Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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Class Prophecy Excerpts from articles of the Byron Tribune, June 2, 1961. Byron is proud to announce the opening of Beishir's Motor Scooter Station. Rides for first 20 miles $.05. For next 20, $.01. Will accept no customers for anything less than a mile. Duchess of Brendieu, formerly Lois Bontjes, has again been awarded the title of The World's Best Dressed Woman. Leonard Brown, conservation expert, gave an interesting speech to the Savanna Soil Saver Society. “Breezy News Bits by Lotta Blow, better known as Nancy DeFouw, has been awarded the golden horn for the most exclusive gossip column of the year. What Lotta knows, she blows. Ronnie Faulkner, King of the Speedway, won his fifth consecutive race. He set a new record for himself by ending up with three blown tires, one good headlight, and both doors. The famous lecturer, Joyce Fredricks, gave an interesting speech at the Byron Woman's Club on “The Art of Drying Prunes. Jerry Harding, noted animal trainer, had his left fore-finger bitten off by a savage cat. His only comment was, “I taut I taw a putty tat. Mabel Harmon was elected “Voice of the Year by the Illinois Buzzer Telephone Com- pany. The book Conquered or “How to Get a Man and Keep Him, the latest novel by Willie Marlene, has been predicted as the year's best seller. Top song on the Hit Parade for the past month has been “Have I told You Lately About My Other Loves. Lyrics and music by “Jazzman Helsdon. The Super Stop and Shop is proud to announce the advancement of Bob Henson from errand boy to official bread stacker. — 19 —

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Class Will I, Dick Swanson, leave my ability to stay on the honor roll to Dennis Hardesty. I, Bill Wiley, leave my clarinet to Shirley Shelton. To the Underclassmen we leave: To the Juniors: the earnest hope that fate will grant them a few more boys to hang dance decorations. To the Sophomores: a book that explains how Juniors can get along with Seniors. To the Freshmen: a supply of paper wads with which to annoy the faculty. And to our faculty we leave the following: To Miss Schutte: a large Typing II class, for faster production of the Ink Spot. To Mrs. Gibbs: a reserved Home Economics class. To Mr. Daane: a strong alto section for Mixed Chorus. To Miss Love: an intelligent Spanish Class. To Mr. Quarton: the Freshmen girls, with the hopes that they learn better than the Sen- iors of '51. To Mr. Haire: a new set of American History exams. To Mr. Janssen: a private plane to save time going from Byron to Beloit. To Mr. Sunderman: our most heartfelt thanks for helping us have such a successful sen- ior year. To Mose Leary, our faithful janitor: a photograph album for his numerous pictures of his granddaughter. To Caroline Reinders: a self-service change-maker for future use in B.C.H.S. We hereby leave Byron High School to those behind us, with hopes that they get as much enjoyment out of it as we have had. Signed and sealed this second day of June, 1951. -18- CLASS OF 1951

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Class Prophecy Professor David Ives, famous inventor, has invented another invention for the Russians to invent. He's invented another way to hang the Iron Curtain. Famous actress, Betty Lingbeck, is now on location in Africa making a picture in which she co-stars with Chimp the Chimpanzee. Congressman Kay Love, famous Pluto-crat, is the newly elected Senator from Ogle County. Kay's standing motto is, Love cannot be defeated. Meline's Used Cars. Specializes in cars with aerials on the back. Latest bargain: Buick convertible. Three flat tires, one headlight. (You furnish the motor). For only $2,999.99 plus one cent tax. Shirley Morrison has patented her new elevated shoes. Available in sizes 2A to 13AAAA. Joanne Nelson has gotten a job as bouncer in the Three Circles. Harlan Rowland's Repair Shop: We fix anything from broken watches and broken hearts to crack pots. Dan Smith, former Byron man, has now taken over the position of assistant matchmaker for Dan Cupid. Stebner's Department Store is announcing their coming White Elephant Sale. Elephants one year or over have been marked down. Richard Swanson, penny pincher millionaire, has just reported purchasing the Wal- green Drug Store Chain. Maestro William Wiley has finished his composition entitled Wiley's First Movement. — 20 —