Dec. ------~ 19330LUEAND WHITE

VERGENNESHIGH SCHOOL DECEMBERISSUE1933

IDqe~lue auh 3llllqtte

itrtmhtr lJ1l6ut 1933

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EDITORIAL STAFF OF "BLUE AND WHITE"

Editor-in-Chief ...... ·-·············Edward Ryan , '35 Assistant Editor ...... Margaret Carter, '34 Business Manager ...... Mary Parrish, '34 Assistant Business Manager ...... George Noonan, •35.

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Literary Editor...... Shirley Haven, '34 French Department ...... Laurette Beliveau, '34, Elinor Kimball, '34 Alumni Editor ...... Charles Ryan, '34 Exchange Editor...... Elaine Beach, '35 Girl ' Athletics ...... Faith Kenyon, '36 Boys' Athletics ...... Russell Kingman, '34 School Activities ...... Shirley Adams, '34 Grinnery ...... Joan Casey, '36 Faculty Adviser ...... Miss McGovern

Mr. George W. Patterson ...... Superintendent of Schools

MEMBERS OF FACULTY

Mr. William H. Carter ...... Principal and Instructor in Science- Miss Lucy Booth ...... Home Economics and History Miss Margaret Delaney .. English, History, Girls' Athletics, Business Practice Mr. Howard Martin ...... Agriculture, Boys' Athletics Miss Nellie Maxham ...... Latin, Algebra Miss Edith McGovern ...... ·················································--···················English Miss Margaret Ryan ...... French, History and English Mrs. Orson JaY········································-···· History, Physics, Music and English Miss Rachael Booth ...... Music, Social Science and Commercial Arithmetic

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Literary ...... Page 3 Athletics ...... Pages 15 and 16- French ...... Page 9 Exchange ··•··••········-·····-···Page 18 Editorials ...... Page 11 Alumni ···········-···················Page 19 School Activities ...... Page 12 The Grinnery ···········-···Page 20 BLUE AND WHITE 3

THE CURSE OF THE JUNGLE Faith Kenyon, '36

J'ralogue: an idea! That's only my imagination! :'\earer ! i'\earer ! TI IE curse of the jungle! The words recall that awful experience! The Now I hear running! Someone is en­ tering the camp! I spring to my feet! curse of the jungle! B-r-r-h ! I can see There are voices! I pull on my high it now - the flickering fires-the leering walking-shoes and creep across to my faces of the blacks peering at me from uncle' s hamm ock. A native runner the gloom outside the circle of fire­ squats beside him, swiftly talking. I light - the triumphant cries-the weird gath er from his broken English that incantations! l lorrors ! Once more I the Otohi are on the war-path and relive that awful experience-the night­ headed toward our camp. All day he mare of my life! has heard the beat of the drums-the war -cries of the approaching Otobi. * * * * * Once Chief Boddo is out for war. noth­ ing will stop him. \\·e are s1tt111g about our campfire watching the glowing coals and listen­ We make hurried preparations to es­ ing to our guide tell stories of the hos­ cape down the river. The tom-tom tilitv of the natives of this section-of beats grow louder and clearer as the ho\, : they wage war and torture their savages approach. \\ ' e have scarcely prisoners. He narrates so vividly that made a move toward the river when l can almost hear the heat of the tom­ the natives are upon us. Their fierce toms and the war-songs of the sav­ eyes and horribly painted faces leer at ages. The fire burns low- We retire to us through the undergrowth. \\'e are our hammocks slung from the low surrounded on all sides but the \\'f:'St­ boughs. where the sluggish Lower • Tiger flows I cannot sleep. The night is sultry. and where our canoes are hidden. The I feel that I am being watched. The Otohi advance slowly, stealthilv. like a quotation. "The night has a thousand lion creeping upon its prey. Our par­ eyes,'' comes hack to me. I see two t, · move , toward the river. but before fiery eyes staring out from the inky ( can reach the canoes. l am seized and clarkness. A soft -footed animal slinks home off into the jungle. by. '[ he grass beneath my hammock :\fy wri<;ts are tightly hound with long swishes and rustles as a snake glides strips of Sudan grass. 1 am forced to swiftly along . I turn over . . \ shadowy walk through the tangled undergrowth. form slips through the night. Why I stumble over roots and Yines. and can't I go to sleep? ("The night has a slip on the wet grass, falling and com­ thousand eyes!") \Viii it never cool off? ing in contact with slimy fungi. On! ("The night ha. · ") \\ 'hat's that? On! Through the night! On! On! A deep boomi ng- noise , far off in the The g-ra ·s rnts my wrists! On! On! jungle. Tom-toms? :'\onsense ! \\That .\eH·r ceasing that march! 4 \-Irn .GEi\i\ES HIGH SCHOOL

