Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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CLASS ORATION ITH the greater part of the ClVlllZCd world m chaos we are forced to reflect upon the causes for thls bloodshed and destructlon Although at fnrst glance we max say that the desire for natural wealth preclpltated the trouble we are not yet satlsfied that thls IS the true answer Must there not be some great fundamental prlnclple 1nvolved3 The answer IS afflrmatlve for a great moral truth has been defied This truth can be t be expressed by the words of our Greatest Educator Who sald Thou Shalt love thy nelghbor If all the natlons of today consulted thls slmple rule for human relationship how could Stflfe such as now CXlStS contlnue3 LOVlHg our fellowman how could we permlt such ruth less and unnecessary loss of thelr l1ves5 Therefore the answer to our problem re ts 1n a greater spmt of understanding and cooperatxon between the natlons of the world l..lVlIlg m such a spmt the natlons leaders would hesxtate to annex forclbly some other unwnllmg people to thelr own but would allay their grlevances through more sane and respectable methods When we read a statement such as Mr Churchlll s m whlch he recently sald The Brltlsh Expedltlonary Force mfllcted casualtles on the Germans that were many trmes the three thousand kllled and wounded suffered by the lmperlal forces we are greatly alarmed at the hardened attltude whlch has become commonplace today Whlle we probably cannot blame Mr Churchill who at the present tlme IS unable to consider moral obllgatlons we are stlll amazed at the prevalllng lnhuman fe llng If Mr Churchlll IS unable to conslder these thmgs we ln Amerlca are able to do so XVC are stlll fortunate enough to view this tltanlc struggle much as a spectator seelng a traglc play whlch we are able to analyze scene by scene We can see that lt resembles the old Ellzabethan tragedy ln that we find the leadlng characters strugglmg agalnst a super human force thls tlme a struggle of rlght agalnst wrong and we hope that when the fifth act has been reached the gods must agam be vlctorlous However thls play dxffers from the old tragedres In that the end must be a joyous one for the sake of human welfare This end can be reached only lf the people of the world wlll turn to thelr conscxences for the consclence of every man must tell hum that war IS wrong and that man s sense of values has been entlrely Jumbled Such materlal thmgs as those for whlch we are prone to Frght are ln truth not the xmportant thmgs of llfe Therefore our descendants will wonder for what reason we should have left that red blotch whlch stalns the pages of the hrstory of our era It may be that the world IS movmg so rapidly that morallty has been trampled under foot but the day must come when there wlll be a period of calm and pea e n whlch murder and destruct on cannot exlst To hasten the arrlval at this perlod our natlon must take the lead lnstllllng by its actlons a Splflt of cooperatlon ln the heart of every man upon the earth and ln so dolng our youth must be shown that they can llve most profitablv ln a world where peop e work as a umt rather than ln one where they work ln greedy and CgOtlStlCal groups As we slt here tonight ln our flnal meetmg before becomlng graduates of the Academy we ponder thls problem ln every prevxous crlsls whlch Amerlca has faced slnce the found mg of our school ID U60 Germantown Academy graduates have played an honored and an honorable role Yet these crlses have wasted maternal and destroyed men wlthou procurmg humamty s permanent welfare ls future hlstory to be a slmllar record3 Tr vou my classmates and to all other graduates of the year l94l l present thus challenge let us be leaders of a new xnternatlonal order based upon the welfare of all p ople IH thls world W LAWRENCE CAHALL -I 49 y , - y . - rr Q V -f y r - u v . , - . , 3 y .,. . . ,,. .. .. . . . . . . ,, , - v ra 1 V . . , . - . 1 , 1 v - 1 f v . . . , - v f v ' o Y A - V . .1 . .. . ' v , . Q e . ,R.

