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FOREWORD We feel our Rambler is self-explanatory. Therefore, we take this space to express our gratitude to Mr. Walter Roeder of the Northfield Studio for his invaluable contributions to this Rambler. His outright gifts of time and talent have enabled us to present an unusually faithful pictorial-essay on high school life. Thanks to this service it is possible to produce a different, "big-school" type yearbook on a very limited budget.
His profound and active interest in the academic, social and athletic life of Northfield High, his sincere concern for each individual Student have led us to respect N. Richard Butler as a principal, a teacher, a coach, and, above all, as a friend. We, the class of 1947, are proud to dedicate our Rambler to him.
Published by the Class of 1947 Northfield High School Northfield, Vermont
The Faculty N. RICHARD BUTLER, B. M. E., Northfield, Vt. Northeastern University
Principal, Instructor in Physics and General Science Ed. M. Degree Hyannis State Teachers' College MISS MYRTLE ROGERS, Randolph, Vt. Albany Business College Assistant Principal, Instructor in Commercial Department MRS. ELEANOR BROWN, B. S. E., Northfield, Vt. Salem State Teachers' College Instructor in English and Social Studies FACULTY Sitting — Joseph O'Brien, N. Richard Butler, Edward Gildemeister. Standing — Miss Myrtle Rogers, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs. Ruth Rowe, Miss Betty Wehncke, Miss Deborah Mayo, Mrs. H. A. Whitney.
Our Appreciation . . . . . . is expressed to the faculty, who have not only exposed us to the intricacies of mathematics and Latin, but also have shown a keen personal interest in each and every one of us.
EDWARD GILDEMEISTER, A. B., Randolph, Vt. University of Kansas Instructor in History and Biology MISS DEBORAH MAYO, A. B., Northfield, Vt. Middlebury College Instructor in Home Economics JOSEPH M. O'BRIEN, A. B., Northfield, Vt. St. Michael's College Instructor in Latin and French MRS. RUTH ROWE, A. B., Waterbury, Vt. Wellesley College Instructor in English
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MISS ELIZABETH WEHNCKE, A. B., Craftsbury Common, Vt. Montclair State Teachers' College Instructor in Mathematics
Walter D. Gallagher MRS. H. A. WHITNEY, Northfield, Vt. Instructor in Music
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RAMBLER LITERARY STAFF (Left to right) — Donalda Houston, Kathryn Drown, Mrs. Rulh Rowe, Johnny Mazuzan, Donald Muntz, Rosalie Staples.
Editor-in-Chief Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Johnny Mazuzan Kathryn Drown
LITERARY STAFF Associate Editors
.... Rosalie Staples Patricia Rogers Donalda Houston .. Donald Muntz
Art Editor BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Associate Advertising Managers Associate Circulation Managers .
Arthur Peterson George Giffin Winston Rabidou Otis Daniels Arnold Bickford
ADVISORY STAFF Literary Mrs. Ruth Rowe Finance Prin. N. Richard Butler Layout and Photography Mr. Walter Roeder, Northfield Studio Printing and Engraving .. Mr. Roy Haggett, Haggett Press
RAMBLER BUSINESS STAFF (Left to right) — Otis Daniels, Arthur Peterson, Mr. Butler, George Giffin, Arnold Bickford.
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Sen/or Class History
Top panel — Robert Brassard, James Oberlander, Perley Pike, Barbara Knowles, George Giffin, Arthur Peterson. Bottom panel — Harrj' Brusa, David Oberlander, Muriel Cross, Priscilla Dole, Marjorie Giffin, Joseph Cournoyer.
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The aim of the Student Council is to uphold the high standards and fine traditions of Northfield High School by making and giving suggestions, rules and social plans for the students, all of which helps to encourage good citizenship. The Council endeavors to create a friendly feeling among the students by exemplary attitudes and actions.
The first two years of our high school life were rather dull and dim for the shadows of war were hanging over us. The preceding classes saw their fellow students leave school to fight for Uncle Sam. Naturally, these departures had a profound effect upon the whole student body. We, as freshmen, had our first taste of social life at what was to be our home for four years at the reception given at Co. F Armory by the Class of 1946. We elected Roger Lissor, who later transferred to Spaulding, as our first president. George Giffin was vice president; Pat Rogers, secretary; Dick Bean, treasurer. In the fall of that year we had our first chance to prove our selling ability by participation in the magazine contest. Our class, with the help of the seniors, won that year, and, incidentally, every year thereafter. Around came spring, and with it the fever for producing assembly programs. Our class outdid all others with a super "Truth or Consequences" program. Edward Leonard was master of ceremonies. After we returned from our summer vacation, preparation for the Freshman Reception began. It was a gala affair and all our hard work was well rewarded upon observance of the crowd in attendance. Our class officers for this year were: President, George Giffin; vice president, Thomas Durkin; secretary, Rosalie Staples; treasurer, Carl Wood. We staged a very distinctive style show for an assembly entertainment. The boys dressed as girls and the girls as boys. At the end of our second year Principal John Erickson left for a similar position at Fay High School in Dexter, Me. N. Richard Butler left his teaching duties at Norwich to become the twenty-ninth headmaster at Northfield High. In our junior year we took over our best money-making proposition—sandwiches. It was our only steady income, and a very welcome one. Barbara Ingalls and Martha Lou Styles were on the planning committee, and George Giffin and Arnold Bickford on the selling committee. We opened the latch to our treasury to insure a bigger, better Junior Prom. Co. F Armory was decorated with a spring motif for this formal dance in honor of the graduating class. With the resumption of Boys' and Girls' State, Northfield High sent a pair of representatives to both of these miniature state governments. George Giffin and Arnold Bickford attended the boys' session at Norwich. To Girls' State at Vermont Junior College, Northfield sent Barbara Ingalls and Martha Lou Styles. In O'Ur junior year George Giffin was re-elected president, with Arnold Bickford as vice president. Pat Rogers was the secretary and Dick Bean, the treasurer. At long last we had reached the high point of our scholastic career—we were seniors. Not content in resting on our laurels we soon were at work promoting the Dogpatch Ball. Under the supervision
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to right) — Winnie Rabidou ( 6 ) , Pat Rogers (8), ( 9 ) . Second row — Richard Bean ( 2 ) , Madeline Relation (3), Joe Viens (5), Donalda Houston (10). Third row — Homer Plastridge (10), Carl Wood (11). Last row — Ann Kingston (8), Edward LeFebvre (11). Teacher, Miss Maxine McNamara.
First row (left to right) — Arnold Bickford, Donalda Houston, Rosalie Staples, George Giffin, Ann Kingston, Joe Viens, Pat Rogers, Madeline Relation, Otis Daniels. Second row — Pat Hill, Ruth Bussiere, Arlene Messier, Helen Grenier, Barbara Knowles, Kay Drown, Louise Bedard, Barbara Ingalls, Jean Berno. Third row — Dot Montgomery, Harold Wright, George Rich, Richard Bean, Walworth Hauver, Ken Brunelle, Beverly Miller. Fourth row — Winnie Rabidou, Carl Wood, Donald Buck, Donald Muntz, Edward LeFebvre, Ray Newbrough, Johnny Mazuzan, Homer Plastridge.
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JUANITA ABASCAL General Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Honor Roll 2, 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Home EC. Club 1, 2; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. Nita, the fiery-tempered Spanish spitfire of our group, has been instrumental in adding zest and vitality to the Class of '47. Whether it be cutting capers in study hall or arguing the finer points of Spanish pronunciation with Mr. Gildemeister, Nita has her heart, soul and tongue in the operation at hand.
General RICHARD BEAN Class secretary 2; Treasurer 3; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 3, 4; School Boy Patrol 2, 3, 4; Basketball Manager 4; Asst. Manager 2, 3; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3; Volley Ball 4; Stage Manager, Senior Play 4; Science Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. If we were members of the diplomatic corps, one phrase, "laissez faire," would be our summary of Dick's attitude toward life in general and school work in particular. If you wish to awaken this carefree lad from a state of lethargy, you must expose him to one of the following four: (1) violent threats of school teachers, (2) red-hot dance rhythms, (3) beautiful women, or (4) a Kelly green expanse, commonly called a pool table. LOUISE BEDARD General Glee Club 2, 3, 4, (President 4 ) ; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Cheer Leader 2, 3, 4; Usher 2, 3; Office Assistant 3; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3; Volley Ball 4; Stage Manager, Concert 4; Property Manager, Senior Play 4; Activities Comm. 3, 4; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Science Club 3; Home EC. Club 1, 2; Dramatics Club 3. "Smile and the world smiles with you." No one can dwell near Louise for any length of time without absorbing some of her gay outlook on life. Fronting a wild pack of Maroon partisans as a cheer leader, or a swing band as a smooth jitterbug artist, Louise always "hits the spot."
