Dayton Joint High School - Maple Memories Yearbook (Dayton, PA)

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Prophecy man. Sailing down the broad Allegheny, we soon reach Kittanning where we make another stop. In the crowd that comes up the gang plank we see only one familiar face, our former English teacher, Mr. Baker, dressed in the cur- rent fashion of Bermuda shorts and striped blaz- er. That wig he is wearing belies the fact that he is completely bald. After he is comfortably settled in his deck-chair wrapped in three blan- kets, the ship moves down the river to Pittsburgh. Here we pick up Linda Beck, Frances Gal- braith, and Jean Calhoun who are employed as private secretaries. Also aboard are Claire Bro- cious, who is a leader in F. H. A. work and is now on her way to teach the women of Java how to make sarongs, Larue Shick, a famous model who is going along just for the ride, and Marilyn Bro- cious, the famous tire expert, who can teach any- one howto change a tire in two minutes. We are now sailing down the Ohio River and we see Eugene Farster working leisurely on a barge and without much thought he decided to iain us. As we continue down the river we spy Paul Dickey hunting vigorously along the bank for a million dollar bill. As usual he didn't get what he was looking for. After traveling for many hours we docked at St. Louis and here four classmates board our ship, Joanne West, a famous singer, Charlene Milliron, just voted the world's best dressed wo- man, Dolores Cornman, a well known artist, and Doris Clever, a designer of suitcases. Leaving St. Louis we sail down the Missis- sippi, our destination New Orleans. Here to join us is Ray Barrett who has made his millions in the lumber business and is now a famous sci- entist trying to turn one board-foot into two. From New Orleans we set sail for Texas, where we find Bob Seanor and Mary McCafferty, now professional rodeo performers. As our ship sails out to sea, we hear a loud roar of engines. Much to our surprise a giant plane lands on deck. Through the plastic dome we spy Don Smith and Richard Lewis, the pilots, and Dorothy Reesman, the stewardess. The plane has an experimental engine, so aboard are several top-notch designers, Allen McCon- nell, Gary Schrecengost, and Stanley Petras. Soon Allan Brocious, the radio operator, em- erges from the cockpit. fLast as usuall Entering the port of Honolulu, we see Shir- ley Rupp, now a policewoman, taking Jiggs Stear and Ed Wadding o'FF to iail, for they were speed- ing as usual with their tractor-trailer trucks. Ber- nice Marshall, now a government secretary, meets us at the docks. While visiting a famous naval hospital in Hawaii, we meet a familiar figure in white, Patty Wall, a former D.J.H.S. student. As we tour the hospital with Pat we see Judy Pence and Janet Williams in the acci- dent ward with a troupe of entertainers. Judy is a famous acrobat and Janet is considered the world's best harmonica player. Grace Lockhart is also at the naval base and welcomes us with her winning smile, she is very happy now that Tom has returned from a long cruise. Thus the good ship Lion brings together again our class of '57.

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Prophecy The year is 1977. The new waterway from the Allegheny River up Glade Run Creek to Day- ton, has iust been completed. The first boat to pass through the wide canal is the atomic ship Lion, which is iust now docking at Leek's foundry in the suburbs of Day- ton. Captain Charlie Fisher is on the bridge, di- recting his crew, for the stop here takes careful piloting and only the best of seamen dare berth an atomic ship at this pier. As usual, Captain Fisher is very soft spoken, but his inter-com sys- tem so magnifies his voice that he seems to roar. Pete Alcorn, the head pilot, responds with alac- rity Chow times have changedj, and soon the huge vessel is roped to the dock. Besides polish- ing the brass, the engineers, Cecil McMeans and Ron Fisher, are checking the supply of atoms, and listening to the motors. A miss and a hiss arouse their fears, and they as usual arouse the mechanics, Ken White and Ron Stitler, from their sleeping quarters on M-deck. The two tired mechanics soon make the right adjustments. John Odosso ond Dick Coleman are merrily and noisily swabbing the bow of A-deck. It certain- ly is something new for those boys to be work- ing. Up the gang plank comes Roberta Stover. And who is that leaning on her arm? Oh, can it be! lt is Mrs. Leek, twenty years alder and thirty pounds lighter-what a spry old gal she is. Roberta has taken Mrs. Leek's position at D.J.H.S. Roberta and Mrs. Leek no sooner get on deck that a very queenly woman starts up the gangplank. Behind her walk two starlets, whom we suspect are heading for Hollywood, to star in the Marvin Marsh show. At first we don't recognize Janet West-but her slow smile gives her away. Following Janet are three other women who look as though they are tired of washing dishes. Close scrutiny shows them to be Donna Shilling, Ellen Hughes, and Deanna Schrecengost, who have parked their husbands at Barnett's Lunch and are off for a holiday. Don Patterson, Pete Bassinger, and James Smith climb up to the bridge where they meet Captain Fisher and ask for work. The captain takes them on as excess baggage. As the ship is about to leave her mooring, we hear a strange horn. Wait a minute. Look! It's Isabelle Hollenbaugh in her new Ford. With all the passengers comfortably aboard the atomic ship, the Lion heads for Mosgrove. As we approach this thriving city, a man- sion at the entrance to the Atherton Canal comes into view. Descending the path to the dock are Bob, Don, Ron and Warren, important business- men, with world-wide interests. Speeding down the canal we approach the city of Templeton and here we pick up four more passengers. Kay McKoy is president of the Yok- Yak Loan Company and is heading for Japan with Sherwood Kline, who will become manager of a branch office in Sen-Sen. Also boarding the ship at Templeton are two shy business- women, Grace Slagle, who manages a fashion salon, and Kathleen Adams, who has a Cadillac agency. Passing from the canal into Allegheny River we pay our toll to our old classmate, Guy Criss-

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