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

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CAST OF CHARACTERS Henry Breckenridge ....... George Breckenridge .... Mrs. Lennox ......... Helen Allen....... Cecile Allen .... Clancy ...... Wiggins .... P-Sam .... Delicia ................ John Demeritt ............. Dick Sherwin ............ Patty Roben ..........Rosemary Basch ... Geraldean Brock ... Gordon Brown ... Everest Gould Andy Bullard Ida Wilson Stage Manager ................................... Charles Come Prompters....................... Yvonne Grenier, Jeanette Gould Director ................................................. Mrs. Spear —Geraldean Brock ’54 ----WRHS--- THE MUSIC PROGRAM Again this year Mrs. Rowe arranged to have the Hilldale League Music Festival at Wells River. Each school sang two individual selec- tions; then, all participated in the big combined chorus under the di- rection of Mr. Walter Paskevich. The Glee Club sang at the Public Speaking Contest and also took part in the Commencement Exercises. John Demeritt, Geraldean Brock, and Ida Wilson were chosen to represent the high school at the Vermont Music Festival at Burlington as members of the All-State Chorus. Dick Sherwin, Ann Sherwin, and Betty Cushing played in the All-State Band. This year a new policy was adopted by the Glee Club. Various officers were elected as follows: president, John Demeritt; vice-presi- dent, Ida Wilson; secretary, Yvonne Grenier; librarian, Connie Egner; assistant librarian, Donna Cusano. — Ten — —J. Demeritt ’54

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HILLDALE LEAGUE NEWS The league prize speaking and spelling contests were held at Wells River on November 6. The winners in the speaking contest were: first, Michael Hutchinson of St. Johnsbury Trade School; second, Lorraine Giguere of Mt. St. Joseph; third, John Crown of Mclndoes Academy. The winner of the spelling contest was Alice Houde of Mt. St. Joseph. On November 20, Peacham was the scene of the Round Robin basketball games. Wells River, Newbury, Groton, and Peacham par- ticipated. The local girls were victorious over Groton, while the boys lost to Peacham. The Hilldale League Award Dance was held at Concord on March 12. Trophies were presented to the Mclndoes girls’ team and to the Concord boys’ team. March 19, at Mclndoes, Wells River, along with Trade, Newbury, and Mclndoes presented four one-act plays. Critics were from Lyndon Teachers’ College. The league music festival was held again this year at Wells River on April 30. The orchestra opened with three selections, followed by the songs of the individual glee clubs. The evening was climaxed with the combined chorus under the direction of Mr. Walter Paskevich. —Dick Sherwin ’54 ----WRHS--- ANNUAL SENIOR PLAY It was a Friday evening, October 30. The seniors were presenting the traditional senior play, Good Gracious, Grandma,” a comedy well portrayed by its characters. Two cousins, with more ideas about how to spend money than how to earn it, find themselves in financial embarrassment when their landlady demands the rent which is long-overdue. Then a telegram arrives which announces the arrival of two young ladies whom the boys must entertain. The whole plot shows how they receive money, chaperone the girls and then fall in love. — Nine —

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SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The school orchestra, under the direction of Mrs. Spear, made the first public appearance of its second year at the Hilldale League Prize Speaking and Spelling Contests on November 6. Most of the mem- bers journeyed to St. Johnsbury to hear the U. S. Marine Band on October 12. Many other appearances were made at high school affairs during the year. This year’s members are: Mrs. Spear, violin; Betty Cushing, flute; Ann Sherwin and Ida Wilson, clarinets; Dick Sherwin, saxophone; and Harriett Pudvah and Donna Cusano, pianists. These members par- ticipated in the League Orchestra on April 30. —Dick Sherwin ’54 --WRHS---- SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL The School Safety Patrol was continued this year under the spon- sorship of the State Highway Patrol. Members belonging to the school patrol were chosen from the Junior High. Captains for the year were Beth Evans and Daniel Hourihan; lieutenants for the year were Frederick Kaiser and James Come. Mrs. Spear was the director. The State of Vermont considers the School Safety Patrol such an im- portant part of school life that each year a field day is held for mem- bers. Members from Wells River attended again this year. ------WRHS--------- ONE-ACT PLAYS On Wednesday, March 17, the classes of W. R. H. S. and the Junior High presented four one-act plays. They were The Silver Arrow” presented by the junior high, ' The Uninvited Ghost” by the freshmen, The Ghost Wore White” by the sophomores, and Stoney’s Brides” by the combined junior and senior classes. The directors were as follow: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Gibson, Mr. McPhetres, and Mrs. Spear. The junior-senior play was the winner and it went to the League Play Festival at Mclndoes Academy. — Eleven —