Chester High School - Ravelings Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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And now we are the graduates Of nineteen-thirty-six; We’ve learned a lot of useful things. And also lots of tricks. It’s only been a few short years We did this task begin, And we have studied very hard This honor for to win. Our faculty cannot be beat, No better can be found, That’s why this class is far the best Of anywhere around. So if it’s knowledge that you seek, And you’ll obey the rule, There is no better place to go Than to the Chester School. And now as our school days are o’er. We’re sure no one can tell Just how much we regret to leave, And bid you all “Farewell.” SENIOR FAREWELL

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Ffourscore less seventy-six years ago our fathers sent forth to this ' school, a new class, to be placed m servitude and dedicated to the sup- position that all students should learn abundantly. Since then, we have engaged in a great struggle, testing whether that student, or any student so green, can long endure. Wo have come to dedicate a portion of our history as a class to those teachers who have strived so hard that we students might survive. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this . At the beginning of our Freshman year our class numbered 42. On March 3 we gamed Ruth Aughinbaugh. Our officers were Virginia Gilbert, president; Basil Bunyan, vice-president; Esther Haines, secretary and tiea- surer; and Elinore Yarian, yell leader. Miss Garber was our class sponsor. On November 11, 1932 we met at the school building for a jolly party. We had refreshments consisting of cocoa, doughnuts, and popcorn balls. For various reasons Ralph Buckingham, Cleo Jacobs, Carl Stellar, Vernon Spacy, and Vera Walters decided not to join us at the beginning of our Sophomore year. We had three new members, Helen Parker and Mavis Vergon, and Goldie Gump came to us during the year making our number 41. On March' 7 Gene Lukenbill left us, decreasing our number to 40. Our officers were Basil Bunyan, president; Virginia Gilbert, vice-president; Maxine Maple, secretary and treasurer; Esther Haines, student council representative; and Elinore Yarian and Mavis Vergon, yell leaders. Mr. Searer was our class sponsor. We had our class party, which was a kid party, at the school building on Friday evening, March 6. Refreshments of weiners and cocoa were served. Basil Bunyan and Wilma Swain moved into other school districts and for reasons unknown, Dallas Guthrie did not join us in our Junior year. At the beginning of the year we gained Howard W eaver and in March we gained Elden Johnson, but during the year we lost Howard Weaver and Robert Olinger, making our number 38. Our officers were Joe Metzger, president; Virginia Gilbert, vice president; Isabel Beery, secretary and treasurer; Mavis Vergon and Elinore Yarian, yell leaders; Elinore Yarian, girls’ athletic manager, and Milo Ulrey, boys’ athletic manager. Miss Book was our class sponsor. On Tuesday night, December 11, our class presented “On lone’s Trail” with the following cast: Helen Parker, Freida Kreider, Grace Reiken, Virginia Gilbert, Esther Haines, Leon Garber, Joe Metzger, Dan Aughinbaugh, Lee Lefforge, and Howard Weaver. We had an “auto” party on Friday evening, March 29, at the school building. Refreshments of fruit salad, punch, and doughnuts were served. The Junior and Senior Reception was held Saturday evening, April 13, 7:30 P. M. The gym was decorated in rainbow decorations. The toastmaster for the evening was Joe Metzger. On August 30 a group of dignified Seniors trooped into the Study Hall with the idea in mind that they could do most anything they pleased under a group of six new teachers. We found that we gained one new member, Harold Frantz. During the first semester Freida Kreider and Ruth Aughin- baugh set sail on the sea of matrimony, making our number 37. The offic- ers for the year were Joe Metzger, president; Isabel Beery, vice president; Goldie Gump, secretary and treasurer; and Helen Parker and Walter Sites, student council representatives. Rev. Noah H. McCoy delivered our Bacca- laureate sermon, and Rev. H. G. Rowe our Commencement address. CLASS HISTORY

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We, the constituents of the class of ’36, party of the first part, with ma- lice and forethought, being of sane mind and uncanny judgment, after due consideration and deliberation, by duly constituted author- ity, hereby and without standing, do ordain this our last will and senti- ments : To the faculty we bequeath the curtains of the stage to wipe away their tears at our graduation. To the Junior class we will our great ability and a size 12 hat band. To the Sophomore class we will Major Howes’s gong. To the Freshman class we will a solid rubber teething ring on which to cut their hidden wisdom tooth. I, Daniel Aughinbaugh, will my refined and cultured horse-laugh to I Ierschel Merritt. I, Audra Biehl, will my vamping ways to Maude Esther Grindle. 1, Wayne Briner, will my southern accent to Jesse Lefforge. I, Imogene Hanley, will my ability to chew gum to Ituth Bush. 1, Helen Parker, will my taciturn and pensive disposition to Dorothy Shanahan. I, Fred Orr, will Nero’s fiddle to Don Ewick so he can play Yankee Doodle when Bolivar gets too hot and burns. I, Milo Ulrey, will my love of basketball to Paul Beaver. I, Esther Haines, will my knowledge of Latin to Haile Selassie so he can talk Dutch with the Italians. I, Kathryne Judy, will my scholastic ability to my brother Junior, “Let not thy family name be disgraced.” 1, Elinore Yarian, will my cook book and a year’s subscription of Good Housekeeping Magazine to Miss Neher. 1, Marvin Mote, will my ability as a cartoonist to Mr. Huffman so he can draw flies. I, Joe Metzger, will a broken tail-light to the next person who knocks off Shanahans’ post. I. Eva Lois Zimpelmann, will the last letter on the Senior class roll to Walter Ahlfeld. I, Paul Burton, will my loquacious nature to Robert Parmerlee. SENIORS’ WILL