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

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LABAN PAUL KAUFFMAN Richfield, Pa. David and Ruth Kauffman Iune 28, 1938 Future farmer . . . recording enthusiast . . . journeys one hundred twenty miles to school each week . . . sincere . . . one of the moni- tors . . . loves nothing better than the out- doors. It happened one day that my two sisters and I were walking along the road when sud- denly a big brown dog came walking by. Now if there was anything we were scared of, it was dogsl As soon as my sisters saw the crea- ture, they climbed a yard fence. But I, the little mite, got stuck in the mud. Apparently the dog thought such a little boy was not worth his bother for he kept right on going. LILLIAN SMOKER KAUFFMAN Route 1 Bird in Hand, Pa. Christian and Suvilla Kauffman Nov. 8, 1939 Future lady in white . . . buoyant spirit . . . taught Bible school in North Carolina last summer . . . studious . . . displays true Chris- tian friendship. I remember the time when I accompanied my older brothers hunting. They were not sure they wanted me to go along, but I tagged along anyway. All went well until the game appeared. A little bunny hopped out from the brush and one of my brothers shot it. The sight of a rabbit being shot must have fright- ened me, because I ran back to the house, cry- ing all the while. rn-3 ri MARIAN ELIZABETH KAUFFMAN Route 1 Ronks, Pa. Elam and Edna Kauffman October 23, 1939 Very neat and precise . . . when not convers- ing with others likes to read . . . enjoys baby sitting . . . favorite class is P.O.D. . . . future teacher. One day while Mother was outside hanging up wash, my sister, who was two and one-half years older than I, armed with a scissors, took me behind the sofa and cut off all the hair from the front of my head. I do not remem- ber of this incident but my mother and sister do. I have further proof of the happening be- cause Mother kept those hairs in a little cello- phane bag, preserved for me all these years.

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Q ob and Lydia Ann Hurst Dec. 1, 1939 NELSON RAY HORST Route A Chambersburg, Pa. Paul and Elizabeth Horst December 22, 1939 Informed . . . hunter, fisher, and trapper . . . survived Solid Geometry . . . answers frequent- ly in chemistry class . . . takes pleasure in building model airplanes. It happened one time but it will never hap- pen again. One day hardly anyone of the sixth grade class had studied his geography, much less knew it. As usual Miss Ross asked who had studied it. Seeing the very weak response, she lined up all the guilty ones, gave them each a whack and sent them to the hall to study. I was one of them. MABEL SENSENIG HURST Route 1 Ephrata, Pa. Her speech has a slight Pennsylvania Dutch twang . . . clerical worker for her father . . . carefree . . . close companion of Rhoda Martin. When I was four, I decided one morning to take a walk. So without anybody knowing, I started to walk down the back road and across the field. I walked and walked until I discovered that I was lost. Not knowing what to do I lay down right there and fell asleep. Meanwhile back in the house, when they dis- covered I was missing, a violent search was started. After a few hours they found their little girl fast asleep between two corn rows. GRACE SALOME HURST 718 East Main Street Ephrata, Pa. Luke and Sallye Hurst December 24, 1939 Ability to captivate an audience . . . lyric so- prano . . . faithful worker at Reading Mission . . . refined . . . apparent emotions . . . demon- strative. At the Christmas program at the little red schoolhouse where my older brothers and sis- ters attended, I sat with my parents. After the program the teacher asked, 'Is there anything a parent or visitor would like to say?' Quick as a wink I took my four-year-old self to the platform and repeated: 'I asked my mother for fifty cents to see the elephant jump the fence. He jumped so high he touched the sky and never came back till the Fourth of Iuly.' I was very embarrassed when everyone roared and laughed. I had said it perfectly, hadn't.I?

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BETTY LOIS KEENER Route 3 Lancaster, Pa. Clyde and Alma Keener August ll, 1939 At home behind the wheel . . . employed by her father . . . talks at a fast rate . . . enjoys playing the piano . . . easily excited. One day my brother, sister, and I became very inquisitive about milking a cow. We chose a friendly cow out in the meadow, that was liked by all of us, and went to work. The three of us sat right under the cow, each one trying one hand at milking at the same time. The cow never moved one inch but stayed through the entire ordeal. We found milking much harder than we had expected. DAVID CHARLES KENNEL Route 2, Box 718 Lancaster, Pa. Elmer and Edith Kennel September ll, 1939 Very quiet . . . favorite classes are Problems of Democracy and Agriculture . . . always dressed nicely . . . pet peeoe: turnips . . . go- ing to be a carpenter. Many of the early childhood experiences which I remember took place under a large mulberry tree in our back yard. The tree, which is about fifty feet high, served as an ex- cellent location for a swing. One time my fa- ther put up a thirty-foot swing for me. I can still remember how he would push me and sometimes I would sail as high as our second- story window. ROSELLA BELLE KING 255 Lancaster Pike Malvern, Pa. Frank and Lydia King May 12, 1939 Interested in teaching . . .sociable . . . home- making characteristics . . . versatile . . . would like to take further schooling . . . ladylike . . . sportswoman. My mother tells of the day when she had washed the bathroom floor, the hall, and stairs while her two-year-old daughter was observ- ing. After working downstairs for a while, she realized that the house seemed very quiet, and upon investigating, found that her little 'help- er' had sprinkled Dutch Cleanser over the bathroom floor, hall, and steps .... After all, Mother had used it while cleaning, why shouldn't I?