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

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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

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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 History Rocket V-54 stood in its launching pit, awaiting the last passenger who was buying his space tickeU Since the ship was going out into outer spacepthe students put on their pressurized space jackets and looked ahead into the next four years• In the first year Pilot Bob Grant (president) steered our ship, while co-pilot Bob Marshall (vice-president) stood by receiving directions from our ground commissioner, Principal Berry, Margaret Hanna (secretary) sat in the tail of our rocket, keeping a space diary on the journey, while Donald Little (treasurer) kept us supplied with the most important fuel, co-operation. In the first year we were initiated by the Seniors to see if we qualified for the run through high school. Passing the test, we sped ahead and ended our year with a space picnic at Branbury Beach, where we all received space tans. Starting the second year of our journey, we changed our crew with Judy Sweeney as Pilot, Robert Ross as co-pilot, Patricia Jaquith as space secretary, and Donald Little as space treasurer. In order to raise money for our class trip, we held several dances and food sales, ending our year at Branbury Beach again. 18 Now Set The Dial For Outer Space