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Senior Class Prophecy The Place: A day coach on some train somewhere. The time: New Year's Day. 1958. The characters: Hessie and Tessie. Hessie—Honestly. Tessie. you'd think that conductor could refrain from whistling so people could nap or possibly do a little thinking. There may be a few people in the world who have important things on their minds. Tessie—Let the gentleman express his New Year spirit. Hessie. He is rather good-looking, isn't he? Get our tickets out Hessie—Why, I gave them to you! Tessie—You did? Then whatever did I do with them? Here he comes. Conductor—Tickets, please. Tessie Why. I can't imagine what I've done with them. I had them here a moment ago. Mr Conductor, wouldn’t it be all right if you just took our word that we had bought them? We each brought along a dime apiece for spending money, and that’s all the extra cash we have. Conductor—I’m sorry, ladies, but if you don't find the tickets. I'll have to put you off at Yoderville, our next stop, about twenty miles down the line. Maybe the mayor. John Yoder, will help you out. Hessie—John Yoder! Not the John Yoder! Why. we knew him back in 1948. didn’t we, Tessie? We were in high school together. Conductor—Now I remember you two. I'm Jim Chambers. How've you been? You're Hessie and Tessie. aren't you? Tessie—Indeed we are! And we've been back to Aurora for the Christmas holidays. We saw a lot of our old class members. We attended the services Christmas Day at the new Aurora Community Church. Bill Benko preaches there now, you know. His new bride. Betty Penney, looked so proud sitting there in the front row. and she had a right to be. It was an excellent service. Hessie—Oh. and Jim. we stopped in at George Adam's used car lot. He’s really making a lot of money, but mostly through his new invention, the Adam Atom Auto. He em- ployes several of our old classmates——Walt Ruehle is head mechanic and Bob Fletcher is sales manager. Had you heard that Bob eloped with Bonnie Manning in 1950? And have you seen Keith McReynolds lately? He’s eating out his heart for Anna. She gave him up for a career in New York—modeling, I believe— but Keith is sure she’ll come back to him one of these days. Tessie—And you'll never guess what happened to Carolyn Zeitz and Doris Traver. It's odd, but they both had the same experience. They married millionaires and were widowed within a year, both of them. They're now traveling all over the United States, organizing Saturday night Grange parties and spending their inheritances. Conductor—That so? Say. where is Nedra Nasser now? Hessie—Why. she married John McDonald. He's manager of the Piggly Wiggly. And they say that Nickie is getting gray headed from her club problems-—she’s now the president of the Aurora Woman's Club. Conductor—Well. Nickie will see it through. You've heard, of course, that Carl Baker is now Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was too young under the Constitution, but because of his unusual ability special legislation legalized it. and he's been there for four years. Right now he’s working to push a bill for the manufacturing of tires out of rabbit fur. The process for this amazing invention is credited to Wilma Seidenberg. now a national figure in the scientific world. 1 understand the idea struck her while visiting Herb Hansen's rabbit farm on the coast of Maine. Herb has promised to cancel all Carl’s back debts if Carl succeeds in getting this bill passed. Tessie—Do tell! You might be interested to know that we saw Bob Brashear while we were in Aurora. He's head postmaster, but he says it's getting rather dull since Shirley stopped getting letters from the Duke of Chantilly. She married him. and they went back to live in his palace. Oh. here are our tickets—I remember now. I stuck them in my shoe for safe keeping. Golly, I'm getting hungry. Let's go back to the diner. Hessie. We'll be seeing you again. Jim. Conductor—That first coach back is something new. Look around as you go through. It’s called the Rumpus Car.” thirteen
