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

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B.F.A. Mercury 17 Paul Chabot and Anna King were host and hos- tess. The Mercu1'y', was successfully managed by John Berryman. Other senior members of the Mercury staff were Donna Kerr, Ann Kalahan, Kay Collins, Germaine Gregoire, Mariette St. Lemnah, Leah Whipple, Susan Hermann, Anna Amand, Marilyn King, Colleen Myott, Marilyn ing, Rose Luneau, Norma Wilson, Graeme Francis, Bud Lampman, David Livingston, Al- den Richards, Paul Desautels and Roger Rhea- ume. With so much activity and so many impor- tant events coming rapidly one after the other, the end of May and those last Iinal exams sud- denly sneaked up on us. The moment when we ,-1IInmmmunuuunu looked anxiously at the list of those who were exempt from their exams was at hand. It meant for some of us freedom from classes for a week and a half while others were in school. That ex- tra hour of studying was really paying off! And now, like a Hash, graduation week is upon us. Even though the word ualumnii' excites us and makes us more anxious, the thought o Halma materv slows down our pace and the cherished memories of the past four years fill our minds. Now we realize that We have com- pleted our high school career. Now we must say good-by- Good-by, a word that hath been and must be, a word that makes us linger-yet good- by 9 Z J V .pwrflg if E Class Song Our graduation day is here, And we must bid adieu To the friends we leave behind us And the things we used to do, The trials and joys that we have known VVill always be with us, When We've left our Alina Mater And weive done the things We must. The class of nineteen forty-eight VVill soon be on its way, So we bid you all a farewell On our graduation day. CYVords and music by Maurice Chevalierj

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16 - g Wwfwg W Miss Dorothy Thayer, consisted of Ann Kalahan, Graeme Francis, Maurice Chevalier, Alan Fer- guson and Jimmy McTiernan. Something terrible must have happened because quite by accident we bowed down to the freshmen, who won the plaque. The Hrst Student Council was formed dur- ing our sophomore year. Most of us were in the dark about how it was operated or what it was for, but we all knew it was for our benefit, so we immediately accepted it. Our spirits and hopes were a little higher with the ending of the war, and we entered our junior year without a care in the world. Of course we all vowed to turn over a new leaf and study just a little harder, which was the same vow we had made the year before. As always, we upheld our reputation in the sports field, when the Comets walked off with the State Championship. Betty Martin, Susan Hermann, Donna Kerr, Joyce Newton, Pat Pud- vah and Anna King were the girls from our class who helped win the championship. And now we successfully sponsored the Junior Jamboree. For our play, we presented Sugar and Spicev, under the direction of Miss I-Iortense Beeman. Those in the cast were Joyce Newton, Donna Kerr, Nancy Kern, Louis Dwor- shak, and Robert Lampman. Lady Luck must have turned against us, because this time the seniors copped the title of winners of the Willson Cup. Our Prom, we knew was the best one yet. To begin with, the gym was beautifully decorated in two tones of blue, supplemented by stars and birds with Weedis Imperial Orchestra at its best and one of the largest crowds ever to attend, we felt that this was indeed a gala occasion. Nine members of our class were fortunate in being chosen to go to Boys' and Girls, State. Those who went to Boys, State were Eddie Brooks, Bud Lampman, George Wood, and Larry Larrow, while Anna King, Celeste Gage, Betty Martin, Joyce Newton and Rose Luneau attended Girls, State. And now the most glorious year of our school career-the year none of us will ever forget-our senior year, lay before us. Up to now, it hadn't seemed possible that three years could pass so quickly. Um' senior class officers have been Eddie Brooks, Joyce Newton, Anna King and Paul Cha- B.F.A. Mercury bot, as president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. The first big event of the year was the hila- rious Senior Play, Come Out of the Kitchen . It was a smashing success, with our own Miss Beeman directing. T he members of the cast were Joyce Newton, William Tuscany, Susan Her- mann, Maurice Chevalier, Donna Kerr, Graeme Francis, Nancy Kern, and Louis Dworshak. The prompters were Betty Martin and Mariette 'St. Amand. In the Junior Jamboree, which came ,earlier than usual this year, we presented Luncheon For Six with the following cast: Larry Larrow, Norma Wilson, Celeste Gage, Rodney Mears, Nancy Newton, Alden Richards, and Robert Lampman. Miss Beeman directed the play. Once more we stepped back into the limelight and won the Willson Cup. For the One-Act Play Contest, which con- cluded our plays for the year, Miss Beeman directed To The Lovely Margaretf, Members of the senior class that took part in the play were Susan Hermann, Donna Kerr, and Louis Dwor- shak. This was only the third year that our school had participated in this activity and we are proud to say that BFA was chosen as one of the six high schools to compete in the state contest. Certain honors were given to individuals in our class. George Wood and Joyce Newton were elected Good Citizenship Boy and Girl. Betty Martin was chosen as an All-State Basketball guard. Anna King was the soloist to represent our school at the State Music Festival. Because of her high standing in the preliminary tests Charlotte Towle qualified as a finalist for the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship. Larry Larrow was pres- ident of the Student Council, with Louis Dwor- shak as vice-president. Also Larry was elected Mayor,' of St. Albans during National Youth Week. And Germaine Gregoire, as one of the four delegates from Vermont, will leave on June 15 for Washington, D. C. to attend the National 4-H Club camp. Germaine also won a prize of fifty dollars for her essay about the Teen-Age Center. Continuing a long established custom in this school, we enjoyed two Senior Suppers this year. The first one, with Eddie Brooks and Joyce New- ton as host and hostess, was celebrated in true Christmas spirit iust before the holidays. The second one was held on St. Patricks Day and

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,S no l i WV T I F W A Q V, A. M e r c ury i GIRLS' VARSITY iiii iiii i ,Front row: Williamson, Newton, Hermann, Martin, Pudvah, Kerr, Benson, Butler, Brooks. Standing: Strout, King, Maynard, Brooks, Peno, Bell, Hamm, Audette, Comi