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JEAN BERNO Commercial Glee Club 4; Music Festival 4; Usher 4; Sandwich Comm. 4; Dramatics Club 3. Northfield Falls' contribution to the quiet side of the Class of '47 is Jean. If it were not for her spasmodic giggles, you would never know Jean was present. These giggles have won her many friends and have given her an everlasting place in the hearts of the members of the Class of '47.
ARNOLD BICKFORD College Orford, Me., High 1; Class V. President 3; Glee Club 3, 4, (Sec. 4 ) ; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 3, 4; All-State Chorus 3, 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Cheer Leader 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Usher 3; School Boy Patrol 3, 4, (Lt. 4) ; Officer Magazine Contest 3, 4; Boys' State 3; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Tournament One-Act Play 3, 4; Social Comm. 4; Science Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Day Comm. 4. Bick, sharpie from the Pine Tree state, has added a bit of colloquial Maine to the local halls of higher learning. Functioning as Giffin's trusted confederate and straight man, Bick has thrilled the locals with his "Down East" drawl.
LILLIAN BOARDMAN Commercial Glee Club 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Usher 4; Volley Ball 4. This diminuitive miss led the local "femmes" in their back-to-horn-rimmed-glasses campaign. But behind those glamorous "specs" you will find our witty, friendly contemporary from the country.
KENNETH BRUNELLE Commercial Glee Club 4; Christmas Pageant 4; School Boy Patrol 4; Volley Ball 4; Science Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. As soft-hearted John, the proprietor of the Dogpatch General Store at our Sadie Hawkins Day super-extravaganza, Ken dispensed with gallons of that ill-famed liquid fire known as Kickapoo Joy Juice. Whenever we brood over the past, Ken's name is always associated with that notorious drink.
OTIS DANIELS General Glee Club 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 4. This ex-Marine is the whiz of the business course. Although Otis qualified for a diploma last fall by compiling a high score in the Veterans' Administration Test, he preferred to return to his old school and brush up on his interrupted studies before entering business college. Otis has been a welcome and valued member of our group.
KATHRYN DROWN Commercial Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 3, 4; Music Festival 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Rambler Staff 4; Usher 2, 4; Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; Office Assistant 4; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Science Club 3, Home EC. Club 1, 2; Dramatics Club 3. The Rambler staffers have come to recognize why Kay has been termed "Miss Efficiency" at N. H. S. Whether asked to type volumes of literary matter, or to cart the yearbook hierarchy around in her famous red jeep, Kay always cerformrd her tasks wiih the same efficiency that has characterized her reign as Mr. Butler's office assistant.
DONALD BUCK Commercial Glee Club 4; Christmas Pageant 4; Music Festival 4; Volley Ball 4; Science Club 3. Every class has a proud owner of a hopped-up Model A. In our class this dubious distinction belongs to Donald. Revealing the routes traveled and deeds perpetuated on any of those infamous pre-dawn jaunts in Don's limousine is "restricted information."
RUTH BUSSIERE General Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, (Treasurer 4) ; Thanksgiving 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Usher 2, 3, 4; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Science Club 3; Dramatics Club 3. That devilish little rascal from the Falls, Ruth, is the darling of Mr. Gildemeister's Section II history class. As a matter of fact she pleases her pedagogue so much he usually has a special post-3 o'clock session with this vivacious mademoiselle.
GEORGE GIFFIN College Class President 2, 3, 4; V. President 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, (Treas. 3, Pres. 4) ; Thanksgiving Concert 1, 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Orchestra 3, 4; Music Festival 3, 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Honor Roll 1; | School Boy Patrol 3, 4, (Capt. 4, Lt. I 3) ; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Officer Mag- I azine Contest 3, 4; Boys' State 3; 1 Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich 1 Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Activities I Comm. 1, 2, 3, 4; Tournament One- 1 Act Play 3, 4; Science Club 3; InterI national Festival 4; Sadie Hawkins 1 Comm. 4. Giffin—proper noun in the mascuI line gender. This word is synonomous 1 with Grade A jokes, commonly called I corn; weird chemical experiments; I zany dramatic productions; presi1 dency Class of '47; Gene Krupa, lo- 1 cal version; Maroon Marauder re- I bound chaser; scrupulous businessI
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HELEN GRENIER Commercial Glee Club 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 4; Music Festival 4; Corridor Marshall 4; Honor Roll 1, 2, 3, 4; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Home EC. Club 1. "Knowledge is power." This proverb from a philosopher of antiquity applies to Helen. Although she silently winds her way along the path of life, her name high on the honor roll attests to her natural ability.
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WALWORTH HAUVER College Plainville, Conn., High 1; Volley Ball 4; Class Marshal 3; Dramatics Club 3; Property Manager, One-Act Play 3; Prompter, Senior Play. 4 Wally, an unassuming, blonde chap from the Falls, joined cur ranks during the sophomore year. "Mr. Transportation" has spent most of his spare moments bouncing over the Vermont parkways in his trusty Model A — always accompanied by a gang of local sharp characters, of course. "It's been a great life," says Wally.
DONALDA HOUSTON General Glee Club 2, 3, 4, (Press Agent 4) ; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Usher 2, 3, 4; Honor Roll 3, 4; One-Act Play 3; Office Assistant 4; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Tournament One-Act Play 3; Science Club 3; Dramatics Club 3; Home EC. Club 2; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Rambler Staff 4. Donalda is virtually a walking calendar of Norwich events. Whenever we see her in "pin-curls," we immediately know there is some big event scheduled on the "Hill." Through the years the Class of '47 will recall with pleasure the exciting social pattern cut by our Donalda.
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Commercial Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 3; Corridor Marshal 4; Usher 2, 3, 4; Girls' State 3; Junor Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Activities Comm. 4; Home EC. Club 1, 2; Dramatics Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. Barb has so wholeheartedly dedicated herself to her sole schooltime passion, making sandwiches, local market owners swear they have received orders from a certain local school for one egg and a pound of sandwich meat sliced at exactly 1/10,000 of an inch. Thanks to Barb's ability to stretch an egg and a pound of meat, today the senior treasury jingles with coin.
. \A INGALLS PATRICIA HILL General Glee Club 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 3, 4; Music Festival 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Usher 2, 4; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 4; Volley Ball 4; Home EC. Club 1; Dramatics Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. In the study halls, on those long bus trips, at basketball rallies and games one voice is heard far above the din. This unique pair of vocal cords does not belong to one of the class giants, but rather to little Pat Hill—5 feet, 2 inches of voice.
ANN KINGSTON College Class Secretary 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4;
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BARBARA KNOWLES Commercial Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Usher 2, 4; Student Council 4, (Sec. 4 ) ; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Activities Comm. 4; Science Club 3; Home EC. Club 1, 2. When they passed out that little item called "personality," Barb somehow received a double portion. But who are we to complain, if we are lucky enough to have such an effective "gloom chaser" in our midst?
ARLENE MESSIER Commercial Glee Club 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 4; Music Festival 4; Usher 4; Sandwich Comm. 4; Home EC. Club 1; Science Club 3; Honor Roll 3. The philosopher who said, "Silence is golden," must have been thinking of Arlene. Though silent in her manner, her capacity to "pitch in" with a few words has made her a valued member of our class.
BEVERLY MILLER Commercial Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Home EC. Club 1, 2; Dramatics Club 3. Bev Miller, alias "Tootsie" Bean, the cook of "Professor, How Could You!" fame, never will be forgotten for her clever characterization of Miss Bean's none-to-subtle approach to the matrimonial question. Her bit of grand larceny of the comic scenes in the senior play highlighted a super performance and climaxed Bev's high school career.