The sun is coming! •oi e is break- fore. I le whirls like a dervish. work­ ing loose: squawks of parrot , queer ing himself into a frenzy . croaks and hoots and howls, a if ani­ Suddenly I am seized and placed on mals greet the clay. Red, flaming red, the sacrificial altar. It is useless for is in the sky! Black spots dance be­ me to try to move. The chief men of fore my eyes ! They grow huge­ the village gather around. Slowly and bigger. blacker. CO\'ering the • ky-blot­ with much ceremony the witch-doctor ting out everything! I am falling ... approaches the bier and mounts the :\Ty eyes drag open. The torture of steps. Slowly and viciously he lifts a the sun. 'Of blistering thirst. has over­ shining knife above me. In an in­ come my utter exhaustion. I am slung stant it "·ill clec;r<>1HI.A spasm of on the hack of one of the natins. ::'lfv agony crosses my face, but strength is -;pent-my mouth parched _::_ Il ope gives me strength! my throat aflame-my head aching A hideous, blood-curdling laugh fearfully from the sun! am jolted I sounds from out the jungle! The knife about on the back of the savage, but remains poised in mid-air! The sav­ J can at lea. t rest. for the thongs upon ages turn to gaze into the darkness! -\s my wri-;ts have been loosened . . leep they turn. a shrill scream splits the comes like a healing balm air from the opposite direction! The I sit up. shivering. The figure of a natives gaze spell-bound into the jun­ guard looms in the doorway of the hut, gle! I make signs that I am their silhouetted against the night sky. He mistress-that l caused the sounds shouts to omeone outside and receives seemingly proceeding from the very an answer. I am roughly pulled to my heart of the jungle . They dra,v back feet and dragged out into the firelight. in amazement. Farther, fart her from \Vhat a sight! ~atives ! Hundreds of the bier they move and finally fall on them! Hideous painted face . peering their faces before me. I heave a great at me! The beat of the tom-toms! The sio-h of relief - My ventriloquism has savages begin to dance slowly. weirdly. not failed me! winding i11 and out. Faster! Faster! .\ shot! Another! A third! The The rattle of the prayer-sticks! Faster! rescue party ! Fa ter ! The Dance of Death!

A man appear · ! The faintly di cern­ Epilogue: ible rings of white chalk around his eyes make him grotesque in the firelight. The curse of the jungle! The words The fearsome implements of hi craft recall that awful experience! The curse mark him as a witch-doctor. Ile leaps of the jungle! B-r-r-r-h ! I can see it into the circle, twisting and turning. now-the flickering fires-the leering Faster, faster he whirls, stamps and faces of the blacks peering at me from writhes, his grote quely painted and the gloom outside the circle of fire­ perspiring body gleaming in the fire­ light-the triumphant cries - the weird light. His Yoice lifts from a low mon­ incantations! Horrors! I shall never otone in a . hrill crescendo. then falls forget that awful experience-the night­ away almost to a whi per. then grad­ mare of my life! The curse of the jun­ uall~· rises to a higher note than be- gle! RLUE A D WHITE 5

IN DAYS OF OLD Mildred Bruce, '34

An old song has a sequel that the pub­ The great day came at last. a day of lic does not know- sun and breezes cool. A str0tlg Knight hacl a weakness that The peasants thronged from all the ,ms hidden in his strength, country 'round; A very little spicier could strike terror Our Knight fought well and bravely as to his soul; his Lady knew he would, How this caused his downfall I will And enry knight but one his lance had tell you more at length. downed.

I I is comrades often teased him 111 a joking sort of way, The final joust began. The crowd was They laughed about his weakness and breathless with suspense. his fears; For who the victor was they soon But oiten in his dreary room. when all would know. alone at night, \\'hen suclclenly the quietness \Yas bro­ J le coulcl not stop the swiftly flowing ken hy a cry. tears. :\ cry that uttered deepest human \\'Oe.

A Gentle Ladv loved him ancl was sorry The Knight plunged from his saddle. for his plight; fell beneath his horse's hoofs. She slio\\'ed him every kindness that The crowd, with wondering murmurs. !->hecould; gathered 'round. But the poor Knight felt unworthy of It was a strange proceeding, but those her kind and sweet regard, present knew it was And often in despair he strayed m No mortal blow that struck him to the melancholy moocl. ground.

This situation lasted till the annual tour­ The foremost of the throng stepped nament. liack ,,·ith a11·e and deep amaze. The Knight thre\\· off this mood ancl For eYerything was made as clear as gre\\' quite gay; day- The King himself was coming and _\cross the dead Knight's gauntlet. as \\'ould giYe the victor knight he lay upon the s,,·ard. A trophy-\\"hat 11 \\'as no one could There slowly crept a spider-large and sa_y. gray.

BLUE AND WHITE 7 THE NEW VERGENNES BRIDGE France s Kellogg, '35 After having interviewed the state notice s that the middl e engineer I write this article on the pier hridge which is now being erected over Otter Creek. To him I owe my thanks for his courtesy in giving me informa­ tion. also to Mr. Barton, the contractor. and to Mr. Herrick, who helped by loaning me a plan of the bridge . In constructing this bridge the piers are. of course, made first. A form is made of wood and then a coffer dam of sandbag s is placed outside the form. Aft er the dam is finished, the water is ' pumped out and the cement is poured. - -.. \Vhen the cement is hard, the eyebeams, or girders , are placed on the piers. ~···-~~~ These weigh from nine to thirteen tons. is different from the other s anc\ has To protect them from the weather they an arm like a projection. It was made are painted orange before being laid this ,rnv and put up the river as far on the piers. These are covered with as possible so that it 1rnuld not intrr­ lumber and a form made of long pieces fere with the channel \vhich breaks of iron i laid a few inches above the there . and the power which runs the wood . ,\fter these forms have been manufacturing plants. This is called laid, the cement is poured into them. a cantile, ·er pier and is the onlv one \Vhen the cement is hard. the form and or its kind in the state. lumber are taken away. The eyeheams Tn the middle. on one side of the are now painted gray. They are not bridge. will he inscriJi, ,d "1933." Be­ painted before as cement always fatls tween ''ninrteen·• and ''thirtv-three'' will on them which mig-ht damage the paint he a circle containing- tb" lrtters "S . •\ .. " when one tried to remove it. \.Vhen ll'hich stand for "';-;tate \;rl.'' .\round this is finished. the bridge i practical­ the outside of the circle will he the ly completed. Only the railing and words "Vermont Bridge.·• , \s th is i other odds and ends remain to he done . a memorial hridge thrre 11·ill also be When the bridge is finished it will a bronze tablet dedicated to the \\"oriel he three hundred and forty feet long. War ·veterans. On still another post will contain a twentv foot roading and there will he a tablet ,rith the names a fiye foot sidewalk. To make the new of the present mayor and city council. hridge straighter than the old it . \s we pass over thi bridge in the is placed seventeen reet farther up future. may ll'e feel a tinge of pride and the river. \\'hen one watches the )hink of the men who strived to gain hriclge as it 1s being built, he 1t for us.

