Kinde High School - Beeline Yearbook (Kinde, MI)

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We seem to be entering a large ranch, and the sign over the gate reads: Grandma Huntei-'s Dude Ranch, Proprietor, John Hunter. This must be the site of the reunion of our class because we see a huge banner which says, Welcome to the Class of l950. Just then Joann Ignash arrives, and Grandma Hunter runs out to greet her and admire her two sets of twins. Two boys and two girls, isn't that nice, Grandma says. She tells Joann how much she wishes there were a girl in her family. Seems her grandchildren are all boys. Joann goes in to register and gasps to see Merle Koth there. He is the bookkeeper hereg Mrs. Hunter chose her best bookkeeping student we guess. We see the ranch's station wagon returning from meeting the last train and are happy because we will see how more of us will be in ten years, but the only one who gets out is Julia. She has so many kids and bags of diapers that the driver, Slats, has to make another trip to bring the rest of the passengers. Next, a 1-o-n-g black limousine arrives drivenby none other than Miss Yaroch, the famous love-lorn columnist, and Miss Geyer, the Angora cat-breeder, is with her. These two old maids hate men so much that they wouldn't even have one for a chauffeur. Quite a change from school days. As guests arrive, they all go into the ranch house to eat a delicious luncheon prepared by Mrs. Hunter's prize cook, Anna Mae. - After lunch some of the guests want to go riding, and they certainly are surprised to see Jim Popham lead the horses out to them. He always was fond of horses! Slats comes back with the second load which includes our old friends, Elfrieda, now the famous actress who plays motherly parts on the screen, and Walt Luecke, who's made use of his natural ability to talk and has become a politician. He's thinking of reviving the Know Nothing party and running for president next election. A white-haired woman gets out of the. truck and we wonder who it could beg surely not a member of our class. lt must be our class sponsor, but just then Walt's telling Grandma Hunter that his mother couldn't come because she's still teaching school and is taking the seniors on a cruise. Finally we recognize the white-haired lady as Virg'Hewitt. She was widowed early in life and it caused the thing she always feared, white hair. A sudden bellow is heard from the barn, and Julia dashes out to the rescue of her little boy. He found out the horse didn't like to have his tail pulled. We're surprised Julia hadn't taught him how to behave around horses by now. He has a small gash on his head so Virg Hewitt insists on calling a doctor. She dashes to the house and picks up the phone. A very surprised look comes over her face as she recognizes the operator as Betty Toner. They start gossiping until Virg finally remembers why she called. After she gets the doctor and explains the case he says that he'll send his most efficient nurse, Elaine, out to see the boy, after which Virg takes a minute to remind Betty to come to the reunion. During this interval almost everyone has arrived, and since there is so much talent in our midst, Mrs. Hunter suggests we have some entertainment before dinner. Jim McPhee is selected as Master of Ceremonies, and he quickly organizes a program. ln his warming-up talk he brings out the fact that he married a daughter of a CBS executive and is now sixth 9

