Lowpoint Washburn High School - Quill Yearbook (Washburn, IL)

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We were surprxsed to learn that two of our other classmates Irma Dell Schwartz and Eldon Smder were present 1n the audlence We 1nv1ted them to our table and learned that Eldon was m Nautxcal Heaven termed the Navy a was sa1l1ng peacefully through fleecy clouds everyday ln contact wlth h1s work that of trymg to locate the Shootmg Star In her quiet manner Irma Dell told us that through her arduous labors m Commercial Classes at W T H S she was rewarded w1th a wonderful Job Heaven It was that of be1ng a prwate secretary to Elmont Ollver now a famous Ladder Buxlder to Heaven and one of the rlchest celestial bemgs Irma Dell sald that she was now takmg d1ctat1on at the rate of 350 words a rrunute 'beheve lt or not In the course of our conversatlon jerry mformed us of hls great suc cess 1n dlrectmg h1s large sail boats over the f1lmy surface Glancmg at my hour glass I knew It was t1me for me to leave thls charnung foursome and fmd a place to stay for the mght I hurned back to my Maglc Carpet and Melvm suggested a hotel across the street named Eternal Rest Haven I was about to reg1ster m this hotel when glanczng up at the room clerk whom d1d I recognize but the theatrlcal Duane Haney He began tellmg me that he was sent to Heaven by mlstake and he d1dn t know what was gomg to hapnen h1m He told me he was makmg good as a movlc extra m Hollywood U S A but then someone became Jealous and ordered hun to leave the good Earth He sa1d that few people realize It but all those leavmg Hollywood surely deserve Heaven The mght was very beautlful havmg regxstered Ideczded to walk out onto the hotel veranda and slt and remuusce and stop to real1ze how wonderful thls tr1p had been and how much xt had meant to me just then someone tactfully pardoned her presence on the veranda and now I was meetlng our own Paulme Re1ger Paullne had been hangmg out the moon and stars and damtly arrangmg dzllgent and falthful study of U S H1story 111 V1 T H S ln 194-7' Now xt was time to retlre I went to my room and I kneavi had had much luck that day m fmdmg ten of my former chassmates and I hoped to fmd he remamlng f1ve ux themornmg I arose early and got on my Maglc Way telung Melvm I must have new pa1r of wings Mme were gettmg too heavy wxth the fly ng sxlver and gold dust 1n the air He took me to Sweet justxce Heaven telling me the largest stores m Heaven are m that clty He also told me that best store was The Golden Hour where I would be able to have a beautxful palr made ln a short t1me Upon arr1vmg I was greeted at the door by a beautlful lady I took the second look and who should It be but Betty Ann Peabody, now an adv1sor beautxful and permanent wmgs She sald she had always set her alms hlgh but was surprlsed when she reahzed the goal was won I also learned that Elmont Ollver was m the store havlng a busmess conference wlth the Angels Betty told me to walt for hun 1f I would care to see h1m I had no sooner sald yes than Elrnont now a large man, came strollmg out of the mner offlce carrymg golden cane studded wlth glunmermg dlamonds He told me he had trxed hard on Earth , thereby gamlng entrance and riches m Heaven Havlng bade mont and Betty farewell I journeyed onward v1a the Mllky Way Route t e Pot O Gold Farms I was enjoyxng the r1de when I not1ced someone cormng to wards us on another carpet and as he salled by I recogmzed hun as Wallace K1zer I told Melvln to reverse the Carpet so -.ve could talk wlth Wallace He I n 1 ----I ll il nd . . , . . , o Cl a Il . . D ' ' . . . ., ' ' in . . . U . ' ll n 91 u 4 n . . . . . , . . o o CC I if . . . . , O . n Q I q A . . . . .1 . , ' I is Q n I6 'li n . . . , . . I . . ' . . , . , . white lilies on the veranda. She said that her heavenly merits were gained by . . . 2 H . . . L Q A t . . . . . . , ' .. . a n ll o 9' u n . 4 u , L 1 . . 0 . , I . - u e n HB , . II - . v 1. I ' . ' on . . . . 1 U . a . . . . , . 1 a o . n ll ll O . . . Q . D . a . . . . . . u M . . . . . , El- ' . . 4 . 0 th V . . . . . . - z . , , 4 . s ' . K ,

