Bellows Free Academy - Alpha Omega Yearbook (St Albans, VT)

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MERCLIRITES COUNCIL OFFICERS SITTING: Hill, K. Lemnah, Lyon, LaPier, Lupe, Post, DeIVIarinis, Ledoux, Costes, Gay, LaRock, Hull, Strait, Bliss, Wright. STANDING: Woodman. Lang, Cleveland, Newton, Dunsmore, Smith, Ferguson, Gower, Wood, Corliss, A. Lawton. Warner, Boardman, Branch, Bevins, Mc- Cormick, M. Lawton, R. Lemuah, Witepsky, Waite. WAY MILLS woou Pos'r I 5 1

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SENIUR CLASS HISTORY By JANE CORLISS Class Historian Four years is a long time .... or is it? it seemed forever on that day in the fall of ,37 when we all met in the gym to register. Now that we are seniors and are about to receive diplomas, gifts, and congratulations these same four years seem so very brief. Everything was new and different those first few weeks and there was a great deal going on. The class meetings that were so noisy and novel, the Social Hours on Monday afternoons, the Sophomore Mixer, the football games in the fall and in the winter the basketball matches. The wonderful Reception that the Sophomores gave to us and the many other things that occupied all our spare time. That was the year we elected Donald Wright and Mary Wood to the high positions of president and vice-president. The task of keeping the minutes of the meetings was given to Jane Ferguson and the purse strings were in the capable hands of Homer Burnell. We politely side-stepped for the seniors in the halls and listened to every word they uttered with great attention. The thought of midyears terrified us, but when that fatal week had been lived through we discovered that with a little hard work prac- tically any exam can be laid low. Not being in the habit of play acting we were slightly more scared than the other classes when it came time for the Junior jamboree. VVe started out with the determination to do or die and we did- very nicely, thank youll Freshman year was fun but sophomore year was definitely better. For one thing we were beginning to lose that insignificant feeling. We were no longer the little childrenn. Ted LaPier, lane Corliss, Marjorie Way and Wendell Post were chosen class officers. Instead of the cus- tomary Freshman-Sophomore Reception Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson gave a highly successful one to the entire school. We helped put on the Big B. F. A. Circus and made ourselves felt gen- erally in the glee clubs, the orchestra, on the 'Mercury staff ,and the Athletic teams and as representatives on the Student Council. Betsey Branch won first Dri7e for this district in the Fdmunds Memorial Contest with her essay The Courage of Early Vermont Youthu. Later she received honorable mention in the state contest. More exams, another Jamboree, the various 4 banquets and the social goings-on of graduation week completed our second year in B. F. A. If l could only make this history one third as exciting and interesting and memorable as these last two years have been, I would be com- pletely satisfied. For by this time we had reached a part of our goal. The one we had started out with in the fall of ,37 .... we were Upper- classnienl VVe now had the Jamboree under our direction and we began by replacing the old class skits by one act plays which proved very successful in every way. But .... and here's the sad part .... we didnit win .... the cup! Those awful Sophomores marched off with it without a thought of our injured vanityl It was while we were juniors that the old-fashioned and time- honored tradition of May Day was brought to light and given a fresh meaning in the school through the efforts of Mrs. Robert Bliss, Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Carlson. An election was held and Marjorie Way was chosen to rule as Queen of the May. On the night of her corona- tion the May Pole was wound by girls of the various classes and Marjorie made such a lovely queen that it more than made up for the loss of the Cup. Then came Prize-speaking with Marion Domey winning first prize and the praise of all those present for her hilarious rendition of At the School Exhibition . Ralph LaRock and Jacqueline Nelson placed second and third while several others of the class did excellent work. Be- ing juniors we now had the difficult but honorable task of bidding farewell to the seniors. Under the direction of Paul Lyon, as President of the class, we put on a Green and Gold Prom that really did us justice. Dorothy Seavey was Vice- president during this year. Marion Domey and Kenneth Lemnah held the offices of Secretary and Treasurer. At last the year 1941 has arrived. Things move swiftly. There are class elections with the majority vote for president going to Austin Chaf- fee, Vice-president jane Corliss, Secretary Mary Wood and Treasurer Merrill Lemnah. Elections are followed by tryouts for the Senior Play. The fortunate fifteen begin rehearsals immediately on a three act comedy entitled Shirt Sleeves di- rected by Miss Beeman. The business end of this fine production was handled by Ruth Lemnah J

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and Merrill Lemnah under the guidance of Miss Catlin. First Night and another Senior Play of Bellows Free Academy is a smashing success! The Cast was as follows: Esther Rand, Jac- quelyn Nelson, Theodore Rand, Kenneth Shep- ard, Diana Rand, Arlene Webbg Norman Al- drich, Howard Wright, Franklin Rand, Ralph LaRockg Julia Rand, Virginia Ramos, Clarissa Scott, Mary VVoodg Midge, Marjorie Lawton: Donald, Ted LaPierg Richard Crandall, Paul Lyan, Auctioneer, James Gay: Elmer, George Costesg Alpha, Connie Cleveland, Omega, Betsey Branch, Margie Scanlon, Nlarjorie Way, Bag- gagemen, Homer Burnell, John Macy, Kitty, Al- mira Woodman. After the play comes the first Senior Supper with Austin Chaffee and Jane Corliss acting as host and hostess. Willard Mills as president and Mary Wood as Vice-president head the Stu- dent Council with the aid of Marjorie Way and Wendell Post. Midyears and this time they ARE terrifying because they are so extremely important this time. But before going any further, let us not for- get the long-suffering Mercury Staff and their advisors in the faculty, who have attempted to record all these happenings in our school paper. Ted LaPier deserves much credit for his capable management of the 1940-41 editions. Also this year Ted has operated the movie machine during assembly periods. The Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation gave the staff and their advisors a banquet at which small green and gold pins were awarded to the following people for having served two years on the paper: Jane Corliss, Howard VVright, Ralph LaRock, Helen Newton, Jane Ferguson, Mary VVood, Charles Strait, Con- stance Cleveland, Betsey Branch, Merrill Lem- nah, Estabelle Witepsky, Norma Bevins, Shirley VVaite, Marjorie Lawton, Ruth Lemnah, John Ledoux, Almira Woodman, Kenneth Lemnah, Ted LaPier, Paul Lyon, James Gay, George Costes and Ewing Lape. A second Senior Supper with Mary Wood and Merrill Lemnah offering their hospitality. Jamboree and for the fourth and last time the silver cup has eluded us but again we have com- pensation .... Marion Domey wins second place in the state prize speaking contest! The Good Citizenship Medal is awarded to Mary Wood and Ted LaPier receives the honor for the boys. And now we are at the end. Four perfectly grand years in B. F. A. are behind us. We have acquired a high school education and with our diplomas in our hands we hope to enter either college or the field of business. We realize that the world into which we are about to step is a not altogether happy one, but we are confident that these last four years have given us a sound foundation upon which to start life, and that the fine example set for us by our teachers will enable us to meet this world's problems with courage and resourcefulness. E61