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Q 'J M019 ec? at enior A fi H1 v s K. -at In E ' K Ie fboj .I gl - Shut up, you guys! yells Jerry as he bangs on the desk and continues, This is the last class meeting of the Senior Class of 1950. We probably won't ever meet again as a group. We will split up after graduation tomorrow and in ten years we most likely won't know where any of our classmates are or what they are doing. But we haven't much time and there isn't any time for sentiment. ls there any old business to finish before we are dissolved? The kids answer, No, and slid back their chairs eager to leave. Then Keith Hunter pops up with, Hey, Jerry, I mean, Mr. President, I haven't any new business, but your talking about ten years from now gives me a chance to mention my new invention. It's a time-machine and if you'l1 take a chance I can try to send you ten years into the future. This announcement stuns the kids and creates a deafening silence in the room. Then some brave souls speak up with, l'm game, let's go 3 Come on, let's try it ,and other declarations of enthusiasm. Just come over to our house tonight and we'll try it. lt's out in the barn and after chores I'l1 have lots of time to fool around. Oh, no! everybody shouts, let's not wait until nightg let's go right now. Are you kidding? R. J. will never let us go and Mr. Ballagh would just about die. But they decide to sneak out so Jerry gives Vice-President Jack his only job of the year and sends him out to get R. If.'s attention while we all sneak out the fire escape. Mr. Barney hears the racket we make as we tear down the stairs, and runs out of the basementjust in time to meet us at the foot of the fire escape. Keith, Merle, and Shirley, who are in a hurry to get to their cars, run past, leaving him standing with his mouth open. He is so stunned he doesn't even think fast enough to grab one of us and demand an explanation.. We divide up and pile into the three cars. It makes it rather crowded, but we never did mind that. Just as we're leaving, a cry for help is heard fromthe top of the other fire-escape, and Jack pursued by R. J., charges down the steps and jumps into Shirley's car. We arrive at Hunter's a little squashed but still eager for the experiment and dash to the barn. When we enter we see Karl, and Keith gives him heck for loafing in the barn instead of ditching as he is supposed to be doing. After Karl agrees to run the machine for us, and we have examined the hideous contraption a few minutes, we get in it. It is a slight chore to convince Betty to join us in the machine, but when shersees Virg Hewitt is going she gets in too. Keith shouts to Karl to throw the switch to the right, and a scene flashes before us show- a group of seven or eight-year olds. We recognize one as Patsy Yaroch with her long pigtails and Walt is playing pony, trying to drive her using the pigtails as reins. He has his cowboy suit on and thinks he is really something. Elaine is standing watching, and we see her coat is buttoned crooked. Keith yells to Karl that he has thrown the switch the wrong way, and Karl says he c:ou1dn't see for the smoke and throws it the opposite way. 8

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I 'sf-ng .nf vice-president in charge of producing romantic serials for CBS. Jim introduces Jack Nelson, the famous crooner, who will sing 'A Dreamer's Holiday. Jack makes a few corny remarks after which the first chords of the tune are struck, but instead of starting on cue Jack stands silent staring at the door. Suddenly he begins to sing 'Nature Boy. The reason is seen when all the people turnaround and see aheavily bearded, shaggy-haired man standing there. Jim Popham is the first to break the silence by exclaiming, Keith, Then his whole story comes omit, how he had become discouraged five years before he couldn't sell any of his inventions and had gone into hibernation to escape these cruelpeople. He makes quite a realistic hermit we think. After the excitement has died down, Jack finishes his song and Jim begins to announce the next number, but is interupted by a burst of laughter in the corner. It's just Jacquelinge amusing the children by teaching them deaf and dumb signs. She just can't quit working. The next thing on the program is movies of Shirley Upthegrove, world explorer. These movies show unusual spots she has visited. The applause dies down after,Shirley's short talk on her movies and Jim introduces Willetta, now the famous opera singer. She has just returned from a tripto Reno, where she divorced another husband. She has been married so often that her agent never knows what name to put on her checks. , A peal of trumpeters is heard and Jerry Cornett, now Baron Von Cornett enters the room accompanied by his beautiful wife. He finally got that title he wanted so much by marrying a rich and beautiful Baronness. The last thing-on the program is a piano solo by the famous concert pianist, Virginia Brade. After this pleasing entertainment we adjourn to dinner. Midway through the dinner when everyone is talking about how nice this reunion has been someone screams as a tramp walks in through the door. He looks suddenly very much ill-at- ease when he sees the people in the room. When Mrs. Hunter offers him something to eat he says that he's not hungry, has to go, and other feeble excuses. Jim McPhee starts up at ,the sound of his voice and runs over and throws his arms around his old friend, Jim Gottschalk! A clanging is heard, the machine coughs, sputters, and stops and our vision of the future is ended. .. .,.'!.l-AA. W 1 0