Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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THE SENIOR CLASS WILL IN THE NAME OF THE BENEVOLENT FATHER or ALL: We, the Senior Class of 1915, of the High School of the City of Salem, County of Columbiana, and State of Ohio, and being of sound and disposing mind and memory and of uncertain age, do make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testa- ment. ITEM I. It is our will that all our class debts be paid as soon as possible after our graduation. ITEM II. Glenn Bates leaves his much envied ability to eat his way through a whole laboratory of Chemistry equations to Linn Kille. These two boys are very good when it comes to the study of Chemistry and we are proud of their ability. Perhaps some day we will hear of their making a chemical compound which the two, together cannot hold down, for instance Nitro-glycerine and tlien-1-----? ITEM III. Leah Burton wills her quiet, forceful and unassuming manner to Leroy Sell. As a direct result of this gift, Leroy can only expect to make friends with every- one, for these are qualities which meet with approval in any individual, no matter who he may be. The Seniors are glad that there is one in the Class who could make such a gift. , ITEM IV. Dorothy Lease wills her quiet, dignified and modest manner to John DeVoren. John is so markedly quiet and dignified that he has attracted much atten- tion to himself through the example which he sets for others. Now it is known why so many couldn't make it through in deportment, it is because John got all the high grades and left the low grades to the rest of us. .ITEM V. Leo Windle leaves his ability to transform a football into a genuine Zeppelin air craft to John Mulford. Leo is leaving a splendid reputation and won- derful ability. If John will but follow in the steps of these Seven League Boots he can make the halls of the new Salem High School shine with fame and glory. ITEM VI. Francis Fisher does hereby will and bequeath his large store of pretty blushes to Lee Lampher, Who now gives good promise of becoming a veritable blazing sun among his fair friends. ITEM VII. To Leora Hoopes, we leave the no mean ability of Nellie Lewis as a reader, knowing very well that Leora will multiply her talent instead of hiding the candle beneath a bushelf' as was related of the unfaithful servant in the Bible. ITEM VIII. Augusta Snyder leaves her Hstill small voicen in the care of Andrew Colmery, who we know will do his best to bring about some development. XVe believe that Augusta has made the correct choice, for when Andrew gets up to debate, the vol- ume of his voice reminds one of Theodore Roosevelt or of ex-Governor Cox. ITEM IX. John Cavanaugh gives and wills his highly appreciated reputation of f'long distance man on the track to NVilliam Hagan. If Bill isn't afraid to run he will never have another excuse for being late to school in the mornings. He can also turn the gift to good account and to the school's glory when the track-team loses John next vear. ITEM X. Harry Goldy leaves, with malice toward none, his large supply of fool- ishness and ability to ask more questions than Wise Solomon could ever answer, to the Freshman Class. There will be more than enough to go around, and you might give the 'tleavin's to next year's Freshmen. ITEM XI. Dorothy Fox bequeaths her exceedingly broad and greatly varied mat- rimonial experiences to Rhea Dunn. It appears that this helpful gift has come just in D810 IWCDIY-IWO

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1915 In the month of September, 1911, ninety-'Four little urchins toddled up the steps to High School. Some crept in timidly all alone, others were accompanied by anxious mammas, while still others marched in boldly with an air of bravado to cover their inward misgivings. We trembled in fear ofthe upper classmen, for the Sophomores dared to call us green, unsophisticated Freshiesf' the Juniors laughed joyously when we came walking into their classrooms, and the Seniors cast sharp, reproving glances on us if we happened to occupy their seats in the study room. By almost superhuman efforts the teachers managed to cultivate in us a taste for high deportment grades. In due season we had distinguished ourselves on the football field, being represented by four husky athletes. Preliminary track-meet time came-We strode through it and emerged in a blaze of glory. High School picnic, final exams, and our first year was over. With a noticeable diminution in our numbers we entered Room 7 the next fall. It seemed very strange to be all together in one big room, but what was stranger still the girls all crowded to one side of the study hall, while the boys, evidently terrified by such an array of beautiful classmates, tied to the opposite side. And thus we re- mained. Care-free as was our life in those days, still we were not idle. We repeated our achievements on the gridiron and none cared to dispute our title to track-meet honors. The whole year seemed but a glorious summer day, with never a cloud in the sky, till evening stole down and found us half Way on the road to graduation. ' NVith only an occasional break in the monotony we had gone this