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

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I, Charlene Smith, leave to Jane Stearns my textbook on How To Catch A Man. It's a good book, Jane. I, Albert Gebo, will my guns and fishpoles to Dick Torrey. Just for vacations! I, Elizabeth Bradley, bequeath my acting ability to Linda Bodette. I hope it will bring you as much fun as it brought me. I, Herb Beede, leave a list of excuses for skipping study hall to Juddy Evarts. I, Willy Douglas, gladly leave my formulas and solutions in Chemistry Class to Sue Benton. I, Nancy Murray, leave my ability to take shorthand at one hundred and twenty words per minute to Mary Clark. I, Raymonde Lafleche, leave my peppy ways to all somber Juniors. Chin up kids, it's your turn next year. I, Mary Ann Sauter, leave my pranksterous ways to Lois Devin. It cuts out some of the boredom. I, Mary McNulla, leave all those cold mornings on patrol to Joyce Anderson. You can borrow my raccoon coat anytime, Joyce. We; Gary Fox and Andy Covell, leave for Rutland in hopes that we arrive before graduation. The Senior Class leaves the Old High School to the Vergennes Volunteer Fire Department for pratical purposes. Make good use of it, men! Class History D. Spencer E. Bradley W. White C. Harris Class Will A. Jackman R. Bodette W. Smith B. Brown L. Forand

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I, Norton Bennett, leave to Donna Hollenbeck my ability to fix squeeky objects. Try it on your clarinet, Donna. I, Danny Ryan, leave to Alfred Edson my patience with the teachers. I, Barbara Fleming, do bequeath my loud voice and wild actions at the New Haven dances to Priscilla Rivers. At least people will know you're around. I, Marilyn Clark, bequeath my poster paints and designs to Arthur West. I heard you liked to draw. I, Rosanna Bodette, do devise and bequeath to Barbara McNulla, Carroll O'Connor's shoulders to cry on. It's good to get it out of your system Barb and besides Carroll has such nice, soft, understanding shoulders. I, Robert Moulton, hereby will my ability to skip school and get caught to Clarence Birchmore. Good luck. I, Jerry Powers, bequeath my desire for arguing to Phyliss Dow. I, Jeanie Norton, bequeath my ability to talk in class and never get away with it to Carolyn Danyow. Don't try it too often. I, Mary Rivers, leave my singing voice to Yvette Benoit. I, Leo Wimett, leave my motor scooter to David Adams. I know you're not used to long walks to school, Dave. I, Roger Desjadon, leave to my brother, Ronald, the ability to get my homework done. Make good use of it. I, Wayne Smith, do devise and bequeath to Jim Patterson, my ability to kick field goals in basketball games so he will be able to help VHS in the tournaments again next year. I, Alice Jackman, bequeath my ability to wash dishes to Mr. Crown. The main idea is to keep your eye on the dish cloth. I, Jackie Yantz, do devise and bequeath to Charlotte Cameron my ability to run out of gas at the wrong time. Have fun. I, Stuart Wright, leave my suave, debonaire personality to Ralph Booth. You'd be surprised how well it works on the Bristol girls. I, Leonard Stearns, leave my ability to keep my car smooth and well-polished to Gordon Pickett. I, Helen Derrick, leave to Stan Brinkman my ability to get homework done, even when I do skip school. I, Jeanette Benoit, will my desk to Joan Parks. Keep it as a souvenir of old VHS. I, Bill White, will to Leo Gevry my ability to do odd jobs for Mr. D. I know how well you like to run errands. I, David Spencer, bequeath to Doug Guy my ability to attract speeding tickets. You might be as good at it as I seem to be. I, Dick Cunningham, do devise and bequeath to Carroll O'Connor my ability to stay a bachelor and still have fun with the girls. Live it up, Carroll. I, Carol Brill, will to Arthur Garrow three square meals a day. I, Eleanore Blair, do devise and bequeath my ability to steal scenes in the Junior and Senior Plays to Dottie Fishman. You'll never win fame, but it's lots of fun. I, Lucille Danyow, devise and bequeath my ability to get in the ditch to Mary Gebo. I understand you're ahead of me, Mary. I, Terry Clark, leave my ability to live it up in school to Earnest Kangas. I, Clifford Harris, will my right shoulder to Donald Peabody. Ask Mr. Howland how he likes to fix broken windows. I, Marilyn Derrick, leave my ability to keep quiet to Peter Ripchik. I know some people who think you can use it, Pete. I, Marguerite Abair, leave my ability to roll cars over and then climb out unhurt to Ronnie Vincent. I, Sonnie Hawkins, leave my ability to change my hair with the seasons to Theresa Devoid. I, Henry Caron, devise and bequeath my ability to talk a good basketball game to Ronny Pape. I, Connie Tucker, bequeath my ability to cook to Patty Quinn. It's always good for a laugh.

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CLASS PROPHECY We, the Vegennes High School class of ’59, are proud to say we have just finished our time machine. It will enable us to look way into the future. We are going to turn it ten years ahead and see what our classmates will be doing then. Mary Rivers is a private secretary for I.B.M. in Essex Junction. Incidentally she gets along very well with her boss. Mary McNulla makes a very nice receptionist, especially working for a certain dentist. Bill White became a lawyer. He has won all of his cases and has become widely known as the Perry Mason of our time. Jeanette Benoit has settled down to the career of taking care of her husband and her ten children. Terry Clark has become a famous comedian. He is now appearing on the Steve Allen Show as one of The Men on the Street. Gary Fox has retired. He inherited a fortune from a rich old relative and is living the part of the bachelor playboy. Norton Bennett has a tame skunk farm. He is doing very well selling them for pets. Charlene Bronson Smith is now a successful housewife without homework. Raymonde LaFleche is appearing on television in the Grand Ole Opery. Her newest hit is Sunset Serenade. Jeanne Coyle, after choosing to be a career girl, is the manager of the Ben Franklin Store in Vergennes. Andrew Coveil has chosen the Army life for his profession. He has been in ten years and is a corporal. Albert Gebo has taken over his father's farm. He now has his own '68 pontiac to bring the cows in. Marilyn Clark is an artist for International Arts Society. She has won much success with her new modem painting called Living. Larry Forand is still a bachelor, and he is living in Burlington. He is now in the photography business and is following in Bob Cumming's footsteps. Danny Ryan went through college via the Navy. He is an admiral, and the Navy is very dependent on him. Elizabeth Bradley chose the career field and is a rough major in the WAC. Herb Beede is appearing at Birdland with his famous trio, the Herb Beede Trio. Stuart Wright is a professor at U.V.M. He liked the Educational field and is the perfect absent-minded professor. Jean Norton has changed her last name. They live in Stowe where Jean teaches skiing. Jackie Tantz has married a certain boy we used to see around town a lot. She has a job supporting him and their four children. Dick Cunningham is flying high and fast in a space ship to the moon. He found out that the man in the moon was a woman and was the first to volunteer. Wayne Smith became a dentist, made a million, and retired to Montreal. Maggie Abair married years ago. She has a full house now, twins and triplets. David Spencer has come a long way in Politics. He is a member of the U.S. Senate. His policy is kissing babies and passing out cigars. Lucille Danyow was such a good secretary, and she was so indispensable to her boss that he married her.