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

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Andrew and Nora Miller March 2, 1939 KENNETH HENRY MELLINGER Route 1 Willow Street, Pa. Paul and Florence Mellinger October 31, 1939 Ford fan . . . specializes in the game of foot- ball . . . adds spark to any group activity . . . ready listener . . . anticipating being a drafts- man. One bright, sunny Saturday afternoon, when Daddy was washing the car, I helped him by running and getting in his way. When he was just about finished he laid down the hose and started to wipe some of the water off the car. I picked up the hose and started to wash the wheels. When Daddy wanted to use the hose again I had different ideas. I ran into the yard with the hose and stood my ground. After several wet, unsuccessful attempts he turned off the water and left me defenseless. ANDREW GROFF MILLER Route 2 Manheim, Pa. Agriculture is his prime interest . . . one never tires of his smiling, friendly manner . . . Christian in action . . . reserved talker, but forms solid opinions. One time when about three or four years of age I was lonesome for a playmate. I had re- membered hearing my brothers talking about China and how it was located directly oppo- site us or that if you could go straight through the earth you would come out in the oriental land. I got my little shovel and started dig- ging in the garden hoping to reach China and some playmates. 28 RICHARD ENGLE METZLER Route 5 Brewton, Ala. Paul and Martha Metzler January 10, 1939 Southern picker of cotton K his record for one day is 225 poundsj . . . displays amazing shoot- ing accuracy in basketball . . . determined . . . hopes to become a mission worker . . . fasci- nated by books. When I was a small lad, I dreamed of be- coming a great fisherman. One day my dream became a reality when I received a rod and reel. In the yard I imagined that I was luring a big trout into biting my hook. I was brought back to earth with a jar when my lead sinker smashed into a window. My first fishing trip had ended with the sound of glass falling to the earth.

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MICHAEL MERLE MAST Route 1 Fleetwood, Pa. Raymond and Anna Mary Mast Nov. 6, 1939 Understands mechanical principles . . . con- structive thinker . . . excellent student of math- ematics . . . always ready to enter discussions . . . not satisfied unless he sees the reason. Early in my career I became an experi- enced archer. At eight I decided that it was high time Michael made himself a bow and arrow. So I took a piece of rubber, fastened it to a stick, and made myself an arrow with a pointed end. There were a few ducks walking around together and so I shot right into the middle of them. After the feathered confusion had cleared, there lay a duck with an arrow in it. PAUL DAVID MAST Route 2 Elverson, Pa. jacob and Ada Mast March 28, 1939 Raiser of champion baby beefs . . . harmoni- cist . . . personable . . . one in whom you like to conhde . . . optimist with a reassuring smile . . . sincere in his beliefs. Trying to pull out in front of a horse and carriage does not always bring the best results. I was riding in a 1948 Plymouth coupe when the driver thought he could pull out quickly enough before the horse got to us, but he didn't quite make it and the horse ran up on the hood of the car. I thought his feet would come through the windshield, but the horse must not have liked the rattling noise under his feet, for he soon got off the hood. I don't remember what happened to the carriage. DORIS LORRAINE MELLINGER Route 4, Box 540 Lancaster, Pa. Vera Mellinger November 7, 1939 Hopes to become a nurse . . . large hearted . . . it takes no efort for her to blush . . . next door neighbor to the school . . . makes your acquaintance quickly. One day long ago, my girl friend and I de- cided to bury a treasure. We buried an old wooden box containing seashells and a few crackers near a creek. Two weeks later we tried unsuccessfully to find our treasure again. We dug and dug until we Hnally 'hit.' The shells were perfect, but the crackers, well, stale is the word. Throwing away the crack- ers, we again buried our treasure, which to this day is still hidden.

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JEANETTE' HAUCK MILLER Route 1, Box 640 Lancaster, Pa. David and Edna Miller September 23, 1939 Energetic . . . neat and well poised . . . chat- terbox . . . future secretary or office worker . . . found where Betty Lois is . . . likes to be on the move. When I was thirteen years old, Mother and I went to town together. The next day was Mother's Day and Mother had a topic to give in church. However, she was thinking more about her topic than her driving, and before we knew it, she rammed the side of another car. The damage was not great but it scared me so badly that I decided never to learn to drive, a decision I have kept to this day. LESTER EUGENE MILLER Route 2 Manheim, Pa. Albert and Kathryn Miller October 2, 1939 Agricultural enthusiast . . . has an elusive Pennsylvania Dutch twang . . . expresses him- self well before an audience . . . likes to work with animals and machinery . . . farming beck- ons for his future. I must have really been a bad boy. I'll cite these two incidents to prove my point. At the young age of one and a half I would wait until my mother had put on the tablecloth and then while she would go after the silverware, I would pull it off again. When a little older I would send my younger brother to Grandma for candy. When he came back I would re- lieve him of it and tell him to go and get some more for himself. MARY LONGENECKER MILLER Route 3 Manheim, Pa. Raymond and Ruth Miller April 27, 1938 Quiet, but friendly . . . plans to attend East ern Mennonite College . . . another of our fu - ture elementary school teachers . . . co-opera tive spirit . . . instant blushes. The little country school I attended sat alongside a busy highway, and one day while we were busy studying, we heard a big thump We all went to the windows to see what had happened and then we saw a truck lying on its side at the other side of the highway. W found out later that the man had fallen asleep and was unhurt. After that it was hard to get back to our studies. lg- I-..