McClain High School - Dragon Yearbook (Greenfield, OH)

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xfcmw 4' J ' rg I 8 6 ' 1 S Z I 9 3 4 ' 1,03 406' CLASS WILL 1934 WE, THE Senior Class of Nineteen-hundred and thirty-four of The Edward Lee McClain High School, Greenfield, Ohio, do draw up in the presence of this audience this 28th day of May, a Will, in which the most outstanding talents of our classmates will be distributed to underclassmen. Although we know they will not be used as we have used them, we hope you will make the best of these be- quests. so dear to our friends. I. We leave to next years Senior Class the profound dignity and undoubtedly supreme posi- tions as seniors. possessed by this class and all succeeding senior classes. II. To the juniors we leave a memory of us, that they may still have something inspiring to worship, even after we ourselves are gone. III. To the Sophomores we leave our record of attendance and tardiness. IV. To the incoming Freshmen, we leave that completely lost feeling we had upon entering high school. Y. We bestow to our most worthy faculty, all chewing gum that has been thrown into waste paper baskets. stuck on desks and chairs. all initials carved upon desks, and all paper wads upon the ceiling. YI. To all the coming graduating classes, we leave the right to break our record of being the best class in the history of McClain High School. YII. Robert Adams bestows his scholastic ability upon Isaac Karns. Sarah and Margaret Moomaw will their twin-like ways to the Mercer twins. Rosemary Harkins and Morris Montgomery leave their love and friendship in high school to Rosemary Daniels and Larry Yoskuhl. Evelyn Hudson leaves her good marks in the commercial course to her sister, Helen. Alice Evans and jesslyn Hammond will their giggles to Sara Binns and Gertrude Schinner. Max Badger leaves his ability to blush at any time to Sarah Sharp. Upon Jane Cockerill, Florence Bryant bestows her quiet ways. Margaret Alexander leaves the right to stand all noon and talk to her boy friend to any one who can stand that long and not get tired. I I john Paul Watt requests that his strenuous activities in the F. F. A. be taken up by George Lee Ji tz. Martha Whaley wills to Tom Cope. the habit of being accused of any undue happenings in Miss Owens room. Marguerite Swisshelm wills her ableness in getting a diamond ring and keeping it, when only a sophomore, to any girl who thinks she can. Miriam Plummer, Dorothy Redkey, and Lucile Wolfe leave to Leone Washburn, Madge West, and Annabel Locke, the distinction of being the Seniors from Petersburg . Homer Chaney wills his speed as a swimmer to his brother, Marion. To Jimmy Harps. Charles Colar wills his bowed legs. B. R. Duckworth Il, leaves to Virgil Hazlett the honor of holding the unquestionable position of being the laziest person in school. Donald Dodds bequeaths his bashfulness to Irvin Blackburn. Dorothy Ashling descends from her throne as the beautiful Halloween Carnival Queen in order to make way for Betty Hamilton. Louise Countryman wills her avoirdupois and lack of height to Sarah Roberts. James Schmidt leaves his position on the swimming team to John Starn. Homer West leaves his kittenish ways to Frank Hill. Alice Douglass leaves Howard johnson to carry on by himself. rr rr rr' riff? ri' il Mgt: I Ll, Lt. .rr -A IME. 1.115 , . rr Iifwl rr rf f ff Q' Vu lm nn num J.. . THE DRAGON ' 'llllt' ' tim' l I P A o E Q s lik

