Elmwood Community High School - Ulmus Yearbook (Elmwood, IL)

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NDERGRADS '34-

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Following the line of entertainment are Vernon Broadfield an honorary Mouseketeer Cheer- leader on Station C A T in Dogpatch. Then there is Larry McCoy, M. C. for the Rock'n Roll Party, Jerry Eccles a ballet dancer at Kepler's Hall in Hanna City, and Floyd Dunham and Catherine McIntyre understudies for George Burns and Gracie Allen. Next we see Mary Ann Vance dean of girls at Amy Vanderbilt's finishing school for young ladies. The hat she's wearing is from Rowena Geeseman's world-famous Mademoiselle Hat Shop at Yates City. Carol Smith coming onto the set now is a private secretary for the manager of the Long Lines Department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Violet Lewis is now a professional Coon hunter and her helper is Larry Page who has just won the championship burp gun shooter in Pottstown. Coming out next is Bill Robinson a lamp lighter for the Pottstown Electric Company. In this next group is Judie Davis who has just won the speed test for putting a motorcycle together blindfolded. Here comes Larry Proctor now an investigator at the Aetna Insurance Company where he tracks down the hardened criminals who put gum under chairs. This is Bill Andrews the Chief Chef at the Chanute Parachute Diner where he specializes in the feeding of finicky fighters such as his old pal Malcolm Bollinger the Golden Gloves Champ. Across the water we have our old classmate John Wilson president of a large chain of pool halls in South America. Then there is Jim Strappe a manufacturer of ladies Cosmetics in Gay Paree and Betty Largent who runs a sugar can plantation in Cuba. Judy Van Dusen is the chief cook and bottle washer at Schmutz's Restaurant in Kewanee. The racket you are hearing comes from Marilyn Cochran president of the Elvis Presley Fan Club, and Beverly Tanner a very good friend of Elvis Pres1ey's ----- hound dogs. The quiet conservative looking lady right behind them is Joyce Nelson a lady minister at the Oak Hill Church. Here we see Sharon Ekena who runs a famous store for red heads where Evert Cape, a model for Yul Brynner haircuts, sometimes puts on a red wig to help model her clothes. This is Karen Kleen a House Mother at Knox College for the Tau Kappa Elsilon Fraternity. Well, if it isn't Judy Purcell and her husband Dale Patton now a big farmer in the Hanna City Bottoms where he and his charming wife, from the city of Elmwood, arise at 5:30 every morning to milk the eggs and gather the cows. Anyway, that is what Judy says. Our other classmates are Maurice Stambough, a salesman for Hoover sweepers, Bob Groper, a Boutonniere maker at Monroe's Flower Shop in Elmwood, John Davis, a cake decora- tor at the Bake-Wrong Bakery, Joyce Webber, an instructor of calisthenics at West Point, and Ronnie Brooks, a Professor at Southport University. He must be reading the famous book How to Get Along With Your Girl Friend written by Claude Spellman, or it could be the one entitled How to Get Along With Your Boy Friend written by Mary Etta Pettow, his biggest rival. Bringing up the tail as usual is Virginia Ekena who has just sold her ten millionth copy of the book entitled Psychology in our Society Today. With the proceeds from her book she now drives a lavender Olds. Now as you see us ten years later, Mrs. Hart, we are scattered in far away places engaged in various occupations. You are still teaching in Elmwood, and your beloved Sarge is still limp- ing around . And so ends the prophecy of the class of 1957 with memories of the past and with hopes of the future.

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NANCY GLENN IACK IORDEN BARB HARRIS DUANE RUNYON President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Juniors CLASS OF 1958 On September 2, 1954, fifty-eight eager students entered E.C.H.S. as freshmen. Under the direction of the class advisors, Miss Risen and Mr. Cady, we elected the following of- ficers: Tom Jones, President, Iackie Miles, Vice-President, Letitla Steer, Secretary, and Jim Fruit, Treasurer. Eileen Wagner was chosen reporter. Fifty-three returned in Sept. 1955 as sophomores. Duane Runyon was elected President with Jack Jordan, Vice-Resident, Dick Whitney, Secretary-Treasurerp and Jackie Miles, Re- porter. Our advisors were Mrs. McCraith, Miss Fitzgerald, and Mr. Cady. In the Home- coming Parade our float received second prize, and our stunt was also considered a success. We sponsored an all-school party, and we also co-sponsored a dance with the juniors the night after the prom. On May 19, the biology class took a trip to Chicago. Mr. Cady sponsored the trip, and Bob Cox drove the bus. In the fall of 1956, forty-eight of us returned as upper-classmen. The officers chosen by the class were Nancy Glenn, President, Iack Iordan, Vice-President: Barb Harris, Secretary, and Duane Runyon, Treasurer. Mary Alice Bourgoin was chosen by the officers to be class re- porter. Our advisors were Mrs. Monroe and Mr. Serup. Mr. Serup left at the end of the first semester, and Mr. Br0l1Qhton took his place. In October our class rings arrived. Again this year we received second prize on our float for Homecoming. In November, we presented our class play Tiger on His Toes under the direction of Mrs. Monroe. It was a big success. On May 10 we held our prom, Midnight In Madrid. We are looking forward to next year when we return as seniors.