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CLASS PROPHECY S DUSK falls on the great metropohs we set out on the overmght Journey ln order to make a tour of mspectlon at Camp Ogohome the great mllltary center located on the lush banks of the swxftly Howlng Gonowhere River at no great dlstance from the town of Weknownotwhere After a long and sleepless rlde we wearlly make our way through the 1vy covered portlcoes of thls magnificent slte unchallenged by the sleeping sentry Llghtnmg Harry lVlcDev1tt Whxle the clammy mxst of the dawn slowly satu rates our clothmg maklng us shlver wlth the cold we are startled from our reverle by a mud covered flash ln the form of Sleepy Tutt whose amazmg vltallty has earned hlm the task of waklng the bugler Soon the warm golden notes of Blower Smyth s bugle floatmg alrlly over the camp suddenly transform It lnto a scene of actlvlty as somnam bulant men wend their way toward the parade grounds to be put through a vlgorous routme of callsthemcs by the able camp physical dlrector Atlas Carothers After re turmng and dressmg for the day s actxvltres they partake of the mormng repast which has been prepared by that culmary artlst of current fame Pots Darrow There follows a dlllgent mspectlon of the spotlessly clean tents conducted by that Flawless ohn Henkels Engrossed by sight of act1v1ty we do not at first notice the approach of our host for the day Llttle General FTlCk the dynamlc commandant of the camp and hls orderly Yard Blrd Yeabsley a rookre to whom he mtrusts the cannon report and slmllarly lmportant detalls As the gemal general leads us to the parade ground to watch mornmg drill the martial a1r of a mllltary band makes us quicken our pace Among thls conglomeratlon of flrst rate muslclans we recogmze Sllky Safrm the hlgh stepping drum major leading the procession ln the body of the band we find Gut bucket Cahall and Drumstlck Stulb beating out the measured cadence for the marchmg corps whrle Hot Llps Farr adds that extra touch wlth hls melodxous clarlnet and lcky Stanton drowns out a large percentage of all the racket wlth hrs sax At length above the strams of the receding muslc we hear the bellowmg of Drill Sergeant Lungs Baird shout mg commands to the deafened prlvates ln the otherwls umform ranks we notice the source of his lrrxtatlon Blff Ruggxe who xn place of a rxfle carries a vlolm case We learn that Blff cannot get accustomed to carrying a gun legally Glad to get away from thls confusion we stroll lelsurely through other parts of the camp ln passmg the guard house we notlce peerlng from the barred wmdows Lawless Walt Yeager charged with breaklng nearly every regulatlon m the book A short distance from the guard house we find the mhrmary Upon mspectlon of thrs Sawbones Palace we learn that the only Inmates are A W O L Donnelly who rs recuperatlng from the mght before and Dynamlte Roper the general s number one messenger boy who re turned from his last mlsslon wlth a severe case of flat feet These unfortunate souls are under the constant and careful supervlslon of the world renowned doctor Kxller Cun mngham From this locatron our noses guide us to the pleasant and alry stables where we are not too surprlsed to see Slxnger lVlacBr1de and hrs assxstant who cares personally for the army s mules Tosser Al Snyder At the suggestion of the general we decide that our party should make a vlslt to the rifle range sltuated a short dlstance to the south of the camp Durmg our trlp ln the army truck driven by Goofy Landes who hopes by thls act to escape the houndmg drlll ser geant we come upon the officers cottages Here those handy household helpers Grand pa Boerner and Daddy Johansen consclentlously ply thelr chores whlle the chlldren tag merrlly at thelr heels Under the shade of a nearby tree Pretty Boy Lewis Cutter sleeps sweetly dreammg of his mght s actlvltles as the camp s hostess director After lonfznued on page 4' 48 1 1 - 1 ' 1 H . . 11 . . . 1 1 - u 11 - - - . ' 1 - u 11 1 . , , , . 1 . . . . . U ,, 1 - ' . . , . . . . . 1 - - u 11 , . 1 u 11 - - - - J - 1 n - 11 - - 1 1 - u - 11 . . 1 1 ' 1 1 . . . . . . H . ,, . . ' 1 1 - - - - u 11 1 - ' u - 11 - - 1 1 - xr - 1.1 - - - - ra rr 1 - 1 . . . . . ,, ,, . 1 1 ' - 1 . . . . U . ,, . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 - u - 11 1 1 . . . . U ,, - 1 1 1 , . - - - - u 11 1 - , - u 11 - - . . . . , - u - 11 1 1 1 1 . - - u - 11 1 1 1 1 . U . ,, . . . 1 1 u 11 , . 1 , . . 41 11 . . . , - 1 u 1 - 1 ' 11 u 11 - - - - - 1 1 - - u 11 - . , ' . . . , . . . , . C ' ' . Y-7

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CLASS WILL E. THE Class of l94l being of sound body and feeble mind hereby make t is our last will and testament on this clay of Freedom of Speech To Dr Osbourn we give our sincerest thanks for all the work that he has done prepare us for college o the Faculty we give our utmost appreciation for their patient endeavors to make something out of us To the school we give the task of continuing the true G A spirit which has thus far been prominent in every Senior Class We also bequeath the following To any member of the Fourth Form who has nerve enough to try it we leave Pete Hodshon s form of driving To the whole unior Class we leave wider front steps so that more of those women haters will be able to enjoy the daily feminine parade To certaln members of the Faculty we bequeath Tom s tool room which the Cellar Club has so kindly donated for their much needed den that of his taciturn friend Mr Basy To all coaches we give bunches of forget me nots and bottles of aspirin tablet To Hyndman and Etris we bequeath the job of being their class s Don uans which was so nobly undertaken in our class by Smyth and Yeager To The Academy Monthly and YE PRIMER Staffs of l94Z we leave the job of being as efficient and prompt as we haven t been To Dr Osbourn we leave our admiration and a prize of a raw beefsteak for the best shiners of the whole year To Keely we leave the task of being Roper s successor as class jitterbug To Dr Moore s famous intelligence group the Class of l943 we leave the Kinder garten s beautiful teaching staff Taking into consideration all chances of a law suit and attempted murder me do hereby affix the Class s seal to this our last will and testament CHARLES LUTKIINS 50 ' . . . ' h. . , ' ' to T v . . . . . , . . - , - .. ,, . . To Mr. Heuer, we leave a sound-proof partition to be erected between his room and - n , . . . . , . Y , Y