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

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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.

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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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RETA FAYE LAPP Box 274 Leola, Pa. Aaron and Savilla Lapp December 10, 1939 Fun to be around . . . gives conversation no rest . . . a determined dark-haired little lass . . . possessor of strong opinions. On going into the chicken yard alone one day, I was attacked by my pet rooster. I don't know which of us made the most noise but it didn't take long for Mother to appear. I had managed to get to the gate, the rooster picking all the time. Mother took her frightened little girl into her arms and comforted her. After that I teased that rooster all the more, but always kept a fence between us. In YV SUSAN HERSHEY LEAMAN Route 1 Parkesburg, Pa. Elmer and Evelyn Leaman January 1, 1940 Pianist . . . future lady in white . . . reads extensively . . . Christ is pre-eminent in her life . . . has taught Bible school quite often . . . thinks before taking action. As a very small child, I took some candy from the cupboard one day. That evening at supper there was not enough for the whole family and Mother asked who had eaten some. I confessed. But instead of spanking me, as I had expected he would, my father gave me a few pennies for telling the truth. That lesson I have always remembered, and it has helped me to tell the truth at times when it would be easier not to. 1 I. V. WILLIAM CHESTER LEATHERMAN Route 6 Lancaster, Pa. Iolm and Catharine Leatherman Dec. 19, 1939 Tallest member ofthe class . . . born in Tan- ganyika . . . has crossed the Atlantic several times . . . droll . . . champion volleyball player . . . chess expert. Traveling through the Straits of Gibraltar on a freighter loaded with dynamite, our ship suddenly collided with a passenger liner in the fog. Even though the damage to both ships was great, we escaped unharmed. I also re- member what happened to me in fourth grade as I stood up to read my history lesson. I Il' I promptly fainted. For the next couple days whenever I got up to read history, but only history, I'd get sick. For a long time I sat down to read history.