JUST DREAMING MY ATTEMPTED KISS Barbara Bristol. '34 Deep, deep hlue arc the skies above, Raymond ~Iorris. '35 ,\nd green is the grass on the lea. Sweet are the birds in songs of love. One<."as l was passing by Cool are the breezes that blow from the The seashore bright and clear. sea. There came a little mermaid, White are the cl011cls that float o'er the \nd said. '·Come and kiss me, dear ." trees, \t first T ll'as quite frightened, Golden the hours of the gentle day, nut soon was on 111\' 1Ya\'. Cheerful the insect symphonies; \ml when I reache;l the ,rnter·~ edge, Quickly the hours fleet away. She :,ram hack in the hay. 8 VERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL

IN THE HEART OF THE FOREST Aubert Hamel, '35

AVING settled myself comfort­ that was all, for now they came cra sh­ ably between the roots of a giant ing down through the tangled branches H of the tree to land with a thump at my sprnce, I was prepared to wait a solid feet. The combatants, over the shock hour, if need be, for that darned grey of the fall in a moment, were again to appear. I already had three perfect clawing, biting, rending, trying to tear pictures of an inquisitive young coon each other to ribbons . for my collection. but I knew that I The hawk, steel talons and strong shouldn't rest one minute if I didn't hooked beak constantly clawing at the get at least one pict_ure of the huge grey squirrel seemed to be getting the best squirrel perched high above my head of the battle, but the grey held grimly among the top-most branches of the on. his sharp needle-like teeth fastened tall spruce. in the throat of his adversary. It was the largest grey squirrel I I came out of my daze and remem­ had ever seen . I ha

A beau jeu beau retour Shirley I-IaYen, '34

C'ctait la veille de :-:oel. Un pauvre "Colllment Yous appclez-vous ?" petit gan;on etait clebout devant une "'Jc m'appelle Jean, monsieur.'' graude boutique. 11 regardait Jes belles "Eh bien. Jean. quel age avez-,·ous ~,, robes. Comment ii a voulu que sa "I "ai clix ans. Monsieur.'' mt~re put en avoir ! II a soupire et a ··\·otre pc•rc, Otl trarnille-t-il ?" passe au prochain magasin. II y avait "J e 11'ai pas de pere, Monsieur." 1£1,de beaux traineaux et des patins. II ''Oh! Je comprencls. Avez-vous des a soupire encore. et a continue vers sa freres OU des soeurs ?'' demeurc. "Oui. monsieur. J'ai deux petites Ce paune gan;on etait en haillons. ~Oell rs. et llll pet it f ;ere." ~es mains etaienl hleues a cause du "Uue , oulez-vous pour Xoel. Jean?" f roicl. 11 n 'ayait pas de pere. et main­ ":'\ ous sommes tres pauvres. Mon­ tenant sa famille n'a\'ait pas d'argent. sieur. Le bonhomme Noel ne nous 11 a \'ait deux soeurs, et un frere, mais apportera rien. Mes soeurs veulent de ils 1:taient si paunes. qu'ils n'auraient belles pou pees ; mon fr ere Jacques veut pa-s de racleaux pour ~oel. un traineau, l:'t je desire des patins. Tout it coup. lorsqu'il marchait len­ .\Iais ii n'y a pas cl'argent." tement clans la rue. ii a vu une vieille "Oh! Je suis fachc. Eh bien. au re­ femme qui avait heaucoup cle paquets. voir, Jean." Quelqnes-un,; etairnt tomh<'.:s. Le petit "Au revoir, Monsieur. Joyeux Noel!" gan;on. qui s'appelait Jean, !>·est ap­ l.'n peu plus tarcl, ii est arri,e chez prnrh<'.: de la femme, et a offert a lui. l\Iais ii n'a pa!> vu qne l'homme !'aider. l'aYait suivi. Cette nuit, ii ne dormait ";'\Jerri. mon petit. \ ·oulez-Yous pas bien. parre gu'il etait si triste que m'aider a,·ec re:; paquets:' lui demanda­ sa mere, ses soeu rs. et son f rere, t-el le. J'en ai beaucoup, n 'est-ce-pas ?" n'auraient pas de cacleaux de Xoel. Jean a pris la femme par le bras. Cet homme qui avait parle a Jean Elle etait tres faible, et par consequent etait tres riche. .\pres avoir vu que ii l'a aich'.-ea tran:rser la rue. Quelques-­ .Tean C:·tait t res pau n-e, et a pres Jui uns des gan;ons. qui ctaient dans la rue, arnir parle. ii :'est clcricle a clonner des se sont moques cle .Jean. mais tout de eac!eaux de ":-("oelit la famil!e de Jean. mcme ii l'a aiclce. parce qne cela ne Jui I ,e ma tin. quand Jean allait acheter faisait rien. La femme l'a remercie, du pain et du potage pour le diner, ii et a clisparu. \lors Jean a continue a t rc,u ,·e t rois grandes hoites devant clans la rue. JI n 'a pas ,·u un homme la porte. Etonne. ii a crie a sa mere. qui etait prt's clc lui. I ,'homme l'avait !Is ont portc !es hoites clans la maison, regarde quand ii aidait la femme. l\lain­ et ont coupe les conies. Dans une des tenant ii s'est apprnche cle Jean et a dit. h,iites, Tean a trouye une lettre, ur ''Bonjour. mon g-a:·c.;on." laquelle · quelqu'tm a, ·ait ecrit: ''Bonjour_ mu11sieur."' Jean a re­ "Joyeux .\"oel a Jean ct a sa famille. ponclu. Un Ami." JC, VERGE 1 NES HIGH SCHOOL

