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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 17 BARBARA BLODGETT Montgomery Center, Vermont Weakness: (Keeps it well hidden). Virtue: Choosing St. Johnsbury as a place to attend school. Activities: Basketball 3; Soccer 3; Choral Reading 4; Debating 4. Weakness: Extreme verbosity. Virtue: Dependability plus a promising “nose for news”. Activities: Dramatic Club 1, 2, 3, 4; President of Dramatic Club 4; Classical Orchestra 1, 2, 3. 4; Jazz Orchestra 1, 2; Debate Club 4; Varsity Debate Team 3, 4; Vice-president of Debate Club 4; Chairman of Class Constitution Committee 2: Will Committee 4; Baseball 3; Golf 4: “Shirt Sleeves” 1; “House of the Flashing Light” 2; “Drums of Oude” 4; “Tourists Accommodated” 3; Sports Editor on the “Student” 4. LEIGHTON BRADLEY — “Pat” St. Johnsbury Center Weakness: Hallway romances. Virtue: Persistence in football. Activities: Football 4; Track 3, 4. EDWARD BROUGH — “Eddie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Affection for his tiny merchant marine. Virtue: Ability to float in any position. Activities: Hallowe’en stunt 1, 2; “Soul Vibrations” 2; “House of the Flashing Light” 2; “Roman Wedding” 2: “Tourists Accommodated” 3; Division Captain 4; “The Enemy” 4; Treasurer of Dramatic Club 4; “Grand Cham’s Diamond” 4. ANNE BROWN Three Rivers, Province of Quebec Weakness: Amusing way she bridles at a remark. Virtue: Contagious smile and good humor. Activities: Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club 4; Monitor 4; Class Gift Com- mittee 4; Assistant Exchange Editor of “The Student 4: Hallowe’en Stunt 4. AILEEN BLODGETT Weakness: Just walking around. Virtue: Reticence. St. Johnsbury DONALD BOVEE — “Scoop” St. Johnsbury

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16 THE ACADEMY STUDENT CLASS GRINDS NORMAN ATWOOD — “Norm” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Drawing black board pictures. Virtue: Hobbies of every sort from architecture to zoology. Activities: Glee Club 2. 3; Dramatic Club 3, 4, Track 1, 2, 3; Soccer 2: Class President 3: Tennis 3, 4; Winter Sports 3; “The Enemy” 4; “Roman Wedding” 2: “Mr. Onion 4; Honor Student 2; Jazz Orchestra 4. ALBERT BAHRT — “Popeye” (the Sailor Man) St. Johnsbury Weakness: Sophomore girls. Virtue: Running the movie machine smoothly. Activities: Glee Club 2, 3; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Track 1. 2, 3: Soccer 2; Orr's Day” 4: Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4: Track 1, 2; Football I, 2, 3, 4: Division Captain 4: Glee Club 4; Winter Sports 4; Prophecy Committee 4. VIRGINIA BALL — “Ginny” Jersey City, New Jersey Weakness: The “blond bandit”. Virtue: Those tremendous eyes. Activities: Dramatic Club 4; “Nancy Orr’s Day” 4: Glee Club 4; Class Stunt 4. RUTH BEAN — “Ruthie” Warner, New Hampshire Weakness: Cheek dancing. Virtue: That sparkling, teasing smile Activities: Dramatic Club 4; Glee Club 4; “The Enemy” 4; “Man on the Curb” 4. FREDERICK BEAN — “Fred” Passumpsic, Vermont Weakness: Tales of the evening before. Virtue: Seeking the truth by daily class arguments. PAUL BENOIT St. Johnsbury Weakness: Glowing blushes. Virtues: Avoiding the “femmes” and ability at tennis. DONALD BLACK — “Blackie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Courting Ethyl. Virtue: A broad smirk at all times.

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18 THE ACADEMY STUDENT JOSEPH E. BROWN - “Jeb”, “Joe” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Irresistible desire to scuffle with Balirt. Virtue: Extraordinary ability to bit the ball when playing tennis. Activities: Monitor l. 2: Council member 3; Council Sergeant-at-Arms 4: Tennis 3, 4: Hallowe’en Stunt 3, 4; Track 1, 2; Reception Committee 2, 3; Class History Committee 4: Honor Student 1, 2, 3, 4; Treasurer of A. A. 4. HARRIETT CALDERWOOD — “Hattie” St. Tohnsbury Weakness: Nights out. Virtue: New Pontiac. Activities: Basketball 1; Monitor 1: June Dance Committee 4; Glee Club 1, 2, 3. ARTHUR CHASE — “Art St. Johnsbury Center Weakness: Woman-bating. Virtue: Getting to school in spite of floods and storms. Activities: President of Future Farmers of America. RALPH CHASE East St. Johnsbury Weakness: Perfectly good excuses tor never having his home work done. Virtue: Ability to go through a class without saying a word. Activities: Baseball 3, 4. RALPH CONLY — “Fat St. Johnsbury Weakness: Indifference to senior year assignments. Virtue: Ruining local radio reception by his experiments. Activities: “Student” Board 2. 3. 4: Basketball 3. 4: Honor Student 1, 2, 3; Monitor 4. SHEILA CORDEAU St. Johnsbury Weakness: Being temperamental. Virtue: Preventing girls’ athletics from slipping into oblivion. Activities: Glee Club 3, 4: Monitor 2; Hallowe’en Stunt 2; Class Vice-president 3; Basketball 2. 3; Baseball 2, 3: Track 2; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Archery 2. 3; Winter Sports 2. 3. 4: Grinds Committee 4; Class and Commencement Marshal 3; Reception Committee 3, 4; Latin Play 2; Golf 4; Choral Reading 3: Class Ring Committee 3: Student Board 4.