Pembroke Academy - Academian Yearbook (Pembroke, NH)

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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-

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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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er. She sits perfectly still all day long and determines how the world should be run. Great men come to her for advice, What do I see? Maurice Duford is a horse jackie, He wears a brightly- colored suit and electrifies the spec- tators with his excellent riding amia- ity. WNow a picture is forming of a b1aoksmith's shop. Tirelessly hammer- ing sway at a forge is Bill Edmonds. I see the street of New York. Skillfully weaving in and out of the heavy traffic, a taxi is nearing its destination.. The driver steps out and I see the pleasant-looking face ofMazy Elizabeth Farnum. Although she has earned enough money to retire and live in comfort for the rest of her life, she prefers to continue on with her work. Another one of your classmates I see in the middle of the congested street directing trafficu This police- man has enforced law and order for the past ten years and is respected by everybody, His name is Howard Robinem. Looking up the street, I see a lawyer's office. Norton Ferren is the owner of this building and the bril- liant lawyer himself. Many of his trials will go down in history. Yet another' member of your class is in this city, too. Gloria Gardner interviews foreign delegates as no one can entertain these famous men better thm she.. A very rapid change comes about, for as I gaze into the crystal bell, I see a country scene again Focused sharply in the foreground is a cave. An old man totters forth, his long, white beard fluttering in the breeze. Art Fowler is a woman-hater and iso- lates himself out here in the wilder- ness away from the cares of the world- An entirely different scene is com- ing to the surface of my crystal ball now. It is a mid-'western town. On the right side of the street a sign reads, ffbonald Heath, Bentist.' Dolaldis busi- ness of pulling teeth really fasfcinaies him. 'In the some building there is an- other offlce. In this, a beautiful woman of the world, Bernice Higgins, social worker, devotes herself to the welfare of mankind, but never to man, WAgain there is a shift in scene, and I see a husky little lumber Jill out in the North oods. She is o.-great help and can do any of the Jobs around the lumber mill. Her name is Lily Houghton. Another P.A. graduate I see ls in a crowded newspaper office. She is a proof-reader for s this newspaper. 'Proof-reading is a fascinating work, she says, and I recognize her as Doris Lelgdatiizer. Hz-ark, I hear church bells. Vhll-:ing slowly to his church, Bible under his arm, is Reverend Duane Keeler. People all around for miles come to him for advice on their problems. Little chm- ren gaze lovingly into his eyes for comfort and strength. The scene changes and as I gaze into the crystal ball, I see an ex- tensive, enormous home, of evidently a well-to-do person, That person is Janet Lombard. She is a debutante and has not one thing to do from dey to night except enjoy herself. She goes out dancing every night with a differs- ent boy-friend. 'The crystal ball takes us to a little shop. A tailor ls making a suit. Around the shop are evidences that he also cleans and presses. Edward Nutt! is a skilled tradesman in this branch of personal service. UAltheo. Orrill is a famous artist quietly tucked away from all the woidb noise and speed. I see her bu lly sketching at her drawings. Now I see a reporter, or joumalist, as she prefers to be called. She is hurrying to keep in touch with events of the day, Myra Palmer is her name, I see, and she has had many exciting days in her life keeping the news up- tO da-'beg OhEA profession after my own luut Gilberte Privey is a fortune teller, sought after by people from ollvialks of life. Her predictions have come