East Lynn High School - Eastyn Yearbook (East Lynn, IL)

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llllllIlllllllllIIllIIIIllHlllllIlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIIIIlllllllIllIIIIIllllllillllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllIII!IllIlllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIlllllllIIlllllllIIllIlliIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllilll PROPHEUY OF THE CLAISS UF '41 fContin-uedj Eye. The huge auditorium of the Olrpheum Theater came into View. Oin the stage was being enacted .Merle G'rovc's great hit play, West Lynn, starring the great Lover, George Kietzman. The play has set a record on B.roadwa.y because of its mir- aculous run of ten years. Mr. Kietz-miann has played opposite such noted actresses as Mae Westfand Baby Sandy. He is known as the oomph boy because of his -role op- posite Anne Slheridan. Mr. Grove has established himself as a brilliant playwright in the entertainment world and is now tl married to Sally Rand. on ic way to Reno, having been recently I next turned the Seing Eye to a small-town school Here I s-iw Anna Mae Nelson as the Home Economics teacher. Her favorite subiect of teachinsr is, What the hole in a doughnut consists of. S'he i of Men in her spare time. s now writing a book on the subject I then took leave of the little country school and upon turning the instru- ment to Greenwich Village there I saw Alice Peterson busily working on her great masterpiece. With her paint brush in hand, smock rumpled hair up in a knot nl - , . , a c different colored paint all over her face, she had no idea some one was spying on her. What was her masterpiece?A-Painting the pictures of Sir Waiter Ralei .h t b 8 on 0 acco cans! I next turner! the Seeing Eye to a small radio station in Hustle. Illinois. Here I saw Ruth Le Saux as a one-man band. Her instruments were a wash board., jug, sleigh bells, toy balloons, eggbeater, and tire pump. She also yodels nightly over a nation-wide hook-u.p. I swung the Seeing Eye into position again and saw Frederic Stock as chief chef at the Biltmore Hotel in Denver, Colorado. When I caught it glimpse of him, he was demonstrating his new recipe Tor fried oysters a la mode, Fritz has made quite a reputation for himself as an expert on foods, this being only one of his num- erous accomplishments. .Remenibering three more members of the Class of 41 , I turned the Seeing Eye to a 'radio station in Chicago. There in studio A I saw Edith Knapp who has been working there for ten yea1's as timekeeper 'for the highly-paid comedy programs, such as Bob Hope's! She finds this position rather confining as she cannot utter a sound for eight hours each day, and it' she laughs once during a ,program ten dollars is deducted from her week-ly salary. Once again the scene chan-sed and I saw Eiarl Hatfield. He was blISy in his del-uxe apartment on 5th Avenue, painting the likeness of Betty Btoop. Just like all artists he is very teinpei-mental, dignified., and intellectual. He is so popular that he always carries a club with which to chase away the women. Finally I peeked in on the last memiber of the class. It was Kenny Bauer and imagine what his occupation was. He was the lightest featherweight guy Who ever sat on a fat lady's lap! Yes, he was part of the act in a prominent circus, and needless to say he creates many laughs wherever he S065- Upon deciding my venture had been very intieresting and enjoyable, I bade farewell to Eddie and went back to my Office. Due to the iHt9l'6StiUS St0I'Y 011- the fi-ent page the next morning, I was soon promoted to t-he job OT assistant'-edit0rv S0 I guess my trip was very .profitable as well as a lot of fun, considering the fact that I received a raise and also got to see all my old friends of the Class of '41. Page Four I llllIIIlllllIlllllllilIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIllllllIllllllIIllIillIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIllIIllllllllllllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillll

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IllilllllllllllllllllllllllIllllIllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIllllllllllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllilllllllllllllllIlllllllIllIillIIllIIIIl7IIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllI1IIIIIIIIllllIlllllllllllllllilllIllllllil PROPHECY OF THE CLASS UF '41 One morning last week the editor ordered me to rush to the W21lfi0I'f- Astoria and interview a young scientist, who was stopping there after exhibiting his invention before the United States patent a-utliorities. I arrived at the hotel. Slightly out of sorts, and was admitted to a 'room from which issued the 'fumes of chlorine and ether. Amidst the clouds I saw a tall, blond :nan of about 45, with a flower pot in orc hand and a black silver-striped kitty in the other. Upon seeing me, he hastily Dut the animal in the flower pot and set it on the Window-sill. 1 started ex.p1aining that I was from the New York Times, when all of a sudden the fog on my brain lifted a little and l -realized that the gentleman before me was my old schoolmate, Eddie Montross. Finally I got around to asking him about his invention. He told me it was a seeing eye. He proceeded to explain to ire tlhat it was a scientific instrument by means of which a person could view the activities of anyone else in the known world by looking into tl e eyepiece after he had pushed a certain button. He invited me to trv his invention and rrfterl nad decided it woould be a. good idea he immediately pushed the button labeled Oycrsee1'.', A classroom then came into view. Why. it looked like the vine-covered halls of Yale University. I stared amazcdfy at the dignified professor with cap and 'sown - . nose glasses, and handlebar mustache explaining: the art of moon-gazing to a group of bored students. It was Lee Eusenmann, tzhe Romio of the Class of 1941, of East Lynn High School. Not being particularly interested in the lecture 1 turned tle eyepiece in another direction. What looked like some sort of exhibition came into view then. The scene became clearer and I s-aw Jane Haley, a very tnpstanding young: woman, exhibit- ing her skill on ice. She is now tourinf' the count rhumba on skates. s l'y annually giving her version of the The scene nntolnatically changed then. This time the setting was the excitement and confusion of Santa Anita. And who was that placing a. bet of 20.0.10 dollars on the favorite! Why, it was Carl Robertson with his latest girl friend, Deanna Durbin. Eiutch has been divorced only four times in the last two years. They say be'g quite a playboy. Before I shifted the instrument away from Santa Anita. I glanced -it the refined and distinguished looking matron, who was standing at the bar enjoying a chocolate -mialted. To my Surprise I realized it was Frieda Sdhrupbach, the owner of the million dollar favorite, Sea Biscuit. Rumor has it that the will soon wed the brilliant Professor Eisenmann of tale University. Just then 1 heard a crash behind me. I looked around to see Eddie hanging out the window by his heels and heard him scream loudly, Oth, my experiment! 1 crossed the room and took a look out the window. There was .poor little skunky lying prostrate on the sidewalk! We rescued the inlurcd, and called an ambulance 'from the prominent G1rand.ma Lawrence's Clinic for Dainaged Animals, Regardless of Race, Color or Religion. We hurried in and were greetrd by Jean Lawrence and her four inquisitive little sons. She administered first aid to our little striped friend while the quartet of curiosityifillcd little scarnpg were langinp: onto her apron strings. After this little piece of handiwork, she told us about establishinr: lher hospital, the idea for which had grown out of her desire to become a laboratory technician. ' After .Eonrncying back to the hotel, I again took my place at the Seeing Continued on next page Page Three lllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllIllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIllllllllllllllllIIIIlllllllllllllllIllilllllllIIIIIlIllIlIlIlllIIllIIl'IlIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllll

