Bushnell High School - Replica Yearbook (Bushnell, IL)

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REPLICA l93l Class Prophecy In the spring of 1941, two of my friends, Cora Daugherty and Verla Wise, and I, started on a cruise of the Pacific in the yacht we had bought in partner- ship. Cora had become an expert office girl and was holding down a life job with Hodges Bros. The rivalry of the brothers for her hand had resulted in her marrying neither but promising to be sister to both. Verla had become the leading Chevrolet saleswoman of the world. She says she owes her expert knowledge of them to the affairc d'amour of her Senior high school days. The man responsible for her choice of occupation is always near at hand to aid her in her work. I had for the last ten years devoted my time to writing and after much discouragement had three books published. The name of these were: Why a Boy and Girl Should Never Go Steady, How to Change Red Hair to Brown, and Memories of My High School Geometry Class. Yve were all three takin f our vacation at the same time, so we decided to c 1 gl u look u the Seniors with whom we had graduated ten ears ago. Hearm of a P t- 1- U n group of young men and women who had been deported because of some serious childish pranks they had committed, we thought perhaps some of our freinds were with them. We started our search April 20, and, after a four days, cruise, we saw an island ahead. It was not charted, so we girls, who liked adventure, decided to anchor and explore. We did so and what do you think we found? A thriving city called Scotchtown., as we could see from signs posted around! These re- called to our minds o11r enforced thriftiness in publishing our Annual. Since our study of Franklin we had earnestly tried to follow this one of his virtues. We wondered if Miss Warfel would have enjoyed our trip. We were very hungry and started to Hnd a lunch room. A taxi was hailed, and when we saw the driver, all three of us gasped. It was none other than ,Iim Lybarger. After exchanging greetings and asking and answering '4How? When?,' 'fWl1y? we asked him why he was here on a tropical island. He told us the Seniors had located here because they wanted a change after freezing to death for four years in the B. H. S. Study Hall. Then we told him to take us to a place where we could find something to eat. He said he would gladly take us to his home but Jessie. his wife.. was a ballet dancer and was never home, or so it seemed to him. Her love for her career was just ruining their home, he said., and truly I felt sorry for him. He took us to a lunch room nearby, and there we found another surprise. Pude Norcross was the proprietor and Marguerite Bloomfield was the head waitress. After eating an excellent meal we asked Pude to tell us about the rest of our classmates. He complied with our request. Wfhile we listened eagerly he told us: Earl Sutliff was managing a flourish- ing A Sz P store with the help of Evelyn Swanson, famous for her ability to sell people things they did not want. Wendell Fisk was an architect who had built lllost of the town. This should certainly be gratifying to Mr. Rutledge. the Industrial Arts teacher, to whom Wendell is responsible for his training. Daisy Davis was the Mayor, Pude informed us, and certainly ruled the citv with an iron hand. She had learned not even to waste her breath. Bob Cadwalader had committed suicide years ago because Cora Daugherty had refused to leave her position to marry him. Virginia Pappas was under the care of a trained ' Tm-nly-six

