Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

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.QQ-Qiifif 'QQ QQ' SENICDR CLASS PRCDPHECY On May 14, 1943, the Seniors of Alexis Community High School planned a re- union for the class to be held twenty years from the date of Commencement at the High School. Today, May 14, 1963, I find Cas I am inquiring about the high lights of the twenty-seven graduates' livesj that they are all present. -. I am surprised to hear that Dean Anderson four ladies' manj is still living with his last wife. You see, he has been divorced twice and his present wife is Melba Whitman. His hair is still red falthough there isn't much of it., LaVerne Bailey still has curly hair, although it is gray. He is a salesman for the company that seflls pink pills that will make your hair curl. I hardly had time to talk to Dorothy Baker because she was so busy but I could see the high lights of her life. tTwin golden haired boyslj Jane Edwards and Lenard Kenney arrived together' as usual. They are engaged but are not married. I guess Lenard is still paying for his 1941 Chevrolet. Ray Baker and his wife, who was a nurse before their marriage, are living in Burgess Where Ray is a Crime Doctor . Alice Hanna is a movie actress. I imagine you've seeln her latest picture, Letters to Lucerne . La Hanna was accompanied to the reunion by her husband, Jack Moore and their three sons. P001' Paul Hanna was alll out of luck this time. He always attended our school parties just to get a date., This time all the girls are engaged, married or just made up their minds to be old maids. Marie Pheiffer just had to bring the love of her life-her kitten, Lenard-to the reunion with her. Ralph Simonscn had to make his broadcast from the High School. You see, he's heard on the story-telling hour every night at 8:30. Ralph has put Ripley off the air. Barbara lXflcKelvey is just home from a visit to California. She has been run- ning Barb's Cupboard out there for six years. James Chester Shelley tock time off from his campaign to attend our re- union. You see, he is running on the Republican ticket for president of the U. S. Dorothy McKeague was so happy to tell me that she had caught her Mann . She seems to be very content to live on a farm fafter living in the city of Norwood so longl and take care of her husband and three tow-headed sonsl. I hardly recognized Harold Powell. He has a set of store teeth. He had a wreck in his Model T and got his teeth knocked out. Arch McKelvie has the job of janitor in the Alexis High Schooll Coach gave him a recommendation. Lorraine Olson is a chorus girl. She is in the second row in the Follies of 1963 in New York City. Numa 1- lood came fluttering in late. Although Norma had many service boy- s friends she is unwed. The boys all married Hawaiian girls. Loyal Kemper, our Shadow of A. C. H. S., made millions by drilling oil on his farm near Galesburg. Then he moved to Pittsburgh and retired. Li-ilda. Fields is teaching the little cherubs out at Ethel school.. She is very patient with them. Lois Patterson is a professional head washer. She uses the egg treatment- even on her husband Roger. Our scnool chum Maxine Ryner is still getting diamonds and throwing them around and letting people wear them. Tommy Peake is the Answer Man on the radio. Tommy doesn't say much but he gets good pay for what he says. Dorothy Dahl, our laughing classmate, is selling bottles of Knowledge in Shanghai. lf you are not satisfied your money will be refunded. Alice lviae Williams is in the Poor House. She spent her money before she made it. Alan Shaver, our curly-headed classmate, is a tobacco auctioneer in Ken- tucky. Ho married a 'fgal from Hen-tuck instead of Wilma. Ed Shay is the second Robert Burns, the poet he admired so in English III. He got something out of English 'because he leads the life of Burns. Elsie Phillips is about to get a divorce from her dishwasher at Hawcocks. He has been making her do all the dishes. And so after spending a delightful afternoon talking over old times the class of '43 adjourned to their homes or what have you , all determined to meet again in the near future.

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5-sssfsfssfssfss-sfsfssfs -ss SQGV95 SENIGR CLASS WILL We, the class of 1943, in twenty-seven individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in full possession of a crammed mind, well-trained memory, and almost super-human understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to another, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. Each member of the Senior Class bequeaths to an under-classman or teacher the enumerated possessions. I, Dean Anderson, do bequeath, my ability to have so many feminine admir- ers to my red-headed friend Red Medhurst. I, LaVerne Bailey, do bequeath, my curls to Lenore Powell. I, Dorothy Baker, do bequeath, my journalistic ability to Tadpole. I, Ray Baker, do bequeath, my hi-tops to Danny Flaherty. CHD-tops may be more enduring than Dan'.s heel plates to announce his coming.J I, Dorothy Dahl, do bequeath, my giggle to Coach to be used after each losing game. I, Jane Edwards, do bequeath, my positions in the corners to Dorothy Smith. I, Gilda Fields, do bequeath, my quiet disposition to Wilma Root. I, Norma Flood, do bequeath, my interest in the service boys to Shirley Totten. I, Alice Hanna, do bequeath, my interest in the Moore boys to Doris Cash. I, Paul Hanna, do bequeath, my long eye-lashes to all the envious girls. I, Loyal Kemper, do bequeath, my name Shadow to the ghost in Miss Gillham's room. I, Lenard Kenny, do bequeath, the family car to my brother Lyle for all week-ends. I, Dorothy McKeague, do bequeath, my interest in Monmouth College to Larry . I, Barbara McKelvey, do bequeath, my waistline to Bernadine Brown. I, Arch McKelvie, do bequeath, my job of washing towels and cleaning up the boys' dressing room to anyone Coach thinks qualifies. I, Lorraine Olson, do bequeath, my public speaking ability to my sister, Betty Ann. I, Lois Patterson, do bequeath, my scholastic ability to Evelyn Schwartzkopf. I, Tommy Peake, do bequeath, my chewing gum to Mrs. Hake. fWe hope she enjoys it as much as Tommy did.J I, Marie Pheiffer, do bequeath, my ability to always disagree to someone who thinks she can carry on. I, Elsie Phillips, do bequeath, my interest in dish-washers in Hawcock's to Donna Mae Sperry. I, Harold Powell, do bequeath, the space between my teeth to Elaine Smith. Uust for fun!J I, Maxine Ryner, do bequeath, my punctuality to my brother Charles .... CWe hope he is worthy of it.J I, Alan Shaver, do bequeath, my good grades ...... with lots of studying to Tommy Gordon. I, Ed Shay, do bequeath, my ability to have a perfect attendance record to anyone that can do as well as I did. I, Jim Shelley, do bequeath, my ability to think of something funny any- time, anywhere, and any place to Jim Cheline. I, Ralph Simonson, do bequeath, my ability to tell tall-tales in History Class to Howard Cooper. QI-Lere's saying, Coop , we hope you can think up as many.J I, Alice Mae Williams, do bequeath, my ability to wise crack to anyone who thinks he can take my place. In witness whereof, We, the Class of 1943, the testators, have to this, our will, written on these sheets of parchment, set our hands and seal this fourteenth day of May, in the year of nineteen hundred and forty-three.

