Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Shroyer is besfowing her opus How fo Make Blunders and Bring on Hysferia on Lois Mc- Cormick. Ted Howell gives one crew haircuf fo Tom Walkup. Margaref Kucher will be fhe grafeful iwe hopei recipienf of Marfha Schad's beloved recording, Sugar Blues by Benny Goodman. Bob McSherry leaves fhaf gaudy red and blue safin iackef fo Speed Shroyer, while Jim Kaser bequeafhs his coke-compiling fechnique fo Bill Run- yan. A scienfific library and a very educafional pamphlef enfifled Safe and Sane Driving for Tiny Tofs are fhe bequesf of Arfhur Lamebrain Schnacke fo Bill Walfers. lfem Third Bud Crawford and Warren Esfabrook leave fo fhe enfire faculfy a sunny disposifion and a sense of humor. Doyle Paddock gives a few of his richly-hued velvefeen shirfs fo brighfen fhe iunior local color, while Lenora Jollay and Beffy Kimmel leave piles of nofes in shorf-hand fo fhe Virginias Fisher and Cornell. Wezer Canny leaves her pixilafed ways fo Muriel Musser in order fo fake on fhe dignify befiH'ing a college freshman. Bob Hubler's smoofh version of fhe Big Apple goes fo Don Fox, and Nancy Wolfe bequeafhs her crew cap fo Beffsie Hughes. Bill Gaifher hands over abouf fhree inches of exfra heighf fo Bill Husmann. Mary Dressler and Helen Harfzell leave fheir abilify fo do fheir share fo Mary Jane Sfein, while Mr. Sanders is fo receive from Bob Henze a very carefully fyped civics nofe-book. Mary K. Reemelin and Pa'H'y Lamberf besfow an almosf complefe kniffed wardrobe on Anne Sullivan and Carolyn Talbof. Max Binkley relucfanfly hands over one scrap book of lnklings and a very useful key-hole fo Bob Rickey, and Jane Bu+ch Carlson and Earline Slug Claunch bequeafh fheir vicious looks fo Sue Meyers and Befsy Byrd. Roland Kyle and Quenfin Shank leave fwo spof- less aprons and fheir jobs af Kroger's 'io Tom Simons and George Sfoecklein, while PaH'y Casfor and Sue Curl leave fheir womanly wiles fo fhe needy iunior girls. Mari Hyre wills her big fiddle and a pair of goalie's shinguards fo Flossie Moore, and Charles Conover and Tracy Geiger leave a frail of worn ouf aufomobile parfs fo fhe ancienf hisfory class. Naomi Johnson hands over her ever-presenf gig- gle fo Happy Fluharf, and Bob Howland leaves his pipe and his purple reversible coal' fo Don Hack. Jodie Bill gives a much used copy of fhe Annap- olis Log fo any of fhe unforfunafe undergraduafes who have nof already heard fhe iokes, while Jeanne and Winnie Weaver are leaving behind fheir choice prize-winning posfers. Margie Harroll is fhe recipieni' of Jane McGraw's chanfing forensic abilify, and Sue Laufenslager fosses aside her descripfive powers fo Marianna Kimmel. Dale Andrew and Bruce iBring 'em back alivei Brower leave fhaf cave-man fechnique fo Diz Connelly and Jim Priesf, and Dick Moore hands over a box of colored chalk and a group of physics picfures fo Jane Sfrong. Beffy Van Horne, lrma Walling, and Dorofhea Weaver leave fheir impressive execufive abilify fo Carol Hopkins and Carolyn Trusler. Madeline Umsfead's neaf and precise habifs o' work are subfly bequeafhed fo Breckinridge Jones, while Phil Sheridan, fhe unquenchable, leaves fhai' effervescenf personalify fo Greer Marechal, who will give if fhe freafmeni' if deserves. Wid Wor'I'hing+on's all-round abilify and friendly nafure are fo be dispersed among fhe juniors as anofher evidence of fhe supreme generos- ify of fhe senior class. Bob Evans and Jim Fifzpafrick leave a Mickey Mouse balloon and one bag of lollypops fo Sfanley Jones and Jack Gafes, and Jack Kamp wills some fire 'rape and a bicycle pump fo Dick Berridge. We hereby appoinf Peggy Greene, Jeanneffc Kiffredge, and Anne Munger execufors of fhis our will and hereby aufhorize and empower fhem fo sell all or any parf of our esfafe. In wifness whereof, we have hereunfo sef our hand and seal fhis sixfh day of June, I938. THE SENIOR CLASS Signed and acknowledged by said class of i938 as and for fheir lasf will and fesfamenf and by us signed as wifnesses af fheir requesf in our presence and in fhe presence of each ofher fhis sixfh day of June, I938. CHARLIE McCARTHY JAMES A. FARLEY

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INDIAN GIVERS! CLASS WILL E, THE CLASS OF I938, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and declare fhis fo be our lasf will and fesfa- menf. Ifem Firsf Ward McCally falls heir fo Charles Whalen's ingrafiafing grin and superior sales falk, while Dick Kimmel wills a fricky mess iackef fo fhe iunior class rummage sales. Jane and Anne Ferneding hand over fhaf help- less look fo Jean Kindl and Sug Kiefaber so fhaf 'Ihey may keep on baffling fhe faculfy, and Marian Burger bequeafhs several volumes on Brighf Sayings for All Occasions fo Phil Sfanley. David Romeo Cowden leaves one well-worn buf sfurdy line fo George W. Shroyer ll, and Glenn Hendrix besfows his bell-lyre, complefe wifh scalps, upon Bill Barr. Rose Mary Hudson and George'Ha Mann leave parfly used bookkeeping manuals fo Dorie Hosfef- fer and Shirley Kirkpafrick, while Mildred Sfeiner wills her abilify as an appreciafive lisfener fo Louise Clemenf. Jean Barringer's car goes fo Jane Scharrer lpoor girlll while Evelyn Huffman bequeafhs her collecfion of rambling sfories fo Jean Campbell. The cheerfulness of Dick Renner and Ed Sheeran is awarded fo Kenny Arn and Kenny Israel if fhey fhink 'Ihey could use any more, and George Greene leaves several bee-hives and a dead alligafor fo Walfer McClaren. Kay Severin, Audrey Reeves, and Jane Yosf are willing a course on DaI'e Mefhods in Six Easy Les- sons fo Peggy Dougherfy and Lucia Lee, while Marie Merrill is fo 'lake fhaf boisferous Wolfrum laugh in hand. Frances Wilcke besfows a silver baskefball, owner unknown, upon fhe junior high girls, and Rifa Sfichf and Lois Zurlinden leave a parf of fheir unbounding spirif and enfhusiasm fo Mary Keogh. Bob Sforms leaves a fouch of spring fever 'Io Dick Pohl and Bill Pickrel, while Bill Oliver and Fred- die Reichelderfer bequeafh a manual on How fo Develop a Manly Grip fo Dale Moffef and How- ard Blose. Mary K. Lange leaves her appreciafion for fhe sophomore boys fo fhe slap-happy ninfh-year girls. Harold Grunewald and Rich lfhe beffer halfl Heidkamp besfow orafions and declamafions upon Nancy Keefer and Arfhur Mess, and Bob Franfz hands over his unparalleled abilify fo do nofhing and look busy fo Boyd McKinney. Ifem Second Cecilia Garbo Sfevenson bequeafhs fo her ad- miring public one sef of faffered eye-lashes. Billie Fifzgibbons and Helen Jean Brown leave fheir pep and vifalify fo Jane Hunfer fo enliven fhose long winfer monfhs ahead. Harold Hipsher's abilify fo recife as if he had a hof pofafo in his moufh we will fo Harry Clinger, while Richard Warner Ieaves his falenfs in handling Women and fheir Foolish Fancies fo Bill Liming. Beffy Benz and Beffy Ann Cox leave a sef of soprano vocal cords fo Alberfa Freudenberger. Bob lfhe ofher halfl Heidkamp and Dick Kerr leave 'Iheir baskefball abilify fo Bob Gray and Dave Prugh wifh besf wishes for a successful season. Pauline Gilman leaves her kindness and gener- osify fo Rufh Langley. Janef Denferlein, Wilmah Lane, and Izzy Kunfz hand over 'Iheir incessanf sfream of chaffer fo Melissa Perky. Joan Grefher gives a dramafic soul and an aufo- graph fo Roy Hay for inspirafion, and Norma Anderson leaves a book on dancing fo Virginia Boyles and Margaref Denferlein. Paffy Poeppelmeier and Maria Economides should cerfainly appreciafe fhe inherifance of fhe fongue-fwisfing surnames of Frances, Rosalie, and Sebe Smifh. Willie Eichenberger and Pug Graveff leave fheir fickle nafures fo Bean Shannon and Bill Lewis. Dale Carnegie doubfless finds many who fry fo equal fhe popularify of his besf seller, for Mary K.

