Mahomet Seymour High School - Retro Yearbook (Mahomet, IL)

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Qla55 lblfolblfxecy . As we begin the prophecy for the good ol' class of '49 , we find Ronald Shel- ton at his desk in the history room of the University of Illinois. Ronald is now teaching history there. He keeps a diary of everyone in his high school class- what they are doing and where they are. We find him writing something in it mow. Let's see what it is. fHe has just come back from a meeting with his old class- mates.J MAHOMET AIRPORT: Mr. McElroy has just landed his airplane. He has brought the class of '49 back to Mahomet so they might christen the new school building and have a class reunion. Some of the rest of the class will arrive later. Three taxi cabs careened around the corner and came to a sudden stop in front of the alumni to take them to the new high school building. They all stepped into the cabs and were whisked away to the Mahomet High School. MAHOMET HIGH SCHOOL: The new high school building is a huge skyscraper, which has just been com- pleted, in the center of the thriving city Mahomet, Illinois. This building has taken the place of the old M. C. H. S. building which has been condemned by the city authorities. As soon as we arrived at the building, Mr. Glenn Miller, the' present principal, ushered us up the elevator to the 40th floor to the math-room where Marilyn Mohr, the former Marilyn Ponder, is now teaching. Marilyn said that she believed in serving cake and coffee during classes and since she had some left over we could all have some if we wished. So of course we all had some. After talking to Marilyn, Glen Miller asked us to come and see his office. When we got there We noticed some pictures on his desk. He said that they were pictures of his wife and ten children. Glen then showed us some dictionaries he had just received through the mail. To our amazement we discovered that they were written by Maxine Dodd.' This is her first edition of Dodd's Dictionary. The dictionary that tells you how to pro- nounce words the way Maxine does. All this in ten easy lessons tool Just then the telephone rang. It was Glen Coffin calling from New Orleans. He said that he was bringing his dancing class up for an assembly program. Upon hearing that the rest of his old classmates were here he said that he would bring his star pupil, Hali Grahm, along to entertain us. Hali and Glen are going to have a special spot on the program at the annual Mardi Gras. Glen also said that there might be a Mrs. Coffin some time soon. Since some of us had traveled quite a distance and were rather tired we went down to the lounge on the 20th floor, and sat down in some easy chairs. Our attention was then called to Keith Dawkins Whose neck was in a cast. We asked Keith what he had been doing since he graduated from high school. He said, Well I am still a bachelor. Virginia didn't think I would ever graduate so she married one of the Mayo brothers. In the Olympics last year, I tried to break the pole-vault record. I succeeded, in breaking my neck. Keith then turned to Jannine Zindras and asked her what she was doing now and where she lived. Jeannine said that she now lived on a ranch in Western Arizona with her four boys-Larry, Harry, Jerry and Garry and her husbandi Warren. She also said that she had been pretty busy lately raising pigeons from! which they make pigeon pot pie. After telling what she had been doing, Jeannine idly picked up a magazine and leafed through it. Suddenly she asked Ann Dickman to tell her about an ar- ticle in the magazine which named Ann as one of the country's leading women lawyers. Ann said that she had become famous from the case of Dickman vs. Illi-

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I, Bill Herriott, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play the piano to Gene Cook. It makes the girls gather around, Gene. I, Jeannine Zindars, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be manager of the Girls Basketball Teams to 'Norma Smith, Did you ever try eating Wheaties, Norma? They give you pep. I, Glen Lindsey, do hereby will and bequeath my salesmanship ability to Louie Burnett. Did you ever try putting your foot in the door, Louie? I, Ann Dickman, do hereby will and bequeath my typing ability to Wanda Scales. Never give up, Wanda, practice makes perfect. I, Keith Dawkins, do hereby will and bequeath my sports ability to Paul Mathis. Being smart isn't everything, Paul. I, Glenn Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to take a carload of girls to football and basketball games to Paul Mohr. A good car always helps, Paul. I, Jim Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be and all-star foot- ball player to Roy Zook. It takes something besides just being handsome, Roy. I, Francis Early, do hereby will and bequeath my shyness in English class to Don Branson. A good listener is always in demand, Don. I. Ronald Shelton, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get A's to Jack Warner. A smile at the teacher sometimes helps, Jack. I, Glen Coffin, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to work hard to Har- old Perkins. Working never hurt anyone, Harold. I, Bob Shirley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go to the show daily to Benny Epperson. Or can't you sit still that long, Benny. I, Betty Bryan, do hereby will and bequeath my shorthand ability to Neoma. Carper. If you use shorthand you can save time to tell about all your boyfriends, Neoma. The attached instrument consisting of two sheets, was thereunto subscribed by the Senior Class of Mahomet Community High School, the testator, in the presence of each of us, and was at the same time declared by them to be their last will and testament, and we at their request sign our names in their presence at attesting. WITNESSES: A JEANNINE ZINDARS KEITH DAWKINS

