West Lampeter Vocational High School - We La Hi Yearbook (Lampeter, PA)

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M010 ec? of 641,615 of 4 So I'm chosen as the class's special envoy to the West Lampeter oracle of the future. Well, I shall go to the oracle in the temple enclosure of Music Hall. Now I am seated above the webbed steel fissure in the floor. The time is 3:55 P. M. There is a rumble from the Stygian depths and Chief Priest Eshleman is enveloping me in his hypnotic fumes. Everything grows hazy for a while and then out of the haze comes a vision of the future .... I am seated in a very modernistic room. The calendar on the wall says August 20, 1950. From a concealed speaker comes the closing strain of a piece of band music. A familiar voice ripples from the speaker. 'lThis is your announcer, Bob Kreide:. Tune in next week at this same time and hear Bayard johnston's swing band play some more of those lilting melodies you like so wellf, I stretch, get out of my chair, and decide to take a walk. The telephone rings, and my friend Henry Leaman asks me if I would like to see the National League Game at Philadelphia. The Yanks are playing today, and Manager Pickell says that nothing is going to keep his team from the pennant. Things are pretty well caught up here on the farm. I just sold my hogs and feel like celebrating. We are soon on our way. A very tastefully dqsigned billboard set in a background of trees ad- vertises General Electric equipment at Rohrer and Company Stores. The drawing in a familiar hand was explained by the small letters at the bottom which said, Apply at Outdoor Advertising for the services of Harriet Groff to help sell your productsf' At the airport we hop on the interurban plan: according to Traffic Director Sigman's directions. Our pilot is Rankin on this flight, and he calls um into the control cabin to talk as usual. Through the speaker comes a clipped, trained voice with flight instructions. That's radioman Bob Herrf says Rankin. It sure spites me that I can't see this ganel It's in the new stadium. I guess you know it was built according to Wagner's specifications and design. How's practice these days, Paul? Not too fast, I reply. Since Technician Klaus and Nurse Kern worked out that new series of serums, there isn't much to disease prevention any more but to make injections of the serumsf' Well, by this time we are in the Philadelphia Air Terminal. Soon we are seated in the stadium. While sitting there waiting for the game to start a newsboy comes around with papers. Extra! Extra! Small town girls win medal for distinguished service! Who should it be but Emma Mae Flory and by her side in W. A. A. C. uniform Betty Landis, an auxiliary in the deed. In a small picture to the sid: is Charlotte Mylin. The heading reads, Aviatrix flies nurse and W. A. A. C. officer to scene of disaster. Meanwhile an AP photographer is posing so ne of the players on the field. His head and shoul- ders are familiar but-then he turns his head, and it is Bill Mattern himself. Apparently Betty Rohrer has made up her mind because here she cbmes on the arm of a tall handsome fellow with whom I am not acquainted, and someone addressey her as Mrs Mrs. Florienda Reynolds has re- served seats in the row ahead. As usual she knows something about nearly everybody. She tells of be- ing in Hoover's Beauty Salon. While there she hal heard that since the war is over Hazel Armstrong is again looking for The One, that Joanne Wornan has hooked her sailor because Clair Martin is home, mustered out of the Navy just last week, aid that Gloria Aukamp announced her engagement to-her employer. Over on the left Horace Groff and Yvonne Neville are seated. Horace is wearing a Marine uniform, and Yvonne is wearing one of her best smiles. Florienda tells us that Arlene Lahr is secretary to a Strasburg doctor, and anything else is purely a matter of conjecture. She says that we should hzrdly recognize Arlene Dull because she has grown to the stately height of five feet five inches. Arlene is the secretary to the Senator from West Lampeter township and has everyone working overtime including the Senator himself. Violet Shank, she says, has waited the duration and in line with her belief that women have a place in industry has become manager of a department at Armstrong's. Henry interrupts to tells us that the farm on which joan Frank lives has been cited as outstanding in the community by Senator D. M. Huber who right now is throwing the ball out onto the field to start the game. The figures become hazy, fade away gradually and I wake! to find that it is 4 olclock and time to go home. The coal gas has cleared for another day. l18l l 7

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CVM W We, the Senior Class of 1943, about to retire from West Lampeter High School, draw up our last will and testament. Being in as sane a mind as usual, we gratefully leave and bequeath to our most noble successors the following possessions: HAZEL ARMSTRONG wills her temper to Marian Meek. GLORIA AUKAMP wills her visits to Quarryville to anyone having enough gas coupons to make them. ARLENE DULL wills her piano playing to Andy Hollinger. EMMA MAE FLORY wills her letter writing to servicemen to Mildred Shenk. JOAN FRANK wills her quietness to Lorraine Harnish. HARRIET GROFF leaves her date book to Lois Chambers. HORACE GROFF wills his ability to enter the Navy to Clair Werner. FLORIENDA HAMBLETON wills her interest in the Navy to Ruth Eckman. PAUL HERR wills his chemical knowledge to Phyllis Campbell. ROBERT HERR wills the ring he wears back to its owner. JANE HOOVER wills those giggles to Nellie Byers. DAVI2 HUBER wills his interest in the ladies to Earl Herr. BAYARD JOHNSTON wills his jitter-bug technique to Ruth Rohrer. JEAN KERN wills her interest in Strasburg to Anne Bradshaw. LEOTTA KLAUS wills her jokes to Matthew Polignone's collection. ROBERT KREIDERlS shoes are on their way to Nancy Miller in case they should lit. ARLIENE LAHR wills her ability in gym calisthenics to Dorothy Kreider. BETTY LANDIS wills her Home Ec. achievements to Arlene Stoner. HENRY LEAMAN wills to Willis Gerlach his F. F. A. Projects. CLAIR MARTIN wills his job at Mylins', when that brunette comes from Philadelphia, to anyone interested. WILI.IAM MATTERN wills his skill in neglecting assignments to next year's Senior boys. CHARLOTTE MYLIN wills that laugh to Ellen jean Krug. YVONNE NEVILLE wills her modesty to Ruth Lefever. ELAM PICKELL wills his happy-go-lucky attitude to Russell Wallick. EARL RANKIN wills his arguing technique to Mark Bushong. BETTY ROI-IRER wills her skating partners to Patsy Bingaman. PARKE ROHRER wills his interest in Strasburg girls to Edward Martin. VIOLET SHANK wills her skill in talking to jean Risser. DANIEL SIGMAN wills his car to anyone able to drive it. RUSSEL WAGNER wills his mooner haircut to Dorothy Fisher. . JOANNE WORMAN wills her petite manner to jane Huber. Thus we, the honorable Class of 1943, always thoughtful and considerate of others, close our last will and testament. l17l

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KKULSU 08171, 0 7 There's something in this Spring's air that's never been there before- There's graduation for us, but then again there's more, It's a feeling of tension about something great- The effects of war, fear and hate. We're Seniors this year, and our whole life's ahead, We've nothing in sight but this conflict and dread. We must bring back our buddies who left us of late To fight the issues of war, fear, and hate. Our school days will be over soon in this year of '43, We'll not be back next year for we've graduated, you see. XVe've a bigger job to do than go back to the schooltime gait, We must conquer this war, fear, and hate. We're entering into lifevs way this year, Our country will use us, but we don't fear, Were going out to meet our fate, And be victorious over this war, fear, and hate. E-CLAIR MARTIN l 191