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

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Reynold Boyce — Student at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Herbert Chamberlain, Jr. — Farming, Bath, N. H. Ann Demeritt — Student at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. David Egner — U. S. Marines. David Gonyer — Employed at Woodsville Times, Woodsville, New Hampshire. Rachel Simmons — Employed at First National Stores, Wells River, Vt. Horace Symes, Jr. — Student at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. WRH CLASS OF 1952 Stephen Bailey — Employed in Los Angeles, Calif. Stanley Boyce — Student at East Aero Tech., Boston, Mass. Idamae Chamberlain — Nurses’ Training at Barre City Hospital, Barre, Vt. Philip Currier — Student at Kenyon College in Ohio. Kenneth Fisk — Student at University of New Hampshire. Elaine Guay — Student at Becker Junior College, Worcester, Mass. Samuel Hutchins — Student at Cornell University in New York. Paul Kaiser — Student at Becker College, Worcester, Mass. Jane Rowden — Student at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. — Twenty-three —

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ALUMNI CLASS OF 1950 Ellen Bailey — Mrs. Lyle Edwards, living in South Ryegate, Vt. Marion Chamberlain — Mrs. Roger Darby, living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Priscilla Davidson — Employed at First National Warehouse, North Haverhill, N. H. Patricia Duguay — Employed at Plymouth Hospital, Plymouth, New Hampshire. Nancy Mays — Mrs. Fred LaShane, living in Perry, N. Y. Evelyn Provencher — Mrs. Richard Ames, living in Alexandria, Virginia. Priscilla Pudvah — Employed in the Worcester County Trust Bank, Worcester, Mass. Barbara Sawyer — Mrs. William Emery, living in Connecticut. Ruth Simmons — Mrs. Timothy Wyman, living in North Haver- hill, N. H. —WRHS— CLASS OF 1951 Barbara Bailey — Student of Becker Junior College, Worcester, Mass. Frances Bailey — Mrs. Clarence Farris, living in Los Angeles, Calif. — Twenty-two —

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CLASS HISTORY In September, 1941, the notable class of 1953 entered this school. There were nine members: Adele Bailey, Donn Lounsbury, David Bid- well, Geraldean Brock, Charles Come, Irene Chamberlain, Ruth Leonard, Robert Provencher, and George Ranno. When we entered the second grade we lost Robert Provencher who entered another school and we gained Edith Paye and Arthur Lee. Into the third grade we went with Patricia Gadwah joining us. After three years Miss Darling passed our class of eleven on to Mrs. Stanley. In the fourth grade there were Adele Bailey, David Bidwell, Geraldean Brock, Irene Chamberlain, Charles Come, Patricia Gadwah, Arthur Lee, Ruth Leonard and we gained Caroline Boyce, Priscilla Drown, and Thelma Bijolle. When we entered the fifth grade we lost Thelma Bijolle, and Geraldean Brock. We gained Margaret Nelson, and Robert Provencher. There were Twelve members in the sixth grade: Adele Bailey, David Bidwell, Caroline Boyce, Irene Chamberlain, Priscilla Drown, Arthur Lee, Margaret Nelson, Robert Provencher. We gained Carleton Boyce, Eleanor Simmons, Maxine Houston and Robert Verrill. After three struggling years we flew up the stairs to Junior High. When we entered the seventh grade there were ten members. Adele Bailey, David Bidwell,, Carleton Boyce, Caroline Boyce, Irene Cham- berlain, Priscilla Drown, Arthur Lee, Margaret Nelson, Maxine Hous- ton, and Robert Verrill. We lost Eleanor Simmons, and Robert Pro- vencher. In the eighth grade we lost Maxine Houston who enrolled in Haverhill Academy. After eight long years we were admitted as Freshmen. Mary Egner and Russell Sulham joined us from South Ryegate; Connie Mayhew from Plymouth, N. H.; Charles Marden from Newark, N. J., and Walter Philbrook from East Ryegate. We lost Arthur Lee. We still had Adele Bailey, David Bidwell, Caroline Boyce, Irene Chamberlain, Carleton Boyce, Priscilla Drown, and Margaret Nelson, making a total of twelve members. We were initiated by the Sophomore class. In our Sophomore year we lost Walter Philbrook. Our one and only big event of the year was to initiate the Freshmen. In our Junior year we lost Carleton Boyce who entered St. J. Trade and Margaret Nelson. We gained Marlene Carr from Lancaster, N. H. We sold candy at the school and sponsored a class supper. With this money we paid for the Junior Prom. We have at last become Seniors. We inherited the senior room and also the bell which sticks every time it’s rung. There are three — T wenty-four —