EDWARD LEPEBVRE General School Boy Patrol 4; Volley Ball 4; Stage Manager, Senior Play 4; Dramatics Club 3; Science Club 3. Teddy has dedicated himself to the task of completing the noble work left undone by his brother, Boogie, who' graduated in 1946. The elongated LeFebvre lads have conducted a one-family revolt against every rule, edict or instruction considered necessary for the operation of a secondary school.
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JOHN MAZUZAN College Orchestra 1, 2; Christmas Pageant 2; Latin Club 1; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Honor Roll 1, 2, 4; Press Manager, Basketball 1, 2, 4; Assistant Manager, Basketball 2; "Pirates of Penzance" 1; "H. M. S. Pinafore" 2; Jeep Campaign 1; Pi Kappa Coke 4; Chairman of Social Comm. 2. After the graduation of the Class of '46 it was difficult to pry our tarttongued wit from his unorthodox study schedule and obtain a profession of allegiance from him. Nevertheless, after luring the cynical John from his lair with a senior play role, we quickly "adopted" him and gave him the editor's chair of the Rambler. At press time we staffers are still marveling at the Chief's bottomless fund of new ideas and also are still smarting from his frequent
DOROTHY MONTGOMERY Commercial Glee Club 1, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 1, 3; Christmas Pageant 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Honor Roll 3; Sandwich Comm. 4; Volley Ball, 4; Science Club 3 (Sec.-Treas.). This blonde, fast-talking patron of the 'teen-age, after-school hang-outs, has added immeasurable amounts of chatter to our classrooms, study halls and social affairs. Without Dot's everlasting "line of lingo" a distinct verbal void would be evident at N. H. S.
DONALD MUNTZ General Mepham High School (New York City) 1, 2, 3; Rambler Staff 4. Because of his retiring nature Don, a transfer student from New York City, was hardly known by his classmates until the Rambler art work competition was announced. Then his skilled left hand began turning out unique designs that immadiately skyrocketed this quiet lad to fame among his fellow students.
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RAYMOND NEWBROUGH Latin Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; Music Festival 4; Latin Club 3, 4, (V. Pres. 3) ; School Boy Patrol 3, 4; Business Manager, One-Act Plays 3; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, (Junior Varsity Captain 4) ; Business Manager, Concerts 4; Pi Kappa Coke 4; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4. Ray is a charter member of the super-secretive society for mathematicians, Pi Kappa Coke. His startling discovery, modestly named Dr. Newbrough's Tri - Triangular Trigonometry Theorem, will undoubtedly perpetuate the name of Raymond Eugene Newbrough in the Hall of Fame. Adding further luster to this brilliant career is Ray's singular achievement in the language field. He is 'the sole Latin course graduate.
ARTHUR PETERSON College Hempstead, L. I., High 1, 2; Class V. Pres. 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 4; Latin Club 2; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Honor Roll 4; School Boy Patrol 2; Student Council 4; Volley Ball 4; Pi Kappa Coke 4. Pete has brought to our classrooms and extra curricular councils a matureness gained on foreign battlefields. Since his return to school last fall, this ex-Leatherneck has become the "big push" in our projects, with the gigantic Sadie Hawkins Day affair ranking as his "chef-d'ouvre."
HOMER PLASTRIDGE General School Boy Patrol 4; Usher 3; Basketball 1, 2/3, 4, (Captain 4 ) ; Volley Ball 4. Handsome Mush, the lad who led the Maroon Marauders through a season of "dribbling drama," has shattered all the court scoring records at N. H. S. A slick operator off the court, too, makes Mush a real "champion."
WINSTON RABIDOU College Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 1, 2, 3; Chrtismas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; AllState Chorus 3, 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Cheer Leader 4; Honor Roll 1; School Boy Patrol 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Volley Ball 4; Activities Comm. 3, 4; One-Act Play Tournament 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Science Club 3. Gay, debonair Winnie, purveyor of those honey-coated ejaculations to the fairer ones, has left a trail of weeping, broken women from Kalamazoo to Kookamonga. Northfield's Ambassador to the Court of St. Vitus — Community Hall, Mcntpelier — easily captures the title, "Class Playboy." MADELINE RELATION Commercial Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; ''Professor, How Could You!" 4; Usher 2; One-Act Play 3; Junior Prom Ccmm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; One-Act Play Tournament 3; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Science Club 3; Home EC. Club 1, 2. Madeline has won fame as one of the leading Thespians of the Class of '47. After a stellar performance in last year's prize production, "Miss Personality Plus," she repeated her previous triumph in this season's three-act farce, "Professor, How Could You!" Demure and dignified on stage and off stage is our Made-
GEORGE RICH General Glee Club 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 4; School Boy Patrol 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 4. George has gained notoriety for his year-long debate with Mrs. Rowe over the venerable subject of whether lessons should be passed in at the scheduled date. At press time the battle still rages, and it may take years to determine who wins the distinction of being the final victor.
PATRICIA ROGERS General Class Sec. 3; Treas. 1; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4; Cheer Leader 4; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Usher 3; Office Assistant 4; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; International Music Festival 4; Dramatics Club 3; Sadie Hawkins Ccmm. 4; Stage Manager, One-Act Play 3. Pat, known as the songbird of our class, is the pillar of Mrs. Whitney's musical organizations. This star soprano of the glee club has also used her gifted vocal cords in urging the Maroon athletes on to superhuman feats. Pat's prominence in the school's musical affairs and as a cheer leader has made her an outstanding member of the Class of '47. ROSALIE STAPLES General Class Secretary 2; Glee Club 2, 3, 4, (librarian 3) ; Thanksgiving Concert 2, 3; Christmas Pageant 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 3, 4; Corridor Marshal 4, (captain); Cheer Leader 2, 3; "Professor, How Could You!" 4; Rambler Staff 4; Usher 3, 4; Honor Roll 1, 3, 4; Tournament One-Act Play 3; Captain Magazine Contest 3; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Sandwich Comm. 3, 4; Volley Ball 4; Home EC. Club 1, 2; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Dramatics Club 3; Activities Comm. 4. This effervescent little damsel sparkles like those special root beers she whips up at Duzzy's fountain. A dash of sugar, a dash of pepper, a lot of vim, vigor and vitality, sprinkled with gleaming blue eyes, and a merry laugh, that is our secret recipe for a
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JOSEPH VIENS General Treasurer 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Thanksgiving Concert 3, 4; Christmas Pageant 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus 4; Music Festival 4; Honor Roll 1, 4; School Boy Patrol 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom Comm. 3; Volley Ball 4; Business Manager, Senior Play 4; Sadie Hawkins Comm. 4; Pi Kappa Coke 4. Joe, as Lord High Chancellor of Exchequer, has penuriously guarded the loot we amassed throughout our four high school years. In addition to holding this esteemed position, Joe has been a stellar performer on the Maroon basketball team.
CARL WOOD General Class Treasurer 2; School Boy Patrol 3, 4; Office Assistant 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Volley Ball 4. Benny has won the honorable position of "Poet Laureate" of the class with his vast storehouse of nonsensical verse. He is equally famous for his basketball prowess. He was always all over the court, but not necessarily on his two feet.
HAROLD WRIGHT General School Boy Patrol 2, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Usher 3; Volley Ball 4; Stage Manager, Senior Play 4; Typist of Servicemen's Addresses 2, 3. Conversation piece: Senior: Two more points! ! ! Rook: Who made 'em? Senior: Why, Hemie, of course. Rook: You mean the blonde flash who has all the girls in a dither? Senior: The same. Rook: And didn't I see his name on the Green Mountain League All-Star team? Senior: Why, natch! He's a member of the Class of '47.
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JUANITA ABASCAL "/ shall laugh myself to death." Fiery temper — dark hair and eyes — steady visitor of the Capitol City — hilarious laughing — constant chatter — work's at her Dad s store — undecided about what is going to happen after graduation.
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RICHARD BEAN "The Head" Dick "Must I work? Oh, what a waste of time." Nice smile — witty sense of humor — dancing feet — late for school — neat clothes .— has super personality — pool and pinball addict — haunts Community every Saturday night. LOUISE BEDARD
Navy veterans, Fred Austin and Robert Hockman, qualified for their Northfield High School diplomas by attaining high grades on the United State Armed Institute tests. John Murray and Lloyd Atkinson, also Navy veterans, qualified for Vermont State Department of Education certificates by virtue of the same examinations.
