Amherst Steele High School - Amherstonian Yearbook (Amherst, OH)

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Tl-lli RECORD 'I 1 Last Will and Testament We, the Seniors of the year of one th usand nine hundred and thirty of the Village of Amherst, County of Lorain and State of Ohio. being of sound, legal, and fi'?jDDSl!lj! memory, do hereby declare this our last will and testament, hereby rc- vokfnfr all former wills, bequests and devices of whatever nature by us made. To the Junior Class we leave the most precious of our possessions-our un- tlinted, time-honored name, Seniors, to be held 'sacred by them. for a period of one year. llerretfully, we leave our class advisor, Mr. Hearn, to some future class. To the faculty we leave the memory of many entertaining hours we have spent with them--we hope they wiill cherish the memory of the Senior dignity. To the Sophomore Class we give our ability to get good grades with the least of study. To the Freshmen, we leave all the gum and pencil stubs that may be found in the Senior Room. To Wilford Diedrick, I, Allen Bechtel do hereby bequeath my ability to play the part of leading man in high school plays. I, Helen Beres, do hereby bequeath my rip-roaring voice to Mary Nord, know- ing it will be very becoming. To Florence Guild, I, Wanda.. Berk, do hereby bequeath my dancing ability, providing she takes as much: interest in if as I have. To Alice Becker, I, Myrtle Braun, do hereby bequeath my typing ability, know- ing it will be of great value to her. ' I, Virginia Cooper, do hereby bequeath my Senior Class Presidency to any on- comalng Senior who is capable of holding the office with the dignity it deserves. To Laurie Miller, I, Clarence Frederick do hereby bequeath my curly locks, providing he will keep out of the rain. To Wilber Bohley, I, George Fuhrman do hereby bequeath my acting ability. I, Regina Fuhrman, do hereby bequeath my love for long hair to Valerie Epp- ley. To Anna Abraham. I, Elizabeth Gressler do hereby bestow my blond hair, knowing it will be very becom-,ing to her. To Kathryn Henson, I, Helen Zink do hereby bequeath my school-girl com- plexfcn, providing that she will use Palm-Olive soap three times a day. I, Ruth Zilch, do hereby bequeath my sterling qualities to Mildred Wragg. To Kathryn Kuhn, I, Allan Lange do hereby bequeath my happy-go-lucky dis- position. To Algegert Fritz, I, Amelia Herbst do hereby bequeath my ability to drive an Oakland coupe, provided she is able to cop a fellow that owns one. To William Edwards, I, Alfred Sharp do hereby bequeath my Position zz. center cn the basketball team. I, Robert Standen, do hereby bequeath my oratorical ability to Harold Mathefz. hoping hte will win as mlany honors as I have. To Earl Schroeder and Norman Woiczikowski, I, Alice Sabiers, do hereby be- queath my qniet ways, hoping this bequest will help to make the halls and class-

