Mercer High School - Hi Times Yearbook (Mercer, PA)

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H I - T I M E S WHY SOME PUPILS COME TO SCHOOL Harold Amy To Keep Martha H. from the library the first period in the morning. Harry Valler To see that the teachers “get things straight” Avis Armstrong To help the surrounding pupils with their French Kitty Wliieldon To wash boards for Miss McClellan Dudley Johnson To teach Virgil to Miss Munnell Alex Zigo ............................... To keep Chidde Away Harold North To take Skinny to and from school Virginia Brown ........... To set a good example for Martha Huey Bill Kohler To keep the girls from getting a superiority complex Stanley Smith........................To compose poetry for Doris Doris McElheny ... To keep Bill K. from being bored Bill Albert...............................To study Helen of Troy Chickie Rickard To keep up with Paris Lois Schmidt..............................To help educate Huy Mary Bell Duncan To save the day in Virgil Pauline McCoy To draw pictures for the Virgil Notebook Clara May McLaughry To watch for tin gong to lx rung Bill Richardson To show the girls their place Martha Huey......................... To help Bill keep the library Julia Richardson To keep Waid from Commencement (Jnv Ringer ......... ........................To lead the cheers -----------------------------------------------------------------—+ T v »nt -nine

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of 1930, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, considering the uncertainty of life, and being desirous of settling our worldly affairs while we have strength and capacity, do make this our last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by us heretofore made. And first, the aims, hopes and aspirations to which we have attained, we direct to be inscribed in the hearts and memories of our under classmen and faculty. As to such estate, rights, powers, and privileges as it hath pleased God to intrust us with, we dispose of the same as follows, viz: We do hereby give and bequeath any and all opportunities which we have failed to use to aM under classmen to make use of to the best of their abiMty. We do give and bequeath our seats and desks together with any gum or thumbtacks attached to same and any paper wads, candy wrappers, pencils or stubs of same, which may have been overlooked in our departure unto the Junior class. To the Juniors we leave the golden key of knowledge. May they make the best use of it. We leave to the Sophomores a desire for that knowledge which we have attained. To the Freshmen we will our place and standing of dignity in the eyes of the citizens of the town. John McCalla wiUs his limousine to John Masson. Red” leaves his curls to Katherine Dunlap. “Tub” leaves a little weight and height to Margaret McWilliams provided she does not ask too much. Hill Kohler wills his managing ability to “Murphy” Byers. We feel this gift should be greatly appreciated. Doris McElheny wills her vocal ability to Roberta Patterson. Mary Bell Duncan gives and bequeaths all ambition and studiousness to John Sampson. Avis Armstrong leaves her art of flirtation to Dorothy Ely. Go carefully Dorothy. Harriet Rodgers gives and bequeaths her ability as a pianist to Marguerite Averill. Bill” Huey leaves Edith to Ruth Wylie provided he be handled with care. Julia and Kitty give and bequeath their wide and far-reaching mental ability to Sara Elizabeth Stranahan and Mary Vogan. Craig leaves his knowledge of Physics and Chemistry to Mac” McCartney. Kitty leaves her well-fulfilled daily task of beating the triangle to Helen McLaughry. Dudley Johnson gives and bequeaths all prophetic power and practical jokes together with a higher philosophy of life to Carroll Anderson. We leave our class colors of crimson and gold to any class whom the faculty may deem worthy. We, as a class, regretfully and hesitantly leave our places in the hearts and memories of the teachers unto all under-classmen who aspire to our ideals. And we do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint our Principal sole executor of this our last will and testament. In witness thereof, we the class of 1930, the testators, have to this will set our hands this day of June A. D. one thousand nine hundred and thirty. CLASS OF '30 HELEN RICKARD + Twenty-eitrht

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NAME NICKNAME William Albert Bill Harry Black Tab John Brown John nie Craig Gault Gault Dudley Johnson Dud William Kohler Bill John McCalla Johnnie Waid Patterson Pat William Richardson Stoney Stanley Smith Tub Harry Valler Val Alexander Zigo Alex Avis Armstrong Av Mary Bell Duncan Hip Pauline McCoy Polly Doris McKlheny Mac Clara May McLaughry Casey Julia Richardson Judy Helen Rickard Chickie Harriet Rodgers Hattie FAVORITE SAYING Sez-You! Well, now, you see it’s this way All right O. K. I got this out of a little reference book Oh you will, will yuh! Well, now Mind now, I'll sic Kohler on yuh! Victory, victory! What’s your excuse now? Well, that’s not right. I s regusted Shut up! Well, that’s what I meant I guess so I don’t know Oh! I can’t Well, do you think I care? Oh! darn you Well, I don’t care AMBITION To grow tall To be popular To keep from blushing To be an Engineer To be a “wit” To be a second Connie Mack To be a mechanic To live in a workless world To be a woman hater To be a marathon dancer To be a critic To be a scientific farmer To reform Gaylord To have all her lessons To be an artist To rival Galli-Curci To play a saxaphone To learn how to “tab” To be in favor with the College Club To be a musician