Lancaster High School - Vidette Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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Girls' Class Will We, tI1e last class to pass from tl1e portals of tl1e Stevens High School ill Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as graduates of that ancient illlli beloved IIISUTIIIIOII, do hereby ordain and establish this, our last will llllll testan1e11t, so that t11e 1ne111ory of M '36 n1ay serve as :1 shining: IIISIIIFRIIIOII to the Illllliltt-'S of tl1e new high school. Article One: To the school i11 11011-9I'RI, we generously bequeath: I tem Item Itlllll Item One Two Three : Four fjlll' suave sophistication, a11d super lllllllllllillllflp' of gray matter to the silly sophs. .Ia11e BCAIIIPIJS i11exl1anstible supply of jokes to be compiled i11 a huge volume 111141 placed i11 a 1lI'0lIlIIlQl'If position in 'the school library. Our annlzingr pwer of C0ll11Jl'EII0lllSI0ll in Physics class to Mr. 0ller's next classes. To tl1e entire body of l1l1iIOI'CI2lSSIYl0'lI we leave the new high school. We did11't want it anyway-1nuel1. Article Two: We dispose of tl1e following individually: I tem I tem Item Item I te111 Ite111 1 te111 Item I'ten1 Item One Two Three : Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Annette Evans' daiatiness we bestow upon Gladys Horst. II1 order that she may reach the height of success, we leave Mary de Long's skyscraper stature to Audrey Owens. We bequeath LaVer11e As111nm1d's iiiferiority complex to Marv Kill? .. was gladly leave Ruth t'ooke's inevitable giggle to echo through the halls of S. H. S. Beatrice Valvanes leaves her 1nir1'o1' to Jean Bard to help her while away 'lhose hours i11 study hall. We divide Jane IIOSIIPINS petiteness between Gene Hipple and Elaine Miller. Ruthie Loeb's cheerfulness we leave to all IIIB pessimists in the new school. Elizabeth Kraybill and Nancy Brubaker leave 'their one wl1o needs a dash of color to make her brighter. Gladys lNIl11'1'ay's typing: typing champions. To Miss Bitner and Mr. Heeknian, we leave a copy Time Etiquette for the freckles to any- ability as an inspiration to all tI1e would-be of Emily Post'S Vidette staff. 11se of our successors 011 the Signed tllld sealed this twellty-seeoml day of 1160011111012 11i11eteen hundred and thirty- SSVGII. Witnesses : Miss Worst Miss Munson Class of Mid-1938

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Boys' Class Will We, the 4-lass of Mid 1938. having apprtaehed time time when we must remove our distinguished presence from these hallowed walls and being sound in mind. body and spirit. do hereby set forth to all good under elassmen our last will and testament. Being the last graduating elass twin tlltl pzrtals of the Boys' High School. we bequeath the building, with the ghosts and fond memories of ourselves and ,our predeces- sors into the ha.nds of the School Board to be disposed of as they see tit. XYe further bequeath our ext-ellenee and superiority in all forms of school activity, especially our outstanding ability to sleep unmolested and undeteeted in every course oti'ered within the liberal hounds of the 1-urrieulum. NVe pass on to the seniors our unapproachable talent in making these halls ring with sueh oratory as would 1nake Wm. Jennings Bryan. llaniell Webster, Henry Clay turn over in their graves with envy. And we hope that they may aequire in some small way our gift of gala. The graduating membels ot the Ilonor Som-iety pass on future members of afore-nienkioned society all free popsiele particularly eonspieious by their absent-e to the general public- llu- ever popular randy stand. By the small deposit of ten vents tlliel, one dime, or two future student of the John Piersol Meeaskey Memorial High the exeeutors of this will. our booklet entitled Getting tlut has been most. valuable to the members of our class. . most reluctantly to the stieks which have been during our reign behind free popsiele sticks, any St-hool can obtain from ot' Gym t'lasses, which NVe further bequeth our ability to tilibuster in hoeial l'r,oblems. acquiret copies of Ilealth useful. notes. book reports. projeels. and these to all students who tind such ability NVe pass on twith no string attaehedj our superiority to aet in plays. in musical production, aml in 'thu elass rooms to all worthy undergraduates who hope to hitch their wagon to our stars. By the potent use of lite1'ary freedom we now bequeath for all good men to appre- eiate a few rights valuable and strictly personal items eoneerning some of our stellar eronies. 1. Gregory ldaunone hequeaths the reins tnrrt the showers. boysb of elass general- ship into the able hands of Sam Hess. The King tlharleses. tMartin and Piersolb pass on their splendid intellect to l runk Stein and Robert Hoke. 3. The graduating members of the Ambassador quartet leave behind their ha :- l piness and harmony to the assembly singing in general. 4. Johnny NVitmer aml Wayne Shay leave behind all their spare: time to be divided equally among the members of the Senior class. tlf you tind they wereo. any you are better than 5. Gerald Lippman drops some excess avoirdupois for Uoaeh Sola to use in next year's line. 6. Les Fiester leaves his aquatie and tumbling ability to the swimming and tryin eluhs respeetively. 7. Jolm tliuekj Lenhardt leaves his etl'erveseen'.' mirth and hilarity to eheer hur- dened fat-ully members. S. t'harles Griffiths leavers his ability to squeleze music out of a box to Bob Gold and .lack Brinser. '27, All old ear owners tllarr, Brauer. Hemperly. and Maneyj bequeath their knot-ks, rattles, and hlowouts to those who invariably follow in their wheeltraeks. 10. Bill DeHave'n. laughs ott his tive and dime assortment of eaekles to the sterns faced under-graduates.. 11. Bob tRip Van Winkler Gelhard will purchase for any fellow who ean elosely approach his knack of sleeping in classes a pillow to make life more comfortable. 12. Bayard tliemhrantb Shindle hequeaths his artistie ahility to Miss Staum-r to be distributed among the less talented who will follow. 13. Charles tBntterc-upJ Snyder hequeaths his senority rights to all tive semester men from this time henceforth. 14. And now just to get Lady Luek on our side we bequeath any overlooked articles to any overlooked personages. To this immortal document we hereby solemnly atiix our seal on this 32nd day of Jamiary. 1938 A. ll. t abnormal dripsl and appoint as executors those who have appre- eiated this will to this point. May ,God be with you! THE ULASS OF MID 1938

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Class Poem , IE School mates we have been together, Closely linked for many years: Comes the time that we must sever. And this parting brings us tears. Joys we-'ve shared, and also sorrows In the class room, on the Held- And for these, may our to-morrows Better, iiner. workers yield. 'I'ea1-hers ever tried to guide us I'pward-onward-to the topg May these lessons ever 'tide us, Though their presence with us stop. Grateful for their rieh example, Striving ever to succeed, May we he a living sample To the class that we precede. And when in the years far distant We again together meet, May our lives he as consistent, Plarnest,-faithful,-and complete. Mary M. DeLong E: CLASS FLOWER White Carnation E1 CLASS MOTTO Numquam Retfosum CAlways Forwardj