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

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B. F. A. Mercury 9 Class Song By .Yrlnvy Clllillill flIH1l'vl'flIll.' .Yarflzhw Vlilllllf Hl.0llLlUlltllll'l'y Au Uh, li. I . A., tho time has 4-omo for us to pztrtg Huy lil'cl's wholospam hojustt the Illggilil roudwziy The joys wo'yc had wcr'll hold f1tl'tlI' to our liy which we rout-li tho goals wc'yo licro begun, hearts. hYll0ll we eau livur, like music, at tho vlosiug of The work, tho fun, lmyv made our liyos still tho day l'i0h6l' OIICS Qiodls word ol' old 2Ll,CVGl1tldC, Woll Done. And tlwughts 0f'w'011 welll vlmilsll ir llw dw And though the way may make the soul grow to come. weary, Uh, staunch and truce will he thc trim-nds that wc v I 1 May hruig the vyo the shadow of :L irowu, have made, , We-'ll vlimlm tho road that leads uc 'here His We'll I16,9l' torgut, tho sports ttlratl wc have S ll glories shim-, played. In music-all, haw- sung praises to your name, Xml SW UW' Vltfllfls lltlllt UP lWl'Ul'0 llllf S1111 May glOl'j't'01l1Ct0j'0ll, our dc,-:tr old li, I . A, gon-s down. Cheerleaders l lipper 1'ow l. to r.: li. Cruivkslizink, A. llodot, F. Butler, D. liruloy, 'l'. Lapaui, I . Sweeney, ll. liorugor l,ow1-rrow: J. lluwitt, li. liurli. li. Loomis, l. l'lllII,f . BISINUII. J. liisson. l'. ltmn, l,. Bum-klcy, U. Moiitziguo, D. Sweeney

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8 B. R A. Mercury Ted Bachmann, Frank Nardine, Joan Bisson, Arnold Perron, Jean McMahon, and Dennis de Montingy. Kathleen Riley and Claire Chevrier were prompters, and Joyce Hogan, Vera Dacey, and Wanda Martinson were stage managers. Our class went traveling again in November. This time the diary says that Jeannette Bilodeau and Nancy Alexander attended the Allied Youth Convention in Buck Hills Falls, Pennsylvania. The F. F. A. was represented at its Boston Con- vention by Bobby Ladue and Gordon Boom- hower. The diary reveals that in December Bobby Tatro was a member of the cast of the Christmas Play. Among the pages of the diary we find a copy of this year's Mercury which tells that Frank Nar- dine is once again editor-in-chief. Twenty-five other members of our class are working with him to make this the most successful year. The ten year jinx was broken this year when the judges decided that it was time for the juniors to win the Junior Jamboree. Result: we lost. The cast of our excellent but unappreciated per- formance of Mr. Vincent included Nancy Cat- lin, Jean McMahon, Ted Bachmann, Carolyn Urquhart, Howie Dodds, Joan Bisson, and Ar- nold Perron. The prompters were Kathleen Riley, Pauline Duquette, and Vera Dacey. The record of the Music Festival this year tells us that Jean McMahon, Pauline Duquette, Grace McGowan, Wanda Martinson, Jon San- born, Ted Bachmann, and Dennis deMontingy contributed their voices in the All-State Chorus. Turning to the back of the diary again we find the heading It's in the book that the following Q. n .. special awards were received. The D. A. R. Good Citizens this year were Susan Gaines, and Howard Rhodes. Dennis de Montigny also re- ceived a special chemistry award in a contest held at U. V. M. During our four years our athletic ability has grown by leaps and bounds. The 1953 edition of the football team again took the Northern League Pennant. Outstanding members of the team were Eddie Bailey, Tommy Pierce, Howie Rhodes, Tommy Hall, John Jean, Jim Hodet, Carl Benham, Moe Bouchard, Gordon Boom- hower, and Dennis de Montigny. Jon Sanborn and Dave Berry assisted the team as manager. Chosen to represent our school in the All- State Football team were Tommy Pierce, Eddie Bailey, and Howie Rhodes. Our girls basketball team completed its record straight undefeated season as Vermont State Champs. Barbara LaPan was placed on the All- State first team and Sylvia Rand and Shirley Al- drich on the second team. Outstanding on our boys varsity basketball team were: Howie Rhodes, Eddie Bailey, Tom- my Pierce, Gordon Boomhower, and Steve Ashton. The members of the defending championship baseball team were Eddie Bailey, Howie Rhodes, Jimmy Pare, and Vernard Picard. As our senior year draws to a close the pages of the diary are filled with the activities of graduation. The first four years of our diary are covered with the ex- perience of our high school career. No one yet knows what will fill the pages of the next year. We hope that the diaries of each member of our class will tell stories of success and happiness. . . l I 5 . j ' i xl- ., .

