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

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JUNE 1949 26. Margaret Emmons leaves her shy manner to Audrey Kittredge. 27. Leo Fillion confers his quiet ways on Peter Cunavelis in hopes that Peter will wear them” from now on. 28. Jean Gorham leaves her knowledge of French” to any struggling parlez-vous. 29. Courtland Goss donates his trusty red truck to any individual who will be as willing to drive the boys home as he has been all year. 30. Lorraine Gosselin leaves her jaunts to Joe’s Pond” to Barbara Moore and Elaine Bailey. 31. Richard Hale agrees to give Four “free wolf lessons” and one good line” to Bob Dana in hopes that Bob will practice the technique next year. 32. Marnel Harran wills his car to Pepin and Aiken so they won’t have to borrow the Aiken car any more. 33. Mary Hart leaves her poetic talent to any budding young poet. 34. David Hatch bequeaths his thick curly hair to Arthur Colby. (And how he can use it.) 35. Arlene Holbrook has decided to give a full account of her youthful experiences. 36. With reluctance, Catherine Hubbard leaves her “slumber parties to anyone who can stand the pace. 37. David LaMarre surrenders his gray matter” to any scientist. 38. Jean Learmouth has decided to give her “600 boys” to the underclass girls to be divided equally. 39. Paula Leonard refuses to leave her Norwich man to anyone. 40. loan Lumbra donates her delicious cooking to the hungry Brantview girls. 41. Betty McClure bequeaths her desire for nursing to Jackie Drew. 42. Sally McCutcheon wills her baton to Mr. Ranger. 43. Elsie McKee surrenders her ability to “have and to hold to anyone who might need it. 44. Barbara Mann leaves “her place in front of the mirror to Mary Cahoon. 45. Richard Miller leaves “his seat beside Mary Simons” in band and or- chestra to posterity. 46. Glendon Moffett wills his weight to next year’s football team. 47. Elanie Mooney grants her timid voice to Miss Meyer. 48. Marilyn Moulton will leave anything but her laboratory technician. 49. Pauline Morrison wills her “ever ready laugh” to Delta Bailey. 50. Lillian Nutter leaves her demureness to Claire Gorham. 51. Gordon Page apologetically refuses to leave his skiis to anyone. 52. Ruth Parsons wills her charming way with children to Dorothy Bovee. 53. Margaret Pellerin wishes to leave her “rides home at noon to Jean Choiniere. 54. Lawrence Perry gives his art at changing diapers” to any future fathers. 55. Burton Petrie just leaves. 56. Ellen Powers wills her car to Thea Ward, hoping she will not put any permanent waves in the fenders. 57. Bernard Rancour wills his arguments with Miss Bailey to Philip Schoppe with a warning that they won t get him any place. 58. Kenneth Robinson leaves his crew cut to Gerald Curtis. 59. Paul Roy wills his ability to resist the “bait” of feminine pulchritude to any boy who needs it. 60. Albert St. Laurent regretfully surrenders his cat naps to any Jr. who might find need of them. 61. To Mr. Ranger, Bob Sargent bequeaths his flashy socks and ties. 19

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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

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THE ACADEMY STUDENT 62. Rachel Schoppe wills her sweet disposition to Elaine Metevier. 63. Jayne Simpson leaves her ability to be tardy and get away with it to Doris Cain ire. 64. Keith Spaulding leaves his picture to “the girls”. 65. Doris SpiHer gives up her place in Janet Lesnick’s car to Gloria Loungeway. 66. Lillian Stearns wills her devilish tricks at Brantview” to Ellen Boyd. 6 . Lorna Stone leaves Rodney to some lucky Senior next year. 68. Marilyn Thompson bequeaths her college week-ends to Patty Wilson. 69. Jane Tillotson grants her outstanding talent in music to Jackie Leveritt. 70. John 1 irrell has decided to leave his height to Charlie Pepin in case Charlie dates any more tall girls. 71. Ernestine Turner wills her reserved manner to Jackie Pollock hoping she will consider it seriously. 72. Velma Urban bestows her ability to make friends on some bashful freshman. 73. Dorothy Weeks leaves her beautiful tan to Natalie Cutting who could use a little color. 74. Elizabeth Wheelock donates her many pairs of shoes to Virginia Benoit. 75. Rhoda Whitehill leaves her wavy hair to Nancy Oppenheimer. 76. Gerald Willey leaves his seat among the girls in English 4 to Roly Warren. 77. Richard Willoughby forfeits his corny jokes to Albert Robillard as Al- bert’s supply must be diminishing. 78. Aline Williams wills all her Barre men for Mr. Bixby to pass on to some other lucky gal. 79. To anyone who has sufficient ambition to make use of them, Carolyn Wood leaves her long walks to St. Johnsbury Center. 80. Donald Wood wills his 8 cylinder car to-any casanova who does not own such a vehicle. 81. Michael Whitaker leaves his English accent to Jimmy King. 82. Beverly Stone leaves behind her book on “HOW TO STUDY IN TEN LESSONS” by Miss Bailey to all the future seniors. 83. Bob Greenwood leaves his position in the Key Club Orchestra to some talented piano player. 84. Carolyn Cramton leaves her ability to study and like it to any in-coming freshman. 85. Janice Courtney leaves her long walks to Don Harran for reducing purposes. 86. Patty Fitzpatrick leaves her pleasing personality to Joyce Stanhope. In witness whereof, we hereunto set our hand and seal, and publish and declare this to be the last will and testament of the class of 1949 of St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Class of 1949 Witnesses: Marilyn Thompson Margaret Bosworth Beatrice Camire Gordon Page Keith Spaulding 20