students who will represent Wells River in the All State Band at Burlington are: Ann Demeritt and Barbara Bailey. We have thoroughly enjoyed our musical program this year and hope to have the same next year. BARBARA BAILEY, 51 ----WRHS------ HILLDALE NEWS Basketball, the chief activity of the Hilldale League, started in December and continued until the middle of February. For three months the schools in the League competed with each other. About fourteen games were played by each school in the League. The basketball season was brought to a close with a dance held at Monroe. The purpose of the dance was three-fold; it provided a good time for the schools in the League; it gave honor to the Groton girls’ team and Mclndoes boys’ team who had won first place for three consecutive years; it announced the All-Star first and second league teams. Captain Barbara Sawyer and center guard, Nancy Mays, of Wells River were honored by making the first league team. Captain Horace Symes, also of Wells River, made the boy’s second league team. The dramatic interest in the schools of the League was shown by the large participation in one-act plays. Held at Wells River, March 23rd and 24th, these plays offered another means for a League get- — Nine — together. No prize was given for the best play but a critic talked to the group telling them ways in which they might improve. Something new was added this year, a League music festival held at Danville. Six League schools participated, singing songs which were to be featured at the State Festival. The afternoon was devoted to solos and group singing while the evening was given over to a con- cert conducted by Mr. Hurd of Burlington. The festival was so success- ful that everyone hopes it will be continued. Baseball, the sport considered America’s favorite, plays no minor part in the League. This year, the League was divided into two sec- tions, North and South, each school playing about four League games. The season will close by the winning team of the North playing the winning team of the South. PAT DUGUAY, ’51 — Ten — THE $S� g ELLEN BAILEY ’’Ellen' Well, I don't think that is absolutely right.” Yes, you guessed it, those familiar last words are frequently to be heard in any class where you find Ellen. Ellen and Cilia” are representing WRHS at the Vermont All-State in the chorus. Ellen says that she wants to become a dental secretary. Does that mean you can hold the patient's hand too, Ellen? The best of luck to you and we know you will get it! Favorite Subject: Social Studies Pet Peeve: None! Favorite Past-time: Arguing Ambition: To straighten out world affairs. MARION CHAMBERLAIN Marion” First of all we had better say that Marion is one of the better cooks in Mrs. Rowell’s Home Ec. classes. Knowing this we can’t help but think of the well- known expression, The way to a man s heart is through his stomach. How- ever, we see that you have the situation well in hand, Marion! Didn’t we hear you say that you hope to be a beautician ? ? The best of luck to you ! Favorite Subject: Home Ec. Pet Peeve: Sisters Favorite Past-time: Riding in Buster’s car Ambition: To be a beautician PRISCILLA DAVIDSON ”Priscilla” Another face frequently seen in the office is that of Priscilla. Quiet and de- pendable we are sure that she will make a good secretary for someone, someday!! We hear you like to root for Woodsville, Priscilla, but don’t worry we know that it is just because of your sister!! When you make up your mind what you are going to do we wish you all the luck in the world. Favorite Subject: General Business Pet Peeve: nicknames” Favorite Past-time: Driving the car Ambition: To work in a big office — Twelve — PATRICIA DUGUAY Pat” Pat” came back here to finish after she had been at Plymouth for her junior year. Remember what a good guard she was back in '48?? Well, she came back with a bang and was one of our defensive sparks” this year too. She is particular- ly fond of World Problems and says that she Would like to solve them all. Her destination next year is Lyndon where she is going to take up teaching. May you have all the luck in the world, Pat. Favorite Subject: World Problems Pet Peeve: Flat tires” Favorite Past-time: Singing off key NANCY MAYS Nancy” The comely lass in the Senior class, that’s our gal Nancy! Needless to say, she plays basketball and made all league team. We have heard Nancy say that Geometry is her favorite delusion.” Right Nancy???? She says that she too hasn’t any definite future plans but just the same Nancy may you have the best of luck. Favorite Subject: English Pet Peeve: Men!! Favorite Past-time: Basketball Ambition: To eat more without gaining! EVELYN PROVENCHER Abbie” Our ever efficient office girl with the slow grin. Yes, that’s Evelyn. We hear