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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 25 Thelma Prescott wills her interest in thelalumni to anyone who wants it. Isabelle Sargent leaves Red Lavigne to his numerous underclass ad- mirers. Margaret Scott wills her timidity to Ranny Boyce. Couldn't she use a little ?, Elizabeth Parsons leaves her lady-like conduct to Betty julian. Audrey Bean bequeaths her athletic ability to Beverly Ainsworth. We hope she uses it. Theodora Laughlin bequeaths her neatness to jean Campbell. Here's hoping you use it, jean. Marjorie Bryson wills her jet-black hair to Ruth Meigs. Dorothy Carter bequeaths her ability to keep a boy friend to Irene Grady. Althea Cheever leaves her quiet unassuming manner to Frank Carr. VVarner Fields leaves his underclass interests to Paul Farnham. -Charles Dennison bequeaths his fine complexion to Gloria Tubman. Charlotte Farnsworth leaves her unfinished maps and her incomplete marks for Mary Frances Linclsley to complete. Beverly Fisher leaves her outside interests to the first bidder. jean Flynn bequeaths her make believe sophisticated Ways to Dorena Gentile. Francis Grimaud leaves his ability to pick them short to the tallest boy in the junior class. Dorothy johnston leaves her tinkling laugh to Beulah Sherry. Yvonne Langlois bequeaths her dignified ways to her sister Rose. Mildred E. Merchant bequeaths her piano technique to Margaret Col- bath. Frank Blodgett leaves his tardy slips to Leslie Farr with the provision that he must not exceed Frank's record. Dorothy Bailey wills her ever-ready giggles to Ruth Carrigan. Irene Beattie bequeaths her quiet, reserved manner to Helen Cunavelis. Paul Colby bequeaths his technical wisdom concerning the operating mechanism of an Oldsmobile to Harold VVhitney, hoping that it will be easily adapted to the mechanism of a Chevrolet. Roland Roberts wills his ability to have and to hold to Herman Lucas. Charlotte Ovitt bequeaths her long walks to the Brantview girls. Beverly Wriglit leaves her soprano voice to Norman Chase. Gwendolyn Hanks leaves her interest in the male trombone players to those interested. Muriel Belden wills her fiddle to K'Red Lavigne. VVinifred Eager leaves her wee voice to Charles Flanders. Gerald VVood leaves his neat appearance to a needy sophomore. Harmony Ovitt leaves to the first applicant her ability to hold Frankie. Marjorie Mathews leaves her bookkeeping ability to Philip Astle. Lucille Hooker leaves Pedro , the trombone, to Velma Vance.

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24 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Robert Lumbra leaves his musical ability to Charley Hoar. Robert Mulvey leaves his batting average to Larry Canning. Edward Penniman leaves to Bishop McGill his agricultural ability. Paul Reed leaves his bashfulness in history class to Roland Spencer. Donald Roberts leaves to Stoogie Weyrnoiitli his hope that he will grow more than Skeets did in four years. Gordon Spaulding leaves his librarian work to anyone who wants it. Gordon VVood leaves his hunting and fishing ability to the Astle brothers. Everett Wlieelock leaves to Glen MacDonald his ability to stay away from girls. Richard Tilton leaves nothing, but will take Kitty's heart with him. Arlene Ayer wills her pleasing manners to Barbara Bean. To Phyllis Murphy, Lillian Bill wills her eye-rolling. We hope she won't have to use it. Madelyn Brough wills to James McDonald her ability to keep out of trouble. To Reginald Counsell, Ioan Caldbeck leaves her individual little laugh with hopes that it will go well with his. Barbara Counsell leaves her scholastic ambition to Leslie Farr. May it really be instilled in him! Priscilla Cheney wills her smile to Evelyn Lumbra in case hers should wear out from over-work. To Ruth Meigs, Virginia Elliott leaves her interest in Norwich, in case Ruth wants any more. Janice Fuller wills her open-house to Kitty Blake. She will probably need one. Carolyn Hafner leaves her Pennsylvania accent to Ann Ashworth. Hazel Hersey wills her lip-stick and nail polish to Margaret Gillander. Paul Howe wills to Raymond Fox his faithfulness to one girl. Lucia Johnson wills to anybody that wants it the ability to manage a Student Council president. Beatrice Legendre wills her petiteness to Keith Furse so that his car will always be lull for trips to Concord. 'Clara McGill wills her public speaking ability to Neil Burrington. To Betty Hawkinson, Ernest McKee wills his red hair to go with what she already has. Watch out for Betty now! She will be twice as neryl Eric Martin wills his clowning and acting ability to Kenton Mudgett. Rita Metevier wills her deftness on the basketball floor to Katherine Powell. Marian Mooney seems to be doing all rightg so she leaves everything to her one and only. Gertrude Noyes wills her flute-like voice to Larry Canning, with pleas that he doesn't strain it. Alice Parks wills her escorted walks on Undercliff Road to Tilly Lang.

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26 A THE ACADEMY STUDENT Marjorie Bonett bequeaths her weekly trips to East Montpelier to Winoiia Eager. Doris Smith leaves her Ford to Bernice Remick in the hope that it will save her a few steps. Vivian Stafford leaves her position on the dance floor to Candace Kelsey. Dorothy johnson leaves her interest in the graduating class of Voca- tional l-ligh School to Mary Frances Lindsley. To Richard McGill, Patricia Rattigan bequeaths her beautiful short- hand outlines. Natalie Rodger leaves her ability as an actress to Beverly Goss. Richard VVatts leaves his wavy hair to -Iohn Poole. Doris McKinstry leaves her faithfulness to the Glee Club to Mary Elene Franklin. Eileen Tillotson leaves her ability to answer history questions to the junior most needy of this quality. U Arlena Strong wills her all-round personality to 'lean Mcliensie. Ethelyn Pratt leaves her frequent rides in THAT tan car to anyone living more than four miles away from the school. Robert Ward bequeaths his crimson blushes to anyone with the luck to be without any. Third: 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 Acad-- emy, St. Iohnsbury, Vermont, this ninth day of june, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. -Class of 1939 Witnesses : Lucille Hooker Beverly Wright Thelma Prescott Daniel Linehan Kenneth Bailey