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

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14 13. F. A. Mcrcu FOOTBALL Front row: Saurwein, Lampman, Chevalier, Mears, Richards, Ryan. Poland Second Row: Murphy, Sails, Smith, Pare, Wood, Goad Third row: Murff, Chevalier, Dacey, Guertin, Patenaude, Hunt, Morgan Fourth row: MacKay, VVallace, Burnor, McMahon, Webster' Top: Webster, Sargent, White

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F A Mercury Giving Our Best KK DD Boys and girls may not have the physique, the ambition or the will to work, yet We are like a group of track men. There are some of us who are always victors and a certain few who Hash through with an occasional triumph. Then, as in any race, there are those of us who are also-ransv and the ones who had to stagger to reach the finish line. As the track men at present are training for their biggest race, the Olympics, so We have now completed preparation for our big race, the race of life. Our training will determine how we shall fare in life unless we get a sudden surge of energy. But where are we to get this immediate force? The only solution is by directing our own studies and bettering ourselves to a point where we are satified or very nearly so. How do we study alone? There are perhaps two chief methods that we can try, by observation and by reading. Scientists through the ages have made startling discoveries which have revamped the world. We do not claim to be honored with future Pasteurs and Edisons, but there is a great deal that we can study and understand. Abe Lincoln is perhaps the greatest example of what reading can do for a man. Deprived of school, he educated himself on borrowed literature and went on to become our great sixteeth president of the United States. Now we are about to leave our high school days behind us and go out to make our place in the world. We may wish that we had worked harder and ac- complished more, for it is understood that a task well done at the appointed time makes later responsibilities easier and prepares us to grasp opportunities when they come. However in spite of our failures and weaknesses we know that we of the class of 1948 will give to the world the best that we have and the best will come back to us. s i W x q , M I ' 'I A . W . . 'T ' Ar'

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B. F.A. Mercury , da L5 Claes History -S., ,,, lg f. , ' VO 3 l k By Norma Jeanne lVilson There we were, little frightened freshmen who were finally in high school! Not just any high school, but Bellows Free Academy. Eager and confused as we were, we registered in the gym and excitedly compared our registration cards. The next day we tore around the bui-lding looking for room thirty-one downstairs and twenty-three upstairs-thanks to the misguiding upperclassmen! But soon we secured our books and loose-leafs, and within a week we were off to a fiying start. Of course, we claimed Mr. Sun- derland as a member of our class, for it was his first year as principal of BFA. First we chose Frank Horan, joyce Newton, Betty Ann Ladue, and Maurice Chevalier as our class officers. Electing officers was all new and thrilling to us, and we felt pretty big and impor- tant, instead of the lowly frosh that we were. Then we were the guests of the sophomores at the Freshman Reception. We really felt honored, for juniors and seniors were not allow- ed to attend. In fact, this was our first chance to get acquainted with our new classmates. The Freshmen Class proudly stepped forward in its first dramatic appearance and presented the play Elmerv in the junior jamboree. Miss Marion Curtis was the director. Those participa- ting in the cast were Bill Tuscany, Betty Ann Ladue, Nancy Kern, Norma Wilson, Donna Kerr, and Susan Hermann. Needless to say, we walkell off with the plaque in an easy victory over the sophomores. After all, weren't we the most talented Freshmen Class ever enrolled in BFA? After a busy year, it was soon time for our final exams. We had already suffered once before when we took our mid-years, but scared as we were, most of us came through with flying colors. And so we looked forward to our sophomore year, with our chests thrown out and our heads held just a little higher than usual. After an all too short summer vacation, we were back in school again. The routine and cus- toms were old to us now, and we actually looked down on the little freshmen! Then Maurice Che- valier as president, Douglas Godfrey as vice- president, Edward Brooks as secretary, and Alan Ferguson as treasurer, were elected as our class officers. After the previous yearls training, we were ready for anything. Why, some of us even dared to speak to Mr. Comi! Now it was our turn to give the freshmen a reception. Once again we enjoyed the usual stunts, races, and contests. In short we gave the newcomers to our school a cordial welcome. One of the special attractions of this year was the Dr. Maxim show which was given to raise funds for repairs on Coote Field. 'ijohn Henryv is still trying to figure out how to do some of those tricks. VVe are proud to say that when we were juniors, we were the first class to make a contribution to the Coote Field Fund. XV e were very glad when we heard that Mrs. Bachmann was going to direct the music classes, for we wanted to take part in the State Music- Festival which was to be held again after being discontinued for two years. YVe all enjoyed tak- ing part in the programs. except maybe Betty Martin. This year we presented 'Une jump Aheadv in the Jamboree. The cast, under the direction of