that she and Mr. Cornthwaite both agree Hudson excels them all — just ask the man who owns one. Right???? Evelyn is often seen dancing, and also has lots of fun (???) baby sitting after school!! Don’t take our kidding seriously Evelyn, we wish you all the luck in the world in whatever you choose to do. Favorite Subject: Office Practice Pet Peeve: Floods Favorite Past-time: Riding in an Ames” Hudson Ambition: To be an old maid(??) — Thirteen — PRISCILLA PUDVAH Cilia” Cilia” is the last of the famous Pudvah Trio.” Our red-headed friend (ouch we asked for it) is extremely fond of dancing, so we hear. In fact so much that she would like to have a dancing class, no less!!! Needless to say we sure will miss Puds” game winning long shots on the basketball floor next year. She says that she is still undecided as to what her future plans will be, but never- theless we wish her the very best in which- ever direction she chooses to go. Favorite Subject: English Pet Peeve: Arguments Favorite Past-time: Dancing Ambition: To live closer to Sawyer BARBARA SAWYER Barb” We could never understand how a per- son always laughs at his own jokes all the time until we got to know Barb. She has a sense of humor all her own, and keeps us laughing a good deal of the time! This past year she has been our able and sharp- shooting captain of the basketball team and will be sorely missed next year. She plans to go to Lyndon too (to get away from it all, and to be a teacher!!!) We know she will make a good one and we wish her the very best. Favorite Subject: Algebra Pet Peeve: Hearing other people peeve Favorite Past-time: Talking to Pudvah on the telephone Ambition: To teach RUTH SIMMONS Rut hie” May I help you?” Yes, that is Ruthie’s password and reason enough!!! She too is one of the office girls and a good one too. She enjoys driving a cer- tain Chevy” and is blessed (??) with an infectious giggle which we all will miss next year too. We are willing to wager that you will make someone a good wife Ruthie and we wish you the very best of luck in the future. Favorite Subject: Office Practice Pet Peeve: Brothers Favorite Past-time: Driving Timmy’s car Ambition: To travel — Fourteen — CLASS WILL We, the class of 1950 of Wells River H. S., city of Wells River, in the county of Orange and the state of Vermont, being at this time in full possession of our mental brains, both active and spare, do here- by publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, which shall be executed according to the following points: 1. MR. CORNTHWAITE: a vocational guidance department complete with staff so that you’ll not have to worry about the future of future graduates. 2. MR. STONE: the Senior's Chemistry books, almost new and hardly used. 3. MRS. GIBSON: a stoic countenance to be used only at basket- ball games. 4. MRS. SPEAR: the remainder of the school's typing paper — yes, all three sheets. 5. MRS. ROWELL: a home economic class that can make fudge better than we Seniors. 6. MRS. ROWE: this box containing nine angelic voices to re- place those you'll lose when we graduate. 7. SAM STANLEY: a new happy-look” so that future students will not be deprived of what we considered part of the school. 8. THE INCOMING FRESHMEN: four successful years of school, each day having a little laughter in it. 9. THE SOPHOMORES: the feeling that makes two more years of school seem like two centuries. 10. THE JUNIORS: the privilege of heckling the seniors. 11. THE SENIORS: our unspotted, unsurpassed record to live up to. INDIVIDUALLY WE WILL: 12. I, ELLEN BAILEY, will my argumentary power to Reynold Boyce — maybe now, Mrs. Gibson, he’ll talk a little. 13. I, MARION CHAMBERLAIN, will my ability to get up early to Hoddy Symes — you might run out of excuses, Hod. — Fifteen — 14. I, RUTH SIMMONS, will my ability to carry six full cups of coffee, to my sister Rachel — don’t spill ’em, sis. 15. I, EVELYN PROVENCHER, will my filing ability to Barbara Bailey — so you can keep files on all your beaus, Barb. 16. I, PRISCILLA DAVIDSON, will my ability to refrain from improper language while driving, to Herbie Chamberlain — need I tell why, Herbie? 17. I, BARBARA SAWYER, will my ability to remember things to Frances Bailey, — now you’re really in for it, Tootie! 18. I, PRISCILLA PUDVAH, will my alarm clock to Ann De- merritt — so in the future you can get home early Saturday nights, Ann. 19. I, NANCY MAYS, will my knowledge of French to David Egner — hear it comes in handy in typing class Dave! 20. I, PATRICIA DUGUAY, will my typewriter to David Gonyer — now you can tear it apart all you want to, Dave and I won’t get mad. MOREOVER WE WILL: 21. The faculty a large box of Kleenex to dry the tears they shed at our graduation. 