Stevens High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Claremont, NH)

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X, ff 74k X hz, 'l 13 CLASS WILL We, the Seniors of Stevens High School, in the town of Claremont, the county of Sullivan, the State of New Hampshire, in the United States of America, on the planet Earth, in this atomic age, on this serious day in June in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, do hereby publish and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all wills and testaments we may have heretofore drawn up. CLASS BEQUESTS l, We bequeath to Mr. Doody and Mr. Lord, whom we admire and respect, our deepest gratitude and sincere appreciation for their undying efforts in making our four years at Stevens happy and successful ones. 2. To our class advisers, Mrs. Bucko, Miss Willey, and Mr. McGrath, we leave our heartfelt thanks for all the work and time which they have contributed in assisting us in our extracurricular activities. 3. To the faculty we leave our sincere thanks for their dauntless efforts in guiding us to the road of success. 4. To the class of '48 we bequeath our teachers, who have had their patience sorely tried but are in better spirits because of a recent well- earned raise, all of our unfinished homework, our gum, which you will find under the desks-our favorite parking place, and last but not least, we leave the miracle that happened to us-becoming sophisticated and dignified seniors. 5. To the sophomores we leave the profits of our Junior Prom, with the hope that they will come out fifteen dollars to the good instead of in the red 6. To the green incoming freshmen we leave anything they want that's left. C i7 l ,.--:iv

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'wt Buswell, who knew more about it than they did, being their secretary, came back from Jim Emanuel's Bar and Grill across the way with some lunch for the boys. She waved at me, taking one hand off the tray, and dropped it with a crash. Spargo, a policeman now so he could boss somebody around for a change, came over to investigate, and Mary Fecteau, smelling a law case, came out to see what was going on. A crowd gathered. June Blish and Phyllis Matthews came out of their tailor shop. Beverly Lawrence, who was passing by, stopped on the way to her office. Shirley Porter ran across the street to help Helene, and Loretta Lewis also hurried out of the telephone office. Wes told me that this was natural because there was so little excite- ment here. When it was all over and the crowd gone, only Alan Marek and his secretary, Marvin Lindsay, remained. Alan was running the numbers racket and the polar bear races, and l gave him a quarter to bet for me. Then, quite wearied from my sight-seeing, l returned to the hotel diner, where the girls were on their thirteenth cup of coffee. l had just time for one more with them before returning to the plane which would take me back to the States and my job as Special Investigator in charge of the U. N. Committee-to-figure-out-how-to-get-things-done-with-the-least-work. l was considered an expert at that. C169

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INDIVIDUAL BEQUESTS The following honorables leave individual bequests: Robert Nelson leaves his inexhaustible supply of candy to Midge McCusker and John Sterling, to top off their peanut-butter sand- wiches between classes. ., Bob McPherson leaves his school supplies to any underclassman who needs them provided the latter returns them to their rightful owners. Dot Johnson, Marvin Lindsay, and Lois Harrington leave their love for Cornish to any underclassman who will promise to defend it as nobly as they have. Wesley Brown bequeaths his cuteness to Bobby Angier-but re- member, Bob, don't break any hearts! Ruth and Richard Bailey leave-still arguing over who is the older. Pat Kling leaves her musical ability to Pat Miles. A good slogan to follow, Pat, is: Practice makes perfect. Newvart Vosgershian, Phyllis Matthews, Elizabeth Ostrowski, Irene Pinkham, Lois Wadleigh, and Pat Smith leave their quiet ways to the incoming seniors, who, we've heard, should benefit by them. Richard Hurd leaves- Open the door, Richard! Margaret Carpenter, Melissa Irwin, and Charlotte Mathews leave their ability to hook a man to Elma Griswold. But remember, Elma, there are a lot of fish in the ocean! Don Chamberlain wills his interests in Windsor to anyone who will tread the road as many times as Don has! Robert Brody leaves his lost weekends for McCusker to find. Henry Normandin leaves his pin-up pictures to the next person to occupy his seat in room 27. Ted Ellis leaves his position in the Tune Twisters to Winfield Giguere. Phil Balch and Bernard Kaminsky leave their red hair to Grace Putnam provided that she continues to contradict the theory that redheads have tempers. Jo Wheeler beaueaths her combination of personality and intelligence to Theresa Leocha, but remember, Theresa, success is the fruit of ambition and work. Sally Bovard and Mary Murphy leave their constant companionship to Lorraine Brown and Doris Hall. Hannahbelle Heller leaves her line of chatter to her sister, Martha, who is already off to a good start. Loretta Lewis and Ruth Houghton leave their ladylike manners to Helen Gierko and Shirley Graves, who we hope will profit by them. Theresa St. Rubin bequeaths her faithfulness to one man ta Nancy Brodrick. Remember, Nancy, Variety is the spice of life. Dick Kennel! and Vvlilly VVilson leave their athletic abilities to Guga McPherson and Ray Matheson, but, fellas, be sure to eat your Wheaties every morning. Bev Lawrence wills her bottle of peroxide to Bunny Hastings so Bunny won't run out of it. Don Richmond leaves his diminutive stature to Syd Shulins. Dorff give up, Syd, there's still a little hope. Lois-Ann Lalirank and Dot Zekos will their dignified ways to Shirley Pullen and Mackie Holmes. Remember, girls, Actions speak louder than words. ll8l