Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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LAURELS Class Prophecy (Continued) moth and James Russell and Henry Ost-walt were wrangling the buffalo. Well satisfied with their day’s work, the group drove on through the evening to Spokane. Then suddenly, “Stop! Hold everything! Back up!” yelled Clarence. “I see a hotel; we must not pass it up.” So they all went in for a good night’s rest. After refreshing themselves a bit, the boys sauntered into the lobby to find a paper from home, but to their great surprise they found not a paper but good old Coach Bennett himself. “Good bye, sleep,” they screamed in unison, and nearly carried T. H. to their room. “O. K. boys,” he said, “I’m laying over here between planes on my way to New York, and I’ve slept all afternoon, so open up and tell me what it is you’d like to know.” “Well Coach, they said, “we’d like t' know what has become of some of our old cronies.” The coach nibbed his chin and said. “Well, let’s see, as I came through the South Dakota plains where the wind blows and it never rains, I located Oscar Gunter and Rose Reiter, who were married soon after graduation, really getting rich raising strawberries.” Fred Feuerbacher, he told the boys, had never married but had invented a machine foi stretching dollars, with which ho hojied to conquer the depression. “His factory is located in Lakeview, Oregon,” T. H. remarked, “and Fred has given employment to several of the old gang who were of an inventive nature.” They learned that Gene Daniels and wife, Madge Clayborn to them, and Raymond Thayer and Bertha Zier could be found in Lake-view. Wilma Smith and Elaine Rash, Bennett told them, had taken over the Elite Beauty Parlor in Billings and were still keeping Roy Homing and Kenneth Johnson waiting. Knowing that tomorrow must take them many miles, they finally released Mr. Bennett and retired for a few short hours of sleep. Arising at six the next morning, the five companions hurried to the lobby intending to check out and drive an hour before break fast, but the ladies, unable to sleep, had got up and accompanied Mr. Bennett to the airport at 5 o’clock. And luckily enough for them too, because Iola Gowen, now a noted poet, Clara Graves and Myrle Teeters had ar- rived on the plane with a two-hour stopover in Spokane. The girls told their old fi iends that they were now instructors at the University of Washington at Seattle and were on their way home for a summer vacation. Kathleen and Lorane were unable to get very much information about former classmates from these three. However, they were quite sure that Robert Ranger, Elizabeth Lee, Forest Lyons and Clara Leis had combined their mental forces and were going to Texas to start an alligator business. Therefore, three of our group decided to go down into the alligator country. Miss Segler and Miss Starkey suddenly became very homesick and decided to return to Laurel with Iola, Clara and Myrle. Wishing to obtain a souvenir, t',r' girls stopped in at a small shop on tne way to the airport. Who should they find in the shop but Natalia Zier. Natalia told (hem that she is now private secretary to Finest Vogelpohl who lives in Spokane. Ernest, she said, is manager of the Spokane branch of the General Electric Company. The girls gone, the boys decided to check up on their list and to their surprise, found only three classmates unaccounted for. Don suggested, rather fatherly, that it would be a good idea to check up on their finances while they were checking. Good old Don, he seemed to have, a way of sensing trouble and just now at the most opportune time. They didn’t really need to go to Texas to find these other three. Whisper, whisper, whisper and a week later the following ad appeared in the Laurel Outlook: “Wanted—the prasent addresses of Lydia Gradwohl, Audrey Wilson and Opal Wright, all of the graduating class of 1938, Laurel high school. Laurel, Montana.” Next morning they received the information that Lydia Gradwohl is teacher of home economics in an Idaho high school, and that Audrey Wilson, having discovered how to utilize the powers of cosmic rays, is about to outfit a rocket ship in which she will explore the upper stratosphere. Opal Wright, through her training in L. II. S. in keeping track of absentees, is now in charge of the large filing system in the Department of Missing Persons which is a part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, I). C. Page 12

