Oakland High School - Oak Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Tahe lh SOeACtK 25 normal school and after graduating therefrom went to Crellin to teach. ““About three miles northeast of Oakland is the home of Carlton Miller. Carlton is the owner of a million dollar farm, the richest in the east. Carlton went to an agricultural school and then returned to Garrett county to make wonderful improvements. “And last but not least is Genevieve Gonder. Genevieve is married now and has moved to Baltimore, the home of her husband, who is a success- ful business man.” The medium then turned to me and said, “Your classmates are all very happy and have turned out to be true citizens of our glorious country. Oakland High deserves great credit for developing such worthy men and women and I take pleasure in congratulating you upon being a graduate of such a splendid school.” I thanked her and felt a feeling of pride within me as I thought that I was a member of the Class of ’26, each member of which seems to have been so successful in life thus far. Class Will E, the Senior Class of the Oakland High School, of the County of Garrett, in the State of Maryland, being in good health and of sound zeeqmind and body, and being desirous of settling our high school affairs “while we have the time, strength and capacity to do so, do hereby make, publish and declare this our last will and testament in manner and form following: FIRST: We, the Class as a body, do give and bequeath to the classes as follows: To the Junior Class we give the front row in the gallery, the Academic room waste-paper basket and the privilege of running all errands for Miss Katharine Conley. To the Sophomore Class we give and bequeath our ability to sleep in class and get away with it. To the Freshman Class we give all the algebra problems we erased from the blackboard. SECOND: We give individually as follows: I, John Birkheimer, bequeath to James Lee my ability to use long words intelligently. I, Carl McIntire, bequeath to McClelland Dixon my title of ‘“Teacher’s [dS rote I, Julius Renninger, bequeath to Mitchell Franklin a square to enable him to part his hair in the middle like a college student. I, Carlton Miller, hereby bequeath my individual possession of soccer ability to Ralph Blake. I, Roger Glaze, leave to Thornton Deffinbaugh all my good behavior. 1, Boyd Payton, do hereby bequeath my position as goal-keeper on the soccer team to Denver Sanders, who, I am sure, will take care of it in a commendable manner. I, John Wolf, bequeath to Babe Tower my graceful walk and all my en- ergy in athletics. I, Helen Browning, bequeath my fits of hysterics to Pauline Smouse. I, Auburn Nine, after much careful consideration, do bequeath my abil- ity in American Democracy to Kenneth Stahl. I, Wiley Welling, bequeath to Glen Miller my position as inside right on the soccer team.

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24 THis O PAK “At the same performance one can hear the greatest of actresses, Gladys Gonder. Some critics believe her to be even greater than Sarah Bernhardt. Roger and Gladys often appear on the same program. “Hrom the stage we will go to an elementary school. Yes, it is in Oak- land, though the school has been changed so that you would not recognize it, as it is one of the most modern of schools. We enter the office and there find the principal. She is beloved of all the pupils and is no other than Carrie Kolbfleisch. “From the office we go to the fifth grade and find there your friend, Juanita Ready. She and Carrie seem to be quite popular among the par- ents as well as the pupils. “Now here is Pearl Friend dictating a letter to her Commercial class. Yes, it is in the High School of Oakland. Pearl is quite successful in her chosen vocation. “Leaving the schools behind, we will go to Johnson’s Garage in Oakland where we find Warder Roy, the business manager and part owner of the largest garage in Western Maryland. And here is another of your former classmates, Helen Browning. She is Warder’s private secretary and sten- ographer. “Tomorrow in Oakland there will be given an exhibition by the world’s renowned dare-devil aviator, Wiley Welling. Wiley went to an avi- ation school, learned to fly and obtained a position and bought a plane of his own and started giving exhibition flights. Boyd Payton is Wiley’s advertising manager and it is generally through his efforts that they are such a success. “Louise Shreve and Margaret Orendorf are still the best of friends, but Louise is married to a rich young financier and is quite happy with her three children. “Margaret is the governess of the children of Edsel