Louie "Say it ivhlle dancing." Smooth on the dance floor — always rooting for N. H. S. at basketball games — one of the "five lovers" — has priority rating on Bud Goodrich's affections — dark hair and green eyes — after graduation : nurses' training. JEAN BERNO "She's here — I hear her Infectous giggle — jolly and full of fun — Northfield Palls booster — Grange Dance habitue — loves to dance — always talks about her brother — likes mountain music. ARNOLD BICKFORD "Bick" Arnie "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men." Came in our sophomore year from Maine — always needs a shave —. talks with a Maine drawl — never is without Giffin — rumored to be a smoothie with the women — wants to go to the "night game" business college in the fall. LILLIAN BOARDMAN Lil Tony "She may be quiet, she may be shy — but see the mischief in her eye!" Sports a pair of fancy spectacles — noted as an expert baby sitter — clever with a sketching pencil — always winning Gregg awards for commercial ability — quiet, but full of fun.
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KENNETH BRUNELLE Ken "Honor lies in honest toil." Hard working — Ken's interests include hunting and fishing — steady worker at the Asbestos Mill — one of the two boys in short-
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"In my merry Oldsmobile." Travels in his famous Ford — steady dater of Barb Knowles — deer slayer — corny remarks — always has a good time — speed boy — wants a new Ford.
RUTH BUSSIERE Ruthie "When she's on hand, there's mischief." Gildy's bad girl — Little House flapjack peddler — one of the Northfield Falls gang — likes to collect pictures — also plans to enter the nursing clan.
OTIS DANIELS "Modest and unassuming was this boy in search of knowledge." Ex-Marine — a smart lad — senior play butler — former member of the Class of '44 — whiz at bookkeeping — good looking — business college in the fall.
KATHRYN DROWN Kay "Her modest looks the cottage adorn, Sweet as the primrose beneath the thorn." Will change her name in June — famous for her red jeep — cute — always on the honor roll — likes to go on trips with her Bernie— second ranking editor in the Rambler hierarchy — Mr. Butler's chief office assistant.
GEORGE GIFFIN Giff "He's here, he's there, He's all about, Lots of pep and a real good scout." Class clown — Peggy's latest steady — perpetual class president — owner of Lena, the truck — never a dull moment when Giff is around — star drummer in the Downbeats — all-around athlete — Colby College will get George in the fall.
HELEN GRENIER "/ really haven't much to say, but in the world I'll win my way." Crazy about horses — sports an engagement ring — intelligent — has a flair for farming — quiet — rates an "A" for artistic notebooks — one of the Mill Hill girls.
WALWORTH HAUVER Wally "He may look serious and he may look shy, But he's full of it, 'twixt you and I." He drives a Ford — never says much — well-known at Bayside — joined our ranks in his sophomore year — one of the Northfield Falls gang — really a grand guy.
PATRICIA HILL
Pat
"She's a terror for her size." Chatter, chatter, chatter — shows a special interest in Maxie Newbrough's basketball abilities — big-wheel corridor marshal — loyal supporter of the Maroon Marauders at all games — will be giving permanents in the near future. DONALDA HOUSTON Donaldie "Happy am I, from care I am free; Why aren't they all contented like me?" Making her million working at Dearing's — one of the crazy twosome — wants to live in a small town in Massachusetts — likes being with Al — can be seen almost any time with Rosalie — plans to enter nurses' training in the fall. BARBARA INGALLS Barb "A good pal she is to all who know her." Hubba-hubba girl — expert sandwich maker — Bacall type voice — ran for Lieutenant Governor at Girls' State — one of the Falls gang — Wolf Girl at Sadie Hawkins Day Ball — dark hair and nice eyes — wants to be a secretary. George ANN KINGSTON "Sweet and good natured is she." Nice eyes and smile — likes life but doesn't like to work too hard — Good Citizenship Girl — one of the "five lovers" — has a gift for making friends — Dairy Bar soda dispenser — never wears lipstick — wants to enter nurses' training in the fall. BARBARA KNOWLES Barbie "That's because I'm Irish." Cute Irish smile — wherever there's fun, there's Barb — Student Council member — Don Buck's steady — personality plus — pretty face — strictly a home girl — plans to enter nurses' training in the fall — one of the "five lovers."
EDWARD LEFEBVRE
Teddy
"Life is a jest, and all things show it. I thought so once, and now I know it." Practical joker — tall — woman hater, never seen with one — Nantana wool puller — talks with a slow drawl — has a lazy way of walking — wants to roll in money. JOHN MAZUZAN Johnny "Man delights me not; no, nor woman either." Cynical — rates a private office at N. H. S. — through high school in three years — always ready with a new idea — super vocabulary —• walking encyclopedia of little known facts — book worm, but doesn't act the part — hopes to enter Boston College in the fall.
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ARLENE MESSIER Alene "It's easier to listen than to talk." Quiet — hails from Mill Hill — always willing to lend a helping hand — never fails to have her lessons ready — Gregg award winner —efficient — wants to be a stenographer.
MADELINE RELATION Maddie "To know her is to like her." Always got the demure young girl part in N. H. S. dramatic productions — collects bracelets and rings — strawberry blonde — likes singing and dancing — a little reserved but lots of fun — one of the "five lovers."
BEVERLY MILLER Bev "Take life too seriously and what it it worth?" Tootsie, the cook, in the senior play — spends a lot of time in Montpelier — chums with Dot Montgomery and Nita Abascal — a whiz at taking dictation — carries on a correspondence with Jerry. DOROTHY MONTGOMERY Dot "To spend much time in studies is sloth." Beautiful blonde hair — often seen in a blue "Chevy" — hates to do homework — Southern charmer type — knows how to enjoy herself — has a passion for whispering in class — never misses a basketball trip. DONALD MUNTZ Don "His pencil drew what his soul designed." Very modest — tall — possessor of an educated left hand — proved his ability with the Rambler drawings — first three years at a New York City high school — future plans: art school. RAYMOND NEWBROUGH Ray, Chunky "A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market" Hearty laugh — has a steady in 'Pelier — drives a Hudson coupe — only one who survived Latin for four years — Norwich cadet next year — Pi Kappa Coke boy. ARTHUR PETERSON Art, Pete "I am the master of my f a t e , I am the captain of my soul." Ex-Leatherneck — big-time romance with "Kitten" Dole — famous for his fancy socks — class politician — part-time mailman — Pi Kappa Coke lad — gads about in an ancient red truck — probably U. V. M. in the fall. ' "
GEORGE RICH "The wrong way always seems the more reasonable." Cherubic countenance — likes to argue — definite out-door boy — holds his own with the women — usually can be found at Margie's —natural wavy brown hair — good sport — uses his thumb to get to 'Pelier.
PATRICIA ROGERS Pat "I'd rather be small and shine than be large and cast a shadow." Partial to underclassmen — often seen in a grey Ford — one of the "five lovers" — cute, dark-haired shorty — works at Sanborn's Drug Store — neat dancer — baby of the class — always tearing in at the last minute — interested in the business world.
ROSALIE STAPLES Minnie "Full of pep, full of fun, a laugh and a smile for everyone." Can be found dishing out super sundaes at Duzy's — never content with one cadet, has to have at least a dozen — collects toy animals — the Goldilocks of '47 — easy to get along with — cute — full of crazy ideas — nurse?, maybe!
JOSEPH VIENS
Joe
"Gee, I'm a busy man.''' One of the Pi Kappa Coke boys — ace mathematician — one-woman man — curly hair — slick, good athlete — U. V. M. in the fall for a course in engineering — chief dissenter at class meetings — custodian of the senior treasury.
HOMER PLASTRIDGE Mush "He is neither short nor tall, but how he can handle the old basketball." Handsome in a virile way — captain of the Maroon Marauders — comes to school when he feels like it — prominent member of the history class — all-around good Joe — future undecided.
Benny "He never hurries and seldom worries." Always writing poetry — plays basketball from a horizontal position — attendance taker — smokes cigars — a clever gent with a cue stick — general handyman at Desparte's.
WINSTON RABIDOU Winnie, Bidou "God bless all little boys who look like Puck, Rash little boys who stay alive by luck." God's gift to women — wolf — regular patron of Community knows his way around — can't get along with the Northfield girls — trumpet tooter in the Downbeats — likes to dance — a rare sense of humor — looks to college.
