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

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B.F.A. Mercury M 21 WSE Will LANVYEB: Philip Brown VVe, the Class of 1950, of Bellows Free Academy, located in the City of St. Albans, in the County of F ranklin,and the State of Vermont, being about to pass out of this sphere of educa- tion, in full possession of a crammed mind, well- trained memory and almost superhuman under- standing, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills and promises by us at any time heretofore made, or possibly carelessly spoken, one to another as the thoughtless wish of some idle hour:- FIBST: VVe give and bequeath to the faculty the difficult job of finding more students of such natural aptitudes to fill the vacancies left by our Class of 1950. SECONDLY: To the Iunior Class we gladly leave all our Senior privileges and also the posi- tion of being looked down upon by our superiors -otherwise known as THE FACULTY. THIBDLY: To the Sophomores and Fresh- men we bequeath our ability to settle down and obtain excellent marks in all scholastic subjects. F OURTHLY: To deserving individuals we do make the following bequests: Item 1-To Io Perry, Marjorie Hamm leaves her sophisticated aloofness. Item 2-To Clifford Sargent, Richard Viens be- quests his curly hair since f'Porkyv can use it. Item 3-janice Bell leaves Ted Arel to B. F. A. for one more year. Item 4--Chet Bostwick wills his quiet voice to Tom Starr. Item 5-Tom Greenwood bequeaths his ability to blush at embarrassing moments to Brian Atherton. Item 6-Carol Bliss wills her smooth line and bluifing ability to Bae Brown. Item 7-Bones Murphy leaves his freckles to anyone who wants them. Item 8- Skippy', Patenaude leaves some of his height to VVayne Harvey. Item 9-Eleanor Bourdeau wills her Hirtatious ways to Carol Asprey-as if she could use more. Item 10-George Dacey leaves his seat in the Trustees, Boom to an unfortunate under- classman, namely Stanley Beauregard. Item 11-William Bartlett leaves his address book to Edward Bailey. Item 12-Helen Yett and Claire Maynard leave their basketball ability to uDocv Comi so he can distribute it as he sees Ht. Item 13-Eddie Chevalier wills his season pass on the Swanton Bus to Tom Rock. Item 14-Flora Vernal leaves her singing ability to Jean McMahon. Item 15-Boy Hurlbut leaves his ability to get a car full of girls at noon to Guy Johnson. Item 16-lean Gilmore leaves her sudden in- terest in tennis to anyone who needs it. Item 17-The Five Year Boys leave-with smil- ing faces. Item 18-The SENIOBS gladly leave Doc,' Comi to all underclassmen so they may learn something, too. LASTLY: We hereby appoint the teachers of Bellows Free Academy the executors of our Last VV ill and Testament: Hereby revoking all former wills by us made. Q72 In XVitness Whereof we have hereunto sub- scribed our name this 12th day of Iune in the Year Nineteen Hundred and Fifty. THE CLASS OF 1950 1Vitne.s'serI by: Mrs. Luna Tick, residing in Boot Hill, Texas Mrs. D. Banged, residing at the State Hos- pital for the Mentally Deficient Mr, B. U. Sure, from WVhichamacallit, Col.

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20 B.F.A. Mercury -v--.Ar. I Roy A. Hurlbut As someone once said, Only when a man is safely ensconced under six feet of earth, with several tons of enlauding granite upon his chest, is he in a position to give advice with any cer- tainty, and then he is silentfi In spite of this little admonition, we are in a position to give advice, because the Class of '50, possessing students of the finest calibre, has al- ways been outstanding in everything it has undertaken. Only the great can give advice with complete confidence, and with a superlative amount of this confidence, the great Class of,50 will attempt to clear all obstructions with a little advice. We advise the Class of 1951 to help the teachers patrolling the halls. Buy them all motorcycles of rollerskates so they can get around faster. Buy little ton a billy- club for his busy section and Miss Beeman a traffic whistle so she can keep the traffic moving in front of the bulletin board. It also might be wise to buy Mrs. Mulvey a leash so she can put the canine members out more easily. The class of 1952 should help out the new teachers. They should put labels on all new teachers with crew cuts so they won't be mis- taken for new students. They should also be furnished maps so they wonit be holding up the upperclassmen while searching for their rooms. The Class of 1953 should enjoy themselves while they can. Soon Comi-nism will prevail over them. They will have to speak to the teachers when they pass them. They will have to protect the Freshman Class. They will have to put aside their chewing gum and spitballs and be dignified upperclassmen. V VVe have been through it all and feel that it is our duty to advise a few individuals before it is too late. We hereby advise: 'lhe driver training students to do only what their teacher tells them to do and not what he does. Ted Arel not to be late just because the Bell wonit be there to ring for him. john Leacllaetter to trade his .32 for a .45 and go looking for the Brink boys. Gerald Coon to leave 4Mr. Follett alone, be- cause, even if he dosen't lo'6l?'it, he is a member of the faculty. y Emily King to keep her fellow from St. Marys from 70 Diamond Street. Such eligible bachelors as Dave Ready, lim- nzy Abell, and Dale Simpson to give all good looking girls at the Saturday night dances a break. You too, Mr. Webster. -6-,,..-1-i Tom Starr to leave those cute looking wait- resses in the Dairy Bar alone. Iolzn Poland to see if he has the stuff it takes to acquire an A in shop II. I Tommy Hall to study his books more and the girls less while in the Study Hall. I0 Perry not to put down the Venetian blinds in the parlor every time Cliff comes calling. The five-year men to put more time on their work and get out in the near future. We hope our advice is followed and that you all will start to enjoy yourselves-because itis later than you think.

