Myerstown High School - Myrialog Yearbook (Myerstown, PA)

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Class Prophecy For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be. Grand opening!! Eddie Swanger, head of the interstate chain stores, has just opened his fifty-third Sheer Shop. Kay Zearfoss is in her glory as basketball coach of the state champion team the 'Teddly Toddler Widdly Woddlersf' Arnold Miller and Mark Schwear are the stars of the M. B. A., Metropolitan Ballet Association, which is leaving America to give a great production in Holland. These boys just love to Tip Toe Through the Tulips. Teacher, Elaine Strauss, is now trying to prove to her fourth grade class that copper nitrate does not make your tongue green. New York's top marriage counselors, Lloyd Claman and Elson Eiler, have just reunited oil tycoon Jay Yeagley with the President's secretary, Nancy Kohl. Peggy Beyler has become the chief flower smeller at the convention of the Prevention of Cruelty to Flowers Association. Top petunia growers of 1988 are Ralph Derr and Gene Lutz. James Knapp has won the Interplanetary Peace Prize for transporting bubble gum to the planets with his newly invented Napnik. Twenty-eight Ways To a Delicate Giggle the outstanding novel of 1988 was written by our own Mary Hain. Pat Wilson and Jeanette Rutter are co-owners of the I Can Boil an Egg Studio for prospective brides. Herbie Hibshman has just put on the market his newly devised Schocker soccer shoes. The guarantee on these shoes was made personally by Jimmy Rittle, founder of the Tutti Fruitee Corporation. .Visiting M. H. S. again is the great trampoline artist Barbara Yordy who will attempt a triple twirl with an extra twist. Tying for first place in the National Traffic Safety Slogan Contest are John Ernfield and Leroy Souders with these slogans: Too many ponies under a hood surely bring trouble and that is no good, and Dragging is a little wicked, you will get a traffic ticket. Believe it or not Cheeky Brandt has finally learned to play checkers while sitting on a flagpole. Don't mope when you can joke is the favorite expression of Miss Nancy Phillippy on her TV show The Dramatic Squirrel. Lucille Darkes is now top mechanic at Richard C. Loose's Hot Rod Shop. Dick's motto is I can take apart anything you can put together. Still trying to prove that logarithms do work is Barbara Bingaman in her class for pro- motion of an interest in trig. Cally Umbenhen is head warden at Smack-A-Traz Reformatoryf' for naughty boys who shoot water pistols at English teachers. Pearl Wolfe and Patsy Haag are co-engineers of the newly built highway from Myerstown to Schaefferstown. The other one was badly worn. We never could understand why Pearl's car kept sliding off the road every time she got as far as Reistville. Gerald Hanley has just won the Oscar for his performance in The Professor In the Red Flannel Negligeef' The M. C. of this annual event was that hilarious jokster Jerad Yeagley who took honors for the evening with his story of Abe Cats. If you have never heard this story, please forget we ever mentioned it. Peggy Smaltz, whose main ambition has always been joining the Navy, finally reached her goal. She now holds the post of look-out on the U. S. S. Swangeri' Dave Grumbine is our famed long-distance hiker. He has reached the top of Mt. Everest by hopping up on one foot. Edna Brown is the founder of the State Square Sewing Circle. Suzanne Pearson is practicing her nursing as she administers medication to those unfortunate souls who have pricked their fingers. Bop Hop, a kangaroo farm in northern Australia is owned jointly by John Hess and Jonas Kreider. Betty Shuey is trying to teach the kangaroos to do forward and backward rolls without using their paws. Bill Fulk has won the Olympic prize for teaching more girls how to dive than any other boy in the U. S. That wink must have done the trick. Winner in the Me No Speak Um marathon was Shirley Houtz, who hadn't uttered a word for 362 days, 9 hours, alld 6 minutes, until Marilyn Mastro started playing dominoes with a hippopotomus. Lloyd Nixon has just received a letter from Chief of Police, Gene Daub, telling him he has lost his license for ninety days. Remember Lloyd, Dauby's only there to make the high- wa safe. y Monsieur Kenneth Harding is the proprietor of the most dazzling fashion salon in gay Paree. Marilyn Yeakley has made quite a hit in the summer showing of the leopard skin Get-Me-A-Man outfit. Ken seems quite proud of the fact that the model was noticed by the Queen of Morocco. Attention all Hot Dog eaters!! A new and better hot dog is now on the market. This hot dog is an orginal, started by Eileen Keener under the trade name of Keener's Weenersf' These Keener's Weenersf' sold at Long's Meat Market, owned and operated by Linda Long, come in all colors, shapes, and sizes.