22. The senior boys who don’t graduate this year to the girls of WRHS to fight over. 23. Our formula for getting the bell stuck to anyone who likes to see Herbie climb that ladder. 24. Our information on the male sex to the Gallup Polls.” So ends the will of the class of nineteen-fifty. Witnesses there of by Ellen Bailey, Barbara Sawyer, Cilia Pudvah and Pat Duguay. PATRICIA DUGUAY, '50 ----WRHS------ PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF 1950 While touring Vermont last week, I was riding through a small village when all at once — BOOM — my tire blew. I jumped out of my car and looked around. As I was so occupied with my thoughts, you — Sixteen — can imagine my surprise to find that I was right in the middle of Wells River, my home town. I immediately looked for Cromwell and Veayo's garage and, wonder of wonders, the name had been changed to Hinkelbaum's Service Center. However, I entered and found the attendant prostrate under a car with only his legs visible. He came from under the car and OH, how greasy and dirty he was! Did I say he? Well, Nancy Mays, what were you doing under that car?” Nancy was as much surprised to see me as I her, and after a warm greeting she explained that her name was now Nancy Hinkelbaum, and she quite often helped her husband in the garage while her six children were playing or attending school. While Nancy wiped off the grease and made arrangements for my tire to be fixed, I inquired for the rest of my classmates. Where’s Ruth Simmons?,” I asked. Why, didn’t you hear! exclaimed Nancy. Last year she was working in the Happy Hour Cafe, when in walked a great big Indian Chief looking for his reservation. Anyway, Ruth offered to help him find it and she is now Mrs. Rain-in-the-face.” Just then a taxi cab drove up and honked for gas. OH,” said Nancy, that Priscilla is so impatient.” I looked out the door and there behind the wheel of the Bounce- em-up Cab Company car was Priscilla Davidson. Why,” said Priscilla, I’ve been at it for years and no accidents yet. We had chatted a few minutes, when I noticed Priscilla was carrying a passenger who was sound asleep in the back seat. My that blond hair looked familiar. Could it be? Yes, it was Priscilla Pudvah. I woke her up and we were very glad to see each other. I told her I was surprised to see she was still in town; when we left high school she had planned to be a test pilot. Priscilla said that when jet planes came in it was just too fast for her, so she had accepted a position as dancing instructor at the North Haverhill dance hall. She also received a bonus for calling square dances on Saturday night. Both Priscillas drove off and I decided to walk around town. Pass- ing Bud Smith’s Barber Shop, I noticed a lady sitting at a table. Could that be Marion Chamberlain,” I wondered? — Seventeen — I entered to see and sure enough there was Marion sitting behind a manicure table. I intended to become a beautician,” said Marion, but only women go to beauty parlors and working here do you realize how many men's hands I can hold a day?” I agreed with her and told her I thought she had made a wise choice. As I left, Marion said Barbara, I want you to notice the hands of the Wells River men. I’ve beautified the town.” I next visited the old school gym. Since a new school and new gym had been built, I wondered what had become of it. Why, I couldn’t believe it! There above the door, in great big red letters was painted, Oh Bachelors Find Ye Rest,” and there on the porch was Pat Duguay shaking a dust mop. Pat,” I shouted. What in the world!” 'Oh, don’t be surprised Barb,” said Pat, every man has so many good qualities that I never could find only one who would please me.” I noticed a large crowd gathered on the corner and Pat and I rushed down to see what was the cause of the excitement. There, in front of Thomas’ Pharmacy on a soap box was Ellen Bailey, new Ver- mont Representative in Congress. I had heard that Ellen held the record for holding the longest filibuster in history and now she was trying to gain support in making South Ryegate the summer capitol of the United States. Well, Ellen always was a go-getter and I wasn’t surprised. After her speech, Ellen, Pat and I stood and chatted of old times, when down the street running at full speed came Evelyn Provencher. I shouted to her and she waved as she passed. Who’s chasing her,” I asked? She’s practicing for the twenty mile marathon,” explained Pat and Ellen. Right now she is 15 minutes ahead of the record.” I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. Time was running short so I had to bid my old friends adieu and return to the garage. Nancy had put my car in top shape and we also bid a fond farewell. As I drove out of Wells River, I reflected on the high ambitions held by my classmates and what they