Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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24 THE BEXLONIAN quietly and fittingly celebrated the day by holding a class picnic at Mt. Pleasant. VVe were glad to receive on our class roll the new members, Ruth Shears, Red Hieronymus, Fred Sauers, Dan Sheatsley and our permanent circus, Clown VVeiffen- bach. In the fall of this year we were bereft of our companion and classmate, Or- delle Steele. Seniors at last, but ah! too soon, for the joys of our former years are remembered and cherished dearly. Now begins the out- line of our long sought year, that of being seniors and graduates of Bexley High School. The enrollment of the class is twenty-seven and its tardinesses and ab- sences are carefully checked by our registra- tion teacher, Mr. Smith. With the sailing of Miss Courtright and Miss Abbott on the sea of matrimony, two vacancies were left on the faculty which have been ably filled by Miss Mathiot and Miss Brown, and Mr. Geist has been added to the mathematical department. Five pupils have applied for membership in this year's graduating class: Florence Harris, YVilma Jones, James lNIcCann, lNIil- dred Herr and Charlotte Tomlinson. But Mac Shuffelbarger and Marjorie Penfield have been dropped from the roll. Thus far we have said nothing about the social events in our Senior year. The initial event was the customary 'wiener roast which was held at the home of Ethel Dunlop, due to unfav- orable weather. The basement of the home Senku Some people are called dumbbells Qa po- lite way of telling them that they are a joke walking around on two legs.j Some of these also are so dumb they think ground hog is a sausage. This is not true. Noah Dictionary VVebster says that a joke is something said or done to excite laughter. Have you ever heard of a carried joke? There are many of them in the poor house of Bexley High fold and worn outj. These are transplanted from one person to another. This is carrying a joke too far. This joke has also been carried too far but hold the rain of eggs and cabbage in rein and the readers who survive may get a sample of some good first class foolishness. of Dclpha Byall was the scene of our Hallo- we'en festivities. A good time was enjoyed by the revelers. In February, 1924 we again showed our ability to entertain by being hosts to the Juniors in the magnificently decorated High School Auditorium. By being the sponsors of this event we set a new standard for inter-class functions. In speaking of inter-class activities we are proud to state that our girls have been bas- ketball champions for the last two years, no inter-class tournaments having been prev- iously held. The boys in their Senior year won the coveted basketball championship and also placed five regulars on the undefeated var- sity football team, as well as three regulars on the basketball team. It was decided at a class meeting that our last social function should be in the form of a hard time party and to be held at the home of Jane Wilcox. Every one realized that this was our last party, we had a good time and hard time eats were served. In our class we have four scholars who have Hnished the regular High School course in three years, one of which has gained admission to the honorary so- ciety, of this distinction we are very proud. The time is drawing near when graduation days will sever our friendship at least to a fairly large degree. Therefore, let us strive, Seniors, to make these closing days days of happiness and loving kindness. NIILTON S1-i:aA'rsLEY, President. Jokes I have you in my grip,', said the villain as he tossed the toothpaste into his valise. A kiss a day keeps the lawyer away--If it's a home industry. Clerk: W'hat can I do for you, sir? VVeiffenbach: I want a new lid-lemme see one of them Kentucky Derbies that I've heard so much about.', Mr. Fromm: VVhat insect lives on the least fo0d?,' Allen: The moth--it eats holes. C. Phalor: I got Cuba last night on my single tube set. Fred S.: That's nothing, I got Greece on my vest!

