Earlville High School - Raidorian Our Years Yearbook (Earlville, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECYYflSI T is Is the prophecy of the class of 1951. Lat us go Into the future until the year 1965 and as I ride through La Salle County, I recall ray girl- hood days. Maybe I better tell you who I am and my business. I am Beverly Chrlstofferson. and I am a photographer for the Nosle News Magazine. I became 30 Interested In the photography business when I was playlng the part of a photographer In the great Senior play of 1951, called %ulet Summer . To continue I am now headed for an estate owned by a Mr. Leslie Shepard. Seens as If I should know someone by that name, only I can't seem to recall who It might bm. Coming upon the main entrance, the gate man opened the huge fate for me. After driving two miles I came across a lovely little house.' Seven children ran out to greet me. Thinking this was the right house I started to ring the door bell. I was soon Informed, the main house was a nlle farther uo the road. As I walked toward the main house I saw a woman coming toward me. She Is dressed In elegant clothes except for one thing—she Is b: re footed. Carol, I scream for surely It must be Carol Hughes Shepard my old class mate all through high school. Carol Invited me In for lunch, and as we sat talking she mentioned that Ann Louise Hill was now singing In the Metropolitan Opera House. She had as her accomplnlst Rita Danielson. They will soon start their fourth trip to Europe. Also, that Blanche Donoho was a Math teacher, and Walt Havward an agriculture teacher at good old E.C.H.S. Just then the door bell rang and much to our astonishment there stood Charles Haight Jr. I glanced down and the following was on his little black bag You ruin It, I tune It. Charles was a piano tuner. Talking again about our class mates Charles mentioned that he had received a letter from Kenneth Hlnderllder. who Is now In Egypt. Also, that he had been another old class mate, Ruth Gallagher who became so Interested In lion taming from her Senior play, that she decided to make a llfes work of It. I mentioned then that Fritz Kamlnkv In now doing very well as a radio technltion In New York Carol suggested that she call Gib and Jean Glazer,and Lorene and All glp.h to come over and seeme as long as I was In this part of the country. When Carol came back from the telephone she said that one other class mate, ftlta Whitlock, was now President of the Bell Tellphone Company. Now there was nothing to do but wait, so Carol suggested welook at her new mondern T. V. set. The stations were changing and we saw an advertise- ment for Gingerale bottled by the Zimmerman end Hecathom Co. Yes, your right it s Jerry Zimmerman and Armln Hecathom. They became very interested in this work while still in their high school chemistry class. The first program which flashed on the screen was a sports reel. Suddenly all our eyes became riveted to the set for there was Joyce Boltz plowing along in a roller derby. Joyce got kind of rough here and there. She knocked down at least half a dozen other particlpants. suddenly a man came running into the arena. fhy, It is Milton Swanson. He must have for- gotten to stop at the finish line of the last race he was In. He's an Olympic star, you know. A special feature was a preview of Dud Humm's stock car show. Yes, Dud has become as popular as Joele Chitwood. His show Is so large and dangerous that they have to have a special doctor. Of course, the doctor was none other than John navson. Just then the Butler came to annouce Jean and Gib, and Lorene and Art. My goodness the bulter is my old class mate, 3am Jllev. I was so amazed at this I failed to notice that Jean and Gib had brought their triplets and that Lorene and Art had brought their three sets of twins. • e all sat down and again began to talk about our class mates. Lorene told me that on the way out they had passed two horse back riders. That must be Avis Olsen and Grace Oulaan. They1 re back heie visiting. Bince they took over that resort ir. Colorado and have all those horses they never go any olace but on horse back. I decided that I had better go and meet them on the way as the time was short. I bid every one a fond adieu and took leave. As I started out I saw a truck speeding down the road. Suddenly it swerved and I swerved to miss it and I went off the road. I wonder where he