HAROLD WRIGHT Hemie "It's not good for a man to be alone." Wants to marry a certain student nurse at Hanover — on the Green Mountain All-Star Team — cute with curly blonde hair — baseball fan — good sport — happy-go-lucky — famous nimrod who brought home the albino deer.
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— Mr. Edward H. Gildemeister's history class — trip to the play tournament in '46, and the fine dinner at the 21 Club where they served crushed glass in the pie — Senior Class vs. School Board — Sadie Hawkins Day Dance. —WALLY HAUVER.
FORGET — "Friday night" — eighth period juke box sessions — first period history class arguments — basketball rides. —JUANITA ABASCAL. — All-State Festival — 1 o'clock baseball and hockey games — Sadie Hawkins Day Ball — the production of Macbeth — the New Year's party at Pat Rogers' house — trips as basketball manager. —DICK BEAN. — Dungaree day at school — rides in Kay's red taxi at noon — Randolph trip — production of Macbeth in study hall — the cheer leaders having a private session between halves at the games — Senior Class vs. School Board — Sadie Hawkins Dance. —LOUISE BEDARD. — Trip to Randolph one night in my brother's truck — Bean always late for school — whispering in history class. —JEAN BERNO. — All-State Festival '46 and '47 — the Prof's history class — 1 o'clock baseball club — trips to office during study halls. —ARNOLD BICKFORD. — Dot Montgomery standing in the corner in history class — Bean late for school — Miss Rogers' jokes in shorthand class. —LILLIAN BOARDMAN. — Giffin's version of "My Old Kentucky Home" — Class of '45 trying to get Miss Ducas' picture for the Rambler — 1 o'clock Dodgers — 100 to 7 score against Wells River Jayvees. —KEN BRUNELLE. —Deer hunting absences — Gildy's study hall — Austin arguing with Mrs. Rowe — afternoon trip to Montpelier for a bowling session. —DON BUCK. — Third period tea party — afternoon sessions with Mr. Gildemeister — Music Festival. —RUTH BUSSIERE. — Gildy's reminiscences of Kev West — senior play rehearsals — bull sessions in the office. —OTIS DANIELS.
— Senior girls having their early morning lunch during second period — Jim Oberlander's blow-by-blow descriptions of the basketball games over the loudspeaker — Pat Rogers' coming in late at noon after a ride with Bernard. —PAT HILL. — Cokes between classes — skipping school to attend the Norwich carnival — knitting argyle socks in study hall. —DONALDIE HOUSTON. — Dungaree Brigade in '46 — eighth period shopping trips for sandwich material — elections at Girls' State. —BARBARA INGALLS. — Being one of the privileged characters to get a ride in Kay's red taxi — our battle with the School Board — Ford follies at the International Festival at Montreal. —ANN KINGSTON. — My special taxi every noon — making up time with Mr. Gildemeister — basketball game at Wells River — spending the senior year down town. —BARBARA KNOWLES. — Being in English class with Tommy Durkin and Miss Ducas, the teacher — the regular meeting of the girls' sewing circle in history class — the rugged life in General Business with Miss LaValley.
—EDWARD LEFEBVRE.
— Those two girls from Sargent, Bobby Burns and Phyl Bussiere — my long-suffering neighbor, Leah Diemer — trips to Springfield, Boston, Baltimore, Shrewsbury and points South with my wandering buddy, Win Rabidou — midnight ice cream and pie sessions with Mr. Butler after the ball games — Miss Wehncke and her Pi Kappa Coke boys, Brothers Pete Peterson, Joe Viens and Ray Newbrough — my faithful slaves on the Rambler staff. —JOHNNY MAZUZAN. — Eddy LeFebvre, N. H. S. skyscraper — the School Board's "plan" — last day of school — a silent history class — coke bottles everywhere you look. —ARLENE MESSIER.
— Office cluttered with people on "business" purposes — mass exit of senior boys during third period for a quick breakfast at Thurston's — the wonderful times at noon with no less than nine in the jeep — all-night Rambler meetings. —KAY DROWN.
— Basketball trips — 'Pelier dates — eighth period jam sessions — writing to Jerry eighth period — night of the senior play — "coffee time." —BEVERLY MILLER.
— American history with Prof. Gildemeister — parade to the showers in the Peoples game — Plastridge's bullet passes — Manager Bean giving away all the gum to the girls at basketball games. —GEORGE GIFFIN.
— Dress rehearsal for the senior play — Wendie's old blue "chevy" — bus trips to the basketball games. —DOT MONTGOMERY.
— Evading Mr. Gildemeister after 3 o-'clock — gum-chewing penalty, 5c or an hour after school — French I and II. —HELEN GRENIER.
— The drafty air conditioning at N. H. S. — worn hollows in the stair treads — yip-yap and the restrained quiet of Gildy's room. —DONALD MUNTZ.
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— Basketball team at the Jesse Welden Inn at St. Albans — the pause that refreshes in trig class — thumbing trips to the Capitol City. —RAY NEWBROUGH.
SENIOR CLASS HISTORY — Continued (Continued from Page 9.)
— Vacations — Trig class and the Pi Kappa Coke club — Mr. Butler intercepting my letters and blackmailing me — that outdated Sones - Harry Achievement Test. —PETE PETERSON. — Getting the Durocher treatment in the Peoples game — "Big ball game at 1 o'clock" — "The Head" Bean chewing all the gum at the ball games — our visit to the Jesse Welden Inn at St. Albans. —HOMER PLASTRIDGE. — Bean's and my Sunday afternoon flying trips — freshman basketball trip to Woodstock — Music Festival antics — 1946 Junior Prom — senior pool and pinball club — being the second witch in the Macbeth skit — year of cheer leading — 21 Club. —WINSTON RABIDOU. — The one-act play tournament in '46, and our senior play of '47 — after school "parties" with Mr. Gildemeister for being a bad girl in study hall — third period tea and conversation club. —MADELINE RELATION. — Giff Giffln leading cheers from the basketball court at Waitsfield — Mr. Gildemeister and his chief opponent, Charlie Flynn —• breakfast at Thurston's third period — Bennie Wood always down for a nine count during basketball games. —GEORGE RICH. — Spring fever taking Northfield High by a storm in '46 — private sessions between halves for the cheer leaders — International Music Festival in '47. —PAT ROGERS. — Marryin' Sam's den at the Sadie Hawkins Dance — trip to Montpelier to see "Aunt Minnie" — office gatherings for business purposes, of course — Lover Giffin in feminine attire in the senior play — English discussions on "love" poems, and the boys' disagreement with Mrs. Rowe on the subject — Bean always on time, the time usually being about second period. —ROSALIE STAPLES. — "Dalton Boys" storm Woodstock in '43 — Trig class in Room X, and secret meetings of Pi Kappa Coke — averaging 140 miles a week on thumbing trips to Montpelier — getting the bum's rush for that fifth personal in basketball. —JOE VIENS. — Assembly line copying for "Tale of Two Cities" notebook — the Professor's histoTy class — my duties as chief attendance taker. —CARL WOOD. — Bob Holt riding in the elevator all night at the Jesse Welden Inn — the troublemakers of Miss Wehncke's study hall getting the seat of honor (?) up on the stage — Miss Mayo's trick seating plan that segregates Bean, Plastridge and Yours Truly. —HEMIE WRIGHT.
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of Art Peterson this affair was a grand success. For the third consecutive year George Giffin was elected president. Art Peterson was chosen vice president, Ann Kingston, secretary, and Joe Viens, treasurer. In January, the senior play, "Professor, How Could You!," was presented at Norwich Armory. Later in the year we startled the Shakespearean purists by our interpretation of "Macbeth." After the mid-winter vacation a Rambler staff was elected, and work began on our yearbook. Mr. Butler and Mrs. Rowe, senior home-room teacher, were the advisers. On May 23 the Class of '48 sponsored a formal prom in our honor to ring down the curtain on our social life. Baccalaureate on Sunday, June 8, opened our final week of school. Class Day followed on Wednesday. Not being of a superstitious lot we received our diplomas on Friday, the thirteenth. Inch by inch we had made our way forward. For some this was the culmination of their formal education; for others it was merely another milestone; for all of us it was now Forward For the Future. BARBARA INGALLS.
