Montpelier High School - Record Yearbook (Montpelier, VT)

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I, Margaret Richardson, leave to Jane Blodgett my ability to keep my interest in the males of M. H. S. a secret, that she, too, may keep them guessing. I, Marilyn Roberts, bequeath my vivid interest in a rival town to Wanda Douglass. I, Stanley St. John, leave with Marjorie Holmes a lock of my curly brown, that she may never forget me. I, Teresa Sassorossi, leave my broken lab equipment to the person who gets lock- er No. 64. I, Bob Sawyer, bequeath to Betty McLeod a new piano for the auditorium, so that she will have as much fun in that ringside seat as I have had. I, Hildreth Seaver, bequeath my park- ing place in front of the high school to Dwaine Senter. I, Mary Sherman, bequeath to Vivian Curtis my ability to skip school so she may go deer hunting with Barbara Willey next year. I, Glen Smith, leave all my chewing gum and the privilege of staying after school for Mr. Shipp to Dick Gale. I, Cynthia Stafford, bequeath my popu- larity with Mr. Mix to Jane Anderson. I, Pauline Stearns, leave my job as typist on the Solonscope to any one who can type. I, Dorothy Steele, leave to my sister Lyn my ability to get along without the op- posite sex. I, Herbert Stevens, bequeath my home- room seat to the unlucky person who fills it. I, Ed Stewart, leave a big hole at left tackle for Bill Harvey. I, Elsie Story, bequeath to Gale Wolynec my driver’s license and car with all its rattles. I, Fred Strong, bequeath my Plymouth car to Mr. Shipp in case he gets in a jam as I did. I, Richard Sw'asey, leave my job of run- ning the movie projector to Donald Miller, in hopes that he will enjoy it as much as I have. I, Kimball Utton, bequeath my Sear’s Roebuck driver’s license to Paul Singleton and his Austin. I, Betty White, bequeath my accuracy in typing to my sister, hoping that she at least will have the speed to go with it. I, Amy Wilder, leave my artistic talent and everlasting fondness for the color pur- ple to Neysha Rossi. I, John Willey, bequeath the job of play- ing the records at dances to some unfortu- nate underclassman. I, Marlene Wilson, leave my position on the Student Council to an underclassman with a fifth period class. I, Janet Witham, bequeath my oper- etta leads to some underclassman that she may enjoy them as much as I have. I, Billy Wong, leave the teachers no more chance to call me Ward. I, June Wood, leave a well u'orn path to Windsor High School to “Rocky”. — Twenty-four —

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I, Ed Ghiringhelli, leave to Robert Hill my thimbleful of knowledge so that he may do more work than I did. I, Raymond Gomez, leave with my fellow classmates while my brother, Rudulf, takes my place. I, Rachel Goodall, bequeath my good attendance record to Helen Morse. I, Nat Greenberg, bequeath my “hustle your bustle” to future editors of the Solonseape so that they may get the paper out on time. I, Madalyn Hall, leave to Helen Smith the space I have walked in for the last two years, so she won’t have to wralk on other people’s feet as she has on mine. I, Ned Hamilton, leave to Bill Ward my ability to get along with the teachers and get good marks. I, Lorraine Hatch, bequeath the fun of cheering in the years ahead to the J. V. cheerleaders. I, Lee Hayford, bequeath to any student of M. H. S. my ability to break windows. I, Patricia Jensen, leave my brother David in the hands of the faculty. I, Carlton Jones, leave. I, Charlotte La Count, bequeath my two sisters to M. H. S. 1, Richard Lapan, bequeath to my sister my front seat in study hall so that she may study the features of Longfellow as I have done in the past. I, Beverly Leavitt, leave my habit of annoying the teachers by chewing gum to Betty Leavitt. I, Arland Lewis, bequeath P. A. D. (the most ungrateful stuff) to Fredrick Fuller. I, Marilyn Loveless, leave with Gerald- ine Bugbee my ability to wear the school colors. I, Robert Lunkes, leave to Mr. Aiken the ease with which I do my physics prob- lems. I, Arlene Lupien, bequeath my seat in assembly to my brother John, hoping that he has better luck in it than I did. I, Bruce MacAlister, bequeath my abil- ity to arrive just in time for school to Servando Canas. I, Bob Magne, leave to Donald Kane my technique for cutting classes without get- ing caught. I, Martin Manning, leave my home room desk to Elwin Griffith in hopes that it will be put to good use. I, Ed Martell, bequeath my position as end on the football team to anyone who wants it, because I’m always at the end of everything. I, Chuck McAllister, bequeath my quarterback slot on the second team to Franklin Greenberg. I, June Merrill, leave my footprints which will soon be filled by one more Merrill, Cynthia. I, Joyce Nichols, leave my good looks to future class beauties. I, Lewis Neill, bequeath to the under- classmen my good behavior, so that the teachers won’t have to fill out so many red cards. I, Carroll Nelson, leave to my brother, Kenneth, the seat I occupied w hile a senior. I, Barbara O’Neill, bequeath my posit- ion as business manager of the Solonscope to Polly White. I, John Ormsby, bequeath my ability to get along with the opposite sex to Charlie Jerd. I, Christina Pedrozo, leave to Francis Farnham my Oldsmobile so that he may get to school on time. I, Betty Phillips, bequeath my natural curly hair to Marion Phillips that she may no longer fear rainy days. I, Mae Pierce, bequeath to Laura Rich- ardson my new' name “Calamity Jane”. I, Clarice Plummer, bequeath to my sister, Edna, the enjoyment of Oral English. I, Paul Poulos, leave with Jim Brusa my ability to carry the water bucket. I, Larry Pratt, bequeath my interest in St. Mike’s to my brother, Roddy. I, June Prescott, leave to the underclass girls my worn Burlington time table. I, Henry Reed, bequeath my rights and privileges as a senior to my sister, Charlene. — Tw ity-three —

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PRO MERITO Pro Merito is the highest honor a student can achieve in high school. Stu- dents having an average of eighty-five or better for at least six semesters are award- ed this honor. A special assembly is held Mario Bianchi John Bjorn Janice Carter Raylene Clark Ruth Dorries Fay Dunham Cora Fair at which the students deserving the merit receive pins as a token of recognition. We extend our heartiest congratula- tions to the following seniors who proved themselves worthy of this award: Cynthia Stafford Pauline Stearns Dorothy Steele Elsie Story Frederick Strong Elizabeth White Natalie Greenberg Charles McAllister June Merrill Barbara O’Neill Teresa Sassorossi Robert Sawyer Mary Sherman SILVER “M” Silver “M” is an honor given to seniors who have earned recognition by scholar- ship as well as by extra-curricular activi- ties. The points for scholarship are based on the student’s scholastic average and the extra-curricular points are determined by the Student Council’s point system. Two awards are given, one in the fall and the other in the spring. To qualify for the awrard in the fall, a senior must have ten points in scholarship and eight points in extra-curricular activities; the spring award requires fourteen points in scholar- ship and eight in extra-curricular activities. The eligibility of the students is determined by a Student Council member and the Guidance Director. The following seniors received the fall award: John Bjorn, Theodore Conner, Natalie Greenberg, June Merrill and Cynthia Staf- ford. — Twenty ire —