Lima Central Catholic High School - Flame Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class E, the class of 1938 of Central High School, being of unsettled mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, to-wit: Warren Widner, Jimmy Dawe, Tom Cavanaugh, and Darrell O'Connell bequeath their basketball skill to next year's team. Bill Furnish leaves his place in the lead to Don David. Mary Vail leaves her love for teachers to Alice Tillett. Sam Homan leaves his minuteness to Bill Cavanaugh. -Dorcas Litherland wills her soft-spoken charm to Bettye Tharp. Bettye Benedict and Bill Baker leave together. Miriam Butts bequeaths her lovely blonde tresses to Alice Day. Willis Casanova Early leaves many broken hearts. Margery Leach leaves her rose-petal complexion to Jane Guernsey. Dorothy Harter leaves the discords of her dog house to reverberate down Central's halls in future years. . Bob Hauenstein leaves on his motorcycle. Ruth Augsburger leaves her refinement to all Junior girls. Patterson Pepple leaves his apple polishing to Richard Bennett. Virginia Byrd bequeaths her debating ability to Jimmy Sweger. Wesley McCluer leaves his politics to Jerry Wendt. Carroll Lewis bequeaths his ever-present wit to Bill Blum. Rosemary Landis leaves her excellent scholarship to Marjorie Landes. Janie Burke bequeaths her sweetness to Peggy Komminsk. Edward Poster and Robert Filliez bequeath their places as chief misogynists Qsee Websterlj to Jim Strong and Bill Parent. Henry Kidder leaves his height to Harlan Miller. Henrietta Rasmus bequeaths her radiant personality to Jane McCroba. Joan Helmer leaves her come-hither smile to Doris Sneary. Paul Heffner leaves his slender physique to Mackin Bowman. Patricia Snovel leaves her talkativeness to John Becht Qalthough she doesn't think he needs it.j John'Kemph leaves his baton to Peggy Curtiss and Bob Vandemark. Jerry McMaken leaves Patricia Bourk to ??? Alice Louise Parent leaves her pleasantness to everybody who needs it. Gene Miller bequeaths his ivory-tickling knack to Mamie Chiles. Jeannette Jones leaves her eccentricities as well as her best wishes to next year's Weekly Mirror Editor. Betty Samsal leaves her brother, Don, to Central with all her sympathy. Neal Kessler bequeaths his booming bass voice to Bruce Robinson. Jane-Parmenter leaves Bob Sanders but not for long. Bill Fiedler wills his football prowess to Bobby Graham. Clara Jean Creviston leaves her friendliness to Carol Black: Jim Cox leaves Central for the thrill of it. In witness whereof, we, the class of l938, hereunto place our hand and seal this tenth day of June, A.. D. 1938. - Signed, sealed, published, and declared as and for their last will and testa- ment by the above named testators, in our presence, who have, at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, signed our names as witnesses thereto. -Miss GRACE K. MCCLURG -Miss ETHEL STILES -MR. STANTON W. STEINER twenty-four

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girl cheerleader was Edna Dotson. Carolyn Levy, Ann Talbot, and Ben Coch- ran were her faithful assistants. There was no guessing about the dramatic talent in this class when the annual Junior Class play, Guess Again was presented. Included in the cast were William Furnish, Patterson Pepple, Dorothy Harter, Gene Miller, Emma Jayne Hires, Patricia Snovel, Henrietta Rasmus, Tom Tuttle, Henry Kidder, Margery Leach, Robert Brunk, Edna Dotson, Jeannette.Jones and Julius Solomon. h We are deeply indebted to Miss Jones for her assistance throughout our Junior Year. Seniors! A last chance to make good in our studies-a last chance to par- ticipate in all of those things we had been wanting to do. With many resolu- tions to study harder and to take advantage of various activities, we started on the home stretch-the best but perhaps the most difficult part of the whole journey. The oflicers chosen for our Senior year were President, William Furnish: Vice-President, Henry Kidder, Secretary, Dorothy Harter, and Treasurer, David Rodgers. Representatives to the Student Council were Mary Vail, Margery Leach, Rosemary Landis, Carolyn Levy, Janie Burke, Gene Miller, Tom Tuttle, and Henrietta Rasmus. Committees chosen by the president were as follows: Class Memorial- Jeannette Jones, David Kelker, Patricia Snovel, Robert Filliez, Tom Cavan- aughg Graduation Attire-Henrietta Rasmus, Miriam Butts, Alice Louise Par- ent, John Kemph, Pault Yantg Dinner Dance-Geraldine Knipp, Dorothy Harter, Janette Miller, Margery Leach, Janie Burke, Mary Vail, Robert Brunk, Tom Tuttle, Henry Kidder, Paul Steuber, Gene Miller, Allen Wiseley, Announcements-Merrill Boggs, Dorothy Walther, Ruth Augsburgerg Class Play-Patterson Pepple, Dorothy Ridenour, Jane Parmenter. Believing the tongue to be mightier than the sword, Edward Foster and Virginia Byrd waged many a wordy battle and finally carried off the state de- bate championship! Pomander Walk was staged as the Annual Senior Class play. In the cast were William Furnish, Patricia Snovel, Dorcas Litherland, Margery Leach, Henrietta Rasmus, Robert Brunk, Tom Tuttle, Paul Steuber, Gene Miller, Floyd Smith, Willis Early, Fred Howard, Sam Homan, Dorothy Harter, Jane Parmenter, Rosemary Landis, Patterson Pepple, Ruth Augsburger. Senior athletes receiving letters in various sports were football-Bill Fied- ler, James Dawe, Tom Cavanaugh, Paul King, Carroll Lewis, Don Kennedy, Bob Johnson, Allen Wiseley, Richard Barnett, and Richard Koch, basketball -Darrell O'Connell, Tom Cavanaugh, James Dawe, Carroll Lewis, Fred Howard, Warren Widnerg swimming-David Kelkerg cross country-Richard Roth, William McGee, Carl Young, John-Whittington, and Bob Kemph. - Many found an outlet for excess energy and talent on the Annual and Weekly Mirror Staffs. Those on the Annual Staff were William Furnish, Rose- mary Landis, Betty Samsal, Robert Brunk, Neal Kessler, Paul Heffner, Paul Yant, John Kemph, Alice Louise Parent, June Bernstein, Dorothy Ridenour, Miriam Butts, Tom Tuttle, Paul Steuber, Bonnie Sherer, Eileen Diringer, Bob Hauenstein, Henrietta Rasmus, Helen Ousley, David Rodgers, Alfred Harnish- feger, and James Cox. Jeannette Jones, Janette Miller, Jane Parmenter, Marjorie Leach, Dorothy Harter, Helen Reese, Patricia Snovel, Joan Helmer, Joan Weaver, Merrill Boggs, Ruth Augsburger, and Geraldine Knipp contributed to the publications of the Weekly Mirror. ' ,We, the class of 1938, wish to give our thanks to our Senior supervisors, Miss iMcClurg, Mr. Steiner, Miss Stiles, for their friendly counsel throughout our last year at Central. Thus we have reached the end of our pilgrimage-no, we have not reached the end yet but have just come to the crossroads where we must decide which trail to take nextg t' I -BETTY SAMSAL twenty-three

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1 4 Henry Kidder, Bill Furnish, Dorothy Harter, David Rodgers. TWELFTH YEAR CLASS OFFICERS President ------- BILL FURNISH Vice-President - HENRY KIDDER Secretary - - DOROTHY I-IARTER Treasurer DAVID RODGERS twenty-five