Bellows Falls High School - Sampler Yearbook (Bellows Falls, VT)

Page 22 text:

T II E S A M P L E i ‘20 RONALD RUSSELL (ieneral “ Misery briny us strange bedfellows' Basketball, 8, 4; Football, 4; Baseball, 8, 4; Interclass Basketball, 8, 4; “(luess Again,” 4; Play Nile Staff. 4. Ronnie’s in love. With what? (No insult intended to anv voung ladies in the Senior Class)—it’s a tray, piled sky-high with edibles. Well, after all- yon can't be undernourished and still play the type of basketball that Ronnie has proved himself master of. A first string all-state basketballer, no less! Eating and sleeping tuke up the biggest share of his spare time—women are incidental! All hail to the future President of the Curbstone Coaches Asso- ciation! EDNA SHATTUCK (ieneral “Edna” Lore is wiser than ambition” Edna's pride and joy are her tremendous fingernails, and rightfully so! Friendly and quiet, she is also one of the smallest girls in the class. How she moves around so silently is a mystery, but it seems to be a natural trait rather than an acquired one. Who is it that keeps your mailman so well occupied, Edna? The Marines seem to have the situation well in hand. And it’s a lucky guy that captures the heart of this quiet, cheerful lass! HELEN SILESKI (ieneral “Helen” “ am the very pink of courtesy” Hi-Schooler, 8. Where do you disappear immediately after school. Helen? This quiet senior would make a good understudy for a shadow. Cheerful, unassuming— her sweet disposition endears her to everyone. Reading is her favorite past- time, or at least that’s her reason for haunting Fletchers’ the day the new edition of “Seventeen” comes off the press. Voted “Most Modest girl,” Vou’d only have to talk to Helen to agree whole-heartedly. DONALD SIMONDS (ieneral “Don” “ The sleep of a laboring man is sweet ” Orchestra, 1; Jazz Band, 2; School Column,‘8. Donnie holds all priority on leisure hours. At any rate, that’s the ex- cuse he offers for sleeping when there’s nothin’ better to be done. For a while, he thought very seriously of buying part interest in the Rockingham Theatre, but his enthusiasm cooled when he found it impossible to build a branch theatre in Saxtons River, (iiven a little time and a piano, he’ll bring forth musical entertainment you’ll never forget !

Page 21 text:

T HE SAMPLE R 19 WILFRED REARDON General “Busier” “Hell is empty—all the devils are here” “Guess Again” Staff, 4. You all read the funnies, so you must recognize that famous combination Mutt and Jeff, otherwise known as Moreau and Reardon (Buster's Jeff). He’s another of those famous North Walpolites who won his way into the hearts of the Vermonters by way of his slick disposition and that infectious grin. He used to say “Give me girls, girls, and more girls,” but since the latest Freshman Class took over, things have changed. Because “Buzz” is the life of the Global Geography class, and the bane of a great many teachers’ exist- ence, we’re going to miss him when the Navy takes priority—it’ll take us a long time to develop another one like him! KAY JEAN REED General “Kay” “ You know, it's a terrible thing to be pestered- with poets” Glee Club, 3; Spotlight Club, 3; School Column, 3. You can always count on Kay to scramble up a literary contribution or two in a time of need. But were those poems really sincere descriptions of the teachers, Kay? And was your vacation strictly on the journalistic side? If the attraction in Springfield doesn’t prove to be too alluring, she has her eye on a column of her own in the B. F. Times. MARY REGAN General “ Rcagie” “ Unlkinleing, idle, tcild and young— I laughed, and talked, and danced and sung” Basketball, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball, 1, 2; Interclass Coach, 4; Softball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Octet, 2; Dramatics Club, 2, 3, 4; Secretary, 3; Treasurer 4; Home Ec. Club Secretary, 4; Thanksgiving Ball, 4; School Column, 3; “Who Says Can’t,” 1; Cheerleader, 2, 3, 4; Co-captain, 4. Yappity, yappity, yappity, yap. Remember, kids? Well, Mary can show you if you can’t recall it. Always talking—what does she say? Heavens, we haven’t tried to figure that out yet. Her favorite pastime, hobby and mainstay is being head-over-hecls in mischief. But with that Irish name, those devilish blue eyes, and the red hair to go with ’em, what else could you ex- pect? With qualities like these, no wonder she gets by (with Keene, Rutland and B. F. all competing). Her athletic ability, together with her magnetic charm, ought to be a good requisite for a P. T. teacher. MARY ROMANO Commercial “Mary” “ am the pattern of all patience” Glee Club, 1, 2; Home Economic Club, 4; Program Committee, 4. To look at Mary, you’d never guess that she’s as staunch a Van Johnson fan as there is—pin-ups and all! A quiet girl in school, her love of fun takes over the minute she leaves the door. The only thing we haven’t been able to figure out is what really did happen in Newberry’s after the Windsor football game. Mary, can you enlighten the public, please?

