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

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1937 volume:

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HUDSON TERRAPLANE SALES SERVICE QUALITY USED CARS 26-28 Railroad Street St. Johnsbury, Vt. phone 737 COVERED WAGON HOUSE TRAILERS i i i i j i i i i i THE ACADEMY STUDENT 3 THE ACADEMY j STUDENT { Published by the Students of St. Johnsbury Academy — TABLE OF CONTENTS j Page Valedictory 5 Salutatory 7 Class Song 9 Class Prophecy 10 Class History 13 Class Grinds 15 j I j I I i i i ! I I ! ! j ! ( Class Will Editorial News Review 39 46 47 Clubs Athletics Last Chapel PRESIDENT VICTOR SCHNEIDER VICE-PRESIDENT KATHARINE OLDHAM Officers Class of 1937 SECRETARY ROGER MILLER TREASURER ELIZABETH RICHMOND VALEDICTORY ESSAY “—And the Truth Shall Make Us Free” In his discussion of “The Old Savage in the New Civilization Mr. Raymond Fosdick makes the following statement: “Life has become more and more a standardized process, in which there is little of serenity or leisure. We hurry from birth to death, goaded only to greater haste by our increasingly speedy conveyances, trying to catch up with the machinery which we have created.” Surface aspects would seem to justify this charge. The American people, probably more than any others, live according to a stereotyped routine. The popular songs and the slang of New York are familiar to the obscure towns in the South and the West. The movies have set the styles for clothing, hairdress; even for speech and manners. The rugged individualist has disappeared and in bis place has come the typical American who talks, dresses, and arranges his hair like everyone else; who sometimes appears to have become a slave to the machine which be has created, and whose opinions seem hopelessly regimented by small groups of men through the widespread agencies of press and radio. There are those who long for the golden days when knighthood was in flower, when everyone was free to follow his own cpiest and life was not marred and restricted by machines and standardized production. They forget that their golden age was golden only for those on the topmost level, that the greater part of the population consisted of unbelievably poor serfs who toiled that the gallant knights and gracious ladies might enjoy their idyllic life. Poverty-stricken and cruelly treated, held in physical bondage by the feudal lords and in mental bondage by the church, these serfs lived lives so cramped that their very souls died within them. Theirs was not a life of ro- G THE ACADEMY STUDENT mantic adventure, but one of work, eat, sleep, work, until death brought merciful oblivion. To make the comparison between our modern American civilization and feudal civilizations more vivid, let us consider present-day China. Here, with the exception of the large port cities, prevails a feudal state which closely parallels that of medieval Europe. Here life is unhampered by the great industrial mechanism which supposedly limits and distorts our own. But let us take a peep into the life of a Chinese peasant. Bed for a Chinese isn’t a mass-production mattress and standardized sheets — he sleeps on the bare earth with no covering. His clothes and shoes, except for the unintentional variations which always accompany handwork, are like those of millions of other Chinese. Like them, instead of being carried to work in his automobile. a taxi, a bus, or in the subway, he must walk. Industrialized? Heaven forbid! But standardized. Twice a week he varies the monotony of his life by stopping at the village barber’s for a shave. The razor is a product of loving handwork. Could the maker help it if the edge was somewhat uneven and not of the keenest? However that may be, to escape it, a Chinese would willingly submit himself to a safety razor even at the risk of industrialization. By the same token he could escape standardization, because he would be the only person in China with a safety razor. But, you may say, there are things more precious than comforts and conveniences. What will these aids to material well-being avail us if our minds are held in shackles of regimentation and our spiritual life neglected? It has frequently been said that through the far-reaching mediums of newspapers and radio broadcasting a man or group of men can force their ideas upon the people and successfully regiment public opinion. It is true that the range of voice and pen has been vastly extended, but has its influence increased proportionately? Let us return for a moment to the Middle Ages. The Church before the Reformation achieved a regimentation of thought in matters of religion, philosophy, politics, economics, sociology and the fine arts that our newspapers and radios can’t approach. Thought was so held in thrall that science hardly advanced beyond the stage of curious experiment. This despotism formed a mental strait-jacket in comparison with which our modern freedom is like a sport coat. The external things of life, such as dress and manners, have always been and probably always will be somewhat uniform. Man imitates by instinct. But if standardization is carried beyond this point, it retards progress and destroys our perspective. The past century has revolutionized society. Even the humblest laborer enjoys comparative freedom. Machines have shortened his working hours and given him more time for rest and recreation. A good education is now available to everybody, and there are opportunities not only for teaching but for research work. For our modern civilization is the first to recognize the fact that on these two factors — the discovery of new knowledge and the passing on of the old — our whole scheme of progress THE ACADEMY STUDENT hinges. Far from being slaves of machines, we are through them masters of those giants of the lower world, called now by the unromantic names of Coal and Oil. There are practically no barriers to individual thinking; anyone can freely express his ideas on practically any subject under the sun. Modern medicine has freed us from many of the scourges that used to take such toll of life. The means for the spread of knowledge, for its preservation and transmission, the facilities for universal education and inspiration, the time for leisure, and the opportunity for unrestricted thought, all these have been vastly extended by modern science, and are capable of being extended much further. Bit by bit we are learning the truth, and the truth shall make us free. —Margaret Beattie SALUTATORY ESSAY Writing in the Dark i “Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. “It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishment the scroll, I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.” These courageous verses were written by one who was ending an ordeal of twenty months in a hospital and who had lost a foot from a kind of tuberculosis. The man was William Ernest Henley. Like many others of our greatest literary men he was forced to “write in the dark;” his great loss covered him with a cloud “black as the Pit from pole to pole.” Others, too, have overcome this great barrier of darkness, others who have suffered not only from physical handicaps, but also from great sorrow; who have lost those dear to them; who have known few friends and little enjoyment; who have faced heartbreaking deprivations. As long as the English language is spoken, the essays of Charles Lamb will be read and his lovable character remembered. A lonely child, he was placed in a charity school until he was fifteen; then desirous of entering college, he was barred because of an impediment in his speech. Instead he entered an accountant’s office, and there spent thirty-three monotonous years of drudgery bending over a dingy desk. Thomas Carlyle said of him, “A more pitiful, ricketty, gasping, staggering Tom Fool I don’t know.” At twenty-two there had come a blow which changed his entire life. The Lambs were desperately poor. It was Charles’s sister, Mary, who had helped to keep the home together. Working day in and day out she had kept the house in 8 THE ACADEMY STUDENT order, had prepared the meals for the family, and had mended their clothes; until one day, irritated by a girl apprentice, she was seized with a violent fit of insanity. After seriously wounding her father, she stabbed her mother to death. Thus Lamb found himself burdened by a shattered father and a crazed sister. In order that Mary might be kept from institutions, he made himself personally responsible for her conduct, giving up marriage with a girl whom he deeply loved. The remainder of his life was devoted to his sister. Yet no man could be more friendly, more fond of practical jokes, or more delightful in wit and humor. Children the world over still read his Tales of Shakespeare, and Shakespearean scholars still value his criticisms and interpretations. He wrote essays that are loved by readers everywhere. This man struggled through his misfortunes and succeeded in “writing in the dark.” During the first years of writing Sir Walter Scott, the author of Ivan-hoe and The Lady of the Lake, was happy and successful. He received large amounts of money for his works and was able to live the life of a medieval lord. In rapid succession wealth, fame, and honors were heaped upon him, until at last he was made a baronet. From these heights he suddenly fell into misfortune. Due to poor management on the part of his colleagues his publishing house failed, leaving a huge debt. Scott, determined to repay his creditors although not personally liable, set to work writing continually. After two years he had paid back one-third of the loss; but the cost was the ruin of his health. In spite of the warning of friends he kept on ; rheumatism set in ; later he was stricken by paralysis; then his wife died; but still he struggled on. In the end the debt was paid, but not until after his life was given up in the effort. Today Sir Walter Scott is remembered not only as a writer of historical novels, poems, and essays, but also as one of the greatest heroes of all time. No braver story is recorded in the history of literature than that of Robert Louis Stevenson. His life was one of continual struggle against constant pain and physical weakness. As a child he could never enter into strenuous exercise; as a youth he could not continue his study of engineering and law. Had it not been for the tender care of his nurse, Alison Cunningham, he probably would not have lived to write at all. For years Stevenson wandered from place to place seeking a climate suitable to his condition. Finally he settled on one of the Samoan Islands, where he spent his last years among the natives. Such a spirit as Stevenson’s is to be greatly envied. It was his ambition to be joyful in spite of his burdens and most of all to make others happy. Mr. Henry Clay Ide of St. Johnsbury found Stevenson “a man of brilliant conversational powers, full of reminiscences, anecdotes and repartee — ever ready to excite or to be excited over the immediate events that were occuring about us day by day.” Like the ancient heroes Aeneas and Ulysses, he was struck by adverse fates. He was an exile and a wanderer; yet like them he joyed in the struggle. He was considered a kind of saviour by the natives of Samoa. He taught them the arts of living; he told them stories; he showed THE ACADEMY STUDENT 9 them by bis example how to make the most of life. The Samoans called him “Tusitala”, “The teller of tales’’. When he died, they sadly carried his body to Mt. Vaea cutting a road through the thick jungle as they went. They named this “The Road of the Loving Heart.’’ At the end of this path he lies today, and as an epitaph is one of his brave verses: “Under the wide and starry sky. Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live, and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: ‘Here he lies where he longed to be, Home is the sailor, home from the sea. And the hunter home from the hill’ ”. Stevenson’s philosophy of life is wholly summed up in this quotation from one of his essays, Aes Triplex: “Whether we regard life as a lane leading to a dead wall — a mere bag’s end, as the French say — or whether we think of it as a vestibule or gymnasium, where we wait our turn and prepare our faculties for some more noble destiny; whether we thunder in a pulpit, or pule in little atheistic poetry-books about its vanity and brevity; whether we look justly for years of health and vigour, or are about to mount into a bathchair as a step towards the hearse; in each and all of these views and situations there is but one conclusion possible: that a man should stop his ears against paralyzing terror, and run the race that is set before him with a single mind.” Such examples as these of success in the face of handicaps, of joy m spite of inward sorrow enlighten our outlook into the future. hether our gift is for writing immortal verse or whether our talents are for the humblest service, we can live useful lives; can be a source of joy to others and can be worthy of pride in ourselves. We can even “write in the dark. John S. Noyes May 19, 1937 CLASS SONG St. f. A., we leave behind us Four short years with you. Memories will fondly linger Now that they are through; Praises to our Alma Mater Let us ever bring, To the school that we have loved We all shall sing. Who can tell what lies before us? Time alone will show Whether on to fame or fortune We, now Seniors, go; But where e’er our paths may lead us Let us ever pay Tribute to our happy days At St. J. A. Tune: On, Wisconsin Words—Elizabeth Richmond 10 THE ACADEMY STUDENT CLASS PROPHECY Good afternoon, folks. This is station STJA broadcasting from St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. There’s a hot time in the old town tonight. Celebrities everywhere. The class of 1037 is having its twentieth reunion. There goes Walt Bradley, Olympic winner of the mile, and there’s Eleanor Friend twice winner of the tennis title. What's the huddle over in the corner? It must be politics, for 1 can see Lindol French, Justice of the new Supreme Court, and Vic Schneider, Editor of the New York “Herald Tribune”. There seems to be an argument. No wonder. The two candidates for President, Gene Rosselot, Republican, and Ralph Mollica. Democrat, are at it again. We’re getting a close up of a real presidential campaign. Oh! Rosselot’s wife and campaign manager, the former Marguerite Relation, has apparently settled the question. Mollica is silenced but not con vinced. Into the limelight now steps Portia Morrison, escorted by Lawrence Lapanne. As you know they're both successful radio announcers. Perhaps it means romance. Close behind them is Isabel Mutchler surrounded bv man) of her admirers. Where’s your famous Canadian Dog Team, Isabel? Hello, there! If it isn’t Eldon Wheelock, winner of the Baldwin prize for proven ability to talk the fastest of any living person! Eldon and his lawyer Edmund Graves, are inseparable these days. It is rumored that Mrs. Wheelock, the former Helen Whitehill, is suing Eldon on charges of mental cruelty; he talks in his sleep. That’s the price one must pay for success. Just a minute, folks, there’s a crowd gathered around one of our celebrities. I can’t make out who it is. Oh, yes. Lilia Safford, the popular author of that record-breaking novel “Fuller vs. Stetson”. I hear there’s to be a battle of music tonite at the new armory designed by Edith Howard. The belligerents arc Francis Blair and his Shoe Shine Boys, featuring Charles Bacon, red hot saxophone player, and Frances Brickett with her all-girl band, starring Muriel Lindsley, blues singer. Speaking of music. John Noyes and Elizabeth Richmond just came in. John is Elizabeth’s pianist at the Metropolitan Opera House, where Elizabeth is making her debut as Marguerite in “Faust”. I’ve heard that Fay Stiles gave up opera to study modern art with Dwight Wells as her tutor. We regret that Paul Bennett and Anna McGuire cannot be with us, but they are madly racing across Canada on bicycles. There’s twenty grand for the winner. Two of our classmates are way up in the air. Milton Knapp as a stunt flier and Irene LeBlanc as an air hostess. Quite a crowd just boomed in. Among them we recognize Ken Murphy, the winner of the Davis tennis cup for the last five years; Marjorie Penniman, physical instructor in Mary Stetson’s girls’ dormitory; Vera Ralston, who runs a dog shop up in East Corinth ; Angela Pierce, who has just won a beauty contest as “Miss Brockton”; Catherine Simpson, the soda jerker at the government store; Howard Warren, the famous horse doctor now residing in Lincoln, Mass.; Lindol Wilkie, the bicycle salesman for Sears Roebuck; and the toast of the town is Lilia Peake as a sweet, contented wife and mother. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 11 Now folks, I have a real treat for you. Here is that popular contortionist Alice Thompson. 1 see that she still chews gum. Just a minute, folks. Yes, it is she — Marion Smith, who will he Secretary of War if Republican candidate Rosselot wins the election. And there is Martha Stearns wearing a beautiful tailored suit and one of those new spun glass blouses. Did you know that she is Ralph Morse’s private secretary? What we can’t figure out is how she exists on two bucks a week. Was that thunder? What a rain wouldn’t spoil! Blessed relief. It's only our roller skating champ, Murrium Williamson, as she makes her dramatic entrance. Oops! And it is dramatic. What a fall! Injured? I guess not. We’d miss her, but 1 know she’d provide amusement at Evelyn Eastman’s old ladies’ home or at Barbara James’ “Haven for Disabled Irishmen’’. What in the world is going on? It looks like a game of “winkum” to me. Oh, my mistake. It's just Theodora Kittredge drumming up trade for her Date Bureau. She’s an expert. Clear the way! Here comes George Hagan, the famous football coach at Dartmouth. Thank goodness, those chapel talks on Dartmouth had some influence. There’s a ducky little green and white truck just driving up. Let’s see. It says “Snow and Hale Laundry”. Of course. You know, the one in West Barnet. Well, if here isn't Esther Holmes and Julia Twombly! They’ve been digging up mummies in Egypt for the past two years. V e re nature lovers but not that far back. They say that they have unearthed a Cro-Magnon man in almost perfect condition. George Mumford must have done the embalming. Mildred Ladd has just arrived from Hollywood. I don’t need to mention the fact that she is a popular heroine in western movies. Who is that autographing a book? Why, it’s Hazel Lavature, well known novelist, critic, poet, and essayist. We’re certainly glad to have her with us. Here comes the lire truck, but where’s the fire? It’s stopping here. Can I believe my eyes? It's Margaret McGill, who succeeded her father as tire chief in the St. |. lire depart ment. conveying Eddie Leonard, our representative from West Burke. Now what do we have? Here’s Hazel Moffet, the bathing beauty who just arrived from Miami with the handsome life guard. Roger Miller. There seems to be quite a lot of hand shaking and back slapping over by the door. No wonder. The former Billie Carter, with her own professional baseball team composed of her ten children, (nine regulars and a bat boy) have just defeated the St. Louis Cardinals where that star baseball twirler, Alfred Barrett, has replaced Dizzy Dean. Here comes James Berry and wife, Valora Corliss. They are happily married and are raising prize poultry in St. Johns bury Center. Who’s that familiar figure in the corner? What in the world is she chattering about? Why, it's our Valedictorian, Margaret Beattie, exhibiting her knowledge of Latin. You know that she succeeded Miss Stilson at St. J. A. The unfortunate victims, Arlene Somers who runs an R. L. D. to Danville and all points east, and Karric Kay, the former Carrie Keneson, now radio torch singer, look rather bored. Do you remember that cute little blonde. Marion Beck? At last she has settled down by establishing a hospital in Lyndonville. 1? THE ACADEMY STUDENT Men, this is what you’ve been waiting for, hoping for anti praying for. Neva Eastman has perfected a cure for baldness. Sbe lias gone into business with Beverly Bean and Sally Kittredge, the dime a dance girls. It’s a bargain A dime a dance and a trial bottle of hair restorer free. Vernon Hadley, who is expecting to receive a diploma today for passing business arithmetic, and Phil Smith, who is working out his last campus for Kal,” are among the happy throng. A couple of our gang, Leon McFarland and Christine Burbank, are in the orange-growing business. Christine prefers to grow hers in sunny California, while Leon, having discovered a fertilizer to make oranges grow in Vermont, prefers his native state. There goes Lillian Cushman, the cook at the St. Johnsbury House. If you haven’t tried her butterscotch scallops, you haven’t lived. Believe it oi not, folks, here comes Irene Eager, the first white woman to become the wife of a cannibal. She says she married him to reform him. Mrs. Henderson, the former Marion Filgate, puts in an appearance. It’s about time. Sbe had to trade the motorcycle for a trailer, to accommodate all her children. Well, well, it' here isn’t Maurice Deforge, whose life work is teaching kindergarten pupils how to croon. He has been married tbrice, divorced twice and is the father of quints. What a man! Just now everyone is staring at the luxurious autogiro that just drifted down from heaven. Olive Harvey is the proud owner. Now, friends, I’m sure you’ll be interested to know that Philip Darling is junior partner in “Nolin and Son” shoe store. We all expected it. didn’t we? All the girls are displaying that new permanent wave known as the Sherrer-Lo, originated by Marjorie Sherrer. And see who’s here. The burlesque queen “Toby” Pierce,” whose motto is “What has Gypsy Rose Lee got that I haven’t?” Some gal, eh what? Who’s that chatter-box over in the corner? Believe it or not, it’s Charlie Rattigan. the super salesman for Camel’s cigarettes. The local boys who have supplied him with cigarettes for the past two decades are certainly relieved. Reverend Neil A. Carr, pastor of the South Congregational Church, and wife, the former Mildred Warrell, are coming down Main Street. They have four healthy, well-behaved children. Did I say