West Lafayette High School - Welahi Yearbook (West Lafayette, OH)

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CLASS VVILL OF 1936 Vye, the Senior Class of 1936, in this our last will and testimony, do willingly consent to give to the faculty and students of VVest Lafayette High School, a few of our cher- ished possessions that have been handed down to us by preceding classes. ARTICLE I - Section 1-To the faculty, we bequeath our sincere wishes for happiness and success in the future. Section 2-To the Juniors, we bequeath our unsophisticated attitude, one of the pos- sessions which is rarely found in the Senior Class of any High School. CSO we have been told.J Section 3-To the Sophomores, we bequeath a little of our spirit, to give them courage to bear the so-called hardships of the schooldays and to look forward to the day when they too may graduate. ' Section 4-To the Freshmen, we bequeath our excess knowledge, in hope that they may be benelited by it in their years of hard work. ARTICLE II Section l-Gwenevere Buser wishes to bequeath her cheerful smile and friendly dis- position to Betty Smith. Section 2-Herbert Wand has tinally consented to will his Ford to Paul Rehard, in order that he may buy a Chevrolet. Section 3-Carl Gessel wills his magnetic power over women to Merle Baker. Section 4-Grace Hinds leaves her knowledge of Virgil to Delphin Henderson. Section 5-Jean Shaw wills and bequeaths his art as a poet to Robert Shaw, although he will continue to produce more poetry in the future himself. Section 6-Robert McClure bequeaths a portion of his excess weight to Harry Young, he needs it! ! ! Section 7-To Mary Pottorf, Virginia Clark wills her ability as a singer. Section 8-Constance McGregor wills all her admirers texcept Bill Youngi to be equally divided among the girls. Section 9-Marjorie Porte-us wishes to will her attractive personality to Margaret Troendly. Section 10-To Doris Aronhalt, Onie Welker bequeatlis her shyness and quiet ways. Section ll--Edith Reddick wishes to will all he.r excess powder, rouge, and lipstick to X'Vilma Bell, and also her ability to chew gum. Section 12-jack Shaw bequeaths his good looks and shyness to Bill Phelps. Section 13-Francis McAllister wills and bequeaths his sociality and popularity among the males fand femalesjlto VVilliam Young. Section 14-James Berlean, bequeaths his honorary position as President to the Senior who will be worthy of it next year. Section 15-Esther Riggle bequeaths her good conduct grades to Lyle Taylor as he needs it. Section 16-Lloyd Bender wills his bashfulness toward girls to Donnis Hall. Section 17-VVilma Lyons bequeaths her sweet smile and ability in dramatics to Eleanor Daugherty. Section 18-Robert Stilgenbauer bequeaths his superior knowledge to Lester Randles. Section 19-Erma Weingarth bequeaths her quiet winning ways to Rosemary Porteus. Section 20-Robert Baker bequeaths his lankiness to John Mackey when playing bas- ketball. Section 21-Ida Mae Salrin bequeaths a peaceful year to the Juniors in their last year of school. it In witness whereof we, the Class of 1936, have to this -our last will written and set our hand and seal. Subscribed to before me this twentieth day of May iu the year of our Lord 1936. Drawn up by L ERMA WEINGARTH. Witnesses: H. E. WAUD H. D. PENCE R. C. REHARD H. L. FOSTER E151

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rwffa-1-gf' X HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS MEMORIES How well we Seniors remember that eventful day, September 6, 1932, when we, as Freshmen entered the West Lafayette High School! How excited we were in our new role of life! Although we were a little discouraged by the chilled looks of the dignihed Seniors, we were encouraged by the looks of satisfaction that passed over the faces of the faculty as we assembled in our classrooms. We recall our first class meeting, at which we chose our President, Francis McAllisterg Vice-President, Marjorie Porteus: Secretary-Treasurer, Ruth Ashbaker. The following September we returned again, this time as Sopho'nores, and elected Gwenevere Buser as our Presidentg Marjorie Porteus, her assistant: and Ruth Ashbaker, Sec retary-Treasurer. 1 And do you remembefr at the beginning of our Junior year, how eager we were to start to school, some of us anxious to catch our first glance of the new members of the faculty? And a few weeks later, after we were all better acquainted how we organized our class with Gwenevere Buser again as our leaderg Francis McAllister, Vice-President, Wilma Lyons, Secretary-Treasurer? ' Among our social activities of our junior year, we successfully entertained the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet. Even then, we began to look forward to the time when we too would be entertained by the Juniors. During our Senior year, james Berlean was chosen our leader with Francis McAllis- ter resuming his Vice-Presidencyg and Esther Riggle was elected Secretary-Treasurer. A Christmas party at the home of Marjorie Porteus, and a surprise birthday party on Grace Hinds, at her home, have provided for the entertainment of the class thus far. The class of 1936 is well represented in orchestra. band, glee club, basketball, baseball, and track. So now, with these memories the year is almost ended. Graduation draws near. Thus far we have succeeded in life. We hesitate a little, fearful of venturing out into life alone. Have we let our motto, Onward and Upward, guide us? If so, then we will be prepared to meet the trials of life. If we continue to remember our motto and let it guide us, we shall surely succeed. . ERMA WEINGARTH, Class Historian. 1' 141 P

