Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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10 THE ATHENIAN JUNIOR RESPONSE I want to thank the Seniors for the kind advice they have given the Juniors. We, Juniors, have always admired the Seniors’ enthusiasm in all High School matters. There has not been a thing on that a bunch of Seniors have not been there to boost and help the thing along. They are, on the whole, the pep of Athens High School, but the Juniors did not need their advice to struggle for a high class standard. All through their High School life the Seniors have been leading features in politics, for instance, Leon Cooper and Harry Blostein make the Senate meetings lively, Charlie Hunt playing the “second-soprano”, giving his opinion on matters pertaining to athletics. They have quite heated debates, Blostein giving points oT order now and then. The Seniors are noted, too, for their good dancers. There are Elizabeth Allis, Anita Thorp, Pauline Lynch along with Letha Kinner and Arleigh Wiggins who will some day be invaluable society dancers to some musical comedy company. Frederick Root might possibly be their theatre manager. Algie Winters makes a fine orator, especially in High School political campaigns. Raymond Casper is a football star and a student interested in all High School matters. Dorotha Dettra might be able to get a position in Washington as a government clerk and Mary Moore as a bookkeeper. Alice Lindsley, Beatrice Warren, Myrtle Jones and Florence Kellogg are very enthusiastic French students. There are many musicians in the Senior class. Some day when Sousa needs a clarinet player he should consult James Miller. Katherine McClarty and Dorothy Stevens are splendid pianists for Glee Clubs. Aileen Van Dyke is talented in both voice and violin. Marjory Cotton has a very sweet voice. We all know she made a very pretty May Queen and won’t she make a delightful bride ? Along with his oratory, Harry Blostein is quite a violinist. . Essie Dibble, Ruth Dibble, and Leona Briggs are the sedate Seniors. Katherine Bimey is some day going to make a priceless cook for some man. Kathryn Russell, Anna Smith, and Myrtle Havens are the Senior Farmerettes. If Donald Lurcock keeps progressing he may some day be a manager ofrko he large department store. I-eon Rogers used to show the whole High School a good time, but lately he has reformed. They say. 6ome one in the Junior .class is responsible for his being converted. ■ Harold Catlin has recently reformed from his Sayre longings. It’s a Sophomore in this case, so they say. , But we must not forget the Seniors’ class teacher. She and her good humor and jolly classes will be missed next year. She sure can talk Caesar and speak French. Beryl Bradshaw ’2i. T --------1------- . CLASS WILL g' • . . We, the class of 1920, being of sound mind, good memory, and vivid imagination; do hereby make and publish our last will and testament in order to distribute our 'possessiOTrV whic!r we have obtained by hard labor and good behavior. To the Class of 1921: ' ,r r -to We hereby will and bequeath our ability to be prompt in paying for The'Athenian and writing class notes. . •. . «. x To the Second Year Class: We give any stray Caesar Notebooks which may be found. These will be of great value as they will not awaken any suspicion by being too accurate and flowery. To the First Year Class: ; ‘ „ We bestow our Art of Camouflage which consists of carrying an air of ignorance to cover a stupendous amount of wisdom. . . We do hereby bequeath our personal property in the following manner: K' ,1. Aileen Van Dyke’s vocal ability'to Diari Hair, so that he will be able to.a i'st Mrs. Farmer at her concerts.

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THE ATHENIAN 9 Leroy, we all appreciate music, but still it sometimes gets monotonous to hear the same song, “When Lillian came along she stole my heart away,” even if it is your favorite. And, Sarah, why idly sit and dream, why not put more time on your lessons even if these well-known lines come frequently to your mind ? “The plowman homeward plods his weary way.” And your class president, Dan, we advise that an easy way to glory is to attach himself to Mary’s little lamb. And say. Ida, what’s the attraction up River street ? I think you should be looking up someone in your own class to take that walk with because there is bound to be a graduating class every year. We know, Stanley, you are very popular with the fairer sex, but don’t let them turn your head because they are tricky and will surely pull the wool over your eyes. Beatrice and Arline, your continuous chattering may cause the death of your friends. Why not buy a music box and let this serve the purpose ? Florence S. and Florence C., why not try writing another Caesar book, one that requires more study ? I’m sure it would be appreciated by all. And, Nora, I think you should purchase a megaphone because you have such a delicate voice we are scarcely able to hear you. Gertrude, I think it would be wise if you would pull down your curtains because some evening you are liable to be frightened by ghosts. Berth and Hilda, isn’t there room for another in your wagon ? Why not bring Joe Weil along with you ? Mary H., why not sleep those hours you waste by coming to school so early ? And, Dorothy, I don’t think it quite fair for you to have the back seat at the Morley always reseved. Marie, Emma, Nina and Ruth, we know you are excellent basketball players, but why not spend a little of this energy in forming a football team ? I know you would be able to compete with the regular team. Louise, I advise you to take a business course next year so that you will be able to keep track of the many little Shakespearean verses which are so brilliantly written by our poet, I. eon William Rogers. Ina, why not build a bungalow instead of air castles ? And, Joe B., I think you should purchase some cleats so that you will be able to retain a full portion of your class dignity by remaining on your feet, the next time you are at a dance. Robert, I know you are interested in electrical experiments. Why not arrange some apparatus for Mr. Raub’s benefit so he will be able to get to school without the aid of a bicycle ? And Paul, as a special favor, I wish you would try to pull all your courage together and endure toe orchestra for at least one year more. Leslie, I hear you are interested in the Second Year class. Why not patronize your own class? Aren’t they good enough for you ? Mildred, why not add a few more hours to those six or seven hours which you spend each day on your lessons ? And. Wayne. I hear you have a great liking for jewelry. It must be you purchase it on the instalment plan. Keith, I think you should ask Mrs.Farmer to make out a diet for you, as you are getting altogether too large for any seat in the Senior room. And, Mary, when you pack up your duds and move down where the River Shannon flows, don’t spend all your money on “Parker” Huose rolls. Beryl, we understand that you have acquired a really famous violinist to accompany your flights in music. Why not write a song entitled, “The Gale is soothing to a broken heart?” And now, my dear Juniors, as time is becoming short, I will close, hoping that none will take offense since this advice was written to benefit your class, and when you enter upon your duties as Seniors it is my earnest wish that you keep these various ideas and suggestion in your mind. Akita Thoip ’20.

