Bellows Falls High School - Sampler Yearbook (Bellows Falls, VT)

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THE S A MPLE R !) CLASS OF 1939 WHO’S WHO ANNA BALD ASARO Annie” “Silence—more musical than any song (ieneral Course. A friend from the U. S. She is usually seen doing a bit of serious studying; maybe that's why she shines in history class. We admire her for her ability. LYMAN BARRETT “Lymie” “ The guy that invented swing ought to (ieneral Course; Football, 1, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 3; Track, 4; Skiing, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3. 4; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4; (ilee Club, 3. 4; Boys’Octet, 3, 4; Spotlight Club, 2, 3; Decoration Committee Junior Prom, 3; Senior Hop, 3; Orchestra Committee Senior Bazaar, 4; “Jonesy;” Patrol, 3; Burlington All-State Chorus, 3; Burlington All-State Band, 4. We never could figure how “Lymie” could keep his eyes open in school after swinging it at so many jam sessions. Lymie is a real musician even if he does swing a mean sax. BERTHA BATCHELDER “.She thinks far into the future » Bert (ieneral Course. “Bert is admired by the whole class for her pluck and perseverance. She has certainly done her part to put B. F. in the Boston papers. FRANCES BENTON “Fran” “Always happy, always gay, and often talking (ieneral Course; Spotlight Club, 3, 4; (ieneral Science Club, 1; “It Never Rains. A Saxtons Rivcrctte, who has proved herself an able actress and a swell person. When she's not traveling to and fro on that “fast bus, she's roller skating with some of those pre-collegiates at V. A. DAVID BERG “Dare “For why should life all labor be (ieneral Course; Football, 4; Track, 4. Dave is a six foot blonde from Worcester. How does he remember the names of poems and authors so well? Dave has been promoted from assistant janitor to half-owner in a greenhouse in the metropolis of Westminster.

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8 THE SAMPLER CLASS OFFICERS President..................George Sawyer Secretary..................Claire O’Brien Vice-President..........Benjamin Hartwell Treasurer..................Richard Dexter CLASS COLORS CLASS MOTTO Green and white Nothing great is lightly won CLASS FLOWER CLASS DAY White rose Tuesday, June 13, 1939 SENIOR CHAPEL Scripture Reading Lord’s Prayer Ilymn Class Prophecy Address to 1 'ndergraduates Presentation of class day honors Athletic Awards Moving up of classes Class Song School Song CLASS SONG To the tune of The Vagabond” by Noble Cain From Music of Many Lands and Peoples, by special permission of the publisher, Silver Rurdett Company All too swift the days have passed. Days of joy and sorrow. Friendships made which long will last Far beyond the morrow. Teachers wise and classmates true. We will ne’er forget them. Side by side we journeyed thru; Now at last we leave them. All our hopes and joys and aims. They shall perish never. Memories of high school days. All shall last forever. We must look ahead with zest To the world before us. Well prepared to meet the test. Let what may befall us. Jack Dizki

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10 THE SAM PLER MARGUERITE BISSELL “Migg” Tis better to be brief than tedious Commercial Course. Marguerite knows all the answers in Chem class or anywhere else for that matter. She is a good listener, a quality not often found in girls, and she has made many friends during these last four years in high school. JOHN BLAKE Blakeg” “ There are tteo great men in the world and I'm both of them Commercial Course; Interclass Basketball, 4; Band, 2, 3, 4. Johnny would make a good daddy for “Baby Snooks.” He’s good at blowing his bass horn, but he gets along without it very well. Good luck, Johnny, and more wind to you. EDITH CAPRON “Eda “ Willy and Wise General Course; Interclass Basketball, 3, 4. “Edie” is a raven-haired damozel with a sparkling smile and a beautiful soprano voice. One of the best in interclass basketball. The class wishes her luck in her musical career. MARY COLEMAN “ Betty ”Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything Commercial Course; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Announcement Committee. “Betty” is the most amiable girl this side of Alaska. She can usually be seen whanging away at one of those “obstreperous” typewriters in room 22. 0 $% etc. Don’t blame her, blame the typewriter. JEAN CONDON Katie She is, generally speaking, generally speaking General Course; Interclass Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Spotlight Club, 2, 4; Nature Club, 1; French Club, 1; Hobby Exhibit Committee, 3; Year Book Staff, 4; Brattleboro Reformer School Column, 3; Times School Column. 4; “It Never Rains.” Jean has many activities. She talks and talks and talks and ta- -must we go on? She says she’s amiable, good natured, and sympathetic. ’Sa funny thing, she is, too. As an off-key crooner and terrific poetess, she has no equal.