Arcola High School - Torch Yearbook (Arcola, IL)

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The maid is starting to serve cocktails to the guests while others gather around the fireplace, the piano, and the beautiful coffee table in the center of the room. The noisiest group consists of all men and they are grouped in one corner of the room discussing the old days, when they were seniors at A. H. S. They laugh about things they did in class to drive the teachers wad and things they did after class, just for Ukicksn. In this group we find Bill Beyers, Norman Strader, Larry Shafer, and Jim Clark, all prosperous Illinois farmers, and Wweedsu Wierman, a mechanic in a garage in Wyoming. In another group we find Virginia Franklin, Charlotte Key, Nellie Perkins, and Patty Ellison, com erlng notes on the air transportation, as they are all associated with airlines. Above the noise of many people talking we hear the roar of racing cars. No sooner is it quiet than in stroll NBoN Anderson and WMoeN Moore. These two live by the code of a fast car. Bo is a sports car driver and Moe doesn't do much of anything if he can get out of it. All members of the class of NSSW are here but two. Ellen Cunningham and Susie Tefft. Susie won't be able to make it as she is a foreign correspondent, and Ellen Kaye is late as usual. She is a journalist in Florida. Our Chicago, Illinois carreer women, Linda Connors and Leah Wightman, are chatting with Alden Nay, the president of a large corporation in New York, Rosalie Murphy and Larry Kearnes are also here. Larry is a TV cameraman for CBS Television in New York and Rosalie is married to a very nice salesman, from Oklahoma. The two clean cut gentlemen are Doug Mulliken and Lyle Johns. Doug is the owner of several large gambling casinos and Lyle is a card-shark. There is Now that singing their UBOU Anderson quarters. the doorbell. Ellen Kaye has finally made it! everyone is present, the gr0UP reminesce's by Senior song to the tune of UGarden of Edenu and gives his well-known imitation of WElvisn and' his 'Hound Dogn. No one notices the time until the cuckoo cuckoos 5200 AM, and all the guests are shown to their sleeping As they go, good nights are said and the tired but happy friends retire for the night. The has been good for reminiscing, but the future is sure to hold many new experiences for one and all. l'7'07fI!C y Commffftf' Lyle Johns Charlotte Key Alden Nay Rosalie Murphy Susie Tefft Norman Strader L8-T'I'Y Kearns Ronnie Wireman Nellie Perkins

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY It is the Y9HT'1968. We are in Reno, Nevada at the million dollar mansion of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harshbarger Jr. Mrs. Harshbarger is the former Miss Chlora Chapman. Mr. and Mrs. Harshbarger are staging the lOth reunion of their graduating class of 1958, of Arcola, High School, in Arcola, Illinois. The guests are to arrive by 9:30. The time is now 9:00 and the butler and the maid, who were the former class sponsors and teachers of the soon to be re-united class, Mr. Thomas Butler, and Miss Carolyn Jokisch, are rushing around making all of the last minute preparations. The time ticks by, and just as the S300 Cuckoo Clock cuckoos 9:30 Mr. and Mrs. Harshbarger take their place in the lavishly decorated front hall to greet their guests and welcome them into their home. The doorbell rings, and Thomas, the butler, announces the arrival of the first guest, Miss Dorothy Wood and her escort, HHis Honorn, Patrick Monahan Miss Wood is an atomic scientist, doing important rese rch on atomic missiles nHis Honorn, WPat,H is the mayor of Las egas, Nevada. While the two couples are renewing old friendships, the butler answers the doorbell and announces the arrival of five lovely young ladies, once known as the nTeen Queensn. They met back east in Chicago, Illinois and made their trip to Reno together. Mrs. Harshbarger and Miss Wood were also a part of this group, when it was famous in Arcola. The members of this group have all gone their seperate ways, but, they keep in touch, when they are not too busy with their own schedules. Upon analyzing this group, we find that the soloist, Miss nJanW Clark, has carried her early start in music right into her career, she is now starring at the WBlue Angeln, one of New York's most famous night clubs. Other members of this group are Kay Clark and Janet Cook, more commonly known to their friends as UKaysien and WCookien. They both teach school in their home state of Illinois. It seems that they are going to be the traditional Hold maid school teachers,U as they are both still referred to as WMissn The last members of this group are Miss Georgia Herrington and Miss Connie Johns. Georgia is quite famous for her figure, talent, personality and looks. She has won the WMiss American beauty contest and various other less important titles. She is also well known as a model, both in exclusive fashion shops inl Chicago, and on magazine covers. Connie is a hair stylist in St. Louis, Missouri. While these guests are getting settled more guests are drifting in. Being announced at this time are Don Wilson and Marion Cothron. They have.done quite well for themselves. They have a co-ownership in a prosperous filling station-garage in Arcola. 9

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LASS WILL Know all men by these presents, that we, the will Com ittee for the ingeniores Class of 1958 of the Arcola Community High School, County of Douglas and State of Illinois, being of un- sound mind and poor memory, Do hereby make this, our Last Will and Testament, revoking all former Wills and Testaments by us hereto fore made. Charles Anderson- wills his ability to drive through gardens to anyone who can uphold the tradition. Sharon Bennett- wills her unbalanced books of this years annual to next years business manager. Bill Beyers- wills his pink slips to Bob Vyverberg. Max Carey- wills his five Ford transmissions to WGeroneN Gross. Chlora Chanman- wills her ability to go steady with one boy to Faribell Idlemen . Janice Clark- wills her golden voice to Miss Scott. Jim Clark- wills his ability to run the mile to Larry Finn. Kay Clark- wills her ability to rinse red hair to green to Karen Morris. Linda Connor- wills her ability to get excuses for coming in class late to Phillip Anderson. Janet Cook- wills her pony tail to Mary Blagg. Marion Cothron- wills his southern dialogue to M . Moss. Ellen Cunningham- wills her ability to fall nup the stairsn to Pinkie Blagg. Patty Jo Ellison- wills her good driving habits to Sharon Cloyd. Virginia Franklin- wills her quiet ways to Roger Shields. Ed Harshbarger- wills his basketball uniform to Ed Mallary. Georgia Herrington- wills her cheerful disposition to T.M.B. Connie Johns- wills her figure to Miss Whitson. Lyle Johns- wills his unused basketball ability to John Robert Woods Larry Kearns- wills his electrical ability to Joe nLloydN Monahan. Charlotte Key- wills her typewriter to Miss Jokisch. Pat Monahan- wills his big La Salle to the Green Hornets brother John Beyers. Russ Moore- wills his ability to get in ball games free to Henry Carlberg. Rosalie Murphy- wills her typing ability to anyone who needs it. Doug Mullikin- wills his dancing ability to Russian Ray. Robert Scott Myers - fbeing of soundest mindl wills his hubcaps to Tommy Cox who already has them.