DeLand Weldon High School - Eagle Spotlight Yearbook (Weldon, IL)

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2Um 7VM We, the Senior Class of ”51, being possessed of somewhat sound mind and dull memory and yet knowing the extent in value of our property do here -by ordain, pub- lish and declare this to be our last will and testament, since this Senior Class of the DeLand -Weldon Senior High School, State of Illinois, will soon cease to exist. First, to the board of education and members of the community who have made our school what it is today, we give our thanks for having the privilege of graduating from such a school. To the faculty we will our utmost appreciation for the help they have given us, that we might reach the goal toward which we have been struggling for four long years. We give to the Sophomores for next year some of the Senior dignity, enthusiasm and intelligence. The following we give to the Juniors: I, Janice Jiles, will my blonde hair to Donald Hiter and my love for shorthand back to Mr. Clapper. I, Gertrude Massey, will my shortness to Evert Keur and my red hair to Joe Sprague and may they take good care of my hair. I, Ronald Edwards, will Donna to Jim Smith and my interest??? in English class to Margaret Radley. I, Gretchen Shinneman, will the west end of the hall to Marilyn Twist for the purpose of catching a man. I, Edith Yates, will a tall, handsome, curly-headed boy to Sheredith McCready and may she take the best of care of him. I, Phares O ' Daffer, will my ability to sing to Jack Grant and also my nickname ’’Monk. ” I, Christine Foster, will my ability to become engaged to Myrtle Ensign and my P. E. abilities to Arthur Beck. I, Velma Danison, will the front desk in the assembly to Beverly Swartz at noons so she ' ll always have her studies. I, Buddy Clow, will all my girl friends to Harold Allan. I, Colleen Cooper, will my love for G. A. A. to Terry Glynn. I, Zelma Burton, will my freckles to Norma Barton. I, Carol Mix, will my singing ability to Jack Carr and also my curly hair. I, Sheila Burton, will my beauty to Wayne Clifton. I, Robert Kirkland, will my nickname to Joanne Schroeder and my musical ability to Charlie Baker. I, John Sparks, will the memory of his watch to Thelma Yates and my knowledge of Fords to Beverly Shaw. I, Max Parrish, will (Speed) to Betty Rule and my beautiful wave to Richard Lubbers. I, Jack Schroeder, will my Plymouth to June Franklin, so that she may visit Dick; and all my romantic abilities to Veda Parrish. Therefore we declare this our last will and testament, made on the fourth day of May in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Fifty -One. Signed ’’Harvey”

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JACK SCHROEDER Baseball 1,2 Basketball 1, 2, 3,4 FFA 3,4 Boys ' Chorus 1, 2,3,4 Annual Staff 4 COLLEEN COOPER G.A.A. 3,4 FHA 2,3 Annual Staff 4 GRETCHEN SHINNEMAN FHA 2,3,4 Class Officer 1 Student Council 4 Annual Staff 4 Chorus 1, 2,3,4 Band 1,2, 3, 4 Librarian 1,4 Brother Goose 3 Paper Staff 1 PHARES O ' DAFFER Basketball 1, 2,3,4 Baseball 1,2, 3, 4 Boys Chorus 1, 2,3,4 FFA 2,3,4; Officer 3,4 Paper Staff 1,2, 3, 4 Brother Goose 3 Annual Staff 4 Class Officer 1, 2,3,4 Librarian 4 Mixed Chorus 2,3,4 ZELMA BURTON FHA 23 G.A.A. 3,4 Annual Staff 4 CHRISTINE FOSTER Chorus 3,4 Brother Goose 3 Cheerleader 1,2,3, G.A.A. 3,4 FHA 2,3 Class Officer 1,2,4 Student Council 3 Paper Staff 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Librarian 3,4 BUDDY CLOW Baseball 1 Basketball 1,2, 3, 4 Boys ' Chorus 1,2,3 Mixed Chorus 2,3 Student Council 2,3 FFA 2,3,4 FFA Officer 4 Brother Goose 3 Paper Staff 2,3,4 Annual Staff 4 MAX PARRISH Basketball 1,2, 3, 4 Baseball 1,2, 3, 4 FFA 1,3,4 FFA Officer 3 Annual Staff 4 VELMA DANISON Brother Goose 3 FHA 2,3 Class Officer 1 Paper Staff 4 Annual Staff 4 Chorus-1,2,3,4 Librarian 1 JANICE JILES Class Officer 1 Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 Librarian 1,2, 3, 4 Band 2,3,4 FHA 2,3,4 Brother Goose 3 Paper Staff 4 Annual Staff 4 mi mi CAROL MIX Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 Brother Goose 3 FHA 2 Annual Staff 4 GERTRUDE MASSEY Girls ' Chorus 2,3,4 Paper Staff 3,4 Annual Staff 4 FHA 2,3,4 Class Officer 2 EDITH YATES Brother Goose 3 F. H.A. 2 Cheerleader 2,3 G. A. A. 4 Annual Staff 4 Paper Staff 4 Librarian 1,3 Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 RONALD EDWARDS Basketball 1,2, 3,4 Baseball 1, 2 Boys ' Chorus 1, 2 FFA 2 Student Council 4 Brother Goose 3 Annual Staff 4 JOHN SPARKS Band 1,2, 3, 4 Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 Annual Staff 4 Basketball 1 SHEILA BURTON Chorus 1,2, 3, 4 Brother Goose 3 Annual Staff 4 FHA 3,4 ROBERT KIRKLAND FFA 1,2,3, 4 Band 1,2, 3, 4 Chorus 1,2, 3,4 Librarian 2, 3 Basketball Manager 1,2,3 Annual Staff 4 Setti i rfcttvitieA