well-behaved? Sonny seems to be pulling Sister’s hair, but what’s a hair or two, all in the family? Not far behind them is Anna Clifford, the New York stylist. There’s a commotion over at one side. What can have happened? Two policemen and struggling victims. Well, this is a surprise. They turn out to be Richard Clothey, who has won great honor on the police force due to his punctuality and respect for the laws, and Paul McGinity, head of the St Johnsbury police force, who has just arrested a Greek and three Irishmen wearing orange neckties. I’m afraid Barbara should have left her charges safely at home. There go Lucille Daniels and Ruth Denonville, owners of the Bally-Hoo night club, and Jeanette Veilleux, a chorus dancer in the largest night club in Victory. Who should appear now but Betty Wells with George Edney? Who is that pleasingly plump figure trying to get through the door? Why, that’s Olive Burrington, the author of those special articles in the Cale- THE ACADEMY STUDENT 13 donian on “How to Keep Slim”. We suggest that she try a little of her own advice. The class of 1937 seems to have had great success in newspaper work. Jimmie Cunevalis is sports editor for the Boston Daily Record ; Lucy Page runs a gossip column; Theodora McLean writes special articles for the “Victory Free Press , and Gerry Byington gives the world a break through his weekly exploitations on technique. l.ast but not least conies Kayo Oldham. She’11 be in time for the last act. She works for the Hamilton Watch Company and now she has to be on time. Oh, oh, now what’s up? It’s Rosselot and Mollica again. So long, folks. I gotta see this fight. Marjorie Sberrer Marion Smith Olive Burrington Lyndol French Gerald Byington Isabelle Carter, Chairman AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MR. 1937 Days at dear old St. |. A. are almost over for me, but their memories will last forever. Many and varied are the experiences I have encountered here, and I feel sure they will help me meet the events of my future life. First comes to my mind a bright, cool morning in September when, dressed very carefully, 1 timidly entered the portals of the Academy. Once inside, I was hustled from one teacher to another, paying money here, signing my name there, all in all very confused. 1 had been given a long paper covered with fine print that was supposed to tell me exactly what to do, but 1 never quite knew whether 1 was following it or not, I just did what everyone else seemed to be doing. At last it was all over, and I found myself in possession of a schedule card, a registration card, and a locker. 1 was a full-fledged student at last! The rest of the year was spent wandering timidly up and down stairs between classes, trying hard to keep from being stepped on by the high and mighty upperclassmen. 1 remember how superior 1 felt to my twin sister. Miss 1937. when my name was read in chapel and I had the opportunity to prepare the football field for the team. Little did I think that in one more year I should actually be running with that ball, listening to the cheers of the crowd, and helping a little to win the I.. I. game! After the close of the football season, my Saturday afternoons, for a while, were spent listening to the Academy broadcasts from WDEV. I enjoyed listening to Mr. Oldham’s interesting historical sketches of St. J. A. and also to the music of the new jazz band called the “Serenaders . Coming back for my sophomore year, browned and rested. I was griev ed to hear of the death, during the summer, of Mr. Perley F. Hazen. who had served as a trustee of St. J. A. for twenty-six years. He was missed by the school both as a sincere and kindly friend and as a faithful and wise official On my return the corridors were filled with a new lot of freshmen, and as a sophomore, I got a great kick out of showing them around and ordering 14 THE AC ADEMY STUDENT them about. This being my second year, I was a real student by now, and although the upperclassmen still looked down on me, I lorded it over the freshmen. 1 started that year with full confidence in the football team. True to my highest expectations, the team emerged undefeated. This included the memorable trouncing of U. I. for the first time in fifteen years. 1 took an active part in this game and feel that a part of the success belongs to me. In track I was one of the lucky ones that went to Andover for the first time. We lost the meet, but the entertainment provided for us more than made up for it. As May and June approached, I began to feel prouder and prouder Next year 1 would be an upperclassman. Then wouldn’t I make things hum! 1 entered my junior year with a zest for a social life. Not a dance passed without my presence. I gave the girls a break by offering to dance with them, and they willingly taught me how. In spite of this happy social mood my interest in athletics was not neglected. All the sports enjoyed successful seasons. It is true, my studies were a little harder and took a considerable portion of my time. At the close of the year 1 was presented with a sheet of paper which was called a “Character Rating’. This, I am sure, helped me to be more conscious of my conduct around school and to strive to overcome my faults. I enjoyed all the commencement exercises of the class of 1936, and thus ended the happiest year of my school life. My last year opened joyfully with new activities, new faces, and still greater responsibilities. Several teachers had been married during the summer and the early months of the school year, resulting in corresponding changes in the teaching staff. The Dramatic Club presented “The Royal Family” and the Glee Club presented an operetta, “Trial by Jury”. Both of these performances were highly representative of the careful work put into their preparation. We defeated L. I. again this year. My social yen was rewarded by the Wintei Carnival, the most picturesque of mid-season activities. Four snow sculptors beautified the lawns in front of the school. The “Spring Cruise” was my last big social event. As the very last days of my Academy life draw to a happy close, I feel a certain loyalty which comes, 1 know, in appreciation of the happy times I owe to the spirit of St. J. A. I am not the highest, nor yet the lowest in scholastic records, but my valedictorian, Margaret Beattie, and my salutatorian, John Noyes, are able representatives of an illustrious class. From the above reminiscences it is clear that I am not to be forgotten in the annals of St. J. A., and that the standards 1 sought to achieve and the loyalty I feel will not be forgotten in the days to come. Theodora Kittredge Anna McGuire Martha Stearns Vera Ralston James Cunavelis THE ACADEMY STUDENT 15 CLASS GRINDS CHARLES CANNING BACON “Charlie” “Farmers are the nation’s foundation” Description: Practical, considerate, self-confident, good-natured. Identification: Walk. Plans: Bay Path Institute. ALFRED LEON BARRETT “Al” We couldn’t get along without him” Activities: Baseball, 1. 2, 3, 4: Football, t, 2, 3, 4; Class treasurer, 3; Hallowe’en stunt, I; Hockey, 1, 2, 3; Monitor, 2. Description: Humorous, sensible, Scotch, accommodating. Identification: Baseball talk. BEVERLY IRENE BEAN “Bev” Keep your eye on her” Description: Attractive, agreeable, sophisticated, independent. Identification: Sally. Plans: Wilfred Academy. MARGARET MARY BEATTIE “Margie” “A protege of learning” Activities: Valedictorian, 4; Glee Club, 2, 4; Latin prize, 3; French prize, 2; Honor student, 1, 2, 3, 4; Debate Club, 3, 4; Interscholastic Debate Team, 3, 4; Student Board, 3, 4; Parent Education Conference. Description: Sympathetic, serious, quiet, painstaking. Identification: Report card. Plans: University of Vermont. 10 THE ACADEMY STUDENT MARION LUCY BECK “Becky” “All valuable goods come in small packages” Activities: Monitor, 2, 3: Captain of Fairbanks division, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; “Trial by Jury”; Senior Will Committee, 4; Basketball, I, 2, 3; Hallowe’en Stunt, 3, 4. Description: Small, good dancer, quiet, demure. Identification: Explosive giggle. Plans: Brightlook Hospital. PAUL LEO BENNETT “P” “Margie had a little lamb” Activities: Class president, 2: Football, 1, 2, 3; Basketball, I, 2, 3, 4; Track, 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey, 1, 2, 3; Winter sports, I, 2, 3; Glee Club, 3, 4; Baseball, 2; Monitor, 2. Description: Polite, good natured, obliging, athletic. Identification: Pole. JAMES GEORGE BERRY “Jimmy” “For he's a jolly good fellow” Activities: Soccer, 1, 2, 3; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, 1, 2, 3, 4; Movie operator, 1, 2, 3, 4; Hallowe’en stunt, 1, 2; Band, 2, 3, 4; Soccer manager, 3; Winter sports manager. 4; Class Day Committee, 3; Trial by Jury”, 4. Description: Small, friendly, boyish, talkative, dependable. Identification: Bass drum. FRANCIS RAYMOND BLAIR “Snuffy” “A modern night crusader” Activities: Football, 3, 4; Soccer, 1, 2; Jazz orchestra, 1, 2, 3; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Winter sports, t, 2, 3; Hockey, 1; Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Baseball, 1, 2, 3; Class vice-president, 1. Description: Slow-motion, jazzical, confident, generous. Identification: Trumpet. Plans: Orchestra work. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 1 ANNA FRANCES BRICKETT “Fanny” “I may surprise you yet” Activities: Archery, 1, 3; Track, 3, 3; Band, 3, 3, 4; President of Future Home-Makers Association, 4. Description: Pert, sensitive, vivacious, impulsive. Identification: Truck drivers. Plans: Brightlook Hospital. CHRISTINE AGNES BURBANK “Teen” “In her friendship there is nothing insincere” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 3, 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 3, 3, 4; Baseball, 1. 3, 3, 4; Soccer, 3, 3, 4: Tennis, 3; Archery, 3; Track. 1, 3; Class secretary, 1: Debate Club. 3, 4; Interscholastic debate team, 4: Monitor, 1, 3, 3; Will Committee, 4; Invitation Committee, 4: Honor student, 4. Description: Pepp.v, humorous, athletic, natural, enthusiastic. Identification: Ability in debate. Plans: Santa Anna Junior College. OLIVE MAE BURRINGTON “Porky” “A student of debate is she” Activities: Debate Club, 3, 4; “Tribute to Vermont”, 4; Interscholastic Debate Team, 4; Honor Student, 1, 4; Prophecy Committee, 4. Description: Accommodating, industrious, competent, good-natured. Identification: Eloquence. Plans: University of Vermont. NEIL CARR “Eaglebeak” “I know him by his gait; he is a friend Activities: Soccer, I, 3, 3; Basketball, 3, 4; Baseball, 3; Gift committee, 4; Glee Club, 4: F. F. A. Circus, 4. Description: Lanky, athletic, agreeable, comical, friendly. Identification: Grin. Plans: Fairbanks’ Scale Factory. 18 THE ACADEMY STUDENT ISABELLE MARGARET CARTER “Billy” “The girl who does things around here” Activities: Honor student, 1, 2, 3, 4; Monitor, 4; Prophecy Committee, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; Archery, l; Tennis, 1; Basketball, 1, 2; Baseball, 1, 3; Hallowe’en stunt, 1. 