Fernald High School - Echo Yearbook (Fernald, IA)

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l , Class Prophecy, continued lege. He was teaching the most up--to-date methods of farming with horses and hand-plows as they were not as modern as on Earth. It was time to leave so they bade farewell to Chuck and took off again in the Rocket plane. Their next stop was on the planet Venus. A guide was showin'g them around a modern Venus city ad they stopped at a fashion'able modeling agency where they saw JoAnn Nelson. She had become the highest paid model in the agency because of her famous smile and f-lashing figure. They had a nice talk with JoAnn, of course, was entermingled very often with JoAnn's friend- ly little giggle. Decidig it was time to leave they said good-by to j'oAn'n and continued on their journey. 'Their next stop was Mars, where they saw a royal pageant in progress. The parade was beautiful and the new queen's attendants were royally attir- ed. A murmur spread through the crowd as the newly crowned queen came into view and proved to be n'one other than Thelma Smith. After Thelma talked to them for awhile she had to give a speech to her new subjects so the Begg family decided they would be on their way. Thelma provided them with a royal escort back to their waiting rocket ship, where they took off for the planet jupiter. After arriving on Jupiter, Mr. and Mrs. Begg, being lovers of music, decded to attend an opera. After purchasing their tickets to the opera house, they took their seats and sat back to enjoy the music. lVhen the male star of the show appeared they seemed to recognize the rich, mellowy voice, how- ever, because of the make-up they could not tell who the singer was Look- ing on their program they were surprised to learn that it was Allen Ander- son. Allen had received his preliminary music training back at old F.H.S. and since has been' with the juperpolitan Opera Company. After the opera was over they went back-stage and had a nice chat with Allen'. Then after look- ing over the planet jupiter in Allen's private plane they decided they must be on' their way. The next stop was the planet Saturn. As the big space ship approached the planet there was a sudden crash and t-he big ship lurched uneertainly in space. It had struck one of the rings surrounding Saturn'. The pilot very skillfully landed the ship where a mechanics crew rushed out to patch up the battered ship. Heading the crew, with a wrench in' one hand and an oil can in the other was Mary Anne Larson. Mary An'ne took time out from her duties to talk with the Beggs. She told them that while taking a Home Economics Journalism course she had become interested in mechan- ics and decided to make that her profession. She had been employed by the air lines for some time. After the space ship was repaired they took off for the planet Neptune. This time the pilot was more careful when' he came to the rings surrounding the planet and they wer'e off without mishap. As they arrived on the planet Neptune they noticed that it was less civilized than the other plan'ets. It was the Arkansas of the Universe. Very intrigued by the backward nature of the surroun'dings they decided to explore the planet a little more. While traveling in a very backward section they discovered a little shack perched on the hillside. Upon further investigation they saw a family of sixteen living in the shack. They decided they would like to learn more about the farm life on' Neptune so they went up to the little house. Much to their surprise they were greeted by Martha Watt. She was glad to see her former superintendent. She told Mr. and Mrs. Begg that she had married an Iowa farmer and they had obtained a homestead on Neptune. In the process they had raised fourteen' kids. Martha invited theBeggs in for supper but they declined because the space ship was due to leave in a few minutes. They hurried back to the space port and were on their way. 15

