Pembroke Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pembroke, NH)

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g In-1g5gAogMgAN forget they ever existed, Robert. I, Claire Tremblay, leave to Gladys Jaworski, my curly hair. Permanente are hard to ,get these days, Gladys. I, Bud Warren, leave to Billy Vanderhagen my way with the women. Perhaps it will help you out with Patty, Billy. I, Allan Spaulding, leave to all future chemical warfare men at P.A. my knack with chemicals. You are cautioned to keep the warfare in the laboratory, however. I, William Clark, leave to Mr. Beal my Dodge, so he can continue to get coal to the school. I, Jeanette Demers, will to Erie Yeaton my good conduct marks. You get these marks for doing nothing, Erie. I, Janice Colby, leave to Duane Keeler my fine attendance record. Perhaps we should leave you a good alarm clock, Duane. I, Rollande Ayotte, leave to Florence Saturley my ability to chew gum and not get caught. After the war, we'l1 give you a package of gum to start with, Florence. I, Lucille Letendre, leave to Pearl Courtemanche my job of'typing outlines for history. It's good exercise if nothing else, Pearl. I, Harriet Williamson, will my ability to sit still in class to Francis Davis, and my seat in Phy. sics to any underclassman who en- joys torture. We hope Francis will be cured of his severe case of wan- deritis. I, Norma Cleveland, will to Jeamv nette Richards my even disposition. Nothing will ever upset you, if you take everything with a smile, Jean- nette. I, Betty Ann Douillette, leave to Grace Garrison my acting ability. We hope this will bring you the lead in all future plays, Grace. I, Helen Welch, leave my office job to Lily Houghton. Ybu already have a good start, Lily I, Carmen Ricard, leave to Brad- ford Allan my ability to talk with my hands. Besides saving lung pews er, it is less easily detected by the teachers. I, Phyllis Handy, leave my abil- ity to talk to Helen Ambrose. We advise you to use this ability with wisdom, however. I, Helen Hoague, leave my spec- ial brand of naivete to Grace'Yeat- on. Besides, it is more fun to laugh at a Joke after everyone else has caught on. I, Bette Morency, leave to Helen Ambrose my power of assuaging the English teacher with m soft voice. This is most effective if not prac- ticed frequently. I, Pearl Richard, leave to Bar- bara Saturley my love letters. We think there is no need to go into details. I, William Pauling, leave to Ed. ward Nutter the picture of the bea- utiful blonds tacked inside my desk That bit of art has brightened many a dull day. I, Joyce Douillette, leave my love of athletics to a certain Jun- ior boy with a green car. Could that be you, Fowler? I, Vera 'Huggins, leave to Sherb Chickering my dancing ability. We would like to give you a little partner, too, Sherb. I, Madeleine Richard, leave to Robert Yeaton my scholastic ability Where all else fails, that will see you through school. 2 I, Ella Severance, leave to Bev- erly Whitney my quiet manner. You would be surprised how much a quiet person sees and hears, Beverly. I, Betty Silke, leave to all who want it, my job of keeping up the morale of the Navy. We don't think that will be hard if they are all as good looking as Betty's friend. I, Bertha Gordon, leave to Velma Monroe my giggles. They may cause

