Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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rl KOJCV PF We were on a dark and dfngy street in a shabby section of St Louis Ahead of us gleamed a light, 'HADAME LAZONGA'S DEN, CRYSTAL GAZING AND VILWS IN TH FU TUNE LHEAP N Knowing that the deadline for the Senior Class Prophecy wa smmmdue we decidei to enter and have a professional give her accurate prophecy on the fu ture of the members of tke class of '45 We knocked, and as the door slowly creaked open, we got a glimpse of what was the interior of her den We explained our mission, and were told we andd get a mass production view of the future relatively brief that would tell all As we got seated around the crystal table, the ball began to glow As the prophetess pronounced her magic word , the mist in the crystal cleared until the scene saw was so lifelike and real that we felt as much a part of it as the gentleman sitting on a bench nearby On moving closer, we could easily see it was nweary Willie Hattonn, still sipping his Pepsi Who can this somber man, strolling down the street all dressed in black, be? Why, 1t's James Partridge, dressed in his undertaking clothes We gather from the way he inquires of the health of the old people he meets that he is just drumming up business, and here comes Wilma J Fen schen, driving an old and battered FORD From the amount of mud of it, it looks like the weather has been a little wet lately on the farm A few minutes later we see the image of an old friend, Admiral Junior Essenpreis, who looks as if he is in a great hurry Later we found out that he was going to Hollywood where h was to receive an honorable award for composing and singing the year's greatest song hit, entitled, 'THERE S NOTHING LIKE TH NAVY', CTo keep up the moral of the women The crystal began to vibrate and shake, until, with a loud reverberating roar, who should zoom past in his new P l,576, but Curtiss Wr1ght's ace temzpilot 'Bulldogn Bob Wagn As the noise died away, and the glass stopped its shaking, we were able to make out the headlines on a newspaper nearby, 'Profes or Steiner, A S B C A D F 0 B , WRITES NEW BOOK ON 4TH DIMENSIONAL SPECTRUA, which 1111 let the world know how he understands what geese say On reading further, we see tdatDonald Rikli has left for Portugal to attend the 5th World Scout Executive Conference, and that accompanying him on his trip is his wife, Doris, and their oldest Cub scout Cthree others were too young! We also see that Senator Gloria Schmidt has been re elected to a third term, and that she and her secretary, liss Evelyn Steuber are planning to tour the States, giving speeches on 'IS EDUCATION read about anyOf our other old friends Sure enough, there was a picture of 'Hot Shotu Bargetzi, who had run up more points than any other player in the hIGhLAND ALUMNI GAME On the following page we were confronted by the 'ADVICE TOTH LOVE LORNH column, edited by Marvene Schneider, a d we also found that new, excitingly different feature, 'BlRCH'S BREEZEH We saw an illustrated add on how to keep from gaining exces ive weight by the HELOISE HUG METhODn Suddenly the scene changed and we were down the street in front of'BANGE'b BUILDING', built by the famous financier and oil magnate after whom if was'named This building is one of the foremost of its kind in the world While looking it over we found nGRUENENFELDER'S CONOCO QERVLCE AND GARAGE' on the lower floor The top floor Cwhich had been converted to an open air gymnasium ever since the roof was blown off while the WBASSLER, BASSLER, AND WETAEL CH MICAL MANUFACTURIIG COM PANYN had their plant therej, was now used as a dancing school run by the Misses Strotheide, Brinkman, and Sherwood Another of the features of the building is the completely glass enclosed soda fountain expertly run by Jean Diesen, ace soda jerker As we admire the soda fountain, we notice the many Pepsodent posters ad vertising the smile that dazzles, endorsed and used exclusively by nSm1ley' Wirw On the 6th floor is the Health Clinic expertly run and managed by Doctor E Bleish, with the able as istance of his two nurses, Miss Espenscnieo, and hiss V Schwend Also enclosed in the building is the Vogelbacher Shoe la ufacfurinp Co '4E SPECIALIZE IN BOOTS' As we are about to leave the building, we notice the billboards advertising a coming attraction at the build1ng's theatre, 'LONE STAR AY SCORES AGAIN' starring Shirley Mae Mueller and he: trained horse Moon The cashier looks familiar It's Ethel Iberg taking tickets, as in walks Laurene C , followed bv her husband, a tall dark stranger On leaving the building we see P J Indermill riding in his helicopter, with that lock of desperation in his eyes S X Q ', ' . s , - s , we . s e A I 1 A 1 V ' er. ., . v o s, 0 0, e U, a o Q + , . , NECESSARY IN THE SCHOOL?' We then turned to the Sports Page to see if we could A .,, ' I -- sv . l ' 1 . I vw w L- l n .. ,. .1 7 J O 'Uv , ' 'a r.t .A ' ' 1 . . 1. ' 7 V . V 2

