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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 3 Jean Blais has just been appointed headmistress at the “Chatterbox” school of elocution. Fred Brown has been greatly acclaimed by tbe Ethiopian government for his recent invention of a submersible airplane. June Adams — no sign of June since she played her symphonic version of “I Had a Man” (?) Helen Albiser has replaced Charles Atlas in the school of Muscle Building by Dynamic Tension. Carlos Anez is hiding deep in the Amazon valley trying to avoid three breach of promise suits. Sara Ashworth received the Nobel prize for discovering a new method of extracting peanut oil from watermelons. Joyce Lord is still in Johnson looking for a permanent hair dye. Franklin Bailey is running a school for the Beautiful but definitely Dumb. Richard Grady has set aside his potential flying career — or has he? We hear he is flying high in Pinewood by crooning to the swoon goons. Dale Barber has caused the ladder business to decline, since he became N. Y. C. chief window-washer. Bernard Krobalski was chief musician in New York until his monkey died. Barbara Emmons is now Flagstad’s successor in the musical world. She attained the position by trying to out-shout Charlie. Lucille Guyer — we mourn the death of our glamorous parachute tester who met with an accident while testing her original cheesecloth chute. Dorothy Traynor — There’s a blank where she used to be since she discovered a fool proof way of removing her freckles. Charles Gibson is now head manager of all Powers models. During his vacations he assists in coaching the South Ryegate girls’ sport teams. George Dezell has recently been made head of the language department at Dartmouth College. He is also coach of girls’ ping-pong classes. Everett Parker, after completing four years of college, has settled down to run Parker and Lord Cosmetic Co., of Blondson, t. Reginald Worthen is the owner of a fashionable men’s shop in West Burke, specializing in the sale of bow ties. George Newell is physical director at the Wishy-Washy Girls’ School in sunny California. Bob Rafferty is owner and manager of tbe Mexican Tamales, which will meet

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2 THE ACADEMY STUDENT As another chapter in our lives draws to a close; we remember the good times we have enjoyed, the work we have done, and the friends we have made. We will remember, honor, and revere our school; but now we must fold our tents and steal silently away. Dorothy Jenne Richard Paine Marion Hamilton Helen Albiser CLASS PROPHECY Since each member of the scintillating, sophisticated, salubrious, superfluous, scholarly class of ’44 has sailed through the celestial firmament like a fiery meteor and taken his place in the heavens among the bright and beaming stars, we salute their brilliance. It would take too long to enumerate all of the wondrous accomplishments of these, our illustrious companions, so we have chosen one outstanding event or achievement from each of the lives of this starry host: Priscilla Canning won world fame and St. J. A. students’ praise when she wrote “History the Easy Way” (?) Natalie Ruggles is still wondering which “one” she should settle down with —if any. Arlene Pederson was running a canteen for Marines daily (Daley) until he showed up and whisked her away — they’re still on their honeymoon. Edna Fontaine, contrary to opinion, is still single. She is now leader of the St. J. A. band — enough said. Rosalie Rancour is now in business with Walt Disney. She originated the character Pogo the Dopo” in their comic strip. Blossom Fairbanks has written many outstanding poems with apologies to no one. She is a contemporary of the romanticist McCormick. Sally Pettit was on trial for sabotage of Ranger’s Chemical Laboratory until it was found that she was merely mixing up a concoction. Verginia Burwell has spent many years on the farm trying to keep her little lambs from eating ivy. Lydia Wemmelmann has written a hook entitled “Out of This World” or “How to Beat Brows with Sinatra.” Jean Wilson was given up for lost in the Belgian Congo five years ago, where she was putting the fear of God into the natives. Margaret Bean is still collecting relics of ancient Moslem culture.

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4 THE ACADEMY STUDENT with Sully Handy’s Alaskan Bearskins next week to decide the world’s championship. Earle Long has written a best seller entitled “How to Fly without Wings”, which he dedicated to his wife, Katheline McRae Long. Palmer Paine has been Speaker in the House of Representatives for the past ten years. Catherine Rash was assassinated when she made her first political speech denouncing the President. Henry Corra, now an Admiral in the Navy, is giving a sailors’ course on “How to Get around without a Car.” Kenneth McGill — our great leader and reformer is still anxiously waiting his leave from Alcatraz, lie has 99.44 years to go on the charge of strangling (?). Margaret Kittell has recently renounced the Metropolitan and joined the South Carolina Hill Billy Band in which she is featured as chief soloist and yodeler. Theron Blodgett, retired Supreme Court Judge, is now running Goss’s Garage. Elizabeth Keach has Walt Disney and Rosalie Rancour worried with her origination of the comic “Hazel the Hepcat.” Geraldine Bolton is writing a correspondence course on how to grow fruit on Shoe trees. Alice Bedor, now a New York Powers Model, will wed the Romeo of star and scream, Richard Paine. He is currently starring in McRae’s hit show. Jean Homing — We always knew that Jean would aim high. She was last seen on the 456th floor of the Tri-Higher Building in New York. Elaine Plumley has received her degree at Toepunk College where she specialized on the “Art of Picking up a Pencil” (with her toes). Shirley Weymouth, cover girl of 1962, is now making a tour selling various covers to male admirers at 10c a copy. Patricia Wallace has invented a typewriter which is manipulated by the feet. She claims it’s to save her two-inch fingernails. Ruth Babcock died of consumption — consumption of her own cooking. Priscilla Bijolle is now running the Gloomy-out-Look funeral home next to Brightlook Hospital. Medora Boucher has now opened a “Press-’Em-Twice” Laundry in Podunk. Catherine Brown is now a Paine (Mrs.) Beverly Buck has put Sears, Roebuck out of business. She and Priscilla Osgood have started a firm called “Chairs to Lounge In’’ in Barnet.