Rutland High School - Talisman Yearbook (Rutland, VT)

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54155 CMM Marion junior Thompson and Mary Manney will their memories of the Bardwell Hotel experiences to the incoming class of Shorthand II in a book entitled, The Vice of Not Knowing Shorthand and Having to Take Dictation at a Convention. It contains remedies. Marilla Jasmin is another of its authors, and she has written a special chapter, What to Do When You Enter a Supposed Convention Room and Discover It Is an Occupied Bedroom. Barb Huffert wills her blazing green eyes to the cats of 1942. She can spare them, because she always draws all eyes wherever she goes. Vivian DePasquale leaves her witty sarcasm, good humor, and dramatic ambitions to Berny Kazon, class cut'up of 1942. Dick Seward leaves his acting, singing, and dancing abilities, plus his way with women, to any fortunate boy who can handle them. Dick Hgures he can acquire more and better talents. But what better talents can there be, we protest? Betty Thayer has made her VVill, but she figures on keeping it a while longer. Leslie Lawton leaves in grandeur to shine-shoes. Doris johnson leaves a wellftrained typewriter to any struggling first'year typist. Wouldn't mean poor Shirley Palsa, would she? Rhea Elliott leaves as quietly as ever. Ray Gragen leaves his speed to Vic Segale, prospective baseball star. Lucille Bumps leaves R. H. S. with a smoother surface-a bump less. Betty McKirryher leaves her giggles and cheerfulness to Donald Cassidy, freshman, in the hopes he'll cheer up. Carley Lester leaves Harlen to carry on. jean Long leaves, still wondering where carrots', are in her class ring. jean Eddy leaves one wellfused personality to anyone who wants it. Joyce Hinckley leaves a doughnut to Charles Lorette. Marjorie Parker leaves her bangs to Allen Merritt and Franny Clifford to use on the fourth of july. They're such a quiet couple.

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l 54155 CZLM Margaret Wisell leaves her shoe taps to the bugler at Camp Blanding-- generous to the last. Dorothy Barber leaves us the memory of what a cotmtry girl can do to the city lads. They're moving to Northam. George Cameron wills his two-pants suit to jack Davine so he may lead a double life, undetected for a change. Carolyn Flanders leaves a double chin to a twoffaced junior. Bob Ross leaves his picture in front of the Paramount and Grand as a drawing card. Lorraine LeFrancois leaves her line to the Rutland Wet Wash. It never fails. Claire Monette leaves to be an army hostess. She'll head south immedi' ately if she can find suflicient dollar Bill's or jack to youse guys who prefer slang. It goes without saying that Eddie will be the chauffeur. Eleanor Steeves leaves for Sweden to find a good match. Mary Routier leaves a truck load of flowers to Bob Foster because they can be up and still in bed. It's just Utopia for Bob. Beverly Shaw leaves that wicked drive on the tennis court Calong with one of Nigger's wild onesj, and her smile to Carol Havens. '42 must carry on. Gardner Hopwood leaves his magnetic personality, which draws all the girls, to the Lincoln Iron Works to speed up production for defense. Against what, we clon't know. Lune Smith leaves for Georgia. Not only is the sunset more beautiful, but t e Don is more satisfying. Emmy Lou Sheldon says, Why leave? It suits me right where I am. School days, school days. Men, men. Where???? Chester Pinney leaves this bit of information to incoming Freshmen, to remember in their Sophomore-year. 'Tm just a piece of dandruff trying to get a-head. I

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64155 UMW Carolyn Landon leaves her crutches to sister Joyce to use, unless she takes them to college with her. Bob Harrington leaves a bunch of well'trained keys on an old piano to Sam Babbitt to play his classical music on. john Lyons leaves his superoratorical abilities to Mr. Purdy. Robert Soule isn't leaving anything. He takes it all with him. Never can tell what you'll meet up with outside, chirps Bob. Eva Saunders wills her shoe strings to joan Benham to help her catch Bobbie. But Charlotte Donahue keeps hers. One has to be careful with the draft and all. Lois Hill wills her hidden talents to anyone who can find them. Clinton Fiske leaves his enthusiasm, bass voice, and leadership qualities to the incoming cheer leaders, and more distinguished qualities they couldn't obtain. john Heleba leaves a bottle of nail polish Czombiel to brighten up the Freshman civics classes for Mr. Douglas. Gladys Beaver and Beverly Keenan leave their taste for men to Nat Hyland and Maryellen Earle, and take the next train to Boston to find the B. U. Glee Club and that certain blonde. Bob Richardson leaves, for good this time, but he isn't going far. It's just thirty-two miles to Manchester. In witness whereof on this tenth day of june, 1941, we have set our hand and seal with the understanding that this will and testament is to stand against all attacks of time and changes of mind. CLASS OF 1941 Co-executors: ROBERTA PAYNE GEORGE PRESTON Witness: Miss MELLETT