Chatham High School - Oracle Yearbook (Chatham, OH)

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Class Prophecy — Judging by the date (Friday 13), most of you attending the banquet this even- ing aren't very superstitious. So, it is doubtful that you will take much stock in my supernatural power of foretelling the future. But, just the same, I am going to take you on a little trip into the future of 1961, where a reunion of the Class of '51 is now being held. We had better hurry, for the guests are now arriving. All of you know at least one joke about a woman driver. Well, the old and popular form of entertainment received what was almost its death blow, when a woman won this year's 500 mile Memorial Day Race. Yes, Rose Silves, the first of the Class of '51 to arrive this evening, made many a man's face red on that ''Fateful day. Marilyn Moore, the president of the Class of '51, is the hostess of this tenth anniversary celebration, which is being held ina large hotel ball room in Key West, Florida. Somehow, she managed to get all of us together, which we admit must have been quite a task. According to the cheering outside, I would say the president's party must have arrived. As chief executive of the US, Bill Klein has failed in only one way. That is in the art of letter writing. Maybe it is just that he doesn't have a daughter that sings. With the president is Norma Barnhart, who was recently appointed National Supervisor of Nursing. I may be an optimist, but I believe this Bill and Norma affair may turn out to be a fairly permanent partnership yet. A third person in the party is Joachim Stephan, now ambassador to the U.S. from Germany. We all remember, how, back in 1951, Joe said he wanted to return to the United States. Well, he made it, but not in the way orginally planned. Before, I forgot to mention that our hostess, Miss Moores, is secretary to the President. As a stenographer, she is very conscientious. But, to quote the Supervisor of Nurses, ''Work can sometimes be taken too seriously. Every time I visit the president at his office, I find her seated on his lap, supposedly taking dicta- tion. ' There is now a new and even greater commotion at the main entrance to the ballroom. Judging by the sighs from the ladies, it must be--and itis. It is Gregory Swoonatra, better known to us as Bob Garver. Bob has risen quickly to fame on stage and in the movies. Some now venture so far as to say he has replaced Rudolph Valentino as the Great Lover, and romantic idol of millions of women. Tonight, there is an interesting story going around. It seems ''Mr Swoonatra's uncanny method for running out of gas at the right time was at work again. Only this time, it was his yacht that ran out of fuel, on the cruise from New York to Key West. He and his guest, the president's secretary, were forced to wait until an emergency supply of fuel could be brought from land. Bring-Um-Back-Stuffed-Janson. Yes, you guessed it- the greatest big game hunter of recent years. (No, I didn't say dame, but that can be included). Through the combined efforts of hunting and taxidermy, he has built up the largest collection of stuffed animals in the world. This inanimate zoo is on display at the National Museum of Natural History. Another of our classmates who turned out to be good at stuffing is Donna Dieckman. She packs fans into the arena wherever and whenever she wrestles. You 12

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Ann ual Staff FIRST ROW: Bill Klein, Athletics; Bob Garver, Advertising Manager; Janet Hofstetter, Editor; Norma Barnhart, Activities; Marilyn Moore, SECOND ROW: Robert Sorg, Calendar; Joe Stephan, Snapshots; Robert Janson, Grade Reporter; Rose Silves and Joan Casper, Art Editors; Donna Dieckman, -High School Reporter. Senior Class Officers Norma Barnhart, Vice- President; Bill Klein, Secretary; Rose Anna Silves, Treasurer; Marilyn Moore, President. 11

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see, Donna, better known to TV viewers as ''Mighty Miss Dynamite, has reached her goal as lady wrestling champion of the world. Joan Casper, who has championed in the more feminine occupation of house- keeping, is here this evening with her husband and family. She received the award of “Outstanding Housewife of 1961'' from Better Homes and Gardens magazine for magni- ficent way in which she uses her artistic ability in the management of her beautiful home. Janet Hofstetter, also seems to have made good in her chosen profession. For, whenever you pick up a newspaper, you see her daily column, now one of the most popular in the country. She has now set for herself a new goal. This is the writing of the ''Great American Novel,'' or in other words; a book that will out sell ''Forever Amber. This is the history of what the members of the Class of '5] have accomplished in the past ten years, with the exception of myself. Mine was a short, but eventful career. Like the man in the song, I found, washed upon the beach, a wooden box con- taining The Thing. ' By using a plan obtained from a nightmare, I thereby made my fortune. For people came and still come by the thousands to see that strange quirk of nature, now considered the eighth great wonder of the world, ''The Thing. Robert Sorg 13