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

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enior KKCLJJ As a duly authorized attorney, of the regular bar of Franklin County, I have hereby, upon behalf of my client, the Class of 1940, of the School of Waynesboro, State of Pennsylvania, assembled you together on this solemn occasion to listen to the last will and testament of said Class, duly made out by me, legally signed and witnessed by said testator. I, the Class of 1940, having come to my last hours, and being in the full pos- session of my faculties, feel it incumbent upon me to say a few words to my heirs concerning the long years which we have passed together, more or less happily. My life has been long and full of vicissitudes, yet I have often thought that the life which is full of what are known as ups and downs is the most enjoyable, be- cause the contrasts between light and shadow, prosperity and adversity, make a varied existence which is attractive to every human being. I have seen some lives that rolled on with such perfect peacefulness and quiet, no startling upheavals, no changes of any kind, that it became wearisome just to behold them. I am arranging my worldly effects and consigning to my lawful and natural heirs all my wordly goods and chattels, with all the appurtenances and heredita- ments thereunto belonging, to each one the peculiar property seeming best Fitted to his or her needs. I further want it distinctly understood that if any one of the beneficiaries of this will shall attempt to dispute or in any way change the items of this document, he, or she, must be immediately cut off wholly and entirely from any and all of its provisions. Item I. To the class of i4I, I bequeath my dignity and honors Cwhich they can never hope to attain in so large a measure as I, the class of i405 and the success of having overcome their idiosyncrasies and shortcomings. Item ll. To the sophomores, who are soon to become the juniors, I bequeath and devise all my stupidity and facility for blundering at the simplest tasks, also all the beautiful ease with which I forget, set aside and banish forever the difficult ones. Item III. To my parents and friends, I offer my most humble thanks for the building and campus from which I am the first class to have completed my three years in the Senior High School. Item IY. To Mr. Shull I bequeath a pamphlet, Act of Applying Hrakes at Street Corners in Ten Master Lessons. Item Y. To Nr. Richter I extend the hope that some day he might acquire a little red Ere truck with which he can pass through those unnecessary things tstop lightsj umnolested in his attempts to get from school to school. Item VI. To our class advisors, Mr. liechtel and Miss Miller, my sincere thanks for their patience, forebearance, long-suffering, and self-saerihce during my school years. Item VI l. To Mr. Illain I bequeath a tube for his radio, in order that he may get VVJEI without so much effort. Item YIII. To Mr. Diffenbaucher: a boy editor for the Blue and Gold. QHis hearts desirej. Tvx enty eight

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enior Cfam starring that stupendous box of- fice sensation, Bill Myers, with l 0!9 QC EIU f Sylvia Stover as his leading D D D lady. She got her first big start III Cl lj EI El 9 U - in Lyric Time, remember? On the stage we have that sing- ing star and rhythm queen, Paula Stover, with her orches- tra, brimming over with musi- cians such as Tommy Thomp- son, trombone, Francis Nogle, pianist, and Sammy Thomas, drums. On the corner is Blair's Sweet Shop, It is bubbling over with youth and seems to be the . mmap' U U U M4 s'V f 1 ' 'S H VE NME umm: l umm FNDNVI Nl K 'S' I ' ul A .l UUE ml: 't' DE! nf Na fl 1 WWU6-UEDE W 3:4 A .f-wc' , :umm 35.544 .. p C1 -',.+ : E tx- A ' . s I 2 U U! cr ll! IX It young one's hangout. Nevertheless, it is so cute and certainly smells swell, so let's have a coc.'l Now for the other side of Commencement Avenue. First we have the French Bauty Salone. Betty Peiffer has devoted her time and attention to the manufacture of cosmetics, and after study- ing in Paris. she has opened a Parisian Shop, right in our midst. Right next door is the Y. M. C. A. Ringer is the coach of athletics and has put out some swell teams. Among those stars of Ringer's are: M. Snyder, XY. Minniek, XV. Smithfield, J. Newman, M. Neal, M. Vlfolff, j. Hangh, nl. Cashman, and VV. Haugh. Next month, john Haupt- man, 150 lb. wrestling champion of the U. is appearing in a match which expects to draw a record breaking crowd. lid. Jones has put himself up in the world. After making several trips around the world, he has established himself in business on Commencement Avenue and writes books. He has this small book store and soon plans to use his literary talent to publish a newspaper. .ln the freight yard we Find Charles Gutshall, head engineer, with these others working there: Eberly, Ecker, Gates, Howe, and Kahl. They keep our trains working perfectly. Dr. Shoemaker has started a splendid practice and the women just flock to him, because he is so handsome. This burns the men folks up, but when they go, they Flirt with his pretty secre- tary, Betty Lindsay. The thriving business of town is Dick Frantz's Milk Plant. lfere we find a systemized routine. Girls are helping him, too, especially to add the feminine touch to the products. Our vocational girls are represented by Barnhart, Fockler, Gourley, and Snively. Reeves' Store is the one to go to if anything goes wrong. His hardware store contains every- thing. ln the apartment house, we find tive former classmates. These are Mrs. Mildred M. Tracey, Mrs. Mary C. Miller, Mrs. jean B. Leather, Mrs. Geraldine D. Guyer, and Mrs. Mildred G. Price. Letls chat a few moments with Mrs. Tracey. She tells us Bill Teeter has become U. S. Ambassador to England, Imogene XYarren has immigrated to California. where she bought a large area of unirrigated land to raise onions on a large scale for her famous onion and lettuce sandwiches, Vernadine Peiffer is chief cook andibottle washer at the XYhite House, while June Snider makes beds, and jim Hovis is going to open a stenography and typewriting school to aid those poor students who ean't get it at high school. Interesting isn't it. Thanks, Mildred. Our next to last stop is Commencement Avenue Church. Rev. Bowers occupies the pulpit and Mary Jane Potter is choir director and organist. Last but not least is the hospital. As we enter, everything is quiet, but the peace is soon dis- turbed by two nurses who come arguing down the hall. They are Nurses Heller and Campbell, who both want to take Bill Milligan's temperature. XVell, let's let them tight it out. But this is too much. After such a strenuous time I think it is about time we say goodbye. As the skies begin to darken, we pull out of this small southern Pennsylvania town, and leave Commencement Avenue situated behind, forever. Tw enty seven

