Union City Area High School - Anvil Yearbook (Union City, PA)

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- aaiiifi L if I THE CLASS WILL Ladies and Gentlemen, Board of Education, Superintendent, Teachers and Friends:- Ilpon behalf of my client, the Class of 1931 of Union City High School, of the City of Union City, State of Pennsylvania, II. S. A., I have called you together upon this solemn and serious occasion, to listen to her last will and testament, and to receive from her dying hand the few gifts she has to bestow in her last moments. Cutting so rapidly loose from life, and finding so many things of such gigantic proportions to be attended to before the end should come upon her, realizing at the same time that she had no longer any time left to spend in cultivation of her own virtues, she did, collectively and individually, deem it best to distribute these virtues with her own hands to those friends to whose needs they seem best fitted. As a result of this announcement a wild scene took place amidst most frantic pleading and scrambling among her friends for this or that so long coveted glory: but she has tried to be just, as well as generous and impartial and distribute wisely unto those who will make the best use of such gifts as she has in her power to bestow, the talents that have served her so faithfully these four years. These are her decisions, as at last definitely arrived at through very deliberate consideration. Owing to the Highty condition of her brain, and the unusual disturbance in its gray matter, she begs me to state for her that she may quite possibly have been mistaken in her inventory: but such things as she thinks she has, she hereby gives into your possession, praying that you will accept them as a sacred trust from one who has gone before. Listen, then, one and all, while I read the document, as duly drawn up and sworn to: We, the Class of 1931, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost superhuman understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or perhaps, carelessly spoken, one to the other, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. And First we do direct that our funeral services shall be conducted by our friends and well-wishers, our Superintendent and his Faculty, who have been our guardians for so long, only asking, as the last injunction of the dying, that the funeral be carried on with all the dignity and pomp that our worth, our merit, our attain- ments, and our positions as Seniors of grave and reverend mien must certainly have deserved. As to such estate as it has pleased the Fates and our own strong hands and brains to win for us, we do dispose of the same as follows: ITEM: We give and bequeath to the dear faculty, who have been our instructors in all the wisdom of the ages, a sweet and unbroken succession of restful nights and peaceful dreams. It has been a hard strain on them, for Seniors are said to be at all times and under all conditions difficult to manage. But they have all done their duty, and verily, now shall they have well-earned reward. ITEM : Again, we give and bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them from time to time in our various examination papers, If the faculty see fit, they are hereby authorized to give out such of this information to the world as they may feel the world is ready to receive. We trust they will also feel at perfect liberty to make use of all such bits of wisdom and enlightenment for the education of the classes to come after us. This, of course, is left entirely to their personal discretion. ITEM: To the Freshman Class that is to be-any overlooked cuds of gum we may have left adhering to the underside of desks, banisters, assembly seats, or any likely or unlikely places. We have. sometimes had to rid ourselves of these in too much haste to be able to pick and choose the most desirable means of disposal. ITEM: The following may seem but trifling bequests, but we hope they may be accepted, as a continual reminder of the generosity of heart displayed in our free and full'bestowal: lst. Elizabeth Anderson wills and bequeaths her height to Park Wolfe. 2nd. Willard Campbell wills and bequeaths his voice to Paula Parker. 3rd john Lesik wills and bequeaths his home in Mill Village to Fritz Whittaker. 4th. Lucille Bradley, Edith Anderson and Doris Henry will and bequeath their document of the three musketeers to Vanya Root, Louise Morse, and Evelyn Moore. 5th. Frances jones wills and bequeaths her ability as a good manager to jane Alcorn. 6th. Neil Dewey wills and bequeaths his speed to Melvin Barber. 7th. Dean Weed wills and bequeaths his teasing ability to Elton Crocker. in at 4- -f -L sitwe - is 22

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w w .. . 5 LULA WATSON ILLOUYY MAURICE WASSON Athletic Association I, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 2, 43 Glee Club Librarian 23 .Xthlt-tic .Xssoriation I, Z, 3. French Club 33 Commercial Club 43 , , 4 R-Y Club 3, 43 Operetta 2. .Knot it-r of th use Seniors whom f'Vf'f5 l Iikl'5- Lou is not characteristic of the red haired type. as she is calm. quiet, and easy going. DEAN WEED Willie Millvillage High l, 23 U. C. H. S. 3, 43 Anvil Board 43 Glee Club 3, 43 Hi-Y 3, 43 Operctta 3, 43 Class Basket- ball 3, 43 Junior Play 33 Athletic Assn- ciation 3, 4. No one has ever seen YVillie in a serious mood. He enjoys collecting Indian pennies and V Nickles, too. Un Tuesday, September second, good old Union City High opened the doors to her students. Among that number there were fortv-three who walked with a sprightly air and uplifted heads. Ah, you've guessed it! We were the Seniors. For a few daysiwe signed all our papers with the word Senior merely to get the thrill of writing it! After awhile how- ever, the noveltv wore off and we settled down to some good hard work. We found several new members of the faculty awaiting us. In the gym we found Miss Durbin and Mr. Bogue playing with the basketball-in fact, to tell the truth, they were throwing the hall at the ceiling to watch the plaster tumble down! We found Miss Fuller in the English de- partment talking to the Freshies. And then, as we descended the stairs again, a very pugnent odor came to our nostrils. Following it. we found Mr. Porter, playing with and breaking test tubes-and on our very heels came Professor jenkins who asked him to please shut the door and open all the windows! And, of course, we found some of the old members of the faculty there also, and we welcomed them all alike. I We had to have a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer to guide us through the year, and so we elect- ed Martha Lockwood, Worthe Smith, Edna Sexton, and Esther King, to Fill those ofhces. We also elected our Anvil B d oar which was to be ably guided and directed by Harold Siverling. We are still looking forward to many happy times in our Senior year, such as the junior-Senior Banquet and the Senior Prom. And now we're leaving you good old Union High. May the other classes be as proud of you as we were! - 4- Y 'Jr We--Y.-1-.' E 1 ' 3. 21

