Horace Mann High School - Memories Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Eager to contribute my bit to the conversation,I asked, NDQ you remember Jean Hill? I met her in Kansas City re- cently and she's become a successful interior decorator din a department store there. She also told me that Barbara Beaver and her husband lived near to her and said that Barbara had a thriving business of painting portraits for famous people.W Both Mr. Dieterich and Gene were quite surprised by that news. Suddenly Mr. Dieterich chuckled and asked me if I'd heard of Jackson Adams' latest adventure. When I replied that I hadn't, he' said, Wwell, Jackson's become a piano tuner and I understand he has quite a following. He ad- vertises under the slogan, nLet Jack get them back in whack.N A lull developed in our conversation and we were all rather thoughtful. It was overwhelming to hear aboutsa many people all at once. Finally, Gene asked, WSay, what- ever happened to that there Dolores Howard?W Mr. Dieterich looked thoughtful and said, WNow I heard something about her just the other day.n Then he brightened and exclaimed, NI know. Marjorie was telling me about the success she has been having recently on Broadway.n WMarjorien I asked curiously. nOh, didn't I tell you that Marjorie Jackson has been my office secretary for several years now?N WMy goodness, no,n I said. I remembered that she had liked secretarial work and would be very capable.Mr. Didf erich went on by saying, UQf course Donna Crocker and Beverly Fannon are our lunch-room cooks and they put out some very tantalizing meals.n Gene was quite astounded by that one, and remarkeci WBy golly, I'll bet you have a lot of fun back there at Horace Mann. We do, Mr. Dieterich agreed. It's funt: see students come along from the second generation. You know, Ada Mae Wilmes has a couple of youngsters in school now. LaVeta McClurg does, too, for that matter. She and her husband live over by Wilcox and I see them quite often.n I noticed that it was getting quite late, but I still had some questions in the back of my mind. I told them about Jackie's information that Bonnie Carpenter had be- come a librarian in Columbia. I remembered that she had had considerable practice in our Horace Mann library. nJackie also told me that Pat Ruhl was having considerabb