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Cl-41 JW 'z 5' ci I 8 6 I 11 5' I 9 3 4- 1103 Koo Those eligible to wear the Scholarship M were: Robert Adams and George Waddell. The Sophomore Class took an active part in the Operetta, t'Hulda of Holland , and the one-act plays given during the year. junior Class, composed of forty-six girls and fifty-four boys, held its election during the first few weeks of school. The class officers for the next two years were: john Smith, President: Janice Handley, Vice-President: Dora Emily McWilliams, Secretary-treasurerg Student Senate representa- tives, Dorothy Louise Ashling and Ernest McCullough. The members who received football M's were: Lawrence Lucas, Ernest McCullough, Arthur Harris, Dudley Moon, John Smith. Our class president, john Smith, was the only one permitted to wear the Basketball M . Those who received Swimming Ms were: Robert Kyle and Homer Chaney. Robert Adams was the only member of our class to wear the Scholarship UM . Ten mem- bers of our junior class took part in the Operetta, Don Alonso's Treasure , which was given during the school year. According to custom our class gave a farewell banquet and dance for the seniors Friday night, April 28. Another summer rolled swiftly by and we returned to school bearing the dignified title of Senior , This year we sent six members to the student senate. Those students were: Janice Handley, Lucile Ervin, Benton Duckworth, Robert Adams, Robert Kyle, and Alphonse Schinner. Ten seniors took part in the class play, Broken Dishes presented on April 3. Our class was represented by Ernest McCullough on the All-Ohio Football team. The gold football and basketball given the most ideal football and basketball player went to Dudley Moon and john Smith respectively. Seven members received football letters, they were: john Smith, Ernest McCullough, Dudley Moon, Arthur Harris, Manzorr Glassner. and john Paul Watt. john Smith, Ernest McCullough and Glenn Winfough received letters in basketball. Three swimming letters were earned by Robert Kyle, Homer Chaney and james Schmidt. Ten members of the class were elected to the National Honor Society this year. Membership in this society is based on scholarship, leadership, character, and service. They were: Evelyn Hudson, Robert Adams, Benton Duckworth, james Schmidt, john Paul Watt, David Worthington. Georgian Dreher, Sarah Moomaw, Robert Kyle, and Max Badger. The Senior class members of sixty-four, thirty-two girls and thirty-two boys, who have struggled ever upward and have received their hearts' desire. To fifty-three who have entered the larger- school before us, we give our best wishes. The junior-Senior Banquet and Dance, was held on May 25. The Faculty Reception on May 29. Commencement on May 31. O Sad No More! O Sweet No More! O Strange No More! But what is this? I turn about, I find a trouble in thine eye, Which makes me sad, I know not why, Nor can any dream resolve the doubt. 4T6l1lZ'VS0II. :ALPHONSE SCHXNNER. INIARGARET MooMAw. w i' rrrf rr'n- rr rr Q Ei' if I 95' , ff' :mantle ,, nun lp. . THE DRAGON n- lllit' ' I' 'A F ' P A G 1-Q 9 7

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I-414 ,Aa c 5 'ax 1 8 6 1 5 3 I 9 3 4 103 A00 Arthur Harris wills his good t?J grades in chemistry to any one who wants them. Janice Handley bestows upon Dorothy Anderson her ability to get underclassmen, especially the Junior boys. Forest Hill wills to Spike Garman the sole right to talk to Norma Jean during the noon hour, next year. Gladys Hughey leaves to Earnest Storts her beautiful complexion. Francis Hall leaves to any boy who regularly misses the bus, the right to skip dismissal any time he chooses. Virginia Hout bestows upon Jessie Ellen Hixon, her big brown eyes. Ernest McCullough made a very charitable request to leave about six inches of his excess height to Winston Duckworth. Georgian Dreher wills her natural ability in the Senior play to Dorothy Dilts. Charles Jacobs leaves his mischievous manner to Snooky Payne. lone Hamilton leaves her curly hair to Myrtle Mullikan. Virgil Griffith bestows his Chevrolet upon Winston Price so that he might get to school on time. Martha Lucas wills her hard-boiled way to Louise Littler. Manz Orr Glassner leaves his curly hair to Parker Wilson. Geraldine Stark leaves her many boy friends to Jean Kisling. Charles Upp is very happy to leave his walk to Billy Gray. Lucile Ervin wills her ability to get good grades from any teacher to Mary Jane Grassley. Kenneth Williams returns the school heavyweight supremacy to Hugh Dehaas. Esther Shockey bestows upon Evelyn Cope her vocal ability. Charles Hill and Heber Winegar will to Clyde Nicely and David Barrett their activities in the school social life. LaVisa Wilson wills her twist to Carolyn Slater. To Ruth Groves. Glenn Winfough has nothing to leave but his fishing tackle. Dean Whited bequeaths his artistic ability to Harold Chenoweth in order that he may draw airplanes. Miriam Leach wills to Oleta Whited her Hamburger King . Dudley Moon and John Smith will their right to be buddies all through school to Marion Steele and Leo Simmons. Arden Ross bestows his excellent dancing ability to Ivan Tudor. Alphonse Schinner leaves his position as the handsomest boy in the senior class to his brother, Leo. Edna Kyle leaves her earrings to Betty Wolfe. Howard Willson wills his nice quiet personality to Charles Roode. Ethel Carroll wills to Eileen Everman the power to engage in quiet conversations. David Worthington leaves his place in the Senior play to Jimmy Hull. Elizabeth Hedges leaves her giggle to Opal Bobb. Forest McCoppin wills his place beside the girls in the Martinsburg bus to Richard Carson. Vivian Post wills to Bernice Lucas a way to Hillsboro. Lawrence Lucas wills his way with the women to Delton Yager. In testimony thereof, we have, this 28th day of May, 1934, subscribed our names. CLASS 1934. Signed by the class of 1934, and by it acknowledged to be the last will and testament, and at its request, we hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses in its presence. this 28th clay of May in the year of Our Lord, nineteen-hundred and thirty-four. DORA. EMILY MCWILLI.-mis. RoB1sRT BARR KYLE. .n.n.vu qz rr rr rr rr r'r rf - -lite f ' in 'A A ' . .er A 5 ir. 1, H Q- mum nm ,t I THE DRAGON , llllll' 'lllllllflilii P A G E 9 9