Bristol High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Bristol, IN)

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,Ki 4 I 4 i SENIOR CLASS WILL XYQ, as the members of the Senior Class of 1931, do hereby publish and declare our last will and testament: .lim Meiser wills his navy haircut to Billy Barclo. Dorothy Johnson wills her seat in Civics class to Pauline Hoverinan. Delbert Stouder wills his ability as class president and star athlete to joe Burden. Pearl Frank wills her ability to blush to Shirley Jackson. George Haas wills his ability to date girls to Elden Keller. Grace Mosicr wills her good grades and good behavior to Evelyn Menges. XVillard Barthel wills his position as Mr. Thompsorfs pet to Irene Frame. lilsie Miller wills her ability to dance and sing to Rachael Nelson. Marguerite Martin wills her loud and boisterous ways to Donna Scame- horn. Paul Dausman wills his position as back-guard on first team to Ray- mond Mann. Vera White wills her position as class photographer to Ruth Anglin. Clinton Lowell leaves his position as keeper of records to Louise Bloom- ingclale. Dorothea Scaniehorn wills her giggles to Cleo Haines. Joseph Manck wills his position as forward on first team to Burton Keller. fContinued on page 275 Page 'twenty-,fi1ve I

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,mg I I I I SENIOR CLASS HISTORY lt seems as if it were only yesterday that we, the class of 1931, began our high school career. Thirty-nine of us entered, as all good Freshmen do, green and dumb, and chose George Haas, president, Gladys Bloomingdale. vice-president, and Dorothea Scamchorn to keep the records and take care of the cash. Mr. Porter consented to see that we behaved ourselves at class meetings, parties, etc. XVe found that it was a custom for Freshmen to choose their class motto, flower, and pennant. YVC have been guided by Forward ever, back- ward never . VVe selected the white tea rose as our class flower. Our pen- nant was green and white. Our upper classmen thought we were know-nothings. It was necessary for us to prove that we were not what they thought. XVe did this through various members of our class who made good in Band, Glee Club, Basket- ball, and Baseball, while Grace Mosier and Stratford Halstead were among the honor roll students. Eventually the Freshman year passed and we became Sophomores. During our vacation we lost a few members who thought they would be able to find an easier way than ours. As Sophomores we selected Delbert Stouder as our leader, joseph Mauck assisted him. and Marguerite Martin became class stenographer and cashier. Mr. Porter was reinstated. That year again found undignified Sophomores excelling in Band, Glee Club, Basketball, and Baseball. In the fall of 1929 we emerged as jolly Juniors and were proud of our rank. This year Delbert remained president, Bessie Leatherman became vice-president, and Grace Mosier was chosen secretary and treasurer. Mr. Porter was re-elected sponsor. During our third year we displayed our ingenuity when we gave a car- nival and showed much talent in the class play. Each was a financial suc- cess. Thus we were able to entertain the Senior class of 1930 with a fare- well banquet. This year found seven of our members on the first team in Basketball. and we were represented equally as well in other high school activities. CContinued on page 323 Page twenty-four.

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,mg I v 1 u AN EXCITING PARTY The party given by Mr. Strafford Halstead to the other members of the graduated class of 1931 for the purpose of celebrating his latest million dollar clean up on NYall Street was a great success. Every member of that remarkable class was present though for a time Mr. Halstead feared that three would be absent, namely, Mr. VVillard Barthel, that snappy young E-Z Orchestra leaderg Miss Bessie Leatherman, the radio song bird, and Miss Marguerite Martin, whose remarkable piano playing is to be heard through station B-U-Z-Z. This difficulty was soon overcome when Mr. Delbert Stouder, the radio wizard, installed on a minute's notice a short wave length broadcasting outfit. By means of this, Mr. Barthel was able to lead his orchestra for the usual half hour of entertainment by television. lt also en- abled Miss Leatherman and Miss Martin to broadcast while attending the party. The party went along very nicely until Miss Doris Corson, the queen of American dancers, dropped her handkerchief while doing the latest thing in dance steps, the Dizzy Zola. Of course there was an immediate and mad scramble on the part of the young gentlemen of the party to have the privi- lege of returning the lost. The results were as follows: Mr. George Haas, the daring navy aviator, received one broken nose from Mr. Miller, the hand spring artist, who kicked him in the face while trying to do a flip to escape the grand rush. Mr. Miller received a black eye. Mr. Preston Scamehorn, the rising young civil engineer, knocked three teeth loose when he tripped over someone's toe and tried to bite a piece out of the Hoor. Miss Elsie Miller, the well known actress, escaped injury by fortunately landing in an arm chair when she was shoved with terrific force out of the way of one of the charging young men. Miss Elsie Stewart, the lady lawyer of New York. wished to bring charges against the young men for reckless conduct in behalf of Miss Miller, but Miss Miller decided to let it drop as a hopeless ease when the young gentlemen all claimed that they were for the moment insane and therefore not accountable. Mr. Paul Dausman, the electrical engineer, was the one that got the handkerchief, but he also got a sliver in the palm of his hand which caused Page twenty-six