were occupied with now. However, this Model T gives me so much trouble I can’t keep my mind off it long. If it will only hold together until I reach my pig farm in Northern Quebec, I’ll be happy. EVELYN PROVENCHER, ’50 BARBARA SAWYER, ’50 — Eighteen — GEOMETRY I think that I shall never see A test like those in Geometry. They make you squirm and scratch your head They make you wish that you were dead. He fires the questions right and left You're positive you'll flunk this test! He makes you feel so very low By asking questions you don't know. You give some dirty looks that say — You've given us plenty, anyway. He gives the dirty look right back And you start digging for the facts. AngleA, Angle B, Angle C, Angle D. What’s all that nonsense mean to me? Very little, and I bet you can guess I'll be one who’ll flunk this test!!! PRISCILLA PUDVAH, '50 ----WRHS-------- A FRIEND There was a young girl from Calcutta, Her hair was the color of butter, Her locks, so they say, They felt like hay, And with them she never did putter. — Nineteen Her eyes seemed as hard as two nails, Her legs were as skinny as rails, To work, I vow, She didn't know how, For she couldn’t even lift two pails. She never was seen in a dress, She was nothing you want to caress. She lived on a farm, Or else in a barn, The neighbors agreed she was a mess! She always drove an old Ford, You could tell it was she for it roared. It was held together, By strips of leather. And only she could get aboard. She never attended church, For dates she was left in the lurch, For who wants a kiss, From a slovenly miss, You’d rather have one from a perch! BARBARA BAILEY, ---WRHS— “H. M. S. PINAFORE” A host of white garbed sailors, And many a colored gown, A ship of authentic beauty, Yes, Pinafore” was in town. Lusty shouts of, Give three cheers” And O’er the bright blue sea.” For lo, in sight, appeared our lord, Sir Joseph, K. C. B. — Twenty — His host of maidens, fair and gay Were garbed in various hues. Captain, Boatswain, mates, and all Relayed the happy news. His Lordship was a mighty man Bedecked with medals galore. Of course his audience dapped and cheered. Who could have asked for more? Fair Josephine and Sailor Ralph And the Cap'n, they added so much. And even poor Dick Deadeye came A Hobblin’’ on his crutch. Little Buttercup, so round, so rosy, Told us quite some story. And as each plot, it did unfold, It added to the glory. Amidst the shouting and applause The curtain did descend. The sailors cheered, the ladies waved, To bring a happy end ! ANN DEMERITT, ’51 ----WRHS----- THE LOVER Sir Bavid de Didwell of the Knight Templers is in love with the fair damsel, Lady Rowena. Lady Rowena loveth Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is a Saxon cur. Sir Bavid de Didwell having slipped into the Lady Rowena’s room, tryeth to woo her. Alas, fair Rowena, we are alone!” sayeth Sir Bavid. Why wilt thou not marry me; am I not of noble blood and can I not give you wealth?” I would never marry you Sir Bavid de Didwell, thou are not fit for swine,” sayeth Lady Rowena. You are in love with the Saxon cur Invanhoe who is lying ill in — Twenty-one — this castle, but he shan’t be ill long because, if you don’t marry me, I shall kill him,” sayeth Sir Bavid. Oh! have you not pity on me, I can not let you kill Ivanhoe! I will marry thee, Sir Bavid de Didwell.” Pretending to leave the room, Sir Bavid stands near the door to listen. Lady Rowena weeps and sayeth, I’ll not marry the Norman swine, I can love only Ivanhoe.” Hearing this, Sir Bavid rushes in with a fierce look in his eyes. He says, If thou won’t marry me I shall be forced to kill you so Ivanhoe can never have you.” Thus saying, Sir Bavid de Didwell presses his thumbs into Lady Rowena’s eyes and gouged them out; then he strangles her. After doing this, he turned to the window and flung himself out. DAVID BIDWELL, ’53 --WRHS THAT BEAUTIFUL GIRL As I was coming home one night, I saw her walking up the street toward me. She was charmingly sleek and slender, and she walked with the most graceful air anyone could ever expect to see. She had lovely golden brown hair and beautiful shining eyes. Yes, there she was, the most gorgeous cat I have ever seen. HORACE SYMES, ’51 —WRHS— IT S LIKE WORK When a teacher says to write a story or poem it is one of the hardest things for me to do. Since it is hard to do I always put it off until the last thing. The night before the essay is to be handed in I sit down to write it. I try to think of a subject but my mind is a blank. Finally a sub- ject comes into my mind but it is the same thing I always write about when I have to write, so I decide to think of a new one. A half hour — Tiventy-two — has passed and still no subject and I am getting wearier and