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aiilili , Q Sth. 9th. 10th. llth. 12th. 13th. 14th. 15th. 16th. 17th. 18th. 19th. 20th. 21st, 22nd, 23rd. 24th. 25th. 26th. 27th. 28th. 29th. 30th. 3lst. 32nd. 33rd. 34th. 35th. 36th. 37th. 38th. 39th. 40th. 4lst. ITEM: Neva Brown wills and bequeaths her bookkeeping knowledge to Charlotte See! Esther King wills and bequeaths Clare Conover to Jeanette Fuller. Donald Lord wills and bequeaths his shadow to Robert Wellmon. Alberta Bellinger wills and bequeaths her fair complexion to Helen Griffith. Vtibur Baldwin wills and bequeaths his dancing ability to Tommy Bennett. Elaine Chapman wills and bequeaths her promptness to Douglas Smiley. Harriet Brakeman wills and bequeaths her ability to drop in baskets to Ruth Hadlock. Virginia Filegar wills and bequeaths her curly hair to Marjorie Gale. Marguerite Smith wills and bequeaths her willingness to do things to help other people Montague. Olga Gorka wills and bequeaths her smile to Virginia Cross. Clifford Kerr wills and bequeaths his way with women to Lowell Hinkson. Victoria Baldwin wills and bequeaths her bashfulness to Betty Kunkel. Mary Baumbach wills and bequeaths her hair to Hazel Lillibridge. Cecil Carbaugh wills and bequeaths his Senior hat to Billie Mulkie. Stella Lesnick wills and bequeaths her artistic sense to Philip Perkins. Charles Lyons wills and bequeaths his dramatic talent to some worthy junior. Margaret Reynolds wills and bequeaths her interest in the grocery store to Ann King. Harold Siverling wills and bequeaths his cuteness to Gen. Montague. Martha Lockwood wills and bequeaths her line of wit to Justine Parker. Paul Peard wills and bequeaths his dimples to Roy Bishop. Edna Sexton wills and bequeaths her efhciency to john Gates. Donald France wills and bequeaths his actions to Albert Bauer. Maurice Wasson wills and bequeaths his gift of gab to Mr. Mowery. Mary Gregor wills and bequeaths her ability to play Minuet in G Minor to Miss Smiley. Ervie Pennell wills and bequeaths his taste for poetry to Alfred Chesley. Marshall Shields wills and bequeaths his attentiveness to Thalia Flemming. Lula VVatson wills and bequeaths her handwriting to Roger Seymour. Arthur Lyons wills and bequeaths his interest in the girls' Varsity basketball squad to Kenneth Filegar. Norman Pier wills and bequeaths his scientific knowledge to Marjorie Chapin. Ross Shreve wills and bequeaths his slowness to Kingdon Drake. Beatrice Phelps wills and bequeaths her friendliness to Gerald Shreve. Worthe Smith wills and bequeaths his spelling ability to Mavis Baker. Helen Wandel wills and bequeaths her thinness to Alma Post. Arthur Forbes wills and bequeaths his ability to court Freshmen to Pete Connell. to Rose The subjoined list will be recognized as entailed estates, to which we do declare the Class of 1932 the real and rightful successors: lst. Our seats in class-room. May they endeavor to fill them as advantageously, as promptly and as faithfully as we have done. Our seats in Assembly may be taken by whosoever is able to grab them first. 2nd. Our Senior Dignity. May they uphold it forever, with all seriousness and gravity, endeavoring to realize its vast importance, in spite of their natural light-mindedness and irresponsibility. 3rd. Any stubs of pencils, erasers or scraps of paper that we may inadvertently leave behind us in the excitement and haste of gathering up our cherished treasures for the last time. May they feel free to make use of, and feel, perhaps, that they may, in some mystic way, inpart some of our great knowledge to them. Last comes the one thing hard for us to part with. To our successors we must leave our places in the hearts and thoughts of our Principal and Teachers. They will love them, unworthy as we feel they are, even as they have loved us: they will show them all the same tender kindness and attention that they have bestowed upon us: they will feel the same interest in their attempts and successes: the same sorrow when they fail. We trust that the Class of 1932 will appreciate all this as deeply as we have done. Besides these enforced gifts, we leave-not of necessity, but of our own free will-our blessing, tender memories of our pleasant associations together, and our forgiveness for anything that we may not have exactly appreciated in the demonstrations of the past, and a pledge of friendship from hence-forth and forever. We do hereby constitute and appoint the said Principal sole executor of this our last will and testament. ln Witness Whereof, We, the Class of 1931, the testators, have to this our will, written on one sheet of parchment, set our hands and seal this twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty one. atv. E-gf va ne a--- is