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

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18 T H E S A M P L E R LEAH DORA KNAPP Commercial “Lee” “A daughter of the gods, divinely fa , and most divinely fair ” Basket hull 2, 3, 4; Junior High Tournament 4; Junior Prom 3; Senior Hop 3; Hi! Schooler 2, 3, 4; Monitor 3, 4, Lieutenant 4; Ciris’ State 3; Class Sec- retary 3; Student Advisory Board 3, 4; Senior Sampler 4; Senior Play 4; All State Basketball Team 4. Leah joined our class in her freshman year, and since then she has become popular with just about everyone. For two years Lee has been a member of the S. A. B. Besides this, she has served on many activity committees, and her efforts on these have been largely appreciated. At Girls’ State she received the title of Lieutenant Governor; you may be sure that this is no mean achieve- ment. Many of the girls’ basketball games were won because of Leah’s height and accuracy in making baskets. With all these accomplishments, Lee ought to get SOMEWHERE in this world!! WILLIAM THOMAS KURKCL College “Kurk” “The man that blushes is not quite a brute ” Football 3, 4; Track 4; Spotlight Club 4; Senior Hop 3; Football Formal 4; The Divine Flora 4; Monitor 4; Home Room President 3. Here’s a man you can tell a mile off, if he’s blushing. When a laughing matter becomes embarrassing to Kurk, he blushes even to the back of his ears. We suppose that is a good sign, although it gives you away sometimes. He was outstanding on the football line and the proprietor of a famous lodge. Who would have known that such a place existed in the hills of Westminster??? As for the opposite sex his interests go from the Freshman to Senior girls. Kurk plans to go to U. V. M. next year. We will remember him as a swell classmate and a fellow that no one had any trouble getting along with!!!! ROSE MARGARET LAWLOR College “Rose” “Success treads on the heeJs of every right effort.” Basketball 2; Glee Club 1; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Band 3, 4; All- New England Band 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Gypsy Rover 1; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; Spotlight Club 2. 3, 4; Freshman Reception 4; Tea Dance 3; Backward Dance 3; Hi! Schooler 1, 2, 3; Monitor 3, 4; Sampler Board 4; Student Advisory Board 4; Vermont Youth Forum 4; Home Room Secretary 2; Home Room Representative 3; Scholarship Award 2. Rose is one of the brightest girls of the Senior class and is well liked by all. She is quiet and friendly, always ready to help someone. She was active in sports and a member of the Band for four years. Rose was a big help in the business department of the Senior Sampler. In addition to all her activities, for the past few years. Rose has been a “star fizzician” behind Fletcher’s soda fountain. Nursing at St. Elizabeth’s seems to be her chosen career. We all know she’ll make a good nurse. MARY AGNES LONG College “Mary Agnes” “As merry as the day is long.” Glee Club 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Spotlight Club 3, 4; Special Glee Club 3, 4; Spanish Club 2, 3; Sampler Board 4; An Old Spanish Custom 3; Quiet Please 4; Divine Flora 4; All-State Chorus 4. Here comes that girl with that pleasant smile for everyone. Y’es, it’s Mary, or should we say Kilroy? Incidentally, where did you get that nick- name? With a real flair for dramatics, Mary took part in the operetta and came out with a brogue that was straight from the “old sod.” (It must have been difficult.) Since the Junior year she’s been involved in one activity after another. Music, Dramatics, School Paper—she’s found time for them all. It’s a wonder she stopped long enough to graduate. JUNE ELIZABETH LOWELL General “June” “A well-bred silence always at command.” (ilee Club 1, 3, 4. June is another one of the Southern Belles—that is, from Westminster. June seldom exercises her lung power. In fact the only time we ever hear her is in Glee Club. Although she usually skips out right after school, we hear by way of the grapevine that her outside life is well taken care of. Her post- graduation ambition is hairdressing.

