Cowden High School - Kaskadette Yearbook (Cowden, IL)

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welaeeww LARRY COCHRAN Standlng GARY BUCHANAN .TERRY TUCKER Seated ALICE MOORE JAMES ROBERTSON BILL STAMPER ,Q-fda 7' SHARRON HOPKINS GERALD HOLLEY KARRON HOPKINS NANCY COMPTON

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aan 7046! We the class of 1956 being of sound mrnd and body do hereby make the followrng bequests Jerry Ethrrdge do wrll my wavy harr to Duane K hm Robertson do wrll my flat top to Robert Smrth Ransome Wyman do wrll my abrlrty to get along wrth the teachers to Myron Bennett Alrce Moore do wrll my abtlrty to get along wrth Mr Womack to the sophomore boys Helen Allsop do w1ll my CIVICS book to anyone who wants rt Mary Swrsher do wrll my passrng grades 1n math to Wanda Cames Gerald Holley do wrll my flat top to Marvm Beck Rosemary Bates do wrll my ab1l1ty to procrastrnate to Myron Bennett Carl Dagen do wrll my hrstory book to the Jumors next year Jerry Tucker do wrll my ab1l1ty to cheerlead to Charles MCMIIICH. B111 Stamper do wrll my brg ears to anyone who wants them BCSSIC Kelly do wrll my love for Cowden H1gh School to anyone who wants Sharron Hopklns do w1l1 my herght to any basketball player who needs tt Nancy Compton do w1ll my good grades to anyone who needs them Gary Buchanan do wrll my Modern A to Bob Denton Larry Cochran do wrll my abrlrty to drsturb the study hall to Vance Blrckem Kenny Toothman do wrll my old Engllsh work book to Jrm Frersner Karrou l-Iopkrns do will my black harr to Donna Buchanan Don Rrdlen do wrll my abrlrty at playrng basketball to Donrue Thompson mums., Short and Sweet Never yellrnl Known to all Allsop Helen Tall and stout Loves to tarry That s our gal Bates Rosemary Comes from Fancher Eyes of Blue Wayne s daughter Nancy Lou Basketball player At Hopkrns seen Can t do wrthout h1m Gerald Dean On the Job Always bonnle Tractor dnver Rtdlen Donme Grggle grggle Sweet 16 Loves no man Mary Maxlne Admrred by girls Ab1l1t1es many At Buchanan s seen T oothman Kenny When he s around Shirley s merry Her one and only Ethndge Jerry Tall and blonde Wrsh htm luck Mechanrcal man Gary Buck Harls from Drxre Always merry Everyone s fnend Cochran Larry Loves hrs b1ke Mabel s boy A smrle his fame Carl Leroy When Gerald s around She s rn a dream We all l1ke her Karron Darlene ff Heads Shelby way Tall and lean Have lots of fun Jrmmre Dean One of the clowns In semor row Basketball sluner Brlly Joe Always rn school Sun or ram Helps lead cheers Jerry Wayne Clean and neat Never messy Glen s daughter Kelly BCSSIC A smrle on her face Halls from Texas Happy and helpful Where ever she s seen Call him Handsome All would say Bob s glrl Our new student Fon s l1ttle grrl Sharron Marlene Wyman Ransome Al1ce Faye Q I L . V . . . . I' . , . . . I, ' . . . . . I, . ' . . . . . . I' ' . . . . . 1, . ' . . . ' I, , ' ' . 1, , . . , . I L , . . . . . L I . . . . I, . ' . . . I, ' , ' - it. I. . , . . . . I, , ' , I, ' . . . . . . L , . . . . . I' . , . . L . ' . . . . . I V fl X aiv. Kia ' K 4 g , 01 4 r uf?Ze4' 1 as Hxlis l if? t- -..-. H1 14' ' --M 4' I I I I U I

