Comstock High School - Corral Yearbook (Comstock, MI)

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Being tired of T.V., I turned it off and looked around to see other passengers; Joan Steenberg is taking a trip to Europe, she is now married to an accomplished banker; who is going to finance Mr. Kenneth Fryling's Remote Controlled Housing project. Sitting next to Joan is Don Kaminga; who is going to Liverpool, England to start a new meat packing house. He will be head butcher; he obtained his experience in the rendering works in Comstock. OHI Look who is that? None other than the mayor of the Boondocks Mr. Leon Sparks and wife Pot. Now to read a bit of news from the Chicago Sun Times; what is this. Dawn Weed's Literary review—it says that Rene Vining's fifth best seller is: Women, and How to Avoid Them. The motor just knocked out, we're going down, down, down, way down, low down, splash] I There is a whisper and I wake up to find myself in a hospital with the head nurse Eileen Brown. She tells me that Ron Stuut, a twenty year man in the Navy and Terry Morgan the head Swappee of his boat picked us up out of the cold water; they also picked up Dorothy Marble Reynolds and Grace Wilson Armour and families who were trying to moke history by being the first women to cross the Atlontic by raft. Across the hall is Shirley Roll recuperating from her fractured head from her last wrestling match. Norma Van Wynen gives me a glass of water, spills it and I fall out of bed—down, down, down I go. A hand shakes my shoulder and wakes me up from my dream, it is the famous Historian and Philosopher Benjamin Earl begging for a dime for o cup of coffee. Then I pick up pencils and tin cups and I go to my home better known as Pat's Orphanage with the slogan, We board kids and dogs . On the side Pat makes her money for this great and worthy cause by Hula dancing at Lage's Lousy Lunch Lounge. I leave you with this thought, Never eat Shirleys Chocolate covered pickled Tootsie rolls, or you too may have such a nightmare as this. Ronald Slater 12

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Class Prophecy, It's a beautiful day for dreaming. Ah! Here's a park bench, just the spot to rest one's fatigued mind-Wonder what all my old classmates are doing on this beautiful day? Sure doesn't seem like we graduated twenty years ago, but my mind is too fatigued to wonder, so I think that I shall sleep and dream about theml- Well, right close to home is Steve Elmore running his own service station. He's going broke, but its a good business! There's been some change mode at school, o new course for HE-MEN and will you look who's the instructor, Red Gleesingl Well, well, the guy who was voted best looking boy of the Senior Class, Don Rand, is now a male model for Esquire. I see two little bungalows with a fence in between. There's Joan Knobloch and Nancy Keiser talking over their back fence. The names on the mail-boxes are different though, its Koss and Reed. Guess I'll listen to their conver- sation. They are talking about their husbands-------Koss is a pro-wrestler and Reed is a basketball coach. The children are fighting over a basketball, of course the Koss children are winning because of their wrestling ability. There's Borgess Hospital and Yvonne Mort is the manager of the Coffee Shop. Joy Psalmonds Padgett is on the fourth floor with triplets I I see Geri DeVries Redmond, one time secretary, now at home with her husband. She seems very happy with her children, her home and Ed. Who is that coming down the street? . . . Why I believe it is Georgia Falls with her little boy, who is screaming and kicking. What is the matter Georgia? Oh, she says, I'm taking my son to the dentist, won't you come along with me? So, here we are in the reception room and the dental assistant is Leona Chmiel. After managing to tie the screaming brat to a chair, she picks up a TRUE Magazine to read and finds that editor is none other than the Archie Knott, of course, Mrs. Valerie Vanderbeek Knott is the real boss. Just then the telephone rings and we have a long distance call from California, the operators voice sounds like Jewel Cox, it is. The voice from California is Edythe Tyler, who is test driving automobiles for George Friel's Universal Stock Car Stadium; in the pits is the present owner of the Ford Motor Company, Mr. Thomas James Butcher and son. Edythe wants me to visit her; the best and fastest means of getting there is by jet plane and who but Donna Sprague is the stewardess, the flyer of the plane is the famous resort owner Mr. Donald Manley Stowe. These two friends tell me that some of my former friends of Comstock are in various States ... as we Whizzzzz by the Empire State Building we see Ethel Summerson letting passengers off the elevator on the top floor. Another person up in the world is the Editor of the New York Times, Elmo Waterlander, we almost knock her off her perch on top of the highest flag pole in the world getting a humans eye view. Donna tfells us that on this plane we have many modern conveniences such as T.V., there is a FLASH-------------Will Artie Shaw marry the notorious Lou, if so Artie Shaw is 82 and Mary Lou is 37--The question is: Can this little girl from the celery fields of Comstock find happiness as a wife of a wealthy and retired band leader? We hope so, this will make her fifteenth morriage. She met her future husband through Mary Reeds (the modern Hedda Hopper) column, advice to the lovelorn. We switch stations and see the fights from Madison Square Gardens where Alfred McCormick is the star attraction He is fighting for the heavyweight championship title. From the stands comes the gravel throated call of—Popcornll — and the spotlight shines on Eleanor Thomas, the popcorn queen, who is selling tonight for a charity benefit. Just behind her we see Glen Statler, the owner of the largest popcorn plantation in the world. The fights are sponsored by Mary Shrouts Drugs, I understand that Shrouts drugs is the only drug store in the country selling Bikini bathing suits; who is modeling them? None other than the slinky Janet Jennings. 11

