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

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CLASS PROPHECY Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen of the radio audience. This is Phil Currier bringing you late news of the day. Tonight I have sev- eral terrific scoops tor you. But first for the news the whole nation will be talking about tomorrow. On this day of our Lord June 23, 1972 for the first time in the history of the U. S. a woman has been nominated for the office of President. Today at the Republican con- vention, held in New York City, Miss Jane Rowden walked away with the show. Delegates, numbering 800, cast their votes for Miss Rowden. The only state which did not cast a vote for Miss Rowden was, strangely enough, her native Vermont. T he Democrats say that Vermont, which has always proved itself to be Republican, knows Jane too well to vote for her. The Senate Investigating Committee has come up with a doozy in their study of crime in the city of Wells River, Vermont. Wells River, which has suffered a terrific mushrooming in the last fifteen years due to the discovery of radium in the surrounding areas, has attracted all kinds of criminals since its recent growth. Their latest problem is Mr. Paul Kaiser who owns a chain of fifteen restaurants throughout the state. Mr. Kaiser on his income tax return for 1971 stated a net income of $936.33. Research has shown that last year Paul built six restaur- ants, bought three Cadillacs and a summer home in Florida, invested $23,000 in bonds, and showed a net savings in twelve different banks, of $73,300. Tax collecting was never like this. Last night Sam Hutchins, who is at present singing at the Cafe Turbulence, allegedly assaulted his boss, Mr. Stephen Bailey. The fight started when Steve made a few side remarks to nite club darling Elaine Guay concerning Sam’s latest recording, Sob.” Elaine, who is currently engaged to Sam, immediately told her fiancee what his boss had said. Sam then told Steve a few things. One remark led to an- other and finally Sam is said to have struck Steve. A rip roaring fight ensued. Elaine, who is currently starring in MGM’s new thriller Two Tickets to a Sand Bank,” had to bail Sam out of jail. She left Steve in for his lawyers to take care of. Song writer Stanley Boyce is suing Miss Idamae Chamberlain for including him in her recent best seller Queer Friends I Have Known.” Stanley says that statements made by Miss Chamberlain are damaging to a person of his standing. Miss Chamberlain counters that the book merely tells of a few eccentric habits that Mr. Boyce has. Personally 1 don’t see why Stan minds. After all, I'm in that book too. A few days ago American League Umpire Floyd Bossy” Mc- Phetres booted Cleveland Indian Manager Chud Fiske out of a baseball park and Chud immediately appealed to the Honorable Schuyler Cornth waite, president of the League, to eliminate Mr. McPhetres. Today Mr. — Twenty-six —

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CLASS HISTORY On September 4, 1940, the distinguished class of 1952 entered this school. There were nine members: Thelma Bijolle, Idamae Cham- berla.n, Priscilla Drown, Elaine Guay, Virginia Hitchcock, Samuel Hutchins, Paul Kaiser, Jane Rowden and Norman Driscoll. Arter three long years Miss Darling finally passed us on to Mrs. Stanley. When we entered the fourth grade, Jean Emery and Stanley Boyce joined us but we lost Norman Driscoll, Priscilla Drown and Thelma Bijolle. In the sixth grade Priscilla Mays, Luther Crowe, Carleton Boyce and Kenneth Lee joined us. After six long years of reading and writing we were at last admitted to the Junior High. This year Eva Hall and Raymond Bowley joined us but we lost Virginia Hitchcock, Jean Emery, Luther Crowe and Carleton Boyce. In 1948 we were at last Freshmen. There were now eleven in our class. Kenneth Fiske, Stephen Bailey, Linnie Welch and Marie Mitchell came down from South Ryegate. Idamae Chamberlain, Elaine Guay, Jane Rowden, Paul Kaiser, Samuel Hutchins and Stanley Boyce were still here. We were very successfully initiated by the Sophomores. WDEVar Wr°te a radi° Pky Which We Presented over Station The next fall Linnie Welch and Marie Mitchell left us to go to Groton High School. We now numbered only nine. With the ex- ception of the Freshmen Initiation this was a very uneventful year for us. In the fall of our Junior year Philip Currier returned from Ply. mouth, N H. We were honored to have him a member of our class Priscilla Mays left us at the end of the year. Our class won the Scholar- ship Award this year. Jane Rowden went to Girls’ State and Kenneth Fiske went to Boys’ State. We sold candy and sponsored a hot dish supper to pay tor the Junior Prom. After twelve long, hard years we are ready to graduate. There are nine members in cur graduation class: Idamae Chamberlain, Elaine Guay Jane Rowden, Stephen Bailey, Kenneth Fiske, Stanley Boyce Paul Kaiser, Samuel Hutchins, and Philip Currier. Of these Idamae,’ Elaine, Jane, Paul and Sam have been together all twelve years We struggled through the senior play and the one-act play. We have com- pleted the Chatterbox” and also sponsored a few school dances With the money we have made, we plan to take a class trip to New York City. r Now we are about to leave WRHS. We know that we are not the best class ever to graduate from WRHS but we hope we have set a good example for classes of years to come. PAUL KAISER — Twenty-five —

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Cornthwaite passed down his decision. He said, quote, Ump Mc- Phetres was entirely right in evicting Fiske after Ken called him a halfwit Mr. Cornthwaite went on to say that Ken never acted like that in high school. And that Ladies and Gentlemen is the news in brief. We invite you to stay tuned for the next hour and listen to Mrs. Charles Gibson who will give a talk on the evils of chewing gum. This is Phil Currier signing off for now. Good night. ---WRHS----- WILL OF THE CLASS OF 1952 We, the class of one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two of Wells River High School in the Village of Wells River, in the town of New- bury, in the county of Orange and the sovereign Republic of Vermont being of sound body and having complete control of our senses and im- pulses do hereby revoke all former wills made by us and declare that this, our last will, is according to our own wishes and affections. We will Mr. Cornthwaite an album of Johnny Ray records Now you may appreciate really fine music. We will Mrs. Gibson a package of gum. Next year you won t have to take up a collection in your English classes. We will Mrs. Spear our magnificent dramatic ability. You mav lend it to anyone in any of the plays that you direct. We will Mr. McPhetres an alarm clock. Perhaps if you use it you can get to school on time. We will Mr. Morey four excellent typists to take the place of the tour geniuses you are losing this year. We will Mrs. Wilson a hot rod. Now you can race rather than walk between the hall and the high school. We will the Junior Class our pretty blonde desks. Please love and cherish them as we have. We will the Sopohomore Class our ability to earn money. Now you won t have to worry about paying for your Junior Prom. — Twenty-seven —