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606012 It IS the year of 1966 and Mrs Hoover now a retrred school teacher has been 1nv1ted to attend the famous play Peter Pan at the Globe Theater 1n Cowden The lead1ng actors are none other than Jerry Tucker and B111 Stamper When she HIIIVCS at the Grand Central Station at Cowden she meets one of her former students Bessre Kelley who lS prepanng to take a trrp to Prttsburgh Pennsylvarua After remrnrscrng a wh1le Mrs Hoover calls the Cowden Green Cab When it frnally arrives she IS surpr1sed to rn that the dnver rs Larry Cochran She tells lum she wants to go to the Cowden Hxgh School Gym where Cowden Hrgh lS havmg a basketball game Whlle on the way to the school Mrs Hoover asks about some of her former students Larry tells her that Carl Dagen now owns a very large farm north of Cowden and lS very happ1ly married He also tells her that Mary Swrsher IS the PIIVHIC Secretary of some famous woman but he cannot recall her name After arr1v1ng at tl1e school she ts pleased to fmd Nancy Compton who lS the Math teacher at Cowden H1gh sell1ng trckets at the door Nancy tells her that Cowden s coach lS none other than Kenny Toothman Wh1le trying to f1nd a seat Mrs Hoover bumps 1nto someone She IS surprxsed to f1nd that it 15 Karron Hopk1ns who IS now the head nurse 1n the Cowden Memorxal Hosprtal D11r1ng the half ume of the very CXCIUHS game Mrs Hoover goes to the snack bar to get a b1te to eat Wh1le there she sees two frne look1ng men whom she recogmzes They are Gerald Holley and Jerry Ethrrdge who are now members of Cowden s professxonal basketball team, After the game Mrs Hoover goes to the Hotel Robertson wh1ch IS owned and operated by James Robertson She wants to get a good rest before go1ng to see the play at the Globe Theater the next evemng After eaung a del1c1ous breakfast 1n the d1n1ng room of the hotel Mrs Hoover dec1des to take a short walk around the town Just after leavrng the hotel she meets Gary Buchanan on the says that he IS room1ng at Helen s Board1ng House whxch IS owned by Helen Allsop who ls very well to do now Mrs Hoover asks Gary wh1ch street to go on to get to the C1ty Park After learnrng the way Mrs Hoover proceeds on to the park Whrle on her way to the park Mrs Hoover sees a large srgn on a burldrng whrch attracts her attenuon The readxng on the stgn says The Famous HOPRIHS Gym Owner Sharron Hopkins Mrs Hoover dec1des to stop ln and see Sharron When she enters the bluldrng she IS surprised to see Rosemary Bates Rosemary tells her that she lS the trainer at the gym Rosemary then takes Mrs Hoover 1nto the offrce to see Sharron and after the three of them have talked for a wh1le Mrs Hoover starts out agarn for the C1ty Park Just after leavtng the gymnasmm Mrs Hoover sees a smart look1ng woman 1n an A1r Force umform whom she fmds to be none other than Al1ce Moore Before go1ng on to the park Mrs Hoover stops to talk Wllh Al1ce a few mrnutes Upon arr1v1ng at the park Mrs Hoover sees a large crowd of people so she goes over to see what lS go1ng on After tw1st1ng her way through the crowd to the center of attractron she fmds that the one and only Ransome Wyman lS there w1th hlS famous Flea C1rcus After watchrng the crrcus for a Whlle Mrs Hoover dec1des that she had better go back to the hotel and rest so that she wrll be bnght and fresh for the btg event that even1ng When the trme arr1ves for the play to start Mrs Hoover calls a cab whlch takes her to the theater After arnv1ng at the Theater she sees a fine look1ng man whom she recognrzes as Donald R1dlen who IS known by everyone as Secretary of Agnculture of the Umted States After the grand performance Mrs Hoover t1red but happy, goes back to the Hotel where she w1ll spend the nrght before go1ng back to her home the next mormng I . . . . . . f. d street, who tells her that he now ownsf Bucks Texaco Station and is still a bachelor. He also