2; Invitation Committee, 4; Commencement usher, 3. Description: Energetic, natural, humorous, hurried, bright. Identification: A certain junior. Plans: P. G. course. ANNE LANE CLIFFORD “When she will, she will, you can depend on it When she won’t, she won't, and that’s the end of it.” Description: Agreeable, neat, gentle, precise. Identification: Those wavy red tresses. Plans: Secretarial work. RICHARD DOLIBAR CLOTHEY “Dick” “What good can come to him that waits?” Description: Self-confident, indifferent, audacious, humorous. Identification: Verbosity in history class. VALORA JEANNETTE CORLISS “Val” “Her virtues are many” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. Description: Loyal, deliberate, conscientious, wholesome, sincere. Identification: Smile. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 19 JAMES CUNAVELIS “Pete “Though vanquished he could argue still Activities: Hallowe’en stunt, 2, 3, 4; Student hoard. 3, 4: Interdivisional Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey, 1, 2, 3; Football, 1: Faculty Social committee, 4; History committee, 4; Cap and Gown committee, 4; Baseball, 3; Track, 4. Description: Loquacious, sports-minded, ambitious, energetic. Identification: Persistence. LILLIAN DENSIS CUSHMAN “Lil” “Say much do I not, but think much do I Description: Earnest, unassuming, shy, considerate. Identification: Pug. LUCILLE ALICE DANIELS “Lucy” Activities: F. H. A., 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1; Soccer, 1. Description: Capable, optimistic, mischievous, friendly. Identification: Not nearness but Farrness. Plans: Training at Brightlook Hospital. PHILIP THORNTON DARLING “Philbo” “Would that man could realize his hidden powers” Activities: Soccer, 1; Track. 1, 2; Football, 2; Announcement committee, 4; Will committee. 4: Student board, 4; Monitor, 4; Nominating committee, 4; Fuller Division Captain, 4; Curriculum committee, 4; Commencement usher, 3; Hallowe’en stunt. 2. Description: Outspoken, clever, in-Gratia-ting, witty, independent. Identification: Drawl. Plans: Tufts College. 20 THE ACADEMY STUDENT MAURICE THOMAS DEFORGE “But one true love Activities: Baseball, 1, 2. 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; (Captain, 4); Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council, 1, 2- Monitor, 1; Junior Chamber of Commerce, 2; Hockey, 1, 2; Grinds Committee, 4; Reception Committee, 4. Description: Athletic, sensitive, popular, thoughtful. Identification: Crooner. GEORGE CHARLES DELANEY “When his mind is set, then argue not Activities: Basketball, 3, 4: Baseball, 2. 3; Football, 3, 4; F. F. A., 4. Description: Serious, dark, moody, athletic. Identification: Smooth dancer. RUTH ELIZABETH DENONVILLE “Ruthie” “Gentle and fair is she” Description: Vivacious, tiny, obliging, quaint, generous. Identification: Ever-present smile. CAuto raphs THE ACADEMY STUDENT 21 IRENE ETHEL EAGER “Enie” “Common sense is an uncommon thing” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, :J. 4; Basketball, I, 2, 2: Soccer, l; Baseball. I: Reception Committee, 2; Trial by Jury”, 4. Description: Jovial, satirical, agreeable, frank. Identification: Burlington anticipation. Plans: Nursing. EVELYN RUTH EASTMAN Rich is the girl with the friendly smile Description: Appealing, quiet, winsome, cheerful. Identification: Modesty. Plans: Lyndon Normal School. NEVA ANN EASTMAN Her voice is gentle, low and sweet — an excellent thing in woman” Description: Shy, attractive, pleasant, piquant. Identification: Contagious smile. MARION ADELAIDE FILGATE “Fil” She has no faults, or no faults can I spy” Activities: Soccer, 1, 2, 2: Baseball, 1,2; 1 rack, 2; Basketball, 1, 2, 2, 4; Basketball manager, 4; “The Kelly Kid”, 3; Hallowe'en stunt, 2. , Description: Easy-going, sincere, athletic, peppy. Identification: Walk. 22 THE ACADEMY STUDENT ELEANOR MARY FRIEND “Windy” Her enthusiasm knows no bounds Activities: Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis, 2, 3, 4; Archery, 2, 4; Baseball, 2, 3; Soccer, 4, 2; Cheer leader, 3, 4; Class vice-president. 2; Class secretary, 3; Division lieutenant, 2, 3; Hiking Club, 3; Winter sports, 3; Track, 2; Hallowe'en stunt, 1, 3; Reception Committee, 2. Description: Attractive, peppy, athletic, moody, cheerful. Identification: Basketball. Plans: P. G. course. ELEANOR JULIA HALE “Haley” “Men may come and men may go, but I go on forever Activities: Glee Club, l, 2, 3, 4: Track, 3, 4: Home Economics Club, 4; “Trial by Jury”, 4. Description: Friendly, talkative, pretty, poised. Identification: Attraction for opposite sex. Plans: Nurses’ training at Brightlook Hospital. OLIVE LOUISE HARVEY Ollie” Her very frowns are fairer than smiles of other maidens” Description: Striking, indifferent, stately, nonchalant. Identification: Ayer or atmosphere? ESTHER MARGARET HOLMES “A true friend is a treasure” Activities: Soccer, 1; Winter sports, 1, 2, 3; Tennis, 1, 2, 3; Debate Club, 3; Golf. 3: Monitor, 1, 2; Student board secretary, 4; Division captain, 4. Description: Quiet, independent, boyish, practical, good-natured. Identification: Knobbish walks. Plans: P. G. course. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 23 EDITH M. HOWARD “All her faults are such that one loves her the better for them.” Description: Tiny, blond, unassuming, demure. Identification: Handwriting. BARBARA RANDALL JAMES ‘Bobbie” “A girl is easily governed if a man takes her in hand” Description: Petite, unassuming, considerate, win- some. Identification: “Whitey”. ALICE ELIZABETH JOHNSON “Johnny” “A heart of gold” Activities: Soccer, 1; Winter Sports. 1, 2, ;i; Baseball, 1; Archery, 2; Tennis, I. 2; Band, 2, 3, 4; Class Gift Committee, 4; Class Will, 4; Orchestra, 3. Description: Thoughtful, efficient, sedate, good-natured. Identifictaion: Eagle Scout. Plans: P. G. course. CARRIE KENESON “Efficient is she in many things” Description: Helpful, serious, busy, quiet. Identification: Modesty. 24 THE ACADEMY STUDENT MARION IRENE KITTREDGE ‘Sally” ‘‘She’s okay” Description: Friendly, accommodating, flirt, good sport. Identification: Filling station. Plans: Brightlook Hospital. THEODORA HAZEL KITTREDGE “Teddy” “The girl with the stars in her hair' Activities: Archery. 2: Baseball, 1; Basketball, 2; Track, 2: Tennis, 1; Golf. 4; Senior History Committee, 4: Recreation Committee. 2; Hallowe'en stunt, 2. Description: Demure, prim, dainty, obliging. Identificaton: Palmer’s Laundry. Plans: Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover. MILTON FREDERICK KNAPP “Milt” “The more seriously you take yourself, the less serious the world will take you” Description: Quiet, resourceful, friendly, deliberate. Identification: Carrot top. IRENE AMANDA LeBLANC “On one she smiled and he was blessed Description: Considerate, dignified, pretty, generous. Identification: 'e football center. THE ACADEMY STUDENT sr. MILDRED ELIZABETH LADD “Milly” “Sincere and sensible Description: Humorous, plucky, impulsive, serious, independent. Identification: Various moods. LAWRENCE LEO LAPANNE “Lap” “Life — 'tis such a serious matter Description: Quiet, comical, loyal, sincere. Identification: Football. Plans: Radio School, Washington, D. C. HAZEL ALICE LAVATURE “Hal” “Trust her not who seems a saint” Activities: Baseball, 1; Honor student, 1, 2; Student board. 2. 3, 4; Class poem, 4. Description: Impulsive, tiny, flnttery, demure. Identification: '37’s smallest female. EDWARD THOMAS LEONARD “Eddy” Veni, Vidi, Vici” Activities: Monitor, 2, 3; Baseball, 4; Gift committee, 4: Will committee, 4. Description: Bright, enthusiastic, clever, humorous. Identification: Dancing. Plans: Bay Path Institute. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 26 MURIEL LUELLA LINDSLEY Blessed is she who has the gift for making friends Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 1, 3, :f, 4; Soccer, 1, 2; Trial by Jury . 4; Reception committee, 2; Hallowe’en stunt, 3; Track, 1, 2; Baseball, l, 2; Archery, I, 2; Monitor, 2, 3; Lieutenant of Honor Point Division, 3. Description: Genial, unrestrained, sincere, saucy. Identification: Hands in her mouth. Plans: Nurses’ Training at Mary Fletcher Hospital. MARGARET AGNES McGILL “Modesty in woman, 'tis an excellent thing Activities: Baseball, 1; Choral reading, 3; Reception committee, 3. Description: Conscientious, bashful, friendly, quiet. Identification: Ruth. PAUL JOSEPH McGINITY “McGint” “I just say what I think” Activities: Football, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Description: Outspoken, athletic, sarcastic, good- natured. Identification: Drawl. Plans: Holy Cross. ANNA CATHERINE McGUIRK “Micky” “She walks in beauty” Activities: Student secretary, 4; Co-Captain Of Colby Division, 4; Hallowe'en stunt, 3; History committee, 4. Description: Pretty, interested, stately, conscientious. Identification: Voice Plans- Secretarial work. THE ACADEMY STUDENT .) v 4 i THEODORA EVELYN McLEAN “Gus” “She has many nameless virtues” Activities: Archery, 2, 4; Student board secretary, 4; Cap and Gown Committee, 4. Description: Modest, studious, independent, agreeable. Identification: “Bean”. Plans: Secretarial work. KEITH WELLS MacPHERSON “Whitey” “Kingfish of the ancient order of fifth year men” Activities: Football, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Track, 1, 2, 4; Monitor, 1; Choral Reading, 4. Description: Tall, impetuous, frank, independent. Identification: Censored by McGinity. EDWARD ROGER MILLER “Rog” “What is more fun than skiing?” Activities: Monitor, 3; Winter sports, 4; Baseball, 3, 4; Chapel program Committee, 4; Commencement usher, 3; Class secretary, 4. Description: Loyal, quiet, polite, good-looking, agreeable. Identification: Bradford postmark. Plans: Bay Path Institute. DOROTHY ISABEL MUTCHLER “Izzie” “Lucky is the man who wins her” Description: Statuesque, friendly, enthusiastic, athletic. Identification: Height. Plans: Nurse’s training. 28 THE ACADEMY STUDENT HAZEL LOUISE MOFFETT “Kit” “A true friend” Activities: Basketball, 1; Choral Reading, 4; Baseball, 1. Description: Retiring, persistent, friendly, considerate. Identification: Walk. RALPH MOLLICA “A rare bird Description: Friendly, self-confident, accommodating, verbose. Identification: P M. PORTIA IDA MORRISON “She is good as she is fair Description: Quiet, denture, friendly, calm. Identification: Listening ability in class. GEORGE NATHAN MUMFORD “Mumfie” “A short and serious gentleman is he” Description: Dark, polite, self-confident, friendly, quiet. Identification: Listening ability. Plans: Undertaking profession. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 29 KENNETH FRANCIS MURPHY “Ken” “Manners make the man” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Tennis, 2, 3, 4, (Manager, 3; Captain, 4); Trial by Jury”, 4; Inter-division basketball, 1, 2. Description: Quiet, accommodating, good sport, considerate. Identification: Tennis ball. JOHN SINCLAIR NOYES “Snooper” “A truer gentleman one seldom sees” Activities: Salutatorian, 4; “Trial by Jury”, 4: Glee Club. I, 2. 3, 4; (President, 3. 4); Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3, 4: (Treasurer, 2, 4); “Soul Vibrations”: “The Royal Family”; Honor student, I, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3; Chapel pianist, 2, 3, I; Student hoard, 2, 4; Track manager, l, 2, 3, 4; Winter sports, 1, 2, 3; Class secretary, 2: Debate Club, 3. Description: Serious, polite, good-looking, absent- minded, quiet. Identification: Bow-tie and walk. Plans: Harvard University. KATHARINE HERSHEY OLDHAM “Kayo” “To be slow in words is not a woman’s only virtue” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Dramatic Club. 1. 