Auburn High School - Trojan / Oracle Yearbook (Auburn, IL)

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the life of the reunion. Marc is now playing the saxa- phone in Guy Lombardo’3 orchestra and is doing very well'for himself. He was still the same happy-go-lucky Marc, though. I decided that I would sit in the lobby and wait for the rest of the class to arrive. Soon in walked two girls who looked like a million dollars and dressed the part too. I soon recognized them as Wanda E’’ 1 everyone that they were going to go to the wonderfull state of California as soon as school was out. Well, it seems they did go to California where Mary got a job as a professional model and Wanda soon married one of the rich producers at M.G. M. studio. Later a young woman dressed in white with a blue cape walked in. I looked closely and saw she was a nurse. Suddenly it dawned on me. It was none other than Margaret Pierce. She had just gotten off duty from the huge General Hospital where sho is now supervisor oil the nurses. I had a nice long talk with her and I know she is a fine nurse. While sitting in the lobby I noticed a young woman walk in and the moment she entered the room she seemed to command attention. She wore a huge pair of horn rimmed glasses and as she walked, she held herself very erect. She fooled me for a minute but as soon as she smiled I knew it was Dot MacMurdo. I rushed over to her and she recognized me at very first sight. As I was talking to her I soon realized she had not changed much from the old school days. You probably remember that she was president of the Student Council her Sen- ior year in school. Well, after school was out she went in for politics and she is now Congresswoman from the second district in Illinois. Glancing toward the door I saw a cute little blonde walk in with a perfect little angel beside her. I knew in a minute that it was none other than Erna Ladage, The little girl is a perfect replica of her mother. Erna has changed very little. She still lives on a farm near Auburn. Her husband is quite a raiser of Berkshire hogs and they must really have a wonderful farm. She certainly has a lovely little girl. Soon I noticed another girl who looked familiar and I recognized her as Gloria Kern. She started out working at Myers Brothers and now she is head of the woman’s clothing department. She hasn’t changed at all. Glancing out of the window I noticed two girls coming down the street who looked very familiar. It

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CLASS PROFHECY Dear Mary, I have just found a minute to write you about the big event. It v;as really great. You probably remember how we used to sit at all the class meetings and tell about the big class reunion that we were going to have. Personally, I never thought we would have one, but I guess I underestimated our class. I suppose you got the same kind of card that I got for an invitation. I thought it was really very clever reading: ::Pack your grips and bring the kids. We fur- nish baby sitters and diaper and bottle service. I had to get e. short vacation from the boss before I could go. As I probably told you, I am new secretary and writer for Danny Kaye, It is really a wonderful job. It is just like going through some of those com- edy readings thnt I used co do in school. Well, I arrived at the hotel and was greeted by a huge sign saying: V 3LCGME ATJHJKN GRADUATES OF 1947 . It made me feel pretty good a. l more anxious to see all the old gang. A3 I went in I noticed a bell boy in a bright red suit with gleaming gold buttons, smiling at me. He looked vaguely familiar and as ho started for- ward with his quick light step I knew it was none other than good old Ick McReynolds . He Lad been working at the hotel for about six years and he was the one who suggested that we have our reunion at the Stevens Hotel. He told me that I was the first one to arrive but that he knew the others would be arriving soon. I told him that you wouldn!t be he. e because you were teaching French and history at the University of Paris. He said that he wasn’t surprised because you were the prize history student in our Senior class- As I cane downstairs later, I saw another group arriving. It was Don Pohlod and Art Deschamps. As I found out later, Art is nov the owner of several l'arge farms. It seems he married a little farm girl and he is quite the farmer now. Don has done very well for himself, too. He did such nice work on the drawing on our yearbook that when a couple of artists saw; it they looked him up and now he is one of the oountrys leading commercial artists. It seems h-- is one of the best in his line of work. Soon I heard the door open and in walked I.larceau Criouelion, his wife, and the cutest pair of twins you ever saw. They are boys, two years old and they were

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looked very natural to see the two together and I soon found out that it was none other than Frances Prelec and Gerry Nardi. They really haven’t changed a bit and it seems they even work together. Gerry went to dress designing school and is now designing clothes for Mar- shall Fields right here in Chicago. Frances was always interested in clothes and she is now head buyer of all clothes at Marshall Fields. She also helps Gerry in the designing department. They are both doing well. Soon a very tall fellow appeared and I had no trouble placing him. I knew it could be no one but Joe Lrinquet with all that height. He recognized me at once and we sat down and had a very nice talk. After h.i hschool, Joe went to the University of Illinois and became very interested in basketball. After graduation he got a job coaching basketball at a small school and soon worked himself up until at present he is head bas- ketball coach at the University of Indiana. He told me that he had a winning team and that they were planning to take the conference championship. I know that he makes a swell coach. Later when I went in to eat lunch I noticed a young woman enter the dining room. Frances Lesjak. sud- denly spied me and came over and sat' down. She told me that after school she started working in a doctor's of- fice and went to school nights learning to be a chemist. You know she.was quite good in chemistry at school. She graduated from school with honors and soon got a job as head chemist at the John Hopkins University. It seems she is quite the tops in her profession. As I wandered back to the lobby I noticed a new arrival whom I recognized at once. It was Phyllis Nuckols. As I found out from her later, she is now se- cretary to the Head of the Navy Department in Y ashing- ton and is doing quite well. She told me she wished Miss Reimer was here so .that she could show her that one of her students really could become a good secre- tary. Phyllis did have a little trouble with stenogra- phy but she is certainly doing all right now. As I watched out the window I sow a large station agon drive up in front of the hotel. I noticed the writing on the side of it and it read Renken Stock !fards!'. I knew then it must be no other than Carl Ren- ium It was and as I talked to him I found out that he farms a little but spends most of his time at his stock yards. He must really be some businessman. Soon after this I noticed a tall red haired woman enter the hotel. Without a moments hesitation, I knew