wearier. Later, still without a subject, I am almost asleep in the chair so I go to bed. The next morning I get started again, but I have only forty min- utes before English class and the dead line. It's strange but right away I have a subject and am writing. I finish the last line as the teacher rings the bell. I pass it in hoping for the best!! REYNOLD BOYCE, '51 ----WRHS------ CHEMISTRY LAB Fourth period and once again we anticipate with joy our chemistry lab. Off we go through the halls, down the stairs in a great hurry, but, alas, not to get to lab. We first, must stop for a sandwich in the hot lunch department and of course we all need a drink of water. Eventually, we saunter through the door of Chem. lab. Ugh!! Yes, it’s the same old lab. We’re greeted by the blast of all the horrible smells that go with the weird concoctions found in such a place. Oh, Oh! . Now the trouble begins. Mr. Stone walks in. The class begins to prepare for an experiment. Pudvah weighs a test tube and oops — there it goes — crash — !!! Ann’s sense of humor seems greatly tickled but Mr. Stone seems very bothered by the whole affair. Ann can no longer work with Cilia. Above all the odors, one seems to dominate. Ellen has an idea who it is but she is wrong, as it is one of Barb’s mixtures. It is now filling the lab and we must get some air. Open the windows, David, Oh, it’s breezy and the girls must have their jackets. After the climb to get them we need another sandwich. This one seems to have a peculiar taste of sulphur or such. Once more it’s back to the lab only to hear Mr. Stone say, What took you so long? Silly question! Well, we had to go way up stairs.” The warning bell, and one period is over. Only forty minutes more. Why must he be continually talking to us? Spoils all the fun. He now has the bright idea of balancing equations used. After ten — Twenty-three — minutes of hard work, finally Reynold has found the answers. Mr. Stone wants to separate us. We know the room is too small for that. After a few more equations and another experiment in which Frankie breaks the alcohol burner to mix that odor with the others, the bell rings and class is dismissed. Again, we must climb the stairs. This time it isn't so bad because it's home for dinner. Who feels like eating after lab??? So ends the morn of two lab periods. BARBARA SAWYER, '50 WRHS— OUR LUCY -------Rttekusvjlk Goodhope City July 15, 1949 Deer Maw I hain’t lied time to rite you afore this time cause i jist heint hed time. The city shore is defrent from the farm, We hed so much heet that ive bin afeered of a good crakin thunder shower but they seem to stay deer of here. Why do they all weare shoes here? Up thar thay dont in sumer. I hevent bin wearing mine. You should heer the song thay sing they dont sing enny other song its put your shoes on Lucy dont you know youre in the city. I guess they haint got any- thin else to sing. I guess ill start nother pargraf cause the school marm up thar said we should pargraf our letters. Hows Paw and Sue i spose the rist of youre ok. Hes Jilly hed her calf yit? The kids here dont beleeve that im 17, they say i 11. Magjine! Yuh know when i came here to work this sumer the folks here thought that i was terrible cause i couldnt tak thet city talk. And now they wunt let me be round whin they hive company. Majine. If you notice the heading i started to rite the home town adres in stead of this city. You know then new pupies thet Skip hed well i told the Glanderfuilts it took me a week to learn to spell thet name well them pupies i was speaking about i told them and they didn t want any couse they dint have any good blood in em — Twenty-four — and they might contamnate the kids. Thats what they said. I felt like aquiting them and thar. Well ill have to dose now couse i dont want to be fired. Love Lucy P.S. Please send me some milk i cant git used to this city kind. Its terrible. P.S. P.S. I tried not to tell yuh but i will be glad when i git home. FRANCES BAILEY, ’51 --WRHS— A LETTER June 9, 1950 Dear Mom, As you can tell by the date, it is the night of my graduation. These past years have all been spent under your guidance and care. Now comes the time when I will go out on my own and make my own decisions. But the purpose of this letter isn’t to discuss my future but to tell you something of my past. Lately, I have been lying awake at night thinking of a lot of whys. Such as: Why was I born?” Why am I not some one else?” Above all Why did God give you to me?” That last phrase may seem strange to you. But I mean it, 'Why did God give you to me?” Maybe He realized what an unmanagable daughter I was going to be. He had to find some one who was good and kind and yet one who could be firm. You see she had to be able to manage almost the devil