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

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CLASS WILL Bill “muscles” Moores leaves his title to Milo Ringer. Arlene Edeburn and Virginia Lucas leave their shyness to Ruth Livermore and Marjorie Evans. Martha White bequeaths her ability in gym class to Shirley Neal. Irene and Margaret McWilliams are leaving their books and desks for the future Senior classes. Stella Hogan leaves her beautiful long eyelashes to Ruth Ann Wvle. Mary Shoemaker leaves her good disposition to Jim Patterson. Louise Thompson says she will take her “Will’ along with her. When Mary Lois Raker and Hetty Ryder leave they are taking their knowledge of Navy life with them! Charles George leaves his love of “Boogie Woogie” to Lee Barnum and the rest of the “hep cats.” Alfred Krall bequeaths his debating ability to Chuckie Black. Gerry Masters leaves the memory of her explosions in “Lab ’ to Mr. Conner so that he won’t be lonesome next year. Jerry Mongiello bequeeaths the remainder of his “midnight oil” to Don Weaver. But, Don, you’ll get better grades if you don’t use it for the same purpose that Jerry did! Jean Dye and Helen Lukacs leave their ability to look down on the world to Jane Perschka and Dorothy Cousins. Lois Chadderton and Jean Marshall leave their pretty brown eyes to Shirley Knapp and Joyce Kilner. Jake Hartman bequeaths his “habitual tardiness” to Chuck Ewing. Bob Miller leaves his list of telephone numbers to anyone who promises to care for it as he has. Paul Long and Glenn Glunt bequeath their curly hair to Jack Peters and Chuck Crow. Mary Lou King leaves her struggles in French Class behind but refuses to burden anyone with them. Margie Davis leaves her typing speed to Nancy Stepleton. Alfreda Ramsey and Alma Bartholomew bequeath their gentle natures to Pat Perschka and Nancy Anion. Don Feltenberger leaves his ability to make posters to Evelyn White. Charles Gerrish bequeaths the cares and worries of his job to Jack Hamilton. Bonita Burdette and Dorothy Smith leave their studious natures to Doris Mayne and Mary Lou Smith. John Strosser leaves his ability to concentrate on one girl to Jack Hamilton. Joanna Ellis leaves her taxi cab business to her sister, Maxine. Mary Lou Gill leaves her sparkling brown eyes to Donna Ringer. Eleanor Watts leaves her enthusiasm in nursing to any under-classmen who want to be nurses. In witness whereof, we, the class of 1945, have hereto signed and sealed this, our last will and testament, on this twelfth day of March. Nineteeen Hundred and Forty-Five. Witnesses, GERRY MASTERS JERRY MONGIELLO Page Twenty-Nine

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 194 5, of Mercer High School, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament. As a whole, the Seniors wish to bequeath our class spirit and dignity to the future Freshman classes of Mercer High School. To the Sophomores we leave our best wishes and good will. To the Juniors we leave the Key of Knowledge, which we hope they will cherish as we leave the satisfaction of helping another class on its way to its place in the world. We also have a few things which we want to leave individually. Joan Alberty leaves her seat in Latin Class to Marian Strausser. Betty Amon and Pauline Miller sadly leave their places with the cheerleaders to any underclassmen with good voices and lots of school spirit. Alice Anderson and Jean Burns bequeath their long lasting friendship to Nancy Stepleton and Dorothy Cousins. David Barton leaves his high scholastic rating to David Noble. Adaline Beggs refused to leave her shining “Uay., Carolyn Boyd, with a sigh, leaves her Chemistry book behind, wth a warning to the Junior Class. Ella Brown is taking everything a“Long” with her. When we asked Helen D’Angio what she wanted leave, she was too “deep in the heart of Texas” to answer. Betty Hodge and Ruth Brenneman bequeath their little trips to Youngstown to Betty Millison and Mary Ellen Flannery. Have a good time, girls! August Poglitsch leaves his “Lab.” experience to Jim Boykan. Eddy Taylor was so anxious to leave, that he forgot about leaving something behind. Twila Stokely and Janet Sears bequeath their lovely complexions to Velma Hause and Roselene Kurtanick. Mary Taylor leaves her “alumni influence” to Doris Robinson. Bill Frye leaves his “down to the earth views” to Mickey Fabian. Lee Cotton bequeaths his latest dance steps to Bud Ryder. To anyone who is interested. Helen Winklevoss leaves her knowledge to roads leading to Pardoe. To George Lukacs and Bob Brown, goes the fondness for photography of those two “shutter bugs.” Earla Vogan and Jayne Pollard. Genevieve McElrath and Ruth McWhirter, being careful drivers, leave their ability to “dodge-em” to the coming drivers of Mercer High School. Clyde Snyder and Bob Stafford bequeath their F. F. A. experience to Jimmy Osborne and Bud Miller. Jean Johnston leaves her dimple to Marianne Boyd. Patty Reagle and Rose Zigo bequeath their good times in the Home Ec. Room to Helen Black and Judy Kirila. June DeCarlo leaves her “gift of gab” to Mrs. Laughrey to keep her company next year. Chuck Oakes bequeaths his bashfulness (?) to Jim Baines. Evelyn Rovle and Elsie Brown leave Leesburg to Lorene Davis and Hazel Foster. Page Twenty-Eight

