Illiopolis High School - Pirate Log Yearbook (Illiopolis, IL)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On August 31, 1953, twenty-six freshmen started the first of their four years of study and activity in Illiopolis High School. Over the passage of the four years our class number decreased, and on May 24, 1957, our graduating class was twenty in number. We've had good times and bad times, laugh times and cry times; but, in the final analysis, no amount of money could take away the spirit of the four years from us. As awed Freshmen, we had a few of our boys participate in sports and Debby McCaleb was selected as a cheerleader. Our Freshman class officers were: President, Carol Winters; Treasurer, Ed Ramsey; Student Council Rep- resentative, Debby McCaleb. Sophomoric and happy, our second year went rapidly. More of our class were entering into sports, Debby was again selected a cheerleader, and our class officers were: President, John Roberts; Vice-President, Marcia Seaton; Secretary, Barbara Miller; Treasurer, Jim Dunn; Student Council Representative, Carol Winters. Our Junior year we felt like we had arrived. Doug Myers smashed all records for magazine sales; our third finger left had was weighted with a bright, shiny class ring; we organized the Homecoming parade; sponsored a Christmastime Mistletoe Dance; lent our dramatic talents to OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY; Debby was cheerleader again; athletic honors went to Ed Ramsey,.John Roberts, Gary Lamb, Gary Hancock and Jim Dunn; and topped off the year sponsoring a gala Old New Mexico dinner- dance, the Junior-Senior Prom at the Elks Club in Springfield. Our class officers for the year were: President, Ed Ramsey; Vice-President, John Roberts; Secretary, Debby McCaleb; Treasurer, Marcia Seaton; Student Coun - cil Representative, Barbara Miller. Music honors came our way, while Ed Ramsey and Barbara Miller represented us respectively at Boy's State and Girl's State. Cap and Gown year arrived. Under class officers Ed Ramsey, Presi- dent; Loretta Rohrig, Vice-President; Carol Winters, Secretary; Barbara Miller, Treasurer; and Jo|in Roberts, Student Council Representative, we rolled along to collect more laurels. Project for the year was the 1956-57 annual; staging the Homecoming Festivities; concession sales; getting into the grease-paint for BEAUTY AND THE BEEF; applauding our senior five as they pulled in the athletic letters; sponsoring a series of Saturday night dances; lauding Carol and Marcia as valedictorian and salutatorian; seeing Barbara Miller represent us a queen candidate for the Midwest Horse Show; and watching Barbara Miller and Ed Ramsey being crowned Homecoming Queen and King; Carol being selected as DAR award winner; and thoroughly enjoying being guests of the Juniors at the Junior-Senior Prom in the Elks Club in Springfield. Our four years in Illiopolis High School have been productive ones. We have participated as leaders and as followers. We look back on each year with fondness and with no regrets. We have learned much, bbth in the classroom and in our many school activities. Though our motto has been On life's vast ocean, diversely we sail, we go our separate paths armed with the knowledge and self-assurance we have developed in high school.

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I, Carol Winters, will my posture to Ed Wilson. I, Marilyn Coekrum, do will my giggles to Audra Howard. I, Sue Rogers, will my ability to strut to Marilyn Rudd. I, Rosalie Allen, will my height to Patty Hall in hopes she'll be happier than I am with it. I, Jimmie Long, do will and bequeath my ability to feed orphan lambs in the spring and winters to Sue Holsten. I, Barbara Owens, do will to Marilyn Rudd my ability to stick with only one boy through thick and thin. We, Loretta Rohrig and Marcia Seaton, will our ability to belong to chorus and not attend it to anyone who can do it. We, Rosalie Allen and Nina Koontz, will our ability to dye our hair every week and still have it to Ed Wilson and Ronnie Leckrone. I, Jimmie Long, do will to Kay Lyon, my fondness of riding our speedy bus home at night, hoping she gets home earlier than I. I, Gary Hancock, will not be back next year????? I, James Dunn, do will my ability to get along with all the teachers to Bob Handlin. I, Gary Lamb, will my wavy hair to Royce Scales. I, Loretta Rohrig, will my dark hair to Linda Anderson and Carol Meister. I, Rosalie Allen, will my ability to chew gum quietly to Marilyn Rudd. I, Doug Myers, leave my sense of humor to David Brown. I, James Dunn, do will my ability to sharpen pencils in the pencil sharpener to Mr. Barthel. I, Bob Lucas, leave my 85 m.p.h. record for Welch Road cirves to Carter Kitson. I, Ed Ramsey, leave my dancing shoes on Deraid's Hartley's door step. I, Carol Winters, leave my height to Jessie Beck. Signed, sealed, and declared as and for our last will and testa- ment, we hereby send this document to the publishers.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY On this bright July morning in 1982, the 1957 graduates are having their first class reunion since graduation. John Roberts is host to his classmates. He owns the largest dairy farm in the state of Illinois. Naturally, it is in the big city of Illiopolis. The first to arrive is Carol Winters. She is now a professional musician. Although we have all seen her on T.V., it is good to see her in person again. Screech! Who could that be? I should have guessed—Gary Hancock. Gary has taken over the hatchery business and must be prospering from the looks of that 1982 Cadillac convertible. Jimmie Long is now arriving. Jimmie has been in Colorado the past few years writing books. She has had many big sellers. Welli Who is this now arriving? Barbara Miller, of course. Barb started to college after graduation, but didn't finish because a talent scout saw her and took her to the movie world. She made movies for a few years then settled down in Hollywood to married life as the wife of a movie producer. The next to arrive are Marilyn Coekrum and Barbara Owens. Barbara is head telephone operator in Springfield and Marilyn is a beautician in Illiopolis. Doug Myers is now arriving. He is married and has four children. Doug is a big boss out at Borden's. Here comes Gary Lamb. Gary joined the Marines after graduation and made a career of it. Twenty-five years is a long time—but we're glad he likes it. Loretta Rhorig steps out of her car. Loretta is a Spanish teacher at Decatur High. Of course, we all know that she is a good one. Next to arrive is T.V.'s Master of Ceremony, Ed Ramsey. Ed took over Hal's job on the $64,000 Question soon after graduation. Marcia Seaton arrives looking for some of her classmates. Marcia was a model for a few years after graduation, but gave up her career for married life. Bob Lucas and Bill Sargent are pulling in the drive. After grad- uation they bought the comer in Illiopolis and rebuilt the drug store. Looking around, we see that Nina and Rosalie have arrived. Nina is married and lives in New York. Her husband is a Navy career man. Rosalie is the star in a New York Ballet. We see Harry Wilson running from room to room getting all the gos- sip that is flying around. What a paper he'll have next week—in case you didn't know, Harry is publisher of the Illiopolis Sentinal. Dorris Dodson is talking to a group of her classmates. Dorris is married and lives out West on a big cattle ranch. Over in the corner we see Jim Dunn telling about an experiment he is making in the scientific field. Jim is a scientist working for the government. Last, but not least, is Sue Rogers. Sue showed her secretarial ability after graduation by being hired as a personal secretary to John D. Rockefeller. Soon the day flies by and everyone is gone. As each guest left, they all were glad to have been there,-a part of the 1957 class.