Lake Linden Hubbell High School - Torch Yearbook (Lake Linden, MI)

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ttllllllggig rmm''mmlWWWWWWmmwwwmmmmmuunnnulnunwmnmnIIIllllmnwWWWWWWmmWmTm '-I-'Ummmmmmmm chair, doses off His dreams are interrupted by a clanking noise, and before him appears the sp1rit of the Sophomore Class of 1955. 'Who are you? asks Mr. Graham. 'Ask me who I was, replies the 'Who were you then?' 'In l955 I was president of the 'Oh, of course, you are Jim Beveridge. 'I am about to show you what has happened to our class in the years since our gradu ation in l957.' The spirit, taking him by the hand, leads him out the door to the Lake Linden hubbell High School As they enter the school, a strange odor reaches their noses. What should it be but the odor cf 'Metre D'Hote Souffle' which Elinore Frusti, tte domestic science teacher is teaching her pupils to make. One wh1ff sends them on their way As they are leaving the stop to see the math teacher, Wayne Marcotte, After visiting Mr leave tte high school and hurry to the airport, where they board Larry Kananen, and head for New York. En route to New York they to watch a play by play description of the Detroit Tiger vs New being broadcast by the sports announcer Jim Chaput. In the last the Tiger hero, Rus Messner, breaks the 0-O tie with a hom run Detroit. The plane tten lands at LaGuardia Airport, second largest in the state, owned and oper ated by Kurt Turner and Billy Lewis Here the spirit hails a cab driven by Marvin Loukus. As they drive off the runway, Rae Paquette and Barbara Pflugi, two stewardesses, boarding a transport, headed for spirit good old Sophomore Class. building they decide to Marcotte for awhile, they a cosmo jet, piloted by turn on the television set York Yankee baseball game half of the 10th inning, and wins the game for ttey see Detroit. The it leads 'What floor please? To hr Graham's surprise, it is Ken Bessner. As they reach the 84th floor, they get out of the elevator and across the hall they see on a door w1ndow, R. Koepel, President, Acme Cc. The steady rhythm of a typewriter is heard When they look thru the glass they see Phyllis Sullivan, private secretary to this important executive. All of e sudden a form appears before the window and who should it be but Dale Parent, the window washer! They take the Escalator back to the lst floor and walk out of the building. At this time of day tte traffic in New York is very heavy, and as ttey approach the corner of 5th and Madison, they are directed across the street by traffic policeman, Bruce Campeau. The spirit leads Mr, Graham to the train depot where they board a train bou d for Wash- ington, D. C. As soon as they are seated, the conductor, Carl Lefebvre, begins to collect the tickets. Looking around at the other passengers, Mr. Graham's eye catches a familiar face. It is none other than the famous politician Joe Franks on his way to a convention in Washington. When they arrive at their destination, Mr. Graham immediately goes to the telegraph operator, Jenette Yalgren, at the telegraph office, and she sends a telegram home for him. While leisurely strolling down the street, Mr, Graham's attention is attracted by a billboard which reads 'DeLisle's Theater presents People are Funny, starring the famous ao- tress Nancy Ruonavar, produced and directed by Donn s 0'Rourke. The spirit then leads him past the Stork Club, where the familiar strains of the 'Dark town Strutter's Ba1l', played by the Chandonais Trio, hits their ears. They look in, and cab comes to a screeching stop in front of the Empire State Building, and the spir kr. Graham thru the lobby, where they enter an elevator. A familiar voice asks -' '11 , 5 Q iiiinlii Our retired superintendent, Mr. George A. Graham, relaxing in his favorite rocking I! n O ll ll .A A ' . A . 5 . w - 0