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went to school? Why It's David Sellers. Now I know where he went to school. a taxi was right behind the truck and it stopped too, Why the driver of the taxi was none other than Bruce Pratt and his passenger was Roger. the Foot Stockley. They helped me out of the ditch and then we all sat down to discuss what we had been doing since we left school. Time went so quickly that before I knew it was time once more to leave. It had been a wonderful day, and one I will Long remember. CLASS HISTORY rl?5l September 5» 1939 found eighteen daredevils—Eleanor Baxley, Helen Beslx, Charles Bruce, Jean Dyas, Carol Hughes, Dudley Humm, George Kaleel, John Rayson, Edna Snelllng, Milton Swanson, Edward aright, Jerry Zimmerman, Norma Jeanne Clewell, Bonnie Jean Bensen, Kenneth Frank Thompson and Donald Noble on first street, piling into the educational hotrod . Miss Lucille Conklin was our driver. She was a fast driver and as we went around a comer Edward Wright, Norma Jeanne Clewell, Bonnie Jean Benson, and Donald Noble fell out the door. When we came to second street Miss Conklin continued on as our driver. We were Just ready to start when Howard Billings, and Ann i-oulse hill came running up to the hotrod and told us they were going too. We had to stop for a red light at third street. Here we changed drivers and Miss Edith Adams got behind the wheel. We also picked uo Hubert» innls, LeRoy Miller, Mary Miller, Ruth Gallagher, Billy Schure, and'Kenneth Hinderl lider. Miss Adams was driving so last we almost missed fourth street. «e had to stop and back up quite a bit. Miss Adams was tired of driving so Miss Rachael Kahle took over the Job. Dorothy Carter also got on with Miss iLaru. . Miss Kahle was in a hurry so we started out in a big rush, «e had gotten only a few feet when we looked back and saw tnat we had left Kenneth hinder- lider, George Kaleel and John Rayson behind. We decided to go on and pick them up later. Billy bchure was tired so we let him orr to go home and sleep. When we came to the middle of fourth street. Miss Kahle decided she needed a rest so we stopped and Mrs. C±ara Kuntz got in the driver's seat and we continued. Fifth street was next and we stopped at the comer. Here Norma Jeanne Clewell, Kenneth Frank Thompson and Rita Whitlock decided to get off because they were tired of riding. We all got out and stretched and when we got back in we found Miss Marie Gallagher was going to be our driver. We were all set to go when John Rayson came running up. The poor boy had been trying to catch up since we lost him at fourth street, but he finally made it. Speeding along fifth street we found we had a flat tire. LeRoy and Mary Miller go out to fix it and we went off without them. At the comer of sixth we stopped to pick up a hitchhiker who told us his name was Charles Haight. Miss Gallagher was still our driver. The passengers were now Eleanor Baxley, Charles Bruce, Jean Dyas, Ruth Gallagher, Charles Haight, Ann Hill, Carol Hughes, Dudley Humm, Hubert Innls, John Rayson, Edna Snelllng, Milton Swanson, Kenneth Russell Thompson and Jerry Zimmerman. At seventh street we stopped to change drivers and pick up more pass- engers. Batty Childs, k ger Stockley and Denver Weekley tumbled into the back. With Mr. Renfro as our driver we started off on the ride of our lives. Nothing seriously happened so we were still in one piece when we arrived at eighth street. On eighth street we got out and looked around. When we got back in Mr. Renfro was still our driver. The passengers now were Eleanor Baxley, Charles Bruce, Betty Childs, Jean Dyas, Ruth Gallagher, Charles Haight, Ann Hill, arol Hughes, Dudley Humm, Hubert Innls, John Rayson, Edna Snelllng, Roger Stockley, Milton Swanson, Kenneth Russell Thomoson, Denver Weekley, and Jerry Zimmerman. We started down eighth street with many happy memories of our grade school days. At ninth street we picked up some farmers who were hopelessly lost on their first trip to the bi3 city . They were Joyce Bolt , Lorene Burd, Beverly Christofferson, Maurice Jourlin, Fritz Kamlnky, LeRoy Miller, Mary