11 r avait dan !es boites. des train­ bonnes choses a manger. eaux · et des patins pour !es gan,ons, Jean ne savait pas qui Ieur avait des poupees pour Jes jeunes filles et ce qui a plu le plus a Jean-de la soie donne Jes cadeaux, mais enfin ii s'est pour faire des robes pour sa mere. decide que c'etait le Bonhomme Noel A.ussi, une des boites a contenu de lui-meme .

Le Parapluie vert Elaine D. Beach, '35

"Oh! Que! beau parapluie !'' C't'.:tait trouver. Elle etait tre triste parce ­ de Jeanne Darrelle. Elle l'avait qu'elle avait mis la perle dans le manche achete en fai ant des emplettes en du parapluie. ville. Bien qu'il fut tres cher, Jeanne Deux semaines ont passe et encore voulait l'avoir. elle n 'avait pu trouver son parapluie. Ce matin Jeanne et son frere avaient Marguerite a fait un voyage a Paris. re<;u une invitation cl'aller a un bal. Elle avait appris que Jeanne avait per­ Enfin la soiree est arrivee, mais l'apres­ du son parapluie, et par consequent elle midi ii avait commence a pleuvoir. a ecrit une lettre a Daniel, son fn~re. Jeanne n'etait pas agitee parcequ'elle lui demandant de donner son parapluie avait un parapluie. a Jeanne. Jeanne avait une per le d'une grande valeur, que son ami, Daniel lui avait Daniel ne pouvait pas distinguer Jes donnee. Elle l'apportait toujours couleurs. II a pense que le parapluie quand elle partait de chez elle. Elle etait rouge. Un soir ii est alle chez avait une bonne idee. Elle placerait la Jeanne et ii lui a offert le parapluie, perle clans le manche du parapluie. disant, "V oici un parapluie rouge que Personne ne pourrait la trouver. j' ai achete pour YOUS. Tout a coup En fin Jeanne et son frere sont arrives Jeanne a reconnu son parapluie. Elle au bal. Ils ont vu leurs amis, Daniel et a dit, "Rouge, rouge! Enfin j'ai trouve sa soeur Marguerite. Ils s'etaient bien mon parapluie vert." amuses. Quand le temps est venu pour Daniel etait tres embarrasse. 11 partir, Daniel a pris par faute le para­ n'a jamais su que la perle qu'il avait pluie de Jeanne. Elle a cherche par­ donnee a Jeanne avait ete cachee dans tout son parapluie, mais elle n'a pu le le manche du parapluie.

Le Cercle Fran~ais Edith Pecue, '35

La premiere reunion du Cercle Fran­ et "Sur le Pont d'Avignon." La classe <;ais fut jeudi soir, 2 Novembre sous la de la deuxieme annee exhiba "Le Cor­ dire~tion de Mademoiselle Ryan. Le beau et Le Renard." La classe de la cercle choisit les officiers suivants: la troisieme annee chanta "La Marseil­ presidente. Shirley Haven; la vice­ laise." Quelques jeunes filles presen­ presidente, Elaine Beach; la secretaire, terent "La Belle au Bois Dormant." Frances Kellogg; le tresorier, David Apres que tout le monde avait chantc, Ryan; le chef des fetes, Joan Casey; le chacun joua "L'Assiette Tournante." chef des rafraichissements, Marie Lit­ II y avait des eclats de rire en payant tle; le chef de chant, Faith Kenyon. les amendes et des choses etonnantes Chaque classe avait une part dans concernant les etudiants furent apprises. le programme. La classe de la pre­ Les rafraichissements du cidre et des. miere an nee chanta "Frere Jacques," gateaux secs furent servis. BLUE AND WHITE 11 ~I Ed,!~!!~.~:~~!,o,j -~---~---~--- ·-~---~---~---~---~

CITIZENS OF TOMORROW

In our high school we have the citi­ ly or indirectly voice an opinion in both zens of tomorrow. Unconsciously we oi these bodies. are assuming duties and responsibilities Duplicating the need of community of tomorrow. 'vVe take them up on a life fo'. journalism. we have a school small scale. magazme. Let us regard the high school as a Resembling organizations of a com­ community, the teachers as state and munity are the French and Latin clubs, national officials. who occasionally and Future !•armers of .\merica, an guide and advise our organizations. In agricultural club, all sponsored by the this government-in-the-making we have school. a student council (suggestive per­ In anticipation of times when we haps 9f a board of aldermen) composed shall have to represent our community of ten members-two from each of the in one way or another, we represent our upper four classes, one from each of school through debating and athletic the junior high school clas es. This teams. council decides on issues that concern . ome people may believe that "read­ the student body-such as amusements, in', 'ritin' and 'rithmetic'· would be suf­ the raising of necessary funds for wor­ ficient for future citizens. To these thy causes, and general plans for im­ people all the activitie to which I have provement. The class officers consider referred may appear as amusements questions more close! y connected with only. :\Icrely entertaining they may their respective groups-again an ex­ he on the surface. hut underlying them ample of representati\·e government. there is the training for the duties and Each member of the school may direct- responsibilities of tomorro\.,,.. 12 VERGE1 NE HIGH SCHOOL

