Vergennes Union High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Vergennes, VT)

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Jim Peabody graduated from G.M.S. and is now the inventor of the General Motors new automatic pencil, which does your work while you watch. Too bad you didn’t have it at V.H.S. Carol O’Connor has become a nurse and she has married a boy from V.H.S. Jim Underwood is now with the Boston Celtics, showing them how to handle the ball. Irene Rose has entered the W'.A.F.S. and she has married a sergeant. Never let it be said that a sergeant is always rough. Pat Jaquith is now a registered nurse and we hear she married her sailor. Now that we’ve had the roll call for our space cadets and we find them all present, we’ll turn our ship toward home, in the hope that we shall all meet again somewhere in space. By Jane F. Ripchik and Judith A. Sweeney The Will We, the class of 1954, clad in pressurized space suits, and being possessed of sound minds and bodies, publish the following as our last will and testament, Fred LeBeau leaves his title of “ Valentino ” to Pat McNulla. Janet Swenor leaves her nickname “ Night-Hawk ” to Galen Norton. The Commodorettes leave to Mixed Chorus their ability to laugh through a song and still sound good. Earl Jackson leaves to Dewitt Clark his title of “ quietest boy in the Senior Class.” To the Sophomore Class we leave our aftergame dance orchestra, two steel chairs, and a piano. To Mr. Pearl we leave a pamplet entitled, ” Five-hundred and One Muscle - Building Exercises, ” published by the makers of Loan’s Liniment. For Mr. Sorton we leave the fender on the Driver Training Car. To the Junior Class we leave our reputationas “ Super Salesmen. ” Joyce LeBeau leaves her guard position to her sister. We hope you “ fill ” it as well as she did, Shirley. Leonard Surprise leaves his hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill to Charley Ross. The two dollars are to get it painted red,” Spider ”. The Hawkins twins leave their ability to get places on time, to Arthur Norton. Keeps them guessing, Art. Fred Hoose and Ian Booth leave their tag-team wrestling title to Gerald Chaloux and Jack Baker. Use plenty of grunts and groans, boys. To Mr. Clark we leave the airplanes on the lights, the gum under the desks, and the paper on the floors. To Mr. Tucker we leave a periscope so he can see over the crowds. Paul Milo leaves his newer Chevrolet to “ Hubie ” Atkins. We bequeath to Mr. Crown fifty old chairs anda third story window to throw them out of. Rachael Bristol leaves her “ Tallulah Bank-head ” routine to Jane Cushman. To Miss Field we leave the question of which Senior English division was worse. Barbara Clark leaves her Middlebury High dates to Lorraine Mitchell. Pat Jaquith leaves her love of horses to Bertha Fleming. Lucille Collette leaves her quiet, gentle nature to Mary Palmer. To Mr. Davison we leave a brand new 1954 Cadillac wind-shield wiper. To Mr. Watkins we leave a dog-eared book entitled” Howto Win Gamesand Influence Umpires.” To the Junior girls, Ann Laneway leaves her secrets of how to trap a man. Irene Rose leaves her ability to get along with other people to the entire Junior Class. To Eddie Austin, Sandra Tucker leaves her big vocabulary. Robert Ross leaves his light eating habits to Paul Stanilonis. To Mrs. Bodette we leave a case of soda pop and a box of chocolate bars for her noon lunch. To Mrs. Nelson, we leave a musical door chime. Sounds much better than all the rattling and pounding of pupils on the outside front door. To Mrs. Evarts we leave a new broom to — sweep out any young intruders! Allen Farnsworth leaves his driving skill to Tom McCormick. It’ll come in handy if you want to be a race-car driver, Tom. Judy Sweeney leaves a set of rubber gears for the next Driver Training car. They sound much quieter. All Hands On Deck For Graduation

