Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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CLASS WILL In the course of human life it is only natural that we have to fade from the scene of events. When we are told this we then prepare a will. So the class of ’31 of L.H.S. being told by their doctor, Mr. Hickson, that it will soon be fading from the scene of events, (Lancaster High School), I was called in as its legal advisor to help draw up its last will and testament. Know all men by these presents: That we, the members of the Senior class of 1931 City of Lancaster, State of Ohio, being of sound mind and body at the time this will was written, do hereby bequeath our assets, resources and advice to the following: ARTICLE I To the faculty we bequeath our memories and a bottle of hair dye to blot away any gray hairs we may have caused. It is also our wish that whomsoever shall look upon a Senior class room after June 1931, they shall be haunted by our memories, deeds, and misdeeds. ARTICLE II To Miss Soule we leave the incoming Freshmen: to these she is to explain the mysterious X. To Mr. Johnson we leave sole-ownership of the sassy Jun- iors who wish to become chemists or actors. To C. R. Enoch and P. J. Miller we be- queath the Sophomores who wish to become historians and boxers. To Mr. Berry we bequeath a crocheted bicycle spoke, (this is our reward to the person who gave us the most merriment during our four years at L. H. S.) ARTICLE III To Mr. Wallace and Mr. Wilson we leave the new gym, wherein they may turn out many cup winning teams. In esse L. H. S. ever gets a museum, we bequeath to it Wendell Butcher’s ears and Bob Black’s knowledge bump. ARTICLE IV To Mr. White and Mr. Franklin we bequeath a bar of soap, a bucket of water and a wash rag to wash the ears of the statues of Caesar, Cicero, Lincoln and Minerva. ARTICLE V To the many girls of high school age who want to be beautiful, we leave Feme Selder’s and Evelyn Fetherolf’s beauty secrets. ARTICLE VI To the Juniors we bequeath the title, Seniors, beginning September 1931, also the senior class rooms and the gum parked therein. To the Junior girls who think they are a sequel to Clara Bow, we leave the pot of gold at the rainbow’s end so that they will not have to bother any men for a while. To Bill Glassford we leave Bob Murtaugh’s power of dominating women. To Tom He wets on we bequeath five kegs of beer, but to keep them, he must share them with Bob Welton and Jack Eggart. To Eddie Mattox we leave Emerson Gilliam’s suits and shoes. ARTICLE VII When the Junior’s assume the title, Senior, we request that they give their discarded title, Junior, to the Sophomore’s. As per our request, the Sopho- mores shall receive the Junior rooms and assume an air of supremacy over the Fresh- men. To Ruth McClanahan and Jayne Messmore, we bequeath a phonograph record entitled “Lover Come Back to Me.” To Phil Bumgardner we leave Clyde Vorys’ per- sonality. ARTICLE VIII To the Freshmen we bequeath three more years of learning, the right to pull the incoming Freshmen through the pond, and to call themselves Sopho- mores. It is our wish that the Freshmen shall receive the class rooms formerly oc- cupied by the former Sophomores. ARTICLE IX To all future classes we bequeath the new high school and hope they may have a better time therein than we did in the old one. To Miss McCoy we leave the Junior boys and a safe to keep her grade book in. To the rest of the school we bequeath a few of our unfortunate fellow classmen who prefer to go to school than work. ARTICLE X To the first circus that comes through Lancaster we ask that the classes in charge at that time give it Karl Shaefer. To anyone not mentioned in this we bequeath our apologies and blessings. In witness whereof this Senior Class of 1931 of Lancaster, Ohio, does hereunto set their hand this Seventeenth day of March, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty One. Signed, LEE RIDER

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Feeman were elected es class officers. Our class advisor was Mr. Miller. The first social affair of the year was a weiner roast at Crystal Springs, November 15. At the end of the second week in February, the Junior class had an opportunity to display its dramatic ability. The Junior Play, “New Poor” was presented under Mr. Johnson's direction. The play was a great success. It was time again to select an attendant for the May Queen and Feme Selders was elected by the class. Another highlight in the history of the Junior Class was the Junior-Senior Ban- quet given May 9 at the Elks Home. At this function, we provided the entertainment for the dignified seniors. The class of '31 placed second in the annual Field Meet as the result of the hard work and effort put forth by the athletes taking part. Our class produced several outstanding stars and we are anxious to see how many records they will break during the next Field Meet of Lancaster High. Our third year was terminated by the completion of the final examination and the participation in a happy event, namely, the picnic at Buckeye Lake. The Class of '31 was now ready to return once more to its Alma Mater. When the tesults from the senior election were received it was found that Thurman Tobias was to pilot the class through its last year. The following officers were to act his assisst- ants: Joe Acton, vice-president; Mae Smith, secretary and Joe Dennison, treasurer. Mr. Wilson was to act as our advisor. The class decided to have a weiner roast at Moon-Shiner’s Cave to start the social calendar for the year. There was a good attendance from the Senior Class as well as from the other classes. Our first play of the season, “What Happened to Jones” was given by our best actors under Miss Yarger’s direction. The next social event was a “Hard-Time” party given in the gymnasium. About fifty seniors were present and we know everybody had the time of their lives. Now it was time to think about spring and May Day. Therefore, the class elected a May Queen and writers for Class Prophecy, Class Will and Class History. Six Seniors were chosen to give orations at the Senior Program. Feme Selders received the honor of being elected May Queen with Beatrice Stein as her attendant from the Senior Class. Robert Black was chosen to write Class Prophecy; Lee Rider, the Class Will and Joe Acton, the Class History. The orations were to be given by Thurman Tobias, Kenneth Snyder, Ruth Feeman, Robert Mur- taugh, Carl Shaeffer and Wendell Butcher. The senior year saw two of the best boys’ basketball teams that any class has had in a number of years. Our boys were Inter-mural Champions of both the “A” and “B” divisions. The class of '31 will finish its high school career with the following events: May Day, at which time the May Queen will be crowned and the individual classes will compete for honors; Junior-Senior Banquet where we will bid adieu to the Junior Class; and the second Senior Play under the Direction of Miss Lenhart. On Commencement day in June, we will receive our diplomas and give a final farewell to dear old L. H. S. The proceeds of our class will be donated to help install a radio system in the new high school. We, the class of 1931, wish at this time to sincerely thank all our teachers and school executives who have co-operated with us and helped us successfully to com- plete our four years in Lancaster High. Also we wish the best of success to all the other classes in Lancaster High School. JOE C. ACTON.

