Arlington High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Arlington, OH)

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-nm. f'ewwwpqpwv wuww fl SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior class of Arlington High School, Hancock County, State of Ohio, being of sound mind and memory do hereby, through due course of law, make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, and hereby revoke all previous wills and codicils, to wit: To our old standby, the class of 1940, we leave our seats in the East Assembly Glendale Armentrout leaves his giant stature to Willie Rettig. Helen Bame leaves her ability to change her boy friends with the changing of models of automobiles to all future debs of Arlington High. Della Benner leaves her quiet manner to Golda Oman. Cora Benner leaves her winning smile to Thelma Vanatta. Ralph Bibler wills his fun and frolic in school to Dick Dorney. John Bishop wills his great prowess of writing illegibly and the improper spelling of words to Howard Miller. Edward Bower wills his acting ability as shown in the Senior Play, to all future actors of Arlington School. Rosemary Castor wills her fat rosie cheeks to Rosemary Jeffers. Durea Clevenger leaves her oratorical ability to Mildred Beach. Glenn Corbin leaves his bicycle to Lena Richard to be use as desired. Richard Corbin leaves his shy manner and his stature to Dana McMillen. Phyllis Crist wills her independence and freedom to go at will to Ruth Mary Hartman. Dale Cummins leaves his surplus avoirdupois to Ottis Musgrave. Carson Davis wills his ability to get out of school to Don Snyder. Karl Elliott wills his bright remarks in classes to Bob Gossman. Jeanette Essinger wills her blonde hair to all blonde hair lovers. Miriam Ruth Glick wills her activity plus good grades to Miriam Hannewald. Lucia Grieser wills her good grades and studious manner to Tag Clingerman, hoping he will take advantage.of the opportunities. Woodrow Hartman leaves his sleeping ability in study halls to Bobby Brinkman, ' maybe Bob will make it his life work. Darl Houston leaves his Chetyto Joe Knight. Ellen Mitchell leaves her talkativeness to Marilyn Jones. Ella Belle Musgrave Leaves her nfiddlingn ability to Madge Newman. Jane Ellen Newman leaves her talent for music to her sister Ruth. Ruth Oman wills her place on the basketball floor to Betty Grubb. ' Maurice Pepple wills his position as editor of the Annual to Willie Kleisch. Neva Mae Pifer leaves her height to Mary Lou Fox. f Donald Rettig leaves his work as teachers' flunky toqMelvin Steinman. Keith Romick leaves his glistening black hair to Willie Kleisch. I hope it matches. Q . Emory Reamsnyder leaves his love for work to Richard Bame. George Richard leaves school. Robert Russell Leaves the wave in his hair to Bob Gossman. Florence Smith leaves her giggles to Ruby Essinger. Sam Von Stein wills his German talk to his brother Armin. Sylvia Vansant leaves her loudness to Wanetta Horton. Kathryn Williams leaves her slender build tc Mabel Price. Esta Tewell leaves her quiet manner to Lucille Beach. Ruth Wrasse leaves her shorthand ability to Alice Bibler. George Smith leaves his Fostoria girl friends to Herb Price. The Four Horsemen, namely Carson Davis, Keith Romick, Sam Von Stein, and Dale Cummins, will all their football equipment acquired through their high school years to the following: Willie Kleisch, Donald Snydery Lew Fritz, u and Cornell Crosser. , The Pepple and Davis Chemistry Team wills all its excess equipment back to the school, hoping it will cover all debts due to breakage and misplaccmcnt. a EW

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-Tr V i T is 4 3 if if 5 SENIOR CLASS HISTGRY nClimb though the rocks be ruggedn was the motto of forty boys andigirls who, as Freshmen began their four years' journey to higher education on September 5, 1935. After struggling for twe months, the upper classmen initiated them as full-fledged'members of Arlington High School. The initiation was quite severe, but all survived it. In the spring, the class party, to which all had looked forward, was held. After another month of strife, they were given three months vacation. This group continued their journey in september, as sophomores and were proud to feel that they were no longer nGreen Freshies,n be- cause in a short time they had initiated their lower elassmen as such. They held their class party and several members of the class served as waiters and waitresses at the Junior-Senior Banquet. Being Juniors in 1957-58, they learned that this year was more trying than the two previous years. Their class play, nDotty and Daffyn, was a grand success. Out of respect to their upper classmen, they banqueted the Seniors near the close of the term. Six members of the class served as ushers for baccalaureate and commencement. when they took the seats of their predecessors as Seniors in High School, they were determined to make their last attempt a suc- cessful one. Although the funds were low, they increased them by sponsoring a penny carnival, a concession at the basketball tourna- ment, a pancake supper, and their class play, uwild Oats Boyn. Their class officers were: President-Carson Davis, Vice President-Glendale Armentrout, Secretary-Lucia Grieser, Treasurer-Maurice Pepple. They knew that their school days were nearing a close when they received invitations to the banquet. Then came the baccalaureate sermon which was delivered by Dr.'W. M. Briggs. Their first realization of the joys and woes of life itself seemed more vivid as they marched for the last time in a group, down the aisles of the auditoriu and onto the platform to hear the commencement speech, directed to them, ima pressing on their minds that onward thru life, they must continue to Wolimb though the rocks be rugged.n s 0 n ' 4 - im