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1 9 3 8 Class Prophecy June of 1958 marches in and smiles on two young matrons and three grown up boys of yesteryear, as they alight in New York from a trip abroad. Lorane Segler and Kathleen Starkey are returning from a great steeplechase at Aintree, England, while Clarence ltooley, Donald Motzko and Lawrence DeFrance are returning from the Olympics. As the great ship glides smoothly to earth we find our group planning another trip, one which will take them they know not where, because they are goimr to find the old Laurel high school gang of 1938. Arrangements are quickly made for a Northwest Airlines plane to Billings. After arriving in Billings our group goes on to Laurel by car. Arriving at 9:45 a. m. they hie themselves to the school, hoping to get a nice start from their old friend and adviser, Mr. Graff. Upon reaching the superintendent's office, they find not Mr. Graff behind the desk but their victim No. 1. It is Miss Dorothy Graff, who has succeeded her father as superintendent of Laurel schools upon his letirement in 1952. From Dorothy they learned that Ruth Ileebner is now head coach of the girls’ football team at the University of Washington. The team is the present state champion. Before our group had time to make known their errand, the door behind them opens, oh so quietly, and to their glad surprise in walks Miss Schofield. Time has been very kind to her, and she stands before our travelers the same patient instructor who wished them well, instead of good riddance, when they left dear old Laurel high. From her they learned that Burt Kucera is the champion beard grower of Laurel, said beard being noted for its crimson color. From Dorothy they learned that Eddie Burke is now head coach at Spurling University in Spurling Slough, Montana. Eddie and Rose Ellen were married soon after graduation, but Rose Ellen invented a new' kind of gum, called “Poppsie Gum,” and desiring a larger territory in which to develop production, she sought other fields, leaving Eddie free to marry again. Eddie savs, “I’ll just marry athletics this time and stay with it.” He did. Probing a little deeper our friends find that Jack Parker’s dreams have come true, he is now playing professional baseball with the Billings Nationals. George Shear er. they learned, is playing the role of Tar-zan in the movies, drawing a cool seventy-five thousand dollars a year. Rather than wear out their cordial welcome in Laurel, the five travelers again started on their way. Don mentioned that they should “go wrest” because he thought that they would surely find some of their old gridiron pals kicking a pigskin out toward the Rose Bowl. So w'est they went, but it was not long before they were rewarded, although not as they had expected. Duck,” shouted Lorane, but too late, and as two cars came together and smashed. They were face to face with those stars they had hoped to find holding down responsible positions; namely, Paul Shively, Robin Cook, Oliver Durham, Bud Edwards and Leonard Foley who were very angry. Paul told our friends that the five boys had decided to stop being bachelors and go to Callender to marry the lovely Dionne sisters. Upon their promising to loan our group a few bucks if they ever needed it, the two groups parted ways. Early the next morning the quintet heard the swishing of wings and looking up, to their amazement saw a stork flying so low that they could easily read the stork’s placard, “Best Wishes from Dr. Glenn Wheeler to Professor and Mrs. J oyd Shay.” Mrs. Shay they learned is the former Inna Branstetter of Laurel; they thought Loyd w'ould marry Irma, but then it’s all in the family. Loyd is a professor at the University in Missoula and sent the group to the Administration Building, where they found Henry Reiter, addressing a class in advance economics. Kathleen, thinking that they were doing nicely in the University City, mentioned that they should spend the day looking around. Proceeding to lunch, they stopped a very well dressed lady to inquire for a good cafe and to their amazement she looked up quickly saying, “Well do my eyes deceive me or am I back in Laurel High?” And so they had found another friend, Martha Ostw-ald, who shyly answered the query with, “Well, er, uh, I think that I have the best place in which to eat,” as she pointed to a very attractive place of business. “You will also find Betty Evert and Marie Schaff to be very able assistants,” she remarked. Betty told our friends of a radio announcement that morning, saying that Dena Otis and Marguerite Palmer had taken over the Yet lows tone National Park, and that Pete Schreiner would be manager at Old Faithful, Don Schcidecker at Mam- Page 11