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THE FUTURE OF THE INDIAN RACE CLASS 'PROPHECY T was 9:00 p. m. on fhe nighf of June 7. The honored speaker of fhis momenfous occasion was now fairly launched upon his address of commendafian and advice. His ringing voice held in rapf and courfeous affenfion all fhe II6 alerf young people. Did I say all? All, fhaf is, excepf fwo feminine members in fhe cenfer of fhe back row. A keen observer mighf have defecfed Cecilia Sfevenson's and Paffy Lamberf's affenfive liffle faces succumbing fo fhe drugs of sleep. The four years of endless endeavor behind fhem, fhe hours and hours of hard sfudying for exams, were foo much for fhem, so-fhey slepf. And if is my disfincf privilege fo recounf fo you now fhe sfrange prophefic dream which came fo fhem. If is I948, fen years info fhe fufure. The graduafes of fhe class of '38 have made greaf names for fhemselves in all fields of endeavor in all parfs of fhe world: BIG BUSINESS NOTES: Bud Crawford, America's mouse-frap mogul, re- porfs fhaf his head fechnician, Bill Gaifher, is a candidafe for fhe Nobel prize by virfue of his dis- covery fhaf mice prefer fheir Swiss cheese wifh fhe holes plugged up. Bob Sforms is foreman of fhe WPA gang-con- sisfing of Howell Gano, Jack Kamp, Dick Kimmel. and Dick Warner-af presenf occupied in filling Oakwood's bird-bafhs. Audrey Reeves and Naomi Johnson are manu- facfuring revolufionary false feefh wifh guaranfeed free wheeling, knee-acfion, and aufomafic gearshiff. Phil Sheridan is affracfing much affenfion wifh his radical new Snuggy-Sleeps for children over five and under six. Dick Moore is gaining infernafional presfige as a designer of ladies' undergarmenfs. Lois Zur- Iinden's and Jane Yosf's lace-making esfablishmenf furnishes fancy laces for Dick's dainfies. Willie Eichenberger and Tracy Geiger, chefs af fhe Hofel Rifz in Xenia, have invenfed a peanuf souffle named Barringer Supreme in honor of head- waifress Jean Barringer. Bob Howland is winning nafional recognifion as a designer of haunfed houses. Joan Mansur does fhe inferior decorafing for fhese archifecfual fri- umphs. EDUCATIONALITES: Glenn Hendrix is super door-fo-door salesman for Pinkerfon Pianos, fhe baby-grands wifh Person- alify. He has iusf sold one fo Sue Laufenslager's School of Charm, and if is expecfed fo increase fhe personalify rafing of her glamour girls 9970. Across fhe sfreef from Sue's school, Nina Palmer and Frances Smifh conducf an Academy for Prob- lem Children. Anne Keyes' liffle budding bum, Algernon, who has a very aggravafing habif of cracking safes, is faking fheir reform course of fen easy lessons. The apple of Gerry Graefer's eye, her pefife Pefunia, is being denied her recesses for a week because she puf arsenic in her grandmofher's furfle soup. IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: Wid Worfhingfon is chief enfomologisf af fhe Museum of Nafural Hisfory. Sociefy leaders zealously collecfing donafions for a fund fo provide smoked glasses for fhe blind mice in Russia are Evelyn Huffman, Marfha Jane Heih, and Mary Kafhryn Lange. George Greene and assisfanf Ed Sheeran fake care of fhe bees af fhe Brooklyn Zoo.