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

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Mary Beil has nothing to leave since she is Narlee heartbroken. James Stranahan leaves his oratorical ability to his brother, John. Ruth George and Agnes Amon leave their acrobatic ability to Shirley Amon. Donald Black leaves his place as leader of the class to James Palmer. George Foster, Belvin Bartholomew and Newton Masson will their title as Misogynists (woman-haters) to Chester Morley, Calvin Phipps and Donald Boles. Sam D'Angio leaves his place of amusing the class with puns to Bill Vogan. Elizabeth Dillon and Betty Miller leave their closely studied French books to Hugh Strosser and Mary Lois McWhirter. Grand bien vous fasse. Tom Sutton willingly leaves the reading of meters in poetry to anyone who cares for it, but he definitely prefers the reading of gas and water meters for himself. Iona Klaas leaves her beloved place in the orchestra as saxophone player to Elliott Amon. Dorothy Eberle and Leona Klumph leave their home economics ability to Lois Weaver and Helen Smith. Virginia Snyder leaves her ability to make excuses to Mary Dummett. Eugene Fesler leaves his place on the basketball team to Henry King. Kathryn Hinkson leaves her liking for jazz to Charles Ringer. Verne McCartney leaves his title of lady-killer to Dusty Rhodes. Eugene Graham wills his place as student manager and Mr. Mac Taggert's errand boy to his brother, Major. Dorothy Langdon leaves her interpretations of modern chemistry to Hilda Sarver. Fred Johnson leaves his habit of coming to school when he feels like it to Paul Marsh. Gerald Weller leaves his active position on the Mer-Hi Staff to Willard Nickum. Howard Narlee leaves his keen sense of humor to Raymond as he wishes to keep it in the family. He also leaves all his peanut shells, candy papers and wads of gum to the person who occupies his seat next year. Signed and sealed by the Senior Class on this 28th day of May, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven. Witness: Hilda Chadderton Witness: Mary Beil Witness: Martha Ringer

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1937 We, the Senior Class of 1937, knowing that our time is short to be together, have drawn up this will in order to create a spirit of fraternity and to help us keep in mind some of the memories of our beloved institution. To the faculty we leave our True wits and natures. Also certain individuals are being rewarded by some generous seniors: Robert Richardson leaves his high scholastic standing to Martha Davis. Bill Masters wills his great scientific theories to Mac Evans. Wilbur Fox leaves his way with the women to Bruce McCoy. (Although he doesn't need it.) Mary Barnes leaves her long-held place at the piano to Blydon Dight. Eva Haag, Katherine McKenna and Rebecca Uber leave their quiet and dignified manner to Dorothy Kinney, Nancy Ann Lawrence and Lucille Bish. What a waste of time! Elizabeth Bellamy leaves her art of chatter to her sister, Mildred. James Brumbaugh leaves his captivating smile to Clee Wright. Henry Steingrabe leaves his Tarzan physique to Robert Rice. Better start eating prunes, Bob. Gerald Zahniser wills everything but the letters B and E of the alphabet to Mike Metelsky. Peggy Nelson leaves her art of drawing to James Wylie. Martha Ringer leaves her wavy hair to Lelia Myers. Thomas McCullough leaves his peaches and cream complexion to Howard Gregory. Jesse Reznor leaves his liking for airplanes to Don Redic. (He seems to be rather high-minded.) Martha Robinson and Joe Nelson refuse to leave anything to anyone as they wish to save their eloquent words for later life. Walter Mosier and Martha Uber will their cute blushes to William Rice and Sara Orr. Mary Klampher and George Foster leave their title as babies of the class to Martha Davis and Major Graham. Roland Blatt leaves his tennis championship title to Tommy Sampson. Hilda Chadderton and Charles Brown leave their roles of Romeo and Juliet to Geraldine Semple and Don Redic. 26

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A JOURNEY INTO THE FUTURE On the good ship UNSINKABLE are forty-eight passengers sailing for—who knows where! At the helm we find that most competent leader, Donald Black. They say he's good at selling newspapers too, when he’s not at sea. Oh-h-h! Groan! Groan! What can it be! Alas, Martha Robinson, a prominent New York lawyer, is seasick. The ship's doctor, Robert Richardson, and the nurse, Katherine McKenna, are called in. Among the other passengers we have: WILLIAM MASTERS...............Secretary of Labor in the president's cabinet WILBUR FOX..........................Prominent detective from Scotland Yard SAMUEL D'ANGIO. Famous Italian tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company JESSE REZNOR..............Daring sea-pilot who has broken all flying records JOSEPH NELSON and NEWTON MASSON................................... ..............................Big-game hunters on their way to Africa MARTHA RINGER.............................Beautician on her way to Paris DOROTHY LANGDON .................................................. . . . New York buyer who will bring back to you the latest styles from Paris LEONA KLUMPH............Mezzo soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company JAMES STRANAHAN.... Famous criminal lawyer on his way to Paris for a rest MARGARET NELSON...................».........Stylist on her way to Europe HILDA CHADDERTON...................Private secretary for Brown Company ROLAND BLATT...............Young and handsome lieutenant from West Point RUTH GEORGE...............................A bride. Oh yes! A McBride! CHARLES BROWN Salesman. Alas, he's always late. Almost missed the boat ELIZABETH DILLON ................................................. . French teacher going to France to learn to speak French as the French do MARY BARNES...............................Concert pianist touring Europe VERNA McCARTNEY.......Still freezing—Oh! don't misunderstand—ice cream! MARTHA UBER............................................... Dress model