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

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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

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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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12 THE ATHENIAN evening was La Signorina Capriccosa, or as I later discovered, was Marjorie Cotton. I am sure you are all very glad that Marjorie has won such fame. During my stay in Chicago I went into a drug store and asked for a prescription. The young girl who waited on me said I would have to wait until the boss came if I wanted my prescription filled. I asked her when he would be in. The poor girl could not suppress her laughter but only told me that her boss was a lady. Soon there walked in a young lady about twenty-four years old. It was our friend, Myrtle Havens, the same old Myrtle of our school days. We are very glad that Myrtle has succeeded so well as she always was rather fond of drug stores. My business called me to New York City, and while there I passed a milliner store with wonderful hats in the window. I went in to buy one and who rendered me her services but Letha Kinner ? We never thought Letha would ever settle down to making hats. While in New York City I thought it would be a good thing to have my teeth tended to and my landlady recommended to me a Doctor Moore, who guaranteed no pain in pulling teeth. I thought this very good and I went to Doctor Moore’s office. Upon entering the office, I found myself face to face with Mary Mocre still as calm as in the old school days. The next few members of our class, I met quite unexpectedly. After leaving New York City, I was obliged to go to Baltimore. Florence Kellogg, who was a teacher in the public schools there invited me to stay with her while at that p . ice. This I readily did and when I reached Florence’s home I was very much surprised. She had succeeded in reaching several of our classmates and a small reunion was held. Mr. Rogers, who has succeeded very well as an author, and Mr. Lurcock who is now known as Professor Lurcock of Harvard, were present and we were very glad to see them. Miss McClarty, a noted pianist, rendered many beautiful pieces which we all enjoyed very much. While at that place I learned that Aileen Van Dykef whom we all love very much, was in Italy—Prima Donna in the American Comic Opera Company. She was accompanied by Miss Warren whose rare musical ability we all know will be a great service in Italy. Another member of the company was the genial Thomas O’Malley but known to us as Raymond Casper. We are glad that this company is becoming so famous as to arouse the interest of Italy. While at Charlestown, S. C., in 1927, I visited the schools and met several of the teachers, among whom were three of our classmates, Alice Lindsley, a teacher of mathematics; Dorotha Dettra, Domestic Science teacher, and Myrtle Jones, a Latin teacher. I am sure we are all glad to know that these girls have reached the height of their ambitions. Upon reading the paper that evening, I found an account of Honorable Frederick Root’s oration given at the Odd Fellow’s banquet held the Wednesday of the past week. The next day I went into Mr. Root’s office and there calmly looking over a finger chart sat Arleigh Wiggins and Dutch Winters. Not one of you need to be told of the wonderful skill Arleigh and “Dutch” have obtained as Secret Service workers. The girl taking notes was our friend Anna Smith. In 1928 I visited a large Art Exhibit at Los Angeles. One of the pictures, a wonderful scene of a river and mountains, as though seen from a window, appealed to me very much. I inquired who the artist was and I was proudly told that it was our little entertainer, “Pat” Lynch. I was also told it was the Susquehanna River and mountains east of Athens, Penn. “Pat” must have had a fond longing for those dear old school days of 1920, when she painted that scene. Last but not least, I met our three friends, the Dibble sisters, Essie a missionary from Armenia, and Ruth a librarian at Portland, Oregon, and Katherine Russell, a noted dietitian, also from Portland. Now, dear classmates of 1920, I can assure you that I shall never again spend ten years of travel so pleasantly as these which have just passed. Leona Briggs ’20.