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Clad 5 UJill We, the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-three, being sound in mind and body do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. I, EILEEN BROWN, will my ability to flirt with men to Tonda Roberts. I, THOMAS BUTCHER, would will my 1951 chartreuse convertible to Jim Craft, but it would look quite unusual for the senior romeo11 to cart the girls around on a bike. I, LEONA CHMIEL, will my yen for studying to Bill Rynd. I, JEWEL COX, will my shyness to Jackie Kirk. I, GERI DEVRIES, will my ability to receive an engagement ring to Diane Smith. Good luckll I, MARY LOU DEYOUNG, will my dramatic ability to Shirley Stratton. I, STEVE ELMORE, will my ability to wreck cars to Jim Liggett. I, GEORGIA FALLS, leave my knowledge in making tickets to anyone who will have it. I, GEORGE FRIEL, will all my old auto parts to Duke O'Halloran. I, KENNETH FRYLING, leave my absence slips to Ray Slater. I, DALE GLEESING, bequeth my blushing ways'1 to Phil Ackerman. I, JANET JENNINGS, will my poise to Dixie Rininger. I, DONALD WAYNE KAMINGA, poor mixed up crazy little kid that I am, will my way with the women to Bill Vining. I, NANCY KEISER, leave all my aspirins to Jack Smith. He'll need them when it's carnival time. I, JOAN KNOBLOCH, will my gentleness to Ellen Curtis. Use it wisely Ellen. I, ARCHIE KNOTT, will all of my traffic tickets to Oscar Drake. I, FRANK KOSS, will my manly physique to Randy Miller. — I, DOROTHY MARBLE, will my blank expressions to Toad House. I, AL McCORMICK, will my golden gloves to Louie Fletcher. I, PATRICIA McVAY, will my ability to grow long hair to Marilyn Hodgemire. I, TERRELL MORGAN, will my phone book to Don Gleesing. Please, treat it with respect. I, YVONNE MORT, bequeath my success in heart troubles to Sondra Tuinier. I, JOY PSALMONDS, will my cheerleading ability to Mr. Lage. Rol Ral I, DONALD RAND, will my title as best looking to Sam Westerhouse. I, COLLINS REED, bequeath my courteous manner to Bill Stribel. I, MARY JANE REED, will my letters from Notre Dame to Donna Warren. I, SHIRLEY ANN ROLL, leave my hearty laugh to Mr. Laman. I, MARY SHROUT, will my job at Allens to Loyle Vose and Kay Dickenson. Don't work too hard girls. I, RONALD SLATER, will my senior trip headaches to Don Smeltzer. I, LEON SPARKS, bequeath my gift of gab to Phil Seigfried. I, DONNA SPRAGUE, leave---------------------for California. I, GLENN STATLER, will my flirtatious manner to Neysa Jones. I, JOAN STEENBERG, will my sympathy for anyone that gets stuck with writing next year's will. I, DONALD STOWE, will all my wisecracks to Darrell Hill. I, RONALD STUUT, leave my knowing glances to Jim Corryn. I, ETHEL SUMMERSON, bequeath my sophisticated walk to Barbara Friel. I, ELEANOR THOMAS, will my ability to get along with the Statlers to my brother. Keep it in the family Rog. I, EDYTHE TYLER, will my ability to work with figures to Jim Jennings. I, NORMA VAN WYNEN, leave my makeup to Laurel Wellington. I, VALERIE VANDERBEEK, leave my typing ability to Ellen Liggett. I, RENE VINING, bequeath my A's in Government to Jack Smith. I hope I can trust you Jack. 1 3