Bowling Green High School - Speaker Yearbook (Bowling Green, MO)

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GH CLASS PROPHECY Ten years hence finds some of the members of the class of '37 meeting together. Nlr. l'residcnt, XVayne Freeman, is there, you might know. .-Xfter a family feud, he has been editing the Bowling Green Banner, and it has prospered in spite of the 'l'imes. Seated to his right is Richard Schuckenbrock. the present county agent of Pike County, Missouri. Next is Bernice Turpin. who has become the private secretary of Miss Cobb since our teacher has taken the ltead of the English department in one of the large colleges. Ben lfbers. the owner of a large chicken ranch in St. Clement, is seated next to his wife. the former Jessie XVorthington. She was a Home Economics teacher in Fayette so long that she can't see why it wouldn't be economical to divide an egg into three parts for the family breakfast. john Henry Lewis says the station business is booming. Martha Lou Vvhite, the Superintendent of Bowling Green Schools. says that she believes her theory of education is a good one School 'til twelve o'clock noon, twelve days a month. Strange. but her student body backs up her statement. That girl at the end of the table is none other than Louise Haines. No wonder she has a hopeful expression on her face. She thinks she niay pass typing this year after taking a post-graduate course. She finds it necessary to type the research she is doing. Seated next is Tessie Lindsey who flew over to tell tts that slte's beaten Amelia liarhart's flying records. Lucille Trower says that she's doing very well, but that she is tired of writing the Tell it to Lucy column in the l'ost. Yirginia Wilson. a Cyrcue housewife reports that joan Blackwell has become a nun after beitt disillusioned in an early love affair. Around the table to XYayne's left we see the honor guest of the evening. the famous inventor and improver of television, Ralph liranstetter. He is going to show us how his apparatus works. The first scene he focuses his machine upon is that of a flying expedition. Randall Keith. the pilot, of the airship and Illogcne Burkbolder, the petite air hostess, are flying the ship to re-discover the island of Titn-buck-too. Un board we find Commissioner- in-general-of-exploration, Richard Deters, and the former llelen llall and her farmer-husband, Bob Srote. They said they wanted something different. lllogene reports that Yirginia Xliatson was to have gone along but missed the plane. The delay was due to her inability to reduce her luggage to the required thirty-five pounds. She couldn't choose between her red formal and her riding habit. On landing. we see Leavon Lewis. a missionary to the heathen for three' years. and Iloward Moss. who is operating a Vlfhite Rose Gasoline Distributing Co. Turning from the humorous to the pathos. Ralph finds a scene in Reno. Ther-- stands Betty Smith saying. No, your llonor. it's not alimony I want. only freedom. Across the court room sits Ambrose Schumacher, who says he's planning to take up lion-taining as a little more restive occupation after married life. tioing eastward, we look in on New York. Yes, first of all, it would be an office scene. Looking past a door bearing the label The Biggest Mau on Wall Street, we see our own jimmie Kerr seated behind one of those big, roomy desks. He always did go in for big game. Always having a knack for the picturesque and unique, junior Williamson is seen in his favorite haunt, his peut house. Still in New York we see, what at first glance might be a paint factory, but instead it's Doris Tinsley sitting before her easel with more paint on her smock than on her canvas. Across the room sits Illelba Langford, still plunking out her poems on the typewriter. .X romantic little French scene is brought to us. There is head nurse. Mary Harrelson taking the pulse of her patient. Gurdon Cooper, who is the victitn

