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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL In the morgue of Mr. Walter Y. Grove, the president of our School Board, we have tucked away this last will for we realize its fate. ln an old corner of the room, which is covered with cobwebs, we have filed this sorrowful bit of oratory. We, the Class of l938 of the Waynesboro Senior High School, located in the city of Waynesboro, a suburb of Bouzerville, county of Franklin, state of Pennsylvania, feeling dumb, hateful, and merry, do declare on this twenty- seventh day of May in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred Thirty-eight, this our last will and testament to be carried out in every detail by our ex- ecutors' very meticulous observation. I. To our Parents and Friends: Our most sincere thanks for this fine new building, which we all have so gratefully received. Surely it has no equal in beauty and construction. Again We extend our gratitude to you. ll. To our Class Advisers, Miss Bomaine Schue and Mr. Baymond W l-Iarbaugh: Our most sincere thanks for the interest which you exhibited in all our class projects. Ill. To the School: The privilege Calthough we know it is impossible to do sol to graduate another class of Seniors who have established for themselves so many great achievements, such as was the record of good old '38. IV. To the Rifle Clubs: The window panes of our old high school to be used in target practice, and a five cent cigar to the marksman who crashes the two large ornaments which adorn the entrance. V. To Rip Engle: The charter of a Bicycle Club, which shall consist of not less than 300 members, all of whom shall be required to sport jobs like his. VI. To Football Co-Captains, Don Moats and Bob Burner: Another undefeated football season with all the fighting spirit and enthusiasm we seniors showed. VII. 'I'o Mr. Neal, our popular janitor: A squad of fifty men to help him do his various chores. VIII. To the Faculty: I. Mr. Strinee-A kiddie car to patrol the halls, 2. Miss Amberson-A journey to France. 3. Miss Witherspoon-A fog-horn to guide her through life. Page Twenty-six

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bands. Under the supervision of Miss Ethyl Harper, the class adviser, a successful fashion revue was presented which enabled the class to meet expenses for further activities. As the crowning event of the year, a gala lunior-Senior Prom was staged. The committees for the lunior-Senior Prom were as follows: orchestra-Robert Bouder, Doris Baker, Robert Altland, Louise Peiffer, decorations-Charlotte Barkdoll, Bernard Young, Melvin Rup- pert, Betty Heller, Mary Louise Wolfinger, invitations and programs-loseph- ine Stouffer, Mary lane Stoops, lohn Grumbine. Music for the occasion was furnished by Howard Gale and his orchestra from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For this, the final year, Merle Bowers was re-elected to lead the class on to the height of its glory. This march to glory was further inspired by the prospect of being the first class to graduate from our fine, new high school building. Through the expert tutelage of our fine coaches, Engle and Palmer, the football team, composed largely of seniors, fought through a stiff ten-game schedule to an undefeated season. The class of '38 contributed fifteen lettermen to the team, which included Captain Don Shockey, with his teammates Baker, Bowers, Carson, Newman, Martin, Grumbine, Rock, Snyder, Smithfield, Dorand, Etchberger, Verdier, Davis, and Brightful. Captain Shockey was the highest scorer with Baker a close second. The basketball team included Verdier, who was elected honorary captain, Newman, Rock, Bowers, Baker and Brightful. Shorty Verdier was leading scorer on the team. The head-managerships were held by Richard Beckner, in football, and Gerald Morganthall, in basketball. Betty Thompson and Louise Peiffer led the student body in the lusty cheers which encouraged these teams that wore the Blue and Gold so proudly. The Blue and Gold was edited by Laban Leiter, who was ably assisted by Gladys Creps, Frieda Billow, Wilma Roberts, Betty Heller, Doris Baker, Franklin Mentzer, Harold Widdowson, Geraldine Kelly, Earl Snader, Delorous lones, Melvin Ruppert, Helen Zimmerman, loanna Mentzer, Milton Toms, and Earl McFerren. The class was well represented in the school band, orchestra, and choral club. As one of their senior projects, the class presented a Town Hall program, which included two comedy playlets, coached and enacted by seniors, and an amateur hour. The seniors who participated in the program were Harold Snyder, Carolyn Latshaw, Betty Thompson, Elizabeth Rock, Louise Fitz, Frieda Billow, Betty Heller, Gladys Creps, Sylvia Haugh, Haveline Zuckerman, Geraldine Clopper, Toby Goldberg, Louise Peiffer, Laban Leiter, Marshall Rock, Franklin Dorand, Frank Etchberger, Frederick Swope, Charles Pryor, Norval Davis, Delbert Harbaugh, and Kenneth Berlin. The receipts from this entertainment aided in the other senior projects which included the annual Spring Frolic and a colorful Senior Dinner and Senior Guest Dance in our new and spacious gymnasium. The class play, a very clever and sophisticated comedy, t'The Patsy, proved to be another success typical of the class of '38 lts cast included Norval Davis as Bill Harrington, Doris Baker, Mrs. William Harrington, Ger- aldine Kelley, Grace Harrington, Toby Goldberg, Patricia Harrington, Melvin Ruppert, Billy Caldwell, Frank Etchberger, Tony Anderson, Betty Thompson, Sadie Buchanan, Charles Pryor, Francis Patrick O'Flaherty, Richard FOX, Trip Busty. The stage manager, Frederick Swope, was assisted by Delbert Harbaugh and Harry Kuhn, while the property managers were George Miller and Gladys Creps. The play was ably directed by Miss Helen B. Benedict. This illustrious class had no weak points. lts members excelled in all lines of scholastic competition-athletics, music, forensic activities, and studies. The class of l938, with all these fine records behind it, looks forward with anticipation to even greater success in new fields of activity. Page Twenty five

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4. Mr. Harbaugh-More characters in Les Miserables . 5. Mr. Engle-A bicycle with a motor. 6. Miss Fogelsanger-Three dozen extra typewriters. 7. Mrs. Geiser-More time spent with us. 8. Mr. Martin-A secretary to count our football profits. 9. Mr. Tedesco-A new 1938 model Ford. 10 Mr. Smith-Better track material with which to work. ll. Miss Schue-More senior classes to worry her. 12. Miss Lowery-A position in a deaf and dumb school. 13. Mr. Palmer-More undefeated I. V. teams. CWe hopej 14. Miss Smith-The privilege of leading a jazz band. 15 Mr. Lehman-More inquisitive students like Bouder and Bock. 16. Mr. Diffenbaugher-Not another class of silly juniors. 17 Mr. Walck-A reward for his services to our Wahian. 18. Mrs. Knupp-Better acquaintance next year. 19. Mr. Blain-A position as little man in a side-show. 20. Miss Benedict-To never again substitute for a substitute. 21. Abe Sanders-You're not the least but you're last. lX. We bequeath: Bud Bicker's jokes to Mr. 1-larbaugh. Marsh Rock's basketball togs to George Neal. Charlie Brightfu1's Chevrolet to Zuckermans. Bob Bouder's glasses to Mt. Wilson Observatory Horace Little's southern drawl to George Waltz. And lastly, We, the Senior Class of 1938, do hereby declare and appoint, on this twenty-seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred Thirty-eight, Abe Sanders and Mr. Neal sole executors of this will. And if we possess any other worldly possessions Cl doubt itj we inform our executors to wrap them in a box of Bayer's Aspirin Tablets and toss them out of a window in the Empire State Building. Those who are fortunate enough to retrieve these valuable articles may then claim them as their own. Signed, MEBLE BOWERS, President . THoMAs ZUMBRO Wlmesses 1 RAY wooLR1DcE Page Twenty-seven