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was as surprlsed as ave were at seemg each other and he told -ne he was living wlth the Hllls and was the owner of 40 000 head of sheep He sand these were very unusual because no two sheep were the same color And how dxd you hap pen up here? Well from takmg those parts ln the jumor and me-nxor plays W T H S so St Peter permltted me to take to the Golden btaxrs The chat came to an end and onward we saxled Soon the Pot O Gold Farms came mto slght and our carpet slowly descended 1- s Iwalked to the door I heard an angellc volce 1ns1de nd mstantly knew xt was that ofthe former Dons Laxble of W T H S She offered to take me on a tour of this magical place Stanley Pelz seemed to be the exaltmg mfluence and ruler there and sort of a Don Quxxote of the High Heaven Cherubs were seen dancmg to and fro across the petal soft green mea dows ln fllmy gowns of translucent colormgs A tall tower of spun glass that shxmmered and shone zrrzdescently also stood 1n the meadow The glass con trols 1n th1s tower Dorls told me controlled the soft summer rams the dew drops and the twmklmg of the stars My eves and mmd became dazzled by thls surpremacy of all beaut1ful mot1vat1ons I asked Dons how she came to mherxt thls great przvzlege She told me that one day on earth she became falnt thmkmg back over the days from 1943 to 1947 and a qu1et vozce spoke to her ard sa1d Go on above to a place I have prepared for you your work on earth was well done Stanley s farm management an the U S A and agrxcultural knowledge Gold hrmament Back to my Magzc Carpet Melvm and I were gomg to take Wmgs agaln when we saw the smgn that read I h1s IS the Kmgdom s End I am very happy to have found all of my classmates care free and well blessed um this new Atomnc world I shall be back to see you all agamn and when I do my new address shall also be 1n the C1ty Four Square I hope you will all come and see me Untxl that tune farewell and ad1eu Ye Scribe of Utopxa Awwifkft Rosemary Ze1g9 Class of H17 CLASS HISTORY Twenty one green but mxghty fre hmen entered Washburn I-hgh School ID the fall of 4-3 They found 1 hard to enter the assemblv hall and face a room full of veterans who had already had the freshness of youth ' k d from them by at least one year of experience an the HIGH SCHOOL AGL ' Betty Peabody was Presldent of the class jerry Ireland V1ce President, and Dons Lalble Secretary Mlss Margaret Wax-wxck was thexr advisor At the beguunng of then' sophomore year juha Trantma Vonn1eStrauch, Clara Golsta and Donald Robinson left them whlle Rachel Ann Thompson Joined the class Knowmg they were to sponsor a banquet the followmg year the class energetically sold pop and hot dogs at basket ball games That year Dons Lal ble served as Dresxdent Betty Peabody as Vzce Presmdent and Stanley Pelz as . D . , A . - n ll u li o , . O I -. . , ' ' ' ' , ' A ln . u ll w 1 il I I I 0 O U - I . I . . . , , l - . . . . . a . . g . . - . . . . . . - . . , . ' . , - , . . . o 1- 0 ll D '- ' . II . Q ' , . I . - ' 0 O I I gained in W, T. H. S, was responsible for his kingly power over the Pot O' ,. 0 1 u p ll . ll . , . - ltr , . o - O ll I . I . . . n .' so . ' 0 n h Q g . u ff I . iff. 1 f - ll u OI Q n , - , n I at . . 1? 1. u il 1? D . ' n ' . - . . l 0 . 1 . . . ' 1 ' . . . O . A.. . , . 1 . . .- . 9 . - . ,