Lancaster Mennonite High School - Laurel Wreath Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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EUNICE ELIZABETH HARBOLD 137 North Main Street Spring Grove, Pa. Chester and Clara Harbold Dec. 16, 1939 Auburn hair and blue eyes . . . flippant man- ner and walk . . . loquacious . . . active par- ticipant in outdoor activities . . . works week ends at a supermarket. When in fourth grade in Tampa, Florida, I started for school in a slight drizzle. I thought my light plastic raincoat would be adequate. Although 1 had only a few blocks to school, I became the victim of a dreadful downpour. When I reached school my hair and clothing were a spectacle. I spent the entire morning wrapped in a duster while my clothes dried on the cafeteria stoves. ROY WILBUR HERR Route 2 Milllinburg, Pa. Enos and Esther Herr March 15, 1940 Scholastically in the upper bracket . . . lean and tall . . . shows very definite talent in writ- ing themes . . . future farmer . . . enjoys chem- istry . . . adept. We children had all been warned to stay away from the empty hayloft because of its bad floor. One day, however, I disregarded this warning and cautiously walked across the rotten boards only to have them give way be- neath me. There were chickens below and when boy, boards, and dirt came crashing down, they went flying in all directions. The results: no broken bones, but a scared boy and plenty of nervous hens. ERMA MAE HESS Route 1 Manheim, Pa. Mervin and Ella Hess June 24, 1939 Flashing eyes . . . a sincere tenderhearted friend . . . college bound . . . high ideals . . . distinct sense of humor . . . future elementary school teacher. Our Model T Ford truck just afforded the right pleasure. Because there was no roof, nor doors, nor windows, it was quite enjoyable to take a ride in it. One afternoon my brother, a friend, and I decided it was time for a ride to the meadow. However, to our dismay, this ride ended with our friend having three bro- ken ribs. For some time this ended our desire for a ride in the truck.

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DOROTHY ELAINE GROFF Route 1 Strasburg, Pa. Landis and Mary Croff October 15, 1939 Dark flashing eyes . . . distinctive for her deep voice and laugh . . . always ready to help anyone . . . commercial student. In first grade we were having a test in our reading books. I saw that some of the other pupils were looking at the answers in the back of our books. I thought I could do it too, but to my surprise, the teacher came and slapped my hand. It wouldn't have been so bad but my little sister had come to visit school that day. Now I know it doesn't pay to cheat. LOIS JANE GROFF Route 5 Lancaster, Pa. Lester and Pearl Groff December 4, 1939 Witty . . . always expected to say and do the unexpected . . . truly happy-go-lucky . . . abili- ty to forget . . . one of the four girls who braved Economics. One evening when I was three years of age, my parents and I visited my aunt and uncle. During the course of the evening I journeyed to the kitchen and discovered a candy dish there. My parents were in another room so I just helped myself to a piece-a very hard piece. At the sound of violent choking my parents rushed to the kitchen. First they tried to reach down my throat to get the candy out but this failed. So my father turned me upside down and the candy rolled out. MADELINE MARIE GROFF 528 West High Street Q Manheim, Pa. Iohn and Arlene Groif September 10, 1939 Iolly . . . enjoys watching outdoor activities . . . does very neat typing work . . . vociferous . . . not reluctant to express her opinions to others. One evening at the home of one of my good friends, I sat in the chair which before had ' been quite difficult to push into the lounging position. Using quite a bit of force, I pushed the chair with a sudden jolt. It went back a bit further than I had anticipated and I found myself, feet straight up in the air, in a very un comfortable position. Only then did my friend say, 'Oh, yes, we had that chair Hxedf

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JAMES HERSHEY HESS, JR. Route 1 Willow Street, Pa. james and Anna Hess November 30, 1939 Avid out-of-doors man . . . reserved and quiet in a group . . . characteristic gait . . . mischievous smile . . . an authority on fishing, hunting, and trapping. While playing hide-and-seek with my brother, I hid in a recently dug post hole. My brother could not End me so I decided to get out. To my horror I found that my feet were caught and that I couldn't get out. I called for my mother, who came and unsuccessfully tried to pull me out. We then called the hired man who finally arrived on the scene and res- cued me. NANCY ELLEN HESS Route 3 Manheim, Pa. Clayton and Ruth Hess October 1, 1939 Class secretary . . . plays the violin . . . an- ticipates attendng Elizabethtown College . . . enjoys participating in outdoor activities. 'Once when I was five years old, I picked up the ripest looking tomato in the basket. I no- ticed the one side was a little brown, but I tasted it anyhow. Only then did I notice some- thing wiggle in my mouth. I became alarmed and began swallowing. I didn't see it but I'm sure it was some type of living creature which crawled down my throat. It just goes to prove that the best looking is not always the best tasting! GLENN RUEL HORST Route 6 Hagerstown, Md. Benjamin and Martha Horst Feb. 5, 1939 Favorite statement: that is precisely cor- rect . . . you can always tell when Glenn hears a joke . . . chaufeurs seven people from Mary- land each week . . . takes those four-foot strides. One fall my brother wanted to throw corn on our pickup truck and had instructed me just when to release the brake and when to engage the clutch, and how to accelerate to the proper speed. For some unknown reason he didn't tell me how to steer, so when the sig- nal was given for me to go, I went. I won't say where or how much corn we lost that year.