Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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IN THE FUTURE Having broken our crystal ball, we shall turn to our electronic time machine, designed by the Professor of Electronics at tin University of Illinois, Thomas J. Tucker. As we turn the knob, we are greeted with a splutter, crackle ad roar as Thurman Larimore goes shooting down tlie Indianapolis Speedway in his new fang-dangled jet job created by the now famous John Metzger. After ten years of research this is his first success. On the side lines stand nurse Wanda St rater and the hopeful undertaker, Bill Conklin. In the crowd is Pat Gallivan, proud owner of the local glue factory of Bement. counting his $8,000,000 won at the race. The race is over and strutting up and down the track is Jerry Clark, famous hat designer in Xew York City, showing off liis prize creation, the hat lie wore to high school. Now the scene changes. We are in the new A. P. store, managed by Hick Cahill and located in the great metropolis of Milmine. He is pulling his hair over the destruction caused by the former Bette Weatherford and her four little hurricanes. In a newly constructed apartment house owned and operated by business tycoon, Dean Stout, we see the happily married couple, Lowell Koyal and Eileen Christman, eating their first, home cooked meal. In Madison Square Carden our time machine picks out Efficient Ed Somers and his manager, Harold Weakley. Ed is battling for the heavyweight championship of the world. We decide to take a taxi and who is our driver? None other than Dangerous Dodo Clark. Pulling up to tin Metropolitan Opera House, we are greeted by the bird-like voice of Miss Phyllis Murphy singing “Der Rosenkover,” accompanied by the very talented pianist, John I). Cavanaugh. In Miss Murphy's dressing room is her hair stylist, Ruth Me-Conaha.

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WILL OF CLASS OF 1950 Our days being numbered at 15. C. H. S., we, being all of sound mind and body, do hereby submit our final will and testament. I, Dale Comerford, bequeath all my thumbtacks to Joe Stoerger. Get the point? I, Marilyn Jordan, bequeath my ability to get up at 8:20 and still get to school on time to Lenore Royal. Think Lenore will make it? I, Bette Weatherford, bequeath my coquettish eyes to Lois Pembroke. I, Bob Clark, bequeath Joan to—No. I don't either. I’ll keep her for myself; at least 1 11 try to. I, Thurman Larimore, bequeath my ability to get out of trouble to Bill Neal. I hope I can get along without my apologetic look. We, Raymond Yockey and Phyllis Murphy, bequeath our perfect attendance records to Bill Shumard. Just about perfect anyway. I, Ed Somers, bequeath my energy in the Gth hour P. E. class to Alan Harshbarger. Eat your Wheaties, Pix. I, John Metzger, bequeath my special brand of laughter to Aloha Durbin. We, Jerry Clark and Dean Stout, bequeath our ability to start a conversation in economics class to Norma Cole. As if she needs it! I, Donna Crook, bequeath my father’s buses to Ronald Moreland. Ouch! I really didn't mean it, Dale. We, Eileen Christman and Robert Taphorn, bequeath our similarities to Doris Helm. She won’t get a thing. I, Barb Cooper, bequeath my love for Studebakers to Joan Hinton. Just so it isn't MY Studebaker. We, Kinzel Coffey and Bill Tompkins, bequeath our loyal support of Kentucky to Jerry Tompkins. I, Ed Lamb, bequeath my “tricky” shadow boxing to Richard Stanton. Practice makes perfect. I, Pat Gallivan, bequeath niy shy demure look to Bob Hodam. Don't judge a book by its cover. I, Dick Cahill, bequeath my ability to pose as a model in art class to Don Vander-creek. Smile pretty, Don! I, Carrie Ellen Sebens, bequeath my reputation as “Slugger” to Sheila Gallivan. 1, Bill Conklin, bequeath my athletic ability to Delores Behnke. We really wonder if she needs it. We, Patty Loftus and Rita Hannon, bequeath our quiet manner to Nance Postlewait and Myrna Hold. Ha! Ha! We, Jeanne Ford and John Cavanaugh, bequeath our breezy line of chatter to Eugene Corum. We, Francis Durbin and Harold Weakley, bequeath our Fords to any junior who promises to care for them lovingly forever. I, Lowell Royal, bequeath one of my two stools in Hill's to Tom Gallivan. If this keeps up, somebody will have to buy new stools. I, Della Evans, bequeath my “throne” in the music room to Rebecca Strater. We, Ruth McConaha and Wanda Strater, bequeath our ability to keep secret to Marilyn Slagle. I, Tom Tucker, bequeath my artistic skill to Nelda Mulvaney. A new artist for the Annual.

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IN THE FUTURE The scene switches to Kentucky where we discover Kin ,el Coffey and Bill Tompkins, famous tobacco growers, and their chief tester, Rav-mond Yoekey. The rest of Kentucky is owned and farmed by Robert, Tap-horn who has come to great success as an agricultural genius. As we travel west, we see Francis Durbin sitting atop one of the Rocky Mountains strumming his guitar. Going further west we spy Ed Lamb waving a friendly hand from his celebrated orange grove in l’asadena, California. Switching on our portable radio we tune in “John's Other Wife starring Rita “Hayworth Hannon. Living in her little country estate, Marilyn Jordan is dividing her day between writing her stories for the Post and eating pork and beans. Out in her stables, Carrie Ellen Sebens is training Blood n Thunder, the lastest addition to her collection of race horses. Under the big elm tree in the front yard lounges Della Mae 10vans working on her latest sketch for a fashion magazine owned by Dale Comerford. Dale's head model is none other than Patty Loftus. Returning to our Alma Mater, we wander through the upper corridor past the office. And what is that sitting behind the desk! Oh, it's just Jeanne Ford, the new secretary. She is making arrangements with Donna Jean Crook, president of the local P. T. A., for the monthly meeting. Down in the gym is the new P. 10. teacher, Barb Cooper, energetically putting her students through their daily tumbling routines. With a loud and shaking thud our time machine jolts out of working order. The scene flickers and fades so we must say “Adieu.”