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

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The seniors, November 2, bloomed forth with an unforgetable play, The Hobgoblin House.” A Public Speaking Contest was presented November 9. It was followed by a spelling contest. Idamae Chamberlain was the final winner for speaking and Richard Sherwin for spelling. The following week, the two winners went to St. Johnsbury to display their abilities. We are very proud to state that Richard Sherwin, a sophomore of W. R. H. S., did us great honor in outspelling other members of the Hill- dale League. Two of our senior boys, Kenneth Fiske and Samuel Hutchins, who attended agriculture classes, at Newbury, were very fortunate in being chosen to go to Boston on an Aggie field trip. They, along with other boys from Newbury, had a remarkable and educational trip. After several years of struggling through very boring chemistry classes, unable to experiment because of the lack of supplies, the chem- istry class of 1951-52 were very fortunate in having the opportunity of breaking in the extensive line of new supplies. The laboratory work has been very interesting and written work is much easier to con- centrate on and understand by having experiments to clarify our minds. A few slight accidents happened during the year; however, several lessons have been learned throughout the class. Hot lunches were served again this last winter. Unfortunately, Mrs. Zwicker was unable to be with us to cook those delicious dishes. However, we did have two other reliable and good cooks, Mrs. Cam- eron and Mrs. Mansfield. WRHS boys' basketball team was honored at the beginning of the season by having pictures taken by the Caledonian Record which later appeared in that paper. Again, the Seniors have patronized The W. Kay Vantine Studio letting them take the graduation pictures. Under the excellent guidance of Mrs. Wilson, the home economics classes have presented two very successful exhibitions during the school year; the first one, last fall, with a fall fashion show in the evening; another, this spring, consisting of an afternoon tea, exhibition of clothes made during the year followed by a very interesting and fash- ionable style show. A new program was encouraged between Wells River and New- bury. It was planned to have combined dances and fun nights, pre- sented alternately at the two schools. They were tried and were quite successful but were interrupted by basketball. The schedule this spring seemed to be too complete to continue the program. A Christmas party was conducted by the junior and senior high — Seven —

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Since WRHS carries such a bulky schedule, it is desirable that everyone helps a little bit. However, this has not always happened. Too often cliques are formed in which the uncooperative band together. There are many reasons why the students in these groups refuse to participate in the school program. Some of these are valid and some are mere figments of the imagination. One reason is almost always accepted. That is low marks. The simple cure for this inability is study. Part of the student body feel they do not have time. I sympa- thize with this but urge that they try to make time. Undoubtedly, there are a few who feel that they are not wanted. Such introverts should get over that complex sometime. There is no better place to start than in high school. If any person is genuinely interested in some activity, his efforts will not be the subject of scorn, but will be appreciated. Wells River High School has been able, through the labors of at least part of the student body and faculty, to accomplish a great deal in the past few years, but a lot more could have been done if more students had given their support. There is much to be done in the future. It can be done much quicker and with a lot more enjoyment if the future graduates of WRHS will realize the necessity of coopera- tion. One of the most important lessons which the teenager in a democracy must be aware of before he or she becomes a man or woman is that of getting along with his fellowman. PHILIP R. CURRIER, Editor-in-Chief -------WRHS---------- SCHOOL NEWS The publishing of the Party Line” was continued this year. This time, subscriptions were sold in order to raise money for the supplies needed in printing it. Many thanks should go to the Editor-in-Chief, Deli Bailey, also the remainder of the staff, for the splendid work they have done throughout the year. We hope that in the tuture the paper will become bigger and better.” The Freshman Initiation was held October 11, 1951 at the school gym. Our freshmen appeared in numerous costumes. The sophomoies planned a program for the freshmen to do which was interesting for the onlookers and exciting to the freshmen. Volleyball was continued this year. Although there were very few participants, there was great sport involved. Soccer was again tried out but due to so very few participants, we were easily defeated. — Six —

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schools. Committees were appointed for decoration, entertainment, and refreshments. A very attractive tree was set up in study hall, where gifts were passed out. There was dancing in the junior high room. Refreshments were served in the senior room. During the spring, a Roman Banquet was given by Mrs. Spear and her two Latin classes of Wells River and Newbury. It was held at Mrs. Spear’s house. Many people were present and enjoyed the deli- cious menu and interesting entertainment. We are proud to announce that Philip Roy Currier was chosen, by the Rotary Club, as a delegate to the Model U. N. Assembly held at Plymouth Teacher’s College, on May 1, 2, 3, 1952. ----WRHS--- HILLDALE LEAGUE NEWS The Hilldale League started off its fifth year with a Public Speak- ing Contest and Spelling Bee held in St. Johnsbury Trade School on November 16. Each school in the league sent a speaker and a speller. Robert Shields of Peacham won the Public Speaking Contest and Rich- ard Sherwin of Wells River was the best speller. The Hilldale League basketball season began with the annual Jamborees. The boys’ and girls’ teams of Mclndoes, Newbury, Con- cord and Wells River played in the Monroe Town Hall. Danville, Peacham, St. Johnsbury Trade, and Groton competed at Peacham. On February 14, the League Dance was held at Concord. The gym was gaily decorated and all the teams were present. At intermission the trophies were awarded to the League Basketball Champions; the Mclndoes girls and the Danville boys. On March 28, the Music Festival was held at Peacham with six of the league schools participating. The Festival opened with a pro- gram by the orchestra. The Glee Clubs from the different schools sang their own songs followed by songs from the combined chorus of 180 students. The students and audience ended the program by singing, 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” The opening night of the Hilldale League Play Festival was held at the Wells River Gym on April 3 with Newbury, Peacham, and Wells River participating. The next night Wells River, Groton and Peacham presented their plays at Groton. After the plays the critic met with the casts and talked over the plays. — Eight —