Galesburg Augusta High School - Rambler Yearbook (Galesburg, MI)

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ajf. Ip A W s r d w f d J zr d r r r CLASS PROPHECY OP 191+7 Tti© lights were lowered, the music swelled, the curtains parted and the show began. We had front row seats and were Just settling down to enjoy ourselves when we glanced across the aisle, and who should we see but Miriam Bates and Joanne Thomas. Prom our brief conversation we learned that Miriam had designed all the posters for the show Fighting Oaels . Joanne of course was here because McConnohies Sophisticated Kings of Swing were furnishing all music. Red certainly has come a long way from Don ' s Deacon ' s. Upon consulting our programs we learned that Jim Harley was the stage manager and that Gertrude Lockwood our Galesburg Einstein had written the play. As the story unfolded we found that Jim Walker was playing the part of a Marine Sergeant and very realistically too, we might add. During intermission we went out into the lobby and ran in to Mr. Mrs. Richard Brockway and Mr. Mrs. Robert Glazier the former Brenda Burgess and Donna Guthrie both of them now very prominent social matrons here in Chicago. Back to the show and afterwards off for eats and entertainment. A taxi was hailed for us by Bob Perkins the doorman. Very proud of his wife Jeanne, five children and his gold spangled uniform. We piled into the taxi in which the meter was already running, when we started to debate the reason for this with the driver we found he was LaVerne Krieger, always out after the almighty dollar. Pour years of college at Western certainly didn ' t prepare him for traffic Jams in a large city. Of course as usual he was speeding, so soon a booming voice hailed us and we found ourselves face to face with Officer Ed Liskovec, custodian of the law. We chatted a while with him then he gave us a ticket and we went on our way. We instructed LaVerne to take us to the new night club Just opened, the Club Siboney. We arrived and entered the plush interior, handed our wraps to the hat check girl, who was none other than our old school chum Norma Hughes, now Mrs. David Franz. She informed us that Bud was upstairs operating the roulette wheel, always the dark sauve type. We move on into the darkened interior and are led to our seats by the head waiter. We spot two cigaret girls across the room that look strangely familiar, we beckon to them and as they approach we recognize Barbara Preston and Peggy Worst. We had a long conversation and learned that they are now happily married to Don Brown and Paul Carpenter respectively. Don and Paul by the way are co-owners of the Club. Our stomaches started complaining for food so we decided to move on for eats. We hailed a taxi and instructed our driver to drive us to the Cockatoo which we had heard was a very popular restaurant in town. Upon entering we were led to our table by Pat Cartwright the hostess, she informed us that the milk was delivered every morning by Ken Carpenter whose Dodge she still drives to work. She also told us that the Cockatoo was owned by Vera Lowe and Hna Pike, also member of our graduating class. Ttie next morning bright and early we leave by plane for the Journey home. The stewardess checks off our names as we mount the steps into the plane and we are surprised to note that it is our old school mate Beverly Bush. She informs us that we are in the capable hands of Charlotte Wagner, now an experienced pilot for U. C. A. We learned that one of our company had just been elected Out of Town Queen for a Day and the orchid presented her was a new species of orchid perfected by Fred Guldemond and Bob Liskovec who had opened up a Florist shop in New York. We reach home tired but happy and our minds full of memories of our former school days. d t Id d d d f £ r r ✓ m t A fC » H W , 1 . , v UWj A f ✓