2. 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4: Tennis, 4; House With the Flashing Light , 2; Royal Family . 3; Student Council, 1; Grinds committee, 4; Hallowe'en stunt, 2. 3; Student Board, 4: Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, 1. 2, 3, 4: Soccer, 1, 2, 3. Description: Talkative, enthusiastic, witty, cheerful, friendly, impulsive. Identification: Scurry. Plans: Middlebury College. LUCY NEWTON PAGE “A merry heart goes all the day” Description: Natural, sympathetic, quaint, spontaneous. Identification: Freckles. 30 THE ACADEMY STUDENT LILLA MAY PEAKE Be thine ownself always and thou art lovable” Activities: Track, 1; Hiking, 3; Honor student, 3. Description: Cheerful, agreeable, capable, determined. Identification: Beau Brummell front Lyndon Corner. Plans: Office work. MARJORIE IONE PENNIMAN “Marje” “Not of the common garden variety” Student Board, 4; Student Secretary. 4; Verse Speaking Choir, 3; Debate Club, 4; Hiking, 3; Archery, 4; Soccer, 2, 3; Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4: Winter Sports, 2; Track, 1, 3; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Description: Tall, friendly, athletic, considerate. Identification: Walk. ANGELA FRANCES PIERCE “Nan” “So sweet and fair and on the square” Activities: Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Monitor, 1, 2; Baseball, 1; Track, 3, 4; “Trial by Jury,” 4. Description: Small, appealing, understanding, natural. Identification: Eleanor. MELVERDA ELAINE PIERCE “Toby” “It is not good that man should be alone” Activities: Cheer leader, 1. 2; Dramatic Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; “House of the Flashing Light”; “Nancy Orr’s Day”: “The Turtle Dove”; “The Royal Family”; Track, 1; Senior Dance Committee, 4; Monitor, 2. Description: Graceful, well-dressed, sophisticated, good-natured. Identification: Body by Fisher. Plans: Faulkner Hospital. Boston. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 31 VERA MAE RALSTON “Everybody’s friend, nobody’s enemy’’ Activities: Baseball, 1,2; Basketball, 1, 2; Senior History Committee, 4. Description: Conservative, changeable, earnest, loyal. Identification: Ford car. CHARLES FRED RATTIGAN “Charlie” “ ’Tis said that on some single unknown subject he is a great authority” Activities: Baseball manager, 3; F. F. A. Circus, 3: Football, 1, 2: Student Council member for half year, 2; Vice-president of F. F. A., 4. Description: Cheerful, casual, unenthusiastic, practical joker. Identification: Borrowing ability. MARGUERITE LUCILLE RELATION “Geet By enthusiasm you shall know her” Activities: Dramatic Club, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 3; Track, 1; Soccer, 1, 2: Tennis, 2, 3; F. H. A., 4: Commencement Flower Committee, 3; Baseball, 1; “The Kelly Kid”; “Grandma Pulls the String”. Description- Obliging, pert, loyal. Identification: Salesmanship. ELIZABETH ROSS RICHMOND “Libby” “Thy voice is celestial melody” Activities: Glee Club, 1. 2. 3, 4: Orche-tra, 1. 2, 3; Dramatic Club, 3, 4: Student Council. 3; Student Board, 3; Basketball. 1, 2, 3. 4; Class President, 1; Class Treasurer, 4; Monitor, 2: Tennis. 3, 4: “Trial by Jury”; Class song, 4; Soccer, 1; Baseball, 1, 2, 3; Hallowe’en stunt, 3, 4. Description: Talented, piquant, musical, individual, thoughtful. Identification: Manners of Main Street gang. Plans: University of Vermont. 32 THE ACADEMY STUDENT EUGENE RUTHERFORD ROSSELOT “Gene” “He speeds through the town with the greatest of ease” Activities: Debate Club, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4. Description: Casual, obliging, well-tailored, self- confident, generous. Identification: Car. Plans: Green Mountain Junior College. LILLA SAFFORD “Pusey” “Give me the man that is not her slave” Activities: Soccer, 1, 2, 3; Basketball. 1, 2, 3, 4; Track. 1. 2, 3, 4; Hallowe’en committee. 1, 2, 3; Dramatic Club, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3. 4; Student Council, 2: Class president. 3: Winter sports team, 3: Student hoard. 3, 4: Slave with Two Faces , 4: “Trial by Jury”, 4; “The Turtle Dove , 2; Grinds committee, 4. Description: Active, original, changeable, poised, danseuse. Identification: Beaus” in her hair. FRANKLIN VICTOR SCHNEIDER “Vic” “An actor and live wire is he Activities: Vice-president Student Council. 3; Vice-president of class, 3: Class president, 4; Debate Club, 3: Glee Club, 3, 4; Football, 2: Student board, 3, 4: (Editor-in-Chief, 4); Hallowe'en stunt, 2, 3; Athletic Association, 3, 4; (President. 4); Dramatic Club, 3. 4; Graduation Marshall, 3: Track, 2, 3, 4: (Captain, 4): lie : “The Man on the Curb ; “The Royal Family”; “The Enemy”. Description: Witty, leader, loud, handsome, well-dressed. Identification: Puny puns. Plans: Dartmouth College. MARJORIE LILLA SHERRER Marge” Drink to me only with thine eyes” Activities: 'track, 1; Division lieutenant, 2- Basketball, 1; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Prophecy Committee, 4. Description: Impulsive, restless, vivacious, expressive, friendly. Identification: “See you at Sunset”. Plans: Beauty culture. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 33 CATHERINE EMMA SIMPSON “Kay” “Intelligence is not her only virtue” Activities: Honor Student, 1; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; Hallowe’en stunt, 2, 3; “The Enemy”; “Nancy Orr's Day”; The Bathroom Door”; “Trial by Jury”; Student board, 4; Tennis, 2, 3; Track, 1, 2; Soccer, I, 2; Golf, 4. Description: Helpful, humorous, actress, musical. Identification: Flint’s soda fountain. MARION ISABELLE SMITH Nothing endures but character” Activities: Honor student, I. 2. 3; Glee Club, 3, 4; Track, 1; Student Board, 4: Librarian, 2; Choral Reading, 3, 4: Prophecy Committee, 4; Student Council, 3, 4: Secretary of Council, 4; Reception Committee, 2. Description: Competent, sociable, studious, gracious. Identification: “Please report”. PHILIP MANLEY SMITH “Phil” “Who says sleep is a waste of time?” Description: Unhurried, contented, obliging, persistent. Identification: Nan. Plans: P. G. course. MARTHA JANE STEARNS “Stretch” “I cannot live with him nor without him” Activities: Dramatic Club, 2. 3; Student board, 4; History committee, 4: Class Day committee, 3; Hallowe'en stunt, 2, 3; Basketball, 1. 2, 3, 4: Track, 2, 3, 4; Soccer, 2, 3; Cap and Gown committee, 4. Description: Pretty, athletic, loud, re-MORSE-ful. Identification: Raised eyebrow plus “Are you dumb?” Plans: P. G. course. 34 THE ACADEMY STUDENT MARY HARIETT STETSON “Stet” “All the world loves a quiet girl’’ Activities: Baseball, 1, 2; Basketball, 1, 2; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; F. H. A., 4 (Future Homemaker's Association). Description: Conscientious, attractive, domestic, tease. Identification: Chocolate milk shake. Plans: Dress designing and dressmaking. FAYE STILES “All that ever was joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass” Description: Neat, considerate, friendly, appealing, quiet. Identification: Soprano voice. ARLENE REBECCA SOMERS “So sweet of temper” Description: Good-natured, retiring, capable, understanding. Identification: Smile. ALICE PANSY THOMPSON “Tommy” “She is a true friend” Activities: Basketball, 1, 2; Baseball, 1, 2; Choral reading, 3, 4. Description: Intelligent, self-conscious, capable, wiry, spontaneous. Identification: Gum-chewing. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 35 JULIE MAY TWOMBLY “Julie” “If to her some female errors fall Look on her face to forget them all.” Description: Good natured, sensitive, serious, sympathetic. Identification: dark hair. JEANNETTE EVELYN VEILLEUX There could be no world without her Activities: Basketball, 1, 2: Baseball, 1, 2; Track, 2; Monitor, 1. Description: Smooth, sincere, vivacious, accommodating. Identification: Vera. Plans: Secretarial work. MILDRED ADA WARRELL “Milly” “She has a heart with room for every joy” Description: Competent, cheerful, easy-going, quiet, friendly. Identification: Smooth black hair. HOWARD LORENZO WARREN “Prof” “Success rewards labor Description: Ambitious, funny, studious, thrifty. Identification: Magical powers plus his walk. Plans: Medical course at Butler Hospital, Providence, R. I. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 3C ELIZABETH WATSON WELLS “Betty” “She can put wheels under any man” Activities: Archery, l, 3: Tennis, 3; Basketball, 1, 2; Golf, 4; Track, 4; Winter sports, 3; Future Homemakers Association, 4. Description: Congenial, flirt, attractive, vivacious, friendly. Identification: Boys. Plans: Beauty culture at Wilfred Academy. DWIGHT LOOMIS WELLS “Bud” “Laugh and the world laughs with you Activities: Baseball. 3, 4; Basketball manager, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Member of Athletic Council: Soccer. Description: Flippant, self-confident, genial, businesslike. Identification: Eyebrows . Plans: Employment at Edison Electric Company, Boston. ELDON EUGENE WHEELOCK “Al “A great day for the race Activities: Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Track, I, 2, 3; Basketball, 1, 2, 3. Description: Enthusiastic, self-confident, athletic, ambitious. Identification: Selling tickets. Plans: University of Vermont. HELEN CHRISTINA WHITEHILL “I hear but say not much” Description: Reserved, capable, sympathetic, domestic, unassuming. Identification: Friendly smile. THE ACADEMY STUDENT LINDOL SHASTONY WILKIE “Hold, I may surprise you yet Activities: Asst. Baseball manager, 1, 2, 3; Manager of baseball, 4. Description: Ambitious, quiet, busy, agreeable. Identification: Practical jokes. MURRIUM LEAH WILLIAMSON Mim” “It’s quality that counts” Activities: Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4: Baseball, 1, 2, 3; Tennis, 1, 2; Archery, 2; Glee Club, 2; Dramatic Club, 4; Class treasurer, 2: Reception committee, 2; Hallowe’en stunt, 2; “Mr. Onion”, 3; Grinds committee, 4; Student Board, 4. Description: Business-like, athletic, congenial, enthusiastic. Identification: Ingenuity. Plans: P. G. course. VERNON HOWE HADLEY “Bump” “Everything comes to him who waits Description: Casual, self-confident, unenthusiastic, frank. Identification: Crew cut. Plans: Goss’s Garage. WALTER BRADLEY ‘Red “Slow but thoughtful are his actions Activities: Track, 2, 3, 4. Description: Red-headed, record-breaker, ANN-imat-ed, cheerful. Identification: That unruffled finish at the tape. Plans: P. G. course. 38 THE ACADEMY STUDENT MILLARD SMITH CLARK “Clarkie” “Sometimes he laughed 'till nigh his hreath was gone’’ Description: Clown, witty, talkative, good-natured. Identification: Verbal and chemical explosions. LINDOL FRENCH “Pantywaist” “A rare bird” Activities: Student Council President, 4; Nominating committee, 4: Jazz Orchestra, 3; Cap and Gown committee, 4; Baseball, 3; Prophecy committee, 4; Student board, 3. Descrption: Nonchalant, agreea-Belle. obliging, natural. Identification: Not pig-Latin but pig-French. Plans: Bowdoin College. EDMUND SAMUEL GRAVES “Ed” “Say I not much, but think I a lot” Description: Quiet, serious, unobtrusive, obliging. Identification: Necktie. GEORGE HAGAN “Still waters run deep” Activities: Football, 2, 3, 4, 5; Baseball, 2, 3, 5; Hockey, 1, 2. 