Coplay High School - Coplayite Yearbook (Coplay, PA)

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endorsed by the “Three Fates” who preside over our destinies. A e have within our ranks future teachers, artists, physicians, merchants, preachers, musicians, nurses, plumers and needle women. The list may sound very imposing, but Clotho, the Fate who is present at births, assured me that this class is an unusual one whose members were endowed by life with fine gifts of future greatness and citizenship. The prophetic vision shows us that M or win is to be a Theology professor of Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Paul as a cartoonist of the “Life” magazine company. Robert is to become a physician of note, with an ever-growing fondness to preside at the removal of appendixes and other bothersome organs of the body. John is to become the ambassador of Coplav to Ireland, in order to spread the fame of his historical knowledge. Ralph is expected to become the income and revenue tax collector for himself and then the government. Ida will be satisfied to rule the city of the future of Coplay as mayor and abolish the nine o’clock curfew law for the side walk lovers of nature by the moonlight. Fthel is expected to fill Mrs. Scott’s chair as editor of “recipes to reduce” for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fna is to show her ability to outstep Mona Lamar and become the leading dancing instructor of the Queen City. To Anna belongs tin distinction of being the class spinister—not that she had no offers of marriage, but because no measured up to her high ideals. Fsther is our future nurse of note. To Arlene is left the distinction of being tin first to fall in love and become the future wife of a millionaire motion picture actor of Northampton or Canada. “But tell me Fates,” I begged, “is there not to be one— at least one president of these our United States in this notorious class ? ’' Tiik Boakd of Plnrrons.

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Class Prophecy aving been required to mandate the class of 1928, to forecast the future of these illustrious Seniors, I journeyed into the far away country of old, where there dwelt at that time three geniuses, Fates, the sisters, who, in the famous early days of gods and goddesses, presided over the destinies of the human idealism. Fair to look upon were they and most fascinating in their skillful manipulation of the threads of life, Clotho, who was present at the births held the distaff which supplied the slender strands. Lachesis spun the thread; Octopas with shining shears ever ready, cut these threads of life with fateful snip. “Fair Fates,’’ we implored, “for who shall preside over the destinies of the class of 1928; will thou not reveal to me the happenings of our future years? It is important that we should know. ’ ’ Octopas shook a fair and determined head, “Not so,’’ she answered. “Not to mere mortals do we divulge these secrets of life.’’ Clotho gave a nod of assent, but Lachesis spoke en-treatinglv. “This request came from an excellent class,’’ she said. “They have a most satisfactory record in High School as students”; “they are greatly esteemed by their faculty and under classmates, and they walk before their under classmates with diligence and perfection of manners. Let us grant now them the knowledge of their future.” After a few moments of objections and discussion, it was decided to give the class of 1928 a glimpse of the unfoldings of the future, whose interesting review I now reveal to you,

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Class Will e the Senior ('lass of (’oplay High School, being noted for onr intelligence, brilliant recitations, and knowing that our days in this school are numbered, do here-! 85 l by declare this our last will and testament. We do bequeath to the following: To the members of our beloved faculty, who look upon our demise with smiles of joy, we bequeath the satisfaction which comes from duties well performed and a peaceful rest from the weary task of making our graduation shrouds. We also leave to them a large amount of sympathy for their depressing attempts to pound knowledge into our craniums. In addition we bequeath them our regrets that their work with us was so barren of result—We leave them, but we don’t leave them much! To the Junior ('lass our seats. Occupy them, but do not try to fill them. To the Frosh: Lastly, that which gives us the greatest pang to part with our strongly entrenched places in the hearts of the faculty who have loved us devotedly because they couldn’t help it! Comfort them in their loss, but don’t imagine you can mangle their hearts as we have done. Hereby witness our Seals: I, Ralph Kisele, do will to Harold Walzuk my humor. 1, Mervin Frantz, do will to Charles Johnston my ability to study and make love. I, Arlene Kunkle, do will to, Elizabeth Gross my “all around popularity.” 1, Una Kunkle, do will to, Margaret Zermilt my ability to dance and diet. I, John McGinley, do will to, Robert Clader my habit of spending leisure hours (patronizing Lord Chesterfield.)