Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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The Fandel and Marchand Construction Company owned by Russell Fandel and Bob Marchand received the contract to build the new high school here in Metamora. They supply their workers with a device which prevents them from smashing their fingers with a hammer. It is a hammer with the safety warning printed on the handle, "Don't forget to remove your fingers from the path of the hammer." The local branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agencygis represented by Marion Wilson, known commonly as "Mr, Trace, keener than rriostfpersonsf' Kenny Fauber, floraculturist, has found the milk in milkweeds. He, with Bill Marchand Who has had much experience in milk distribution, are working together on the problem of pasteurization and distribution for human consumption. It isn't so much the problem of pasteurization and distribution that is bothering them as is the problem of human consumption. Sylvia Neuman has fallen heir to Mrs. Smith's big country home which was granted for the purpose of a perpetual orphanage. Every night before the kiddies retire, Sylvia sings Brahms Lullaby. Nursemaids in the home are Marilyn Michael and Betty Zoss. Coletta Grebner and Carol Rohman are making airline passengers feel at home on a huge jet airliner where they are airline hostesses. Since Anton Engst and Don Fandel love to fish, they built a huge dam in the gully beside Anton's house for the purpose of raising fish. Everything went well until the water backed up over the state highway, so they built a toll bridge over it and are now living off of the revenue. Carole Garber and Lois Schutts sponsor a beauty contest at Anton's Lake. .Tack Fries as you know was never very tall, and now with a beltline of approximately 48 inches, one hardly knows if he is standing or sitting, walking or rolling, as he maneuvers the Chicago Bears from the sidelines. As for .Tim Welte, we would say he used his "noodle," As an outgrowth to the monotony accompanying a service station attendant, .Tim is now President of the Robot-Gasser Manufacturing Company, with factories in the northeast part of Metamora. You see, .Tim invented a device which by pressing a button fills the tank with gas, the crankcase with oil, cleans the windshield, checks the tires, and ejects the cash from the customer in one operation. If there is no cash, you press another button and the operation is reversed--no charge accounts. This ends our imaginings. Even though the world knows nothing of some of its greatest people, we hope that the graduating class of 1953 will be some of the greatest. ., 47

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66155 MOI? ec? One hears and reads much about people who see visions and dream dreams, but to be challenged with the tremendous task of predicting the future twenty years hence for such illustrious, yet heterogeneous people as make up the graduating Class of 1953, taxes ones imagination to the utmost. Now there is Pat Schneider, president of the class, and one of our spirited cheer-leaders, Just imagine her twenty years from now with her children gathered about the fireside on a cold winter evening and Pat teaching them the fine art of cheer-leading, by doing hand springs, giving cheers, and waving her arms in rhythmic action. Here is a man who is making a killing. Jack Hieb moved out to Kansas and became very successful as a grasshopper exterminator. His only comment is, "Business is hopping." Putting the United States far ahead in points at the Olympic Games the preceding year, was Phyllis "Babe Didrickson" Speck. Phyllis captured not only the weight lifting championship but the javelin throwing and ladies' wrestling contest. Others to make an excellent record for their country were the winning swimming team composed of Marjorie Zilch and Bernice Grebner. Jim Steider, better known as"Jug," inherited his Uncle Ivan's cows and has gone into partnership with Jerry Broers and Gordon Hall in the dairy business. They have made their product named "'Jug's Jersey Juice," very well-known over a large area. Virginia Huser, Donna Dubois, and Oletta Easley must be making the dough. They are operating a very profitable bakery here in Metamora at the corner of Partridge and Menard Streets. On the southwest forty of the Engel estate, Julie Engel has granted a life lease to Chuck Klein, Roger Brown, and Dick Bohlander for research in scientific studies for weed control. Some special attention is being given to the "pig-weed" to see if there may be some relation between it and pork production. Julie herself is busy with her riding academy with albino horses as a specialty. Loren Zimmerman is devoting full time to his position as Precinct committee- man. He still thinks Mr. Truman should have run for president back in 1952. Martha Ringness has adapted the old Metamora Grade School into a School for exceptional children. A few of the specialists on her staff are: Georgia Mae Doak, Home Economics, Shirley Hoshor, Moder Art and Social Dancing, and Rachel Kamm, the Dramatics Coach. Since the retirement of Benny Goodman, Ronald Bader has been taking the country by storm with his clarinet. Assisting him are his three "harmonettes," Marcella Grebner, Mary K. Sullivan, and Sylvia Gilliatt. Here in Metamora are me very modern undertaking parlors of Christie Barrow and doing a ve ry rushing business. Across the street from Christie's funeral parlors is the "Never Rip" Dress Shop operated by Joanne Welte and Peg Schneider. Their very artistic' designer is Charlene Wagner, and the efficient seamstress is Betty Schlipf. 46

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Hariri W We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred Fifth-Three, being of sound mind, do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testament to be read on the sixteenth day of May. RONNIE BADER leaves to Bob Mason his job as monitor the seventh hour. CHRISTIE BARROW wills his ability to stay away from women to Dick Herring. RICHARD BOHLANDER wills his love for Fords to Rose Marie Hogan. JERRY BROERS wills his quietness to Brian Turley in hopes he can put it to use. ROGER BROWN leaves his ability to keep still to Ronald Schertz. GEORGIA DOAK wills her good alto voice to Gerald Earl. DONNA DUBOIS leaves her quiet unassuming manner to Shirley Williams. OLETTA EASLEY leaves her dancing ability to Donald Boswell. JULIE ENGEL leaves her horn and position in the band to Bob Hodel. ANTON ENGST wills everything but Lois to Lowell Hoffman upon graduation. DONALD FANDEL wills his old car to Miss Helton in case 'Cinderella' should ever break down. RUSSELL FANDEL wills his ability to go steady to Darlene Obert. KENNETH FAUBER wills his friendly grin to Barbara Bohlander. JACK FRIES wills his nice manners to Dean Slocum. CAROLE GARBER wills her power over men to Lois Wagner. SY LVIA GILLIATT wills her bashfulness to Janie Lancaster. BERNICE GREBNER wills her pretty pink blushes to Carol Hagaman. COLETTA GREBNER wills her dignified manner to Mary Zimmerman. MARCELLA GREBNER wills her height to Joanne Hines. GORDON HALL wills his red hair and his crew cut to Billy Wagner. SHIRLEY HOSHOR leaves her pretty smile to Wesley Bachman. VIRGINIA HUSER wills her ability to stay out of trouble to Glenn Hockenbury. RACHEL KAMM leaves her scholastic ability to Francis Fuchs. CHARLES KLEIN wills his farming ability to Frank Rohman in case the gas station ever ceases business. 48