Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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SENIOR B LAST WILL C L A AND TESTAMENT of the S S OF 19 4 2 We, the class of 1942, being of fairly sound mind and body, do solemnly swear that this is our last will and testament and do declare any preceding wills and testa ' ments invalid and worthless. Pat Anderson bequeaths her ability to be wholly misunderstood by all the teach ' ers for four long years to anyone who has the patience to endure it. June Bradway wills her surplus avoirdupois to Bobby Seeley. Edward Buckley wills to any deserving male underclassman his ability to cr e t along well with any girl and still be involved in no entangling alliances. Betty Denton deeds her seat in 221 to whoever likes to rock. It’s the third seat in the second row. Virginia DeWitt wills her blond hair to Margaret Gorfido, if she ing called “Blondie.” won’t mind be ' Twenty-Eight

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bara Garnett. Kermit Seely is a pilot and Betty Aylard is a hostess for the Gensemer Lines. Jim ' s brother. Dr. Joseph Gibbs, always uses the medicines developed by that celebrated chemist, Edward Denman. Maxine Norman is a nurse, the only one who understands the proper care of patients treated with Denman ' s medicines. While in California, I met Jack Ryan and Joan Gunkleman in a night club owned by Floyd Ganyard. That night its floor show featured an albstar cast which included the singing sensation, June Miller; the fiery dancer, Eleanor Kazian; and the so-called giggle-girl, Joan Hammerschmidt, amusing comedienne. In Boston recently I went to the theater to see the new version of Hamlet, re- vised by Eleanor Cook, Dorothy Shermer, and Mary Kraus. Imagine my surprise to find that the stars were Corwin Letterly, Lawrence Kulp and Jeanne Etter! Did you know that Lois Finkleman has been elected president of the Women ' s Athletic Association? Stopping at Horvath’s Super-Fountain, which is now the largest of its type in the country, I ran into Patty Anderson, who has been delivering a series of political lectures throughout the country. She told me that several of our classmates are on the staffs of large schools. Lee Davis is a football coach and Beatrice Baker, a typing instructor. If you remember Jim Schoenberger, you probably can guess that he is a dramatic coach who specializes in the gruesome and the Gothic. Working with Jim, though along more conventional lines, is Lois Warren. Calvin Ganyard is now a costume designer for Billy Rose’s swimmerettes. Gilbert Myers struck oil on the farm of Bob Gerspacher. It is producing such a large amount that Frank Steidl set up a refinery and is furnishing the gasoline and petroleum products for Rickert and Wilder ' s chain of service stations. Betty Wagner and Helen Keiper, assisted by Betty Derrick and Frances Huffman, are operating a restaurant in Los Angeles. Merle Plants is the president of a rapidly growing in ' surance company of which Evelyn Plants is sales manager. The company has a huge staff of secretaries, including Faye Bachtell, Margaret Bohaty, Dolores Siman, and Girldine Martin. So far fate has dealt kindly with all of us. I hope it is a long time before any of us fall into the hands of Jim Long. He’s a mortician, you know. As ever, John Clark. New York City, N. Y. July 1, 1952. Dear John, I received your letter telling about your trip to California. I was very glad to hear about so many of our former classmates. You will interested to know what some of the rest of them are doing. Many former students of M. H. S. have come to New York to seek fame and for ' tune. You remember Loren Kaden, don’t you? Loren now owns a chain of motion picture theaters which exhibit only the best shows. I went to one the other night to see a new picture, starring that sensational team of lovers, Mary Felton and Hugh Riegger. (Continued on Page 77) T wenty ' Seven 1942

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Alma Eberly wills to any capable person the ability to be editor of the school paper and still get straight A ' s. Bettyann Fisher wills her quiet ways to Thomas White. Calvin Ganyard and Robert Friedt will their trip to York every Thursday noon to Roland Martin, provided he uses it to the best of his ability. Joan Gunkleman wills her ability to dent fenders to Dean Heintzjeman. Mary Jane Bennett wills her liking for massive jewelry to “Dot” Selzer. Loren Kaden deeds to any easily contented boy or girl of the class of 1943 the third seat from Mr. Hurd’s desk. Jane Keefe wills the vanishing traces of a southern accent to Eleanor Garnett. Evelyn Plants and Dot Krieger bestow their ability to chatte r incessantly and the consequent study ' hall separations to Virginia Wheeler and Olive Shaw. Rosaile Wilt bequeaths her auburn hair to any underclassman who wants to be called “Red”. Alice Mae Armitage gladly hands over her red hair to Jim Spencer to help fill out that army clip. Isabelle Hartell wills all bookkeeping answer books in the country to Mr. Clag ' gett so that he will have plenty of extra ones to lose. A1 King wills his ability to “cut up” in all eight periods to Carmelita Beshire. Viola Gunkleman gives her “maleing” list to anybody who can keep the cor- respondence going for a year or two. Elizabeth Bailey wills her ability to be on decorating committees to anyone who wants to miss classes. Mary Felton wills her extra stamina to any freshman who wants to have dates until one ' thirty in the morning and still get to school on time. Joan Hammerschmidt bequeaths her streamlined figure to Donnie Todd. Jim and Joe Gibbs will their ability to keep brotherly fights in control until they get home to Dick and Chuck Higdon. Vivian Hand wills the first letter of her first name to anyone wishing to use it for good luck. Lois Finkleman leaves her presidency of the G. A. A. to one of those athletically inclined freshmen. Margaret Bohaty wills her seat on the school bus to any poor unfortunate who is starting the long four-year grind. Bob Shelton leaves his gift of gab to Angie Gorfido, provided he uses it to the best of his ability. Frank Bond wills his dimples to any boy who has trouble getting dates. Patsy Flannery wills her ability to talk all through a class discussion and still re- main in the room to whoever wants to take the chance. Barbara Garnett wills her ability to “hold her man” for four years to Jane Love joy. Robert Hunter wills the perpetual wave in his hair to O. C. Duke. (Continued on Page 67) Twenty ' J ine 1942