New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Class Prophecy On the evening of May 27, 1959 the ballroom of the Park View Hotel is the scene of a gala reunion of the former Class of '49, The members of the class are gathered there awaiting the arrival of their guest of honor. At last the moment arrives. A fanfare of trumpets is heard and through the door enters Mr. Dale T. Walker. As the spotlight follows him around he is greeted by former students. He is attracted to the center of the room by the famous gown de- signer, none other than Miss Irene Pfeiffer, better known to the fashion world as Renee. She is noted for her shockingly shocking creations. Beside her is that charming model, Miss Edna Schneider. Miss Schneider appears very ravishing in one of Renee's exclusive creations. The honored guest moves to another part of the room where he becomes involved in an argument concerning baseball with the two Herzog brothers and Edgar Wirth. They are each up-holding their respective teams. Relly is Boy Wonder of the Yankees . Herman is with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Bud is the 40-game winner of the Giants. Each is successful in his individual field. Next Mr. Walker is greeted by Miss Myrtle Wildy, famous history teacher at the University of lllinoisg Miss Lulu Glenn, successful English teacher at Vassarg and Miss Grace Wildy, a nurse who specializes in deli- cate brain surgery. Another member of the Class of '49, Donald Burton, attracts Mr. Walker's attention. Burton, head of the Curtis Magazine Sales Depart- ment, is trying to sell Ralph Bretsc-h, owner of the most elaborate casino east of the Mississippi, a subscription to the latest magazines on card tricks. Ray Hoffman, owner of the Skunk Foot Hunting Lodge in northern Minnesota, has also joined the group. There seems to be some commotion in another corner. Ardell Jack the Snipper Schoepp, the celebrated understudy of Harold Albers, is trying to give William Gorgeous Goggles ' Portman the latest style haircut. Portman, a well-known wrestler, seems to object and has Schoepp in a half-nelson. Mr. Walker now joins a group of dignitaries discussing present day problems of the nation. Included in the gathering are James Carter Schmulbach, a Wall Street bankerg Marilyn Stroh, lady Senator, and Dale Schneider, president of the Monsanto Chemical Co. About this time Miss Joyce Tresch, the local butcher, comes dashing across the floor. She had heard a comment that someone was shooting the bull and wanted to purchase it for her meat market. CContinuedJ

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Class Prophecy i It was none other than Eugene Dintelmann, an outstanding farmer living near New Athens. Butch was merely bragging about the new breed of cattle he developed. The spotlight now focuses on Miss Darlene Mueller who has one of the success stories of the nation. She has worked her way from tele- phone operator to President of the Bell Telephone Co. Chatting with her are Miss Alice Wilkerson and Miss Maxine Politsch. Alice is one of the outstanding beauty operators in St. Louis and is known for her Enticing Curl hair-do. Maxine is now the proprietress of the Rusty Muleslipper Restaurant which is competing with Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe. In another part of the ballroom booms the voice of James Womack, owner of the largest Jersey Farm in the state of Illinois. He is conversing with Dr. Ralph Ziegler, veterinarian. Dr. Z. is noted for his plastic surgery success the lifted the face of Elsie the Borden Cowl. One of the highlights of the evening is a scorching torch song by Miss Fern Lehr, accompanied by Miss Betty Ivory-Tickler Schaller at the piano. They are currently appearing with a well-known orchestra at the Park View Ballroom. The spotlight now shines on Captain Harold Heinecke of the United States Navy. He recently became the toast of the nation for the valiant sea rescue of Cleo the Goldfish. Joining the conservation is Mr. Marvin Huth, now President of Huth's Transcontinental Truckline which has put New Athens on the map. Most railroads have been put out of business because Huth carries the freight. Mr. Walker now greets Miss Violet Schopfer and Miss Janice Wig- gand. Miss Schopfer is the private secretary of Dr. Gallup who keeps her constantly on the run. Janice is at the Indiana Girls College where she is basketball coach of the Hoosier Hot Shots . The busiest celebrity of the group is Miss Viola Schneider, foreign news correspondent, who flew from Moscow especially to attend the re- union. She is constantly taking notes on the gala affair for her Woman About 30 column now appearing in the world's leading weekly, the Journal-Press. At the stroke of midnight the group gathered around Mr. Walker, the Albert Einstein of 1959, to present him with a gift. It is a solid gold slide rule with inlaid rubies. According to Mr. Robert Waeltz, pre- sident of the Caterpillar Corporation, who makes the presentation, this rule has attained an accuracy of 102 per cent. When the gathering finally concludes, it is decided to hold another reunion in ten years. The group vanishes into the night, each person seeking the fate or fame which the future holds.