West Nottingham Academy - Pege Yearbook (Colora, MD)

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l Q mlllllllllllllllllmmlllllb i A Q ill 1 -Q - X ll a iw A WE, THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1943, being in possession of sound mind and body, do make and declare this to be our last will and testament, annulling and making void any previous commitments: if To Dr. Slaybaugh, our Head Master, we bequeath from each of us the sheet music of Home, Sweet Home. To Mrs. Slaybaugh we hereby bequeath the Latin geniuses of '42-'43, and an extra large package of Burpee's Super Giant Hollyhocks. To Mr. Bishop we hereby bequeath a Shangri-La all his own, and a Stormtroopers' uniform. To Mr. Faber we bequeath a new pair of sweat pants with a built-in girdle. To Mr. Cowen we bequeath a Charles Atlas dynamic tension course containing Everlasting Health and Strength. To Mrs. Carson, we bequeath a copy of the New Order by Adolf Hitler, so that she may more efficiently run the kitchen. To Mr. Kerr we hereby bequeath some Gordon's Dry to flavor his grape juice and an autographed copy of Mary Pickford's Why Not Try God? To Mrs. Kerr we leave a cook book entitled One Thousand Ways to Cook Rice and a life member- ship in the Rotary Club. To Mr. Cole a genuine Gene Autry six-gun to control the junior School with. To Mrs. Clendenin we bequeath Benjamin Rush's flintlock musket to retrieve her new typewriter from The Reverend. or To Mrs. Rawlings we leave Sal. Hunter as a permanent assistant, To Mr. Thomas we leave a partner, so that he may change his game of solitaire to honeymoon bridge. To Mr. Guess we leave a whistle and a bulley club to make his detailed inspection more impressive, To Mrs. Guess we leave a book of murder mysteries by G. R. Lee. To Mr. Durigg a new car and some odd jobs to occupy his spare moments. To Mr. Caffrey we bequeath a four-day week, so that he can have more week-ends. To Mr. Kutz we sincerely bequeath Dr, Slaybaugh's vocal talents and a tin flute. To Mr. Douglas, a C. O.'s commission in a limited service camp and a dozen fees for which he can collect. To Mr. Stolllet, a happy home with Mrs. Wiggans. To Dr. Venable, a new pamphlet by Bomber Martin, The Psychology of Securing and Retaining the Adolescent's Attention. To Mrs. Lynch, a weekly visit from Bill Chappell. To Eleanor jane, all the boys in the Navy, as escorts.