CALENDAR OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Tues., Sept. 5- Reports of World's awarded a hlue 1·ihhnn as Fair given by teachers. second ranking individ­ Fri., Sept 8-1\lr. Kenny, Crowell ual. Publishing Co., represen­ Fri .. Sept. 22-Minstrel Show and tative. started magazine Dance at High School campaign. Gym. "Ryell Rhythms" S-Corn Roast at Athletic Orchestra. Fri., Sept. Mon., Sept. ZS-Athletic Association Field. sponsored by "F. Meeting for members F. A.'' only. Voted to include Fri., Sept 15-Freshman Initiation and one issue of "Blue and Dance at High School White" for each semes­ Gym. "Ryell Rhythms'' ter with athletic dues. Orchestra. Thurs., Sept. 28-Editorial Staff of Mon., Sept. 18--First "Sunset Hop" of "Blue and White" elect­ season. "Ryell Rhythms" ed. Orchestra. Thurs., Sept. 28-Class pictures taken Wed., Sept. 20-.\ t h le tic Association of classes 8, 9, 11 and l\Ieeting continued. Offi­ of the lower grades. cers elected were: Pres., Fri., Sept. 29-School Fair sponsored ~Ir. Carter; Vice Pres., by Home Economics' C. Ryan; Secretary, M. Girls and "F. F. A." Af­ Parrish; Treasurer, E. ternoon and evening en­ Ryan; Members of Ad­ tertainments. Returns are vi ory Board ( school as follows: "Blue and board) Dr. V. W. Water­ White". $4.50; Student man; (alumni) Mr. F. Council, $5.30; Athletic S. Young; As~istant Association, $11.10; "F. Managers, Avery Palmer, F. A.." $22.70; H. M. Aubert Hamel. Girls, $22.70; total, $66.30 Thurs., Sept. 21-Trip to New Eng­ Wed., Oct. 4--Discussed results of land States' Exposition fair. Learned that exam at Springfield, made by would be given the week Mr. Martin, Supt. Patter­ of Jan. 21st to 26th. son, Lester Tatro and Standard Exams will be Ralph Booth. Lester Ta­ used largely. No exams tro, who entered with in June. Fall baseball the Vermont cattle judg­ discussed. ing team, was awarded a Thurs., Oct . 5-First Meeting of Lat­ red ribbon as a member in Club. Officers chosen: of the team which plac­ Pres., ·M. Carter; Vice­ ed second. Ralph Booth, Pres., S. Haven; Secre­ Vergennes poultry team tary, E. Beach ; Treas­ representative, was urer, F. Kellogg. BLUE AND WHITE 13

Tues., Oct.. IO-Senior .\ssembly held tumes. "Ghosts" as hav­ at Gym. Gypsy theme ing best stunt. was carried out in song, \Ved., Nov. I-Representatives of the sketch, costume and Entertainment Co u r s e, dance. sponsored by Vergennes Tues., Oct. 17-Discussed solid session Chamber of Commerce, for \Vee!., Oct. 17, be­ entertained school last cause of Hinesburg game. half hour of session. Also spoke of Friday Thurs., Nov. 2-Professor F. W. night dance at Gym. Ho I mes. >Jorthwestern Wed., Oct. 18-- pecial .t\ s s em b I y. University. talked on Speaker, 1\lajor MacDon­ "Being Alive." ald, of Woodstock. Talk­ Thurs., Nov. 2-First meeting of the ed of experiences in French Club held at High South America. Tremen­ School. Officers elected dously interesting. were: Pres., Shirley Ha­ Thurs., Oct. 19-Miss Gilbert. of Bos­ ven; Vice-Pres., Elaine ton. representing "S. S. Beach; Secretary. Fran­ P. C. .\ .." spoke of the ces Kellogg; Treasurer, "Treatment of Animals." David Ryan. Fri., Oct. 20---" tudent Council" dance \Ved., Nov. 8-::\fiss Consuelo North­ at High School Gym. rop. graduate of St. Al­ "Ryell Rhythms" Or­ bans High School. Uni­ chestra. versity of Vt., and Bos­ Thurs., Oct. 26---Latin Oub Initiation. ton UniYersity of Law, Fri., Oct. 27-Voted on question of spoke to us briefly on new water system. Re­ government. Miss North­ turns favored new sys­ rop has been State's At­ tem as did also the poll torney from Chittenden votes of the city. Co.. \rermont State Sen­ Mon., Oct.. 30---Chose leaders for Hal­ ator, and is now on her lowe'en celebration to be way to ·washing-ton as held Tuesday night. "Ed­ Secretary to Congress­ die" R van and Eleanor man Gibson. Gee chosen leaders of the Fri., Nov. IO-Pre-Armistice Day As­ "Ghosts''; Russell King­ sembly. man and Barbara Bristol Fri., Nov. 10---Talked over plans for of the "Witches." Games Evening Session. and stunts were explain­ Mon., Nov. 13-Further plans dis- ed. cussed. Tues .. Oct. ;31-\\.ater fountain regu­ Tues., Nov. 1-t-Officers of "F. F. A.'' lation made. Plans for elected: Pres .. Averv Pal­ evening discussed. Races mer; Vice-Pres., Lester amusingly demonstrated Tatro; Secretary, Ken­ by Hilton Forrest, Ray­ neth Barney; Treasurer, mond Morris and Parker Clinton Douglas; Report­ Leonard. er, Parker Leonard; Ad­ 'Tues., Oct. 31-Hallowe'en celebration visor. Mr. Martin. held at .\thletic Field. Tues., Nov. 14--Evening Session held. Parade marched to State About two h u n d r e d Industrial School and guests present. Assembly, back through city. Huge after class periods, giv­ bonfire and marshmal­ en by "F. F. A.," "P. T. lows. "Witches" adjudg­ A." business meeting al­ ed as having best cos- so held. Voted to finance 14 \TRt~E\")(E - HI ,II SCHOOL ------skating rink to extent of clidate, spoke on suhject $15.00. Vergennes Quar­ of government . tet. composed of Mr. Thurs., Xov . 23- Came together to Flagg, Mr. Beach, Mr. discuss library privilege. Slack and Mr . Young, Thurs .. Xov. 23 Latin Club meeting sang several selections. at High School ;;ri ... Tov. 24--"Blue and \Vhite'' dan ce Wed .. :\O\". 15- Supt . Patterson gave held at Gym. '·Ryell Rhy hort talk on "\\'inter thms ·• Orchestra. Care of Cars." Sat., Xov. 25- "F. F. A." Trip to Jef ­ \-\'ed .. Xov. 22- Pep Meeting held last fersonville to i n i ti ate ten minutes of session to State Farmers of "F. F_ :\." prepare for fir t basket­ hal I game of season. Sat., Kov. 25-Ten members of " Blue and \Vhite" taff attend ­ \\'ed .. Xo\ ·. 22- ~Ir. Jeremiah 1\1. Ev­ ed Editorial Conference arts. Congressional Can- at Fleming Museum .