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ii Class l-lisfory, continued There were ten of us who started the final stretch of our education in the Senior year. Our new teachers were Mr. Begg and Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Chitty returned. Of course the most important event of' the year was when we received our diplomas. All ten' of us who graduated had start' ed school together. They were: Allen Anderson, Charles Chitty, Mary jean Kaufman, Mary Anne Larson, ,lo Ann Nelson, 'l'helm.a Smith, Katherine Tur- ner, Bob VVise, Mary and Martha VVatt. Although we have had some tough spots we have also had may happy moments and it will be with mixed emo- tions that we lxave good old F.H.S. ClClSS lDl'OPl leCy After lt! long years of being President of Fernald University, Mr. and Begg decided it was time for a well deserved vacation. Loading their twelve kids into their five passenger 1949 Ford they set off on the first leg of their journey which was to take them throughout the universe. As they traveled toward New York the trip was quite uneventful until Mrs. Begg suddenly demanded that Mr. Begg turn the car around immediately. She believed she had seen' a face she recognized. Sure enough, smiling down from a big billboard, with her now famous Pepsodent smile of beauty, was JoAnn Nelson, a Fernald alumnus. As they continued on their journey they saw joAnn's face reappear several times. After arriving in the big city Mrs. Begg decided she would like a few new dresses before visiting the planets. They were directed to Madam Mabelle's for the latest in universal designs. Upon entering the store they were astonished to be confronted by the manager who was none other than Mabelle Chitty, the former home economics teacher back at F.H.S. After a lengthy visit Mabelle told them that Mr. an'd Mrs. Miller were also in New York conducting the Miller Conservatory of Music. After leaving Mabelle's little fashion shop they went to see the Millers at the music school. Upon' entering the office they were greeted by a distinguished gentleman whom they recognized as Mr. Miller. the former coach at Fernald. He was very glad to see Mr. and Mrs. Begg and their twelve children, and he quickly called Mrs. Miller who was teaching a voice student. After telling the Mil- lers about the plans to take a trip throughout the universe Mr. and Mrs. Begg decided that it was time to leave for the airport. Upon arrival at the Idlewild Airport, headquarters for the Trans-Planet Rocketways, the purchased fourteen tickets and were ready to leave. As they ascended the stair' to the Rocketship they heard a familiar little giggle and looking up discovered Mary glean Kaufman who was the stewardess. She told them that she had been with the Rocl-:etways since they were founded in 1965. She helped them slip on their space suits and they were ready to take off for the first planet, Mercury. There was a sudden jolt an'd they were off, gliding through space. As they passed the moon Mr. an'd Mrs. Begg remininisced about their old courting days when they had spent many hours studying tha' hall the features of the moon. Now they could see a real close-up of the earth's satellite. As they landed on Mercury they were happy to get to stretch their legs and look around. A big limousine from the travel agency took them for a trip across the planet. They stopped at a big agricultural university an'd they were greeted by the head of the Agricultural Department, who was none other than Charles Chitty. Chuck told them about accepting the posi- tion' at the University of Mercury after he graduated from Iowa State C01- 14

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ii Class Prophecy, continued The n'ext stop was Uranus and upon arriving they set out for their cus- tomary visit of the planet. Since it was Sunday they stopped in a little country church. Much to their surprise they noticed that the lady leading the singing was Mary XYatt. After the service they had a nice talk with Mary. She told them that she had been sent to Hulacadula, Uranus as a missionary. She was enjoying her work very much and the Begg family were glad to see that she was happily situated. After leaving Mary they set off for the next planet Pluto. After arriving in Iluto they were cruising around a modern' city taking in the sites when they heard a familiar voice coming over the car radio. They recognized the voice as that of Bob XYise, another F.ll.S. graduate. Ile was broadcasting the baseball game between the Pluto Pirates and the New York Yankees in the newly organized Universal League. Mr. and Mrs. Begg and the family decided they would like to see a ball game so they went out to the park. After seeing the Pluto Pirates trounce the Yankees they went up to the broadcasting booth to see Bob. Uf course he was happy to see them and talked with them for some time. After taking a r'adio major in college he had been employed by U.B.S., the Universal Broadcasting Sys- tem. Bob told them that Katherine Turner was the owner of the Pluto Pirates and he took them to the presid'ent's office to see Katherine. She too was happy to see her former teacher and the four of them had a lengthy talk reminiscing about the good old days at F.H.S. Katherine told them that she had mar'ried a baseball player and then had purchased the Pluto Pirates. Her husband was now managing the team. .Xfter staying for a few more ball games they discovered that the summer was almost gone and it was time they were getting back to Fernald for the new school year. So packing their twelve kids into the Rocket ship for the final lap of their trip, they were homeward bound, happy to have seen the entire graduating class of 1952. J W Class of XYe, the Senior class of nineteen hundred fifty two, being of sound mind, although this has sometimes been questioned, do declare this our last will and testament. NYG: hereby will our valuable possessions as follows: Allen's singing ability to .Ray Couser. The Senior girls' tardiness to the iinderclassmen. Bob's Nevada dates to Dean--He'll need someone else next year! .lo Anus giggles to Evelyn. Katie's boyfriends to Donna Rae T'helma's friendly attitude towards everyone to janet McBride. Martha's rough and tough attitude to Elaine. The Senior' all-night parties to next year's Seniors! I-et's hope they can stand them!! Mary Nlean's ability to go steady to Helen VVheelock! Bob's ability to talk his way out of trouble to the Freshmen boys. The Seniors' ability to get along with the teachers to all the under- classmen. Chucks height to Sally Lyons. Katie's tall boyfriend to Marilyn Black. Mary Anne's interest in the Air Force to Kathryn Kendall. The Senior's ability to get along to the juniors. The Seniors' Annual parties to next years Seniors. Have as much fun as we did. 16