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Marry a millionairess
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Oh, for gosh sakes .... School books Third period study hall $100 a week Aw! Fiddle Foo Patience and fortitude Vermont winters To win the Daily Double at Jamaica .. For goodness sakes Typewriter Nickel or an hour Typist Crying out loud Jerry Private secretary Conceited men .. A h ! Sugar! Wendie "Cats" What? Okey! Unconventionality Himself $1,000,000 Why can't eha? Hudson Guess Barb Ingalls Ain't got time — gotta Kitten "Doling" English notebooks go to work You mullenhead Semi — the cigarette One sport at N. H. S. Take George to ths girl night game FUBAR Vagabond spirit Bean Secret .... Well, after all Bracelets Her blushing Marry rich man Pss - Ruff His thumb English notebooks A good job Wanta bruise? The Ford Wil'um Getting a man Gocneybird Nylons Men and Barb K Getting a he man Ya, but — Bert Successful engineer ... Senior girls Ohdamn! 9% fingers Old school building To be happy Wow Vicky Young girls who make To get married UD stories
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First row (left to rig-ht) — Kathleen King, Max Newbrough, Charles Goodrich, Martin Bingham, James Oberlander, John Jouret, Lorraine Williamson, John Taylor, William Spear, Lawrence Nichols, Bernard Provost, Edward Duquette, June Hull. Second row — Harriett Fog-g, Gloria David, Hylan Dickinson, Richard Gardner, Joseph Genero, Joseph Cournoyer, Merle Hicken, Alberta Chamberlin, Yvonne Green, Ann White, Barbara Terry. Third row — Corinne Hart, Phyllis Buck, Priscilla Dole, Rita Williamson, Nancy Clough, Margaret Ashton, Kathryn Foss, Muriel Croney, Esther Drown, Dorothy Wright, Caroline Abbey, Mona Hill, Martha Kimball, Mary Peake. Fourth row — Vincent Perry, Emmett Seckington, Joseph Hebert, Cleveland Webster, Stanton Maheu, Alvin Sayers, Ernest Aldous, Kenneth Billings, Howard Glidden, Jack McGrath, Gene Provost.
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Sitting (left to right) — Donald Peach, Harry Brusa, Perley Pike, Lawrence Ouellett. Second row — Arlene Derby, Phyllis Devoid, Sally Devoid, Madeline Berno, Lorette David, Robert Buck, Gerald Billings, Earle Baker, Mildred Coutts, Catherine Demasi, Constance Abbott, Barbara Doney, Elaine Abbott. Third row — Gloria Marshall, Mary Miller, Betty Whitcomb, Christnia Wright, Charles Flynn, Joyce Thurston, Donald Gilpin, Eleanor Muntz, Barbara Jenkinson, Bernice Buck, Muriel Cross, Annette Smith, Verley Williamson. Fourth row — David Wheeler, Joseph Simmermacher, Bernard Hebert, David Gaylord, Ralph LeFebvre, Everett Greenslit, Gordon Dockler, Albert Chamberlin, Leo Donahue, Robert Maloney, Arlington Flynn, Frederick Gale.
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First row (left to right) — Ralph Hill, Millard Stranahan, Delwyn Gokey, Constance Sargent-- IreneHebert, Robert Brassard, Marjorie Giffin, Muriel Wood, Gardner Buck, Betty Hardaker, Richard Richardson, Edward Pinard. Second row — Frances Palmer, John Yearman, Rachel Sanders, Nina Perry Irma Flint, Barbara Pregent, Alfred Ouellett, Wesley Rumney, Patricia Muzuzan, Randall Boardman, Evelyn Terry, Doris Macy. Third row — Rita Duquette, Pauline Marceau, Hazel Greenslit, Joan Perra, Christina Hedges, Jacqueline Thurston, Mildred Flynn, Marie Berno, Beverly Fogg, Martenia Bettis, Phyllis Sayers, Lillian Frazer, Nancy Abbott. Fourth row — Everett Dukette, Edward Jarvis, David Oberlander, Earl Commins, Robert Luce, Max Templeton, Roderick Muntz, ' Lindsay Wheeler, Randall Bell, John Diego, Henry Jennett, Clarence Partlow.
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Opponent Wells River 17 40 Plainfield 13 Waitsfield 32 Randolph Williamstown 29 Winooski* 49 Alumni 18 52 Plainfield Waterbury* 36 St. Mikes* 29 Peoples* 19 Winooski* 31 St. Mary's* 29 39 Bradford St. Mary's* 24 Williamstown 36 Randolph 17 St. Mikes* 47 Peoples* 32 22 Bradford W'aterbury* 46 Waitsfield 16 League Games
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George Rich,
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First row (left to right) — Dick Bean, Carl Wood, Stan Maheu, Raymond Newbrough, Max Newbrough, Joe Cournoyer, Jim Oberlander. Second row — Coach Butler, Hylan Dickinson, Earle Baker, Joe Simmermacher, Jack McGrath, Donald Gilpin, Perley Pike, Gerald Billings. Last row — Alvin Sayers, Kenneth Billings, Max Templeton, Donald Peach, David Gaylord.
BASKETBALL In looking back on the Maroon Maurauders' season of "dribbling drama" we find the local five emerged from their arduous 22-game schedule with 12 victories against ten defeats. But this win-loss summary does not give a clear picture on the Maroons' basketball prowess. A brace of five games highlighted the season. Oddly enough, the locals won only two of these. With the season reaching the half-way mark the Maroon schedule called for three home games with strong league rivals, Waterbury, Winooski and St. Michael's. Each game followed the same pattern. The favored visitors amassed big leads in the first half only to see the never-say-die Butler boys bound back in the waning minutes of the contest. The super-human efforts of Plastridge & Co. fell one short of overhauling Waterbury before the final whistle. The Longhorns went home with a 36-to-35 win. The Mikemen were tied 27-all as this game ended, sending the contest into a hectic overtime session. But once again the locals were edged. This time by a 29-to-27 count. After trailing for three frames, the Maroon scoring power exploded in the last minutes of the Winoo'ski contest. With two minutes to go the Northfield lads took the lead for the first time when Joe Viens converted a charity
For the second straight year the Miniature Maroons missed a perfect slate by dropping a game to the St. Mike understudies. The Mikemen won at Co. F in an overtime struggle, but the local little fellows avenged this one by squeaking by the Montpelier boys 30-to29 at the Capitol City.
Individual Scoring Summary: Homer Plastridge George Giffin • Harold Wright ., Bob Holt John Taylor Joe Viens George Rich Stan Maheu Carl Wood Ken Billings Jo« Cournoyer Totals
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First row (left to right) — Pat Hill, Pat Rogers, Rosalie Staples, Madeline Relation. Second row — Helen Grenier, Kathryn Drown, Donalda Houston, Barbara Knowles. Third roiv — Juanita Abascal, Dot Montgomery, Louise Bedard, Ann Kingston, Barbara Ingalls.
First row — Joe Viens, Arnold Bickf ord, George Giffin, Charles Goodrich. Second low — Winnie Rabidou, Carl Wood, Joe Cournoyer, George Rich, Kenneth Brunelle. Third row — Gene Provost, John Taylor, Edward LeFebvre, Joseph Hebert, Ray Newbrough, Jack McGrath.
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Our ever-ready, on-the-job patrolmen have policed the halls between classes with smooth efficiency during the past school year. Under Captain Rosalie Staples, ten girls, serving in groups of five, have performed the thankless task of controlling traffic in the building.
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This year the Patrol concentrated on safeguarding the lives of the children of the lower grades who had to cross at the busy intersections. It has been a familiar sight on the N. H. S. campus to see the patrolmen marching their "children" in groups of forty down the walks in very unmilitary fashion. Although at times it was difficult to ascertain just who^ was leading whom, the non-accident record of the Patrol speaks for the effectiveness of these well-known, whitebelted junior policemen. George Giffin served as captain, with Arnold Bickford and Charles Goodrich as lieutenants. RAY NEWBROUGH.