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THE ATHENIAN 11 2. A goodly measure of “Jim” Miller’s avoirdupois to Florence Clark. 3. Leon Cooper’s football ability to Joe Weil which was bequeathed to him in his Freshman year. 4. A small portion of “Tib” Allis’s dignity to Nora Watson, hoping the class of 1921 will be as sedate as the present class. 5. To Mildred Walter we leave Anita Thorp’s oratorical ability so that she may become a Webster or a Calhoun. 6. To Bertha Munn we leave Katherine Russell’s old gray mare, so she will not have to beg a ride to school each day. 7. To Louise McMorran we bequeath Charlie Hunt’s ability to translate Caesar. 8. To Mary Curtiss we leave Donald Lurcock’s happy disposition. 9. To Mary Hair we will an electric bell attached to her bed to arouse her from her deep slumbers. Leon Rogers found this bell very useful. 10. To Stanley Bidlack we leave Arleigh Wiggins’s manly strides. 11. To Gertrude Park we bequeath Kathryn McClarty’s musical ability. 12. To Beatrice Hill we leave Dorothy Stevens’s position in the orchestra. 13. To Bob Page we bequeath Raymond Casper’s ability to play basketball. 14. To Marie Langeland we leave Frederick Root’s ability for asking questions in geometry. 15. To Roger Smith we will Harry Blostein’s vocabulary of words we can’t understand, with the hope that he gets a dictionary. 16. To Wayne McIntyre we bequeath “Shorty” Kinner’s popularity to add to that which he already possesses. 17. To Beryl Bradshaw' wre leave Ruth Dibble’s quiet manner which has won her many ■ friends while in high school. 18. We will and bequeath Dorotha Dettra’s troubles to any one who wants them. Thus we wish our earthly possessions to be distributed and hope those receiving them will be benefited by them. If any one is inclined to dispute the justice thus shown his claims will be considered void. We do hereby set our hand and seal this fourth day of June, 1920. Pauline Lynch ’20. CLASS PROPHECY I think you all would like to hear, on this fourth day of June, 1930, a report of my travels during the last ten years. Of course I happened to meet all my classmates of 1920. During a visit in Washington one day, after seeking and finally obtaining an appointment with President Catlin, I gained admission to the White House. Upon entering the office I noticed tw'o young ladies, who were acting as private secretaries. Something in their manner appealed to me as if I had formerly known them. After transacting business with President Catlin, I turned to leave when he called to Miss Thorpe to take some letters and send them. Much to my astonishment Miss Thorpe and Miss Allis were his private secretaries. We are all glad that Tib and Nete went to Washington in 1920. The next members of our class, I met in May 1923 on my homeward journey for a vacation. When 1 alighted from the train at Scranton, I noticed two nurses, one quite thin and apparently very agitated, the other very calm, and with them a doctor waiting for the train. These two nurses and Dr. Miller had just arrived in the ambulance to take a very sick patient to the hospital, who had come on the same train. And lo! and behold! These two nurses proved to be my old chums, Kathryn Birney and Dot Stevens and Jim Miller, a noted surgeon. While on the train from Scranton to Sayre, a porter came through the car selling chocolates and gum. 1 bought a box of chocolates and what greeted me but this: Eat Blostein’s Chocolates, the best ever. The more you eat, the more you want.” We know this is true because Harry always had a fond desire to feed the girls on chocolates. In June 1924 I was in Chicago and as v-as y usual custom. I bought a morning paper. I looked over the sport page and there in the center was a large picture of a noted baseball star, and who do you think it was ? Why our old friend Leon Cooper, who always was known for his interest in sports. In the evening Charles Hunt, a civil engineer, took me to the opera. The singer of the