Williams High School - Tusayan Yearbook (Williams, AZ)

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Now, we find James Fowler operating a car as big as two Greyhound busses in order that he might have room for all the girls. When James was in high school, he had such an attraction for the girls that every May 18, at twelve o'clock midnight, he parks his car in front of the high school. Suddenly we find Rosemary Grace coaching a men's basketball team. According to the news broadcasts and papers Rose Mary's team has been undefeated for the past five years. Lorene Weir is still trying to make up her mind between the Army and the Navy. Suddenly out of the clear blue sky comes Hopalong Mayes; she has started a Dude Ranch for left handed cowboys six feet and over. She has become very dangerous since she has come out of the wild and wooly West. Next, we find the multi-millionaire, Kenneth LaRue, riding around in his new Cadillac, advertising his new product, squeeze-chutes for Jackrabbits. All at once the bugles start blowing, and we come to the great kingdom of Joe Bustamante. He was married to Queen Victoria immediately after he was graduated from high school and now has his palace filled with one hundred nieces. Manuel Miranda is manufacturing No-doz tablets and is selling them to all civics students. Donnie Owens was on his way to Africa to shoot big game, but suddenly was detained, and we find him now chasing good looking native girls. Bobby Pena is still climbing Bill Williams mountain looking for Christmas trees for the boys' W. Club. Next we see Socorra Avila as an Admiral in the Waves. Socorra joined the Waves immediately after she graduated from high school. Vera Martinez is back in the old home town, Williams, and has already been married five times. She has traveled over the entire U. S. Now we find Sophie Montoya as she said she would be while in high school, an old maid. Joan Plummer is manager of several different theatres in the state of California. Harold Williamson is still a senior in high school and is still driving his 1952 Chevrolet. Joanna Porter is still thinking of her old high school days and is trying to decide what she wants to do after she reaches the age of 70. Tony Sanchez is now finishing his twentieth year in high school. Congratulations to Tony. Roberta Russell is now teaching for her forty-fifth year at the University of Arizona. Cuca Alvarez s still waiting patiently every day for the postman to arrive. Dr. Won Mug, after seeing the activities of the Senior Class fifty years from now, uncrossed the wires of the time machine and brought them back to the present. After this escapade all were perfectly content to start out into the cruel world. June Walker

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CLASS PROPHECY On the last day of school on May 18, 1952, the entire senior class met for the last time. During the meeting the class was introduced to Dr. Won Mug who has become famous for his time machine experiments. He had sent Alley Oop and his girl friend Oola back into the time of prehistoric men. The class as a whole had expressed a desire to be sent back into time for the last fling before gong out in the cruel world to fight for a living. Dr. Won Mug was agreeable to the experiment and he guaranteed that- it was impossible for any of his subjects to get bumped off by some prehistoric monster. He instructed the class to meet him in his laboratory in Phoenix the next day, and then he would send the class as a group back 5000 years. The entire class journeyed to Phoenix and assembled in the laboratories of Dr. Won Mug, where they placed in the time machine for their trip back into time. There was a loud crank and the entire group disappeared into space. Dr. Won Mug turned on the time screen and finally located a group dressed in costumes that he had never seen before. This puzzled him for some time until he discovered that he had crossed one of the wires in the time machine and had projected the group fifty years into the future. And so, as we watch the group spread out and going about their work fifty years from now, let's follow each one of them on the time screen and see what each member of the class is doing. Mary Munoz is now sixty eight years old, and we see her waiting on a street corner anxiously looking up and down the street as if she were waiting for some one. Finally we see an object in the distance, and, as he draws closer, we recognize Alfred Brinias coming to meet his old school sweetheart. They are still planning to get married and would have been married long ago, but Mary is supporting two of her brothers and can't save up enough to support Alfred, too. The scene now shifts to an arena where we see a lady's wrestling match in progress. We learn from the crowd that the lady wrestler is Killer Burrage, who has whipped every woman in the world. Tonight she is wrestling the male champion of the world. As the arena fades from the scene, we next see a beautiful room filled with men who are lined up and are yelling for something. We finally realize that June is operating a beauty shop for male customers only. She has been in this business for ten years and so far has only averaged making one man a year bald headed. Next, we see a Navy yard filled with ships. Sailors are running around loose all over the place. We soon realize that Peggy Jacobson now operates her own branch of the Navy and the sailors are all sons or grandsons. We find Andy Rodriquez looking over his chain pool halls. He has been in this business for many years now and has discovered a new invention of round tables and square balls. Andy's most steady customer is, of course, Ben Lopez. Ben is only seventy years old now and has been telling all the people that in a few years he plans to have a business like this of his own. Although Ben says he knows very little about this business, he seems to be around more than anyone we see. As the pool halls fade away, we find Jean Oleson and Walter Wyche operating a roller coaster of love. When they first bought this roller coaster, it was like any ordinary one, but one year later Walter and Jean had made it into a roller coaster of love, because they themselves were pretty steady riders. Louann Johnson is in charge of an Army field for the youngsters. At this time they are drafted from the ages of four to sixteen years of age. The government chose Louann to be in charge of the camp in order that the boys might be happy and not feel inferior on account of their size. Louann is very pleased with the job because she always did like the army.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1948, thirty-nine frightened freshmen entered Williams High School. A few weeks later the sophomores officially welcomed us into high school. We then elected our class officers. Andy Rodriquez was elected president; Donnie Owens, vice-president; Peggy Jacobson, secretary; and Joanna Porter, treasurer. In October we entertained the school at the annual Halloween dance. At the conclusion of the Junior High Tournament, Alfred Brinias was chosen on the All-Northern First Team. After semester exams we then enjoyed a picnic at Oak Creek Canyon with the sophomore class. When we closed our freshman year, the following students were no longer with us: Rosemary Platt, Therma L. Dial, Barbara Frongner, and Barbara Sroesbeck. We began our sophomore year with the initiation of the freshman. By this time we were used to high school life, and many of us were participating in extra-curricular activities. At our class election we elected Phyllis Huff as president; Donnie Owens, vice-president; Coraleen Mayes, secretary; and Harold Williamson, treasurer. Before Christmas vacation we sponsored the Christmas dance. Our B squad team had a successful season with eight wins and two losses. The freshmen took us on a picnic at the close of the year. Quite a dent was made in our class of forty students with the loss of Evelyn Barker, Coy Carl, Sequoya Carl, Arlene Kennedy, Dolores Lucero, Jack O'Neil, Eddie Rekos, Shirley Stewart, and Gary Smith. June Walker, Robert Treece, and Louann Johnson joined our class before school was out. We began our junior year with thirty-two students. At our first meeting we elected officers. Robert Treece was chosen president; Donnie Owens, vice-president; Mary Munoz, secretary-treasurer. We were quite proud of being upper-classmen. In the spring we gave our junior play, Twixteen , From the play we earned the money to put on the Junior Prom and to take the senior class on a picnic to Oak Creek. Our theme for the Prom was Silhouettes. Peggy Jacobson was chosen Queen and Donnie Owens was chosen King. Joanna Porter and Alfred Brinias were the attendants. After a very successful basketball season in which we won All Northern Championship, Andy Rodriquez was chosen Captain, All Northern First Team. During the year we lost Robert Treece, Carl Coatney, Phyllis Huff, Jerri Rekos, Leroy White, and Antoinette White.