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CLASS PROPHECY Just think twenty years ago we were the happy-go-lucky Class of 1931. Now, we are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of graduation aboard the Dirty Dig Dirigible do- nated to the class by Capt. Thomas Schneider. This ship is one of the many that make weekly trips to Europe and back. And isn't it swell. We are now cruising about the airport, at an altitude of 5000 feet. The airport is owned and operated by Joe Woehrer and Melvin Bitler, both famous aviators. Their talent for aviation was manifested in their youth as their fellow students at good old L. H. S. noticed that they were alw'ays “up in the air over something.” Since noon, when we left the airport, there has been considerable action. The President of the Class, Rev. Mr. Tobias who with his wife (nee Dorothea Shannon) ns host and hostess, selected a fine committee composed of Hamilton Smith, Woodrow Huddle and Beulah Clark who filled the whole afternoon with entertainment. The main event was the Men’s Bathing Beauty Contest. Those entered were Frank Cly, Robert Lane, George Behrens, Carl Daubenmire, Karl North, Robert Logue, Geo. Berry, Charles Cattran, Willis Martin, and Byron Beveridge. The class organized it- self into groups and suppoted their favorite to the utmost. The judges, Mae Portia Hood, Ivene Hoyman, Ada Kitchen, Dorothy Lyons and Pauline Morehart, had a difficult task in selecting the winner, but finally after much argument and hair-pulling the jury returned a verdict of guilty and sentenced Byron Beveridge to end his days as Mr. America. Some of the class said that the judges had been bribed, but as this could not be.proven, they let the matter drop. After quiet had been restored, Virginia Robinson gave the report of the Secretary Club. This club formed five yeais after graduation. It's main purpose was to insure a stenographer a fair chance of marrying her employer! So far it has been very suc- cessful, for fully half of it’s members have reached their goal. The roll-call was answered by Dorothy Alvis, Myrtle Carsey, Marcellette Cooper, Lucia Dickson, Evelyn Featheroff, Charline Faust, Emma Hensel, Mai vine Horseman, and Janet Kindler. This club is very exclusive and its waiting list is full. Say, with a line-up like that what chance has an employer nowadays? While everyone on board the Dirty Dig was thrilling to a birdseye view of the beautiful Hock-Hocking, the crew invited the L. H. S. love birds, namely, Sue Nolze and Lester Burcham, Lula HufFord and Robert Chapman, Elizabeth Mowry and Walter Miller, to look at the machinery in the engine room. All was going swimmingly until suddenly one of the crew, John Van Gundy, noticed that the motor-meter on one of the engines was showing a dangerous rise. Consternation prevailed until the cause was located. These motors being air-cooled, could not keep a safe temperature while the L. H. S. love birds were indulging in their usual indoor sport, the spouting of much Hot Air. One of the crew, Walter Mikesell suggested a remedy for this condition:—Matri- mony in large doses. After a tour of inspection over the marvelous Dirty Dig, the ear-drums of the guests were shattered, when Capt. Schneider, intoxicated by the delicious culinary odors emerging from the kitchen, grabbed a sledge hammer and struck the dinner gong a terrific blow. Instantly all was in confusion, as the guests stampeded! The doors of the dinning room were almost wrecked by the onslaught of the Class of 1931, who never lost a chance to any feeding—either plain or fancy. The fumes from the food must have caused a sort of delirium, for Mae Smith, Bernice Henderly, Alberta Veidt, and Almeda Whiley, not being able to locate their place-cards at once, jumped upon the table, and with wild eyes and tongues hanging out, raced up and down seeking their places. Alarmed by the confusion the ladies