Waynesboro Area Senior High School - Wayarian Yearbook (Waynesboro, PA)

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eniofz Glass fzojrltec Having just completed a trip around the world in her trimotor plane, Betty Eader has dropped in for a little chat with Mrs. john Maun, formerly Arlene Hepfer, and describes her interesting trip, on which she met many of the classmates whom she had not seen since her high school days. I had a very delightful trip, said Betty, seating herself in front of the open fireplace for a long winter's evening chat with an old friend. Having secured two competent pilots, john Reddig and Robert Cashman, we left, February 25, 1960, for Tampa, Florida, where we found Robert Snyder conducting a symphony orches- tra. His manager, Richard Shearer, reported that they were under contract for an all-around-the-world tour. Taking the Carribean route to Rio de Janeiro, where, by the way, we found Robert Riley as consul from the United States, we, in the course of only a few days, landed in Northwestern Africa, and were greeted by Mary Stitely and Charles Much who are located there in a well equipped American mission stationf' Oh, I think it would be exciting to go to Africa,'i said Arlene eagerly. Did you encounter any lions or tigers while there? No, we were not molested by any such beasts, for we remained there only long enough to refuel, but we learned later that Warren Stauffer, in company with an eminent German scientist, was making geological explorations there in Morocco. Our next stop was the quaint, picturesque city of Seville in Spain, in which we saw Senorita French dancing La Tarantella amid a group of jubilant and felicitous persons. Leaving Seville, the languorous siren city of Spain's brightest century, we journeyed on to Manzanares where we arrived just in time for a bull-fight, and having followed the animated impassioned crowd to the bull-ring, learned that Alfred Rock had been acclaimed the hero of the day. Having taken to the air once, more, we reached Monoco, and like all other foolish and curious society folks who visited here, we ascended the long series of stairs which lead up the Monro Carlo to the gambling casino, but paused upon the threshold and retreated lest desire should get the better of our wills. You are perhaps anxious to hear about Paris, so I shall hurry on and tell you that while there I stayed at the far-famed Hotel de Luxe, which was under the managership of Monsieur Frantz. The day after arriving in the city foften called the perfection of a traveller's dreamj I immediately launched on a sight-seeing tour, and while riding along the Champs d' Elysees, noticed a large sign advert- ising Bock's Beauty Salon, and on passing the Opera House, which is itself the triumph of modern Parisian architecture, I saw that the prominent singer, William Heffner, would make his appearance there that night in 'Carmenfi While visiting the Louvre, I recognized the paintings of Kenneth Ankerbrand which have won great renown for him. We remained in Paris only a week and then started on our way to England. In London I met Stuart Altland who said that he had been recently made Editor- Twenty three

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IV-To that insignificant, phlegmatic group of worry warts , commonly mm ill We, the seniors, have now reached the evening days of our school life and to our great sorrow we will soon dissolve as one united body and seek higher honors, scholastically or otherwise, as individuals. We also realize quite fully that we must draw up a will in order that the juniors will not wholly be bare of knowledge, un- derstanding, and initiative. Therefore, we, the graduating class of the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, of the Waynesboro High School, situated in the city of Waynesboro, county of Franklin, and state of Pennsylvania, do hereby, whereby, good-bye, and bye-bye, declare this to be our last will and testament, to be carried out in full under the supervision of our executors. This unsurpassed graduating class, from its estate and store of numerous posses- sions, makes the following bequests: Item Item Item Item I-To our beloved, though sometimes unappreciated faculty, we do extend the sincere hope that all subsequent classes shall cause them as little trouble and despair as did our own class. II-To that obnoxious and spurious junior class, who, because of their idiosyncrasies, can never hope to equal our unparalleled accomplishments, we bequeath our superior intellectual power and our ability to dominate the lower classmen. III-To our illustrious sister classmen, the sophomores, we bequeath our athletic ability and our utter lack of procrastination. known as the freshmen, we bequeath a book of etiquette, our sportsman- ship, and a course in the development of a sense of humor. Item VHTO Mr, Lehman we bequeath more front rows for his classes and the hope that the Grand Old Party will fare better in the next presidential election than it did in the past one. Item VI-To Mr. Harbaugh we bequeath a copy of all the wise cracks , jokes, and the like which were pulled so illustriously in our Physics classes so that he might use these as a standard of elegance and wit in judging the worth of those cracks which our less illustrious successors might pull. Item VIIfUpon Miss Schue and Mr. Baugher, our class advisers, we confer our most hearty appreciation for their efforts in making the seniors so outstanding. As executors of the above statement we do, hereby, appoint Huber D. Strine, Principal of Waynesboro High School, and Noah M. Baugher, This last will and testament of the class of '37 is declared signed, sealed, and Closed this twenty-first day of May, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven in the presence of Witnesses Merle Bowers Jghn Reddig Robert Bouder President Twenty-two

