Industry High School - Eagle Yearbook (Industry, IL)

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the recreation facilities of our sweet little town composed of only members of the class of '51, Jean Caldwell is the stenographer in the office of the Chamber of Commerce where Cline Brillhart is employed as Manager, Elaine Aten keeps all the women of the town beautiful as she is a licensed beau- tician. Joann Tremain assists Elaine, Rodney Dean is the mayor of the town having learned how to win elections in the Future Farmers of America organization, We find that the class advisors, Mrs. Reed and Mr. Nelson, have now started a private school teaching homemaking and agriculture to adults that were unable to go to school when they were younger. joe Alexander is the manager of the largest trucking service located in this part of the country, Martha Baldner is the owner of a circus which features many types of well-trained animals as well as beautiful girls, Georgia Bedwell and Frances Clawson are currently taking leading parts in the performances which are given daily. Having studied geometry intently Wayne Fugate is now designing all types of modem equipment that has not been patented. The former Caroline Wilson and her sailor husband are living in the Philippine ls- lands which has now gained its position as a state of the United States due to Caro- line 's influence. Coralie Hodges has remarried and is living happily in our little happy town, Dennis Jackson and Melba Hopping, who were formerly from Macomb High School, decided that they would start a furniture store known as the Jai H Furniture Mart. Eugene Eberle and Eugene Oster are busy supplying the town with food products. Mildred Peak is the bookkeeper for their firm. After a brief glimpse into the immediate lives of the members of the class of '51, we find that each and everyone of these people are fulfilling worthwhile positions in society,

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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

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-one, of the Industry High School. in our sane as possible minds, do hereby,revoking all previous wills and testaments, be- queath to our underclassmen all the intelligence and success we ever had, that they may attempt to become as famous a class as ours. BARBARA KELLUM, bequeaths her seat on the bus to Patty Willey for her books, as she is always dropping them. FRANCES CLAWSON, wills her knowledge of celebrating birthdays to anyone who becomes 18. CAROLINE WILSON, leaves her tall stature to Bill Pollock, only if he uses it to the best of advantages, CLINE BRILLHART, bequeaths his ability to have gum every day for the girls to Eddie Wilson. DENNIS JACKSON, wills his dark curly hair and dark loving eyes to Larry Teel and hopes that he gets to use them to a good advantage. EUGENE EBERLE, leaves all his girl friends to Roy Foster in hopes that he makes the best of the occasion. JOANN TREMAIN, wills her ability to fight and make up with her boy friend to Margie Snowden. MARTHA BALDNER, who after four years of being good, bequeaths this ability to Eugene Heaton, as he needs it. JEAN CALDWELL, wills her ability to loose things to Mary Jane Aten, ELAINE ATEN, bequeaths her talking ability to Robert Featherlin. MELBA HOPPING, leaves her quietness to Howard Lindsey. EUGENE OSTER, wills his jealousness of his girl to Ronald Webb. JOE ALEXANDER, leaves his bashfulness to Larry Deener. WAYNE FUGATE, bequeaths his being able to get along without girls to Norman Morrow. CORALIE HODGES, wills her gum popping to all Ag boys, as Mr, Nelson simply loves to hear this sound. MILDRED PEAK, bequeaths her ability to lose weight to Ferrol Renner, GEORGIA BEDWELL, wills her ability to get what she wants and when she wants it to Elaine Heaton and she hopes she uses it successfully, BOB I-IEFFNER, wills his ability to do hard work to Roger Teel, RODNEY DEAN, bequeaths his square dancing capers to Tommy Fowler, ROBERT SNOWDEN, leaves his being able to sleep in history and still get A's to all the Juniors, We, the Seniors of 1951, bequeath to the faculty and Mr, Farr, good health, good wishes and more studious students like us. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the Senior Class, the testor, our last will and testament. in the presence of all who are here and who are consequently in the presence of this day in May, in the year of our Lord, 1951.