Myerstown High School - Myrialog Yearbook (Myerstown, PA)

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Class Prophecy Come with me to the land of deep dark mystery, THE FUTURE, as in the year of 1956, we see our classmates-some are failures, some successes, mostly successes, however. ARE YOU READY? Robert Hess, Joseph Mattey, and Harry Marks, the infamous trio, are now on the program sponsored by the State Penn University. Phyllis Artz is head janitor at Franklin and Marshall College. Neal Dohner has opened the world's first elephant hospital. The head surgeon is Dale Achey, chief dietitian, Naomi Ewing, and Ruthie Schaeffer is head nurse. Their goal is for slimmer trimmer elephants. Doris Lengle and Helen Fullmer are the coowners of the Ptomaine Place where Sheldon Latshaw is the chef and Marlene Hoffman is the boss of the dishwashers, namely Dawn Nei- swender, Betty Siegfried and Phyllis Trautman. Dolores Reeser and Richard Yiengst have just been chosen by the President of the United States, William Derr, as the world's quietest people. They will compete in the 1968 Olympics. David Swanger just made his first million and now has a helicopter to deliver his papers. Barbara Garloff, Pat Hottenstein, and Kathleen Erntield are tri-owners of the Hottentot Beauty Salon, the home office in Myerstown. Conrad Youse, with the help of Dawn Schaeffer, has just made the world's first portable electric brain. It is now used by all M. H. S. Trig. students. Susan Suhr and Connie Yeagley are still in the Myerstown High School Chemistry Lab. trying to prove that water condenses. Incidentally, Loren Kline is the chemistry instructor. Eugene Lessig has taken over his mother's business and has enlarged it. His two book- keepers at present are Doris Ames and Ruth Wartluft. Franklin Field is a captain in the ranks of the ground-pounders. Robert Garloff still has his job at the Buy-Rite, but he has been promoted to proprietor. Raymond Rothenbach and Clyde Gettle are co-owners of the Duz-Ty-Race Track. Nor- man Marks, Starr Miller and Eddie Salem are their top drivers. Sandra Schoener, Sue Zearfoss and Ellen Wolfe are in a group of traveling models. The manager of this group is Robert Hafer. Beverly Ranaldi and James Karsnitz are the owners of the Tango Dance Studio. They are rivaling Arthur Murray for top honors. Kenneth Wagner has a monopoly on the Sale of Chryslers in Pennsylvania. Joanna Moore has just published her first piano concerto in Fb. Raymond Kreiser is her publishing agent. Donald Auchenbach holds the world's record for wrecking cars-his total is 1,999M. George Krall and Charles Zechman are co-owners of the Sour-Milk Dairy with its head- quarters in Krall's pasture. Bonnie Landes and Gary Troutman are the only married ones in the class. They own and operate the Landes Amusement Park. Violet Houtz and Gloria Phillippy have just returned from Europe where they gave extend- ed talks on Raising and Training Grasshoppers. Dale Fake has his own Television show, Be Ye Saved, on Larry Shenk's station, R. U With Us. We see our two anchor-crankers, George Seibert and Elwood Miller, still trying to get through boot camp. Richard Shaeffer is in charge of athletics at M. H. S., but he still has a burning ambition to be a paperhanger. Betty Hibshman and Grace Mays are co-owners of the Never-Fall Roller Skating Rink. Franklin Hunsicker and Carl Grumbine have just completed their project of raising the world's largest tomatoes. The weight when dehydrated is 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Harry Umbenhauer and Ann Boyer now have their own Hill-Billy Hit Parade on Station HUAB coming out of Myerstown. Rodney Stonesifer is now President of the Lonely Hearts Club of Pennsylvania. Two of the members of our class have joined Edward Hain's Circus. They are Paula Light, the champion sneezer, and Nelson Long, who is a Lion Tamer. Paul Long and Raymond Brown Incorporated have just finished the construction of the S1,000,000,000.00 High School in Myerstown where Josephine Swanger is the Home Ec. in- stnxctor. Now let us come back to Myerstown High in the year of 1956 and see these classmates gathered on this their class night for one of the final meetings at M. H. S. .-.9 3...

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Class Will Clyde Gettle, Paul Long, and Richard Yiengst will their silence in classes to Rodney Steltz. Dennis Brubaker, and David Lessig. Karl Grumbine and George Krall bequeath their farming abilities to John Whitmoyer and Lee Saunders. Robert Hafer leaves his motorcycle to some outdoor-loving underclassman. Edward Hain bequeaths his blond, good looks to John Bird. Robert Hess leaves his ability to set off firecrackers in history class to Leroy Sauders. Franklin Hunsicker and Raymond Rothenbach will their love to pest girls to Michael Hibshman and Billy Siverling. To some fortnuate junior, Jimmy Karsnitz wills his place in Mr. Fake's heart. Loren Kline, Richard Shaeffer, and Conrad Youse will their athletic abilities to three deserv- ing underclassmen. Raymond Kreiser and Edwin Salem leave Loretta and Judy to some lucky underclassmen. To Ronnie Krall, Sheldon Latshaw bequeaths his car. Eugene Lessig wills his love for girls to Donald Dubble. Nelson Long leaves his ability to be late to some unfortunate junior. To Billy Fulk, Harry Marks wills his love for gym class. Norman Marks leaves his interest in the sophomore class to the lucky guy that gets her. Joseph Mattey bequeaths his ability to play hookey to Edward Heffelfmger. Elwood Miller and George Seibert leave their junior girls to some junior wolves. Larry Shenk wills his false teeth to Eddie Swanger. Rodney Stonesifer wills his job of driving the Nissley's Bottle Gas truck to his brother Dale. To his brother, J on, David Swanger leaves his outstanding manners. Gary Troutman wills his singing ability to David Shenk. To Kenneth Brown, Harry Umbenhauer leaves his fan club. Kenneth Wagner bequeaths his red hair to Jan Wise. Charles Zechman wills his trip from Stouchsburg to Clarence Sattazahn. We hereby revoke any and all former wills by us made. In testimony whereof we have here unto set our hand this twenty-second day of May, nineteen hundred and fifty-six. Class of 1956 Signed, published, and declared by the above named Class of 1956, as and for their last will and testament in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands as witnesses. MR. DWIGHT C. FAKE The City of Myerstown, County of Lebanon, State of Pennsylvania. MRS. HELEN BRIGHTBILL Of the City of Myerstown, County of Lebanon, State of Pennsylvania. -92...

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Class Song Music: J'. Moore Words: V Houtz fi 4 A U i i,i'i-iifil 1 are the class f fif ty six, as you can pla1n-ly see We're thank-ful to our teach...ers, our fac-ul- ty and friends FF'HFjfFFiFF EN fi as FFF? The pranks we played, the work we did, 'twill soon 'fre his- to J For all the help they gave us, to make pos,-:Ei-ble this end WFEFFFFL We worked to-geth-is through tae ygf-s,11xe a game of hile 8a seek Too soon 'twill all be o.. ...... ver, we'll be scat.-t.?red far 80 near F F F FFL F F Hs' F sf FE on and on we plodimii, and now we've rihed t e p-gk But the days we spent in Myers-town High, in mem...o .... ..ry hold dear :iss f A a Chorus Yes we' re the class of fit? six, s ve-ry-one can tell F f EFTTTR' HHFFFF .shrasswrf And 1? the time has come for us to say our sad fare-well ff 'FF Fri WEP? :FI