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

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CLASS OFFICERS SENIORS President ................................. John Demeritt Vice-President .......................... Geraldean Brock Secretary................................ Richard Sherwin Treasurer ............................... Richard Sherwin JUNIORS President .......................................... Harold Gravlin Vice-President ........................ Lawrence Lamarre Secretary .................................. Patricia Roben Treasurer..........................................Rosemary Basch SOPHOMORES President............................................ Donna Cusano Vice-President .............................. David Riggie Secretary ................................... Edward Little Treasurer ............................... Margaret Clotier FRESHMEN President ............................... Christine Kaiser Vice-President .......................... Andrew Bullard Secretary .................................. Arvilla Boyce Treasurer................................ Amalia Homeister JUNIOR HIGH President..................................... Beth Evans Vice-President .............................. Susan Farwell Secretary .................................... Sula Rowell Treasurer .................................... Sula Rowell -------WRHS--------- COMMENCEMENT DATA Friday, June 11— Senior Reception, Village Hall at 8:30 P. M. Senior Ball, 9:00 P. M. Sunday, June 13— Baccalaureate Service, Congregational Church, 8:00 P. M. Class Day Exercises, Village Hall, 2:30 P. M. Graduation Exercises, Village Hall, 8:00 P. M. — Four — Thursday, June 17—

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THE CHATTERBOX SPONSORED BY THE SENIOR CLASS SENIOR ISSUE JUNE, 1954 CHATTERBOX STAFF Editor................... JOHN DEMERITT Assistant Editor........GERALDEAN BROCK Business Manager ....... RICHARD SHERWIN WELLS RIVER DIRECTORY Norman Cook, Principal; Bowdoin, B. S.; Tufts College, M. Ed. SOCIAL STUDIES and MATHEMATICS Elizabeth Gibson, Westminster, B. A.......... ENGLISH Floyd McPhetres, University of Vermont, B. A. SCIENCES and MATHEMATICS Jean Spear, Tufts, B. A.................... LANGUAGES Mary Wilson, Massachusetts State Teachers College, B. S. HOME ECONOMICS and JR. HIGH Robert C. Morey, Lyndon Teachers College, B. S.TYPEWRITING Lois Stanley, Johnson Normal School .......... INTERMEDIATE Nora Darling, University of Vermont Summer School . PRIMARY J. Stewart Garvin, Westminster, B. A., M. Ed. .. SUPERINTENDENT School Directors:— Mr. George Bidwell, Mrs. Carrie Warren, Mr. Henry Powers

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SPEED — GOOD OR BAD? The following is a statement by the late Will Rogers. Every invention during our lifetime has been just to save time — Two hun- dred years from now history will record: America, a nation that flour- ished from 1900-1942, conceived many odd inventions for getting somewhere, but could think of nothing to do when they got there.” That statement is typical of the incomparable wit of Will Rogers, but it also shows that he realized even then that we were heading for trouble. In this modern day and age, any automobile that won’t do a hun- dred,” isn’t worth owning, according to many people. In the same light, machines of all kinds that are slower than the best” are con- sidered to be out of date. What makes people, the scientists especially, spend so much time and effort on speed ? It’s a well-known fact that a moderate rate of speed is better for the human body. Consequently, if the machine is developed to go faster, do more work in less time, the body must be keyed-up to en- dure, not only physically, but also mentally. This keying-up of the body wears it down until a physical or nervous breakdown is inevitable. It seems that we can’t be satisfied to allow a moderate rate of de- velopment. Millions are now being spent to develop the atom so that — Five —