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Class Will - 1958 We, the class of 1958, of the Myerstown High School, residents of the Borough of Myerstown, Jackson Township, County of Lebanon, State of Pennsylvania, make and declare this our last will and testament, under no pressure of the faculty or underclassmen, in the following manner: First, to the class of '59, we will our class trip. Second, to the class of '60, we leave our brains and co-operation. Third, to the class of '61, we leave our sense of humor and athletic ability. Elaine Strauss wills her intelligence to Faye Sterner. Calvin Umbenhen wills his reputation as humorist to George Brightbill. Linda Long wills her job at the Taste Good to some lucky under classman. To Dennis Brubaker, James Knapp leaves a pleasing personality. Nancy Kohl .and Peggy Beyler will their positions as school treasurers to some lucky mathe- matical Juniors. To Delmas Tevalt, Herbert Hibshman wills his height. Suzanne Pearson wills her sewing ability to Judy Schaeffer. Shirley Houtz and Elson Eiler will their quiteness to Judy Dinger and Tubby Auchenbach. Ralph Derr wills his avoirdupois to Richard Walters. To David Lessig, Mark Schwear and Miles Brandt will their black hair. Bill Fulk wills his fan club to Russell Spitler. Barbara Bingaman and Mary Hain will their mental abilities to Kathryn Stauffer. To Charlotte Hoffman, Pat Haag wills her flirting ability. Betty Shuey wills her typing ability to Bernice Brandt. Peggy Smaltz wills her true blonde hair to Joan Kohl. Gerald Hanley wills his dancing steps to Jim Longenecker. To some lucky junior, Eileen Keener leaves her position as President of Senior Tri-Hi-Y. Kay Zearfoss wills her athletic ability to Faye Ellen Krommes. Nancy Phillippy and Marilyn Mastro will their friendship to Pat Miller and Phyllis Leininger. Marilyn Yeakley and Pearl Wolfe will their trips to Schaefferstown to Pam Stechman and Elaine Feeg. Jerry Yeagley wills his good looks to Glenn Mader. Jeanette Rutter and Pat Wilson will their places in the Home Ec. Room to Shirley Fullmer and Mary Jane Houtz. Edward Swanger wills his athletic ability to David Hipp. Barbara Yordy wills her sweaters to Sandra Waltermeyer. David Grumbine wills his romantic traits to David Shenk. Kenneth Harding leaves his gracefulness to James Bird. Lloyd Nixon and James Rittle leave their trips to Landis and Landis to two prospective seniors. Gene Daub wills his good driving record to Mr. Hess. John Ernfield and Leroy Souders will their interest in school to Terry Hoffman and Mike Hibshman. Edna Brown wills her cooking ability to Doris Houtz. Lloyd Claman and Gene Lutz leave their love for girls to Skip Steltz and Terry Witter. Lucille Darkes wills her neat wardrobe to Carol Kratzer. Dick Loose wills his love for chemistry class to John Atkins. John Hess and Jonas Kreider will their musical ability to Brian Donley. Arnold Miller wills his good manners to John Whitmoyer. Jay Yeagley wills his love for typing to Bill Siverling. It is our hope that the gifts we have bestowed upon the underclassmen will be cherished by them. In Witness Whereof: We have thereunto set our hand this 23rd day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1958. Witness: Mrs. Lena B. Saunders Address: Borough of Myerstown, County of Lebanon, and State of Pennsylvania. Witness: Mr. Robert A. Hoffman Address: Borough of Myerstown, County of Lebanon, and State of Pennsylvania.

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Senior Personalities VOCALLY INCLINED Nancy Kohl Jerad Yeagley MosT VERSATILE Richard Loose Margaret Smaltz Mosr ATHLETIC Fulk Kay Zeaffgsg Mosr DRAMATIC Gerald Hanley Linda Long