3; Monitor, 2, 5; Interdivisional Basketball, 5; Glee Club, 1; Track, 1, 2. Description: Quiet, athletic, egotist, serious. Identification: Irene. Plans: Missionary work. LEON STEPHEN McFARLAND “Foggy” “A penny for your thoughts” Description: Silent, self-conscious, serious, unobtrusive. Identification: Perseverance. Lilia Safford, Chairman Murrium Williamson Katharine Oldham Maurice Deforge Francis Blair Ralph Mollica THE ACADEMY STUDENT 39 CLASS WILL We, the class of 1937 of St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Ver-mont, being to our knowledge of sound mind, body and spirit, do make and declare this to be our last will and testament First: We, having inherited the doubtful dignity of conducting class meetings, do in turn bequeath the same to the incoming senior class. Second: To those whom they will best serve, the individuals of the class leave the following: Lucy Newton Page wills her pink foliage to Bernard Northridge hoping it won’t clash with his. To Charles Jenks, Eugene Rutherford Rosselot leaves his title as speed king with these words, “If you value your life don't try to better my speed record”. Charles Fred Rattigan gives his ability to make a monkey of himself to Ronald Reed, who already has that tendency. Melverda Pierce leaves her Venus figure to Barbara Sherry. Martha Jane Stearns wills her yet-to-be-uncovered good humor to Israel Goldstein. Marion Isabelle Smith bequeaths her ability to keep out of trouble to Netcy Handy. Howard Lorenzo Warren leaves the excess cloth in his suits to Stanley Jones and hopes it matches his. Charles Canning Bacon wills his jazz ability on the sax to Herbert Bailey. Anna Frances Brickett to Bishop McGill gives her ability to stay between the curbs while driving. Lucille Alice Daniels gives and bequeaths her car with the blond chauffeur to anyone who happens to be coming down Main Street when he is. To Maude Noyes, James Peter Cunevalis wills his gabbing ability in case she needs it to tell about her bunions. Evelyn Ruth Eastman leaves her lady-like conduct to Pauline ells, seeing she still needs more after the abundant supply given her last year. To Donald Roberts, Irene Ethel Eager wills her ever-growing appetite with the hope it will start him in the right direction. Maurice Thomas Deforge leaves his curly eyelashes (maybe they are false )to Dorothy Hess. Lillian Densis Cushman leaves her modesty to Barbara Wilcomb, whose lack of it has been noticed. George Nathan Mumford wills his ability to keep his business his own to Wanda Sylvester. To Elizabeth Moses, Hazel Louise Moffett gives her walks on Portland Street. Margaret Agnes McGill leaves her ability in eye-rolling at the stronger sex to Gayla Lindsley, although she seems to be doing pretty well. 40 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Paul Joseph McGinity leaves to Harry Parker his faithfulness to one girl. To Harold Briggs, John Sinclair Noyes wills his wiggle, hoping he will be able to get rid of it easily next year. Katherine Hershey Oldham leaves Lauris Parker's Sunday night calls to her sister Peggy. Edmund Samuel Graves gives to Harry Clark his great abundance of light-footedness and charm on the dance floor willed to him by the past two graduating classes. George Michael Hagan wills his manly physique to Jack Harvey. To Elmer Morrison, Franklyn Victor Schneider leaves his savoir faire”. Ralph John Mollica wills his “well, gee whiz” to Donald Powell with the stipulation that it he used only in English class. Vernon Howe Hadley bequeaths his never-failing absences on history test day to Stanley McPherson. Eleanor Julia Hale leaves her Sunday afternoon walks to Phyllis Murphy and Raymond Brown. To Hazel Brown, Marion Adelaide Filgate wills her gracefulness on the basketball floor. Lindol French wills his tinkle-tinkle Belle to anyone who will take her off his hands. Mary Harriet Stetson wills to Edward Smythe her faithfulness to the Academy. To Irene Grady, Edith May Howard bequeaths her petiteness. Dwight Loomis Wells leaves to Lauris Parker his razor blade, before it gets rusty because of disuse. Carrie Ellen Keneson gives her gracious quiet ways to Dorothy Carter. Theodora Hazel Kittredge leaves her never-failing question, Is my face dirty?” to Robert Ward. To Paul Stetson, Laurence Leo Lapanne wills his bashfulness, an unusual quality in this day and age, with the hope that it won’t be so noticeable on Paul. Hazel Alice Lavature leaves her impressive stature to Philip Stevens Marion Irene Kittredge bequeaths her Model A Ford to Richard Ovitt in the hope it will carry him to school and back again at least once. To Cynthia Sargent. Muriel Luella Lindsley leaves her secret longing for the former Student Council President and her chapel seat with the unobstructed view of said person. Beverly Irene Bean wills to anyone who applies her ability to pick them up on the street corner. Margaret Mary Beattie wills her sentimental verses to Leslie Farr. All examples were censored by persons concerned. Olive Mae Burrington leaves her secret desire to be slim to Albert Proia. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 41 Isabelle Margaret Carter makes no provision for the disposal of Albert Barney, as she will be back to look after him next year. Richard Doliber Clothey, believing generosity his greatest virtue, leaves his unfinished work in American History to the incoming class. Anna Lane Clifford leaves to the boys at the Cottage her long walks home, for they look as if they needed fresh air and exercise. Marion Lucy Beck wills her former interest in a certain Woods to any nature lover in the coming class. To Beverly Cox, Alice Pansy Thompson leaves her quick wit. Julia May Twombly wills her sparkling black eyes to Alida White. Elizabeth Ross Richmond bequeaths her ever-ready smile to Lillian . Charette. Lilia Safford wills her dreamy manner of reading poetry in English l to Honorine Carrier. Marguerite Lucille Relation wills her friendly manner to Lucille Hooker. To Barbara Hansen, Edward Thomas Leonard gives his arguing ability so she will be well supplied for any encounter. Marjorie Lilia Sherrer wills her Saturday night stories to Evelyn Corliss. Faye Stiles bequeaths her singing ability to Aline Castonguay and Jeanette Greenwood. To Natalie Bartlett, Eldon Eugene Wheelock leaves his super-salesmanship along the ticket line. With regrets Theodora Evelyn McLean gives her Friday and Sunday nights’ entertainment to Florence Scott. Murrium Leah Williamson wills her sweetness to Patricia Tierney. Olive Harvey wills her lipstick and nail polish to Beverly Bradley. Helen Christina Whitehill leaves her timidity to Millicent Butterfield, with the condition that she use it well. Lindol Shanstony Wilkie leaves his habitual grin to Laurence Legendre, hoping it looks well on him. To Eugene Fontaine, Irene Amanda I.eBlanc gives, devises, and bequeaths her daintiness and neatness. Mildred Elizabeth Ladd wills her continuous flow of words to Priscilla Lord to keep hers from being lonely. Milton Frederick Knapp gives his big ears to Yalmore I.eBlanc, hoping they will not look out of place. To Dorothy Tann, Anna Katherine McGuire leaves her “ego”. Roger Edward Miller leaves his neverfailing good humor to Harry Hayes hoping it will cheer him up. Portia Ida Morrison wills her flute-like voice to Norman Hopper with this one request, “Please do not strain it”. Kenneth Francis Murphy and Neil Allen Carr leave their friendship to Chester Witters and Robert Stuart. 42 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Esther Margaret Holmes leaves (to the first applicant) her duty of bidding the janitor good-bye every noon. Barbara Janies leaves her affections for one member of the McPherson family to Phyllis Campion, so that she will have a greater hold on Stanley. Alice Elizabeth Johnson wills her incessant giggles to Beverly Fisher. Philip Thornton Darling could not part with his Nolin Brothers’ sign; so we let him keep it. Ruth Elizabeth Denonville leaves her prim ways to Connie Roberts with the hope they won’t hamper her. Eleanor Mary Friend wills her pleasing personality to Marion Wesley Neva Ann Eastman gives and bequeaths her ambition to Mary Davio hoping she gets a long way with it. Valora Jeannette Corliss wills her school girl complexion to Alice Sanborn. To Laurence Cutting. Alfred Leon Barrett leaves his pitching ability, with the request that it be used in throwing baseballs, not rolling pins. James George Berry wills to Franz Liljeholm his physical stature. Francis Raymond Blair leaves his football ability to Roland Spencer. Elizabeth Watson Wells gives and bequeaths her interest in the Log Cabin Filling Station to Ingrid Wohlrab, although she knows it will be a frozen asset on her hands. Marjorie lone Penniman wills her ability to get her girls’ sports column in on time to any member of the Student Board. Angela Frances Pierce and Philip Smith will their friendship to Tippie Higgins and Robert Stuart. Arlene Rebecca Somers gives and bequeaths her hair pulling ability to Phyllis Cuthbertson, on condition that she shall not pull too hard. Vera Mae Ralston to Dorothy Johnston wills her rides in a certain Ford, but she must get a new chauffeur. Jeannette Evelyn Veilleux could not decide to whom she would give her interest in the Sears Roebuck Store; so she decided to keep it herself. Too bad, girls. To Clara McGill. Catherine Emma Simpson leaves her never-failing dramatic ability. Walter Carl Bradley leaves his long walks with Anne Ashworth to Edward Penniman. Is that the way you keep in form. Walt? To Helen Cunevalis, Paul Leo Bennett wills his interest in the Concord Candy Kitchen, in the hope that it will be of use to her father. To Frances Strobridge, Christine Agnes Burbank wills, devises, and bequeaths her debating ability. Isabel Mutchler leaves her popularity to Millicent Butterfield. Mildred Ada Warrell to Margaret Oldham gives her raven locks. I.eon Stephen McFarland leaves to Duncan Corliss his ability to forget, so that he won’t make it so hard for the others in classes. Lilia May Peake gives and bequeaths her angelic expression to Katherine Ward. Hope it becomes you, Kay. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 43 To anyone with a deep dark secret which he prefers the Will Committee shouldn’t know, Jeannette Weymouth wills her ability in that line. Third: The Senior Class will their thanks to the Faculty for putting up with them for four years. Fourth: Whereupon, we hereby constitute and appoint the “Student” executor of this our last will and testament. Fifth : In witness whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal and pub lish and declare this to be our last will and testament at St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, this twelfth day of June, in the year of out Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven. —Class of 1937 Witnesses: Philip Darling Alice Johnson Marion Beck Dwight Wells James Cunevalis Christine Burbank COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Robert Lincoln O'Brien has honored the Class of 1937 by consenting to be the Commencement speaker for the Academy’s 94th Commencement on Monday, June 14. Mr. O’Brien is a nationally prominent newspaperman and was, until recently, Chairman of the Tariff Commission in Washington. Receiving his A. B. at Harvard University in 1891, he was awarded his honorary Litt. at Dartmouth in 1922, at Brown in 1924. at Colby College in 1926, and at Boston University in 1927. After serving Grover Cleveland as personal secretary at the time of his nomination in 1892 and 1895. he became the Washington correspondent of the “Boston Transcript from 1895 to 1900. He served as its editor from 1906 to 1910. Until 1928 he was president and director of the Boston Publishing Company, publisher of the morning and Sunday “Herald and Evening “Traveler”, and editor of the Herald . Mr. O’Brien now serves as a member of the advisory board of the Pulitzer School of Journalism and of the Massachusetts Historical Society. He is an honorary member of the Harvard Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Appointed chairman of the Tariff Commission by the Hoover administration, he was retained by President Roosevelt until he resigned to give his time to writing and lecturing. Mrs. O’Brien is an alumna of the St. J. A., being the former Ellen Young, a member of the class of 1886. Track Team Combined Glee Clubs THE ACADEMY STUDENT ®tp Araitemg Member of COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Volume LXII, No. 7 St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 11, 1 u:i7 EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor, Senior Managing Editor, Junior News Editor Assistant News Editor Literary Editor Business Manager Asst. Business Manager Circulation Manager Alumni Editors Exchange Editor Boys’ Sports Editor Victor Schneider Lilia Safford Theodore Lyster Hazel Lavature Lauris Parker Margaret Beattie Norman Hopper Charles Jenks Chester Witters Martha Stearns and John Noyes Murrium Williamson James Cunavelis Asst. Boys’ Sports Editors Ronald Reed and Lindol French Marjorie Penniman Columnists Girls’ Athletics Katharine Oldham Philip Darling Edmund Graves Inquiring Reporter Assistant Columnists — Frank Pierce, Patricia Tierney, and Janice Fuller Catherine Simpson Constance Roberts Stanley MacPherson Albert Barney Miss Ellis Miss Grover Frances Marshall Carrie Keneson Esther Holmes Advisory Board Secretaries Anna McGuire Mrs. Steele Mr. Baldwin Jeannette Veilleux Theodore McLean Marjorie Penniman GENERAL INFORMATION The publication is under the management of the two upper classes. The Student is on sale at Randall Whitcomb’s and at Prescott’s Book Store: single copies 10c. Graduation Issue 30c. Address all communications to THE STUDENT, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Yearly subscription price, $1.00. Issued eight times a year. The Cowles Press, Inc., Pythian Building, St. Johnsbury. Vt. 46 THE ACADEMY STUDENT EDITORIAL A Word of Thanks Perhaps it has never occurred to the pupils of St. Johnsbury Academy when they have received the “Student” each month that a great deal was re- sponsible for their obtaining it at all. The “Student” enjoys an excellent rep- utation among high school papers, but to attain that high rank it has taken capital. Although little has been said about where this capital has come from. it is apparent that without the aid of St. Johnsbury business men and mer- chants, the financial status of the “Student” would be in deplorable condition. Perhaps there would be no ‘Student”. Therefore, it is sincere thanks that the editorial staff of this paper offer to their friends for making the “Student” possible. Their willingness to aid us at all times has been most helpful, and their interest is deeply appreciated. The new Student Board has been elected and next year will assume its duties. We hope that they will do as good a job as last vear’s Board and up- hold the high standard set for them in the past. Editor-in-chief Albert Barney Assistant Editor Eric Martin News Editor Wellington Keneson Reporters Franklin Pierce, Jean Campbell Literary Editor Constance Roberts Business Manager Charles |enks Assistants Kenneth Bailey, Elmore Harvey Circulation Manager Chester Witters Alumni Editors Margaret Oldham. Donald Powell Exchange Editor Irene Beattie Boys’ Sports Stanley McPherson Assistants' Stanley Jones, Roland Carrigan Girls’ Sports Elizabeth Davio Inquiring Reporter Norman Hopper Columnists Secretaries Ronald Reed Mildred McRae Millicent Butterfield Frances Strobridge Margaret Ward Jeannette Greenwood Margaret Scott Barbara Sherrv Patricia Tierney Evelyn Mercier Donald Roberta Barbara Higgins Florence Scott Barbara Hansen Robert Stuart Lucia Johnson NEWS REVIEW FOR 1936-1937 On September 8 St. Johnsbury Academy opened with a record enrollment of 505. The teachers added to the faculty were Elmore D. Lund-gren, who became head of the mathematics department, a position formerly held by Mrs. Isabel Willey Ward ; Mr. Dana Redington of Pasedena, California and Dartmouth College, who teaches science and mathematics; and Mr. Elbert H. Henry from Middlebury College who teaches vocational guidance and civics. Colonel Fairbanks was re-elected president of the Board of Trustees. The chapel programs began on September 15 with a vocal program by Miss Marguerite Creighton of the class of '32. For the past two years Miss Creighton has been enjoying a vocal scholarship at the University of Michigan. On October 6 Mr. Bagley. the health broadcaster, gave us a splendid talk. He gave us much sound advice, drawing on his twenty-three years of experience as a physical director. He convinced us that, ‘‘the best song is yet to be sung; the best poem has yet to be written; the best picture has yet to be painted.” On October 16 Miss Barbara Bliss gave us a piano and voice recital accompanied by Miss Katharine Follansbee. October 28 Mr. Arthur Rudman of the Becker Business College gave us a talk on “Happiness”. He said happiness is a by-product of life and not a goal. In closing he read a message from Judge Parker of Massachusetts who said: “Tell them that they can never safely transgress the great conventions of Life.” Pepin and Deforge gave a muscial program of popular hits on December 1 with piano solos by Pepin and singing by Deforge. The announcer was Eldon Wheelock. 48 THE ACADEMY STUDENT On Tuesday, December 15, Mrs. Wilman Wilson of the Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School talked on “Applying for a Position.” She told the girls the best way to enter an employer’s office and what to wear and to savin order to “sell themselves” most completely. On December It! Mrs. Goodrich’s students gave a piano recital. Those participating were Lilia Safford, Madeline Brough, Lucia Johnson, Patricia Rattigan, and John Noyes. A marionette show, “Jack and the Beanstalk” has been given by Florence Scott and Theodora McLean. They were aided by Louise Whitney and Barbara Sherry. 1 he dolls and sets were made last year by Florence Scott for Art Appreciation class. 1 hese are only a few of many inspiring or enjoyable programs. 1 lie winners of the class spelling contests were as follows: freshman, Mary 1 ranees Lindsley; sophomore, Duncan Corliss; junior, Evelyn Corliss; senior, Margaret Beattie. A series of four exhibits of Living American Art has been shown during the year in Room 4 of Colby llall. In the first showing the painting called “High Yaller” by Reginald Marsh won first place in the students’ vote. “The Senate” by William Gropper took second place. These pictures, all excellent reproductions of paintings by modern artists, were on sale at $5 each. Elwin A. Silsby, a respected member of the Academy Board of Trustees, died at Brightlook Hospital on November !. He was a graduate of the Academy in 1875 and took a deep interest in the education of St. Johnsbury boys and girls. ith his passing, the Academy lost one of its most valued friends. The Halloween stunts on October 31 were run off in grand style. The freshmen staged a clever take-off on the old-age pension by putting all the young people through an aging machine to make them eligible for the pension. The sophomore stunt was a modern version of “Julius Caesar”. Caesar was riddled with gangster bullets because of a $5 bet. A pantomine of “Cinderella ’ was put on by the juniors. A broadcast centered around the Clark School game was the senior stunt. The faculty men put on the absurd “Pyra-mus and Thisbee” play from “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. After this the freshmen were victorious in the broom race, with Valmar Lavigne as the horse and Roland Spencer as the teamster. An appreciative crowd filled Fuller Hall to capacity and roared with delight over the Dramatic Club’s production, the “Royal Family”. The Cavendish family, about whom the play was written, had been actors and actresses for many generations. Tony, who gave the play its laughs, was played by Victor Schneider. Ralph Morse as Oscar also did a good piece of work with the German brogue. Constance Roberts played the part of Tony’s sister Julie with real feeling. On January 8 the combined Glee Club presented a comic opera, “Trial by Jury”. Mr. Redington as judge, Miss Richmond as the sweet young girl, Lauris Parker as the defendant; Ralph Mollica. and Janies Murphy, played leading roles. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 49 In December the parents of all Academy students were invited to the school. An informal reception was held at Brantview, after which everyone was invited to attend the Montpelier-Academy basketball game. The Winter Frolic was held on February 15 with Constance Roberts as the Snow Queen and Victor Schneider as King Winter. The Old Chapel was attractively decorated with green and white streamers, while on the wall hung silhouettes of skiers in motion designed by Robert Snow and Bernard Northridge. At one end of the hall was the throne of the monarchs. On the stage was a snow scene, the work of Mr. Harlan Haskins. Blue and amber lights were placed overhead to add to the coronation and floor show. On May 7 the (dee Clubs went to Burlington to the annual music festival. The singing was splendid and received high praise from the musical critic there. We were especially honored by having Faye Stiles and Elizabeth Richmond chosen to sing with two other girls in a contest. Monday. May 17, shows the honor point division standings as follows: St. J. A. had the honor of playing host to the schools participating in the State Play Contest on April 24. Essex Junction High School, Brigham Academy, 1.eland and Gray Seminary, Montpelier High School, and Bennington High School all presented plays. Montpelier and I.eland and Gray ranked first and second respectively with St. J. A. third. It is our hope that we may again play host next year. Two of the larger clubs of St. J. A., the F. F. A. and the F. H. A., have been quite active this year. On April BO and May I the F. F. A. presented an enjoyable Circus with all the fixings. The F. H. A. gave a style show and dance on May 21, helping to round out the social season of the Academy. DEBATING As a member of the Vermont League, with Miss Dorothy Pierce as coach, the debate teams upheld the standards of St. Johnsbury Academy in a successful season. lust before Christmas vacation, work began with the gathering and classifying of material. This year’s subject w as, Resolved: That Electric Utilities should be Governmentally owned and operated. Early in January a practice debate between our affirmative and negative teams was held at Mclndoes Academy. The following is a list of the other debates, both League and practice: Lancaster here non-decision Lancaster there non-decision Montpelier here League Williamstown here League Groveton, N. H. here non-decision Groveton. N. H. there non-decision Spaulding here League Rotarv Club here non-decision 50 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Parent Teachers’ here non-decision Orleans here non-decision Orleans there 11011-League Randolph here League People’s Academy there League Of the decision debates 4 out of 6 were in St. Johnsbury's favor, taking them into the semi-finals. The members of the affirmative team were Margaret Beattie, Margaret ard, Albert Barney and Olive Burrington. 