Page 23 text:

T H E S A M P L E tt 21 MARY SMITH General “Mary” ''Here is a I rue, industrious friend” Interclass Basketball, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Home Economic Club, 1, 4; Staff “Guess Again,” 4; Monitor, 4. Ambition? Or a thirst for knowledge, Mary? It must be one or the other, it requires a stout heart and a strong constitution to carry around that armload of books! That Home Ec. award was only a small sample of what this little senior is capable of accomplishing. Smiling and friendly, regardless of weather or circumstance, and the only monitor who is a'ways on time— Mary is one of the best-liked girls in the class. RALPH SPENCER Scientific “Ralphie” “ Without music—life would be a mistake” Baseball, 1, 4; Hockey, 1; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Conductor, 4; Or- chestra, 1. 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band, 2; All State Band, 3; All State Orchestra, 4; Spotlight Club, 4; Junior Music Committee, 3; Senior Thanksgiving Ball, 4; Hi-Schooler, 3; “Guess Again,” 4; School Patrol, 1; Latin Club, 1. “The crash of cymbals, the roll of drums” and Ralphie’s in his glory! The talent department has a promising candidate, if this senior’s musical ability is any indication. (Remember his “ Drumnistics” arrangement that brought down the house?) We can’t tell the difference between aileron rolls and the bakery variety, but Ralph can enlighten you, he’s an aviation enthusiast. Likeable, full of fun—he’s still a little shy, but—he was heard to admit (very confidentially, of course) that the clinches in “Guess Again,” weren't bad! “Girls are so much bother” he sighs, “but gee, she’s nice!” JANET STORY General Jan' “ ought to hato my own way in everything, and what's more, I will, too! Basketball, 3, 4; Softball, 3, 4; Interclass Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 2, 4; Octet, 2; Dramatics Club, 4; Hi-Schooler, 3; School Column, 8; “Guess Again,” 4; “Gypsy Rover,” 4. Janet originally hailed from Plattsburgh, but came to Bellows Falls during her Sophomore year. Her love life is a mystery—(you try to find out!) “ My affairs are my own, hands off!” is her by-line. Jan’s flashing eyes and emphatic assertions soon make it clear that this attractive senior depends up- on no man for her decisions! (Can’t you hear her come-back now? “No man—period!”) RUTH THOMPSON General “Rulhic “ What harmony is this? My good friends, hark'. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band, 2; Octet, 2; Music Festival, 1, 3; Latin Club, 3; Glee Club, 1, 2. Ruthie is one of the top musicians in the Senior Class, even if she is too modest to admit it. And even if she couldn't play a note, carrying that trom- bone case around for four years deserves plenty of credit. With her ability to get along peacefully with everyone, and her sense of humor thrown in, life for this young lady should be very happy and very eventful. Something tells us you’ve been holding out, Ruth. That really isn’t fair, considering the fact that every one else’s outside activities arc more or less public property. Her big ambition is to put Dorsey out of business, and at the rate she’s going—it won’t be long now.