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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 19 PROPHECY SCENE—Parks’ Palladium PROPRIETOR—Theron Parks TIME—1957 Enter—Dorothy Whaley, successful editor of that sophisticated magazine for sophisticated people, “Spec.” Dot—Gimme a pumpkin phosphate. Enter—William Lyster. Bill—Gimme a pumpkin phosphate. Hiya Dot! Dot—Hiya Bill! What are you doing up here? Bill—Oh, I’ve come 'way up from Virginia just to have one pumpkin phosphate ! Dot—What have you been doing lately anyway? Bill—1 ’ve just been elected mayor, first selectman, and cemetery commissioner of East Swashback Center, Virginia. Of course this takes a lot of time from my tobacco plantation but it gets along all right without me. Know what’s cooking with any of the other members of our class? Dot—Well, I had a letter from Arlene Amey the other day. She just opened a private hospital for injured baseball players. Jeanette Begbie’s her head nurse; and boy, they’ve got a rushing business since Skitch Weymouth started running the St. Johnsbury Dinosaurs. Enter—Katharine Powell. Kay—Gimme a pumpkin phosphate. Hello Bill, have you seen the latest Strauch girl ? Dot—What do you mean, Kay? Kay—Well, Carolyn’s drawings have taken the place of the Petty Girl and Gene Tierney as the army’s favorite wall decoration. Gloria Tubman’s her model and Armand Blake is applying his knowledge of mechanical drawing in designing the frames. Dot—Oh! Did you know that Mary Dean McLellan is up here on a visit. It’s the first time she’s come back to St. J. since she closed up her Wee Shoppee in West Danville and moved to Bunchabananas, Venezuela, to be with her husband, who’s stationed there as the representative for one of the large steamship lines. Oh, look, here she comes now! Enter—Mary Dean McLellan. Mac—Gimme a pumpkin phosphate. Hi Kids! I’ve been visiting all around.

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18 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Nutting: Stanhope: Currier: And then the climax to our scholastic endeavors came when the Valedictorian, Katharine Powell, and the Salutatorian, Anita. Tegu were announced in the Student. Yes, there was only one-half a point between the two highest ranking students. There were seven other students who had an average of 90% or better for the four years, and eighteen students who had an average above 85% for the four years. Now, that brings us up to the present and finishes our class history. I think we have covered just about everything, so we will call this enough. If you should think of anything we’ve overlooked let me know. Patricia Currier Carol Nutting Earl Rodger John Poole Margaret Stanhope

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20 THE ACADEMY STUDENT 1 was over in the probate court this morning and I had a long talk with Alden Sears (You know lie’s a judge now) and 1 got caught up on some of the old Academy students. Did you know Don McGrath is dead? ’Tis rumored 'twas the fast St. Johnsbury life that did ’im in! Enter—Red Johnson. Red—(J imme a pumpkin phosphate! Hi! gang. I’m up here to cover the game between the Dinosaurs and the New York Yankees. Did you know that Carl Kuniholm recently became the World’s Champion wrestler, greatly aided by his manager, Franklin Barney? Also, Phil Bovee and Alan Colburn have a match for the world’s heavyweight boxing championship soon, in Madison Square Garden. The winner will succeed Joe Louis who recently retired, undefeated. Dot—Just what are you doing now, Red? Bill—Didn’t you know? He was recently made chief sports announcer for NBC. Red—On my way through East St. j. I saw Bob Gannon. You know, he is now the mayor of that metropolis as well as being Commissioner of back roads. Eire alarm sounds— Mac—By the way, Neil Burrington is head of the Fire Dept, and Bob Porter was elected Sheriff of Caledonia County and Victory. Bob uses a door bell on his car as a signal to close in when making a raid. Bill—Fred Bassett is in charge of all Caledonian Record sales boys. He shows a keen insight into their problems, gained from his own experience as a newsboy. Mac—Jacqueline Begin was recently elected the first woman president of the United States on the gold standard ticket. Her campaign manager was Arthur Berthiaume, who helped to show the country what the policy would be by offering a gold dollar to each person who voted for Jackie. Dot—Betty Lou Bell, who recently married the scion of one of the oldest Pittsburgh families, has achieved nationwide fame as an educator through the success of her experimental school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kay—Ida Bennett is running the only Men’s Shoppe for ladies in town, declaring it more profitable from the standpoint of both the men and women. Bob Emmons has decided to become a buyer for this shop. Mac—Regis Bernier worked up to become manager of the St. johnsbury branch of the First National Stores. His lovely wife, the former Marie Bradley, helps him as assistant manager; and their three children act as clerks. Bill— Two well known lawyers of our class, Malvern Blodgett and Charles Ashworth, have recently become more prominent in a breach of promise