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- CLASS PROPHECY FROM A scRAP.BAG Classmates, it is a well-known saying, often proved true, that Coming events cast theirashadows before. Therefore, it is not so hard, as many people supposefor one, who takes the trouble to study the comings and goings of his fellow-creatures, to be some- thing of a prophet, and to form some idea, more or less correct, of what their future course of action will be. ' We have always been possessed with the ambition to become detectives, and just for practice in preparing ourselves for this profession, we have kept a sharp eye on all of you, when you were perhaps unaware that you were being observed at all. Therefore we feel that we can judge with some degree of accuracy the lives into which your personal char- acteristics and inclinations will lead you in the yeairs to come. Robert Baker-He is a solid, slow-moving crap who will never display either speed or animation, and who can be trusted implicitly never to hurry. He will become a plumb- er's assistant, 'the one who goes back for the monkey wrench and can't find it. He will continue in that restful occupation until he dies of old age. Lloyd Bender-He is a farmer, who ,raises winter wheat and summer squashes. He is a scientific farmer and knows all about rotation of crops and everything. I yvonder if he .raises shorthorns? I never can remember whether they are cows or tnrnips, but he probably raises them anyway. James Berlean-He is an orchestra leader and a composer of great distinction. He is manried to Rosa Trillalotta, leading soprano of the Cosmopolitan Opera Company. For the last five years, Mr. Berlean has been leader of the Phildiscordant Orchestra and Air Force Band. Hobby: Raising spaniels. Gwenevere Buser4If it be true that Speech is silver and silence is golden, then she is a vertiable gold mine. When excited, she has been known to utter three complete sen- tenceslin succession, but usually confines her remarks to Yes'i and 'tNo. We think she will turn her thoughts toward teaching school. She may get married, but it is doubtful, due to the breaking of a first love. Virginia Clark-Leading Dramatic Soprano with the Metropolitan and Chicago Opera Companies. Substantial, but not fat. You wouldn't expect her to count her words, and she doesn't, but she is evidently still careful with her calories. Carl Gessel-He is a janitor of a large Washington Cathedral. He can talk rapidly. His enunciation is so perfect that he seems to take the syllables out of a word, dust them off, and put them back again. I Grace Hinds-R. S., A. B., M. A., Ph. D., D. D. S., F. O. B., and S. O. S., Dean ofthe Dormitory College for Girls for the past ten years and an educator of note. Author of What lsn't Wirong With Education? and How to Teach Latin to a Low I. Q. Prides herself on having the most expensive college in America. Hobby: Failing to pass intelligence tests. Wilma Lyons-An instructor in plain and fancy golf, making much money at five dollars a lesson. Also she gives bridge 'and oil painting lessons to spectators between golfing efforts. She always was the most industrious person in the class and she evi- dently l1asn't changed any. She didn't tell ns what she was doing in the morning-per- haps taking in washings and giving boxing lessons. Francis McAllister-Rear Admiral of the Navy and target shooting expert. It is be- lieved that because of his remarkable radio broadcasts on Deep Sea Navigation Beyond the Rockies, he will receive a promotion making him Admiral. Unmarried, but flirting with the Honolulu Gals. Hobby: Oyster dredging. A boy who argues morning, ncon and night And wins if he be wrong or right, W So Robert McClure will be, of course A lawyer, criminal and divorce. E161