Colebrook Academy - Clipper Yearbook (Colebrook, NH)

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mHIRTEENTK: We, the commercial students, Edith Fellows, Bernadine Davis and Arlene Forbes, do will and bequeath all empty desks as a parking place for extra books and belongings to the present junior commercial students. FOURTEENTH: I, Arlene Forbes, do will and bequeath to Keith Haynes my stature. CIt must be painful to go to classes and be so small that the teachers can't even see you present--or does it have its convenient side, too?X FIFTHTEENTH: I, Bernadine Davis, do will and bequeath my artistic ability to Charlotte Kenny. SIXTEEUTH: I, Sherburn Heath, do will and bequeath my physique to Dick Brackett. CNow, you should be able to get around in tight spots, Dick.7 SEVENTEENTH: I, Barbara Barnett do will and bequeath my control of manpower, or should I say menpower, to be distributed among the girls. CI believe this includes a number of pen pals also J LIGHTEENTH: I, Nathalie Whitehill, do will and bequeath my glamorous iovie star makeup, especially the dard glasses, to Ruth Rosi. CNow on late nights Ruth may slip home ineognito.D IINETEENTH: I, Bernard Frizzell, do will and bequeath my ingenious method of putting off assignments and the ability to get away with it, to Iaggie Johnson. QParker is another such renowned expert on English assignments, especially graduation essay. But eonfidentially,Reggie, they do have to be written eventually.J fWENTIETH: I, Gloria Arno, do will and bequeath jitterbug lessons to anyone desiring to lose weight. CLook what it did for meij WWENTY-FIRST: I, Everdean Bean, do will and bequeath to Barbara Ramsay the time to stop and comb my hair by the reflection in the glass of the girls' entrance to the Academy. II understand Barbara gets up in time, but what happens between 7:50 and 8:5O?J MWENTY-SECOND: We, the senior class do will and bequeath to the junior ilass our ability to keep quiet and not disturb Miss Avery.' fwe, I fean have not been entirely successful in that.J In witness whereof we,the class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-three, the testators above named, have hereunto subscribed our names, and affixed our seal, this seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord, One Thou- sand Nine Hundred Forty-three. Class of 1943 Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the above class of Nineteen Hundred and Forty-three, as and for our Last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names, at their request, do witnesses thereunto, in the flfdgmlf presence of said testators and of each other.

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CLASS WML We, the senior class of Colebrook Academy, in the said town of Colebrook, county of Coos and state of New Hampshire of the United States of America located in the Right Universe, being of sound mind and memory but mindful of the uncertainties of fate, do make this our last will and testament: FIRST: We, the boys of the senior class, do will and bequeath to the incoming senior boys the faint hope that they at least might gain the majority in class meetings. COur boys were always outnumbered 9-6.5 SECOND: I, Daniel Hebert, do will and bequeath to Claude McKeage my new and utterly different outgrown hair cut. CGlamouous, is it not, girls?l ' QHIRD: I, Richard Annis, do will and bequeath my ability to study and get high marks to Dean Delong. CWe understand Dean has a hard struggle to pass four of his subjects.D UCUHTH: We, the Nthree absurdities,U as named by Mr. Hounsell, alias the three Graces, Gay, Brilliance and Mirth--Jean Walker, Barbara Jarnett,and Gloria Arno, do will and bequeath to any other freak trio who is unwise enough to accept, our stupendous colossal ability. CThis incledes being late, having a good time in general, and driving Miss Avei' frantic.l TIFTH: We, the senior class, do will and bequeath to the present junim, class the empty candy box hoping,you will make greater profits than we did. . SIXTH: I, Parker A. Hix, Jr., do will and bequeath my unfailing devo- fion and affection for the Vancore family, to Donald Haynes. fDespite all wanderings of the eyes, Parker has remained t-rruell .wg URVENTH: I, Everdean Bean, do will and bequeath to Alice Pierce, my -uiot,always ladylike giggle. KI trust this will not lead you astray 2 the English class, Alice.J . QIGHTH: I, Robert Cross, do will and bequeath my black glossy waves and curls to any pour souls with lank hair. KCleo Delong and John austin are two of the many such sufferers.J NINTH: I, Jean Walker, the undefeated holder of the title, nSweater Girl of C. A. '45H, do will and bequeath my long-cherished hard-won title to Kathleen Noyes. CJean says, nFight for my title, Kathleen.HD TENTH: I, Nathalie Whitehill, do will and bequeath to any lonely girls my interest in the Army. CStand in line, girls, no crowding.D I ELLVENTH: I, Jeannette Bunnell, do will and bequeath my quiet, likeable personality to Winifred Placey. fThis should lead you on the path of goodness, winnie.J A TWEIPTH: I, Edith Fellows, do will and bequeath to Earl Bunnell my abiitty to argue. ,KI understand Earl has already started on such a campaign, espically when shorthand assignments are due.J A -53-

