Leaf River High School - Lerico Yearbook (Leaf River, IL)

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Claaa Pnophecy It had been quite some time since our class had got- ten together. All the members of the class of 57 received an invitation from Jim Hamilton, who is now the owner of the Conrad Hamilton Hotels, to attend a reunion at his hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The reunion was to be held on June 1, 1967. As the guests arrived they were greeted at the door by their host, Mr. Hamilton, and the hotels best enter- tainer, Miss Judy Koerner. She is well known for her Hawaiian War Dance. The first guest to arrive was Miss LaVonne Burkhart, who is now a Home Economics teacher at Vassar Uni- versity for Girls. With her was Mrs. Stewart Kessler, the former Miss Delores Templin. She is secretary for her husband who is the present owner of Stouffers' Chickeries in Mt. Morris, Illinois. Next to arrive was Mr. James Gray. Jim informed us that he is now chief engineer on a large government dam that is being con- structed. With him came Mr. Ronald Craven, who is the owner of a large butter factory in Leaf River. Next to arrive was Miss Sue Miller and Miss Pat Meyers, who are featured entertainers at the Copcobana. Following them was Mr. Donald Cook, who is head coach at Harvard University. Mrs. Joel Chenong, the former Miss Pat Eisen, was next to arrive. She is secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Chenong Transport Co. Later that day Mr. Roger Eisen arrived. He had missed his plane because he was involved in an accident during a motorcycle race at the great Ridott Speedway. Ar- riving on the same plane was Mr. Larry DeVries. Larry was still the class clown, in fact he had put his crazy antics to work for him; he now is a Hollywood star follow- ing his appearance as the clown with nine lives in Death of Jo-Jo . Also with them was the stewardess of their plane. Miss Shirley Freeze. Shirley was a steward- ess on T.W.A.'s San Francisco to Honolulu flights. On the next plane was Miss Glenda Cheek, who was now a hat designer in the Dior Hat Shop in France. Her latest style hat is shaped like a bird cage with a canary in it. On the next plane was a famous man, the teen-agers' favorite all-night W.G. N. television disc jockey, Jim Lee Stukenberg. While he was attending the reunion ex- recording artist, Elvis Presley was doing Jim's show for him. With him was Mr. Claude Snodgrass, who had always been interested in electricity. He is now the President of the Board of Directors of the General Electric Company. The last member of the group to arrive was Republican Senator Rodney Brookman. He had just given the keynote speech at the Republican Convention in Myrtle, Illinois. Compliments of JOHN KNOBLE SON MILLERS OF K S FEEDS Freeport, Illinois 18 BORLAND'S GROCERY Adeline, Illinois Phone Forreston 23-E

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Our class chose turquoise and white as our colors; white rosebuds as our flower; and Climb tho1 the rock be rugged as our motto. Seniors Larry DeVries and Delores Templin were crowned Homecoming King and Queen. During football season we sold sandwiches and coffee. On December 15 we sponsored the annual Christmas Dance. We held several car washes, bake sales, and fudge sales to raise money We also sold candy. The Senior Play Red House Mystery was presented on April 12. On May 16 we saw our dream coming true when 16 smiling seniors left L.R. by bus tor Rock- ford where we boarded a train for a four-day tour to Washington D.C. This trip was made at a cost of $f,050. The total amount coming from the class treasury. On May 29, 17 happy Seniors walked through the doors of L.R.H.S. for the last time as stu- dents. We are now proud to be alumni of L.R. H.S. Others who were members of our class at various times were; Glenn Schnulle, Linda Wilson, Barbara Smith, John Frickson, Roger Hackbarth, Barbara Dorsey, Dale Ermey, Stewart Peterson, Peggy Grundy, Myrna Reed, Williard Little, Sally Plowman, Judy Fry, Fern Foltz, George Barber, Don Barnhart, and Virginia Me Caw. NAME Rodney Brookman LaVonne Burkhart Glenda Cheek Don Cook Ronald Craven Larry DeVries Patricia Eisen Roger Eisen Shirley Freeze Jim Gray Jim Hamilton Judie Koerner Sue Miller Pat Myers Claude Snodgrass Delores Templin NICKNAME HALL OF FAME WE PREDICT WORST CRIME Rod Director of F.B. 1. Blushing Lulu Amanda Understudy for Jayne Fords Cheri Lee Mansfield Cheerleader at Yale Gabbing in 2nd Hour Bernard President of the Biggest S.H. Stillman girls Oley Loafer's Union Appendix Remover Butter Hank Metropolitan Star Lightsville Pat Six Kids Swede Rog Hotrodder Motorcycles Sue T.V. Queen Oldsmobiles Clem Income Tax Evader Dry Humor Jimmy George Bigamist Parking Dimples Dior Model Fairs Bubbles Nutcracker in a Bakery Skating Pearl Matron in a Boy's School Play in a Symphony Collecting Men Carrie Cheerleaders Stuke Orchestra Sophisticated Bum Bashful ness Freckles Slinging Hash at Bishops Griping KEN'S GARAGE Kenneth Conkey, Owner Phillips Products

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Republican Convention in Myrtle, Illinois. The group felt very indebted to Mr. Hamilton for a very wonderful weekend. Some of the group had not seen each other since commencement and it proved that our motto Climb tho' the rock be rugged was true. Not all of us had reached the top but we were still climbing. Class »11 I, Judy Koerner, do will my dimples to Ardis Rothermel knowing she will make good use of them. I, Glenda Cheek, will my ability to stay uninterested in the opposite sex during my high school days, to Eleanor Getzandaner and Mariana Nordstrom. I, Ronald Craven, will my love for butter to Art Carlson knowing he needs it. I, Jim Gray, do will my interest in girls to Steve Satterfield. Joke????? I, LaVonne Burkhart, do will my height to Janet Knodle hoping that she can use it when going with a tall boy. I, Rodney Brookman, do will my bookkeeping and adding ability to Larry Knodle. I, Sue Miller, do will my ability to imitate Elvis Presley to Bonnie Bolen, knowing she will do a great job. I, Pat Meyers, do will my ability to giggle at anything to Karen Schrieber, knowing she will put it to good use. I, Pat Eisen, do will my ability to getting married while still in high school to Jeanne Donovan and Edna Donker. I, Shirley Freeze, do will my interest in boys to Judy Riley. I, Roger Eisen, do will my ability to ride a motorcycle without having a wreck to Bob Wilson. I, Jim Stukenberg, do will my ability to do Algebra to Cindy Bowers. I, Don Cook, do will my ability to make four trips a week to Stillman Valley to Bob Fry and Richard Garrett knowing they like to make the trip. I, Jim Hamilton, do will my ability to refrain from going steady during my four years of high school to Ronnie Motter. I, Delores Templin, do will my talents in music to Wayne Kretsinger hop- ing he will become musically inclined. I, Claude Snodgrass, do will my ability of going steady to Lawrence Ermey knowing he will put it to good use. Compliments of LESLIE E. KRETSINGER Ford Sales Standard Service 19 KRETSINGERS Fountain Service Drugs