Alliance High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Alliance, OH)

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Las! PFW! amz' Dsiamenf offbe Clan offamzary, 1941 Every so often someone dies, and amid a.ll the grief and gloom, there is always one bright spot-the will, ah yes, the will. The old bird might have left you something. In this case it is the seniors who are passing on and out. Accordingly, we are bequeath- ing our most prized possessions to those who remain. Frank Zupanic leaves his ability to han- dle diplomatically the hall guard, Mr. Gil- more, and his way with women to Gene Mar- tin who doesn't think he needs it. f'Curly Addison leaves his long, gold- en, flowing curls to beautiful Bob Anderson. Marie Sullivan leaves a pinch of person- ality, a glint o glamour, and a bunch of beauty to any drip that needs it. Hank Canfield, the only man in the class with enough strength in his upper lip to hang a moustache on it, leaves his strength to hammering Hank Mantho who hammers the opposing football lines to a pulp, a sickly green pulp at that. Never is he satisfied with a twitching, bloody mass. Smooth, suave, sophisticated Nina Crumrine leave her indescribable beauty to Norm Stoller. Nick Stoica leaves his speed on the football field to Bill Kline who, they say, has quite a little speed already. Russ Yoder leaves his ability to beat it out on the drums to Al Cohen who already has some ability to beat it out. In fact, one night he broke a dish at Johnson's and you should have seen him beat it out of there. The only difference ,between him and Glenn Cunningham is that Glenn runs in shorts, but after Al went through that closed door without opening it, there wasn't any differ- ence at all. Octave Grecu, who has a dead eye on the basketball floor, and Verner Bonfert, who has a dead head anytime, leave their dead ends to the physiologoy classes for ex- perimenting purposes. Carol Vernon leaves her wit and humor all wrapped up in silk Ccorn silk! to Miss Meyer's speech class. And you have to take it, Miss Meyer-this is a will. We also have that dazzling dish, Deloris Henry, who leaves the high school three marvelous false eyebrows Cone extra for safetyb and one empty lipstick tube which is grand to keep lead in. Jolly Jim Alzner leaves some kind of new clock for the office. He says it has a fuse attached to it upon which is written: Scratch all matches here, And for the school You'll never shed Another tear? Next we have dynamiting Dorothy Var- ner who leaves this little axiom: A dog's delight is to bark and bite, A little bird's to sing, But all these teachers can find to do Is gripe about everythingf' Signed, Dorothy Canfield Varner. Willy Schmidt follows her literary ex- ample and leaves the cheerful little sample: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And . . . say did you eat onions for dinner? Mabel Conrad who was, in his time, quite a gallant fellow leaves three used pass- es to Mr. Gilmore. Frank Hoiles who didn't find out until three days after graduation that the girl in front of the room was a teacher, not a hos- tess, leaves this bit of information: Wash- ington was not President during Jefferson's administration. Bighearted Bill Shrigley leave his abil- ity to draw Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to Walt Disney. Martha Dickson leaves her strong right arm to the athletic department. And if you don't think Martha has a strong right arm, just remember the door in 201. We, the January class of 1941, bequeath to Miss May Smyth who has put up with us all this time a large bottle of aspirin tablets. Signed, Bob Davis Witnessed, Virginia Birch Bill Cobb

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llfhen W? Siylarked at tie Ice Follies Prom Penguins, snowballs, skaters, and ice- bergs provided an arctic setting for our Ice Follies Prom which we presented to the grad- uating class of 1940. Kay Kotzbacher was in charge of the adair and very ably directed her commit- tees in turning out a smooth prom with Frank Corbi's orchestra playing. At intermission, Pat Thomas danced and Jean Madison, John Flood, and Frank Hoiles acted out a skit in an igloo. Heaps of cotton snowballs provided mis- siles for which the dancers were good tar- gets. The dance ended in a snow storm of confetti and although the atmosphere was chilly, everyone said that heid had a hot time in the old gym that night l In Me Spring Tieir Fancy Turns to Lowe It was Wednesday, December 4, 1940 that the January class of 1941 presented its senior play, Young April. The play, a sequel to Growing Pains , is a gay comedy involving the love affairs of a brother and sister in their late teens. A collegiate background adds to the spirit of the story. The ceived by a large audience, boasted a large and well chosen cast. How can we ever for- get Carol Vernon as lovable Terry McIntyre, Henry Canfield as her brother, George, Mar- tha Dickson and Robert Kayler as Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, or Verner Bonfert as Terryls handsome but inattentive lover? Robert Davis and Bill Cobb, also lovers of Terry, were excellent, while Mildred Saltsman as Bill's aiectionate and meddle- production, enthusiastically re- some mother showed her outstanding ability as an actress. Wilda Naylor as Elsie the bookworm, Jean Rhodes as Vivian, Kathryn Molnar as Mildred, and Jean Madison as Jane were friends of Terry. George McIntyre's love interest was Diane, played ,by Virginia Birch. Don Addams as Butch and Bob Roberts as Pete were George's close friends. Irene Szasz as Lula, the maid, and the guests at the birthday party, Eugene Ma- jor, Merrill Hawkins, Eldon Tatsch, William Hamlin, Arthur Lembright, James Alzner, and Henry Rampelt, all added to the play's success. Much credit should also be given to Marguerite Rector and Hazel Urmson, girls' understudies, and to Henry Rampelt, boys' understudy. In addition the class wishes to thank Miss Florence Meyer for her efficient direction in producing Young April.

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fam nary Class Prophecy After having gazed into Madame La Zonga's crystal ball, consulted the stars, read tea leaves, and let the imagination run riot, we make the following predictions about our classmates with a money back guaran- tee if they have not come true by 1971. Franklin Smith will become a stand-in for the Thin Man pictures while running an escort bureau on the side. Irene Szasz Will be the iirst of our class to marry and she will have twins, which will be named Sniz and Snaz. Bill Shrigley will finally achieve his longed-for-goal-the managership of the J. C. Penny Company. Frankie Hoiles will become a daring young man on the flying trapeze, pink tights and all. Hank Caniield will become a barker at the same circus and will wear very beau- tiful green checked suits. Russ Yoder will become a wrestler with the slogan If you wrestle with Russell, you will sure have a tussle, so hustle to wrestle with Russell. Nina Crumrine will become a fraternity house mother and will be affectionately known as Mother Crumrine by all her dear boys. Marie Sullivan, the Hedy LaMarr of the high school, will ,become a street car con- ductor so that she can tell everyone where to get off at. Don Addams will become a famous ac- tor, the toast of New York, the apple of the publicis eye, and will have a very fruitful career. Curly Addison will become a million- aire and will immediately present the high school athletic department with a lovely new basketball. Hilda Gockel and Bill Cobb will become a dance team called Yellond and Fellonyou and gvilll have long engagements in the east . . . a em. In order to insure Verner Bonfertis fu-- ture, we are compiling a book of his current jokes so that he can remember them better for his radio program over Station P-U-N-K. l Bob Davis will become a beauty con- noiseur and have his own shop, called Bob- by's Beauty Bar. Kay Kotzbacker will write a love-lorn column for the New York Times, and fur- nishing her with plenty of materials will be Glen Goris and Jean Rhodes. These two will . . . Flash! . . . Marry . . . divorce . . . and remarry! Jean Madison is going to get married and start a kindergarten of her own. Frank Zupanic will have a dancing class and teach the rhumba! Virginia Birch will be an air-hostess and Eugene Major will be a mountain climber. They will have a fine time hitting the high spots together. John Peanut Boyd will be the one and only man ever able to knock out Joe Louis. This will take 6 rounds and the aid of only a quart of chloroform.