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cl I' .J fy'-fc Each classmate friend, long-tested true, Ne've a little gift for you. These jokes are just for laughter and fung We hope they'll not offend anyone. RIChAKD ANNIS: Wig To go to Keene with all the girls You need some pretty golden curlsg Just take with you this handsome wig-- I really hope it's not too big. EDITH FELLOUS: Car Edith likes to gad around, So I donate this Liz I found. I hope it brings you heaps of fun with gas enough for a home run. BERNARD FRIZZBLL: Farmerette You want to be a farmer, we hear, Tho' help is scarce, you need not For you I have this farmerette-- She was the best that I could get. JEAN WALKER: Lipstick This summer Jean is'going to be a fearg worker BERHADINE DAVIS: Horn You're a sweet and quiet lass, One of the smallest in the classg 'We found for you this little horn-- May,we hear from you from this time on? SHERBURN HEATH: Dictionary Sherb finds spelling very dense, Wcrse than building a split-rail fence. here is a dictionary I boughtg Now at spelling you won't be caught. DANIEL HEBERT: Shorts Dannie is a faithful man, Also a great athletic fan. Please Do you GLORIA In our take from us this pair of shorts-- prefer stripes or polka dots? ARNO: Music Sheet school plays we come to you i In Dickson's Pharmacy--e soda jerkerg To her we give this lipstick of good g de, we hope it will increase the tourist tune. BARBARA BARNETT: Gun To Barb we give this little gun To play with when her work is doneg This will remind hor of the boy Who'll soon be marching back with joy. PARK.l HICKS: Wolf Tail, glamour boy of the class '43, This little wolf we give to theog 1 If you lose your voice, now don't feel blue, This wolf will gladly howl for you! To sing a song, which you well dog Now we present you a sheet of musicg Wh surely hope that you can use it. ROBERT CROSS: Blow-out Kit Robert's little pick-up truck Takes him to school, if he's in lucky Since tires are worn and innortubes show, We bought this kit, in case they blow. EVERDEAN BEAN: Half-dollar I understand you want to be a nurse. The training course will surely drain your purse. To you we give this shiny, one-half buck, And may you make a friend of Lady Luck. NATHALIE WHITEHILL: Apron You've received high rank in Home Ee. and have done your work with carey You can boil the hardest water and a Ccanl meal can prepare. We bequeath to you this apron--the strings tie in the backg Wear it for domestic duties, when your Frizz comes marching back. JEANNETTE BUNNELL: Stationery Every morning at the Post Office we see our Jeannette With a letter in her hand for a soldier, you can bet, We bought you then this stationery--we hope it will please. Take this home and plan to use it, when you're down to your last ARLENE FORBES: squeeze 0 Adding Mhchinc Arlene types and writes her shorthand like a wiz, But her bookkeeping puts Miss Avery in a dizg So this adding machine, as you have guessed, Is designed to give her teacher a rest.