far in High School, but now as Juniors an awakening took place. The first notable event was the selection of class pins and to every Junior came the joy of proudly exhibiting his to an admir- ing group of Sophomores. This year the school became members of the Triangular Debating Team. The class of 'l5 furnished the majority of members of the Salem rep- resentatives. In May plans were furthered for a class party and on tl1e twenty-seventh of that month We spent a memorable evening at the home of Miss Marburger. Again our annual picnic, the honor of decorating the Opera House for commencement and we reluctantly turn our thoughts to our Senior year. ln this last and glorious term events have happened in rapid succession. On the twenty-second of October We celebrated Hallowc'en with a masquerade in which every- one joined heartily. A month later, with the consent of the Board of Education, we concluded to publish the Reveille. Shortly after the holidays work Was begun on the debate and again this class distinguished itself along the lines of oratory. The staging of our class play, f'The Piper, the production of a German play, and last of all, Commencement only remains to complete four happy, yet profitable years, for which we are very grateful to those who have co-operated to make them a success. DBIB IW0l1lY'0ll8

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time, for Rhea, seemingly does not care into what sort of society she casts her lot. Our reasons for thinking thus must' be self-evident because for some time past she has been drifting about with just an ordinary Cook. , ITEM XII. Bernice Grove gives, wills, and bequeaths her pretty locks of long hair to William Carlyle. Perhaps it is a little hard on Williaiii to say this, but it actually looks as though he were trying to compete With the girls. Nevertheless he is a good fellow and frequently attends the Barbers' Reunion. ITEM XIII. Harold Gearhart Wills his hat and his long Cll walk to school to Theo- dore Wolford. Harold only lives across the street from school and so doesn't need his hat. Ted certainly deserves to live closer to school, because, for some time he has made the walk, only a matter of a few miles, twice a day, but now he will have it much easier. ITEM XIV. Edith West leaves her last name to South Metzger. Good luck, South-XVest-, perhaps some day when you have acquired a name for every point of the compass, thirty-two in all, you can divide up with some of us who have only one good nick-name. ITEM XV. Carl Yengling does hereby give, will and bequeath his talent as a ear- toonist to Howard Foltz, who is already quite an artist. If Howard can only accommo- date the given talent to his own, We may expect some works of great value from him in the near future. ITEM XVI. Solbert Greenberger gives and wills his ability to keep pace with Master Fashion to Lawrence Beardmore, who we fully expect will go to Paris and - Show 'em how to do it. ITEM XVII. Edith Lentz wills her ability to keep up both ends of a conversation to Betty Atchison. What is most deceiving is the 'fact that so much material can be found in so small a space, but have we not found that air is compressible to a re- markable degree? ITEM XVIII. Fred Harroff does give, will and bequeath his marked ability as Master of Oratory, Debate and a general Free-for-All, to his brother Ray. Don't mistake this act as an evidence of brotherly kindness, for Fred simply believes in keeping old relics in the family as long as possible. ITEM XIX. To Lois Garret, Mabel Berlin leaves two rosy cheeks and a winning smile for everyone, but especially for the opposite sex. Mabel has certainly worked out to a finish, the old proverb, Laugh, and the world laughs with you, for her smiles have proved to be quite catching. We will see how well this holds true in the case of Lois. ITEM XX. Leon I-Ienault wills and bequeaths one of his numerous fair friends to Russell Myers, who has never been seen with one of his own choice. Leon is certainly not quite so unfortunate as was Solomon, but we don it see how he could miss just one out of so many UD hundred. VVe will have to admit that perhaps there were not quite so many as we have said, but there were too many to count. ITEM XXI. James VVilson leaves his ability to make a lot of noise without the aid of any external appliances whatever, to William Linn. It seems just natural for these two boys to stir up a lot of noise regardless of whether it means anything or not. This quality is no drawback to Jim 's character, but he needs it no longer and VVilliam is seeking re-enforcements and will be glad to receive the gift. ITEM XXII. Mary XVilson gives her commendable ability to push things and gain results to James Hayden. In his work, so far, Jim has gained some good results and has proved himself to be a very fair student, gathering together a few good fill grades. As for pushing things, we believe the only thing he would be able to push would be a wheel-barrow, and probably couldn't keep this on the side-Walk. ITEM XXIII. To Reuben Smith, Cecil Uhessman does give, will and bequeath his varied experiences in the Dry Goods business, namely, the experiences of a delivery boy, page twenty-three