Orleans High School - Sword Yearbook (Orleans, VT)

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ARVILLA SMITH: With her diploma in one hand and her shorthand book in another, Billie started on her secretarial career. She has been ad- vanced to private secretary to Henry Kaiser. A little birdie told us that she is going to resign soon to become the wife of a high school sweetheart. EDWARD SMITH: Eddie joined the Navy along with the other boys of our class, and certainly didn’t fail the reputation of the Navy of having a girl in every port. After the war, he decided to establish his residence in Hollywood where he is now private secretary to Lana Turner. CARL STEVENS: After tramping for a couple of years in the infantry, Carl then motored to Detroit where he set up a small business of repairing Model T’s. Carl, who lets no grass grow under his feet, built this business up into what is now known as the famous Mudson Car Company. JACKIE TURNBULL: The favorite Pin-up” girl of the senior class of '45 exercised her beautiful limbs by hitch-hiking to Hollywood where she came under the impression of a leg artist. She now has a well established business in downtown Hollywood where she paints girls’ legs for a dollar. ANN WIGHTMAN After receiving her diploma, Ann journeyed to sunny Cali- fornia and established her residence in Hollywood where she was soon discovered by a talent scout. Be sure and see her latest pic- ture, Heavens, and All This Too,” co-starring with Jon Vanson. Class Gifts To Ernie Perry, we present these vitamin pills that you may grow into a second Charles Atlas. To Edward Smith, we present this substitute class ring to give to Ida so that you may wear your own. To Madeline Davis, we present these scissors that you may keep Wheeler’s hair trimmed in the near future. PAGE TWENTY-FOUR

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CHARLOTTE DEWING: Charlotte accompanied Madeline to Pratt Whitney where she became acquainted with Willie the welder, and she now lives in a spacious trailer outside the factory gates. CYNTHIA GRAY: Cynthia attended Middlebury College, and is now teaching English at O. H. S. On the sideline, she is a publicity agent for Graylawn Products. WARREN HILLIARD: After studying music very hard under Miss Hopkins in O. H. S., Wog is now the leading trombonist in the Downbeats, a well- known Vermont orchestra. BEVERLY HUSSEY: Beverly is very happy in her present position which is keeping house and carrying dinners daily to the foreman of the cedar oil still. HATTIE KAHLSTROM: A familiar sight on the Brownington road every day is Hattie driving to Orleans to buy groceries. We can imagine her as a busy little housewife, scurrying about her farm in Brownington. JULIUS MUER: Julie is really in the chips! He is now sole owner of Muer’s Casino in Reno. Girls, drop in with your third husband and lose your first husband’s money. ERNEST PERRY: This little blonde, curly-headed senior went out into the big cruel world searching for a wife. After traveling around the world tirelessly searching for someone to suit him, he finally decided there is no place like home. CLYDE PLACE: Clyde’s possibilities for using the knife were discovered early in his childhood. Therefore, after his graduation, he decided to take a course in slaughtering from Joe Boulanger, and believe it or not, he now has his own meat market. DORIS SIMPSON: After her graduation from O. H. S., Doris decided that it was her patriotic duty to join the WACS. She reached the honorable position of corporal, and became known all over the United States for her worthy disciplinary feats. After the war, she returned to Or- leans to take over the defense company, thus relieving Mr. Schoppe of his strenuous duties. PAGE TWENTY-THREE

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To Charlotte Dewing, we present this jar of cold cream to preserve your peachy complexion. To Jackie Turnbull, we present this whistle so that when you teach Physical Education you may keep the class in order. To Hattie Kahlstrom, we present these stilts to add a few inches to your height. To Beverly Hussey, we present you this bottle of cedar oil to help carry on Eddie’s trade. To Warren Hilliard, we present this pack of cards so that you may carry on your card tricks. To Gertrude Broome, we present you this hair bow to go with all your other pretty ones. To Ann Wightman, we present this diploma so that she may grad- uate with the rest of us. To Carl Stevens, we present this new trumpet so that the valves won’t stick. To Phyllis Decker, we present this box of stationery so that you may keep up the morale of the boys in the service. To Elaine Dean, we present you this sailor to take the place of Raymond while he’s in the Navy. To Clyde Place, we present this address book that you may keep the names of the girls in each port. To Doris Simpson, we present you this horse so that you may go ga'loping happily through life. To Cynthia Gray, we present you this test tube to give you more vivid memories of Chemistry class. To Evelyn Barney, we present you this Maybelline to keep the gleam shining in your blue eyes. To Arvilla Smith, we present this cook book to help you in the future. To Raymond Boulanger, we present this cow to start your farming in Coventry Swamp after the war. To Marion Corrow, we present this pencil to keep up your good drawing. To Julie Muer, we present this barrel in case you lose in your crap games. To Mrs. Davies, we present you this yarn so that you may carry on your knitting. PAGE TWENTY-FIVE