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19 3 8 Class Will We, the Class of 1938 of Laurel high school, city of Laurel, State of Montana, U. S. A., composed of 53 members and being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare, the following, our last will and testament. Article I -We give and bequeath to our superintendent, F. W. Graff, our deenest reverence, sincere affection and heartiest gratitude for all he has done for us during our four years in Laurel high. We give and bequeath to the dear faculty, who have been our instructors in all these years, a sweet and unbroken succession of peaceful dreams. They have all done their duty, and verily, now they shall have their reward. To the juniors we bequeath our capacity for fun; to the sophomores, our collective dignity and to the down-trodden freshmen, our good will. Article II—The individual seniors will their own simple things to their friends. Section I—Peggy Branstetter wills her iove to Billie Bray and hopes he will keep the love light burning. Section II—Madge Cla.vborn leaves school to join “Shorty” Frank. Good luck, Madge. Section III—To Charles Lyons, Robin Cook wills his ability to drive a good car, hoping that Charles won’t pick on too many telephone posts. Section IV—Gene Daniels gladly gives his power to debate to Howard Pewitt in hopes that Pewitt puts it in practice on the gridiron. Section V—Law rence DeFrance bestows upon Frederick Ililgert his popularity and his way with the teachers, and wishes that it won't cause Freddie the same amount of trouble. Section VI—Bud Edwards wills the red hair to Lorraine Allen which was willed to him by the former Eileen Harrison which was given her by Eleanor Price. Section VII—Betty Evert leaves her short, concentrated way to Mary Price with the hope that Mary can use it to a better advantage than Betty could. Section VIII—Fred Feuerbacher leaves his comical tactics to somebody else. Fred wants to be taken seriously for a change, we think. Section IX—Rose Ellen Foley gives to Elnora Stenerson her position as champion gum cracker of Laurel High. Section X—Leonard Foley wills his ability to tell tall tales to anyone who is unlucky enough to get it. Section XI—Lydia Gradwohl, tolling us she won’t need them awriorc. gives her quiet manners to Mary DeNittis. Section XII—Dorothy Graff leaves her scholastic ability and her interest in Billings to Marii Goldsmith. Don’t make too much of it, Marji. Section XIII—Clara Graves wills her sedate manner to Thelma McManus. Section XIV—Ruth Heebner wills her ability to make fouls in basketba'l to Patricia Judd, w hether Pat wants it or not. She also leaves her scholarship ability to Art Albright, in hoi es that he won’t have to change his last name. Section XV—Roy Horning gives his football ability and his calm manner to Denny Goldsmith. We hear that Denny also wants Roy’s size. Section XVI—To Ralph Huston goes Kenneth Johnson’s height. Kenneth knows it might come in handy. Section XVII—Burt Kucera gives his tenor voice to Jesse McGinlev with the deep, deep hope that it will improve the one Jesse already has. Section XVIII—Clara Leis leaves her quiet and reserved ways to Helene Roberts. Make good use of them, Helene.. Section XIX—Elizabeth Lee wills her school girl comp'exion to any girl who thinks she needs it. Section XX—Forest Lyons gives his wavy hair to Lester Burke. How will you like that, Viola Harper? Section XXI—Donald Motzko leaves his supply of slams behind (we hope), and his curly hair just to get rid of it. Section XXII—Henry Ostwalt wills his ability to stay out of school to those underclassmen who w'ould like to play hookey. Section XXIII—Dena Otis wills her office of class president to next year’s senior head, hoping that he or she will have as much fun at it as Dena did. Section XXIV—Martha Ostwald gives her position as Mr. Graff’s secretary to anyone who wants it and her dependability to Ed Stankey, feeling sure that he needs it. Section XXV’—Marguerite Palmer leaves school very reluctantly to journey to Oklahoma for certain romantic interests. Section XXVI—To Bob Freund goes Page 13