Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

Page 30 text:

,,,l pi lianzalz The members of the sophomore class have proved them- selves worthy vassals in a mighty castle Gulded by their spon sor MISS Boley they have partlclpated ln many of the extra currlcular act1v1t1es and soclal events of A C H S Honor vas sals were Pat Moore and Daryl Johnson attendants to Klng and Queen Sen1or Carn1val Pat Moore and ROX16 Olson cheerlead ers John Axcell State trumpet sololst The athletlc and muslc departments were well represented We are proud of the splrlt of thls class and hope that ln the future years they Wlll cont1nue Wlth the excellent examples of achlevements Class Offlcers PRESIDENT ERMA JEAN WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT DARYL JOHNSON SECRETARY ROSE ANN BJ ORKMAN TREASURER MARY JO MARTIN SPONSOR MISS BOLEY 26- L . ' - an I gf . . . ' 9 1111 ,,r,

Page 29 text:

T I.. ol -I-omorrow Once agaln the doors of the Castle of Knowledge close The graduates of 1952 leave the halls Wlth pomp and ceremony to enter their separate tralls to accomplish the quest Import lnt to them Afterl Nllrge Lailerty graduated, my chlef aim was to be a mlsslonary to Lhlna and Korea Many years of hardship followed' When passing through Chlna, I f'ound dlfflculty ln gallllllg entrance The Kolean confllct ll as at ltS worst MIS slollarles were greatly needed ln war ftorn Korea One nlght I went to the hut of 811 old soothsayer She taught lne the art of crystal gazing, a lnaglcal skill. whlch en abled her to commune with splrlts ol the dlstant future As a glft off frlendshlp she gave me her cryst ll ball and lnstllled IH me her occult powers In the month of September I walked back 'to my room after talklng to sonle ragged Korean chlldren I was fllled wltll nostalgla for my classmates of 52 Worn out from my day s work, I took my crystal ball froln the stand and placed It ln front of me I slt on the only chfur for half an hour Then suddenly fl haze began to form ln the blll followed by humllllng and then clearness Objects started to pass before my eyes I was really surprlsed because all the people were famillar They were mv classmates of 52 There was a VOICE saylng You are golng to see what quests the Crus lders of 12 wlll have accomplished by 72 Wlth intense excitement I sat on the edge of the chair Then I heard people talklng Jollllny, who IS tllls year s Nobel Prlze wlllner ln Literature? This IS Barbara school All airplane roared overhead A young womln said Tighten your safety belts for the lalldlllg' That s Carol Tllnberlake stewlrd-ss ol the Cruslde one corner ol the plane 15 a glrl dressed lll whlte It s nurse M ll tha bharp caring for alr SICK p lssenger Theres trouble lll the englne room, came the shout above he roar of the plane Don t be alarmed for I see Dan Lalr, m lster mechanic of le Crusader, hlrd It work repairing the engine TROY DII LBECK D IJ S re ld a Slgll on an office bulldlng Troy has been a prosperous dentist for three years He IS xsslsted by Ann Johnson a reglstered IIUFSB Anll takes care ol dental lllstrunlellts llld m8dlCllleS, mlkes dentures alld asslsts the nervous patlellts In one room a typexlrlter c ill be heard Vlrglnla Ryner, receptlonlst, IS busy keeplllg records of bllls, recordlllg payments, and taking lpp0lllf.IIl9lllS Clear the deck for l landing' sald a commandlng volce Thats Dave Powell C lptaln of the Rocket, new supercarrler Dlck Johnsoll IS orderlng the swabbles to clean the deck again He s head offlcer on the clrrler DICK has been ln the Navy for llfteell years Q Contlnued to Page bl 2a- V D s.. he an OP Q P . , , l Z ' A , . ' ' ' . ' ' jg . I . K . - . . . , , , - l , 1 l , t 2 , it . . rl?- . I ,, V. . Y , , . . . f . . . . , Swanson talking to one of her English students. She teaches in a Chicago high l . b I ' , - ' nl ' rw . . . s , . n - -1 1 - A - .. , my R . l. l - ' lx , , t 1 . ' . ' l ' ' tl

Page 31 text:

, ,...1, ,qu p ,wif ,a f'93ffEs-g ...N 3 J 'Ly 1 A ,- Cy 57, 4 I .W A Q? 1 SOPHIOIHDBBS v 2 J ' 3' r I gg .A IN 10.3 gif A Q I F ii Q, ina ev sv 1 I A R 3 4-af '- R. , V Qin C9 r' 1' ix A V51 Q 6 .- ' f V.. Qi! Qk