Saydel High School - Eagle Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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The first thing I saw at the zoo was Frank Berttucci, who was painting the monkey house. He told me that he was having quite a time with Mabel the chimpanzee: she too found his charm irresistable. Roger Wheeler, the zoo's curator, the always loved animalsj told me that they had a very big problem. The hyena wouldn't laugh. Steve Raps, the zoo veterinarian had tried every type of medicine and as a last resort Tom Baker was called in to cheer up the hyena. Then Shirley Thomas, the lion tamer came over and said that she was quitting because the nasty old lion had stuck his tongue out at her. When leaving the zoo to go shopping and then to a baseball game, I ran into Ron Coffin. He said that chemistry is a big .help in his new job as a bartender. I asked about Ralph Cummings and he told me that Ralph was in Oklahoma making moccasins for the Indians. As I walked on, I saw Deanna Anderson, Cecelia Smith, and J oan Bowers being thrown out of the Marine Induction Center. They were insisting on joining. fMen's branchy They finally settled for the WACS. l'd just written this down when I saw Keith Kephart playing his accordion in front of a men's cloth- ing store and a monkey collecting money for him. He explained that it kept him in practice for his Car- negie Hall debut. Then Bruno Lenzini came out of the store. Keith told me that Bruno modeled in LoAnn Mason and Sharon Fischer's haberdashery shop. I heard that a Judy Hill was the manager of the Yankees and I wanted to see if she was the onel was supposed to find. It was her alright and she introduced me to the bat boy, Joe Riley. I also saw Kay Ewing who was selling popcom and peanuts through the stands. I cou1dn't stay for the game because I had to write stories on the Miss America and Mr. America contests that were being held. I went in to register and the secretary was Judy Ryerson. I asked her about Myrna Hildreth, Delores Stump, and Carolyn Warden. She told me that Myrna was now married and the other two were still happily married and they were all going on the theory of cheaper by the dozen. The socialite Nancy Prescott was the judge of the Mr. American contest and John Yori was the winner. I went next door to the Miss America contest and met Tony Vignaroli. I asked him if he was a judge, but he said nog he was unemployedg beauty contests were a hobby. I planned to go to the ballet that night so I wanted to have my hair done. I met Shell Beebe coming out of the salon. He said he would lose his job with the Toni Company if Connie Klien didn't do his hair so nicely. I went back to my hoteL Because my room was eight stories up, I was surprised to see Sherry Foltz looking in my window. She was just washing them. I sat down to relax and turned on my radio. Dave Stevens was campaigning for governor. His platform was better parks and recreational facilities for teen-agers. Dale Nichols, his campaign manager, cited Ledges Park in Iowa as a good example. I heard some voices coming from my window. Not realizing Sherry was washing windows, Suzanne Cornwell had climed eight stories and was pleading with her not to jump. Such a dedicated psychiatrist. That evening at the ballet, I was usheredto my seat by Bill Gray. He explained he liked to be near the finer things in life. The featured dancers, Eldon Andrews and Bill Dakovich performed with much poise and grace. The following morning I took the first train homey assignment completed.

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PROPH ECY The year 1969. My job is a special assignment writer for FUTURE MAGAZINE. The editor, Joy Brown, gave me orders to locate her classmates, the graduating class of 1959 and report to her what paths they had taken. She sent me to New York to start my search. While enjoying the view from my train window and relaxing before starting my search, I was in- terrupted by a commotion in the front of the car. It looked like the conductor was trying to throw a poor little old lady off the train because she couldn't find her ticket. I recognized the conductor to be George Lynch. I went over and asked why he had chosen this job. He told me that he was fed up with being meek so he got a job where he could exercise some authority. On the way back to my seat I saw Reta Kouski who told me that she was now teaching kindergarten students how to play the oatmeal box in the rhythm band. I asked her if Doug Campell was also using his drummer's ability and she said that he was in Africa teaching the bongo drum to the Ubangi. Upon arrival at Grand Central I went to the information desk. The lady at the desk seemed very flustered. It turned out to be Lorna Biagioli, who I heard always became excited with responsibility. I took a taxi and went straight to the hotel. The ride was the wildest and most nerve racking I had ever