Pembroke Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pembroke, NH)

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friends. ' I, Lily Houghton, do will and be- queath to Helen Ambrose my capacityfor being here, there, and everywhere at once. It makes life mighty interest ing, Helen. I, Howard Robinson, do will and be- queath to Bill VanderHaegen my moder- ation. Slow motion will give you time to grow, Bill. I, Lucille Blais, leave to Janet Richard my absence excuses. They Will save you a lot of writing. I, Charles Whittemore, do will and bequeath to Roger Beal the dictionary I never have to use. I'm sure you're the only one I know who could keep it in as good condition as I have. I, Minnie Bachelder, do will and be queath to Virginia Crafts my disinter- estedness in the beys. Ginny, that will save you plenty of worry! I, June Courtemanche do leave to Clayton Higgins my Harlequin glasses. New you won't have to be concerned a- bout not seeing the assignments on the board and will have them done every day. I, Janet Lombard, do leave toGladys Jaworski the job of advertising for Lombard's store. I, Ruth Chiekering, do will and be- queath to Roger Beal my deepest regrets that I wen't be around next year. But they do let us home for vacations from Wheelock School. I, Barbara Saturley, do leave m mathematical ability to Patricia Hook. Concentrate a little mere, Patty, and youfll get it in time. ul, Myra Palmer, do put my nHankn back into circulation next year. Please takefgoed care of him! I I, 'Donald Heath, do will and be- queath to Stuart Gile my independent naturef it -, 'IjQMa11yi Elizabeth Farnum, do leave to my 5sister, Anne, my ability to re- member to bring my books and lunch to ' 'ig fca.Ass Paopuscv We all know that some people, called fortune telltale, ill- .aKat 'ih'ey QQ 'school every erning. It will relieve a few people of 'the responsibiliw which they assumed this past year of looking out for you. Maybe you'l1 not only remember to bring your glasses case but the glasses also. I, Althea Orrill, do will and be- queath all my hair ribbons to Evelyn I, Dorothy Adams, do leave my short- hand and typing exactness to next year's stenography classes. If you work as diligently at it as I have, you'll find it comes easy. I, Edward Nutter, do will and be- queath to Gerald Gardner my jovial na- ture. I, Jacqueline Strickford, do will and bequeath to Norman Bonenfant my se- cret for growing long fingernails. They not only look better, but midi serve as protection sometime. I, Joyce Carr, do will and bequeath to Wilma Gale my naturally wavy hair. Nowg Wilma, you can give aiu those curlers and extra bobby pins you must halfeg I, Gloria Gardner, do leave to Bar- bara MacLean ny good behavior fcrwhich I have been commended many times inthe past four years. It really pays in he long run to be good. '- I, Georgette Cournoyer, do will and bequeath to Louise Smith my way of coming out with witty remarks at the least expected moment. They add a great deal to dull classes. we hereby appoint Mr. Beal of Pem- broke, County of Merrimack, State of New Hampshire, to be the sole executor of this our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we, the Senior Class of 1944, do set our hands and seal this fifteenth day of June hz the year of our Lord 1944 to be our last will and testament. SIGNED THE CLASS OF 1944 MARV ELIZABETH FARNUM tell a person's right vocation, although the position of the stars at the time of a person's birth, the veins in one's hands, or tea leaves in one's tea realy

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presented P.A. in the State contest at Laconia. Charles won second prize in the Extemporaneous Division. Cn May 12 and l3,two Seniom dharles Whittemore and Lily Houghton, had the privilege of participating in the Siate Music Festival at Portsmouth, at which event Mrs. Busiell was manager. Because of her fine character and scholastic ability, Mary Elizabeth Farnum was chosen D.A.R.representativ! CLASS WILL We, the class of 1944, of Pembroke Academy,in the town of Pembroke,county of Merrimack, state of New Hampshire, being of sound mind and body, do pub- lish this to be our last will and test- ament. All our debts, though they be many, will be promptly paid, and all legacies hereinafter bequeathed are to be discharged as soon as circumstance will permit and as herein directed. First: We, the Senior Class of 1944 do will and bequeath to the class of 1945 the few scarce copies of the Amer. ican History book, Wirth. We hope they'1l be able to find them the night before a test better than we could. Also to the same class we leave our place as Seniors, trusting they will live up to our good name. I To our Sister Class, that of 1946, we leave our best wishes and common sense, realizing they will need this legacy when they stand where we do to- day: To the class of 1947, we bequeath our dignity, having noticed they have need of it. Second: We, the Seniors, do will and bequeath our numerous possessions as follows: I, Bernice Higgins, do will and be- queath to next yearls Senior English class my 100 letters from overseas. I think youfll find them much more in- teresting than English Literature. I, Mary Lou Hook, do will a d be- Q The Senior Play certainly went off with g bang! Every seat was occupied and the 'bleachers as well. The pro- ceeds came in handy and were of ,grant use to the Seniors. we salute all our class officers, those present and also those who had to leave us, on the splendid Jobs the have done in keeping the Class of 9440 together. Lily Houghton queath to Naurice Georgi, my attempts at keeping quiet in class. I hope you can do better at it than I could. I, Gilberte Privey, leaye all my Navy and Marine pins to Lorraine Dua ford. Also I leave my position as Ed! itor of the Apadgmy ,Eggs to Carolyn Hillman. It7s quite a Job, Carolyn, but I know you're equal to it. I, Duane Keeler, do will and be- queath to Bill Welch my long legs to assist you in going after the girls, for they will get you there a step af head of the other fellowss I, Pearl Courtemanche, do will and bequeath to Jeanne Levesque my Olds- mobile. You know, Jeanne, it comes in handy when there's a good movie in Con- cord or Manchester,either afternoon or evening. I, Doris Leighteizer, leaye to Ewa Beard, my Ncome hithern manner in this nearly maleless age, I wish you as much luck as I've had. I, Norton Ferren, do leave to Ken- neth Fowler, my dimples. They easily attract the girls. ' I, Arthur Fowler, do will and be- queath to Francis Davis the wig I used in the Senior Play to cover any places where therddh Shines through or Ihi h the gentle zephyrs may uncover, I, Maurice Duford, do will and be- queath to James Bates my patent hair tonico Maybe you can keep that strays ing lock under control, Jim. I, Albert Yeaton, leave to Stanley Grimes my hearty laugh. It may have gotten me into trouble on several oc- casions but it has tina. fore me many