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PROPHECY Hello, all you lovely people, this is your favorite ray of sunshine bringing you the gossip straight from Mercer. If you haven’t seen the evening paper, hold onto your seats, Carolyn Boyd has just married her fourth husband, a bass from the Met. In a statement to the press she said, and I quote, “It’s certainly a relief after Frankie, Perry and Dickie.” While talking to her she informed me that she had received a present from Bob, his prize Stafford’s Lovely Lady, who won all the national Berkshire contests: Mary Taylor has just been elected to her fourth term as representative from Ohio, she and Bob have been happily married for ten years and the twins are “regular chips off the old block.,f Boogie George (the rhythmn man of old Mer High), has just organized his new band and will open at Lee Cotton’s ‘‘Pink Elephant” where the big steel magnet. Bob Miller, is reported to have given away fur coats to the waitresses, Helen D’Angio and Dorothy Smith. The steel market must be falling, he gavee diamond necklaces to the famous sister act ‘‘Irene and Margaret” and to the featured dancer, Bettina Ryder. After the show he took the eminent woman research notable, Martha White, who has just discovered the White Prccess. to see ‘‘Hi De Ho,” the current hit of Broadway, written by Ella Brown, and starring Mary Lou King and Jacob Hartman. Jerry Mongiello. operator of the Tokyo Tramp Steamer Line, has just returned to Takyo after attending the inauguration of General Barton as President of the United States. The new cabinet will have Janet Sears as Sec. of Navy; Wm. Moore, Sec. of Commece; Joanna Ellis. Postmaste General; Alice Anderson. Sec. of the Interior; and Arlene Edeburn. Sec. of Labor. Glenn Glunt, the inventor of the new wingless plane, is going to recover! He crshed while testing his new plane and a hobo, Chuck Gerrish, took him to the hospital in a passing car ownedby Margie Davis. The doctor, August Poglitsch, said his condition was inproved today and that his two night nurses, Chadderton and Hodge, would be replaced by Miss Jean Dye. Alfred Krall, the auto magnet, has just signed a tying contract with Belgan Congo to supply them with cars and accessories. His personal secretary, June DeCarlo, has just resigned, saying she could not abide with his passion for hoarding Limburgher cheese in his desk. Listen to your radios tonight, folks. Gerry Masters, a struggling young comedian, is auditioning on the Lukacs and Lucas Amateur Hour. Home Forum, headed by Alfreda Ramsey, has just elected Adaline Beggs Courtney as the perfect housewife of 1960. Have you seen the latest fashions by Ruthe? You’ll find them in the January issue of Glamour, the photographs are by Vogan and Strosser. Yesterday I met Louise Thomson here on the street in Los Angeles. She is running a grocery store and while talking she disclosed the fact that Rose, Twila and Evelyn are working as extras at Watts. Shoemaker and Brenneman. Inc. Betty Amon, Joan Alberty and Jean Marshall, world travelers, have just completed a book on their adventures. In Hawaii two years ago they meet Mary Lois and husband who run a yacht club there. They also met Paul Long in Burma, constructing bridges, and while visiting the Palace of the Sultan of Poughkeepsie, saw Pauline Miller and Alma Bartholomew, teaching his children Latin and Basketball. Stella Hogan, hearing they were there, came to visit she is taking the census of India. The Rajaii of Cheechee and his wives, Mary Lou Gill and Ruth Houston, along with his secretaries, Jean Johnston and Helen Winklevoss, and Nurse Genevieve McElrath, spent a night with the Sultan of Poughkeepsie and the old friends had a good visit. Today, the Pulitzer Prize for History was awarded to Ed Taylor for his C’lirono-locical Account of Events of the Mayan Race. Just off the wires is this bulletin from United States: “Today, police apprehended a dangerous criminal, Six Gun Frye! Police Chief Don Feltenberger said he would be held for Grand Jury.” Well, time’s up and so until next week at this time, this is your old gossip. Jayne Pollard, saying Cheerio! Page Thirty