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

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JUNE 1949 Spring had come. We were singing louder in glee club with Mr. Messier as director. North Hall was decorated with tish nets and portholes because our Junior Prom took the form of a ship, the S.S. '49. All was a success. May: Who wanted to study these days in May, watching the Seniors prepare to leave, going to baseball games, and walking in the sun. June: The final blessed day arrived. Clutching our report cards, we slowly walked home eager for vacation; yet, proud of being prospective Seniors. DEAR DIARY— September: Seniors now, we come find out different 1948 - 1949 lack thinking we know the ropes; we soon We elect David 1 .a Mar re they still have teachers!! class president and Mr. Twombly advisor. October: Our rugged football team under Coach MacLeod, really had L. I. eating out of their hands. The team handed them a one-sided 19-7 defeat. November: All the first-half year Mr. Ranger snowed us under with chapel speakers. December: With Santa’s bells beginning to jingle, we threw a gala dance and netted a small fortune (very small)! After that we hastened home for a much welcomed Christmas vacation. January: We hit mid-years and College Roard Exams with lots of energy, but they hit us much harder in return. February: The Outing Club was getting ready to hold prayer meetings, but fortunately snow fell, and rendered this unnecessary. Elsie McKee and Rit Hale were king and queen of the Winter Carnival. The Seniors (naturally) won most of the prizes. April: Nature was beginning to beautify the landscape, but the busy Seniors didn’t have time to notice this, because they were busy trying to sell ads to float the yearbook. Carolyn Cramton was selected aledictorian and Jean (lorham. Salu-tatorian. We wish them lots of luck!! May: A group of the elite St. J. A. students were sent to Burlington to represent us in the Vermont Music Festival. 1 hese golden-throated fellows and girls did a swell job and we’re proud of them. All the Seniors worked hard on their Latin-American Notebooks, but it was done in such a frenzy that we wondered how much was learned. June: After a number of ceremonies, some sad and some serious, we were graduated on June 13. St. Johnsbury Academy has gifted us with many pleasant memories and now we only look forward to our first class reunion. bv— Mary Hart Jackie Amidon Marguerite Collins David LaMarre 17

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT sophomore-mate members were seen playing on the second team. January: We ushered in the New Year of 47 and we began preparing for the inevitable mid-year’s tests. Soon they were in the too vivid past. Our chapel periods this year have been too short and uneventful, but some of us have rejoiced at having a few minutes extra each morning for studying. February: The month of snow and winter carnivals arrived in due time. We began to plan our snow sculpture and to heap snow for it. We took first prize for our covered wagon, the symbol of the ’49-ers. Jane Ware and Dave Franklin were crowned king and queen. April: Spring has launched her attack in the form of Spring fever. Interest was renewed in track and baseball as Coach Slayton began urging recruits to give Hazen Field an up-lift. The stone benches in front of Colby Hall were again being occupied bv privileged Juniors and Seniors, and almost the entire student body tried to absorb as much sun as possible before classes. May: .April showers extended over into May and even until the night of the Sophomore Hop. trying in vain to drown the festive spirits of the evening. Even with the odds against us our dance was a great success. June: Final exams crept upon us and we eyed them fearfully. The Seniors prepared to leave us and we looked anxiously toward the next vear when we might be upper classmen and no longer be wise fools. 1947 - 1948 DEAR DIARY— September: School has opened again and we feel important. We are Juniors with the timid Freshmen gazing at us in respect. We sat on the revered stone benches. The class held elections and Marguerite Collins is our president. Miss Counsell has the task of being our advisor. We tried to beat L. 1. this year; but the game ended in a tie. It’s Hallowe’en time. Who could miss the faculty stunt. This year our teachers took the part of naughty school children. December: Football games are over, the boys are practicing for basketball. Snow fell, we sang Christmas Carols in Latin and dreamt of the two-weeks’ vacation before us. January: Today we finished mid-year exams and now pray for good results. Our little French friend, Henri Martin, was adopted and we now are sending him food and clothing. February: The mornings have been cold and it has been hard to transport books to school. Winter Carnival time has come again. How we worked on the icy log cabin for the snow sculpture. There was skiing, dancing, and much fun! One Friday night after a basketball game, we gave a dance complete with hot dogs and candy bars. April: Here and there the green grass appeared above the grayish snow. 16

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT CLASS WILL We, tlie members of the Class of 1949 of Saint Johnsbury Academy, in the county of Caledonia, Vermont, being- in comparatively good health and of fairly sound mind and cognizant of the approaching time when our happy school day bonds shall be broken, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Our compact characteristics as a class, our high scholastic rating, our extensive contributions to the extra-curricular life of this school, we retain so that in the years to come the magnificent forty-niners, the ambitious forty-niners, the intelligent and highly successful forty-niners may be singled out by the trustees, principal, faculty members, and alumni secretary as a class worthy of emulation. 1. Jacquelyn Amidon wills her baseball players to anv girl who wants to be occupied during the summer. 2. Joyce Atherton and Bob Dumas leave together. 3. Caroline Bailey leaves her “Pepsodent” smile to Carol Baldwin. 4. Janet Bailey bequeathes her seat on the bus to Marian Warrell. 5. Rose and Betty Bates leave for Barnet. 6. James Blanc leaves his drumsticks with the hope that he or she will not use them on anything but the drums. 7. Charles Boivin wills his red hair to anvone who has a temper to go with it. 8. Joan Bonnett bestows her “petiteness” upon Carolyn Howard. 9. Peggy Bosworth wills her straight hair to anyone who dislikes making pin curls before retiring. 10. Patrycia Boylan bequeaths her New York jaunts to Doris Crepeault. 11. Irene Bullock presents her seat in Chapel to some “up and coming” Junior. 12. Joanne Chamberlain confers her fickleness toward men to Madeline Emmons. 13. Matilee Christman bequeaths her athletic ability to Jackie Leveritt. 14. Beatrice Camire leaves her North Hall Escapades” to Patsy Gervais. 15. Virginia Cassidy leaves her test tubes to some Junior who has signed up for Chemistry. 16. Helen Clothey grants her blonde tresses to Flora Somers who seems to have a strong desire to change the color of her hair. 17. Jean Colby leaves her horn to Gabriel. 18. To some bashful freshman. Marguerite Collins bequeaths her flirtatious ways hoping they may bring results. 19. Katheleene Cote leaves her shorthand notes hoping someone may be able to transcribe them. 20. Ronald Crawford will divulge his secret “for a subtle method of holding hands” to Douglas McGregor. 21. Joyce Currier forfeits her left hand sparkler” to Mary Hubbard hoping Mary’s future will be assured. 22. Richard Cutting surrenders his ability to speak up in Chapel to next year’s student council president. 23. Nancy Dean leaves her “Main St. sketching trips in art class” to an incoming Senior who will use them to advantage. 24. Pat Desrochers wills her lovely soprano voice to Marilyn Skinner. 25. Sibby Dumas bequeaths his tough beard to John Kenney. 18