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

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22 THE ACADEMY STUDENT RALPH KIPP Passumpsic, Vermont Weakness: Itching palm for blackboard erasers. Virtue: Four years of good behavior (at least he wasn’t caught). Activities: Track 1, 2, 4; Basketball 2; Baseball 3; Winter Sports 4. LILLIAN LINDSLEY — “Jim ’ St. Johnsbury Weakness: Jazz Orchestra members (not St. J. A’s.) Virtue: Spicy comments in English class. Activities: Girls I rack 2. 3: Girls’ Basketball Manager 1; Girls’ Basketball Captain 2. 3, 4; Girls’ Baseball 1, 2, 3; Soccer 1.2; Archery 1, 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3. 4; Reception Committee 2, 3: Will Committee 4; Division Captain 4; Monitor 2; Hallowe’en Stunt 2, 3. MARION LUMBRA St. Johnsbury Weakness: Sunday afternoon auto rides. Virtue: Keeping the Academy music-minded. Activities: Glee Club 1, 2, 3. 4: Jazz Orchestra 3, 4; Chora! Reading 4; Monitor 4; Hallowe’en Stunt 4. RANDALL MacDONALD — “Mac” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Alumnae girl friends. Virtue: Acquiring a large collection of athletic trophies and letters. Activities: Monitor 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2, 4: Track 1, 2, 3, 4; V inter Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Sophomore Reception Committee 2. DONALD MacDOWELL — “Chink”, “Mac” Johnson, Vermont Weakness: Girls. Virtue: Being the Cottage “go-between”. Activities: Jazz Orchestra 3, 4; Choral Reading Group 4. ALTHEA McFARLAND St. Johnsbury • Weakness: Loud silence in classes. Virtue: Keeping the boys from Four Corners in good behavior. FRANCES MARSHALL — “Frank St. Johnsbury Weakness: Doing homework in class. Virtue: Arousing the other girls to greater beauty efforts. Activities: Basketball 1. 2, 3. 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Soccer 1, 2; Archery 1, 2; Monitor 2; Division Lieutenant 3; Track 3; Chairman of Properties Committee for Cherry Special” 4; Glee Club 2, 3.

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 21 DOROTHY LEE HIGGINS — “Dottie Lee” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Week-end house parties. Virtue: Perfect posture. Activities: Basketball 1. 2. 3; Hallowe’en Stunt 1. 2; Monitor 4; Class Will 4; Reception Committee 2: Baseball 2, 3; Soccer 1.2; Archery 1. 2; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Winter Sports 1,2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis 3; Junior Usher for Senior Class; Track 1, 2; Golf 4. GORDON HOPPER — “Red St. Johnsbury Weakness: He used to collect stamps! Virtue: Keeping out of trouble in spite of his Kalijarvian length. Activities: Monitor 4; F. F. A. Circus 4; Track 4; Spelling Contest 4. IRENE HOWLAND — “Speedball” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Queries in English and history classes. Virtue: Effervescent enthusiasm. Activities: Winter Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; Soccer 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3; Track 1, 2, 3; Archery 1, 2; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Horseshoes 4. RONALD HUDON — “Ronnie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Cigars. Virtue: Working nights and passing subjects. Activities: Hallowe’en Stunt 2, 4; Assistant Football manager 2; Football Manager 3, 4. MILDRED IRWIN St. Johnsbury Weakness: Chattering about romances. Virtue: Rapid-fire typing. RUTH JENNIE — “Ruthie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Grammar school boys. Virtue: That sweet soft voice. Activities: Archery 1, 2; Basketball 2; “Student” Board 3, 4; Monitor 3; Verse Speaking Choir 4; Class song 4; Division Captain 4. DOROTHY KILBURN — “Dot” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Homework. Virtue: First-aid to Freshman boys. Activities: “When Troubadors Sang” 1; Girls’ Basketball 2; Dramatic Club 3, 4; Glee. Club 4, 5; “Tourists Accommodated” 4.

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 23 FRED MEHLMAN — “Freddie” Johnson, Vermont Weakness: Slaying too many female hearts. Virtue: First (and almost the only) Cottage hoy to get high honor marks. Activities: Track 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3, 4: “Tourists Accommodated” 3; Cap and Gown Committee 4; “Sham” 3; June Dance Committee Chairman 4; “The Enemy” 4. JACK MILTIMORE St. Johnsbury Weakness: Deviltry (!) Virtue: Diligence in homework (during senior year). Activities: Choral Reading 4: “Student” Board 4; Glee Club 2; Monitor 2. GRATIA NOLIN — “Junie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: Absent-mindedness. Virtue: Never failing affability. Activities: Student Board 3. 4; Monitor 2; Student Council 3: Glee Club 4; Division Caotain 4; Last Chapel Program Committee 4; Winter Sports 2, 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2. 3. 4; Golf 4: Baseball 1. 2; Track 2; Tennis 2, 3. 4: Archery 3; Hallowe’en Stunt 3. 4: Reception Committee 3, 4: “Tourists Accommodated” 3: “Sham 3. EDMUND OLLIVER — “Eddie” St. Johnsbury Weakness: “Swing” music. Virtue: Saxaphonist extraordinary of St. J. A. Activities: Baseball 1, 2, 3: Monitor 1: Band 1. 2, 3: Jazz Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Prophecy 4; Class Treasurer 3; Orchestra 1, 2, 3. MARGARET OVITT Passumpsic, Vermont Weakness: Extreme silence even while reciting. Virtue: Fiery locks. Activities: Baseball 1. ISABELL RENFREW St. Johnsbury Weakness: Resembling Maybell too much. Virtue: Uplifting influence on Senior boys. Activities: Monitor 2; Basketball 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2; Archery 2; Soccer 1, 2; Division Captain 4; Student Secretarial Board 4: Cap and Gown Committee 4; Class Ring Committee 3: Winter Sports 2, 3.