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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 15 EUGENE BOUCHER leaves his growing love for a certain sophomore to Eddie Delaney, feeling that he will be fully able to look after her because he lives so near. To Maurice Zabarsky the Senior Class wills a kiddie car so he will be more easily able to go to and from school. VIRGINIA DUBUQUE gives, devises, and bequeaths her ability to sew to Katherine Hershey Oldham, who we are sure can make good use of it. To Martha Jane Stearns, STANLEY RUSSELL BAILEY leaves his mail from Providence, feeling that she would appreciate it. ALICE HEALEY wills her place on the front porch to her sister, Emily, in hopes that it will be well used. To the future members of the girls’ glee club, or to anyone who wants it. BESSIE MAE PARKER leaves her ability to pick up blind dates on the streets of Burlington. To John Noyes, NELSON McRAE wills Mr. Ranger’s paternal and ever-vigilant guidance. DOLLY BANKS bequeaths her dislike of shorthand to Kathleen Smith. CLINTON RENFREW leaves his doubtful knowledge of American History to Robert Hastings White. To Mr. Kalijarvi, ROSE ARON bequeaths her mere five feet feeling that he will be more easily able to go through doors. HILDA CATHERINE YANTZ reluctantly leaves her boyish bob and mannish clothes to Gayla T.indsley. CATHERINE HOYE wills her live interest in the Vocational School to Theodore Kittredge, hoping that he can use it. FLOSSIE LYNAUGH bequeaths her intimate friendship with Rose Aron to Lilia Safford and Elizabeth Richmond. ELSINORE BROWN gives, devises, and bequeaths her peroxide bottle to Llewellyn Perkins to replenish his dwindling supply. To the incoming Freshman class, MAXINE HAYNES WARD leaves her dignified manners and refined ways, being sure that they can be used to great advantage.

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14 THE ACADEMY STUDENT To Jack Clifton Miltimore, MERRIMAN DANIEL WILLARD leaves untouched and unused the splendid physique which was willed to him three years ago by Herbert Furse. EVELYN RUTH WHEELOCK gives, devises, and bequeaths her ever dominating personality to Althea Mary Mac-Farland. OLIVA EDMUND FOURNIER leaves his eternal bow ties to Paul Joseph McGinity. LESLIE EDMUND ANDERSON leaves his ability to bluff his way through American History to anyone who needs it, in hopes that there is enough to go around. ELIZABETH SARA WHITE, alias “Two-Gun Beth”, bequeaths her ability to sling erasers in English Class to Betty Lou Witters. To Beatrice Lorena Williams, JUNE BEULAH PERKINS leaves her interest in New Bedford. ALFRETTA LOIS PRIEST leaves a bottle of glue to Clarence Allen Wheelock so that they will stick together. ARNOLD LEWIS GOLDSTEIN gives, devises, and bequeaths his excess fat to Neil Allen Carr so that Neil may be a man instead of a shadow. To Fleurette Emma Roy, ROBERT WESLEY BURNS leaves his abnormal laziness. Upon Paul Irwin Wilkie, ROGER WENTWORTH CARPENTER bestows his former love for a certain fellow senior. To Lilia Safford, BEATRICE CORDELIA LEBLANC bequeaths her punctual arrival at school, feeling that Lilia has need of it. BRUCE WENDELL CLIFFORD bestows his curly locks on little Wheelock. To Henry Holder Fuller, LUCY FONTAINE WELLS leaves her ability to expound her theories of English literature. RICHARD NELSON FUNKHOUSER bequeaths his familiarity with the opposite sex to the Renfrew twins.

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16 THE ACADEMY STUDENT HAROLD MURPHY wills his persistence in trying to collect dues to next year’s treasurer in the hope that he will be as unsuccessful as Harold. THOMAS McGUIRE leaves his eloquent and convincing vocabulary to Harriet Calderwood to put to good use in bringing her “Edgar” back to her. To Donald Ernest Bovee, GORDON MacLEAN leaves his ability in debating. To anyone who wants them, ALPA SWETT leaves her frequent trips to Railroad Street and vicinity. To Kevin Michael Cosgrove, BRUCE WENDELL CLIFFORD wills his startling efficiency. CHARLES HORTON gives, devises, and bequeaths his love for fishing and fish in general to any poor fish who wishes to take this up. RAYMOND TOWNSEND JOHNSON leaves his ability to clip his words short to Robert Hastings White who would profit greatly by it. WILLARD BALDWIN gives, devises, and bequeaths his position as Poo Bah of the Boys’ Dorm, to Philip Darling. FOURTH : The Senior class leaves what is left of its efficiency to next year’s seniors so Miss Ellis will not be so overworked. FIFTH: Whereupon, we hereby constitute and appoint the Buttermilk Twins executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal and publish and declare this to be our last will and testament at St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, this eighteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. CLASS OF 1935 WITNESSES: STANLEY BAILEY BEATRICE LE BLANC ELIZABETH WHITE ESTHER BECK CLAUDIA GOODRICH