Industry High School - Eagle Yearbook (Industry, IL)

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CLASS HISTORY On May 25, 1951, the Industry High School of Community Unit District Number 165, closes its doors on one of the most famous and successful senior classes to pass through. We began the long climb to success on September 1, 1947 , with 24 passengers in our jalopy, At the first stop sign we elected Frances Clawson, driverg Elaine Aten. co- drlverg Elsa Lee Horney, to count noses and pay all billsg and Mrs. Maxine Janes, back seat driver, During the first mile we dropped Wi1ley Snowman at Table Grove to live with his parents, James Lathrop became ill and had to leave, and we picked up Junior Hard- ing who was thumbing a ride from Avon to lndustry only to lose him again as we went around a curve. As we started on our second mile on September 1, 1948. we had 22 passengers, When we stopped for a cup of coffee, we elected Georgia Bedwell, driven Caroline Wilson, co-driver, Rodney Dean, to count noses and to pay all billsg and Mrs. Dorothy Underwood to take over the back seat driving as Mrs, Janes left us to steer other jalo- pies to upper heights, At this stop we lost Elsa Lee Homey, when she boarded a jalopy for Rushville and Vera Waller was stolen by Bill Welhborn, her husband to be. As we continued our journey, we reached the third mile with 19 passengers. We elected Robert Snowden, driver, Eugene Eberle, co-driver, Jean Caldwell, to count noses and pay all bills, and Miss Maxine Burgard and Mr. Claude L, Nelson as back seat driversg we have two now as some of our passengers are starting to cut up. We dropped off Jack Teel and Merle Vail as they were cutting up too much in the rum- ble seat. As we stopped to change a Flat, we picked up Wayne Fugate who had strayed from Colchester to our sleek jalopy. While we were still stopped we again picked up Jimior Harding, who returned to our rumble seat class. ' During this third mile, we stopped at an open air theater for some amusement and ended up putting on a play titled. Rise and Shine. Believe me, we shone brilliantly in our parts with Mrs, Maxine Janes as our barking director. As we are finishing up our third mile, we met Adair's jalopy and its passengers, Hence, we stopped in the woods and put on a wild boar banquet for our beloved seniors, who were to come coasting down the long hill on their way to a road of success, With our poor ole jalopy needing, desperately, an over-haul job, we reached the grand finale of our long journey, our fourth and last mile. During our last and final mile, we elected Frances Clawson, driver, Eugene Eberle, co-driverg Robert Snowden, to count noses and pay all billsg and Mrs. Odessa Reed to take over back seat driving with Mr. Claude L. Nelson, as Miss Burgard had other things on her mind,

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We lost Junior Harding, when we went over some pretty bumpy places in the road. As we slowed down for a curve, we picked up three girls: Coralie Hodges, Mel- ba Hopping and Joann Tremain. This gives us a total of 20 passengers. On April 13, 1951, our jalopy stopped on us. We decided to give a play entitled They Gave Him A Co-Ed, to raise money for the repairs. Mrs. Underwood was our barking director. Now on May 25, 1951, we have reached our destination at long last. We all pile out at the lndustry High School together with the passengers in the Adair jalopy. and receive our driver's license. Now we are ready to go on a vacation to celebrate our success, We pile back in- to our jalopy and are on our way. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY After traveling in jalopies during their four years at lndustry High School, we now find that all members of this class have prospered and are riding in limousines driven by chauffeurs when they are not traveling in rockets, Twenty years ago, on graduation day. May 25, this unusual class vowed to devote their lives together to make a happier more peaceful world. Soon after graduation from high school several of the boys were called into serv- ice. Loyally they served for their Uncle Sam in all parts of the world, After having seen the effects of other types of government in operation, these class members came back more determined that the Class of '51 would make more peace at home. The former Barbara Kellum was the first member of the class to be married. Bob Heffner is the handyman who can fix most anything at any time regardless of whether it be atomic or electric. Having always enjoyed participating in all types of sports, Robert Snowdenis a fond believer in the theory that the world needs to play more. He is in charge of