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IliIlllIlilllltlllllllllllllllllllillHillllllllllllllllIlllllllllllilllllllIlilllllllllllIlllllllllIIIHHIIIZIIIIIHIIIIllllillllllllllllIllllIll!!IlllllllllllilHIIIHIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllll SEN IGH 'CLASS lliSTOR'Y lt's a day early in September, 11737, and we find ourselves in the midst of the milling crowd which passes in and out of the Empire State Building in New York City. We rnanage to secure an elevator which rises rapidly to the ninth floor. Later, after touring floor nine, we ret-urn to the elevator which already contains five boys and girls, namely, Jean Lawrence, Fritz Stock, Jane Haley, Ruth Le Saux and 'Merle Grove. More boys and girls rush up to join the five already there. They are Earl Hatfield, Alice Peterson, Kenny Bauer, Lee Elisenman, George Kietzmann, Frieda Schupbach, -Carl Robertson, Anna Mae Nelson, Edith Knapp, Harold lngold and Eddie Montross. Eddie was due for the elevator aheaid of this one, but became ill, and so waited for the next elevator. Ruth Le Saux takes her place at the controls with Earl Hatfield as her assistant. Eddie Montross stands at one side taking notes on the trip and Fritz Stock collects fares. Miss Wcrtsh, the guide, hurries in, and the elevator ascends. Sounds of laughter are heard, and the boys and .girls are surprised how quickly time flies. Before they know it they are getting off at the tr--nth floor for their excursion. They leave the elevator laughing and talking about the fun they have had in Speech, Sports, and Music. Soon the troop, still with Miss Wertsh as their guide, return tothe elevator talking gflily of the good times they have had on their to-u'r. Again, Ruth Le Saux takes over the controls, with Kenny Bauer is assistant and Earl Hatfield taking notes and collecting fares. Oiu count it is found that one tourist., Harold lngold, has decided to remain on the ninth floor, and the 'rest go on without him. As, in the previous ascent the interest centers around current activities, including the Music Festival, Speech Contest and Athletic events. -Members of the group are better ac- quainted and have more fun together while the elevator seems to spin upward with increased speed. 'Phe next scene is of a happy, healthy group emerging from the elevator as it pauses at 'floor eleven. The same group of young people return to the elevator, with one new tour- ist, Edyth Hoerr, accompanying them. This time a new guide, Miss Dowler, j0inS them., A diiferent hand, Eddie Montross, is at the controls now, too, on the trip fl'0iYl the eleventh to the twelfth floor. Ruth Le Saux is his assistant and Earl l-latfield again serves as note- and ticket-taker. This is a journey filled with even more varied activities. Sports occupy a good portion of their leisure with Carl Robertson and Earl Hatfield representing the group in baseball and Kenny Bauer in basketball. The Junior Play, And Mary Did, is the center of attraction the first part of the trip. This is followed by a dinner party and many other enjoyable activ- ities including music, clubs, and speech work, the last of which has Ruth Le Saux and Edythe Hoerr for representatives. These events all come to a climax in the most outstanding one o'f the journey, the Junior-Senior Banfluet and Prom, very cleverly carried out rein-resent an old southern plantation, With words of praise, relating to the banquet still ringing in their cars, members of the group step out of the elevator at floor twelve. After another short excursion they return for the next part oi' their journey. H-nth LQ Saux is again back at the controls with Merle Gurove as her assistant and Carl Robertson standing by, ,iottixtg down notes on the laptenings of the trip and collectins fares. The same guide, Miss Dowler, still accompanies them. The entire trip is crammed full of adventures from besinnins to end. lu sports the group is again represented by Carl Robertson and Earl Hatfield in baseball and by Kenny Bauer and Earl in basketball. Rutch Le Saux again answers the invitation to participate in speech activities, and all the members find their spare time crowded with other adventures such as parties, picnics, a sleigh ride, music and various club activities. Near the end of the trip comes the Senior Play, My Mother-lu-Law, which is the source of fContinued on page Eighty Page Five ll!IllllilIII!IlllIIll!!IIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllIlllllI!IlllllllIIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIHIIIIIIllllIlllllIIIIllllllIlllllIIIIllllllllllillllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIEIIIllllllllllIlllllIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIII