Sandusky High School - Fram Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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page thirty-one THE FRAM ANNUAL Last Will and Testame We, the Senior A ' s of Sandusky High School, composing- the well-known and celebrated class of 1922, hereby make our last will and testament, said ' will conferring all the possessions of said class upon our promising, radiant followers, the Senior B ' s. Realizing that Father Time will soon remove us from the glorious realms of good old Sandusky Hi we wish that all our posessions, including val- uable abilities, fond treasures, duties and riches shall fall into capable hands, and realizing also the sore need of the Senior B ' s for this heritage, we hereby bequeath all possessions to the Senior B ' s, the exceptions and particular favors to be dis- tributed as listed below. May there be no wrangling over the various be- quests. May our last wishes not be disturbed by quarrels over the many splendid possessions left behind. It is our fond hope that you accept them, cherish them with your greatest respect, appre- ciating the exceptional honor you have of receiv- ing gifts so magnificent. I, Harold Ross, do hereby bequeath my dra- matic ability together with my French philosophy, to Carl Hellyer, in whom I know there are latent possibilities. We, the proud Virgil class, do hereby bestow upon our sucessors the thrill of the dangerous voyage through Room 35. And may the kind guiding spirit of Miss Lewis be a constant conso- lation to your wavering strength, even as she has piloted us over the dangerous shoals. We wish you luck — you ' ll need it. I, Peter Ward, realizing that my work must go on, do hereby transfer, without compunction or remorse, my unprecedented inexplicable dancing form upon, Theodore Kauer. May you guard it, and help preserve it through the ages. I, Clara Jensen, do hereby confer without a show of jealousy my magnetic cuteness to that in- dividual of whom I have ever thought well. Chuck Edmund. I, the great Bolivar Lorenzen, having no more need of my ability with the gloves, graciously de- liver all my fight and snap to — well the whole class ; there is plenty to go around, and a generous supply left over for that good sponsor, Mr. Kilian. The magician ' s work can not be permitted to die by the way ; therefore I, Ed. Thurston Cottey, hereby bestow my magic ability, the greatest San- dusky Hi has ever enjoyed, upon Ralph Stockdale. Develop it, boy, for you have great possibilities. We, the Senior A members of the football squad, do hereby release the positions we have held to our followers, the boys of the Senior B class. Included in this bequest is all the slam, bang, and punch Coach Layman may put you through. May you be bruised, may you bite the dust as we have done. I, A. J. Biemiller, wish to confer upon a mem- ber of the Senior B class a great possession, my wonderful oratory. Realizing what it means to successfully represent my Demosthenian dramat- ics, I hesitate to bequeath it to any special one. Will the entire class then strive to master the art t of the Class of 1922 I have demonstrated, in the hope that with much effort at least one can partly do me justice? We, the passing members of the Debating Club, bestow upon one of our promising sucecss- ors, Lynn Gundlach, all our stage tranquility, composure when unduly excited, together with full command over all members not supposed to be in motion when tongues have the floor. I, Edward Aust, wish to bequeath my masterly ability for translating Virgil upon a despairing successor, Ernest Risley. May you continue to be a pleasure to Miss Lewis, and quiet her as T have quieted her by my broad appreciation of her favoiite hero. I, Alyne Wiedenhaefer, prize pepist of t he Sen- ior Class, desiring this spirit shall not die, do hereby transfer all my excess life to the Senior Class, germs to be inoculated into each and every one, thereby waking the entire class to a new con- ception of life. I, Clarence Herb, do hereby bequeath my at- tractive personality, good humor, and pleasant smile to a worthy member of the Senior B class. Upon second thought, howevei , I bequeath all these to the entire class — they need it. We, John, Hank, and Bolivar, hereby bequeath to Abe and Moke the exclusive right to the radia- tor adjoining Room 26. I, Albert Close, although sad that High School life for me is over, do hereby bequeath to Harland Dean the pull I had with the teachers. Har- land, it takes brains to successfully manage this art, but I have confidence in you. I, Garry Salmon, Arrow Collar Portrait de- luxe, hereby bequeath to Abe Cohen my entire beauty collection, together with my engaging dimple, irresistible laugh, and swinging gait. One thing, however, I shall carry with me to the grave — my love for all the girls. I, Chick Littleton, realizing the work of the few austere, serious-minded people in the world, and the battle they must constantly wage in an effort to eliminate more of the jocose from life, do hereby transfer the work I have promulgated for years to any three members of our faithful fol- lowers, the Senior B ' s. We, the members of the Fram Staff, editors unrivaled, hereby bequeath to our worthy suces- sors, all duties connected with said publication. May you enjoy the company of Mr. Whitney and may you weather the gruelling he puts you through. This, then, is the final will and testament of that sparkling class, the Senior A ' s, bequeathing all wealth to our struggling infeiiors, the Senior B ' s. May you cherish these riches, dear suc- cessors, may you quickly realize what wonderful possessions are entrusted to your care. Although you can never hope to surpass us, yet it is our sin- cere wish that you strive doubly hard to equal us. WITNESSES VAL HOTTENROTH, MRS. BISHOP, : I C. J. STROBEL.

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THE FRAM ANNUAL page thirty It was a wonderful afternoon in June, 1932. A young- lady walking down Columbus Avenue was surprised to see the doors of a beautiful church opened wide, and crowded to overflowing-. As she, with a sudden inspiration, walked up the steps, an usher, full of importance, strode up to her, and said briskly, Friend or relative? Friend, she answered quickly and she was ushered into a back seat. Then to the tune of the Lohengrin Wedding- March, a young man and woman slowly marched to the altar. The last ar- rival was truly startled to find that the groom tvas an old acquaintance. It was Elmer Frank. The onlooker was surprised because she hadn ' t heard of Elmer ' s return from Germany, where he was a decided success as a musician. When the brief ceremony was over, Annette Guckert was one of the first to congratulate the bride and groom. He was in turn as sui-prised as she, for he wasn ' t in the habit of meeting their classmates everyday, Elmer insisted upon Annette ' s coming to the five o ' clock dinner at the new Hotel San- dusky, erected recently on the old Postoffice site. Surely, said Annette, I ' d be delighted to come. Who owns the hotel? Who owns it? said Elmer. Why, Harold Schweinfurth. Annette felt her knees shake. Can you tell me any more news of our old class? Well, answered Elmer, Did you know that Helen Noftz and Ruth Sabiers are teachers up at the new High School? Helen teaches shorthand, and Ruth, typewrit- ing. Ruth took Miss Teeter ' s place when she got married, and Helen took Mr. Yaple ' s place when he resigned to teach shorthand at a commercial college. Annette then told them that she had gone out West for her health, and had married a young rancher in Nevada, who was killed in a battle be- tween his cowboys and some desperadoes. Here she picturesquely raised her dainty handkerchief and daubed her eyes significantly. By this time, they had reached the hotel, and Harold pompously sauntered up with his congrat- ulations. Why, Annabel, where on earth did you come from? he said excitedly. Why, I thought you lived out West? And thus the greetings were exchanged and Harold was persuaded to dine with the wedding crowd. Upon being asked for information con- cerning the whereaobuts of his old classmates, he volunteered these items: Bemice Appell is run- ning an attractive millinery store on Columbus Avenue, and Joyce White has recently married an industrious farmer from Castalia. Annette wanted to know what had become of some of the boys, so Harold said, Well, Robert Ryan is considered the best athletic coach in the United States and is coaching at Yale University, and Bill Carnegie is running for Congressman on the Democratic ticket. Here Harold ' s wife (nee Dot Schaub) returned from a club meeting and she too was persuaded to Class Prophecy of 1921 1-2 jom the happy party. She told them that she had just met Thelma Bechtel and Mrs. Carl Deist (otherwise Sammy) . Thelma, she said, was a court reporter. Just then, Annette remembered that Louise Lucal was the writing teacher up at Central High where Helen and Ruth were. At the close of the dinner, Elmer, his bride, and Annette climbed into the handsome sedan outside. As they were going down Adams Street, the car suddenly stopped and the jolt was such a sur- prise that all of the party waited for what was commg next, and then burst into a shout of laugh- ter. The chauffeur couldn ' t find the trouble so the bridal party were forced to get out. Just then, another big car drove up and Lloyd Sabiers opened one of the doors and asked what the trou- ble was. After the surprise, at Lloyd ' s invitation they all got mto his car and, leaving the discom- fited chauffeur with the other car, drove away Upon being questioned Lloyd told the party that he