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

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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.

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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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JOHN BRADY LEONARD Route 2 Lewistown, Pa. Leslie and Iva Leonard March 13, 1939 Class president . . . casually dips into pres- ent events . . . loves to explore . . . Pop and his Cadillac . . . should make a successful busi- nessman. You can always count on John to think of unique phrases and comments. He must have started this trait very early, for he tells of the time when he was quite young and was play- ing out in the yard. He climbed on the fence and was crawling back and forth until he slipped and fell. Picking himself off the ground he headed for the house at top speed, crying and shouting all the way, Poor johnny, poor Johnny! JOHN ABRAM LUTZ 250 West Bainbridge Street Elizabethtown, Pa. Clarence and Ruth Lutz Iune 6, 1939 All-around personality . . . good tenor voice . . . rhetorical ability . . . extremely original . . . fine sense of humor . . . capable leader . . . artistic. It was a big day for little Johnny when he accompanied his older brother and sister to L.M.S. for their first day. -Registration became boring for him so he started to swing on the railing outside the Administration Building. One of his gymnastics failed, however, and he found himself on the walk. His nose started bleeding and his crying was heard inside. After he was put in working condition he be- came very obstinate and would not even eat lunch with the rest of the family. RHODA JANE MARTIN 101 Old Mill Road Ephrata, Pa. Aaron and Edna Martin june 13, 1939 Expressive eyes that are fathomless . . . skates and plays basketball . . . dislikes to have any assignment unfinished before class . . . commercial student. Brothers being my only playmates, I al- ways pestered them to accompany them Hsh- ing. Finally to satisfy me my father went with me one evening. I could hardly wait until he put the worm on the hook CI was afraid of those thingsj. In answer to the tugging on my line I pulled in what I thought felt like a Hsh. To my surprise it was a big snapping turtle. After that scare I was ready to go home, and I haven't been fishing since.