Convoy Union High School - Bellerophon Yearbook (Convoy, OH)

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THE BELLEROPHON ITEM IX-To Gertrude Muntzinger. Madeline Reidenbach. and Mary Alice Miller we bequeath the curly hair of Theresa Maloy. May they keep it as 'Aper- manent as she has. ITEM X-To Betty Jane Hall and Lucille Laker we leave the bashfulness of Elvin and Eldin Rhoades. ITEM XI-To Howard Leiter and Harold Freck we will Bill Hilton's nu- merous girl friends and his latest publication- How to handle either blondes or brunettes. ITEM XII-To Bonita Clem we entrust those sky-blue, sparkling eyes of Velma Zinn. Don't overuse them by looking at the Juniors! ITEM XIII-To Margaret Hoover and Walter Bricker we will the swiftness of Eorest Sponseller in going to and from classes. Don't SLOW up in carrying out our will. ITEM XIV-To Mabel Wise and Helen Zimmerman we do will and be- queath the poise and charm of Myrna Wendel, ITEM XV-To Marie Meyer and Pauline Hertz we will Valera Savieo's ability to take long steps. ITEM XVI-To Olene Schaadt and Donald Feasby we bequeath the dra- matic and musical talent of Naomi Alfather. ITEM XVII-To Frederick Stapleton we bequeath Ersel Mohr's ability to skid a car around a corner on two wheels without running down the battery. ITEM XVIII-To Dorothy Carrier we bequeath Eileen Weck's manner of keeping a boy entertained in a porch swing built for two. ITEM XIX-To Gladys Cox we bequeath Naomi Mentzer's ability to say. Yes, John! at exactly the right moment. ITEM XX-To Dale Imel we entrust Glenn Heath's SOMBRERO which is guaranteed to make the natives of any hamlet sit up and take notice. ITEM XXI-To Ralph Carrier and Denean Branstrator we will Marion Myer's skill in making and retaining friendships among the fairer sex of Van Wert. SECTION IV ITEM I-We hereby nominate and appoint David Horine as executor of this. our last will and testament. In witness whereof. we do place our hand and seal this twenty-ninth day of April. Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Eve. A. D. The Senior Class of 1935, per Mohr 53 Bell. Duly approved as witnessed by: Will Rogers Clark Gable Huey Long. 2 0

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.THE BELLEROPHON Last Will and Testament V531 - V Ley We, the members of the class of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, being of somewhat questionable stability in mental capacity, draw up this last will and testament in which we hereby will and bequeath our most valuable possessions as follows: SECTION I ITEM I-We will and bequeath to the Junior Class our scholastic ability and our habit of winning contests. We also bequeath to said class our athletic ability. In order to maintain these abilities we leave two hundred iron bound volumes on the technique of basketball, baseball, typing, shorthand, and various other activities. ITEM II-To the Sophomore Class we will and bequeath seventy-live knee- action, airflow, little red skooters which will make possible their going from the assembly to the various classrooms in the allotted three minutes. ITEM III-To those Freshmen who may have a hard time receiving recogni- tion from some of the upper-classmen we do hereby will and bequeath to them fifty pairs of non-skid, twelve-foot stilts, with the condition that good care be taken of them, so that they will be high enough in the air to at least see the tops of the heads of the upper-classmen. ITEM IV-We will to those industrious, ever helping teachers a speaking system by which there will be placed in each room a loud speaker, so that they may lecture to the students from their easy chairs in their respective oflices. We hereby believe that this program will meet with the approval of everyone enrolled in the high school. SECTION II ITEM I-To Anna Ruth Backus. Janette Terry, and Karl Giessler, we will Paul Schaadt's ability in typing. May they make good use of this gift. ITEM II-To Clayton Wambsganss and Bruce Kreischer we do bequeath some additional height which is not needed by our members, Lloyd McDowell and Clilford Bell. ITEM III-To I-Iarold Shook and John Gunsett we give Gayle Ereck's abil- ity to get along with girls-either blond or brunette. ITEM IV-To Esten Eortney, Bob Campbell, and Vincent Muntzinger we will Donald Dauler's, Lawrence Pancakes. and Donald Eortney's ability to play basketball. ITEM V-To Mary Burgo and Ruth I-Ieymann we leave Helen Cupp's and Esther Simmon's ability to keep up a rapid-fire and lively conversation. ITEM VI--To Junior Moore we will and bequeath Clifford Young's co- operative spirit and ability to see miles into the future. The glasses may be rented by the hour. ITEM VII-To Katherine Krugh and Ruth Jones we will those long finger nails of Theola Ery. May you keep them as long as she has. girls. ITEM VIII-To Cora Carey and Billie Snyder we will and bequeath the sylph-like figure of Clara Seslar. 19

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THE BELLEROPHON Looking Into the Future What a pleasure it is to sit by the lire and read Lambs Childe Heralde and then dreamily study the shadows cast by the dying embers on the opposite wall. Looking long at the lire one evening, I saw a shadow that reminded me of my old classmate. Theresa Maloy. whose charming smile won for her a fine position in the personnel department of Marshall Field and Company in Chicago. Who could that be clad in white? No. it isn't a bride: it's Eldin Rhoades working in his ideal dairy. In efhciency and orderly management he could easily give a number of housewives some valuable lessons. But where is Elvin? Nothing could ever separate those twins. Oh! Now I see him seated behind a large desk where he holds up his reputation as a cool-headed and dependable engineer in the United States. Cowering over there in the corner is a timid-looking fellow. Well, if it isn't Forest Sponsellerl That dashing wife of his has certainly subdued Forest's lively ways. Beside him sits Helen Cupp, laughing like one possessed at those two famous lawyers. Ersel Mohr and Clifford Young. who an having a heated argument over who claims the distinction of being Hollywood's greatest actress. Clifford has chosen Jean Harlow, the platinum blond. but Ersel. who always finds diamonds in his own door yard says with emphasis: No, no. our old friend and playmate Naomi Alfather has been acclaimed the superb find of this generation by both critics and the public. Over there are two young fellows. faultless in appearance. drinking a toast to the success of their classmates of '35. Well, if it isn't the two old cronies. Bill Hilton and Lawrence Pancake. Fortune seems to have smiled on those youthful United States Naval Officers. What a contrast this shadow makes! Eileen Weck. a pretty school teacher. is trying to instruct her pupils to say Yes instead of Uh-huh. Superintendent Gayle Freck interrupted the class to inquire. Miss Weck. is your report com- plete? She answered. Uh-huh . Theola Fry says she prefers raising children of her own to instructing a class: according to her interpretations life is just what you make it. That little shadow over there reminds me of Paul Schaadt. Right now Paul is about to advance from Vice President to President of the newly organ- ized New York Commercial School for Experts. Cwlenn Heath, as the picture shows, still wears big hats and likes nothing better than to ride a bucking broncho on his ranch in Montana. Who can that be swinging a ball bat? None other is it but good old Donnie Dauler, who now has a record for home-runs that would even make Babe Ruth blush with envy. He seems to be talking earnestly with a tall dark man. Peering closer, I see the face of Donald Fortney. but he looks different. Yes, the old fea- tuers remain, but Donald has lost his shyness since he started to coach basket- ball at the renowned girl's school. Mount Holyoke. Myrna Wendel has indeed realized her ambition. She can now type ninety words a minute and earns a fabulous sum each year as secretary to John D. Rockefeller. That man knows a good thing when he sees it! 21