~OTES

Rehearsals are in progress for the Student Council , Katherine Mack, Is­ school talent ":\finstrels" to he held De­ abel Parker . cember 12 at the City Tlall. Class 8--Pres.. Richard Barrows; The fol10\1·ing members of •·F. F . .\." \'ice-Pres.. :\Iacleline Torrey; Secre­ ·were awarded the gold key of a State tary, Marie McCormick; Treasurer,. Farmer: .\very Palmer. Irving Palmer, Mary Gage; Student Council. Joyce Pal ­ Lester Tatro and Robert Smith. mer. Class officers have been elected as lass 7-Pres., Georgiana LeBeau; follows: Class 12. Pres., David Ryan; \·ice-Pres .. Bernice Collom; Secretary,... Vice-Pres., .\lee Levlock; Secretary. \,YiJliam Allen; Treasurer. Olive Mary Parrish; Treasurer, Shirley Ha­ Young; Student Council. Benjamin Al­ ven ; Student Council. fargaret Carter, len. Ralph Booth. This year \\'e have two added attrac­ tions in· the way of High School enter­ Class 11-Pres., Lucia Brown; Vire­ tainment. The first of these is a jazr. Pres., Edward Ryan; Serretary, Hel'c'ne orchestra. the "Ryell Rhythms," which Barrows; Treasurer, Eleanor Gee; Stu­ has done much toward making our par­ dent Council. George Noonan, Leslie ties and dances a uccess. Piano. Ed­ \\ ' etherell. die Ryan; saxaphone. Dave Ryan; gui­ Class 10--Pres., Hilton Forrest; Vice­ tar. Leslie Wetherell; drums, Billy Ha­ ] res.. Joan Casey ; Secretary, Margaret mel. Occasionallv a violin is added . Bodette; Treasurer, Margaret Booth; The second of these is the newly or­ Student Council. Charlotte Clark. Faith ganized "Hill-Billies." made up of the Kenyon . musically inclined "F. F. A.'' boys_ Class q_ Pres.. Raymond Barrows; These include Rernarcl Langeway. vio­ \ ice-Pres., :\one elected; Secretary, Ar­ lin; Clinton Douglas. piano; Roy Tuck­ nold Su Iii Yan; Trea urer. Charles Field; er and Freel Pilger. guitars ..

The illustrations in this issue are made from linolt>um blocks, the work of J{u:sell Kingman, '34. BLUE AND WHITE 15

SPECIAL HONOR ROLL GIRLS' ATHLETICS

Names of pupils who received no low­ Faith Kenyon. Editor er mark than "B-") during the first seven weeks of the term. As this is ue goes to press the girls' basketball season has not yet opened. Class 7 \Vith many new and a few practiced players the season promises to be one Benjamin Allen Roger Collins of victory. The following candidates William Allen Olive Young have come out : Lucia Brown, Mar­ garet Carter, Shirley Haven, Mary Par­ Class 8 rish. Barbara Bristol, Helen German, Mary Betsinger 1Iarie l\lcCormick Charlotte Clark, Frieda Daigneault, Margaret Booth, Kathleen Belden , Alfred Miller Jeannette Hatch, Faith Kenyon. Marie Class 9 Little. Pauline Burgey, Catherine Bo­ dette , Margaret Bodette , Jeannette Harold Cushman Elaine Pratt Graves. Marguerite Allen, Katherine Alma Hunt Dorothy Slack Mack. Bernice Hurlburt, Dorothy Slack, Hattie Steadman. Katherine Mack June Stagg The following schedule, which is Class 10 still subject to some changes, has been drawn up: Margaret Bodette Beatrice Cook Margaret Booth Evelyn Husk Dates Opponents Place .Joan Casey Faith Kenyon Dec. 5 Hinesburg Elinor Sullivan Vergennes Jan. 12 Brandon ( ?) Vergennes Class 11 Jan. 19 Essex Junction Vergennes Lena Ball Mary DeMello Jan. 26 Beeman's New Haven Helene Barrows Eleanor Gee Jan. 30 Hinesburg Hinesburg Elaine Beach F ranees Kellogg Feb. 2 Bristol Bristol Lucia Brown George Noonan Feb. 9 Burlington (?) Vergennes Edith Pecue Feb. 13 Beeman's Vergennes Feb. 20 Bristol Vergennes Class 12 Feb .. 23 Burlington (?) Burlington Barbara Bristol Margaret Carter Mar. 2 Brandon ( ?) Brandon Mildred Bruce Shirley Haven Cheer leaders, Charlotte Clark, Vir­ Lillian Meacham gima Payne and Faith Kenyon, have re­ Post-Graduate ceived their letters. Mounted on blue megaphones. the white letters are very Eleanor Forrest effective. 16 \'ERGENNES HIGH SCHOOL ---~~~~-----~~~~------