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10 B. R A. Mercury Clgfffqvlzvi'3lYG'?vl1vi'Dli'C'?vnlvQ?l'C'N1nvQ15llG'N11vi'5l'G'NnnvQ'Dllc?9vnuv6CDllG'NlnviC5lE.'NnuvQ6l'C'N1uvQ'DllG'Nvvp'5yf3 - ' LAWYER I 'ig Kathleen Riley C2,KCJ4llNI,2l,G,54''N.'D,Q,C,54 NQ,i,Q194 N.'D,i,Q154''NQ,iQ,W'N.'9i,Q15'5 NQ,iQ,94''N.9,1,G354 Fk',Zi,C,54 N.9,l,fL54 '4QiFG3 We, the Class of 1953, of the City of St. Al- Boucher. bans, in the County of Franklin, and the State of Vermont, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this our last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say: Firstly, to all Juniors we leave our favorite saying, Enjoy Yourself, it's later than you think. Our ability to get along with our teachers and fellow classmates we gladly bequeath to the Sophomores. With pride we bestow upon the Freshmen our brains, so that they may some day too, graduate. The best things in life are free and so to the in- coming students of B. F. A., our chief beneficia- ries: our ability to act we donate at no extra cost. Secondly, the boys of the Class of 1953 look to the Freshmen and Sophomore boys to carry the banner of victory in athletics. The Senior Girls bid sad adieu to Mr. MacKinnon. Thirdly, to certain individuals the Seniors be- queath the following item: Item I-Pauline Duquette relinquishes her nickname of Cannonball to Jean Ouellet, be- cause she may enjoy it better than Pauline did. Item II-Pat Finn wills her cheerleading abil- ity to Joan Finn. Item IH-Ronnie Roof leaves his chair in Mr. Sunderland's oflice to any incoming freshman who prefers sitting. Item IV-Grace McGowan wills her laugh to Judy Daley. Item V-Bernard Rivers leaves his ability to get along with Mr. MacKinnon to Roland Item VI-To anyone who needs it, Pat Prouty wills her ability to get along with one boy for a long period of time. Item VII-Jeannette Bilodeau leaves B. F. A. free of her treasured name for one year for there are still four more to come. Item VIH-Marjory Blow Wills her temper to Claudette Montagne for we all feel that she could use more. Item IX-Maurice Bouchard contributes his friendliness to Dick Morton. Item X-Jean McMahon wills her flirtatious ways to Nonnie Hewitt-as if she needs more! Item XI-Pat Ovitt leaves her ability to get along with Mr. White to Frances Morton. Item XII-Nancy Bovat and Irene Foun- taine are left a choice trick, a special way to sneak up into the gym at noontime by Sylvia Rand and Claire Chevrier. Item XIII-Vera Dacey wills her ability to give news in Modern History to Claire Bouchard. Item XIV-Milford Denner leaves. Item XV-Howard Dodds leaves Nancy Ca- pron at last. Item XVI-The Notorious Exchange. Sue VVhite's legs versus Harland Sylvester's legs. Item XVII-Ronnie Barrette desires to leave nothing for he needs everything he has. By consent and approval, we nominate the Faculty and Trustees of B. F. A. as sole executors of this, our last Will and Testament and hereby cancelling all former agreements.