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imqfdx H.. sofa T E- HOVHEC A short time ago, in search of a much needed rest, I elected to spend a few days with my old Head Master, Dr. J. Paul Slaybaugh, and his family, at their palatial country estate, Galey Hall. It has been ten years since I graduated from West Nottingham, which was then a fine, yet simple, educational institute. Today it is not only the most exclusive of preparatory schools, but is in itself exquisite to behold. This has come as a result of a marvelously scenic natural setting, and the untiring efforts and resourcefulness of Dr. Slaybaugh. , I was warmly received and welcomed by the family and I marveled at the developments accomplished by the Doctor. He apparently had aged little in the ten years, and his wife seemed to me exactly as she had been when I attended school there. Mrs. Lynch, though now an elderly lady, was just as jovial and active as ever. Eleanor jane, having completed her schooling, was engaged to a prominent young pro- fessor at Harvard University. During my stay my time was spent in wandering leisurely about the terraces, gardens ,and buildings, and in uiet evenings chatting with the Doctor himself. In one of these discussions, concerning the school off past years, Dr. Slaybaugh informed me that he had recently made a survey of the whereabouts and achievements of the graduating class of ten years previous. I have carefully tabulated this information and am here presenting it to you just as he presented it to me. I suppose, began the Doctor, you have read of the lot of Ed Laird. He very recently married the Emrey girl and is business manager of her father's fertilizer company. Tommy Wilson also lives in the immediate vicinity and now owns several large dairy farms. On a recent trip to New York I stopped at Elkton to see the Elkton Corn Huskers pro basketball team, managed by Herb Bates, play the Baltimore Clippers. 'Swink' Carson was there upholding the honor of his profession by taking bets on the game. 'Swink' is now publisher of the 'Racing Form.' After leaving Elkton I headed straight to Philadelphia and stopped by to see Art Spaid, who is work- ing on a new artistic masterpiece. Art is nationally known as the 'Varga' in modern style. I lunched with Pierce Kelley, pro tennis ace and former winner of the Davis Cup, and Conwell Martin, present holder of the mile run record, who is sometimes called 'Gundl Haegg' the second. The next day I met Frank Williams and Robert Hillis. Williams is captain of the aircraft carrier Washington, which was temporarily based in Philadelphia, and Hillis is flight surgeon. A few weeks ago I went to Atlantic City for some relaxation and saw Jack Dilks, sensational lover of the cinema world, who was chatting with the captain of the beach patrol, whom I immediately rec- ognized as William Moore. I happened by the University of Maryland Hospital on my way home and ran into Ralph Fico, pro football star, who was consulting Dr. Malcolm Worgan, now professor of medicine at Maryland, re- garding an injured knee. 1 just two weeks ago I went to Madison Square Garden to see George Maverick, the new heavyweight champ, defend his title for the first time. After the contest I went to his dressing room and talked over old times with him and his prominent manager, Dan Bonaventure. During my stay in New York I ran across john Carpenter, president of the New York National Bank, with whom I dined at Armstrong's Magic Ballroom. Guy is now a prosperous night club owner and is known as the 'Duke' of cafe society. Unexpectedly we had the pleasure of dining with Al Harris, New York's newest Broadway Cavalier. Also in New York were Stanton Funk, Uncle Sam's,chief engineer, and Dave Wysong, the city's brilliant young district attorney. Dave had just successfully rounded up the notorious Mole Turner gang, and was discussing the new 'sky-hooked' suspension bridge to be built across the Hudson River, for which Funk is drawing up the plans. While attending the World Series this past Fall in which the White Sox weathered victoriously, I met Willard Knotts, owner-manager of that team. While speaking to Knute about old times I saw a familiar figure which turned out to be Captain Delos Reynol s. The three of us then went to the U. S. Naval Air Corps' Officers Club, where Del now lives, and went over past experiences. Having covered the destiny of the last of the students, Dr. Slaybaugh closed the conversation with the simple meaningful phrase, Nihil Sine Lahore.

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llll55 llllll Bud Funk bequeaths his ability to score points in basketball to Phil Turner. Allen Harris hereby wills to Mr. Bishop his lazy man's armchair. jack Dilks bequeaths to Mr. Faber his way with the women and his address book, and to Swede Carlson his mathematical genius in Trig. Art Spaid hereby wills his Ink Spot to Bob Feltman and his corn-knife to Watson Christy. George Maverick hereby wills his pea-shooter to George Bailey. Del Reynolds hereby wills his ability of extending his long week-ends to Mr. Faber and his long stay at Nottingham to Mole Turner. Luke Worgan wills to Sally Hunter his scholastic achievements. Guy Armstrong wills his ability to kill horses to Allen Carlson. Frank Williams hereby wills his good looks to David Darling. Big Abe Hillis bequeaths his half of the shoe-shine business to Bob Feltman. Ed Laird hereby bequeaths his relations and ways with Mr. Slaybaugh to Dick Hillis. Swink Carson hereby wills his bee-hunting ability to Pete McLain. Willard Knotts hereby bequeaths his baseball ability to Brower, Dan Bonaventure hereby wills his fatherly love of the junior School kids to Watson Christy. Herb Bates bequeaths to Allen Carlson his suck with Coach and his seductive ways to Bob Feltman. Bill Moore hereby wills week-end trips and address book to anyone that wants to get away from it all. Pat Kelly hereby wishes to sell his talents at a good price to anyone who desires them. Ralph Fico hereby wills his power over the junior School to Bailey Hunter especially Eddie and Larry Leonard. Bomber Martin bequeaths his big dreamy eyes to Hardy Ingram. johnny Carpenter hereby bequeaths Room 34 to its next lucky occupants and pool skill to Bob Feltman. Bart McCauley hereby wills his broken-down car or reasonable facsimile to any that will have it. Tommy Wilson hereby wills his ride to school every day to Long john Tosh, and his cigarettes to Swede Carlson. Dave Wysong leaves his friendly relationship with the gov to the future students of Nottingham and his darkroom to anyone who likes to feel his way around in the dark.