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IQJI REPLICA l, Martha Fisk, leave my twin sister to anyone who will take her and raise her right. I, Mary Fisk, bequeath my quiet and timid ways to Sis Markley. Little boys should be seen and not heard anyway. To .lolm Bohbitt, Wendell Fisk beqneaths his exeellent drawing ability as shown in his English notebook. l, Dorthea Fuffate, will mv interest in Whi i nets to Ruth Mareum. r- . l I l, Winnie' Hunt, will my interest in Pink Kirtley to anyone who will not make him jealous. l, Herbert Jones, will Berneiee to anyone who ean keep her interested in him. l, .lessie King, bequeath my expert knowledge of daneing to Doris lliehard- son.. providing she keeps her eyes shut. To Teddy S ranffler, James Iivbarwer wills his sane and careful drivin . n 1 ' F u - n F n s F warning him however. to obtain an aeeident insurance policy. To Heil Hall, l. Stanley MeCanee. will my height. so Berneiee won't have to stoop so far to say good night. I. Robert Norcross, will my interest in my seat in American History to anyone interested in Nlodern History. ,lessie is a lllodern Girl. isn't she. Pude? I, Gerald lllorrow. bet ueath mv interest in the So ihomore Class to anvone a l I I 1 I . Il0Sll'lllg help ln Geometry. I, Virginia Pappas. bequeath my beloved Fuhr to anyone admiring a smart appearance. I, Gilbert Pillinff. he ueath mv deli:-ate laugh to lvan Bonnett. Ile might . . I ., 1' P' try it on Maurme. To Caryl Wheeler. Ida Spangler leaves her seat in the Dodge. Hope you don't find it crowded, Caryl. I, Don Sperry.. will my interest in the Freshman elass to anyone liking blonde. curly hair. l, Earl Sutlill. bequeath my popularity with girls and the knaek ol' getting along with them to Freddy Ublander. n I, Evelyn Swanson, bequeath the dimple in my ehin to Irene Nvilson. l'Dllllllll' in the chin ---. I, Doris Swartzbaugh. will my ability to hold on to my boy friends to Harriet Birdsall. I, Berneiee Wallin-k. will my admiration ol' Junior Class rings to anyone who can get them with less trouble than I did. 1 I, Wlilliam Vlfalthers. bequeath llIarion's and my parking plat-e to Mary Williams and Mauriee Hunt. We hope they enjoy it as much as we did. I. Verla Wise. will my interest in Chevrolets to any girl liking blondes. Last. but not least. we revoke all former wills and testaments made bv this Senior Class and appoint our most worthy sponsor. Miss Van Sehoiek. as ilxeeu- trix of this most important document. Tina Samoa Cmss or 1931. Sis MARKLEY, 'tRuss DANIELS. at xenfxarw

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l93I REPLICA nurse whom we found to be Berneice Wallick. Virginia had been trying to :lirect Don Sperry, Gilbert Pilling and ,lim Lybarger and a few others in an act for the theatre and was suffering a nervous breakdown as a result. Don wanted the part of Napoleon, while Virginia insisted he take the part of the bell boy. Gilbert insisted on driving his car everywhere, even on the stage. And Jim, who was playing the character of a very serious old man, would always laugh in the wrong places. No wonder Virginia.. poor girl, couldn't stand the nervous strain. John Dimmitt had graduated from Notre Dame: he had been the football captain there, and was now playing quarter-back on the All-American tea111. Gerald Morrow was the aviator who carried the mail from the island to the outside world. He had had one or two crashes due to his going asleep at the controls, but nothing serious had yet happened. Ferrol Endres was president of the Bacheloifs Society of which Stanley lVlcCance. NVilliam Walthers and Gilbert Pilling were prominent members. lt was feared that Gilbert was going to resign, however, as he was seen conducting the English teacher home from Faculty meetings several times. This teacher was none other than Dorthea Fugate, his old high school sweetheart. Thinking it was almost time to depart, and as we wanted to see more of the town, we left Pude and started on our way back to the yacht. Just as we stepped out of the door, we nearly collided with a very fashionably dressed young woman. Looking at her closely, we recognized Witliiie Hunt. also a member of the Class of '31. We were all delighted to see Winnie and walked down the street with her and talked over old times. She said she was a costume designer, and. from her appearance, l judged her to he a successful one. As we had not seen or heard anything from two of our classmates. Ida Spangler and Doris Swartzbaugh. we asked Winnie about them. Ida was happily married and living on a farm near Adair, Illinois. She was not among the Seniors who were deported for misbehavior. lda always was rather quiet, as I remember her. Doris had become the world's champion typist and was famous on three conti- nents for her great speed and accuracy. Winnie then invited us to the matinee with her. The name of the show was '4Sisterly Love. starring Mary and Martha Fisk. We were very surprised as well as pleased to see that our classmate twins had become famous actresses. Their devotion to each other always had been a subject of discussion among the B. H. S. students. Verla., Cora and I then decided wc must return home: so after taking leave of our friends, went back to the yacht. We arrived safely in Bushnell four days later. NVe shall always cherish the memory of this trip as one of the most enjoyable trips of our lives. -Garnet Cramhlet. me isfjfgrmrw