First Basket ball Game \'. H. S. vs. V. I. S. The first basketball game of the sea­ The Junior Varsity also played, with . son was played on our local floor \\'e

STRIKE OUTS YEAR'S BOX SCORES \ ergennes 11 Bceman's .\cad. () \ "crge nnes 10 lkeman's \cad. 4 \'crgennes 14 Heeman's :-\cad. 5 \ ·ergenncs R Beeman's Acacl. 4 \ ergennes 12 l linesburg R \ "ergennes J I linesburg 6 ,. ergenne,; 14 lline,-lmrg 5 \·ergennes (i I lincsliurg 6 \"ergennes 10 I line burg 13 \"ergennes 5 J linesburg 1

Total Total \" ergennes GI Opponents 40 \" ergennes .34 ( )pponents 21 ------~~~~--

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I I I-Number of Times at Bat I Year's PL.\YER I No. I 2-Number of Hits I Total Batting I I 3-Number of Runs Made I I Averaire I 1 I 2+2+4+5+4 I l/ Tatro, L. 2 I 1+1+1+3+1 7 411 o/o I 3 I 0+1+1+1+1 I 4 I I 1 5+4+4+4+4 I 21 Stagg, C. I 2 I 2+1+1+2+2 8 381o/o -I 3 I 1+0+0+1+1 3 1 I 2+4+4+5+4 19 I DeVine. K. I 2 0+2+0+2+3 7 I 368% -3- 0+0+1+1+1 3 - I 4+5+4+5+4 22 I Barney. K. 2 2+2+0+2+0 6 I 273% -. -3 I 2+3+0+0+1 6 I I 1 5+5+1+5+4 20 I Ryan, D. ~ 5 I 250o/o ' 1+0+1+2+1 I 3 I 1±1+1+0+0 I 3 I I 1 I 4+4+4+5+4 I 21 I Levlock, A. I 2 I 1+2+1+0+0 I 4 I 190% 3 I 3+0+2+0+1 I 6 I I 1 I 5+3+4+5+4 I ll I Ryan, C. 2 I 3+0+1+0+0 I 4 190% 3 2+0+0+1+0 I 3 I 1 I 2+2+4+4+3 I 15 I Jenny, K. i 2 I 0+0+0+0+1 I l I 67% 3 o+o+o+o+o I 0 I I 1 I 2+2+2+2+3 I 11 l Ryan, E. I 2 I o+o+o+o+o I 0 I 0o/o I 3 I o+ o+o+o+o I 0 I I 1 I 1+1+1 -- I J I Douglas, C. I 2 I o+o+o I 0 I 0o/o I 3 I o+o+o 0 I I 1 I 2+1 I j Barton, G. I 2 I o+o I 0 I 0o/o 3 I o+o I 0 I I 1 I 2 I L I I Ha mel, A. I 2 I 0 -- 0 0o/o -13_1_0 I 0 I 18 \.ERGE~;-.;ES HIGH SCHOOL -~~~------~~~-- fxrqangr ~------,· Elaine Beach. '35. Editor ------~--~~-~~--~~--~--~.....~I ·

\t last the new school term has he­ of your excess land hy installing tenni : gun and with it the exchange of ideas! courts. This is station Blue and \\'hite broad­ The "Peoplconian'' from Morrisville casting from \'ergennes, Yermont. \Ve has just appeared. Your paper hrings­ open our program of "comments" this happy memories of debating. Mar­ enning with the 1933 senior issue of garet \\'aite's storY, "The Pick -Up,',. the "Chronicle" from Lyman Hall High 11·as intere . ting . You ha Ye a clever School: joke sect;on. Y nur Roll Call 1s yery cleYerly ar­ \\'e pause for a second. \ telegran ranged for such a large class. \Ve has just come for Brattleboro. Ver­ snrel v en joyed the section entitlecl "Sta­ mont. hearing the message. "Fine work tistic,." Tn fact. it's hard to criticize shrmn in 'The Dial'-CleYer cuts­ :vnur paper. Tt's the best received '.\Tarkerl indiYirluality Keep it up.·· thus far. The way in which you gave Xow. radio listeners. \\'e continue our the Class \\'ill and I Tistory is quite program with a \\'Orel about the "La­ unique. ~r•ll \Tew . .'' Your editorial i<; interest­ Interruption! The 1933 Commence- ing. Your write-up on the "Plymouth ment issue of the "Spaulding- Sentinel" Trip" certainly co1winces us that ''a has just arrived! The thought contain­ ~u1orl time was had hy all." ed in the poem entitled "The Road to Your station. ladies and gentlemen. is Happiness.'' by Elizaheth Dunsmoor, is Blue and \\'hite, Yerg-ennes. Vermont. uplifting. Your "Funnies" issue is very \\.hen you hear the next stroke of the cleYer . We like the idea. \Ve are hell it will he exact! y time to gfacl to <.ee <;uch a long list of ex­ l·omment 011 the "Sutherland" from changes. Prnctor. Ding! ! What stands out 111 this paper? EDITORIALS! r Third on the program this enning is \\'hat an interesting story-"The :-Jew "The Banner" from Ludlow. Vermont. President." Congratulations on a com­ You certainly deserve credit for puh­ plete paper. lishing this paper hi-weekly. f ,adies and gentlemen. you have been Don't switch off yet. public! Here is listening to station Blue and \\'hite. "The :'.\Tercury" from Bello\\'s Free \ · ergennes, Vermont. \Ve hope to con­ Academy. St. Alban . Vermont. \Ve tinue our program of "comments" in hope you are listening! Your literary l\farch. 1934. l'J1til then. radio listen­ department is quite complete. We ad­ ers. the Blue and \Vhite of Vergennes mire your determination in making use i-; signing off. BLUE AND WHITE 19