himself. His eyes finally rested upon a young woman with blonde hair, blue eyes and rather small features. She was beautiful, not in the sense that most people think, but because her kindness as well as her happiness and goodness shone in her eyes. Because of these qualities it made her sweet to look upon. That was you, Mom. So life began for me. From the very start it was hard. Did I ever do any thing right? I can’t remember. How you ever put up with me is more than I know. But I guess that was you. Remember how I always was going to be someone else instead of myself? I guess I never was satisfied with what I was. — Twenty-five — One thing I'll never forget was that I used to brag about my Mother and Father going to church and taking part in different com- munity projects. I guess you believed in setting an example for the things you wanted your children to know. At times I have told you that I haven’t done things because I didn’t want to, those things I know I shouldn’t do. Know why I didn’t want to? You were the one who taught me not to want to do the bad things in life. At times it’s awfully surprising what a mother can know if you’ll only listen to her!! I could go on and on about the little things that meant so much, but time is running short. So I must close this letter. I guess I never was one to tell how much I appreciated all that was done for me. For that matter I still can’t do so. But I do want to thank you for everything you have done for me these last years, even for the penny lollypops. I only wish there was time to make it up to you. But a person can’t live for ever on earth. Please believe me when I say I’ll never forget you or your teachings, not because you are my mother but because you made me love you. I must rush now. I hope you know what I mean by this letter as you know I can’t express myself on paper. Love, Your Daughter P. S. Your saying really works, Do unto others as you would that they do unto you.” Where did I get this letter? Well I’ll tell you. I was upstairs in one of the bedrooms cleaning and putting away things, in general getting the room ready for some boarders. With all my children gone, I thought it would be a good plan to have them occupied. What hap- pened to my last daughter and why didn’t I get this letter before? Well, you see. I just found the courage to go through her things. She was killed in an accident on June 9, 1950, just about a year ago. ELLEN BAILEY, ’50 WRHS — T wenty-six — Back Row: Mrs. Gibson, coach; Pat Duguay; Ellen Bailey; Nancy Mays; Priscilla Pudvah; Frances Bailey, manager. Second Row: Barbara Bailey; Ann Demeritt; Ruth Simmons; Barbara Sawyer, captain; Marion Chamberlain; Evelyn Provencher. Front Row: Jane Rowden; Idamae Chamberlain; Priscilla Mays. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL This season has been as successful as last year’s and most enjoy- able. We have played ten league games and four non-league games. Ot these games we lost three and tied one. This made us second in the league for the second time in a row. We were proud as well as pleased to have two of our players on the first all star team, chosen by the league. These girls were Barbara Sawyer and Nancy Mays. Mrs. Gibson has coached and inspired us in all of our games. We hope that she will continue to coach next year. — Twenty-seven — Although eight of the squad are graduating there are some very promising freshmen who will be playing next year. The Chamber of Commerce put a happy ending to our season by giving us a banquet where the squad was presented with basketball certificates. Dr. Oberlander, medical director of National Life, who was one of Dartmouth’s great football players was the guest speaker. The seasons scores were as follows: W. R. H. S. 31 20 W. R. H. S. 45 Peacham 20 W. R. H. S. 24 24 W. R. H. S. 40 Concord 31 W. R. H. S. 13 23 W. R. H. S. 19 Newbury 25 W. R. H. S. 46 Peacham 20 W. R. H. S. 29 18 W. R. H. S. 30 Groton 32 W. R. H. S. 41 Mclndoes 19 W. R. H.S. 36 Orford 10 W. R. H. S. 30 19 W. R. H.S. 14 Orford 9 W. R. H. S. 41 Concord 30 High Scorers were: Sawyer with 225 points and Pudvah with 107 points. Captain: — Barb Sawyer. Manager: — Frankie Bailey. Coach: — Mrs. Gibson. Games played with teams outside the league. BARB SAWYER, ’50 — Twenty-eight — Toj) Row — (L. to R.) : Coach Stone, Buddy Marden, Robert Provencher, Russell Sulham, John Demeritt and Manager Stephen Bailey. Middle-. Sam Hutchins, Kenneth Fiske, David Egner, Hod Symes, David Gonyer, and David Bidwell. Bottom: Carleton Boyce and Paul Kaiser. BOYS’ BASKETBALL The boys’ basketball team of Wells River High School did not have too much luck this year due to the fact that it was a green team. Symes, Gonyer, Fiske, Kaiser and Hutchins were the only veterans and most of