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QLMQOL Junior Essenoreis Q 1 nssy uMy only books are woman's looks, and fol y' all thev've taught me 3 VPS Ba ketball, Football, 2 yrs hop Club, 1 yr Jramatic Club, Glee Club, Pres 1 yr , Pres Soph Class, Junior class Play ZZ Ajdsiiffiagwf s page we dedicate to the memory of eaman lst class Junior bus Ess enpreis, who is at present serving 'tlme' in the navy He was called into ser vice at tne end of his junior year af+aw three terms of great activity in high school During our senior year his cheerful per onality, his bass in the glee club, and his guarding ability on the basketball floor were missed by everyone He was snatched from us and sent to Great Lakes where he was inducted There he underwent rigorous training and was given special instructions on how to be a seaman in Uncle Qam's navy CTh1s, of course, is viven to all recruits J From Great Lakes, he proceeded to a place somewhere in CENQOHUD, where h received tra'n1ng in CBNSORBD for preparation for CENSORED After this, he immediately proceeded through, over, and under several nsomewhere's and lately wewmw given the astounding message that he is somewhere It is our guess that he is on an island in the Pacific Of course, there are thousands and thousands of islands in the Pacific, and it could be that we have guessed the wrong ocean, for there are several of them, but we have come to the conclusion that he is uh,!r, somewhere nAdm1ra1' Essenpreis will graduate with his class, completing high school in three years No doubt, graduation was the object which kept him working wnne the rest of the class fooled around! Leaving school early gave 'Essyn a head start in winning the war, but his classmates hope to be out there soon to help him finish the job f - 4 - If ' Cf? Q, ., 11 rw n' 4' 1 A . 1 S ll L 0 b .I .-- S ' . --. .--T A , fu o a 1 o o 1 K, M5 X ll A H S A ll' YI - I f r - .. q . . , V S .. A . C n. O M-f o O ff.. . .1 l.. ' S . Q - o .. N N N . 4 Q s 7 . 11:11:11 YI ll ' n , . o

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CLF SS I .L We, the members of the Senior Class, of the City of Highland, County of Madison, and State of Illinois, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament to be made legal upon our exeunt from the precincts of Highland High School We do, therefore, will Marvin Bange my ability to leave a classroom when the bell rings to liss Friend. Ray Bargetzl my sloppy basketball shots to Tommy Loyet. Ellen Bassler gy Ricardo qcu 0043 to H.H.S's future Who's Who scientist, Richard trelff Ines Bassler my gentle nature to Phyllis Koehler Eileen Bircher my art of hairdressing to Dorothy Miener Earl Bleisch my agricultural ability to Bob Rikli Edith Brinkman my shortness and dalntlness to Olive Thurnau Laurens Casper my ability to stay true to Shirley Stuckwiech. Jean Diesen my happy outlook on life to Shirley Young Shirley Espenschied my knowledge of chemistry to Bob Holcombe. Junior Essenprels my technique of coping with women to well, almost any fresh man who needs coaching along those lines. Mary Fickbohm my new dance steps to Shirley Dubach. Jack Gruenenfelder my romances with out ef town girls to Jimmy Kayser. Wilma Henschen my blond hair and sweet smile to Marilyn Seifred. Eloise Hug my pep and vitality to Shirley Essenprels Ethel Iberg my t oubles that the manpower shortage brings to me to Marlon Schmiedoke. Dick Indermlll my 6 ft 2 to Jack Schmetter. Shirley Mueller my 'Hoon' to changed my mind, those things are not to be wills Jim Partridge all my past claims in the Junior class to Carl Smith Don Rlkli my seat en the basketball bench to Hunkie. Gloria Schmidt my art ability to Janice Weckman larvene Schneider my morning rides to school to anyone who is unfortunate enough to nlk Vivian Schwend y slimness to Jack Bean. June Sherwood my typing ability to anyone who is foolish enough to want lt. Hilton Steiner my bashfulness to Helen Koehler. Henrietta Strotheide my reserved disposition to Phyllis Holliger. Evelyn Stueber my hearty laugh to Cornelia Schultz. Jean Vogelbacher my ration stamps te all unlucky people who don't have Boots' Doris Weidner the interference of a younger brother to Shirley Bug and Bob Herman. Bob lagner my football physique to Coach Hilbert. Charlene Wetzel my ability to say the right thing at the right time te Hayden YOURS e Halter Wirtz my smile te John Schauwecker. d XX X f I l o e Billie Hatton--my wide-eyed attention in class to Ellen Kohler. ' e -' O 0 --m 'I- -' . , .