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have nothing at all to do with the mat- ter. To prove this, I will tell you what Madam Shushu told me would become of the members of the Class of '44, Entering Madam Shushu's tent, I was asked to sit down opposite the Madam and directly before her big crystal ball. Lmdam Shushu gazed into her cry stal ball and went into a trance. After a few minutes, this is what she saidg NI see a beautiful woman. She is so beautiful that her picture is taken every day and people all over the wmrhd gaze upon her features with awe, for you will be a movie star. In your prif vate life you haven't as much success for you have had one, two, three, ne- four husbands,n After hearing such a funny fortune predicted for me, I asked her if she could tell me about my classmates-- what they would be doing in the future. Certainly, certainly, she said, and here is what she told meg HI see people all over the world waiting impatiently for a certain thee. At that time they all turn on their ra- dios. The announcer is introducing someone. 'And new, friends of the ra- dio audience, you will hear the thrill ing voice of Miss Minnie Bacholder, famous singer and musician, who will render 'Drink to Me Only'With Thine Eyes.' In the radio audience that night every one of Miss Bachelders classmates heard her, In a little town 'cut West' ap tired farmer leans back in her arm chair and lets the beautiful strains carry her away, for this is a feminine farmer. She has had a busy day driving a trac- tor, hoeing, milking, all of the usual routine jobs of a successful, prosper- ous, and contented 'girl of the soil,' You knew her as Lucille Blais. The picture fades, and I see a school teacher still busily at work in the empty little schoolhouse. Her head nods, and she fights to keep awake. Going rapidly to work, she finishes correcting the last paper and lcoksup, an old She is Joyce Carr. Joyce is maid, and simply goes panic-stricken at the sight of a man. Her whole life is centered around teaching children the history of the world. ' Again the pictures dim, and this time, deep in the crystal ball I soo tents--big, gayly-colored tents. In, side, the crowd is held spellbound by the daring feat of the tight rope walk- er high up in the top of the tent. With perfect skill, she dances across the thin wire holding an umbrella. She is your old pal, Ruth Chickering. nBut new our gaze wanders to a cage where a slim, graceful girl is calmly putting tho snarling liens through their act, Mary Lou Hook, lion tamer, is what it says on your program. 'Quickly another picture is forudng. A big tall man is tenderly leandngover millions of little bee hives and put- ting them up for the night, The Bee- keeper's name is Jack Colby, He -has built this business up, worked with it day after day and has come to love the little insects. New we jump to the other side of the world. An enormous college can be seen, Outside on the emaculate,clean, velvet lawn, the Professor is resting- taking a well-earned vacation from all his cares. He is Professor James Corm- ier, beloved by all his scholars. NYou wish to know what Georgette Cournoyer is doing? I am happy to inn form you that she is a fruit-grower. This profession takes skill and pa- tience which only one out of about ten people ever acquire. Here's a new occupation. June Courtemanohe is a statistician, the crystal ball says. She collects data for the Government regarding our na- tional wealth, movement of im igratien, the relations between labor and.capital, etc,n At this point Madam Shushu looked up, Well, I said, keep on, yeu're interesting. Tell me some more,N and to prod her on, I passed her some sil- ver coins. Madam Shushu looked pleased and gazing into her crystal ball agnn, she finished telling me the fortunes of my classmates. I Pearl Courtemanche is a great think-