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

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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

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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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REBECCA UBER.....................................................Home Economist BELVIN BARTHOLOMEW . Advocator for the independence of American Indians EVA HAAG....................Archeologist traveling for the Chicago Museum IONA KLAAS...................................Olympic track winner on vacation GERALD WELLER.................An usher who won the trip in a movie contest VIRGINIA SNYDER .........................................................Artist MARY BEIL.................................On her way to buy a new car FRED JOHNSON....................Horseman who sells chewing gum as a sideline BETTY MILLER.......................................A private secretary GERALD ZAHNISER.................................... Mayor of Frogtown WALTER MOSIER......................................Professional football player KATHRYN HINKSON................................... Pianist with Guy Lombardo GEORGE FOSTER....................On his way to Australia to build a bridge AGNES AMON.........................................A famous tap dancer who ...........is answering a command performance for the King of England ELIZABETH BELLAMY ..................................................A dietician EUGENE GRAHAM..................................Bricklayer, especially red ones THOMAS SUTTON...........Poet. The only kind of meter he uses is a gas meter HENRY STEINGRABE. . Chiropractor who straightens out your aches and pains HOWARD NARLEE.......................Radio announcer traveling for the air EUGENE FESLER................ On his way to Monte Carlo to make a fortune THOMAS McCULLOUGH......................................Big butter and egg man MARY KLAMPHER..........................Blond milkmaid of the Dutch Dairy DOROTHY EBERLE..................................Home economist. Her motto: ..................... The way to a man's heart is through his stomach WILLIAM SARVER......................................Tennis Champion—1985 JIM BRUMBAUGH.............Sports writer. Tch, Tch, Tch, Poor Boy! He forgot to-set his alarm and missed the boat. Maybe he'll catch the next one MARGARET NELSON DOROTHY LANGDON MARTHA ROBINSON 29