Maroa Forsyth High School - Trojanaire / Maronois Yearbook (Maroa, IL)

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-Annual = crm esricnentennnnarmea ni patton dime = et ws 1941 Class Prophecy dune 5, 1945 What an unusual experience I had yesterday. As I was going to lunch I met Mr, Swan, our home room advisor at M.C.H.S. We were so pleased to see one another that we decided a celebration was in order, beginning with lunch together in a large restaurant on Michigan Avenue. As we ate we talk- ed over old times and all the old gang. Mr. Swan told me that Herman Gardner was an interne in the same Chicago hospital where he was a resident phy- Sician, and that Ruth Harris was a student nurse there. The tales he told me about those two kept us amused for the remainder of the meal. When we left the restaurant Mr. Swan bought a nowspspor and there on the front page was Nina Miller .ard her youngest daughter, Nirene. They had just re- turned from visiting her husband in Hawaii where he is stationed for the present. In the photo- graph she was being creeted by here old classmaté and friend, Nadine McKinney and her flance, Mr. Query. When we finished looking through the paper we decided to attend a show at the Chicago theat- a er. Who should usher us to our seats but Marvin Elliott. Even though he was on duty we couldn't resist the temptation to talk to him, but he saw the head usher coming his way, he left us, saying he hoped we would enjoy the big surprise in store . for us in the film. And were we surprised!! Who do you think the leading lady was? None other than Dorothy Cooper! And that wasn't all! Roy Foulke was the side-splitting comedian, and Lee . Montgomery the leading man. It certainly brought back memories -of our adolesent efforts on New Fires and Very Untruly Yours, where these three got their Seanty ; When we left the show who should we meet but Evelyn Friis and her fiancee, Darrel Dash, who had driven to Chicago to visit relatives and friends before they were married. After a chat with them we hailed a taxi only to find the driver to be “Donald Hartsock., Ths same old Don, always on the 60. He drove us to the Municipal Airport where T was to meet Rolla Crouch, Bruce Mashburn,and Bobs by Nick Hoffman who were arriving from Texas. When they found out that Mr. Swan was with me, they of- fered to take us up again for aride, When we thought of Rolla and Bruce and Nick in old days at M.eC.wH.S. we couldn't decide whether it was worth the risk or not. It wasn't until Mary Carolyn Al-

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rn UAL Seen eee eee I, James Parker Stoutenborough--leave my business ability to Clarence Young. I, Harold Wilkey--bequeath my cleverness to Lawe rence Garren so he won!t be bashful. I, James Streight--leave my quietness to Joe Sa ville. I, Herman Alva Gardener--bequeath my blondness to Elmer James, I, Mary Coe--leave my friendliness to Ilene Brown, I, Grace Gilman Bratcher --bequeath my ability to come, to school regularly to Doris Gordy. Having made’ our final bequeaths, we the Senior class, hereby step aside to make room for others. We here unto set our seal, this twenty seventh day of May in the year of our lord one Thousand nine hundred and forty one. Signed, sealed, delivered, and published as our last will and testament. CLASS OF 1941 (SEAL) WITNESSES: Verna Clary Maxine Rose Fay Hoffman Rosalie Leach = aA

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aor eer eh cee em ee lsup poked her head out of the plane, that we de- cided it was the thing to do. Mary Carolyn, it seems, is now a hostess for the United Airlines. While we were in the air we had the thrilling ex- perience of secing a great passenger plane land. On the ground again we discovered that Mary Coc and Dorothy Turner had been among the passengers. They had just returnec from a tour of the” Woeat and were on their way to New York. They .“old us they had stopped over to see Edwin Daggett, who. was now managing the Field Muscum. We decided. to male the day complete by going with them. We found the museum to be one of the most interesting places in Chicago, but we were more interested in ‘seting Edwin again. He told us that Eugene Vaughn = was his chief electrician there and that Willard Shoe- maker was his financial advisors Ks it was getting close to Our dinner time we decided to go to a nearby swanky restaurant to eat. Right at the front table we saw Maxine Rose and Rueberta Grady who were having-a bite to eat after a hard day's work at the office as secretar- ies to the chief executive. They said they always ate there because it was owned by Rosalie Leach and Fay Hoffman. We hed nevsu aterm sushi deliclous food before and we assured both xKosalie and Fay that we would come back as soon as it was conven-= lent. When we left the restaurant we met Grace Gil- ‘man and Alice Anderson who were Loaded down with packages. They said they were certainly glad to get away from their husbands and their domestic duties for a shopping spree in Chicago. They told us they had just seen James Stoutenborough who was showing some of his prize stock at the Chtisago Livestock Show. They told us the latest news a- pout James Streight and Harold Wilkey who are now managers of a big broadcasting station. We —eould scarcely believe it. By this time we feund ours selves before the Congress Hotel, We were sur-- prised to sse Verna Clary'ts picture all “over the placards on the outside. dust then Anna Mashburn walked by on her way into the hotcl. She told us that Verna was singing with a new ‘band that was getting it's start there and that she was acting as her traveling companion. All this news almost proved too much for. me. I was so exhausted that I could do nothing but ge back to my hotel and rest. - FH pO See