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Sitting (left to right) — Rita Duquette, Ruby Allen, Muriel Wood, Ann Mazuzan, John Diego, Hazel Greenslit, Irene Hebert, Constance Sargent, Marge Giffin. First row — Ralph Hill, John Yearman, Bob Brassard, Evelyn Terry, Doris Macey, Betty Hardaker, Richard Richardson. Second row — Frances Palmer, Joan Perra, Barbara Pregent, David Oberlander, Marie Berno, Martenia Bettis, Phyllis Sayers, Nancy Abbott. Thitd TOW — Lindsay Wheeler, Del Gokey, Wesley Rumney, Roderick Muntz, Alfred Ouellett, Randall Bell, Henry Jennett, Randall Boardman, Clarence Partlow.
FRESHMAN DRAMA CLUB Early in the year a new organization—the Freshman Drama Club—appeared at Northfield High. Under the direction of Mrs. Harry Brown, Freshman home-room teacher, this club aided in adjusting the new students to their unfamiliar surroundings. The officers were: President, John Diego, vice president, Alice Farr; secretary, Patricia Mazuzan, and treasurer, Hazel Greenslit. Several pantomimes and skits were given by the members. Delwyn Gokey, Marjorie Giffin and David Oberlander were in charge of the first program. The famous pantomime skit, "And the Light Went Out," was presented at the January meeting. The cast included Irene Hebert, Ralph Hill, Lindsay Wheeler, Nancy Abbott and Edward Pinard. Millard Stranahan was the sound effects man. The club also performed at the Freshman box social. Alfred Ouellet, Delwyn Gokey, David Oberlander, Robert Luce, Edward Pinard, John Diego and William Derby took part in this performance. The success of the club was demonstrated when the Freshman actors and actresses won the Butler trophy for the best one-act play. PAT MAZUZAN.
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Sitting (left to right) — Max Newbrough, Donald Peach, Mr. O'Brien, Gordon Dockler, Billy Spear. First row — Richard Richardson, Marge Giffin, Muriel Cross, Irma Flint, Harry Brusa, Ann Mazuzan, Constance Sargent, John Diego. Last row — Joe Simmermacher, David Oberlander, David Gaylord, Max Templeton, Del Gokey, Randall Bell, Larry Nichols.
LATIN CLUB The Latin Club held elections early in the school year, with Mr. O'Brien as adviser. The following officers were elected: Consul, Max Newbrough; pro-consul, Donald Peach; scribe, Gordon Dockler; flamen, William Spear. At the monthly meetings songs were sung in Latin, and interesting talks on Latin influences and Roman life were given. DONALD PEACH.
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Sitting — Ann Kingston, Madeline Relation, Arnold Biclrford, Patricia Rogers, Johnny Mazuzan, Rosalie Staples, Deborah Staples, Johnny Cruickshank. Second row — Louise Bedard, Art Peterson, Wally Hauver, Dot Montgomery, Beverly Miller, Otis Daniels, George Giffin, Miss Betty Wehncke, Harold Wright.
SENIOR PLAY The dramatic masterpiece of the season, "Professor, How Could You!," a three-act farce comedy, went into production in early December and was presented on January 16 at Norwich Armory. The annual senior play was directed by Miss Betty Wehncke. Cast in the title role of Professor Keats Perry was Johnny Mazuzan. Rosalie Staples had the feminine lead, portraying the Professor's love interest, Vicky Randolph. George Giffin was the backslapping business executive, John Appleby; the Professor's grandparents were played by Patricia Rogers and Arnold Bickford. The three rivals for the Professor's affections were Priscilla, John's secretary, (Madeline Relation) ; Valarie Whitman, the Southern charmer, (Dot Montgomery) ; and Tootsie Bean, the cook, (Beverly Miller). Art Peterson, as Butcher Boy Bean, the burly wrestler, and Otis Daniels, as Boggins, the sporting butler, rounded out the cast. Ann Kingston and Wally Hauver served as prompters. The technical staff included: Stage managers, Harold Wright and Louise Bedard; business managers, Joe Viens, Raymond Newbrough and Winston Rabidou; property managers, Richard Bean, George Rich and Edward LeFebvre. Mrs. Whitney directed several selections by the musical clubs during the intermissions. MADELINE RELATION.
Upper left panel — District One-Act Play — Sitting — Irene Hebsrt, Constance Sargent, George Giffin, Ann Mazuzan, Doris Macy;s(awding — Robert Brassard, Mrs. Harry Brown, Arnold Bickford, Harry Brusa. Upper right panel — Sophomore Play — Sitting — Harry Brusa, Phyllis Devoid, Muriel Cross, Perley Pike; standing — Mr. Joseph O'Brien, David Gaylord, Gordon Dockler. Lower left panel — Junior Play — Sitting — Mona Hill, Peggy Ashton, Lorraine Williamson; standing — William Spear, Jim Oberlander, Howard Glidden, Vincent Perry. Lower right panel — Freshman Play — Sitting — Irene Hebert, Constance Sargent, Christina Hedges, Ann Muzuzan, Doris Macy; standing — Robert Brassard, Max Templeton, Alfred Ouellett, Millard Stranahan.
ONE-ACT PLAYS The second annual intra-class one-act play competition was held at Co. F Armory, February 19. The Class of '50 entry, "The Perfect Gentleman," copped the Butler trophy and was entered in the district contest. Since another school had already filed its intention to present this play, another play, "A Young Man's Fancy," was produced for the Waterbury contest. Mrs. Harry Brown, who also coached the winning freshman play, tutored this freshman-dominated cast for the district contest, which involved Waterbury High, Montpelier High and Spaulding. Northfield placed second to the Waterbury produc-; tion, the ultimate winner of the state drama finals. The sophomores enacted "Once a Pupil" and were coached by Mr. O'Brien. The junior selection was "Thank You, Doctor," directed by Miss Wehncke. The Class of 1947, the winner last year, did not produce a play. Professor Peach, Professor Morse and Mrs. Chadwick served as
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The 1946-1947 musical season started when the Northfield High School Glee Clubs presented their annual Christmas concert and pageant. This event featured vocal solos and glee club selections. The stage actors, Earle Baker, Irene Hebert, Joseph Viens, Nancy Clough, Robert Brassard, Kathryn Drown, Arnold Bickford, Anne Kingston, George Rich, Ralph LeFebvre and Joseph Simmermacher, enacted the Christmas Story. The vocal solos were sung by Patricia Rogers, Charles Goodrich, Margaret Ashton, Richard Bean, Otis Daniels and Arthur Peterson. Preparation then began for our mid-winter concert, entitled "A Century of American Music." This concert consisted of several numbers by the two glee clubs and the orchestra. The varied program (Continued on next page)
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GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Sitting — Barbara Knowles, Kathryn Drown, Ruth Bussiere, Louise Bedard, Ann Kingston, Marjorie Giffin, Patricia Rogers, Madeline Relation, Rosalie Staples. Second row — Priscilla Dole, Frances Palmer, Barbara Terry, Helen Grenier, Patricia Hill, Lorette David, Donalda Houston. Third row — Beverly Miller, Mary Peake, Arlene Messier, Doris Macy, Alberta Chamberlin, Phyllis Devoid, Sally Devoid, Mildred Coutts. Fourth row — Peggy Ashton, Nancy Clough, Evelyn Terry, Lorraine Williamson, Muriel Croney, Ruth Macy, Constance Sargent, Mona Hill. Fifth row — Dorothy Montgomery, Rita Williamson, Corinne Hart, Irma Flint, Phyllis Buck, Ann Mazuzan, Jean Berno, Avis Gokey, Barbara Ingalls, Irene Hebert.
(Continued from preceding page.) also contained solos, duets, quartets and sextets. A group of choral readers from the Freshman Drama Club under the direction of Mrs. Harry Brown added to the program. The vocal soloists were Patricia Rogers, Charles Goodrich, Margaret Ashton and Joan Pollard. The girls' and boys' glee clubs entertained between the one-act plays, and ten members of the girls' glee club sang between the acts of the senior play. (Continued on next page)
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Front row (left to right) — Charles Goodrich, George Giffin, Ann Kingston, William Spear, Donald Peach, Martin Bingham. Second row — Beverly Miller, Dorothy Montgomery, Ruth Bussiere, Louise Bedard, Rosalie Staples, Barbara Knowles, Madeline Relation, Patricia Rogers, Peggy Ashton. Third row — Raymond Newbrough, Joseph Viens, Winnie Rabidou, Otis Daniels, Richard Bean, Arnold Bickford.
