Avalon High School - Annual Yearbook (Avalon, PA)

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THE BUZZER Gllass iirnphrrg, 'EH Judging the future by the past, As time reverses things galore, We'll give you the future of this fine class, For the class of '20, here's what's in store. Here's to those who expect to be displeased, Now just sit still and be at easeg For each thing that's said is meant in fun And was done with no malice toward anyone. 1. Teddy debated each hour, each day, And put the point across in his original way, But now, it's not his voice that furnishes the treat,- At Loew's he's successfully using his feet. 2. A laugh, a word, a hop, a scream, And right into View comes our jolly Norine That used to be, but time its course has run And now she's a missionary 'neath the distant sun 3. Harvey was one who talked every day But somehow we never could hear what he'd say, Now he can talk till his jaws are numb For he works in a place for the deaf and dumb. 4. Always prim and neat in her way, Doris came with her hair curled each day 5 That she could get 'em she always did boast, But we never thought she'd take a whole Gross 5. Ray successfully led each cheer, And above all, his voice we'd hear, But nothing like that-he's using his voice As a huckster--Hpotatoes! One dollar, your choice.' 6. Christine was the star of this famous class, And in mathematics, each one she could pass, She was brilliant, happy, and full of pep, And, as a teacher at Pitt, she's surviving yet. 7. Donald, our Senior artist so rare- At drawing things, he was a bear, But now he's leading the saddest kind of life Trying to draw income for home and wife. 8. All day long she vamped her man, As to her future, guess hard as you can,- She sits at home with her parrot and cat, Our Olive's a spinster-could you ever guess that?

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6 THE BUZZER IHEII Gllaaa IHIIPIII Why do I seem so pensive When in mem'ry I try to recall The pleasure of days spent in High School And those who have shared them all? And the good old High School building Seems standing before my eyes, Held close in the shadows of twilight Our town in its beauty lies. And classmates! Oh, dear classmates! What times we've had together! On the high seas we've sailed daily In all kinds of stormy weather. We shone in English and civics, In Latin and chemistry, too, And math-the bane of existence- We managed somehow to get through. Dear High School, we ne'er shall forget you, We have shared in your smiles and your tears In your halls, institutions, so noble, We have spent four of youth's precious years Years just when we needed the guidance, To give our thoughts nobler form, Of our unselfish high-minded teachers Who have guided our way through the storm But the pleasant past is receding, The future stands at the gate, We can shape our success or misfortune, We are masters of our own fate. As- We began in Avalon High School Under the Blue and the Gold, As we solved our little problems In an honest way and bold, So- Let us fight life's larger battles And to greater things aspire, Ever mindful of our motto That Knowledge gained is power. -R. E. W., '20. Y Where did I lose my mem'ry? It makes me almost bawl- For the things I learned in High School Are so terribly hard to recall. And that ancient, antique building Brings tears unto my eyes, Held close in its spacious boundaries- Oh yes, they put us wise! And classmates! Oh, such classmates! What fights we've had together! We've scrapped and made up daily, Then kissed with lots of pleasure. We groaned in English and civics, Some flunked-we won't say who- And math-too easy to mention- Was said to the tune of boo-hoo. Dear High School, we ne'er shall forget you, The home of so many wild fears, In your seats of wood made for service We've oft dreamed of soft, easy chairs. Oh! how we have pestered those teachers With paper wads, thumb tacks, and gum Their patience-well, sometimes they lost it- No wonder, for we were so dumb. But the office so awful's forgotten- What dread it was to be late! Now to sleep and to eat and be merry And all evening-how sweet-a date. As greenies we came to the High School- Of course we wouldn't be bold- Oh! sometimes we fooled the poor teachers But, sh! now, that mustn't be told. Behold our High School's famed products, Who hope to climb higher and higher, But hopes, like bubbles, may fail us, Gee whiz! puncture! fiat tire! -C. H., '20, in ggagnyfwg Ill 352622Z N ' 'as is 'Q

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THE BUZZER 9. Harold each day in his Ford took a ride With our Freda sitting so sweet by his side 5 But now, in the doughnut business they're seen, He bites the holes-she keeps the place clean. 10. George loved to shimmy, as everyone knows, He was always shimmying from his head to his toe But now he's dignified and more sedate, For he's in politics-the governor of this state. 11. Always laughing and talking she Went, Thus, many happy school days she spent, Now Ruth is leading a wonderful life, For she's in Harrisburg- the governor's wife. 12. She was always doing surprising things, But time always more surprises brings, Poor Helen always said she'd be an old maid, But already five husbands to peace she has laid. 13. She was our Senior so tall and sedate, Who came to school almost every day late, Though Anne was so tall and Clayton so small, They have been married and fooled us all. 14. You've heard how curiosity killed the cat, But really, it isn't so bad as that, Now Clayton asks questions, as lawyers can, And this is the way he supports our Ann. 15. He was the student with the peppy feet, And, as an athlete, he couldn'1: be beat 5 But if you see him, don't start to run, , For Russ in Woolworth's demonstrates Bay Rum. 16. Gladys it was who always finished her task, And better than she'd do it no one could ask, But time always changes things, you see- As an actress, she's the rage in gay Paree. 17. Where'er there were girls our Karl was seen, But never without paint, powder, and cream, And now at his place all ladies stop, For you see he is running a beauty shop. 18. Grace always talked like a mechanical toy, First McBride, then Grant, it used to be Roy, Louie, Ted, and many more she's met, But you'll be surprised-she's single yet.