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

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Student 1943 The Academy CLASS STATISTICS A comparison between this, the 100th class to graduate from St. . Johnsbury Academy, and a class of 50 years ago reveals the following facts: BOYS 50-year class 100-year class Average age 19 years, 4 months 11 years, 4 months Average weight 141 1-2 pounds 148 1-2 pounds Average height 6 feet 5 feet 9 1-2 inches From the class of fifty years ago. seven were intending to study law; four chose theology; two intended to take up sciences; four were undecided. In our progressive one-hundredth class, the ambitions range from one desirous of attaining the Presidency to a future farmer. Five are intending to “let the government decide,’’ and three are going to attempt to “earn their wings.” Engineering is selected by three also. Physical education, journalism, and radio servicing are fields each of which has two new prospects. One wishes to be a lawyer; one, a taxidermist; another, a fireman; and still another, a business man. Only thirteen wear glasses, two of whom wear them occasionally. From our political census we found ten Democrats, eight Republicans, twelve Independents, one Socialist, and many having no party preference. Twelve of these would vote for a fourth term; sixteen definitely would not, and many are undecided. GIRLS 50-year class 100-year class Average age 18 years, 4 months 17 years, 6 months Average weight 109 1-2 pounds 122 pounds Average height 5 feet, 6 inches 5 feet, 5 inches Seven girls of the class of fifty years ago were intending to go to college to prepare for teaching. The professions our girls have selected are, however, more varied. Ten have chosen to he future “Nightingale’s;” eight are intending to teach; eight, hopefully, are going in for marriage; three have singled out physical education; four have chosen art; three, secretarial work; two photography ; two. beauty culture; two, dietetics; and two wish to be laboratory technicians. We have also prospects for a chemist, a dental hygienist, a model, and comptometer operator. Twenty five girls wear glasses. 1

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The Acad emy Student 1943 Among the girls are sixteen Democrats, twenty Republicans, seven Independents; and the remaining are non-partisan. Twenty-five would vote for a fourth term and twenty-five would not. Taking the class as a whole the most popular movie actress seems to be Greer Garson. Dorothy Lamour, Bette Davis, and Deanna Durbin are next in order. Walter Pidgeon, Spencer Tracy, James Cagney, and Dennis Morgan are almost equally popular among the movie actors. The favorite author of fiction is James Hilton, after whom Pearl Buck and A. J. Cronin follow. Of the non-fiction writers Clare Booth Luce, Maurice Hindus, and John Gunther take the lead. Carl Sandburg, Ogden Nash, and William Henley are the most popular poets. The magazine most frequently read is Life, and the Reader’s Digest, American, and Saturday Evening Post rate next. For want of something to do many patronize the movies, some enjoy hiking, others go out for various sports and still others employ reading as a means of diversion. Three students claim New York as their home state; one, Massachusetts; one, Virginia; one, Connecticut; one, Pennsylvania; one, Wisconsin; and one, the country of Switzerland. Seventy-two of this class registered here as freshmen. The Vermont census ten years hence can be certain of eight from the class of ’43 of St. Johnsbury Academy. The rest, however, do not intend to be here ten years from now. Entire Class Elaine Samuelson Ruth Ticehurst Jean Brown Joanne Mollica, Chairman Class History Committee 13