Blend High School - Memories Yearbook (Blend, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY By Gloria Valerio Some very strange spirit has given to me, A very strange power, I think you’ll agree, That the future of my classmates I may foresee, And that’s how I yrote our class prophecy. So, stop, my friends, and listen to me, Listen before this spirit does flee, I’ll tell you what each of us will be, As in the vision our futures I see. Dario Cova is in the White House now, He proved he knew his “oats”. Imagine his taking the President’s vow! (We wonder where he got the votes.) With the President I hear Leo Lolie talking. And this is really good news! “Say, Pres,” he says, “If you’re goin’ out walkin’, Do you want I should polish your shoes?” Esther Barnabe is old and gray, But inactive by no means! ’Twas basketball she used to play, Now, it’s pinball machines. John Bednar has developed a manner that’s quiet, He’s soft-spoken as a Quaker. But, after all, one can’t cause a riot If one chooses to be an undertaker. Catherine Griglione has taken first place At the top of society’s list. She stands out in the liquor race As the greatest prohibitionist. Ray Turcol can catch a crook in no time, For of all detectives he’s the best. The symbol of his war against crime Is the star he wears on his vest. A portrait of Mr. Bertetti I see, And it’s a beautiful one at that, Because it’s Helen’s artistry. (And because he’s wearing a hat.) Out in the woods and all alone Where there’s not a single care, Joe Pellock, the ventriloquist, can make his home For he practices with the birds there.

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 Daily I read the “Benld Times” Which always upholds the truth And never fails to expose any crimes. (The editor is none other than Ruth.) Of the fastest planes that zoom through the air, There’s one that just can’t be beat, For a helicopter like this one is rare When Leland Fassero is in the pilot’s seat. Loretta enjoys her work very much, She must have an inspiration. For it seems she has a magic touch To take such rapid dictation. Donald Herman has reached the criminologist’s height, He can solve a murder in no time flat. (For every time he guesses right, He adds a feather to his hat.) Some people thought Myrna was a shirker But this statement has no strength. Today she’s a social worker And her work is endless in length. The mystery of electricity is at last known Due to the renowned scientist, Pete Perino, Now the “neutrinal” is all his own. (He got it by splitting a neutrino.) A morgue is an awful place at night, But Anita doesn’t care. She knows that ‘‘dead men don’t bite,” (That’s why she’s keeper there.) Fred is leading an easy life. He’s doing his favorite work. And his salary will support his children and wife For of the public accounts he’s the clerk. Who would have thought that a little Miss Like our classmate, Frances Morris, Would ever have ended up like this? (She’s third from the left in Zaggro’s chorus.) Dolores Chiado is the “belle of the ball” Using a balloon of Sally Rand. She catches the eager eye of all As the best bubble dancer in the land. Dolores Fuso still likes to sing, But in concert halls her future did not lie. Since first the wedding bells did ring, She’s been singing to just one guy.