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

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T II E S A M V L E R 4 THEY ALSO SERVE Needless to say that the class of ’45 has been depleted in ranks because of the loss of quite a few of its boys to the armed services. And it goes without saying that we, the members of the class of ’45 who still remain at home, have not forgotten any one of them. We all miss them and wish they were here to participate in all the joys and sorrows that graduation brings. The following members of our class have entered the service of our country, and, upon completion of the necessary requirements, will receive diplomas, designating them as graduates of the class of ’45. Donald Breslend This is the boy who knew all the answers but never came out with them unless he was compelled to. “ Muck ” left us much earlier than the rest of the boys who went into the service, but no one has forgotten him. With his quiet manner and his infectious grin he never seemed to be irritated. “You just can’t get him mad,” every- one used to say. Wc know you’ll go far, “Huck,” just keep up the good work. John Kane If you should happen to see a sailor wandering around town apparently unattached, but sporting that well- known wolfish gleam, you can be pretty sure that’s Kano. The latter half of the Shaughnessy-Kane combination was hooked from our Sociology Class in mid-term by the U. S. X., and do we miss his good- natured grin! So, until you can make post-war plans for more and more fun, the very best of luck to you! John Kennedy Hutch sports the welcome North Walpole trade mark, and a credit he was to them, too. The football team couldn’t have gotten along without him. Pride of the school’s mathematics classes, somehow we just don’t get our assignments done anymore! Living up to the Marine Corps motto of having things well in hand will be easy for him, he’s been doing it for years! Norman Madore Here’s to the guy who was the sole support of the idea department of the famous Jr. Music Committee. They wouldn’t have made such a splash without some of his ideas. If he can plan and organize things in the Air Corps as well as he did here in school, he’ll be running the establishment, and soon! To boys, it seems, girls are necessary evils, but Madore seemed to get along pretty well without them. Or on second thought, was there something that you didn’t tell us? William Morey Airplanes, planes, and more airplanes! “Cadet Morey reporting, sir!” (With a crash! bang! and the peppiest lot of ambition you’ve ever seen.) When he’s not dreaming about planes, lie’s building them, or flying ’em. He enlisted in the Air Corps in his Junior year, and the Music Committee wilted. Without his smooth-working ideas and his spontaneous grin, they would have been sunk! This good-looking “Senior- who-would-havc-been” spent most of his one and only leave haunting the Opera House. Duck-talk is his favorite hobby—“Swinging on a Star” is his pet peeve. For an all-round good sport, good time, and a guy who will keep you laughing, ask for Hilly! You can’t go wrong! Richard Rogenski Before Uncle Sam became so popular, if you had gone speeding around any of the corners on the Square, you were almost sure to meet a face, the owner of which was too bashful to say “Excuse me!” He just grinned and let it go at that. Now that personage is missing from the corner, and navigation becomes much safer. The point is, Honky’s in the Army now, and that certainly rates a notice. Perhaps you weren’t as shy as we thought. Red, but we’re willing to be shown! George Shaughnessy Remember that tall, judicious boy with the oh-I’m- so-exasperated look? You may have seen it recently wandering around the halls. Well, that was George. The organizer of the much-mentioned Music Com- mittee, he kept it together, and really produced re- sults. Our one request is that you don’t start that in the Army, George. It would throw too many five- stars out of business! James Shaughnessy From the time North Walpole first took old B. F. by storm, Sliaug was always right in there adding his share to the storming. Whether on the football field, the basketball court, or anywhere else, look carefully and there he’ll be,—right in the middle of everything. When he left for the Navy, the morality rate of class excitement rose astoundingly. Try to tic him down, and you’re bound to give it up as a bad job. He’s one sailor who'll uphold the old adage, “A girl in every port.” William Spain North Walpole seems to have an amazing capacity for producing the sports of the class. Hilly was no ex- ception. For three years, he was continually pulling the football team out of tight spots. In spite of the adoring local belles, and his numerous flirtations, his interests seem to center around Keene. Luck in your Navy career. Hill. Our loss was it’s undisputed gain. John Jackson John, formerly of the class of ’44, has completed the necessary credits for graduation, and receives his diploma with our class.

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T 11 E S .. M V L E U 23 JOYCE WRIGHT Scientific “Jo” “Sweet us llie remembrance of a generous deed Interclass Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 4; Softball, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Sophomore Octet, 2; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4: Secretary-Treasurer, 3; Student Conductor, 4; All-State Band, 3; Dramatics Club, 4; Junior Prom, 3; Ili-Schooler, 3; “Guess Again” Staff, 4; Sampler, 4; Student Librarian, 3; Pres. Spanish Club. 4. If laurels are in order—Jo deserves them. Besides being voted Best Looking, she is one of the principal heart-breakers in the class. Jo held down a position on the basketball team, and a solo chair in both band and orchestra. For an all-round good sport, good friend and talented young lady, our vote goes to Joyce every time. EVERETT HADLEY General “ vV! “Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And whal ire have been makes ns ichat tve are. Baseball, 4; Interclass Basketball, 2, 8; Dramatics Club, 3, 4, President, 4; Junior Music Committee, 3; Senior Music Committee, 4; Thanksgiving Ball, 4; School Column, 3; “The Perfect Gentleman,” 8; “Dweller in the Darkness,” 4; “Guess Again,” 4; State Oratorical Contest, 3; Boys’ State, 3; Monitor, 4; Class President, 4. President of the class and one of its busiest members, Everett has done much to keep the Senior class going. If you see someone rushing by, and can't figure out who it is, it’s Everett! The quiz kid in History class, he knows every- thing from the time of the Ancient Greeks up to the present day. The tele- phone office (it’s rumored) has appointed a special operator, just to take care of Ev’s New York communications. The class has privately labeled him “the boy most likely to succeed.” CLASS NOTABLES Most Popular Boy........................Robert Gillis Class Night Hawk........ Most Popular Girl.....................Jane Merrifield Girl With Biggest Drag.. Best Looking Boy......................Willard Hanson Boy With Biggest Drag Best Looking Girl..................Joyce Wright Most Talkative Girl... Best Natured Boy......................Ronald Russell Most Talkative Boy.... Best Natured Girl...................Thelma i ockwood Smartest Girl........... Must Studious Boy......................Everett Hadley Smartest Boy............ Must Studious Girl..........................Mary Smith Wittiest Girl........... Best Dressed Boy.........................Robert Gillis Writtiest Boy........... Best Dressed Girl..................Patricia Page Best Actor.............. Class Crooner (Boy).....................Hollis Harlow Best Actress............ Class Crooner (Girl).................Anne Illingworth Most Talented Artist. .. . Class Sheik..........................James Shaughnessy Class Poet.............. Best Athlete (Boy).....................Claud Dexter Best Dancer (Girl)...... Best Athlete (Girl)................Elizabeth Merrill Best Dancer (Boy)....... Best Sport (Boy)......................Ronald Russell Politest Boy............ Best Sport (Girl)...................Thelma Ix ckwood Politest Girl............ Most Attractive.......................Patricia Page Most Modest Boy......... Laziest Girl.........................Elaine Griswold Most Modest Girl........ Laziest Boy....................... James Shaughnessy James Shaughnessy . . . .Jane Merrifield ......Robert Gillis ......Mary Regan .... William Spain ........Betty Fish . ...John Houlihan .....Barbara Gillis . . . . Ronald Russell ......Angus Hebb ......Aldis Lovell . . Helen Wasklewicz . . . Kay Jean Reed . . .Jean Wentworth . . . Donald Moreau . . Francis O’Connor ... Dorothy Barnes ......David Page ......Helen Sileski

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