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

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One day some cruel men came and burned our home. All my brothers were killed and all but my favorite sister, Ches, perished. 'I hat left the two of us to face the dangers of a cruel and gloom-filled life. For two days, we managed to make a go of our life, but on the third day, the inevitable happened. We were weak from lack of food and finally we were kicked into the gutter by the thoughtless public. The next thing we knew we were being carefully picked up by two rough-looking men. We were made comfortable until we realized our fate. We were both going to be burned to death! I’m sure Ches recollected what agony all our brothers and sisters went through, and the terrified look of anguish on their faces as the flames leaped higher and higher. It was like Joan of Arc being burned at the stake. A tiny package of book matches was all they needed to set us aflame. Those merciless killers cared no more about us. They were busy keeping the fire going. Our life soon would be swept out. The flames were starting to sear through my skin and soon my feet were singed to a crisp. Finally, when they dropped to the ground in the form of ashes, I could bear it no longer. With each breath, our lives were shortened. I know that I suffered more than Ches did because I was a King- Size Chesterfield, one-fifth longer that Regular-Size Ches. —Dick Sherwin ’54 — Sixteen —

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THE THREE PAINS Will Rogers once made the statement that he’d never met a man he didn't like. When a person really stops to think, there aren't many people who really can’t be liked, but because of certain traits they possess, they are disliked. There are some that stand out because of traits, or habits they have. One of these types is the person that, no matter what you say, always agrees. You could say that lamas of Tibet ski on snow shoes and he’d agree. How in the world do you know whether they do or not? Of course your friend does. Being a man of great intellect, there is nothing he doesn’t profess to know. If you don’t believe him just ask him. This kind of person should admit that there are some things he knows nothing about. It would help his personality im- mensely. Then there are the people who have lived in one section of the country for as long as they have lived and are as much a part of it as the soil. For possibly two weeks out of their lives they visited some other section of the country in which the dialogue spoken was decidedly different and what these people consider cute.” They return home and what do the poor neighbors have to listen to? The worst conglomera- tion of language you could ever hope to hear. In this same category fall the people who have heard Texas Jim” and ' Luger Luggin’ Larry” on the radio and think that it’s big stuff. The biggest pains in the neck are the people who in a battle of words can’t utter more than two in a row without coming out with a string of profanity. At times they are quite decent people, but in an argument or any general discussion, they show their ignorance by loos- ing a barrage of profanity. They think it’s smart and never had the initiative to learn any others. Any person can learn these, and most all do, and use them at one time or another. It’s just the ignorants” who can’t control them. Of course you don’t hate these people nor do you really like them. The best you can do is tolerate them. At times that is a problem for the person with the best self-control. Toleration is one of the best ingredients of a person’s character. In order to get along with the afore mentioned types, that's the prerequisite, toleration. —John Demeritt ’54 ------WRHS--------- FIRE — THE WICKED DESTROYER My name is King and, along with the nineten other boys and girls, we live in a small house. It is not a very good one — a strong wind could easily blow it down. — Fifteen —

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SONG HITS Don’t Fence Me In” ................................. Andy Bullard ”7 oo Fat Polka” ............................. Gordon Boomhower Cross Over The Bridge'.........................Soph, and Jr. Boys In My Merry Olds mobile” .......................... Patty Roben Merrily We Roll Along” ........................ Mrs. Gibson’s Car One Finger Melody”...................................Beth Evans No Longer A Prisoner” .................................. Seniors Cold, Cold Heart” ...................................... Faculty That's Amore” ................................Yvonne and Charlie Joy To The World”..................................... Graduation Young At Heart” .......................................jr High Adeste Fideles” ........................................ Latin I Home, Sweet Home” .....................................W. R. H. S. The Band Played On”........................ W. R. H. S. Orchestra I Love To Whistle”..................................Jimmy Come Raymond Overture”................................ Beverly Mayhew Don’t Get Around Much Any More”..................... Mrs. Wilson Scatterbrain” .................................. Rosemary Basch Let’s All Sing Together”.............................Mrs. Rowe Green Meadows” ...................................... Bob Sargent Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania”....................................John Demeritt — Seventeen —