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1' 'Jur tenth lap was begun in.Septemher 1934 with ten new passengers aboard: joan Blackwell. Illogene Burkholder, Jessie Worthington, Virginia Wilson, Melvin Chernault, john Henry Lewis, Charles Stroker, Darline Ogden, Mellie llardesty, and Helen Srote. Mr. Krueger was our pilot for half of the lap and Mr. Kerns the last half of our journey. VVith much persuasion we received two enjoyable stopovers: A hnnking party at Briar Patch and a picnic at Mineral Springs Park. With Mr. Kerns as our pilot and Miss Cobb as our stewardess we traveled on to the next to the last lap of our journey. It was on this lap that the High School High Lites inade its first appearance. One of our main stopovers was the presenting of the junior Class Playg another stopover was secured to give :1 Banquet for the plane ahead of us. The group of passengers who joined us this trip were Velma Hopkins, Richard Deters, Bernard Ebers, Lawrence Miller, Richard Schuckenbrock, Scott Straube, and Ambrose Schumacher. The twelfth lap of our journey as the end of all pleasant journeys are has been very short. This year, adding Louise Haines, Junior Harrelson, Lyle Goodman, Mellie Hardesty, and Howard Moss, we brought our passenger list up to forty-five. This year. as most Senior years are, has been full of activity. I am sure we shall always remember our many picnics. parties, sunrise breakfast, our trip to jefferson City, and all the other events we enjoyed. .-Xs we complete our journey in Bowling Green High School we shall never forget the kind cooperation that we have received from the faculty at all tunes during our four years in High School. , , XYith the fainting sound of may our spirit for her never die sounding in our ears we say good bye to our Alma Mater, Dear Old Bowling Green High. -N

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of heart-throbbitis. He is now one of these actors of the romantic type which all girls fall for. He says is isn't his pulse but his heart that bothers his sleep at night. Gurdon has taken a sudden back-set. because Dr. Paul Sum- mers has told him he was able to leave the hospital. Back in the Far East, we see Mellie Hardesty on her everlasting search for old dishes. Coming back via of Egypt, our instrument finds jr. Harrelson, one of the world's most famous archaeologists. deciphering the .hieroglyphics on Egyptians tombs. He still is looking for the missing link between hieroglyphics and shorthand. In Chicago, the city noted for its great number of criminals, we see a new phase of the game. A great building has this sign, on its frontg Stroker and San- tllfCl'.,, On going inside, we see the signs: Buddy T. Stroker, Dr. and Samuel XV. Sandifer, Undertaker. Again we visit New York, and this time it's the flying field. There is'a stunningly dressed young woman. to be sure. Charlotte Kerr, leaving to be married to a Romeo she met through the Port of Lonely Hearts in the True Story Magazine. Best VVishesl Let's wander out to the wharf and there we see Lyle Goodman and Scott Straube. These two sailor lads say that their hearts are in India, and they are going to that fair land. Ralph now wheels his instrument westward, and Hollywood comes in view. Lawrence lXliller's home is one of the most expensive in the whole movie colony. He says that he made his fortune from composing the Zipper Comedies. In his comedy, houses are entered through doors which zip open. people open and close their mouths with zippers. Car doors open by zippers. On waking people open their eyes by minute zippers. Next we sec a scene in Iowa, Fort Des Moines to be exact. There Sergeant Bob Lindsey is drilling a company of green recruits and shouting, Present arms. Coming nearer home for a few ,final scenes, we see a radio scene in St. Louis. The announcer standing before the mike dressed in boots and riding pants, is none other than Melvin. Noisey Chernault. 'lie announces the VVestern Riders Breakfast Food program daily. Today a playlette is being given, and one of the girls who confessed movie aspirations is playing the leading role. that of Mickey Mouse. The actress' name. Darline Ogden. is seen in print quite often. Still in St. Louis we see a cathedral, The Chapel in the Moonlight by name, and the pastor in his long black robe. The sign-board out in the entrance, reads: Robert Patrick, Pastor. Next we see a little tea-room and a very lovely one. too. A group of people are coming in and are met by the proprietorcss, Velma Hopkins and that delovely smile we all knew so well. Senaca, Missouri next rolls before our machine :mtl shows lean Chappel sitting in the sun, weaving a basket and telling little Sunset how when she was a girl she came down here to play basketball. .Xnd they beat Senaca, too, she adds. Still nearer home and we sec .Xlice Taylor, or I should say the former Alice Taylor, in a homey little domestic scene. She is most appropriately saying. Now, children. Sing like the birdies do. liy the way that's spinach in the spoon. For our last scene, Ralph puts off the pathetical last. we see a country church. and people standing there. .X bride seems to be the center of attraction, but Josephine Jamieson thinks it is the most exciting time of her life, for she has waited nearly three hours and still no groom! -V