(Continued from preceding page.) When Norman Ford's Red House Players presented "Hamlet" for the public at Northfield High School, selected groups from the glee clubs rendered a program of music from the Shakespearean era. Six students, Patricia Rogers, Anne Kingston, Margaret Ashton, George Giffin, Charles Goodrich and William Spear, represented the local school at the International Music Festival in Montreal. Rehearsals for the All-State Festival commenced in March under Mrs. Whitney's capable supervision. Nine girls and eight boys represented Northfleld High School in the Festival Glee Club. About fifty members of the mixed glee clubs sang in the glee club concert at the Festival. Seven members of the orchestra took part in this Festival. Thanks to the untiring efforts of Mrs. Whitney, this has been a very successful year for the glee clubs and orchestra. INTERNATIONAL GROUP Sitting (left to right) — Ann Kingston, Charles Goodrich, Billy Spear. Standing — Pat Rogers, George Giffin, Peggy Ashton.
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From the North field News: The prize production of the Senior Class of Northfield High, a Sadie Hawkins Day Ball, proved a great success last Friday, both as a novel entertainment feature and as a financial boost to the Class of '47. Over 400 people crowded into Co. F Armory to dance to the rhythms of the state's finest orchestra, the Norwich Grenadiers. Highlighting an evening of high jinxes was the arrival of Prin. and Mrs. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Gildemeister and Mr. and Mrs. Brown, all in regalia that dwarfed the costumes of the younger set in respect to imagination and ingenuity. Also on hand to supplement the atmosphere of Dogpatch provided by the properly costumed seniors was Jim Oberlander, masquerading as "Mary Farmer—of the Dirt Farmers, that is." The hall abounded in clever get-ups with almost every student adding some new touch of hideousness to his or her attire. Soft-hearted John's Store was open for business, with Ken Brunnelle and Juanita Abascal supplying the wants of the hungry crowd. Of course, Marryin' Sam Hockman did a booming business at his corn stalk shrouded "Justice of the Peacery." Assisted by a motley collection of shotgun-toting Scragg brothers, many a blissful high school duo was enticed into Sam's arbor of osculatory manifestation. According to Committeeman Art Peterson, who was instrumental in the planning and operation of this affair, the class netted $125. On display in the window of the Northfield Studio are many excellent photos of the festivities, snapped by Walter Roeder and Glenn Bingham, Jr., of the local studio.
An Explanation To those "squares" among you who are not familiar with the significance of Sadie Hawkins Day, here is a history of this unofficial national holiday. Many long years ago in Dogpatch there lived one Sadie Hawkins, daughter of the all-powerful Judge Hawkins. Year after year she waited in vain for a gallant Dogpatch lad to ask for her hand in marriage. Finally, after 34 years of frustration, her father came to the rescue of his impatient daughter. He declared that on a certain day between sunup and sundown any Dogpatch male who was caught by a member of the fairer sex was obligated "to marry up wif her." Thus, Sadie got her man, and on every Nov. 9 thereafter came Sadie Hawkins Day, a one-day open season on men. The custom spread from Dogpatch to hundreds of college and high school campuses throughout the nation, and, as all things eventually do, Sadie Hawkins Day came to Northfield.
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JUNIOR PROM As the Rambler went to press, the ambitious Junior Class was planning a Prom that promised to dwarf all others in respect to expense and showmanship. From the brains of this grandiose social affair, Martin Bingham and Jim Oberlander, your Rambler reporter secured a quick interview. It was revealed that for this May 23rd extravaganza the Class of '48 had signed the 14-piece Norwich Grenadiers. Decoration plans were not disclosed, but the two chief planners stated, "Old Co. F will experience something terrific come May 23." By now, dear readers, the Prom is something of the past. Whether or not the juniors were "talking through their hats" is left for you to decide.
FRESHMAN
RECEPTION
The social season of 1946-1947 at Northfield High opened with a grand Freshman Reception given by the Sophomore Class in honor of the new freshmen. This dance was held at the Co. F Armory, October 4, with music by the Ambassador Quintet. Those in the receiving line were Prin. and Mrs. N. Richard Butler, Supt. and Mrs. Walter Gallagher, Prof, and Mrs. S. H. Maclntire, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Utton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lamson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gildemeister, Mrs. Ruth Rowe, Miss Elizabeth Wehncke, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Brown, Mrs. Bertha Whitney, Miss Myrtle Rogers, George Giffin, James Oberlander, Perley Pike and Robert Brassard.
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Mr. Cheney from Curtis Publishing Company opened the assembly program season with one of his usual, humor-infested talks. Our second assembly program was November 11, when we were honored by the presence of Congressman Charles A. Plumley, a'former Northfield High principal, who gave a talk on his experiences. Basketball rallies highlighted the winter assemblies. The six cheerleaders displayed a variety of new cheers and rooting routines. Sergeant Cadett of the Motor Vehicle Department showed the students several interesting movies on safe driving. The junior play, "Thank You, Doctor," was given in the spring, as was the district one-act play entry, "A Young Man's Fancy." The juniors presented skits from "The House of Seven Gables." The seniors produced the important scenes from "Macbeth." Needless to say, the interpretation of Shakespeare by these fledgling Thespians was very "liberal." An interesting program was presented on Army Day when Colonel Dockler, Captain Krueger and Captain Vincent explained and displayed different Army weapons and instruments. A Sub-Freshman Day program was held in the spring for the edification of the prospective students.
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Sunday Evening, June 8,1947 Processional
Undergraduate
Prayer
Orchestra
Rev. A. W. Hewitt
Excerpts from 5th Symphony N. H. S. Orchestra
Tschaikowsky Rev. A. W. Hewitt
Sermon ... "Lo, What a Branch of Beauty" Festival Glee Club
Praetorius
Benediction
Rev. A. W. Hewitt
Recessional
Undergraduate Orchestra
CLASS DAY
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Wednesday Afternoon, June 11, 1947 Processional
Undergraduate Orchestra George Giffin
Address of Welcome
MAGAZINE
Class President
CONTEST
The annual fall classic at N. H. S., the magazine selling contest, was conducted in such a successful fashion by the student salesmen all previous records were broken this year with gross receipts totaling over $1,000. The senior-freshman team, captained by Arnold Bickford and Ann Kingston, won the right to eat their fill of ice cream at the Dairy Bar by scoring a financial victory over the junior-sophomore combine headed by Peggy Ashton and Gordon Dockler. George Giffin was general manager. The campaign was given a flying start by the Curtis representative, Mr. Cheney. David Gaylord, Delwyn Gokey, James Oberlander, Kathryn Drown, Connie Sargent, Marjorie Giffin, Joe Simmermacher, and Harry Brusa won certificates for their outstanding salesmanship. In the ice cream eating "contest," Randall Boardman and Dick Richardson led the way by devouring a quart and a half apiece.
Class History "A May Day Carol" (English Folk Song) Prophecy Vocal Solo Will "Short-nin-Bread" Gifts Class Song Letter Awards School Song — "Maroon and White" Recessional
Patricia Rogers Arnold Bickford Senior Girls' Glee Club Barbara Ingalls Raymond Newbrough Patricia Rogers Ann Kingston Joseph Viens Senior Boys' Glee Club Kathryn Drown Winston Rabidou Seniors Prin. N. Richard Butler Unison Undergraduate Orchestra
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Friday Evening, June 13, 1947 Processional
Undergraduate Orchestra
Invocation Salutatory
Arthur Peterson
March of the Peers from "lolanthe" N. H. S. Orchestra
Sullivan
Graduation Address
Rev. Frank Bradley Welsh
"Let All Things Now Living" N. H. S. Mixed Chorus Valedictory
John Mazuzan
Presentation of Diplomas
Charles Burns
Awarding of Honors and Prizes ...
Prin. N. Richard Butler
Recessional
Undergraduate Orchestra
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SENIOR CLASS
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Our high school days are over; We're leaving old N. H. S. We've taken another step On the ladder of success. We will keep right on climbing As we have day by day And though the road is long and hard We'll keep right on the way. We'll climb higher and higher, Nothing will make us stop; We'll keep right on climbing Until we reach the top. Only then will we look back Over the road to success; We'll know we got our start In good old N. H. S. CARL H. WOOD.
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