Eater Junior High School - Mirror Yearbook (Rantoul, IL)

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1949 CLASS PROPH ECY lt was a lovely day in 1959 as Cyril XYainscott and Ted Petersen, wealthy bachelor inventors, boarded their rocket ship for an excursion to the moon. .-Ks they prepared to take off, they waved to the mechanic, George Stalter, and his wife, the former -loan t Jtis. .Xfter their rocket ship was successfully launched, the boys decided to check with the earth by space radio, and to their amazement, they heard Laurence Knowles's hand and his featured singer and wife, Nancy Collins, singing Be Bopp Blues. Soon they landed on planetoid X-532, where they planned to refuel, and they saw Bruce ffl lara, the gas station attendant, and his wife, the former Freda lleimburger, with their 5 dirty, crying, children. They refueled with their super-atomic fuel, invented by the genius, Ted Reynolds, and then started off on the second lap of their journey to the moon. They stopped overnight at a large planetoid, called Y-342, and stopped at the l'hilbrick lrlotel, managed by -lack l'hilbrick and Patsy Carter, now his wife. ,Xfter checking their rocket ship at the hotel garage space, they registered with the hotel desk clerk, Dickie Yarner. After this, they went to the hotel barber shop and had their hair cut by the chief barber, Robert junkins. At the same time, they had a manicure given them by that cute little brunette, Delores Alcorn. lfrom Delores, they learned that Mr. Bobby Loslo and his wife, the former Mary lelolzhauer, were running a reducing salon. After leaving Delores, they went to dinner and were served by none other than Billy Davis. -lust as they started to eat their dessert, they heard a feminine voice say, XYhy look, Rex dear, there are our old school chums, Ted and Cyril. They looked up and saw their old classmate, Shirley Carney, and her husband, Rex Parker. The l'arkers invited them to their penthouse apartment. ln the conversation which followed, they learned that Lester Kinney was the president of the Kentucky l'ill factory. Ile had his own private secretary, Kay Sparks. They also learned that lflvena York was playing opposite Doyle Beesley and Roy l'hillips in the new motion picture production, Two Loves Have I. XYhat ever happened to Billy Luttrell inquired Shirley. Thr' 1949 Mirror

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CLASS HISTORY f Continued I coached by Miss lfredenberger, were taught some of the fundamentals of basketball. Wfith all these new things happening, school ended all too soon. In the fall of '46 we felt quite proud because we were in the sixth grade. l Jur teachers for the year were Miss Dorothy Skelton and Mr. .lohn Schwetzler, our lirst man teacher. The year was crammed full of excitement. Miss Skelton trans- jlanted seedlings into boxes which we sold for funds for a magnolia tree which is planted on the west side of the school grounds. During the year the class decided to go on field trips which were directed by Miss Skelton. VVhen snow forced us inside, we started to work on our yearly Christmas decorations. Vile had our annual gift exchange and tree. That year a sports carnival was held. lt was the iirst in the history of the school, and was under the direction of Miss Bohn, Mr. Schwetzler, and Mr. Sharpe. Before we knew it spring had caught up with us, and we ended the term with a class picnic. VVe couldn't wait for school to start in '47 because we were in the seventh grade. This brought many new happenings. Une of them was the introduction to the departmental system. VVe students passed from one room to another for every subject. The homeroom teachers were Mrs. Mclfadyen-7li and Miss Vlfellpott- 7VV. Hur other departmental teachers were Mr. Sharpe, Miss Bohn, Mrs. Wlaters, and Mrs. Bingham. Early in the fall some of us participated in a minstrel given at the Halloween Frolic. We also were quite proud when we were given the job of publishing the school newspaper. In our class were a number of ace basketball players, who helped us take first place in the featherweight tournament and second in the lightweight tournament. Time went too last to enjoy all the events. VVe were glad and sad to close the term with a class picnic. Into our final year of elementary school were crowded many activities. Hur homeroom teachers for the busy year were Mr. Sharpe and Miss Bohn. The new departmental teachers were, Mrs. Bauer and Mrs. Smith. Miss Vklellpott was still our English teacher, and Mrs. McFadyen still taught us science and literature. NVe enjoyed publishing the newspaper, working hard to publish the second yearbook, and other exciting activities. Among our outstanding projects was the production of the operetta, UH. M. S. Pinaforef' directed by Mrs. Smith and Miss Bohn. Rex Parker also won lirst place in the American Education Week cartoon contest. Patsy Lathrop also received honorable mention. We all looked forward to commence- ment, and our banquet with a little joy mixed with some regret. Although, there were forty of us to begin with only sixteen of us are with the graduating class of '49, They are Bonnie Moran, Patsy Carter, Cyril VVainscott, Nancy Collins, VVanza I.ane,i uanita Karr, Blanche Gonder, Ruth VValsh, Billy Luttrell, Freda Heim- burger, ,loan VVells, -loan Otis, Patricia Lathrop, Mary Holzliuer, Ruth Carlton, and Bobby Loslo. The 1940 Mirror

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1949 CLASS PROPHECY C Continued Q l le's managing a large pigeon farm and raising pigeons for Lowell llill's circus, said Cyril. After their visit, they went to f9harpe's Chorus Club where they saw many old school chums, in the chorus line. Included in the dance, were Shirley Bailey, Ruth Carlton, Sally Geyer, Mary Grimsey, Fat LaBelle, and .loann VVells. Doing a special number was Lillian Schubert. They got ready to leave and collected their hats from the hat girl, Diane Miller. They hailed a jet taxi and were driven to the hotel by the taxi driver. Blanche tionder. They finally went back to the hotel to get a good night's rest. W'aking up bright and early the next morning, they were served breakfast by .luanita Karr. Finally they started on the third and last lap of their journey. At last, they reached the mysterious and romantic moon. They parked their rocket ship in Happy VValsh's parking lot, run by Ruth Walsli. From Ruth, they learned that Elizabeth Cain and Gene King were in the hospital suffering from heartaches. Their two nurses were Wlanza Lane and Caroline Milchman. After visiting the hospital, they went to Tarman's Department Store, run hy Dorthea Tarman. As they stopped at the souvenir counter, they were waited on by Bonnie Moran, one of the clerks. After having made numerous purchases, they decided to begin their return trip to the earth. They hastened to the parking lot to check out their rocket ship. After refueling the rocket ship, they pulled the starting lever and in a blinding flash of light, they were off into space on their return trip to the earth. The ship was set on remote control, after traveling several million miles. Cyril then decided to inspect the ship and to his great amazement, he discovered a stowaway, who was none other than Patsy Lathrop. VVhen she was given the third degree, she reluctantly revealed that she thought this was the quickest way to reach the gas station on planetoid 33312, where her ardent lover was waiting for her. From this blissful spot, they continued, full speed, to the earth, which ended their exciting, eventful journey. The 1949 llirror