Winooski High School - Carillon Yearbook (Winooski, VT)

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Civic Activity: N.Y.A. project for needy pupils in School: secured and directed first N.Y.A. recreation project for the city under Mayor Kelty. Active in all projects for benefit of men in service. Treasurer and Purchasing Agent St. Francis' Parish Bazaar. Secretary of League of Sacred Heart since its found- ing. President of Bishop’s Lay Committee for St. Francis’ Xavier Parish. Miscellaneous: Among Mr. Couture’s graduates of Winooski High School are many successful doctors, chemists, en- gineers. teachers, and people who have become prominent in business and industry. PARIS-BOUND 1934 CLASS PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT 1936 My First Graduating Class — 4 —

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DRESS REHEARSAL 1938 Mr. Couture, son of Napoleon and Agnes Couture, was born in Winooski, Vermont, and is the youngest of a family of fifteen children. He is a direct descendant of Guil- laume Couture, companion and interpreter of Father Jogues, who was born in Rouen, France, 1608. The following incidents in the life of Mr. Couture may be of interest to his many friends in and out of school. Education: Graduate St. Michael’s College. Received his M.A. degree in French at Middlebury College. Attended five summer sessions at the University of Vermont. Studied at the Sorbonne in Paris preparing for Doctorate in Modern Languages. Honors: College Salutatorian—degree A.B. Cum Laude. Valedictorian in High School. Honor Scholarship to St. Michael's College Prizes for Prize Speaking in High School and College. Member of St. Michael’s Debating Team. Letter Man—High School Basketball and Football College Football Team. Teaching Experience: Instructor in French and History. St. Michael’s College. 1931-1935 Principal at Winooski High School 1935- Headmasters' Club: Vermont Education Association National Association of Secondary School Principals. Special Interests: Dramatics; Public Speaking. Hobbies: Fishing. Gardening. Travel. 3

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GEORGE R. STACKPOLE. M.A. Superintendent of Schools ARTHUR P. COUTURE, m.a. Principal MRS. FRANCES TURNER PRIOR University of Vermont B.S. in Education St. Michael's College M.A. — 5 —