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44 ! % xft6eccf Ten years have passed since we last saw the graduating class of 51 from D-W Senior High. Our world has progressed greatly, scientifically. In this year of 61 we are sight seeing through a rocket ship plant. Who should we meet but Ronnie Edwards, who was interested in science in school. He informs us that his new rocket is completed, Ron- nie designed it and will go on it ' s first trip. He asks us along saying that it$ hard to tell where we ' ll go or who we ' ll see. We are hesitant as we ' ve never ridden in a roc- ket before although they are quite common now. We finally consent to go. As we get into the rocket ship who should we meet but the former Gretchen Shinneman, who is our stewardess. With Max Parrish her husband, the pilot of the ship who has just bought the rocket for interplanetary service. As we are leaving the earth ' s surface we sight a dairy farm. Our informer tells us it is the home of the former Gertrude Massey, now Mrs. Rodger Briggs, who has 3 red- headed children. The first planet we reach is Mars. Sheila Burton is now married to Eudean Nor- fleet and they own a string of grain elevators which supply neighboring planets with grain. We take off Mars in the direction of Pluto. As we land on Pluto we find we are near a large building. We inspect it and find that it is a huge modern school. Guess who the good-looking math teacher is? Yes, its Phares O ' Daffer. If you need an in- terpreter see Buddy Clow, Buddy did so well in Spanish at Senior High he decided to work as interpreter for tourists from other planets who tour the school. Incidentally, Phares and Buddy are still bachelors. From here we go to Mercury, as the air there is rather dry we decide to have a coke. We stop at a drive inn and who should be our waitress but Velma Danison. As we order cokes Velma informs us that our old friend Colleen Cooper now owns a hugh coke factory. John Sparks is the general manager of the plant and the way it looks he would like to be manager of more than the factory. We decide to end our trip by stopping at the beautiful planet Venus for a basket- ball game and some dancing. The star of the basketball team, The Planeters, is Dale Meyers who has a very enthusiastic fan, his wife, Christine Foster, who is for- merly of DeLand. After the game we go to the Starlite. The big feature tonight is Bob Kirkland ' s Orchestra featuring the famous vocalist, Carol Mix. When we return to earth we see an enormous toothpick factory with the neon sign E. and D. Toothpicks. We are told that Edith Yates and Dean Baker are now married and have started a toothpick factory. We then see a popcorn field and factory, the corn is called Zekes Pop Corn. The farm is managed by the former Zelma Burton and her husband Donald Stites. Some of the biggest chicken farms around are stocked by Jack Schroeder ' s hatch- ery which is located two miles East of the Stites Farm. At last we return to the plant, our adventures are taken down by the plant ' s first- rate secretary, Janice Jiles. I wonder if Janice ' s ability of shorthand is what attracts her bosses’ interest?