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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 27 Nadene Eastman leaves her interest in the Packard to Madeline Rash. Madeline Ovitt leaves her arguments with Mr. Smith for June Tucker. Barbara Root wills her dancing ability to Duffy Dodge. Velma Rash leaves her weakness for talking in class to any timid underclassman who cares to make use of it. Phyllis Wheelock leaves her skating ability to Frederick Brown. Gloria Tubman wills her nick name “Tubby” to Dorothy Jenne, as it fits Dorothy so well. Betty Lindsley wills her memory for license plates to Dorene Widger so Dorene can remember her boy friend’s car. Dora Leclerc wills her jitterbugging to Harry Clark so that he can be a dancing teacher. Jeanette Begbie wills her long hair to Barbara Jean Lanpher, in case Barb ever wishes her hair were long. Carol Nutting wills her ability on the basketball floor to Lydia Wemmel-man knowing that she will appreciate it. Marjorie Wyman wills her knitting needles to Geraldine Bolton, so that Geraldine can keep the army boy friend in warmth. Knowing how to ride a bike has kept Althea Ladd’s school girl figure. This she wills to Ruth Cummings. Betty Weiner wills her red hockey mittens to Raymond Dimick, knowing he will appreciate them. Beverly Goss wills her place in front of the mirror in the girls’ room to Virginia Kimball. Arlene Anrey leaves her numerous hair styles to Doris Hooker, in hopes she uses them. Esther Cushman wills her bashfulness to Kay Gleason. Katharine Powell leaves her devotion to her studies to Joseph Pillion, and hopes he will get as good marks as she did. Caroline Strauch wills her gracefullness to Virginia Bean. Joyce McFarland wills her ever-ready lipstick to Elaine Plumley, and hopes she doesn’t ever use an overdose. Fred Bassett leaves his job at the Temple to anyone who is ambitious enough to want it. Jacqueline Begin leaves her all-around versatility to Patricia Clough. Armand Blake wills some of his height and weight to Forrest Stiles, who is badly in need of a little. Warren Blodgett leaves his wrestling ability to Palmer Paine, who, we hope, will go out for wrestling next year. David Dolgin wills his collection of horns to John Canty in hopes that John doesn’t toot at too many girls. Stanley Collins wills his job in Whelans, to any “jerk” who wants it. Frederick Barrows wills his silence to Kenneth Gibson, judging he can make good use of it. Donald McGrath wills his parking space in Bean’s dooryard to any new oncomers.

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26 THE ACADEMY STUDENT CLASS WILL We, the members of the Class of 1942 of Saint Jolmsbury Academy, in the county of Caledonia, Vermont, being in fairly good health and of comparatively sound mind and cognizant of the approaching time when our school day ties shall be severed, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Our composite characteristics as a class, our scholastic excellence, our contributions to the extra-curricular life of the school, we retain so that in years to come the class of ’42 may be singled out by the trustees, principal, faculty members, and alumni secretary as a class worthy of emulation. Charles Ashworth leaves his rosy cheeks to Doris Mayette so that she won’t have to get her coloring out of a box. Ida Bennett leaves her position at the Grey Shoppe to any under classman looking for a job. Robert Porter leaves his interest in freshman girls to any on-coming senior. Scott Vance leaves his ability to argue (Period) Milton Whitney leaves his chickens to the Academy Dining Hall in case eggs are rationed. Carl Kuniholm leaves his fickleness to Arthur Harriman. Robert Leonard leaves his rides to and from West Burke to Wilma Blake. Larry Lumbra leaves his “brogue” to Jerry Schneider. John Nadeau leaves his position at the bakery to anyone who wants to make dough quick. Joe Corbin leaves his deep-toned voice to all those timid freshmen who are always losing their voices. Cornelius Hayes leaves his ability in English to any senior who has to struggle next year to pass it. Winston Adams, finding nothing better, leaves his car. He hopes that it will stay together. Paul LaChance wills his drumming ability to John Wesley and hopes John goes over BIG with Mr. Fink. George Quimby wills his curly hair to Edward Plumlcy, knowing this will add to Edward’s glamour. Kenneth Drew wills his salesmanship ability to Kenneth Gibson. Helen Dustin leaves her 24 pairs of shoes for the rummage sale of next year’s distributive education class. Betty Louis wills the dimples she hasn’t got to Natalie Ruggles. Alwilda Lyster leaves her long distance calls to Virginia Blesi. Charlotte Russell leaves her dances to the Brantview girls. Mary Tone)- wills her rides to and from school in the truck, to all the lazy underclassmen. Dorothy White wills her blushes to Mary Quimby. Clementine Babcock wills her interest in the Woolworth Store to Marvourine Daniell.

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28 THE ACADEMY STUDENT Kenneth Wright wills his ability to remain aloof from girls to Bernard Murphy. Alan Colburn wills his porch seat on Main Street to any worthy junior. Norman Cole wills his sweet and sour notes on the trombone to Calvin Hallock. Philip Bovee leaves his football ability to Howard Chase. Marie Bradley leaves her long black hair to Joyce Tucker on the condition that Joyce takes as good care of it as Marie has. John Killilea wills his large safety pin to any boy who can make as good use of it as John did. Loretta St. Laurent wills her knowledge of French to any struggling French student. Clarence Jarry and Hubert Johnson leave their places as the only hoys in the shorthand class to any male member of the class of ’48 who will make good use of it. Doris Davis wills her Tuesday morning snoozes (at home) after the night before to the next year’s senior who feels she or he can make use of them. Marian Young leaves her dramatic ability to Norma Prescott. Patricia Mansfield is retaining the greatest share of her artistic ability for use in the future. To anyone who has sufficient ambition to make use of them, Patricia Currier leaves her long walks to and from the movies with Frankie. Betty Lou Bell leaves the contents of her immense pocket book to be placed on public auction, and to be given to the highest bidder. Bill Lyster leave his latest volume entitled “How To Get What You Want” to the next sales manager of the Student. Robert Gannon leaves his trips to the Student Council to June Tucker, under one condition she doesn’t abuse the privilege. Ann Winslow wills her roving eyes to Madeline Gelinas, knowing that she will make good use of them. Stooge Weymouth wills his basketball scores and shoes to Dick Morron, so that the Academy will not lose in basketball when he graduates. Anita legu wills her shoelcather to the next Secretary of the Student Council. Rosemary Jones leaves her ability to make chapel, by the hair of her chinny-chin-chin, to next year’s longest distance commuter. Prescott Stearns bequeaths his ability in math to Mr. Newell, knowing that he will appreciate it. Bernard Whalen leaves his promise to pay back all the notebook paper he’s borrowed, to Sara Ashworth, who he hopes will fullfill the promise cheerfully as he would have done if he had had the time and paper. Shirley Montgomery wills her quiet ways to to Margaret Bean. Connie Dwinell wills her rides around town to Edna Byron with the condition that she make good use of them.