Bethany High School - Reverie Yearbook (Bethany, IL)

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The REVERIE The young Stables girl, Valette is her name. Who peddles the Herald-Review, Getting the money you already owe Or trying to make you renew. Bequeaths her innate business sense To brother Tom with compliments. In this way she shows what everyone knows To be undeniably true — — Keeping a job in the family is always the right thing to do. Avis Marlow runs the switchboard After school and in the summer. Her name is held in high repute For getting the right number. She leaves the board to Joy Clark While she goes to Decatur Because somebody told her she s a Big Time Operator. Don Heneberry has something that's very Outstanding he wants to bequeath He's in quite a lather because he would rather Give up his right arm or eye teeth But it must be allowed that 3 is a crowd So he's giving his brother the gate For Donald you see Always wanted to be Alone with a girl on a date. Dave Heneberry had made so much merry In circles scholastic and social; But his outstanding ability in his football agility. Which is well-known from here to Kenoshal. So he leaves it today to a lad, we must say. Has plenty of guts on his own; For chasing the gals, double-crossing his pals. And taking out any old crone. So send out a feeler, and tell “Slick Jim Wheeler Of what he has just fallen heir to. But slip it to him slow, 'cause we really don t know Whether or not he will care to. Once upon a time there was a girl named Mary Grace Whose qualities of leadership won her an honored place As F. H. A. State President, a job she didn t shirk. She gives the credit to her folks for teaching her to work. This brings to a conclusion the fable we've prepared Of Mamma Baird and Poppa Baird and Little Gracie Baird. Bethany High School - 1949

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= The REVERIE ■ — Ardith Clark is in the dark as to what she ought to leave Behind for underclassmen who would willingly receive Most any one of Ardith's gifts. She seems to have so many. Yet Ardith's modesty, perhaps, is more worth while than any. She leaves that trait to Myron C. — Cribbet's smart and knows it So when his mouth begins to talk. He'll think again and close it. Jim Walton, up until one year ago. Was the bashful, retiring kind. Contrary to rumor he doesn't go out With just any old bag he can find. Nontheless he's a Romeo known far and wide As a guy the girls think is just right. Jimmy leaves all this fame to a cute looking dame That he picked up in Findlay one night. Dubber Cordts is fond of sports But a little bit slow on his feet. In matters athletic it's slightly pathetic When Dubber demands to compete. But his problem was solved when science evolved A thing called the pin-ball machine. Now' he stands in one spot and plays shot after shot With occasional nickels between. He's constantly winning but now he s beginning To tire of this sport he discovered. So he's leaving his skill to Phil Phillips to fill Up the spot where he recently hovered. Next, Norma Tipsw’ord, whose careful attention To any activity that you might mention Bequeaths all this diligence. And her intelligence. Wrapped up in blue ribbons. To David Fitzgibbons. We know a girl whose laugh and charm Are everyone's delight. In case you haven t guessed by now. That girl is Wanda Wright. Because she's very witty. She composed a little song; And she gives Bob Cook this ditty Called “With Wright You Can't Go Wrong '. Bethany High School - 1949

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-----The REVERIE --- (?lcu i 'Pno-fiAecy We have decided to eschew the more solid devices of race track and other sporting odds makers and handicappers in favor of the time-honored machine of wizardry and necromancy, the crystal ball. We herein report the vision of said crystal concerning the mates of the Class of 49, as they will be a score of years hence. Ardith Clark, whom we always suspected was clever. Is writing a novel more daring than ever. With heroes pursuing their ladies pell-mell. The rate that they're going they'll end up in------ well. If you don't read the story, you're missing a lot. So get the book while the presses are hot. Bob Cordts is head of a meat-packing ring; H is latest concoction is schmoo a la king. He’s put it in cans and he sells it by cases To all sorts of people in all sorts of places. To Eskimos, Navajos, Scotchmen and Hottentots In Greenland, New Mexico, Glasgow, and I've forgotten spots. Jim Sharp we must mark as a great mathematician. Though his new theories are quite a break with tradition. With reasoning concrete and with logic profound. He seems to have proven the world to be round. That's a new tought, and we re glad he s perfected it; But somehow or other, we d always suspected it. Don Heneberry’s become a fine comic; He blows 'em to bits cause his wit is atomic. They roll in the aisles, they double up laughing; Which is a sure sign that a good time they're haffing. They howl at his jokes and they scream at his capers, Next week he's becoming a strip in the papers. Charles Clarke is now in charge of all earth-shaking schemes. Nuclear physics and mad scientists dreams. From atomic fission, professor, protect us. And kill all the microbes that often infect us. So we can survive for an eon or two. And do all the things that we've wanted to do. Bethany High School - 1949