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Q, r THE ACA,DEZNLI,AN.,,, ,pr p stronger characters. The burdens of war and the responsibilities of post-war peace must be carried by our generation, the youth of today. Every sacrifice we make, every pro- blem we face requires increasing strength of character. The future of our nation and of the world de- pends, in part, upon the caliber of the youth of today. As we step out of the role of students to meet the world, we will come face to face with the greatest-'challenge of mo- dern times. How we meet and over- come that challenge willlbe the su- preme test of our characters. .Suppose that an'individual did possess all the qualities of good character. How can he integrate those qualities so that his charac- ter wi11 be well-balanced? Should one quality predominate or should he have an equal amount of each? How can one determine which quality is the most important? That is where the greatest problem comes in All of us possess some of the attri- butes of character, but how can we best combine those we do have? To answer these questions, I would like to give what I call my personal formula for acquiring a good character--a goal plus perser- verance equals character. Let us set a goal funder the present con- ditions, our immediate goal should be to win this devastating war and establish a lasting peacejg then, if we persevere in our struggle to reach that goal, most of the quali- ties of good character will auto- matically become an integrated part of our personalities. The class of 1943, humble but unafraid, stands ready to take up the struggle. .1-q--1-n- C L A S S Robert We, the class of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-three, -of Pembroke Academy, town of Pembroke, state of New Hampshire, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testiment, in manner and form following, hereby revoking any will, or wills, here- tofore made by us. First, we, the seniors of Pem- broke Academy, wish to leave the faculty our sincere appreciation for the support and guidance given us in the past four years. Second, we, the seniors of Pem- broke Academy will and bequeath our ability for being the queerest class ever to enter this building to the juniors. We will our per- sonal possessions as follows: I, Carroll Stevens, leave to Stanley Grimes my sense of humor. The world is full of laughs, Stan- ley. Help yourself to a few. W I L E Dcwst I,,Compton French, leave to Rich- ard Fowler my executive ability and air of authority. You may have a nervous break-down, but you'll be too busy to notice it. I, Charles Yeaton, leave to Ver- non Hall my ability to stay away from girls. Avoid girls, you avoid trouble. I, Helen Muller, leave to Mary Louise Hook my ability to blush. That's hard to find these days, Mary, so guard it well. I, Doris Childs, leave to all future Latin students my love of Latin translations. This is the kind of love akin to something quite the opposite, we understand, I, Elizabeth MacMillan, leave to Charles Whittemore my ability to acquiesce in argument. The freck- les are not'included. I, Frederick Mindt, leave to Ro-- bert Anderson my musical ability. When studies get too dull, you can

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TH eggaogosy 1 AN G 1 :ul . you some trouble, but we hope they will be worth it. I, Arlene Clark, leave to Joan Hendrickson my home economics abil- ity. With this ability, you can look forward to being on every re- freshment committee. I, Francis Casey, leave to Ron- ald Townsend my ability to go to school, play baseball, and hold a job all in one day. Try it sometime. We, the Triumverate of Spaulding Mindt, and Dowst, leave to Jack Colby and Lily Houghton our ability to get along with each other. in really think you can do it without ourahelp. he do hereby make, constitute, and appoint Mr. Beal to be our ex- ecutor of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the class of one thousand nine hundred and forty-three have hereunto sub- scribed our name and affixed our seal, the twenty-fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thous- and, nine hundred and forty-three. 4 q--is-can C L A S S P R O P H E C Y Harriet Milliamson It was a perfect day for the great holiday. I looked anxiously up the street. Where could that bus for the airport be? Oh, here it is at last. How relieved I was to see it coming, for the Califor- nia plane was scheduled to leave on the dot of 9:00. It was 8:45 al- ready. The bus was so crowded the driver had to put on the adjustable seats so everyone could get to the airport comfortably. When the bus driver turned around, I saw he was my old schoolmate Bill Clark. I was inquired and found that Phyllis very busy these days as the leader of the Association for Women's Rights. Before I knew it, Bill was call- ing out, nHere's the airport,n and I had to shout nGood-byeu and rush for the ticket office. The girl who gave me the ticket looked sur- prisingly familiar. It was Pearl Richard. we would have stopped to chat only the plane was warming up. Some of the passengers were start- ing to climb on. Pead. did have time, though, to tell me that Ber- tha Gordon and Janice Colby were opening an entertainment certer in town that very afternoon. As I was boarding the plane, someone handed me a pamphlet. I didn't have time then to look at it as I spied the hostess. Could that be Helen Muller? It was. She said her height didn't keep her from be- ing a hostess nowadays because the planes had extra high ceilings. Another surprise came when I saw that Francis Casey was the pilot. After we took off, I had a chance to look at the pamphlet. It was full of advertisements. One ad caught my attention. It was for some newly-invented scratchless shavers. The inventor was A. Spaul- ding who could be none other than A1 Spaulding. He had been inter- ested in electricity and mechanics in high school. Most of the passengers were going the way I was--to the Exposi- tion of 1953 in California. There- fore, the plane made few stops. It was equipped with a radio-televi- sion set. The hostess set it up in the front of the plane so that we could enjoy ourselves on this trip. The dial was tuned in just before the hour was up. A piano concert was being given. I recognized Betty Morency seated at the piano. She certainly had gained skill with those musical fingers of hers. nDoes your head ache? If it does, go to your nearest drug store and ask for B's headache p11ls.n My goodness, there was Compton French making an announcement, get- ting in his plug as usual. Right