Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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CLASS WILL Y E THE Senior Class of 1931, of the Merchantville High School, in the County of Camden, and the State of New Jersey, being of sound and disposing min,d, memory, and understanding, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all wills by us at any time heretofore made. To the school in general we leave the memory of our shining faces during work or play. To Mr. Kratzer we leave our set of English diagrams to use in the Class of '32, Lastly, to the individual members of the Junior class we bequeath the following, hoping that they may derive great benefit thereby: We give and bequeath Lloyd Aregood's bulk to Kathryn Flynn, and his curly hair to Denis Zulch. To Mary Elizabeth Blankenbush we leave Charles Boogher's gift of gab, in the hope that she may convince Mr. Bishop she knows her chemistry. VVe bequeath his taste in clothes to Edgar Burrough. Leonard Duffy,s handsomeness we leave to James Specht. To Bunnie Emerson we pass on Leonard's athletic ability. Albert Abie Goetz leaves to Elizabeth Ferg the position as team mascot-as midgets are preferred. Carlisle Hageman's patented bear trap is bequeathed to George Pfeiffer to help keep his mouth shut. Frank Davis shall receive Lawrence Jones' ability to sleep in class, while we bestow Laurence's star-gazing complex on Harold Cashman. To Victor Harris shall pass Frank Mull's originality in giving excuses. Richard Fine shall receive Frank's orange necktie. Thomas Nekervis' red hair is passed on to Leola Clements in hopes it may some- what dilute the solution. We leave the Pettit Creed, owned by Frank Pettit, to Helen Loughrey. His technique in stage kissing is passed to Elsie Moberg tif he has not already transmitted itj. Fred Thatcher leaves his worn out saxophone reeds to Ellis North-as if he didnit have enough already. Carroll Turner's football prowess is passed to Roy Brucks. Stanton Tushingham receives Bill Yarnall's unruly wisp of hair. Morris Pennell may have Constance Allen's comedy acting. Wilma Crane re- ceives Connieis hair. Reba Alter's perseverance we bestow upon Herbert Wheeler. --:AI 20 Is--

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Boogher, Tom Nekervis, and Carroll Turner, who were late. QThey taxied down and got there before we did.j The trip on the river and the trip around Mt. Vernon were most beautiful. On the return, we had no time to enjoy the scenery as most of the people were asleep, sitting on Lovers' Deckn, resting with their shoes off, or talking to the quartermaster and the Great Big Man from the South, the latter of whom was attracted to one of our most Winsome blondes. In the afternoon we went to the Washington Monument. A word to the wise, right here- Don't climb up the monu- ment -from those who know! After the strenuous exercise obtained in that building, we moved on to the Museum of Natural Sciences, whence the greater part of the crowd adjourned to the hotel, while a few went to the Hotel Ambassador pool for a swim. We frequented the theatre again that evening and when we came back, the group had a party at which the girls received in gorgeous lounging pajamas. The most exciting happening was the fizzing of the ginger-ale. Everything pepped up after it was over Cask the chaperons, if you don't believe usj, and the young ladies and gentlemen went to their respective rooms, supposedly to sleep. The former found they could have an enjoyable time carrying on conversations through the windows with their male admirers in the rooms below. Consequently, several young ladies received spankings from the chaperon Cpage F. D., M. M., R. AJ, which they were pleased to find hurt her as much as it did them, Finally, as a result of pure exhaustion, we decided to spend the remaining few minutes of the night in slumber. It seemed We had scarcely closed our eyes when the phones rang and a voice said sweetly, Six- thirty. Some of the girls didn't need this information, they were awakened by the serenading from the curbstone below, of some of their ardent young swains. This was the day of days! We went to Annapolis to see the 10:30 drill. The girls enjoyed it immensely but the boys thought the Midshipmen were a Hotty -looking lot. On our way back, as Mitzi was very thirsty, the busman kindly stopped at a refreshment stand so that we might all retank. When lunch was over, we finished our tour at the Smithsonian Institute, where each one could find that which most interested him. From there we returned to the hotel, got our baggage, and were soon on the train homeward bound! Those who were adverse to string beans-which we had had for every meal since our arrival, except breakfast, in some shape or form,-dined at a lunch counter, seven cars down, to avoid eating them again in the dinner served on the diner. At last we arrived at the station looking as we felt, completely worn out. P. S. Here's luck to our chaperons, the best out, Miss McAllister, Miss Rudderow, and Mr. Metzgar-and also to Mr. Morgan, our pal and guide. Interesting remembrances: Taxis and taxi driversg herrings Q Lincoln Memorial: Hershey Kisses g guide at the Pan-American Building, water-throwing, make and made records, Oh, you Monk! g letters received after the trip, Leonard's girl friends on the trip homeward, phone calls from 502 to 402, and from 400 to 5003 fire-escape, the shower-bath of Aregood and Duffyg Floss McNichols' fashionable attire for answering the telephone, shadow pictures in Room 5005 the man on the girls' floor. FLORENCE MCNILTHOL. KATHERINE REINBOLIJ. 4119?-

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Marjorie Booth's literary style we leave to Edgar Lincoln. Her size goes to Bertha Miller. To William Meyer we bequeath Barbara Carson's tight walk,'. Violet Chance's silence we give to Margaret Knell in hopes that she will profit by it. Her gym grade goes to Joseph Groves. To Mary Walker we leave Fannie Davis' HIT . Next we leave Janet Gerhard's giggle to Marcus Matthias. With his hearty boom it should be irresistible. After much consideration, we have decided to bequeath Janice Hirst's pretty hands to Fred Voigt. John Walker we make the recipient of Mary Hulse's uncontrollable hair. Virginia Hyer's boy friend we bestow upon Mary Keating, if she can get him. To Catherine Millen and Robert Waddel we bequeath Alice Iles' strut. Florence MacNichol in desperation leaves the spare pennies and unpaid bills of the Senior Class to Robert Druce. Her hockey ability goes to Caroline Woodward. To Roscoe Riley we leave Ruth McCauley's beauty, to match his title. Her eye- brows go to Charles Potter. Eugene Bekampis is given Madeline McFeeley's smoothness. Kash McFeeley's droll remarks are turned over to Browning Deacon, to add to his collection of unique mannerisms. Marguerite Humphrey's blond locks go to Edward Potter. Mary Meng leaves her ruddy complexion to Marion Clements. That ought to save the cosmetic bill. Marietta Shwenger may have Dorothy Myer's fast stepping. Dot's slimness she leaves to Myrtle McCauley. Gwen Prichard's protruding neck is left to Reba Baldwin. She can now hang it further over Coke's shoulder. Inza lVIcComb may prepare to shine with the help of Kathryn Reinbold's basket- ball ability which is left to her. Louise Robertson leaves her nonchalance to Raymond Frings- or somethin'. Nan Mason may try her hand as a gold digger for Myrtle Wolf bequeaths that ability to her. Edward Page may have Eleanor Brown's Southern drawl. David Springs may make use of her blush. And last but not least to the VVood brothers, Edward and Howard, we leave Virginia Storrie's ambition-hoping to see real work next year. To Otto Mattner we bequeath, after n1ucl1 debating, Ginnie's Latin ability. VVe do hereby constitute and appoint our faithful adviser, McAllister, sole executrix of this, our last will and testament. In witness hereof, we, the Class of 1931, the testators, have to this will, set our hands and seal this 16th day of June, One thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-one. THE CLASS or '31. ..:gI 21 Ig.,