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

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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 —

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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 —

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