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enior Cfam Item IX. To K'Rip : another undefeated football season with lots of spirit. Item X. To Miss Fogclsanger I bequeath the joy of developing our com- mercial students into efficient typists and stenographers. Item XI. To Mr. Harbaugh: a motorcycle whose unerring and almost hu- man instinct will enable him to detect and trace any lovering among the students. Item XII. To Mr. Laubach I bequeath the beauteous weaker sex of junior and sophomore classes with whom he can practice jitterbugging. Item XIII. A Hfountain of youth to Mr. Lehman, in order that he may more highly appreciate the recently acquired 'birthday presents. Item XIV. To Miss Long: more physical facilities in the gym. Item XV. To the Librarian I give and bequeath, without the slightest men- tal reservation, all the dog-eared and dilapidated books, with the privilege of mend- ing, gluing, pasting, sewing and generally repairing them without question or cavil from any one, whether in or out of the school grounds or buildings, Item XVI. To Mr. Martin I bequeath more bugs and snails, pigeons and quailsn to experiment with in class. Item XVII. To Miss Mumma I bequeath the senior art masterpieces to be sent to the New York museum. Item XVIII. To Mr. Palmer: a pack of XVrigley's to chew at the game. Item XIX. To lXlr. llarsons, a newcomer, my sincere congratulations with the J. Vfs of whom we are all proud. Item XX. To Miss Schue: an electric whipping machine with which to pun- ish those who are so unfortunate as to appear on the scene a little late. Item XXI. Ooodles of luck to Mr. Schuler and his drilling, spectacular band. Item XXII. To Miss Smith: my ability to empty the schoolrooms in hve minutes by singing Fling Wicle the Gates in my very best, up-to-date style. Item XXIII. To Mr. Smith: an electric searchlight which will enable him to find those two long-lost entities, the greatest common divisor and the 'ileast Common multiple. Item XXIV. To Miss Stark, another newcomer, I extend my appreciation for her untiring efforts in the interest of the class play. Item XXV. To Miss Vlfitherspoonz my most efficient reading glass, whereby she will be enabled to discover not only errors in English, but also all misplaced commas, periods, semi-colons, apostrophes, quotations and exclamation points. Any lleneticiary attempting to subvert, overturn, nullify or in any way inter- fere with the provisions of this document, shall not only be deprived of all rights and privileges therein granted to him or her, but shall be sentenced to hard labor, for one or live years, according to the discretion of the court, at the nearest soda water fountain. Hereunto have I set my hand and seal. 'XCLASS OF 1940 w1'rNr:ss12s: George Neal, President Lois Eader James Mumma Twenty-nine