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I0 THE RECORD Senior Class History September 5, 1918! On one side of the world men were at death grips with one another. Cannons boomedg bayone-ts flashedg machine guns puttered, mowing down with sinister precision hundreds and thousands of men. The Four Horsemen stalked the length and breadth of Europe, leaving in theirwake grim tragedy, pestilence and the awful correlaries of twentieth century warfare. On the other side of the world civilization wlas painting another and much different picture. The forces of Education were marshaling their latest and youngest draft. Hundreds and thousands of children six years removed from the cradle were marching into a twelve-year battle with the powers of daI'KI1eSS-1g- norance and its allies. They clattered into s-cores of school bulidings bearing in their small hands pencils, tablets and other requirements of their erstwhile call- ing, a bit frightened iby tlhe strangeness of the events which had overtaken them. but orderly and eager. We were a regiment in this army. MTwelve years have sped since those days --years filled with pains-taking effort, happiness and accomplishment which en- titles twenty-four of our members to .the coveted sheepskin. However, as if deter- mined to make up in quality what is lacking in quantity, certain members of our class have already left their footprints on the sands of time-impressions which have brought honor to the school and Won for it state-wide recognition. Outstanding among these accomplishments is the oratorical championship of the district, embracing thirteen counties. For two consecutive years the plaque symbolizing supremacy in this extra-curricular department has decorated the walls of the school. Won originally by Ruth Zilch in 1929, it was retained this year through the efforts of silver-tongued Robert Standen. Our class has two outstanding athletes which have done much toward circu- lating the fame of the school in far places. Alfred Sharp and Milton Hutton dem- onstrated an unusual versatility shortly after entering high school land 'have con- tributed a great deal in the last four years to upholding the sporting traditions es- tablished by older predecessors. Football, basketball, track and baseball in Am- herst have derived increased impetus from the activities of several Senior men. We originally numbered among our members fa little fellow with a Webster- ian brow known as Adam Callen. Adam performed the phenomenal feat of' gradu- ating from high school in three years-with honors. In reality a member of the 1929 graduating class, we claim him as amember since he started his high school career with us. Go-getiveness is a quality which we claim and far from being a mere boast, here is our evidence. We won the Record subscription contest for the last two years. Seniors starred in Dulcy, Peg o' My Hear-t and In Old Vienna. Sien- ior scores in typing and scholastic conitests have helped make Amaherst rivalry feared by competing schools. If I would write a history of our class thirty years from now, judging by past records, the tale would include biographies of a second Babe Ruth, Knute Rockne, Rudy Valee and Patrick Henry. Twelve years of lengthy working days have produced genuine ability and ambition, We Wish to exnress our appreciation to the teiachers for their fine work and to all whom we leave behind we give the best wishes for future success.

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12 THE RECORD rooms more quiet next year. T0 D91'1HiS RGYHOIGS, I, Lloyd Maurer do hereby bequeath my apron and cook- ing utensils. I, Hilda Mori, do hereby bequeath my book on How to Stay Small to Thelma Mays. To Paul Braun, I, Howard Nal1ey,do hereby bequeath my latest literary achievement, How I Win My Girls the Caveman Way. To Raymond Springer, I, Helen Roemer do hereby bequeath my surplus am- bition. To Donald Ludwig, I, Kathryn Grugel do hereby bequeath my ability at just slipping in school on time every morning, hoping he can get away with it. I, Helen Heck, do hereby bequeath my love for moonlight nights and dances to Uldean C-atron. To Bob Gawn, I, William Huber, do hereby bequeath my ability as a perfect lover. To George Innes, I, Milton Hutton, do hereby bequeath my athletic ability. Witnesses: MARION STEELE NORWOOD HEARN AM EIJIA HERBST Class Prophecy When we, Helen Heck and Wanda Berk, were making a tour of the country in June, 1945, establishing tap dancing schools in various parts, We very unexpected- ly came across our former classmlates and graduates of 1930. One day after a busy morning in our studio, as we walked along a street in Cleveltand in search of a restaurant we came upon a very nice-looking lunch room, so we decided that that was the one for us. We noticed a very familiar look- ing Chevie parked in front of the place, but We could not at first place it. Vile walked in and whom should we see but one of our former classmates, Lloyd Maurer. He informed us that he had been operating a chain of restaurants from coast to coast since his cafeteria course in his Senior year' of high school. While we were eating a very satisfying meal, in walked Helen Beres and Eliz- abeth Gressler. They were, then, working in a law office. They did not at first recognize us, but when they did they told us that Helen Roemier had been teaching Latin in a small place near Amherst. Walking along the street again, we were attracted by a shop window. We went in and found Hilda Mori, but now being called Madame Mori . It was a dress shoppe handling the latest styles from Paris. Deciding that we needed a haircut, we entered a convenient bariber shop and beauty parlor. You just couldn't imagine who was in there cutting hair. It was none other than Virginia Cooper. The shop was called the Cut 'em Close Barber Shop , specializing in famous windblown bobs. On the wlay out we took a peep intothe office and whom do you think we saw there? Another of our old classmates, Helen Zink, who informed us that Miss Cooper had found it necessary to employ a bookkeeper to help her. That night we decided to go to the R-K-0 Palace to see the two famous actors about whom we had heard so much. We obtained seats in the twelfth row and were comfortably seated when one of us happened to notice that the lady sitting