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Hessie—Here. I'll hold the door, Tessie. Why, there's music! And dancing! Look. Tessie. that sign says the music is furnished by the ''Sweet Sounding Swingsters. For evermore, it’s Clifford Parmelee's dance band! Tessie—Why. Skip Parmelee, your Sweet Sounding Swingsters sound swell. Such syncopation! So satisfying! Clifford—Thanks, gals. I didn't know you were on this train. But you'll feel right at home here. Look 'em over—there are a lot of your o'd friends. There's Herb Ordelheidc playing first violin: Dale Smith on the sax: Fred Christen out-Dorseying Dorsey himself as a clarinet player: Ernie Baessler slapping the base: and Jim Brewer doing a fine job as our business manager with the help of his wife, the former Betty Beck, who carries on all the correspondence. Hessie—Well. Skip, we'll try to see your next show. Conductor—Pumpkin Center! Pu-u-u-mp-kin Ce-e-e-nter! Tessie—Why. this is the town where Don Traver. John Pinckley. and Virgil Elder are partners in the Gobble-and-Gab. It’s something quite novel in restaurants, I've been told. You change tables for every course, and there is a rule that you must eat each course with perfect strangers. One does meet a lot of people that way. John is the business manager, and Don is the overseer of conversation. Virgil directs the floor shows. Someone tells me that he recently hired the lovely Misses Katie Cassell and Teddie Cochran, top entertainers. Skip—That so? I'll have to drop in at the Gobble-and-Gab some day soon. Hessie—I believe that it was Donna Booker who was telling me about it. She is Willis Mercer’s secretary. Willis is really in the money. He made his millions in a Venezuelan oil field. Skip—Well. well, it certainly is interesting to get all this news of my old classmates. Tessie—Of course you'll remember Willa Mae Cox. She's married and her triplets are now pupils in Fran Eshleman's kindergarten. Their I-Q's are of 210 or thereabouts. Fran says. Hessie—Has anyone told you that Marie House and Elizabeth Richardson are the star performers of the Ray Roberts Roller Rink? Their exclusive costume designer is Renee Volzke. Tessie—On your last trip to Aurora did you happen to ride in one of Peter J. Wolf's Yellow Rocket Cabs? He hires women drivers only. They wear very classy yellow and black uniforms. Phyllis Hixon and Theresa Rosales both drive for him. Hessie—Oh, look, here's a copy of that new magazine Beverly Putney writes for so much— The Homemaker's Highlights. I wonder if there's anything of hers in this edition. Oh. yes. here is a biography she's written on Joe Ontiverous. She's called it. The Incomparable Joe. World Champion Lightweight Wrestler. I see that he's downed another challenger. Tessie—You'll remember Don Smith, of course? He's mayor of Aurora now. and guess who irons his shirts. Joan McKee. We never thought of their getting married when we were studes at Aurora High, did we? Bill Sparks is chief of police there now. He says it's pretty dull in the home town since the Class of '48 graduated. The only excitement he has is an occasional argument with his wife. She was Nadine Moschenross. you know. ba:k in the old days. Hessie—We heard from Virginia Miller the the other day. You know that she and her sister inherited a large sum of money, and they have become confirmed globe-trotters. They're both married, but their husband's don't care for travel, so they are left at home to care for the home fires. Tessie I suppose you heard Beverly Bauer the other night when she played from Carnegie Hall? Skip—I certainly did Say. what is this new A.A.A. College I hear so much about at Aurora? Hessie—Oh. that's the Adams-Arapahoe College at Aurora. It's a very superior institution. There are a lot of people on the faculty you'd know: Clarence Scott is the Dean: Charles Jayne is head of the Psychology department, with Edith Hoery as assistant professor: [’at Beauvais is Dramatic instructor: Naomi Johnson heads the Commercial department: Helen Hensley teaches Home Economics: Billie Lea Frost is in charge of Journalism: Joe Moore is Chemistry professor, and Marillyn Torgas is instructor in English. Oh. yes. Willa Jean Carlock is Dean of Women. Tessie—Hessie. it’s been very nice checking up on our old classmates, but I'm hungry. 1 must have my tea. Hessie—Very well, we ll go. It's been nice seeing you. Skip. But it's queer, isn't it. how differently people sometimes turn out from what you'd expect? Skip—It is at that. But after all. who can foretell the future? Good-bye, girls—I'll be seeing you at the class re-union in 1 968. by Anna Heinen and Beverly Bauer fourteen
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