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

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RUBY IRENE KING Westover, Md. Amos and Martha King june 12, 1939 States her opinions frankly at all times and places . . . claims fishing as her hobby . . . great storyteller . . . one of the waitresses . . . her laugh is best described as a cross between a chuckle and a giggle. I spent my seventh summer at my uncle's farm. One day my cousin and I found a dead fish near the creek where we often played. We decided that we ought to mount such a fine specimen and so we took it home. We stuffed the fish with dried grass and put it on the porch balcony to dry. Several days later the smell was terrific. My aunt finally learned the cause, and ordered its immediate removal. CAROLINE STOLTZFUS KURTZ Route 2 Elverson, Pa. Christian and Elsie Kurtz March 7, 1939 Mission minded . . . always willing to lend a helping hand . . . conserves words . . . co-op- erative . . . still waters run deep. At a very young age I had a fear of the dentist. The dentist and Mother did all they could to keep me from crying. The dentist gave me pretzels and Mother usually prom- ised me ice cream. So I did alll could to keep from crying. Sometimes it went pretty hard as he drilled and drilled, but I tried to be a brave little girl. These methods must have worked, for today I am not afraid of the den- tist. RUTH MAGDALENE LAMP 449 Lancaster Pike Malvern, Pa. Clyde and Grace Lamp September 21, 1939 Knows some French . . . inherited some of her fathefs artistic ability . . . plays the piano and accordion . . . and how she laughs. Grade school was interesting to me. Since we live near Philadelphia, our school took many trips to that city. We visited the Zoo, the Art Museum, the Franklin Institute, Betsy Ross House and many others. Also I'll never forget the day my neighbor boy talked back to the teacher. There was a full milk bottle near her, so she just up and hit him over the head with it. He was just soaked with milk!

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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?

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I 7 N FAITH MIRIAM LANDIS Route 1 Bareville, Pa. Ira and Mabel Landis March 24, 1939 Capable and dependable . . . sincere Chris- tian . . . honor roll is not complete without her . . . future teacher . . . has several pen pals . . . debater. When I was two my parents prepared for a trip to Iowa. To avoid tears my sister took me into the parlor and played the piano until they left. She later wrote the following to my parents, 'When Faith is quiet, she must be in mischief. Last evening she came downstairs wearing Rachel's everyday pink dress. She had it on backwardsf I was very happy when Daddy and Mother returned. MALINDA LENA LAPP Cap, Pa. LeRoy and Anna Mary Lapp March 8, 1939 Tidy, trim, and timid . . . works at market on Saturdays . . H. considering being a nurses' aide . . . home economics student . . . skilled in the domestic arts. 'When live years of age, my sister and I de- cided to sled. We were sledding for some time when we heard a loud noise. It must have been only a dog barking in the distance, but being too frightened to get on our sled and ride down, which would have been faster, my s1ster and I ran down the hill toward home. That evening Mother went up the hill and got our sled. RUTH GARMAN LANDIS Route 1 Manheim, Pa. Elam and Ruth Landis September 20, 1939 Plucky . . . enjoys travel . . . typist . . . an asset to P.O.D. class . . . tall slender silhouette . . . browser of books. One day in sixth grade we had an old maiden lady for a substitute teacher. We had fractions to do in our class that day. When we were checking them, she insisted that our an- swer was wrong, because the key was differ- ent. Some of us tried to show her mistake on the blackboard, but she was the type of teach- er who didn't change her mind, and she did not change her answer. Even if we did have some trouble, we enjoyed her visits.