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in-Chief of the London Times, and having learned that Ellen Nell was also in London, I decided immediately to find her. She told me that she was spending several months in England for the purpose of writing her geneology. From England we journeyed on to Leipzig, Germany, where Vaughn Shook, as a master of violin, was teaching in the Royal Conservatory of Music. In Moscow, Russia, I visited the Academy of Arts and Sciences, where I found Harold Foust, who is a research chemist of note, experimenting with his newly discovered inert gas, known as solon. While walking down the street several hours later, I met a person who fulfilled my expectations of a typical Russian- beard and all. But lo and behold, when I entered into conversation with this man, I found it to be none other than Wilford Miller. I learned from him that he had recently been appointed confidential secretary to the dictator. Leaving Moscow late that night, we set out for China, but because of motor trouble we experienced a slight accident while attempting to make a landing in a swampy rice field of Siberia. We were carefully treated by the beneficent nurse, Frances Brown. Our plane repaired, we continued the journey to the Phillipines, which are now under the sound guidance of james Thomas, and onward to Hawaii. On the broad beach of Waikiki, we could see Helen Rowe, having finally accomplished her one vain hope. In a few more hours of steady flying, we were once more Back in the United States, which, after being away for so long a time, certainly looked inviting to us. Why, Betty, it seems as though all of our old classmates have gone abroad to seek their fortunef' No, indeed, Arlene, there are still quite a few in the United States about whom I shall now tell you. I found Corinne Wallace and Betty Fries in the city of Washington, where they are private secretaries in the senate office building, serving Earl Whitmore and Aaron Lock. Glenn Henicle, mighty coach of the Pitt Panthers is to play Wilbur Beckneris Minnesota Warriors at the annual Rose Bowl tilt. The class is well represented in Hollywood with jane Engle, Helen Kahl, Lillian Oyer, and Geraldine Shank as glamorous chorus girls, and Norman Diffenderfer, comedian. Back in Waynesboro, which is now a large prosperous city, I found the faculty of the high school slightly changed, with Lucille Margin teaching physical educa- tion and composing popular music in her spare time, Louise Hoffmaster teaching trigonometryg the commercial department under the supervision of Perry Hull, and Austin Noll succeeding Mr. Stickell as janitor, Harold Whetstone has taken up the law profession and is practicing in Waynesboro, assisted by his proficient secretary, Peggy Stoner. Robert Sollenberger is now the proud owner of a modern- ly equipped chemical laboratory, and with his wife whom we knew as Myrtle Barlup-as such a story ends, lived happily ever after. Samuel Stoner has established something new in the way of a tonsorial shop, and the model dairy which I saw near Upton is run by none other than Elmer Shoemaker. Mary Shockey, Helen Lecron, Margaret Shank, and Betty Garver have all assumed the responsibilities of housewives and are living comfortable and happy lives in Waynes- boro. Well, Arlene, I suppose this concludes my collection of facts about our one-time classmates. I had a very enjoyable evening with you, and please come to see me soon. Twenty four