Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY I am so m1serable away from home So tar R10 de Ianexro IS a lonesome town Ive tooted that horn for these enthuslastxc Brazxltans up on Sugar Loaf mountaln and gaze 1nto that where Ill tune 1t to my former classmates and huffmg I reached the mountatn top and entered Thxs thlng works by elevtston and telepathy If unttl I have to have a change Im QOIHQ b1g mlrror that reflects everyth1ng every see what s become of them Pufftng and the room where the maglc mirror IS kept l wrshed strong enough Id see my former classmates unless they were completely out of tune By careful manxpulatton I turned the dxals unt1l I aw Sprmgtteld Illmots There was Beverly She has followed her tdea of a career and 1 head of the ktndergarten depart ment of the offlce of the state supermtendent As a hobbf she play her flute after many publtc appearances she now seems to play mostly for the klndergarteners perhaps she plans to be a second Pted Ptper There ts another VISION from Spr1ngf1eld Its Beulah Behrens She seems to have access to an offtce nn the State House Its th offtce of the Sate Superlntendent of Hrghways She IS h1s wtfe Now how could that have happened? The1r acquamtance began wtth her ftrst appearance and grew W1th recurrent appearances before the htghway court As she gets 1nto a btg car and gltdes gracefully away I ealtze her drtvlng has achteved perfectton I next get a message from Good Old Manltus so I adjust the mtrror to get a vlston of the old home town There satls an a1rplane Its small but 1t look stout and my stars the ptlot IS none other than DOTIS Lee Bruhnl Theres a doctor rn Manlxus now He has h1s offtce In a neat I1 tle butldmg across the street from the corner where the postofftce used to occupy a tlny spot tn a store Theres a new Bureau County Cltntc occupytng the same block Not only does thts doctor QIVE ptlls but he IS also a spectaltst tn psych1atry I-Ie studres h1s pattents attltudes whtms and fanctes We fmd Dr Davrd Daehler although grown st1ll ltkes to play yokes I.1ttle flashes from round about tell me a good many members of our gang have settled on farms tn the Manltus netghborhood Oh ho' The v1s1ons clear and f1rst theres Mary lane From the looks of thtngs she has succeeded ln not lettlng anyone marry her for her money now 1t seems to be a matter of getttng someone to rrarry her But lame doesnt mlndl She has the best car the best r1d1ng horse and the best atrplane 1n Ill1no1s and a busxness manager that looks after her and stghs Wonderful The next v1s1on IS very ftnel Wtthout quest1on thats the most 'nodern farm ln Bureau county and tts owner IS none other than Ross Gaunt The cows gtve chocolate mllk and the hens lay dev1led eggs Eff1c1en'7 Hes ftnally succeeded IH cosstng the potato and tomato lt works f1ne except when the patch IS attacked by tomato Norms and potato bugs at the same ttmel Ross IS not only the most eff1c1ent farmer but hrs Wlfe the former Alvera Pont IS the most efflctent farm wtfe I Ier kxtchen lt spotless her meals perfectly balanced her house tmmaculate and thelr chlldren regular l1ttle Dlckensesl On another fa m I see Vallera She never dld do htngs by halves Now she s ratstng chtckens and she has thousands of them Between tr1ps to the varlous htcken houses she bakes pres for Harry and teaches ltttle Harry to turn handsprmgs at whtch he gtggles dellghtedly She wrttes books best sellers too ln her spare moments There s another member of the old class' The countryslde seem to be ahve wlth them Thls IS Shtrley I remember the turbulent romance of htgh school but tt seems that Alls Nell that ends well She certatnly seems happy and contented but I cant qurte get a clear enough v1s1on of that man to see 1f her happmess cam wrth that htgh school Romeo or wtthout htrn At Don Kmgs we ftnd the only set of trtplers IH Bureau county Donna has b en around the world three ttmes Iollowtng her soldler husband Bob from place to place She enjoyed Parts as much as Pa IS emoyed her Occastonallv they get back to Manl1us to see the trtplets who lrve wtth the1r grandparents The Mtrror beams rest on the Kraft Cheece Factory and then Jump to Chrcago There must be some connecttonl Sure enough on the door of an OAIICG su te on the hfteenth floor lCOHI1HU9d on Page 133 . . 0 .. 1 1 S , ,. . S - 1 . . . ' 3 - . . 1 9 - : . 1 , . , .u . - ,. ., 1 - 1 1 - , 1 ' . 1 - - 1 1 F . . 5 . 1 . , 1 . . , . c , . . S . .. 1 V 11 1 1 . .. . , Q . . I . . Y. , . , . I. Q ,