experienced. When I paid the bill, I recognized the driver to be Sandra Waterhouse. My bags were picked up at the desk by the bell boy, Merlin Smith. This position was only tem- porary as he was waiting for his big chance in the Tarzan movies. I went up to my room and turned on the television. The program was a pre-wrestling interview and Marie McDaniel was introducing the featured wrestler, Juanita Nichols. She attributed her success to the build-up courses she had taken at Mademoiselle Van Nordstrand's Muscle Salon. I changed channels, and it seemed to be sports night because Whispering Walter Ellsworth was announcing Let's Go Bowling. The pin boy, Jon Christensen, was not very busy even though Richard Hites and George Lynde broke their record with a score of 68. The program was interrupted by Sherrill Hunt who was inquiring where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent. Ron Kendrick was standing in the background just smiling. Pretty easy living, I'd say. I was awakened the next morning at 4 a.m. by a horrible clatter downstairs. I stuck my head out the window to see what was going on and saw that it was Judy Kliegl delivering milk. I was wide awake so I decided to go for a walk. I ran into Lloyd Hughes who was on his way to his lawn mower shop. He attributed his knowledge and ability to work on lawn mower motors to his old teacher, Mr. Zarley. I saw a large crowd three blocks up the street. I found out that there had been an accident between Sally MoConkey on her roller skates and Everett Wallace on his motorcycle. It seems as though they are both professionals in their field. The policeman offering his assistance, much to my surprise, was Larry Cohoon. The ambulance got there in a very short time. I found out why whenl saw Larry Clark was the driver. The doctor with the ambulance was Earl Lauridsen. I then bought a newspaper and the Wall Street Journal, and went back to the hotel coffee shop where my weak coffee and burnt toast was prepared by Margaret Grimm. The newspaper headlines read: Quick and Passick's Trip to Planet Venus Successful: Say Will Not Return, Girls Are Beautiful. I opened the paper to the sports page and there was a picture of Ron Fontanini. He was the shortest player ever to be on the Harlem Globetrotters. The main feature, however, was Bob Light and George Bishop's competition for tiddly-winks champion. The Wall Street Journal said that the Dodge Motor Stock had gone way up since Nancy Overland had become President of the corporation. I decided to take a little time out for pleasure beforel started my assignment so I thoughtl might go to the zoo. On my way I saw a man on his hands and knees drawing pictures on the sidewalk. The man turned out to be David Golay. It must be terrible to be a frustrated artist. A few steps further, I looked down just in time to see the cover was off the manhole. Who should come up out of the manhole but Joe Ballantini. I asked him why in the world he hadn't put up any barriers and he explained that he, Doug Huffaker, and Darlo Antomori had become so interested in their floating dice game, he had forgotten to.

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SENIOR C ASS PL Y CURTAIN GOING UP This play-in-a-play was a humorous offering of the Senior class. Directed by Mrs. Redmon, the play appealed to everyone in its several performances. Interwoven in the plot was humor, romance, and drama C?J by a cast of characters who did a fine job throughout. The play was about a Senior class that was rehearsing for its class play. The story was well received because it was similar to actual events which often occur. Scenes in the story shifted from a high school gym to a stage decorated as a Southern plantation during the Civil War. In the southern locale, the eostuming featured everyone in appropriate dress. This was really a high-light of the program. All-in-all the three-act comedy was a success and a tribute to the Senior Thespians. Miss Irene Burgess . . . .Myrna Hildreth Loretta Fuller . . . Nancy Leveridge . . Miss Carolyn Moran . Elsie Hunter .... Sylvia Moore . . Janet Young . . Joan White . . Kyle Roberts .... Mr. Norman Carter . Andy Fullbright . . . ,Tocko Guthrie . . Milt Sanders . Buck O'Hara . . . . . .. Mr. Tony Peterson . . . Mr. Richard Leveridge FirstLady....... . Second Lady . . . . Henrietta Rivers . . Usherettes . . . . . Stage Crew . . Student Director . . .. . ..ToyBrown . . Sharon Fischer . . . Sherry Foltz . . Betty Hornsby . . . Connie Klien 0 0 0 .Sharon Sandy Waterhouse . . Nancy Prescott . . Roger Passick . . . Richard Hites . . . . Steve Raps . . . Ronnie Coffin . Frank Berttucci . . Earl Lauridsen . . . . . Bill Gray . . . Joan Bowers . Nancy Overland . . . Sue Cornwell . . Jennie Kordick Sally MoConkey Deanna Anderson Kay Ewing .Tuanita Nichols . Norman Krause Tony Vignaroli . . Lorna Biagioli LUTZ. SUPER VALU 4223 Second Avenue 3805 Sixth Avenue STAN MOORE USED CARS, INC.