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

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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

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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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THII RECORD 13 next to us looked rather famliliar. We looked again and recognized her as Amelia Herbst. She introduced us to -her tall, dark and handsome husband and invited us to her home for the week end. Of course, we accepted. The overture began, and as our eyes were drawn to the piano, we recognized Myrtle Braun, who was playing. The curtain rose and we again received a shock. for who should the famous actors be but Ruth Zilch and Howard Nalley. The show was a huge success and we felt proud that they had received their first training in A. H. S. Arriving at Amelia's apartment, we turned on the radio to station WCTU and heard Senator Robert Standen speaking on prohibition. Since we had nothing else to do on Sunday afternoon, we thought we would like to see a baseball game, so we visited Dunn Field. The game was excellent. It was won through the superior work of the shortstop, who, we found, was Allen Lange, and the third baseman, Clarence Frederick. On Monday morning we started for Chicago, but before leaving we went to the corner to buy a paper. We purchased a Plain Dealer and immediately turned to the comnlc section, as usual. You can imagine our surprise when we saw Allan Bech- tel's name there as art editor. At last we started out, but had gone but a little way when two cars in front of us collided. We rushed to the scene. A child was seriously injured. It seemed that we were the only ones present at that moment, so we took the child to the hospltnl, A surgeon came to meet us in front of the hospital. He was followed by the head nurse, Kathryn Grugel. We did all we could and then started out again, but to our dismay we had a flat tire before we had gone two miles. A little way ahead we saw a garage. En- tering we found Milton Hutton repairing an Oldsmobile. He told us that he spe- cialized in repairing that kind of car. At last we arrived at Chicago. We were just about to our apartment when a cop stopped us to tell us that we had only one light. You can probably guess who that was, since he had so much experience as cop in A. H. S., but if you can't, perhaps we'd better tell you. It was William Huber. We dldn't see any more of our old friends until we returned to Amherst, where we found the rest. While we were visiting school one day we entered the American History class and found Alfred Sharp teaching his pupils about the Boston Tea Party. We learned that George Fuhrman had recently won a prize for cutting up a beef in 4 38!60 seconds. We also learned that Alice Svabiers was teaching music in the Oberlin Conservatory. X We found the last one of our classmates getting off the train at the Amherst depot. Regina Fuhrman was just returning from China where she had been a mis- sionary for the last ten years. And just between you and us, we believe she is go- ing to be married. Anyway, a very nice-looking mlan got off the train with her. Perhaps she met him on the boat. Our former class advisor, Mr. Norwood Hearn, has given up his manual train- ing position in A. H. S. and established a large furniture factory in Amherst, known as The Hearn Home Outfitters , giving special rates to newlyweds. Our business trip being completed, We are now sailing for Paris. Even though we are widely separated, we hopeuthat we shall be able to keep in touch with the members of the class of 1930. WANDA BERK HELEN HECK