\i\'illard Adams is assisting m his Donald Gee 1s working for the city. father's store. l\lary Lance is attending Middlebury I Ielen Higalow is employeJ in Burl- College. 111gton at the home of :.\lrs. Isabel Mills Lena Kandzior is working in the city. of the Art Department at the Univer­ sity of \'crmont. :.\1arion Leonard is employed in the Mary Bourget and Dorothy Bur­ dental office of Dr. Charles Cole. roughs arc co-eds at the University of Leslie Larrow, Bessie Norton and Vermont. Lucy Rider are residing with their par­ Robert Cotey is assisting his father. ents for the present. Floyd Cuison, Helen Jarvi and I el­ Francis Little is enrolled in the Chem­ '-0n P ilger are enrolled in Burlington istr_:. Cour e at U. V. M. Business College. Charlotte l'.Iiner is a student at the Marjory Cross is living with her Green Mountain Junior College located pareHts in Exeter, N. H. in Poultney. Eleanor Forrest and Ralph Torrey are taking post-graduate courses at the \Ventworth Paine is in the employ of High School. l\lr. Cyrus Botsford of this city. Earl German is employed by his fath­ \lien Smith is trucking on the state er in Charlotte. road in Addison. William Garrow is in Bennington, where he has a position in the Grand Ruth Yattaw is living with relatives Union Store. in Yonkers, N. Y.

SUMMARY OF NEWS BULLETINS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF

VERMONT

George \V. Patterson, of the Senior been elected vice-president of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He has just recent­ Class, made the Dean's list for the sec­ ly completed the requirements for mem­ ond semester of last year. He ob­ bership in Sigma Delta Psi, athletic tained an average of 85 to 90o/o.He honorary fraternity. has been elected President of the Kap­ Joyce Young. of the Senior Class, pa Sigma fraternity and vice-presi­ has been chosen chairman of the Pro­ dent of the John Dewey Club. He al­ gram Committee of the French Club so was recently elected chairman of and recording secretary of the Alpha the Vermont Branch of the American Chi Omega sorority. Institute of Electrical Engineers for Gertrude Fishman, a Sophomore, the ensuing year. made the Dean's list. She was chosen 0. L. Brown, of the Senior Class~ has secretary of the K. E. L. sorority. 20 \ 'ERGE::'\NES IIIGll SCHOOL f"--~-- ~rittttrry ------~, Joan Casey. '36. Editor ------THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE FALL TRA! LA!

Ru sselium J-.:ingmanium . \ quiet and demure little flower. A slender and delicate plant which \\'hich wilt quickly if it catches the blooms most beautifully under the least breath of night air-to which it watchful eye of a teacher in study hall. is not accustomed. Luciam Browniam Fchntrclius \·asseurius Tht: ''clinging \'ine" type of plant. easily identi tied by the small yellow . \ naturally bold and Yain plant which flaunts itself before us whenever pos­ "pug" on the back of the blossom and sible - that is. \\·hen it isn't growing most often seen astride a bicvcle. .Ralphius Boothu - meekly in ::\fiss McGovern's room with its leaves folded tightly around it to .\ hardy type of plant which is often keep off the hordes of feminine admir­ found in the most unexpected places, ers. u:ually. howeYer. near "forests,'' and which blooms best in night air. \la rgaretia Boothia Unnalcl O'Donnellius . \n unusual flower. composed mostly .\ frail and delicate blossom. of a of hones and growing on a tall stalk. It Yi, id scarlet hue. \\'hich has just been thrins well if planted near Bachelor's transplanted to \ ·. IT. S. Because o( Butt<,11 and is inYariably known to at­ its shy nature it is thought by some to tract the wild "stag." be related to the Yiolet. Pericles F'ranconius Kinkade, Maria Parrishia f lorticulturisL

SLTGHT SLIPS

Sparta had an "all khaki'' govern­ Dre\\' ( 111 I list. 10) · Mexican art ment, according to K. Bristol. consisted of pictures of people who­ Helen German would have it that had snakes' feet.'' England had the "Monkey" form of .:'\1iss Booth ( In I lome Ee . Class 12) government . ( Of course we all know "Ethel. tell all you can about mirrors."" she meant Monarchy). I~. :\Iagee: "Well. Miss Booth, do you T. ::\Iartin : ''The nobles who O\\'ned mean what they are used for?" the Janel had th ese sh irt'i do the work , ·. Paine ( In Home Ee. 11) "\Ve have for them.'' a large picture of my father at home R. Booth : (ln Ph\·sical Ceography) which is placed in a large gilt frame. ".\ntarctic coal is f~1un

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