Jenkintown High School - Jenkintonian Yearbook (Jenkintown, PA)

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Fortyftwo CLHSS LUILL E, THE graduating class of H. S., in the year of our Lord, One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Thirty-nine, do make this our last will and testament and - declare our intention and purpose herein to dispose of our worldly property and bestow our genius upon our successors, who are unfortunately devoid of the wisdow with which we are endowed. First: YVe, as the most illustrious class ever educated within the halls of -I. H. S. do hereby leave to the obstreperous Juniors our unexcelled administrative ability Cobviously superior to any poor efforts which the present Juniors might put forth in that line.j Second: Emily Pest's 'lortfolio of Cafeteria lVlanners. l. Never spit across the table, unless no one's in the way. 2. Don,t pay for what you take out, unless they see you with it. 3. Always eat your peas from the left side of your knifef' Third: From the generosity of our heart we leave to the stolid, prodding, unfortunate Juniors that little ripple of excitement, Charles Brindley, in order that their classes may also be tainted with the enlightening flavor of his humor fijll Fourth: We leave those excellent, tireless child nurses, our homeroom teachers, to the highest bidder. Fifth: To Miss Wright and Mr. Lanks, a course in surrealistic art to help them decipher their diagrams. tbl To Mr. Lanks, an oven for his classroom so he won't get so many half-bakedl' ideas. CCD To VVee VVillie Dougherty, an amplifying system so that not only H. S. but all Jenkintown will be able to bear him. fdy To Prof Entwisle, a telescope, to scrutinize the activities of the germs of humanity comprising the undergraduate body of that great seat of learning, H. S. Sixth: We give, devise and bequeath such fitting individual gifts as the following: Getchell's knowledge of women to VVilbur Chapman. Baker's blond good looks we don't feel justified in leaving to anyone- 4 J since no one could wear them as he does. Batchelor's tanning process to the Switchville Leather Company. Berret's hairy he-man chest to Francis Benson. Bott's ability to laugh at her own jokes to the faculty. Brindley's I. Q. to Einstein. Buehlis willingness to work to Nick Fallows. Cawthray's lyric soprano voice to Phil Mosesco.. Chapman's streamlined figure to Henrietta VVilson. Comly's golfing ability to ulken VValton. Crowe's omnibus to the H. S. basketball team. liitzer's slow motion to Dan lVIcKeon. Cosner's twenty-four hour day to the VVPA. Crosson's titian locks to Mr. Entwisle. Cruse's eoiffure to Geraldine Armon. Davis' effervescence to Lewis Potter. The Doheny sisters' unusual compatability to the Brindley clan. Besse's million dollar smile to Ipana Toothpaste. Hidlack's dignity to the ignoble Freshmen.

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interrupts. Over there sits Jane Kessler, who lately introduced her daughter into society, trying to absorb what German teacher, Katharina, is telling her. Let's move, for here comes that former Broadway star, Doris Goodfriend, still collecting hack dues from contractor, Robert Hohlefelder. Ding! Call from Treasure Island! Pirate Joe Hannon is asking for more counterfeit money. Over there, looking up into the skies is that eminent astrologer, Sis Davis, searching for the star that will reveal her future husband. Hear those cries for help? To the rescue! Oh, it's Margaret Doheny doing a bit of hairdressing for our horticulturist, Lillian Goldberg, who is now experimenting in cross-pollination of orchids and Packards. -And what does she get? Orchids with wheels! In an improvised gym we see Gorham Getchell high-jumping over the giraffe's neck, while in a corner Martha Cruse, model for false feet, and Alex Berret, car- toonist and capitalist, chat merrily. None of this confusion seems to bother our illustrious captain, Wilson Cosner, who is piloting our ship to safety. And there sits Norman Kearns, still a Beau Brummel, trying to comfort Norma Hunter, first lady conductor, who tearfully says that it would be much better to be marooned on a trolley-car. We see by the Ark Light,', official cruise paper, that Elsie Mae Newton, our social service worker in having difficulties in alleviating the low condi- tion of the snakes. Irma Hamilton and Doris Point still haven't lost the composure all good stenogs have. Crash! Bang!! We might have known that Brindley would be at the bottom of thisl His new creation Drankenstein, just blew up. So, we pick up the pieces and leave before it's too late-while the Class of '39 sails serenely on to higher seas. y T93 Forty-one

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Domenic's co-operation to the student body. Esbenshade's unexcelled pipe to anyone who can take itf' Eckroat's antics to Dot Neill. Gillet's hair to the Fuller Brush Company. Gleason's superb 1926 Model T truck to the other two members of the corporation. Goldberg's marks to Jack Armon. Goodfriend's lovely dog, Spud,,' we'll allow her to keep. Hannon's avoirdupois to Stan McCarty. Haag's ping-pong tactics to Izzy Bellis. Hunter's foo,' jokes to Smokey Stover. Hohlefelder's boats to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. Hamilton's corsages to Mr. Entwisle-in case his nasturtiums get lice. Johnson's pianistic prowess to Paderewski. Kearns' first place on the bench to McCowie. Kessler's wardrobe to Miss Kendall for future plays. Lukens' comfortable roost in the back of the economics room to any ambitious Junior. Newton leaves her Pop, Bass, to tend the boilers so that there will be hot air in the school-even after we Seniors have left. Ohlicher's music appreciation to the Junior High music classes. Patton's eggs to the biology class. Phelps' high C's to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Pierce's The Boy's Own Book of Politics to Huey Fogler. Point's effeciency to jack Hedler. Plank's violin to Jack Benny. Richardson's affinity to Penn Charter to Betty Pollock. Sketchlcy's raccoon coat to the biology class for dissection. Stahl's twinkling feetl' to Harry Light. Sauer's dependability to the adding machine in the cafeteria. Taddei's quiet modesty to Barbara Henderson. Tomlinson's collection of telephone numbers to Herman Eisenlohr. VVilson's dates to her sister, Dorothy. Yeagle's roller-skating technique to anyone who wishes to keep or acquire that schoolgirl figure. Yerkes' well modulated speaking voice to Mort Stein. In witness whereof we have signed and sealed these presents and do publish and declare the same as and for our last will and testament this first day of June, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-nine. SENIOR CLASS OF '39, Vlfitnesses: Mr. Alquist Maxim Litvinof Rocky Jardin Forty-three