St Johnsbury Academy - Lamp Yearbook (St Johnsbury, VT)

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ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY 21 Beatrice Lena Bailey Commercial Course “Bea” Class Book Committee (4) “Confident that what the future yields will be the right Unless myself be wrong.” B. L. B. is the way she signs her name so of course her nickname is “Bea.” She is quite studious and generally knows her lessons better than most of us, but we don't hold that against her. Ask her some day what she got in a history test. Almost without fail, she will answer with precision, Oh, I got a terrible mark; really it was awful. To your cheerful remark, “Well, that is good, what was it? she will reply, “Ninety-five. Isn't that horrible?” Without doubt you will agree with her. She really is humorous, sitting across the room giggling at the rest of us and having a good time in general. But she is one of the best and is liable to bring home the “bacon” any day.

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20 CLASS 1923 Elzear Francis Asselin College Course “Jape” Dramatic Club (3) (4) School Plays (3) (4) Skating Committee (4) Glee Club (4) “We cannot help what we are born.” Here is a man who enters the Chemistry Laboratory with the intention of working, while the rest of us flirt with time. He can break more apparatus in a period than the famous bull in the china shop. He predicts that since it has fallen into his clutches, the chemical world will soon come into its own. Besides his scientific achievements, he pretends to have raised the art of skating to a degree of heretofore unattained finesse. At present he is busy formulating a synthetic ice by which he hopes to enjoy his skating through the summer months. His favorite method of concentrating is to stare blankly at a wall for several minutes, causing considerable anxiety, and doubtful comments among his friends.

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22 CLASS 1023 James Gordon Baldwin General Course “Baldy” Football (1) (2) (3) “You have such a February face So full of frost, of storm, of cloudiness.” This portrait although a perfect likeness, does not give a definite idea of the remarkable qualities of the man. He takes great pride in the fact that he is the brightest hoy in the class. When he won las first spurs in football, we interviewed him on the subject, and obtained the following statement: My great ability for football lay undiscovered for a long time. But when it was discovered, 1 was immediately entrusted with the position which I hold with such facility.” “Success,” he says, “has never spoiled me.” Baldy has a fine football record to his credit, and his work on the field can hardly he forgotten.