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Tllli BICXLONI.-XN 23 LABS Hliill In the fall of the year 1920 the second Freshman class of Bexley High assembled under the registration of Miss Seitz on the second floor of the old school building. The class consisted of twenty-two members. llue to the poor facilities for handling phy- sical education and having but a meager varsity athletic program and other outside attractions, the students naturally turned their attentions and efforts to their text books, which resulted in a maximum standard which is still being sought for by the present day under classmcn. It is amazing how this class developed their minds scientifically, under the primitive conditions that existed, that of having laboratory class in the attic. where the class gathered at irregular periods and beheld the famazingj reactions which were performed by Prof. Bunyan, in the four test tubes with sulfuric water and some few available compounds which were found about the building. These reactions were hastened by the heat of an alcohol lamp. In the middle of the year a stranger came into our midst who was none other than Amelia C'avey. Otherwise the year passed un- eventfully. Again in the following fall we assembled in our old quarters. This year Miss Ness. Miss IValter and Mr. Beck were added to the faculty. The new principal was in- formally introduced to a few of the fellows by Mr. Doran, who had had the pleasure of making his acquaintance at the Itushville track meet. This year the social program was more extensive, consisting of a wiener roast and llalloweien party, taffy pull and topped off by a mammouth picnic at Briggsdale. The class had diminished somewhatg I.es- ter Oestreicher dropped out of the class the latter part of the first year on account of illness, Lloyd and Fred Kruckepurg. Paul I.etty and ltuth ltussell failed to return. It is said tllat a rabbit retraces its steps when pursuedg so did Mac fSkunkj Shuffel- barger, return again to Bexley Iligh from Capital University. Other new members who entered and were initiated were Fred QNappyQ Hayes, Sarah Polster, Ilarold I.avely. Marjorie Penfield. Jeanette Newton and Helen Pryor. In 1921 and 1922 the citizens of Bexley erected a new High School and the most important event was the entrance of the Class of 192-L into the annals of this new building. 1Ve registered under the guidance of Miss McCormick, a new teacher. Other new mem- bers of the faculty were Misses Comstock, Geist, Courtwriglit. Thomas. Abbott. John- son and Mrs. Brightman, Messrs. Smith, From and I.eissner. The class was extremely glad to emerge from the old building and joyfully handed the keys to Mr. Bittner and Mr. Hartman. Ivith the election of class oflieers. class colors were also chosen and revised twice in our .lunior year. Socially we expanded by stag- ing a wicner roast at the Storage Dam. XVC successfully sponsored a Faculty .lunior dinner in the School Cafeteria shortly after Thanksgiving. The next social event was a Hall0we'en party at Harold I.avely's which was enjoyed by everyone. At Christmas time we decorated our room with red and green ribbons. with a fireplace as a special feature. constructed by Clown Iveiffenback, Carl Phalor and Harold I.avely. The girls served delightful punch and candy. and the boys furnished the nutritious Eskimo pies. On the evening of .lanuary 6. 1923, we attended as guests a Senior-Junior in the High School Auditorium. In May we had our chance to entertain, and gave the Seniors a well planned pro- gram. Une of the features of the night's en- tertainment was a Spring dance,', by Do- lores Seehel, one of our talented members. Instead of a lone pianist. we furnished a six-piece orchestra. We did unto them as they did not do unto us. On the 1-L7th an- niversary of our country's independence, we

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Tllli BICXLUNIAN 25 .jr V il U- . , U im' J,- ii vbvv V t ,113 llhy 3 il - c 1 '4 Q A ,f .r . Vnl- .I A u 1 N' r. K f 1.. 1 E ,--- I v Q ' 1 ACQA Ss 41 . Q V '-., ' fri! ,,,, ,' .:A- ,Q .W., , 'A'. ','K , WH, , 'N We We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-four, being about to pass in the world, do make and publish our last will and testament. Item 1-To the Juniors we bcqucath the wcll meant criticism and advice of thc rcst of the school, which during our Senior life wc found so uscfulg also, the civil strife nec- cessary to the scttlcmcnt of the many qucs- tions brought up by graduation, also, all Scnior Uprivilcgcsu on the condition that they bc well preserved for the succecding classes: also to the leading' members of the annual staff of Nineteen Hundrcd Twenty-live the titlc of l'rivill-gud Characters, together witll all of the gratitude and good will that goes with it. Item 2-To the Sophomores wc will thc athletic ability which the Class of Twenty- four has heretofore hcld. Item 34'l'o the lfrcshmcn wc will the priv- ilege of dispensing with thc VVcaring of the Green. ltcm -L-To thc lliglitli Grade we give all ovcrsizc hats available. as we have found that lfreshmcn usually have large heads. Itcm 5-To Guy C. lfromm wc bcqucath an automatic traflic signal for thc halls, con- trolable from the principal's oflicc. Itcm 6-'l'o Alice Mathiott wc will the honor of coaching another girls' basketball tcaln through victory. Itcm 7-To Kathryn Virginia Comstock we will one dozcn pair of Vclvct Tread rub- ber hccls. Item 8-To Ruth Geist we grant the privi- lege of scparating friends as much as four walls permit. Itcm 9-To Amy C. llrughtman we will the power of lassoing' all stray ltoman ponies. Item 10-To Reta B. McCormick we will one brick of icc cream daily. Item ll-To Robert Geist we will one bottle of patent hair restorer. Item 12-To Marian Thomas we bequeath bobbed hairg also one hair nct for school wear. Item 13-To Carlton H. Smith. our reg- istration teacher, we will one bunch of Cali- fornia grapesg also, a two-legged chair for the cafeteria in the use of which he has be- come proficient, also many thanks for his patience with a lively class. Itcm 1'LAlVe will also Red's,' inches to Hppic Snyder, Ida's extra pounds to Skeeter Jones, llan's speed to Norry Davis, Alice's cashier duties to some Junior girl, Harold I.avcly's sunny curls to Harold Higgins, l5inny's tennis ability to Danny Iloltzmann. Item 15-lvc do hereby nominate and ap- point l'l. lt. Beck cxecutor of this, our last will and testament. lVe do also authorize him, if it shall bccomc necessary, to pay our dcbts.