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Mr. Graham finds that the trumpet player is Louis Chandonais, After hearing this , they go across the street to the Federal Bank. Mr Graham sees the accountant, Carolee Sibilsky busily engaged over her books He also notices the cashier, Betty Radeka, cashing a check for a doctor. On his way out Mr. Graham meets Don Kalcich and Andre Codere, among the armed guards who are bringing in a shipnent of cash from the Clairmont Transport Canpany 'You remember Fred Clairmont, a former classmate of mine, says tie spirit, he's the chief executive of that company All of a sudden they hear a loud crash Rushing out of the building, they see that two cars have collided In a minute a shrill noise reaches their ears and an ambulance canes speeding around the corner to the scene of the accident. It stops and the doctor and nurse jump out quickly To Hr Graham's astonishment they are Jim Marchand and Ann Kessler A the crowd moves away, the ambulance speeds to the hospital. Heading for the airport once again, the spirit and Mr. Graham hop a plane headed West Their first stop :ls Hot Springs, Arkansas, where they visit one of the famous sulphur mines. While walking through the mining area, they notice another old classmate, Paul Stetter, set- ting dynamite. Next to him, ready to light the fuse is Jim Morin. After watching the explosion, they decide tc move on to new adventure Getting back on the plane, they head for New Orleans. When they reach the city, they stroll down a water front street. They notice a sign on a white marble building which reads 'Two Sisters' Style Shop' Upon entering, they find that the owners are none other than Nancy and Connie La Casse They also notice Gladys Johnson modeling clothes for a distinguished looking woman. Since it is mid afternoon, Mr. Graham thinks that a walk to the out skirts of the town would be quite refreshlng, but the fishing port soon attracts the1r attention. While they scan the port they notice a fishing ship near the pier. Coming ashore after a day's work at sea is Bob Sorvala Leaving the port, they decide to travel to the business center of the city Here they pass by a health clinic Thru the window Mr Graham sees two nurses busily working Who is Janet Hawke After seeing all the alumni of the Sophcsnore Class in that city, they catch a train leaving for Tulsa, Oklahcma, On the train Mr Graham notices Rosalie Aldridge and Jean Mills conversing. He overhears them speaking of a teachers' convention, which they are planning to attend. At the depot in Tulsa, the flickering of tl-e colored lights of a sign which reads 'J K G Restaurant' catches Mr Graham's eye In a minute he knows it is owned by Janet Karvakko and Janet Gamache Walking farther down the street, they see the army recruiting center. Here, who should be enlisting in the W A C. but Sandy Paquette and Carol Gaulin. Hearing so much about the famous Tulsa oil fields, Mr Graham and the spirit decide to visit the nearest one. The sign on the gate strikes their eyes 'Gervais and Heide 011 Corp. -Our old pals Armand and Charlie Private secretaries to these two famous men are Beverly Racine and Mary Piche Our old friend Larry Kananen, who happens to be in Tulsa, flies them to California in his jet. It is the day of the Rosebowl Game and they decide to attend As they arrive at the stadium, they hear a deafening roar of applause. Allen LaCasse, star quarterback, has just crossed the goal line for the first touchdown After the game they think they would like to see more sports events, so they go tc a tracloneet in San Diego, Earl Versailles is participating in the pole vault. Of course, he wins, which means that he will canpete in the Olympic games in the spring When the trackmeet is over, Mr Graham and the spirit walk down the main street. They pass a grocery store, where Jean Wickstrom is busily waiting on customers Once again, they board a plane, but due tc engine trouble they are forced to make an emergency landing in Sheridan, Wycsning. After looking over the plane, the pilot decides that it will be at least four hours before they can be on their way Just then an old country jeep approaches the plane In the jeep is Rose Hesse, owner of the largest ranch in Sheridan, and her foreman Bernard Normand. Rose offers them a ride to Yellowstone National Park to pass away their time. They accept the offer and are met at the gate by a guide, whom they quickly recognise as Darlene Xue After sightseeing awhile, they realise that their four hours are about up, so they star back to the plane Going thru town, they see a large sign reading Johnson's Dairy B fore the window stands the owner, Gloria Johnson, and surveying a new sign cn the building is Don Anderson, who has just brought a shipment of equipment to the dairy When they get back the plane is repaired and ready to go. Once again they are on the plane, but this time heading safely heme. lr. Graham,back in his rocking chair, yawns sleep- ily 'What a realistic dream! Or was it a dream??1'! ' s ll A . .I O e e e B . A 1 should they be but Marilyn Gagnon and Gretchen Lewis, Sitting behind the receptionist desk t 9 e C'