Ford, and it is rumored that she is engaged to a popular young chap who is related to the Vanderbilts. “Going back to Oakland we find the happy little wife of H. W. McComas, Jr. She is the proud mother of two children; one is a boy and the other a girl. Yes, she is the former Sarah Johnston, as you have already guessed. “At Oakland we will also see Julius Renninger. He is home for a short visit. Julius is the Standard Oil Company’s outstanding attorney. Julius has been asked by both the Republican and Democratic parties to run for Governor of Maryland. I cannot tell whether he will or not. Julius is married to a pretty young actress from the Ziegfield Follies. “Frances Cogley is head nurse at the Western Maryland Hospital. It is because of her that the Western Maryland has received the name of be- ing the best managed hospital in Maryland. “T see in one of the Government laboratories at Washington, D. C., Professor John L. Birkheimer, the entomologist, absorbed in his research work. John is in the United States Science Service. “In the same laboratory with John is a young lady. She is seated at a typewriter busily copying the Professor’s notes. She is his secretary, Genevieve Menear. “In Washington, I also see Auburn Nine. She is the private secretary to the Secretary of State. “But what kind of an office is this? It is the office of the business man- ager of the great Crellin Coal, Coke and Lumber Company. There, seated at his desk, dictating a letter to Odell Colaw, his stenographer, is William Knotts, business manager. Going to the Crellin High School, for there is one now, we find Merle Hamill instructing a class in English composition. Merle went to a

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26 Hl Nel Ie. (0) Jak NS I, Merle Hamill, bequeath to Lucille Ours my long locks with which to cover her ears so they won’t be cold in the wi nter time. I, Frances Cogley, bequeath to Edith Cremer my smile and sweet dis- position. I, Odell Colaw, bequeath to Lola King my knowledge of algebra. I, Warder Roy, bequeath my little book on “How to Vamp the Girls,” to “Chocker” Brown. I, James Wolf, bequeath to each boy in the present Junior Class my sunny disposition. There is enough of it for each one to have a generous share. I, Genevieve Menear, bequeath to Virginia Dodge my ability to laugh. I, William Knotts, bequeath to James Dodge my place in the O. H. S. Band. I, James Pollock, bequeath to Eddie Butler my position on the baseball team at first base. I, Pearl Friend, bequeath to Mary Jankey my ability to chew gum in school. I, Carrie Kolbfleisch, bequeath to Cecelia Lawton my brilliancy in every- thing. I, Isabelle West, bequeath to Beatrice Wilt my sweet smile and to Nor- rene Hostetler my dancing feet. I, Genevieve Gonder, bequeath to Dorothy Sturgiss my position on the volley ball team. I, Gladys B. Gonder, bequeath to Mary Faherty my ability as an actress. I, Robert Bowman, bequeath to Harold Yutzy the key to bookkeeping, which I think he needs very much. We, Margaret Orendorf and Louise Shreve, bequeath to Lona Kelly and Mileta Brenneman our chairs in the library. I, Ernest Townshend, bequeath to Eddie Butler my razor to be used on his sideburns. AND LASTLY: We hereby appoint Roland Martin the President of the Freshman Class, the sole executor of this, our last will and testament. We hereby revoke all former wills made by us. IN WITNESS WHEREOF: We have hereunto subscribed our hand and seal at Oakland aforesaid, this eighteenth day of June, nineteen hun- dred and twenty-six. THE SENIOR CLASS OF ’26. The Who’s Who 1. Handsomest Boy....Julius Renninger 15. Biggest Flirt........... Pearl Friend OePrevtieste Girl sere Gladys Gonder 16. Most Dignified.......... Merle Hamill Se@lasSe Grind eee Genevieve Gonder 17. Noisiest.................. John Wolf 4, Class Shark....... Ernest Townshend 18 Class Optimist......... Wiley Welling 5. Most Popular Boy........ James Wolf 19 and 20. Best Looking Couple. .Warder 6.) Mosts PopularsGirlere.. Isabelle West Roy and Auburn Nine VepClasss blithe eect James Pollock 21. Class Arguer:....... John Birkheimer 8. Most Original.......... Carl McIntire 22. Class Pessimist....... Frances Cogley QAPWrLTIES i semcrteeitate eects Carlton Miller 23 and 24. Chummiest..Louise Shreve and LOR MOStmVitisi¢all ae mre en Juanita Ready Margaret Orendorf 11. Most Absent Minded..... Odell} Colaw. 25) Qiietestsanceen. o2 Carrie Kolbfleisch 12. Class Giggler...... Genevieve Menear 26 and 27. Greatest Buddies. .Robert Bow- SY, Aaiesye WERE SS oo Sarah Johnston man and William Knotts 1A Class) Cut-upas.. pounce Roger Glaze’ 28) Breeziest........-.5. «++ Boyd Payton