Brandon High School - Neshobe Yearbook (Brandon, VT)

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Ben Memoe leaves Jane Simonds to any eligible boy who has a car. Anne Stacy wills her ability to leave other girl’s boy-friends alone to Barb Wheeler. John Wetmore wills his ability to look down on people to Seeley Disorda. You’ve a long way to go yet, Seeley. Barbara Willette leaves her secret on how to be popular to anyone who will send a self-addressed envelope and five dollars. Betty Jean Williams wills her light step in ballet to Charlotte Shepard. Mary Leonard leaves the long walks down Seminary Hill to her sister, Peggy. Roger LaRock leaves his good times in the F.F.A. class to Roger Quesnel. Tom Maroney wills his grease-monkey job in Central Sales and Service to Eddie Walsh. Bernard Mohan leaves his ability to collect traffic tickets to Burton Bassett. Carroll Rawson leaves his ability to play the slide trombone to Billy Moffatt. Good Luck, Billy. Bill Simonds wills his ability not to flirt with the girls to Harley Chapin. Robert Quesnel leaves his ability to fly low to the Freshman boys, try to save the pieces, boys. You may need them. Shirley Wheeler leaves her non-interest in the boys to Carol Littlehale. Bev Smith wills her love letters to Barbara Forguites. Don’t faint, Barb. Margie McDonough leaves the Senior Store to Virginia Stone. Do as good a job as she has, Virginia. Jerry Rockwell leaves his basketball ability to Clifford Shattuck. Agnes Mahoney leaves her job in the Brandon Theater to Margie Loomis. Muriel Munger leaves her ability to be quiet in study hall to Yvonne Coo- lidge. We know, Vonnie, you don’t make noise, — much. Bob Platt wills his ability to sing to Bernard Humiston. Come on Bernie, you have the lungs. Harriett Nicholson leaves the smile she has for evreyone to Carlisle Geldert. Katty Wetmore leaves her ability to play the piano to Barbara Dickinson. It takes time, Bobby. Rip Ross leaves his brilliant mind to Dickie Bryant in hopes that he can find a good use for it. Norma Dunshee - -- well, she just leaves. signed by: Anne Stacy Kathryn Brown witnessed by: Marjorie McDonough Arlene Hewey

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ClaU Will We, the Senior class of nineteen hundred and fifty, situated at Brandon High School, in the town of Brandon, county of Rutland, state of Vermont, being of unsound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of the classes which shall succeed us, do therefore make, ordain, publish and de- clare this to be our last will and testament (unless we change our minds tomorrow.) First: To the Junior class we bequeath our loved but mis-treated Senior room, the desks with rough tops and drawers that won’t open, our pencil sharpener, and any wads of gum that we unconsciously left behind, along with a few candy wrappers, stale potato chips, and pencil stubs. Also the stairs from the Senior play on the condition that you have a play as good as ours was. Second: To the Sophomores the Senior girls leave their Senioritis, which you should rightfully begin to acquire next year, and the right to be titled upperclassmen. Third: To the Freshman class, the Senior boys will all their cars that earn you tardy slips, get stuck on cross-roads, and need help to get up Seminary Hill. You may also claim any headlights, fenders, or anything else you may find lying around the school premises. Fourth: To the faculty we leave the encouraging knowledge that nevermore need they be bothered by the class of 1950. Individually We Will: Henry Bissette wills his ability to do ten things at once to Darrell Sprague. Lucienne Couture wills her bright fuscia sweater to Charles Wheeler. (It goes so well with his red hair.) Genny Castonguay leaves her nickname of “Casanova” to Barbara Platt. Carry on Barb. Bob Humiston wills his cheerful nature to Ruthie Disorda. Barney Hallett leaves the road in Short Swamp to Konrad Hooker and Joyce Ladd. Arlene Hewey wills her ability to jump on the trampoline to Jane Mohan. There’s nothing to be afraid of Jane. Kitty Brown leaves her job in Mr. Hoyt’s office to Judy Trombly. Good luck, Judy. Don Jennings wills the bobby-pins that were left to him last year to the seventh-grade girls. There’s no need for anymore straight hair now. Raymond Reed wills his ability to throw chalk and erasers accurately to Barbara Goodnow. Too bad Norma won’t be here to practice on, Barb. Charlene Lilly wills her huge supply of self-confidence to Irene Ketcham. Take it in small doses, Mickey. Barb Jennings leaves her dignified, lady-like ways to Dawn Farr. Chet Kupfer leaves his curly hair to Mary Bruce. Honest, Mary, it’s natural.

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Barney: Roger: Barney: Roger: Barb: Barney: Roger: Barb: Barb: Roger: Barney: Barb: Roger: Barney: Barb: Roger: Barney: Barb: Roger: Barb: Barney: GIgAA pn pJt cy Gee, this place has changed since we went to school here. Just look at the size of the gym. Boy, I wish we had this gym when I played sports. Look at that. Even a swimming pool, an indoor track—everything! Have you seen any of the kids in our class? No, but here comes Barb Willette. Remember her? Well, boys, what do you think of the school? Changed some, eh, now that they have all the surrounding villages incorporated in the Bran- don school? If they’d had this when we went to school we would have had a larger Senior class. Speaking of the Senior class, have you heard from any of them? No, but here’s a pile of letters addressed to the Class of ’50, let’s look and see what they say. This one is from Barb Jennings. She has finished her two years at Green Mountain Junior College and is the wife of Charles Barnes, who is a teacher at Barstow. Well, after four years Kitty has married Don. Together, they discov- ered a curl that makes men’s hair look more natural, and now they’ve opened a beauty parlor for men. Tom Maroney decided to take over his father’s business, so he wouldn’t have to work nights and days to support himself. We haven’t heard much about you Barney. I understand you’re living in the back woods and you’ve become another Daniel Boone. Muriel Munger has a large beauty shop in the heart of Boston. She wants everyone to have hair like hers. I hear Margie McDonough chased you, Roger, until you finally caught her and now you’re living happily in the city of Forestdale. Harriet Nicholson got a job drawing cartoons for the “Sunday News”, after she graduated from Middleburv College. Her main feature is “The Gumps”. Mary Leonard has surprised everyone. As soon as she graduated from Castleton, she married a tall, dark, and handsome farmer and they’re running a very prosperous farm together. Bill Simonds discovered a new face lotion which grows early beards for young boys, and he is manufacturing the product in a factory. Bob Platt is still searching the model agencies looking lor Norma’s twin. Anne Stacy and her husband, Pete, are traveling the country, asking cows how the milk situation is. Genny Castonguay is head book-keeper in Bud DeLancy’s electrician school and she recently' became half owner. In church, she got Bud to say “I do”. Jerry Rockwell and Arlene Hewey are happily married. Arlene is work- ing in a drug store to make ends meet, while Jerry has just been made President of the A P Company.