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

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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.

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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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l3.F.A. Mercury Several seniors served on the Mercury staff this year. Congratulations go to Carol Bliss for a line job as editor. This year we won the Willson Cup for our play in the Iunior Jamboree. lt was entitled uThe Pot Boilerf, Seven seniors were chosen to represent B. F. A. in the All-State Chorus at the animal Spring Music Festival. They,were: Flora Ver- nal, janet Brooks, Marjorie Hamm, Carol Bliss, Eugene Sequin, Ranny Deming, and Billy Bart- lett. And now we are graduating, our class his- tory is at an end. But wherever we go, whatever we do in the future, you can be sure Weill all go on making history. M55 fflU.fflfEl Ann Griffin and Annette Gregoire As We are now to graduate, Our classmates, future to foresee, We must in some strange way find out Just what they all will be. Shall we gaze into a crystal ball? Or take some magic potion ? No, we have something much more keen, To be mice is our notion. Gertie: Once upon a mouse cousin, called Myrtle, came to visit me at my new city home. I had decided to have a house-warming party, and because Myrtle is so timid, I invited no other guests. We had a grand time teasing the old gray family cat, and after- wards, what a feast we had! Iim afraid that we ate more than mice should, because soon after we began to feel drowsy and before long, we were fast asleep. It seemed as if we were moving towards the future, ten years, fifteen years, twenty years .... Suddenly We found ourselves in a Waste- paper basket, peering around old envelopes, carbon paper, and about a dozen Dixie cups. After a little more eavesdropping, we discovered that a conference was being held in this room. Around the council table sat Admirals Bostwick and Hunt, trying to settle the problem of Comi- nism. Others present were Colonel Artlnn' Hawkins, Sergeant Charles Sargent, and Lieu- time, my country tenant Shirley Messier, head of the VVomenis Corps. On the wall was a picture of Anne Creenough, the Blond Bomber. It appeared to us as if she had scored another hit, for Phil Brown, war correspondent for one of the leading newspapers, kept glancing her way. Two leading presidential candidates were there: lack Wood, with his pretty secretary, Ruth Lemnah, and Hoy Hurlbut. Roy needed no secretary because he could take shorthand himself. The problem was finally peacefully settled by Hubert Tromblay, mediator, who outlawed. Cominism in the first seat of the second row near the window in Room 21-wherever that isl Plans were being made for celebrations, and I wanted to hear them, but to my vexation, Myrtle had to sneeze. Myrtle: I couldnit help it. Certie would have sneezed too. if she had had her nose buried in a pile of pencil shavings. To avoid being dis- covered, Certie and I jumped out of the Window.