them had seen very little service. Egner had some experience when he moved here but Bidwell, C. Boyce, Sulham, Marden, Demeritt and Provencher had never done any playing. Although they had poor luck, they showed great sportsmanship and never once gave up. Next year, with the return of everyone, the outlook is bright for a successful team. — T wenty-nine — Individual scores are as follows: Symes 113, Bidwell 73, Egner 50, Fiske 29, Boyce 17, Hutchins 12, Gonyer 9, Demeritt 9, Provencher 9, Kaiser 7 and Marden 2. Game Scores: At W. R. H. S. 11 Concord 55 At W. R. H. S. Danville At W. R. H. S. 26 Mclndoes 44 W. R. H. S. At Peacham W. R. H. S. ”JV” At St. Johnsbury JV” W. R. H. S. 20 At Concord 55 W. R. H. S. 39 At Newbury 11 At W. R. H. S. 18 Groton 31 At W. R. H. S. 23 Peacham 47 At W. R. H. S. 28 Danville 38 W. R. H. S. 22 At Groton 41 W. R. H. S. 19 At Mclndoes 54 At W. R. H. S. JV” 20 27 At W. R. H. S. 22 St. Johnsbury 60 At W. R. H. S. 29 Orford 33 At W. R. H. S. 51 Newbury 15 W. R. H. S. 25 At Orford 26 •OSCAR” BAILEY, Mgr., ’52 WRHS- — Thirty — CHEER LEADERS Left to Right: Ann Demeritt, Adele Bailey, Geraldine Brock, Caroline Boyce, and Barb Bailey. Center: Marilyn Boyce. WHO’S WHAT SLICK ............ AMBITIOUS ........ FLIRT............. BEST NATURED ..... WARMEST .......... INTELLIGENT ...... ATHLETIC ......... CUTE ............. GRACEFUL ......... QUIET ............ MUSCLES .......... BUBBLE GUM BLOWER ACCURATE ......... JITTERBUG ........ UNPREDICTABLE .... TEACHER S PET..... ... MR. CORNTHWAITE ...... SOPHOMORES ... FRANCES BAILEY ...... MRS. GIBSON ...... SAM STANLEY ...... JUNIOR HIGH ...... NANCY MAYS ... ALEXANDER JONES ... RUSSELL SULHAM ...... JUNIOR BOYCE ... BARBARA SAWYER .....DELLIE BAILEY ....... MR. STONE PRISCILLA DAVIDSON ...... MRS. ROWELL FREEMAN HITCHCOCK — Thirty-one — JOY KILLERS . BRAINY ...... GLAMOUR GIRL INSOLENT .... LOVE SICK.... ATTENTIVE ... STEADY ...... ....... TEACHERS ... DAVID EGNER GERALDEAN BROCK ........ SENIORS ... ELLEN BAILEY ... CILLA PUDVAH ... RUTH SIMMONS --WRHS SONG HITS FOREVER AND EVER.................RUTH SIMMONS I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE .. ANN DEMERITT I LET MY HEART FALL INTO CARELESS HANDS ELLEN BAILEY WHO’LL BE THE NEXT ONE.......... RACHEL SIMMONS I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I ............. PAT DUGUAY THERE’S NO TOMORROW ............. NANCY MAYS SENTIMENTAL ME ................. EVELYN PROVENCHER SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD .... MRS. ROWELL OH, YOU BEAUTIFUL DOLL........................ADELE BAILEY SATURDAY NIGHT .............. PRISCILLA PUDVAH SAID MY PAJAMAS ........................... BARBARA SAWYER I NEVER SEE TRILLY” ALONE ....... PAUL KAISER SOMEDAY .................. PRISCILLA DAVIDSON I WON’T GO HUNTING WITH YOU JAKE (But I’ll go chasing women) . HERBIE CHAMBERLAIN I’M A BIG GIRL NOW............GERALDINE BROCK A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND.......SENIOR CLASS DEAR HEARTS AND GENTLE PEOPLE ..... MR. STONE ALWAYS ......................... MARION CHAMBERLAIN GIRL OF MY DREAMS ........................... HODDY SYMES YOU REDHEAD ................... BARBARA BAILEY I’VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS .... MRS. GIBSON ALOUETTE ..................................... MRS. SPEAR THESE FOOLISH THINGS........................... MR. CORNTHWAITE — Thirty-two — CAN YOU IMAGINE HODDY SYMES AND DELLIE BAILEY GETTING TO SCHOOL ON TIME? BUDDY MARDEN LEAVING THE GIRLS ALONE? THE SENIORS NOT GETTING BAWLED OUT FOR SOME- THING? THE JR. HIGH NOT WRITING NOTES? ROSEMARY BASCH NOT RUNNING AROUND DURING STUDY HALL? ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION IN CHEMISTRY? THE GIRLS NOT WEARING DUNGAREES OR SLACKS TO SCHOOL? MR. CORNTHWAITE NOT YELLING IN GENERAL MATH CLASS? ANYONE WORKING IN GEOMETRY? FREEMAN HITCHCOCK COMING OUT WITH SOME BRIGHT REMARK? NANCY MAYS OR OSCAR BAILEY HURRYING? CHUDDY FISK AND STANLEY BOYCE NOT FLIRTING WITH BARBARA BAILEY? ELAINE GUAY NOT STUDYING? RUTH SIMMONS AND EVELYN PROVENCHER WITHOUT CHOCOLATE BARS? THE BOYS WINNING A BASKETBALL GAME? PRISCILLA MAYS GETTING EXCITED? ELLEN BAILEY WITHOUT BARB SAWYER OR VICE-VERSA? THE SENIORS WORKING? BOYS IN THE SENIOR CLASS? DAVE GONYER AND HERBIE CHAMBERLAIN TYPING IN PRACTICE TYPING PERIOD? PRISCILLA DAVIDSON FLIRTING? HOD SYMES AND REYNOLD BOYCE HAVING TO DO THEIR GEOMETRY? MARION CHAMBERLAIN NOT RIDING IN A WINE CHEVY? PAT DUGUAY NOT BEING THE ONLY PUPIL IN WORLD PROBLEMS CLASS? PRISCILLA PUDVAH STAYING IN THE SENIOR ROOM DUR- ING RECESS? — Thirty-three — POETRY AND PEOPLE NANCY MAYS, And as the Sun Breaks Through The Darkest Cloud Will,iam Shakespeare EVELYN PROVENCHER, There’s Language in Her Eye, Her Cheek, Her Lips.” William Shakespeare PRISCILLA DAVIDSON, The Gentle Mind by Gentle Deeds is Known.” Edmund Spenser MARION CHAMBERLAIN ........... Sober, Steadfast and Demure. John Milton RUTH SIMMONS ............ Sing Away Soriow, Cast Away Care. Miguel DeCervantes ELLEN BAILEY .......... The Best of Healers Is A Good Cheer. Pindar BARBARA SAWYER ............... In The Twinkling Of An Eye. Miguel DeCervantes PRISCILLA PUDVAH, An Unextinguished Laughter Shakes The Skies.” Alexander Pope PATRICIA DUGUAY, A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like A Med- icine.” Bible — Old Testament ----WRHS------ JOKES MRS. GIBSON IN ENGLISH CLASS: These descriptions are very good. Much better than I had expected from any of you. HODDY SYMES: I thought mine was pretty good myself! MRS. GIBSON: A woman-hater is called a misogynist! ANN: What is a man-hater called ? SAWYER: A woman! PUDVAH: Oh Yeah!! A little girl had been naughty, so her Mother was punishing her tor it by putting her in a closet. Soon, the Mother heard the little girl saying, I’ve spit on your shoes, and I’ve spit on your hat and, I’ve spit on your dress, and—and—and—and, and what,” said her mother?” And now, said the little girl, I’m waiting for more spit!” — Thirty-jour — HE: Does Ellen know much about cars? SHE: Naw, she thinks you cool the motor by stripping gears. The workman had just returned to the job after eating his dinner. A companion asked him how he felt. Well, said he, I had hash tor dinner and I just feel like everything.” An old man was passing the house one Sunday, taking exceedingly short steps. A little girl watched him for several minutes, and then said: Mamma, dosen't he walk stingy?” A newly married couple on their honeymoon stopped at a mountain town restaurant for dinner. After the food was served, the groom got the attention of the waiter again, and said, Waiter, we want a spoon. All right, go ahead,” said the waiter, no one here cares. ----WRHS------- CLASS OF 1946 Ilene Darling — Mrs. Gerald Lee, living at Wells River, Vermont. Bernadine Frost — Employed as waitress in Hotel in Arizona. Ray Hunt — In U. S. Army. Lillian Philbrook — Operating a Beauty shop in Lisbon, New Hampshire. Irene Powers — Mrs. Frederick Vellieux, Jr., teaching at Town Farm School, West Newbury, Vermont. — Thirty-five — Dorene Pudvah — Secretary at United Aircraft Corporation in Hartford, Connecticut. Dean Rowden — Attending U. V. M. at Burlington, Vermont. -----WRHS------ CLASS OF 1947 Barbara Beckley — Employed as waitress in Hotel in Belair, Florida. Robert Garvin — Attending Westminster College at New Wil- mington, Pennsylvania. Eleanor Guay — Student Nurse at Barre Hospital, Barre, Vermont. Shirley Hill — Mrs. Delbert Leet, living at Wells River, Vermont. Catherine Mays — Student Nurse at Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Jean Rowell — Attending Russell Sage College, Troy, New York. Leon Winchester — Living at home in So. Ryegate, Vermont. -----WRHS------ CLASS OF 1948 Margaret Bailey — Employed at Green Mountain Power Company, Montpelier, Vermont. Ina Benzie — Mrs. Albert Bushey, living in Woodsville, New Hampshire. Betty Pudvah — Student Nurse at Hanover Hospital, Hanover, New Hampshire. Lucille Judd — Student Nurse at Hanover Hospital, Hanover, New Hampshire. Bill Rowden — Attending Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Lester Welch — Employed at Green Mountain Stock Farm, Ran- dolph, Vermont. Eugene Winchester — Attending State School of Agriculture in Randolph, Vermont. -----WRHS------ CLASS OF 1949 Philip Basch — In U. S. Marines. — Thirty-six — Keith Bidwell — Hobart College, Geneva, New York. Blanche Cushing — Living at home in Wells River, Vermont. Kendall Fisk — Living at home in So. Ryegate, Vermont. Charles Frost — Employed at Hale’s Tavern, Wells River, Vermont. Nancy Gould — Attending Becker Junior College, Worcester, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Guay — Living at home in Wells River, Vermont. George Hall — Attending Union College, Schenectady, New York. John Mahnker — Employed at Pudvah’s Shell Station, Wells River, Vermont. George Martin — Attending St. Johnsbury Trade School, St. Johns- bury, Vermont. Leon Provencher — In U. S. Navy. Roger Simmons — Employed at First National Store, Wells River, Vermont. Patricia Stearns — Attending U. V. M. at Burlington, Vermont. Marion Webster — Attending U. N. H. at Durham, New Hamp- shire. PRISCILLA DAVIDSON, '50 WRHS- — Thirty-Seven — PERSONALIZED PORTRAITS AND IT’S ALL DONE WITH LIGHTS! There’s magic in lights . . . add a light here, place a spotlight there, and your portrait takes on the appearance of real form and individ- uality. Your Vantine photographer known how lighting effects can be best used . . . 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