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T H E S A M P L E R 17 PETER JOSEPH KARNACEWICZ General Pete9 “He uus a scholar, uml a ripe and good one.” Baseball 1; Football Formal 4; Hi! Schooler 1; Discussion Group 4; Home Room Vice President 2. Pete is another of the fabulous North Wapolitcs. Pete is always getting into trouble but not on his own accord. Somebody starts something and he gets the blame. The shining star of Mrs. Lamson’s history class, he always seems to have the right answers. Pete is one of the members of the Board of Improvements where the school and the pupils both try to get improved. Pete is terribly bashful around girls, but then time will tell. VERONICA THERESA KARNACEWICZ General “Ronnie “ Just being happy is a fine thing to do. Softball 3; Basketball 3; Home Economics Hub 2, 3; Freshman Reception 2. Ronnie has a smile and personality that win her many friends. She is a quiet girl from North Walpole, but has her interests and ambitions the same as everyone else. She is a good friend and a real sport. She seems to like her job at the State Theatre very much; we wonder if it’s the job or the help that has the biggest interest. Maybe you can tell us, Ronnie. We’ve enjoyed having you with us and know that whatever happens you will always make the most of it. So, happy landings to you in the future JOAN WINIFRED KELTON College Joanic I may be as good as I please, if I please to be good Basketball 2; 1 lee Club 1, 2, 4; Special Glee Club 4; Spotlight Club 2, 3, 4; Gypsy Rover 1; An Old Spanish Custom 2; Home Room Secretary 2. Fiver heard of Athens, Vt? Maybe not. I bet you’ve heard of Joan, though. Of course you may have thought that she lived at Sully’s because she’s there so much of the time. Don’t be fooled. She still calls Athens home. Joan, at first glance, appears to be quiet—that is, if you haven’t seen her with her girl friends. She’s been a loyal member of the class and of the Glee Club for four years. One of our star football players escorts her to most of B. F.’s social events. You don’t do bad for a farm gal, do you, Joan? The nursing profession will be getting the best when you arrive!!! MARY JANE KING General Mary It's nice to be natural when you're naturally nice. Band 2, 3; Orchestra 2; Glee Club 3, 4; Hi! Schooler typist 4. Mary King, or is it Mary Gadreault? It’s hard telling. Mary and Jean are inseparable. They share everything but boy friends. When it conies to that, they have an agreement. Jean has B. F. and Mary takes charge of all the ones in Saxtons River. Confidentially, the odds are better there. V. A., you know-. Mary’s other interests run to music. She plays a mean clarinet and can always be found in the front row of the Glee Club. WALTER MICHAEL K1SSELL General Walt The cheerful man's a king. Walter is a rugged blond boy from Westminster. His favorite sport is skiing on the hills, but Walt says that is where all people ski. His “rattler ford” brings him to school every day and has done so for the past four years. He is a bashful boy ami hasn’t much to do with the girls; so therefore we just see him during the school hours. The reason Walt is always late for school is because there is always something wrong with his car. On the side he is a mechanic, to' ! His deepest ambition seems to be work. Wonder if farm life can be that bad!!!

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THE S A M P L E K 19 WILLIAM GORDON LYNA College “Bill” “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.” Freshman Tea Dance 1; Junior Hobo Dance 3. Hill has all the makings of a genius, extremely quiet, indifferent attitude and as unpredictable as the weather. Bill, better known as the unwilling chauffeur, can often be found squiring the boys around in the family Hudson. That car puzzles us though; it’s always full of boys, nothing else, just boys. Hill hus his career all picked out; and we arc all looking forward to reading about Admiral Lyna. RUTH MYRTLE MC BRIDE College “Rulhie” “Music is well said to be the speech of angels” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Hand 2, 3, 4; All-Slate Orchestra 2, 3, 4; All-New England Orchestra 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4; Piano accompanist 3, 4; Special Glee Club 4; Gypsy Rover 1; Latin Club 3. Music is the root of Ruth’s existence. It’s Hand, Orchestra or Glee Club rehearsals for her, morning, noon and night. No wonder she’s so quiet; she’s probably too tired to say anything. Among her accomplishments is the mas- tery of the violin, piano and the clarinet. Not only was music her main interest at B. F. H. S., but she also attended the music camp at Durham during the summers. As a sideline Ruth likes horses so much, that she relaxes by mak- ing sketches of them, looking over the past four years it seems that her only problems have been transportation and ducking solos. ALFRED HUMPHREY MC COY General “Al” “I can bo pushed just so far” Monitor 4. They say he has a pleasant voice, but we wouldn’t know. We’ve never heard him speak. Al seldom says anything except when he is giving a warning. He was truly voted the most modest boy of the class. In his long list of friends there is one very mysterious female that really has us guessing. Come on, Al, give out, who is she? Huh??? Randolph Agriculture School is part of Al’s future plans and we’re sure that anything he undertakes will be a grand success. PRISCILLA ANN MC DERMOTT General “Pudgy” “Always doing, never done.” Basketball 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Hand 1; Junior Prom 3; Junior High School Tournament 4; Senior Hop 3; Backward Dance 1; Operetta 2; Hi! Schooler 1, 2; Little Jack Horner 2; Elmer and the Love Hug 1; Monitor 4. A popular redhead from North Walpole and a swell girl. Her temper is as red as her hair, but she has a great deal of personality, as everyone who knows her will testify. She’s always willing to help whenever anything is to be done. Her main ambition in school has been to make Mr. Davis gray-haired. At this she had little success, but we feel sure that such determination will push her a long way in years to come. MARY HELEN MC GINNIS College “Mac” “A dish fit for the gods.” Basketball 2, 3; Softball 3; Hi! Schooler 1, 2; Glee Club I; Latin Club 2, 3, 4; Junior Prom 3; Little Jack Horner 2; Gypsy Rover 1; Class Treasurer 2, 3; Home Room Treasurer 1; Girls’ State 3. If you see a girl with an Irish smile, that’s Mac. When you hear a burst of laughter, that’s just Mac and her gang. She is probably telling the jokes. She has done a wonderful job for the girls’ Basketball and Softball teams throughout her high school years. She has also helped the football team along by keeping up the morale of a certain football player. Although Mac has a little trouble making school on time, she manages to do more than her share for her class after she gets here. Don’t feel sorry for the patients in any dentist’s office that she’ll ever work in. They’ll be lucky!!!