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CLASS PROPHECY Upon entering the Television Building in The Communication Section at New York's second World's Fair, I found myself confronted with a queer-looking machine. It consisted of a large panel of knobs, dials, gauges, and a televi- sion screen with a loud speaker and metal helmet connected to the panel by wires. On the screen of this unique machine the operator could see the future of any person in his thoughts. The metal helmet caught and transmitted thoughts to the machine. While the attendant adjusted the machine for me, my mind wandered back over the names of my classmates. My mind settled on Edward Bower as I glanced at the screen. To my great surprise, there stood an image of Edward. He was watching a chemical reaction in an immaculate laboratory, and at the same time he dictated notes to his stenographcr, Ruth Wrasse. Thoughts of Neva Mae Pifer, Helen Bame, and Ellen Mae Mitchell showed them all receiving medals for ranking as the nation's leading bcauticians. I saw Sam Von Stein as pilot in a large flying boat, with Dick Corbin as co-pilot, Emory Reamsnyder, the plano's designer, Glendale Armentrout, constructional engineer, and Woodrow Hartman, designer of the plane's deiscl engines also aboard for the test flight. Miriam Ruth Glick and Lucia Grieser were leaving New Yorkfs largest high school, where Miriam taught mathematics and Lucia was a Latin instructor. Glenn Corbin and Donald Rettig, both well known as orchestra leaders, had joined forces to play at an opera which was starring Jane Ellen Newman, opera singer. Looking over the combined orchestras shown on the screen, I recognized Robert Russell and Ella Belle Musgrave. Memory cf Maurice Pepple showed the Salt Flats of Utah where Maurice had just set a new land speed record in his special racer. I found Darl Houston as proud owner of the largest and most modern farm in Ohio. Kathryn Williams was employed as his secretary, handling the office problems. As I thought of Carson Davis, I heard a loud noise coming from the loud speaker. Looking at the screen, I saw the largest poultry company in the country, owned by Carson himself. George Smith had become a noted doctor, managing his own clinic. Phyllis Grist was head nurse at this clinic. Dale Cummins had become a Wgrim defender of the nationu. I BBW him in a gun turret of a large bomber firing a machine gun at a target. My mind drifted to Sylvia Vansant. Her ability as a Physical Education director, caused her services to be sought from the East to the West. I found John Bishop, former well-known lawyer, preparing his campaign speech for elec- tion as Ohio Senator. I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw Keith Romick in such danger as he was. Keith was leading a group of Federal G-men in a charge on a cornered gang of dope smugglers, while the bullets rained like hail about him. On the funny side of life I found Karl Elliott. Karl, with his stomach- splitting jokes, had become a radio comedian unparalleled even by Joe Penner. Ruth Oman, holder of world's typing speed record for five years, was employed by a widely known typewriter company. Skipping to Florence Smith I caught her as she was leaving the building of a large broker's office where she was employed as secretary. Esta Tewell, prominent pianist, was teaching music at Ohio State University. I said to myself, Wwhere is Ralph Bibler?u There he was, head bookkeeper in the main office of a huge oil concern. Durea Clevenger was stenographer to the president of American Airways, Inc. In a large girls' school in the West, Cora Benner held the position of superintendent. Well-known as a ball player, George Richard was recovering from a minor arm injury under the care of two nurses, both former classmates. They were Jeanette Essingcr and Rosemary Castor. Della Benner, because of her very successful home, had become an authority on home problems in the United S tutes. Looking back, in an effort to summarize the efforts of my classmates, I found written on every countenance, the word nsuccessn. f' i., if