Montpelier High School - Record Yearbook (Montpelier, VT)

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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 —

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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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SENIOR — Twenty-six —