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

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PROPHECY It was the year 1968. Much had changed since the Seniors of 1958 had left the halls of Horace Mann High School. I had joined the Space Travelers Association and was about to take my first trip to the moon. As I stepped on the space ship, none other than Phyllis Smith was there to greet me. Phyllis told me she had been working as a stewardess aboard the rocket since she graduated from col- lege. I then asked if she had heard from Agnes Luke or knew where she was. Phyllis took hold of my arm and ushered me along the corridor of the rocket and into a large gymnasium. Yes, thele was Agnes. She had been so gifted and so interested in sports during high school that the Rocket Association hired her as a social director on the space ship. In talking with Phyllis and Agnes, I learned that J. K. Runyon was 'the pilot of the space ship. We moved up to talk to Jake who told us that his home was on an asteroid near the moon. Jake had added a daughter to his family. It was thentime to leave. As the rocket blasted off into the sky,I aSkGd Agnes how long it would be before we landed on the moon. 'She told me that lf Jake didn't get lost, it would probably be about two days. As we began to walk around, we met Trudi Walker who was going to join her fiance on the moon, where he was a public accountant. Trudi told us that Cynthia Ware was teaching American history to children on Mars. She has not yet found the right space man for herself, but she is still looking. As the day went on, we talked about all of the things that had happened back it H. M. H. S. Trudi told us that since playing the part of Hortense CFattyQ Sellinger in the senior play, she has never completely lost the nick-name HFatty.H By the way, Trudi hasn't gained a pound. Just then a spacegram came for Trudi. It was from none other than Charla Blagg, who was planning to meet Trudi at the Eiation when we reached the moon. We thai began tc plan a reunion on e moon. Two days later Phyllis announced that we were about to land. Ghana met us and we were very surprised to see her in a shiny l968 Cadillac convertible. Charla told us that she was now a big star in outer space, She got her start in the senior Christmas play at Horace Mann. By the way she is well known for the dances she does. Just then, Rebecca Bell, Charla's publicity agent and managen came down the street. Rebecca told us that after college Charla had made a good start in the theatre, but needed someone to manage her outer space engagements and publicity.

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We then took a ride in Char1a's new car, and Rebecca turned on the TV to catch the late news. Before the picture came into focus, a famike iar voice announced the number one song in outer space, HDon't Rock The Sputnik.H We knew it could be no one but nJolly Roger Blackwell.H Rebecca told us that Roger was the owner and operator of the spaceredio and television station. Roger then announced on the TV that Professor Spitfire, Tim Johnson, was still hard at work on his latest scientific project, a shopping center which will be placed just a few light-years from Venus. Food supplies have been low recently, but there is no real cause for alarm because Professor Johnson is well qualified for the yin On our way to Moon City, we met Mrs. Francis Tompkins, the former Miss Jolene Morrow. Jo is now part owner of a beauty shop in Moon City. She said she kept pretty busy because her two-year old daughterisalways into some sort of mischief. By the time Jolene's lunch hour was over, we had heard about many more Seniors of '58, Jolene said that Mrs. Richard Heitman, Barbara Wooten, who is one of her steady customers, tells her aboutherhusband's latest adventures every time she comes. Rick, a great game hunter in outer space, has recently captured two blue- blobs and one red blob. Rick is the first ever to capture a red blob, for if you don't sneak up on the blobs, they will turn blue before you catch them. Barbara quotes Rick, HI got my practice swiping cake from the lunch room back in high school.V ' After leaving Jolene, we happened to meet Scott Brown on the west side of Moon City. He informed us that he is now workinggin-the Forest Rangersfs Organization on Pluto where he has even developed his own forest. Since Scott moved to Pluto, it has actually become warmer there, believe it or not. After leaving Scott, we visited Richard Pope's large cattle ranch. It was a tremendous sight to see, because of the vast acres of land with a new type of cattle grazing there. Richard made a shy statement about planning to marry soon, but wouldnft tell us who the future.Mrs. was to be. He did tell us, however, that Jerry Card was a cattle buyer for a top firm of Mars. He bought most of Richardis cattle which were especially bred for life in outer space. On our way back to Moon City, we passed a new hospital, where we later learned that Alice Green was head nurse. We drove on to a hotel to spend the night. To my surprise we found ourselves at the White Hotel. Of course, the owner was Hollis White, the All American Flower Pot Thrower from H. M. H. S, We had some good laughs about 'several incidents that happened in 1958. The next morning when we went shopping in some of the outer space stores, we met Karen Mclntyre, a fashion designer. Karen told us that we had just missed Janice Waugh who had purchased one of the McIntyre originals. Janice and Larry were going to celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary that night.