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The Prophecy A s we climb higher into space and pass through ten years of time, we look into the past to see what the space cadets of the V’54 rocket ship have achieved. ffe find the following. Arden Allen is now the leading stunt man for the Lochman Hell Drivers in the annual World of Mirth Show at Coney Island. He plans on starting a school of his own soon, for inexperienced drivers. Ian Booth attended a manager’s school in Boston, Mass. He is now a manager of the I.G.A. store in a suburb of N.Y. He plans on getting married soon. Margaret Booth, Janet Swenor, and Sandra Dan-yow have attended Business College and have become expert secretaries and who knows, they may have all married their bosses. Rachael Bristol is playing her trumpet with the Clark Orchestra in New Haven every Saturday night. We hear the orchestra is something. Albert Chamberlain, Fred Hoose, and Fred LeBeau have opened their new “ Club 18 ” in Detroit, Mich. It is going quite well. Sally Bush and Martha Hawkins have attended a New York Charm School and are now having a grand opening of their B. and H. School in N.H. Good Luck. Barbara Chamberlain has married a childhood sweetheart and is living in a Navy trailer camp in Bainbridge. Clara Chamberlain has obtained her B.A. degree. She plans to start teaching here next fall. Watch out, kids. Paul Chamberlain has joined the Hawkins twins in a partnership and they now own the Vergennes Livestock Commission Sales. Those cattle are good sellers, so it is reported. Judy Sweeney finished training at the Mary Fletcher where she obtained the Nurse of the Year Award. Now she plans on using her career on her children and husband. Ken Drew attended the Navy and then the Atlas Training School. He is now holding a head job in a night club. He fulfills his job very well. Willis Farnsworth is now the Presidentof the Nation-Wide F.F.A. Association. From what we gather, the Future Farmers are learning fast. Barbara Clark now runs a sewing school where she designs and makes her own styles. Her latest is? Norbert Charbonneau and Ronnie Lawrence are attending the Tony Curtis School for actors. They alternate for his stand-in in his latest picture The Big Switch. ” Some switch, huh? Ruth Drew and Lucille Collette are married and are living with their husbands in Alaska and Greenland, respectively. Allen Farnsworth joined the Navy and is now the navigator of a snip. We hear the ship has trouble keeping its course straight. Paul Milo attended U.V.M. and is now an M.D. He plans to open his office in his home town soon. Good luck! “ Spot ” Ross runs a diet school, but plans to enter the ministry soon to follow the footsteps of his father-in-law. Marion Parkinson graduated from the Mary Fletcher Hospital and she now runs a Nursing Home. Didn’t she marry an old flame from V.H.S.? The Whitney sisters have recently opened their new Driver Training School. It seems they are teaching their pupils to watch out for the other driver.After all, that’swhat they learned atVJLS. Jessie Cochran is now the physical education teacher at U.V.M. She's teaching the girls her tricks that she acquired at V.H.S. Margaret Hanna is now a successful Physiotherapist. She is working in India and is married to a brilliant young doctor. Joyce LeBeau has put her dance steps to use by helping Arthur Murray out at his studios.In fact, she and her partner, I think Bob is his name, have derived a new step. Jane Ripchik has graduated from nursing and is now in the Waves. Oh yes, I believe she met her sailor along the way. Shirley Mitchell finally decided that “ Beauty was her Business ”. She has opened the world-famous “ Mitchell Salon ” and you may be sure there is a Navy Cadet around. Ann Langeway has married Bill Baldwin and they have three little Baldwins. Bill is an Admiral in the Navy. Gerry Miller is now the manager of the Yanks. I hear he can really tell the umpires how to play. Donald Little is living in N.Y. in his penthouse, drawing for large companies-his latest model being Sandra Tucker, who graduated from the Esquire School for Girls. Earl Jackson, J. Provencher, and L. Surprise have opened a Service Station in Florida. It is right near a summer resort where most of the customers are girls. We thought you didn’t like girls, fellows. Equally, The Good Or Bad We Share 15

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Mary Jane Frances Ripchik leaves her extra middle name to anyone who wants it and can use it. To Mr. Davis we leave a fifty-page essay, singlespaced, on “ How to Write an Essay.” Arden Allen leaves to Bob Burroughs all his extra pencils. Make good use of them, “ Pete ”. Ken Drew leaves his All-American football playing to Art Norton. Margaret Hanna leaves her left-handed hook shot to Patsy Aubin. Pat Whitney leaves her Middlebury College dates to Bev. Cunningham. Ruth Drew leaves her cousin, Ken, to anyone who’ll take him. To Sid Baker, Jim Underwood leaves a special formula for toughening elbows. Jim Provencher leaves his 24-hour taxi service to Lee Veysey. Paul Chamberlain leaves to Ben Douglass his nickname, “ Flash ”. To Tom Beauregard, Don Little leaves his drawing ability. Not that he needs it, of course. Just ask Mr. Sorton. Marion Parkinson and Sally Bush leave their soda-selling job at basketball games to anyone with the courage to try it. To Natalie Goss, Martha Hawkins leaves her knack of coming up with a good joke at unexpected moments. Norbert Charbonneau leaves his special poker deck to Wayne Ganson. They’re all aces, Wayne. Jessie Cochran leaves some of her extra height to Peggy Cameron. Clara Chamberlain leaves her squeaky laugh to any mouse in the school building that wants it. To Jean Chamberlain, the class leaves a supply of erasers to replace forgotten loans. Albert Chamberlain leaves his extra excuses for being late to school to John Campbell. Handy ifyou like to sleep, John. Willis Farnsworth leaves an extra supply of paper to Carl Easter, for his term thesis to be required in English next year. Take heart, Carl. Jerry Miller leaves his Mexican jumping-bean ping-pong balls to Geno Panton. Shirley Mitchell leaves her black Plymouth to the next Driver Training Class. Mary Whitney leaves a book to Lloyd Evarts so he can appear with one in class next year. Hang on, Lloyd. By Robert Ross and Jim Peabody. 17 Vergennes High School - Destination