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B. F. A. Mercury MSE HISJUHV B y Margaret Newton lt was 1946 and at last we were freshmen. The B. F. A, of our dreams had become a reality. We chose Jane Wood as our class president. Ranny Deming was elected vice president, while Claire Maynard and Carol Bliss filled the offices of secretary and treasurer. The main event in our freshman year was the annual jamboree. Our play The Auctioni' won the plaque. This year Ranny Deming was chosen for the All-State Chorus, an honor rarely received by a freshman. That first year went quickly and before we knew it we were back as sophomores. This year we chose for our class officers Jack Wood as president, Jean Gilmore as vice-president, Hu- bert Tromblay as secretary, and Janet Brooks as treasurer. Our sophomore year also went quickly. We again walked off with the plaque for our per- formance in Glamour at the jamboree. And then We were juniors, upper-classmeu at last. This year Ranny Deming was chosen president. Jean Gilmore was named vice-presi- dent, Janet Brooks, secretary and Jane Wood, treasurer. Two of our classmates served as Student Council officers. Carol Bliss was secretary and Jean Gilmore, treasurer. This year at the Junior Jamboree we gave a fine performance in Yours and Minev, but for some inexplicable reason, the seniors won the cup. Various honors were won by the members of our class. Carol Bliss and Marjorie Hamm were chosen for the All-State Chorus. Annette Gregoire, as an outstanding 4-Hier, earned a trip to Washington, D. C., while Mitchell Sturgeon went to Chicago. Several girls in our class were on the basket- ball team which won the state championship this year. Bed Maynard had the honor of being chosen Hrst string guard on the All-State basket- ball team. And then there was the annual choice of those who were to attend Girls' and Boys, State. Jean Gilmore, Jane Wood, and Carol Bliss went to Girls, State. Attending Boys, State were Jimmy Davis, Eddie Chevalier, Gene Sequin, Ranny Deming, and Jack Wood. Then it was 1949 and we were seniors. Al- though we were sorry to think that it was our last year, we looked forward to graduation. George Dacey has been our class president this year. Ronald Murphy was elected vice- president, Janice Bell, secretary, and Roy Hurl- but, treasurer. As it was our senior year, many activities took up our time. Jean Gilmore, who was chosen last year to visit the U. N., returned to tell of a very interesting trip. Jean also was chosen as president of our Student Council this year. An- other classmate, Annettte Gregoire, served as treasurer. Ranny Deming had the honor of being one of twelve boys chosen by the VVestinghouse Cor- poration as a result of competitive exams to be honored by the Academy of Science in Boston. On his return from Boston he stated that he pro- fited by his experience and had a wonderful time. Then, of course, there was the annual senior play, which lived up to its title Suspense The cast included Marjorie Hamm, Jean Gilmore, Ann Griffin, Annette Gregoire, Flora Vernal, Carol Bliss, Eddie Hebert, Bones Murphy, Jack Wood, Bud Dacey, Jimmy Davis, Franny Dem- ing, and Roy Hurlbut. Red Maynard, for the second year in a row, was named first string guard on the All-State basketball team. The D. A. B. Good Citizenship medals went to Jane YVood and Jimmy Davis, whose popu- larity and cooperation in their four years of school certainly merited them.