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nois in which she proved that it was unconstitutional for the state of Illinois to make its people pay income tax. Bill Herriott then said that if we turned on the radio now we could hear Jim Jones in his broadcast from the Heron Club. Bill said that he himself novd owned the Heron Club which takes the place of the old Storke Club that had burned down in 1949. Bill has invented a new instrument the Heron Viol which he plays with a hair bow. ,jwflifg . ' l lift IQ. When we turned on the radio the announcer was saying, We now take you to the fabulous Heron Club where Jim Jones is singing Please Don't Squeeza Da Banana. The guests are dancing the new popular dance step The Heron Chase . After Jim's song we turned off the radio ,and Went down to the gym. ! There we found Jim Paul coaching Mahomet High School's Basketball team. We could hardly find the door to the gym for the trophy cases. Jim said that he had taken his team to the state and WON the last five years. We were all very proud of him. While we were in the gym we asked Darlene Manuel what she was doing now. She replied that she was iworkingxfor Ringling Bros. Circus, where she is emplyed as a dare devil rider. She rides her pet horse Jerry-virge. Jerryvirge was named after two of her high schoolf sweethearts. Her next appearance will be on September 15th, when she will jump from the top of the tent onto her galloping horse. We then all turned to Bob Shirley and upon questioning he told us that he had been recently employed as a drummer in Spike Jones Orchestra, but during one of their performances he was so nervous that he beat on the directors head half the performance before either one realized it. Bob said that he is now looking for other employment. ' Glen Lindsey then spoke up and said that he needed a companion on his travels and Bob could go with him. Glen said that he had just finished his third around the world book, the title is A Year in Siberia . He said that he had spenltumgstkof his time since graduation traveling around the, world gathering data or is oo s. , F Jim Paul had finished with his basketball boys so we all went up to the school cafeteria. On the way Francis Early told us what had happened to him since graduation. He said that he is now living in Hollywood, and is a producer and director of all the mystery movies in the F. K. O. studios. Francis asked us if we had seen his new movie A Kiss In the Subway . He told us to be sure and see it in order to find out, who kissed Edna? As we were all curious to knlow what Betty Bryan had been doing, we asked her to tell us what occupation she was engaged in. Betty said that she had a swank beauty salon cn 5th Avenue, in New York City. In her private laboratory she said that she had been working on a new liquid which she calls minute wash. Betty hopes this will do away with the old fashion 'idea of washing your hair. All you need to do is spray it on and then dry it. Her motto is: Just a twist and a twirl , And then watch it curl. - All of a sudden we heard a loud noise from the- doorway. We looked up and saw Mac Ribly coming through the doorway carrying some huge object. He set it down on the floor where we could see it. He said that it was a child's playhouse and that he now made them. He said that the playhouses were prefabricated houses. Now even Junior can build his own house. ' f f I, , Mac said that he recently had an order for a playhouse from Wayne Perkins, one of our former classmates. He said that Wayne was now living on a farm where he raises cattle. Wayne has his house full of medals and trophies won at the Inter- national Stock Show. Shirley and his small daughter are kept busy dusting them. A student then came to the door and said there was a saleswoman in the office. Glen Miller excused himself and followed the student to the office. When he came back he said that it was Patricia Patton. He said that she was going from school to school selling rugs to put on gym floors during the games so that they wouldn't get scratched. Having completed all his notes on the former class of '49, Ronald closed his book and hurried home to 'help his wife peel potatoes for a faculty dinner which was to be given at their home that evening.