1 hose of the negative were Christine Burbank, Norman Hopper. Frances Strobridge and Honorine Carrier. Everyone feels that Miss Pierce has done fine work and wishes to congratulate her on her teams’ successes. With the debaters, enthusiasm ran high. Fuller Hall, however, was embarrassingly empty at some of the contests and it may be noted here that an audience makes a good fight twice as good. Frances Strobridge DRAMATIC CLUB Dramatics is more than mere acting; it is the living of some experience on the stage. We are very fortunate in having such grand people as Miss Clark and Mr. Baldwin to teach us how to create these roles in a realistic manner. This year’s club officers are as follows: President, Lilia Safford; Vice-President, Victor Schneider; Treasurer, John Noyes; and Secretary, Katherine Oldham. The season started off well with the three-act play “The Royal Family”, a satire on the Barrymores, which proved one of the most successful plays of recent years. Other performances were the three one-act plays: “The Bathroom Door” an uproarious comedy; The Slave With Two Faces” a symbolic fantasy about life; and Eugene O’Neill’s tragedy, “lie”. The last was given at the district contest in Cabot and later won third place at the State Contest in Fuller Hall in April. “Spreading the News”, A Toast We All Can Drink”, and “The Closet” were short plays greatly enjoyed during the chapel periods. There is a great deal more than first meets the eye in producing a play, so let us think for a moment of the many people on committees who have never shivered before the footlights nor had the glory of being the lead. —Constance Roberts GLEE CLUBS Memories of the past year echo faintly the lovely, never-to-be-forgotten melodies which the Academy Glee Clubs have sung. hor the first few months hard work was done learning the music for An Evening ith Gilbert and Sullivan”. Miscellaneous selections by the THE ACADEMY STUDENT 51 two well-known composers and the comic operetta Trial By Jury” were included in the program. The operetta, which was a take-off on the English court, enjoyed such a success that it was repeated at the Tri-County Teachers’ Convention in Fuller Hall. The remaining part of the year went to the careful preparation of the music for the All-State Music Festival at Burlington. Mr. Butterfield, the well-known director from Providence, Rhode Island, led the all-star chorus, which had been reduced to six hundred. For the first time in recent years our boys as well as our girls had an individual selection, and they did a fine piece of work. Both were highly commended by the nationally known music critic, Mr. McConathy, and the boys will sing their number during the Commencement Exercises. The entire Glee Club will repeat the festival music at the annual June concert. Miss Stevenson, who has always directed the clubs most capably, lias done an exceptional piece of work this year. We are also indebted to Mr. Redington for his spirit and cooperation. —Constance Roberts ATHLETICS The Academy athletic teams were not, on the whole, as good as those of former years. Football made a creditable showing, as it has in the past three years. Basketball was rather a failure but a better team is expected in 1938. Not much can be said about the various spring sports such as baseball and track, as it is too early to prognosticate. But we do know that the losing teams might have won and the winning teams might have piled the score higher if they had had a little more wholehearted support from the student body. Football The Academy had high hopes of a state championship team, but with two ties and two losses, coupled with our captain breaking his collar bone, our hopes proved fruitless. Coach Kalijarvi’s team was built around several veterans including Captain McGinity, Blair, Lapanne, Deforge, E. Wheelock, K. MacPherson, Hagan, and N. Handy. After the first two games “Red” Northridge was converted from end to fullback and from then on became St. J. A.’s “human battering ram.” Woodsville, St. Mary’s, and Newport were beaten, and the only blemish in the first half of the season was a 0-0 tie with Kimball Union Academy. Next, the team journeyed to Hanover but came back with a 30-0 defeat inflicted by a much heavier Clark School eleven. Captain McGinity had his collar bone broken in the game with Montpelier, in which we managed to escape with another scoreless tie. THE ACADEMY STUDENT “The game of the year” with Lyndon Institute gave the Green and White’s supporters a chance to tear down the goal posts as our team sent our 32 year old rivals down to a 19-0 defeat. No one player starred in this game, but all were in there doing their best, and the victory was a fitting reward. Windsor High furnished the opposition for our final game, and the Academy was scored upon for the first time in over a year by a high school opponent and was beaten 21-0. Season’s record — Won 4, Lost 2, Tied 2. Basketball Dana Redington, who succeeded Kal as coach, did a good job considering the material he had to work with. Deforge, Bennett, and Delaney were back from last year; and Carr, Legendre, Clothey and Linehan were regarded as good prospects for a fairly well balanced team. The Academy defeated Lyndon twice and overcame Sigma Mu fraternity from Dartmouth College while losing 7 times to various opponents. Although the team was weak on offense it showed up well on the defense. It is hoped that a better team will represent the Academy next year. Season’s record—Won 3, Lost 7. Track No record-breaking track team is looked for this season, but the team should make a fair showing in the meets scheduled. “Fritz” Hubbard took over the burden of track coach this year and has an able assistant in Harry Snow, who handles the various weight events. “Fritz” came in at a bad time, as several of our last year’s point getters were graduated. “Hank” Fuller and MacDonald will be sorely missed and Eldon Wheelock, star quarter tuiler, cannot run on account of an appendicitis operation. Bradley, Schneider, Parker, and Bennett are in the fold and should produce points as they did last year. These are augmented by several promising sophomores and freshmen, especially Franklin, Lavigne, and Adams. At this writing the team has engaged in two meets. The first with L. I was won by the Institute by a close margin, 60-56. The next was a triangulai meet with L. I. and Burlington High, which was taken by the lads from St. Edmunds. B. H. S. 79p2. St. J. A. 36. L. I. 27p£. Baseball The baseball team seems, at this early stage, to be above the average. The team has participated in three games up to this writing and has won two of them. All of last year’s team are back with the exception of one who, if you believe him, says that he must devote more time to his studies. An important addition is that of “Hoddy” Cutting, a pitcher and a pretty good one at that. THE ACADEMY STUDENT 53 The first two games played were with Newport and Craftsbury, and because of the ability of our pitchers and batsmen the games were won. The other game that has-been played so far was with Barton in which we were defeated 6-5, although Cutting fanned 11. It is hoped that they continue their good work. —Stanley MacPherson GIRLS’ SPORTS Archery, golf and tennis were the fall favorites with the Academy girls. For the first time diplomas were awarded to all girls who fulfilled the re-quirements of the National Golfers’ Association. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Mar-tignetti, St. Johnsbury Country Club Professional, coached this sport, while Mrs. Hubbard and Miss Barbara Twombly had charge of tennis and archery. Because of poor weather conditions the girls were unable to compete in any winter sports meets. Interclass basketball offered the usual excitement with the seniors going through the season undefeated to take again the Dorothy Q. Adams Banner. Each member of this team will receive letters in June. During the spring, baseball and track are competing with the old favorites of golf and tennis for the attention of the feminine athletes. Arrangements have been made for tennis matches with St. Albans and possibly Wells River. 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Modern methods of instruction, including lectures, solution of business problems, class discussions, professional talks by business executives, and motion pictures of manufacturing processes, are used. College of Engineering Provides complete college programs in Engineering with professional courses in the fields of CIVIL, MECHANICAL (WITH DIESEL, AERONAUTICAL and AIR CONDITIONING OPTIONS), ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, and ENGINEERING ADMINISTRATION. General engineering courses are pursued during the freshman year; thus the student need not make a final decision as to the branch of engineering in which he wishes to specialize until the beginning of the sophomore year. Co-operative Plan The Co-operative Plan, which is available to upperclassmen in all courses, provides for a combination of practical industrial experience with classroom instruction. Under this plan the student is able to earn a portion of his school expenses as well as to make business contacts which prove valuable in later years. Degrees Awarded Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science For catalogue or further information write to: MILTON J. SCHLAGENHAUF, Director of Admissions NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Saint Johnsbury Academy SUMMER SCHOOL FOR BOYS JULY 6 - AUGUST 13 Courses from the 6th to the 12th grade. Classes in baseball, basketball, football and tennis under expert instruction. An opportunity to review, to make up deficiencies, to take studies, like typewriting and music, for general training. Saint Johnsbury Academy SUMMER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Review. Make-up. Preparation for examinations. Entrance upon new subjects. Afternoons devoted to recreation and trips.