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D-i'Q'5iQfQ Q-LQ-Q,-Q ASSEMIQQ-I-REVIEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 1942. Mr. Reed had charge of the assembly program this Monday morning. 1-Ie first had each member of the football squad come forward and pick a girl from his class to represent him in a little skit to be given'. The girls were then provided with football suits and head gear. The girls had to go through some of the actions of a football game. OCTOBER 2. 'An assembly was called this morning at 8:30. The hand gave a short concert, playing: A College Medley , Men in Gray , Evening Shadows , June Caprice and the school song, On Alexis . Following this Professor Hake made several announcements.. Especially he told the student body that this was Mr. Nelsonfs last day at Ai C. H. S. Mr. Nelson then spoke briefly to the school. The cheerleaders led the student body through a few yells and then Dorothy McKeague gave a few words of encouragement and instructions for the game with Roseville Friday afternoon. OCTOBER 5. Miss Gillham's home room gave the assembly program. The stage was turned over to Dorothy Baker and Dorothy Dahl. A short program called Time Marches On was given with Archie McKelvie and LaVerne Bailey playing the role of Time . The events of the past two weeks were acted out by various members of the home room. Following this, a short play entitled The Lunch Room was given by Dorothy McKeague and Lenard Kenney, who represented two High School students, and Alice Hanna and Dean Anderson, who were two of their teachers. The scene took place during a lunch hour while the characters were eating and sharing thier food. OCTOBER 12. Mrs. Hakc's home room presented a play for the assembly this morning, the story of which was based on the discovery of America by Colum- bus and the developments of the United States, including the invention of the first steamboat and the automobile, and several other historical events., The highlight of the program was the actual appearance of a steamboat and automobile on the stage. OCTOBER 19. Glen Barrington read a few articles from the Super Senseless Sophomorette. The assembly program was then put in charge of the speech class. Everyone looks forward to a speech club assembly and so it was with this one. The speech club first put on a teachers' meeting. We wondered whether it was pattern- ed after a real teachers' meeting. Then a meeting followed, carrying it out according to correct parliamentary procedure. OCTOBER 26. The Assembly was brought to order Monday morning to hear a very long list of announcements, by Mr. Hake, who was stalling for time for Mr. Swope, as he was supposed to have charge of the assembly program that morning, but could not put it on as Vvaltcr Medhurst, the main character, was having winter weather trouble and could not get to school. The assembly was dismissed and everyone went to his first period class, only to be called back the next period to hear their assembly program they thought they had missed. The program consisted of a short but interesting playlet, followed by a cornet solo by Ross Moore. The program ended with a pantomime entitled In the Park . NOVEMBER 2. The regular Monday morning assembly was presented by Miss Sullivan's Home Rccm. 'rhe program consisted of several numbers, followed by 2. pantomime with the following characters: Mary Avis Phillipon, reader, Ralph Winkler, doctor, Mary Ann Phillips, nurse, Lee Rohr, patient. The program was enjoyed very much. NOVEMBER 9. The assembly program was in charge of Mrs. Watson's third year Home Ec class. The speaker, Geraldine Poole, told how their class had chosen a boy and a girl from each class and then the most popular of these were voted on. The results were that Alan Shaver was acclaimed the most popular boy and Jane Edwards the most popular girl. One member of the cast was not present, so the second part of the program could not be presented. Everyone was disappointed, because we all knew it would have been a great success. NOVEMBER 23. Miss Mader's Homeroom presented a very interesting as- gembly Monday morning. After lV1r. Hake's announcements, Betty Likely intro- duced Anna Louise Elder, who gave a very serious oration on the woes of a Fresh- man. Several other numbers were enjoyed, including an accordion solo by Velma Hawkinsg baton twirling by Rosemary Lo Bianco, with Bernadme Brown accom- ' th . panmg em Qcontinued on page in back part of bookj