was the editor of a big newspaper in Cleveland and had just come home for the week end He told them, too, that Esther Butler and Ruth Bris- tol were working in his office ; that Gertrude Smith and Dot Martin were running a prosperous restaurant in a convenient place for motorists to stop and dine, on the outskirts of Cleveland. Lloyd suddenly ceased talking and stopped the car. There ' s Minnetta Margard, he said. She teaches elocution, you know. Minnetta, too, was pursuaded to join the hap- py party which was soon on its way ' again. Min- netta said she was getting along fine with her chosen work and liked it very much. Elmer was anxious to hear more about his classmates after being gone from the United States for so long and so Minnetta was called upon for information. She said, Why, tonight Gladys Hoffman sings at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York City. She is making a wonderful suc- cess. And Margaret Swift, what did I read about hex- in the evening paper? Oh, I know, she teach- es a kindergarten school on Madison Street. Then Minneta was told all the rest that they knew. She was surprised to find that almost all were accounted for. Just as Lloyd stopped the automobile, at the new couple ' s pretty bungalow (the honeymoon was delayed a few weeks as El- mer ' s return was so recent and he had done so much traveling) , he saw a doctor ' s car next door As they all ascended the steps, the doctor came out and the entire party cried out, Why it ' s Bryce White! Bryce was equally surprised and when they asked him to stop in and talk over old times he said he regretted it but he had wanted to go to the theater to see Lewis Bamberl in Booth Tark- mgton ' s, The Flirt. With a shout of approval from all the members ot the crowd, it was suggested that we go to the theater to see Lewis in The Flirt, and if Lewis was surprised at the thunderous applause from a certain crowd, he did not say so when, after the show, the old classmates talked with him. R. M. S.

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THE FRAM ANNUAL page thirty-two Farewell to Sandusky High School Hark! 0 beloved friends While we our voices blend Sweet praises forth to send For Sandusky High School. These school days now are o ' er Soon shall we leave thee, nor Shall your halls know us more Dear Sandusky High School. Though soon afar we ' ll roam Back will our fancy come To Learning ' s childhood home Dear Sandusky High School. Oh ! but no tongue can tell How much we wish you well As we now say, Farewell Dear Sandusky High School. Farewell, familiar walls Farewell, beloved halls Farewell, farewell to all Dear Sandusky High School. Farewell, ye teachers true Farewell, dear classmates, too Farewell, farewell to you Dear Sandusky High School. —By Class of 1922. Song of ' 22 Come let ' s show the world our mettle, Class of twenty-two! Let ' s not in a groove and settle, I nor you: But let ' s ever up and onward, Make I can ' t a past-and-gone word, Leave the cry, to stop, unhonored, I and you. Work to carry on ' s awaiting You and me. Life is urging Stop your waiting, Do and be! There are tools to be invented. There are arts to be extended, There are plans to be augmented, Come and see! We are walking up the byway, You and I, Leading out to life ' s big highway As we try. We can do the things we plan to, Men have done what they began to. Why can ' t we excell all man, too. If we try? Song of ' 2IV2 It ' s not because he ' s lucky, That the best man wins the prize. It ' s only due to labor true; Therein the secret lies. If in the world, your mark you ' d make Don ' t trust to luck alone. It ' s only those who labor hard. Who harvest what they ' ve sown. If luck means labor, and it does. Then work with all your might. The goal for which you strive is yours When you have won the fight. R. M. S. •