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

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CLASS PROPHECY Headlines: Reunion of Senior Class of 144, Reporter Jim Leach was certainly on his toes when he got every event of that day. The mescting of all the old pals and classmates took place at- MacArthur Park where Tokyo used to stand. Owners of the Park, Mr. Bill Vaughan and wife, the former Joan Marsh, rere proud to welcome the Maroa graduates, Let's sée what Jin's article has to. say: What's that? Buzzing - aipplanes? We have no fear of Its. being an. eneny now! It's the Flying Aces from’ the Army Air Base near by, -« Captain Lee Marlow and hig ¢rews, There's Norman “Welkis, BuGdy Jump, ane = Virel i Wikotl, Theiy formation comes nearer now and we see -pilot Larry Trempel doing his stunts. == still the old cut-up! With hin aré Oliver Pennypacker and Russell Wentworth, Of course 3the se dives won't make them sick, but air stewardesses Helen hast 6 Albert, Shirley Glosser and Dor- ae iy Mashburn are along just in case. These old friends are trl side by side .ancd onjievying every minute of ius Join Spooner and Junior Riley elso fly and have made them- selves: sroeat narios in the need Speaking of Navy, the fleetts in! At.least.it sounds that way when you get Jack Cochran and hhigs old. gice-Rick Harold Greene together, They say their bud- died wore ler swabbing the déck buv will be over soon, Who are, these unlucky sailors left on board?. None other than Bill Reiter, Dale Matheny and Donald Shuey. The Navy has done much for these boys and vice-versa ! Crescber, CHaLtort NO, o's nov seul rrel ste tine neu Cross Girls ‘comin. TMaicir.faces ° lock eee Dev ee seo. wicrots Trg. Roberta fogers Millorp,; Mra. Billye Hotiman Fought; and ae Joyee Jordan licQuire. with this group are Irene Fort, Hlsio Simpson and Huthe Bricker talking’ to theip Instructor, Shirley Bolen. Keep thoes knitting nécdics going aa fast as VOur LOnguckiesa ris, you're doling fine, Now Ghat mos. ol. the old: clasSmates arc here we have 4 Little emtortainment, Listen to that music! We all recognize tte, 2lb's the Mie tevori te of huth herrick, Ruth, altho’ -hap- pily married, manages to leave Johnnie on Wednesday evenings to olay in Mery Hilen Wikofft's swing: band, Her drums: have made a proat name for Mary Ellon. The music ee lowor now, ond Une mastvor of ceremonies — is Lab eoOCuUcitg some star, Werte happy to -sec tap=-daneor hichard GRLCTLUn, woesti 1 On His to0s8:. and pretuy rood. toc, Woe WhO Text Loauure, Joc Vaugnan gives a shor alk - on tne basepoali. fame to be playcd next week, Of course we. 2p=

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wag created when Laura Ellen had to be carried from the stage ‘with a cocoanut cream ple on her stomach, We also laughed at Virgil's feeble protests at having pie stuffed down his throat by Junior Riley. Larry Trempel did it again only more so . Again he took the part of a girl only this time it was as the ‘sleek, chic, estranged wife of the professor, To tcp it all off, he did a strip=tease act, Or so‘we thought until he got down to his masculine attire, When the seniors skipped school (legitimately of course ) on February 5, it started out to be a very drippy day, but the rain couldn't dampen our gpirits. We had lunch together, and included a movie and some skating in our day's activities, While we were skating, some of us decided that the floor was too dusty, so we helped to polish it by falling down once in awhile. Naturally, as in all schools, our cless gave up some of iis meitioers to the armed forces, With price we mention the namcs of Bill Hambrecht, John Osvorn, Robert Camp, Paul Cald» well, Bob Wentworth, Paul Finch, John Spooncr, Elwood Crutcher and Bill Montgonery. Those of our boys who enlisted in tha Navy V-5 prozram were; John Spooner, Jack Cochran, and Harold Greene. , We sent Hslen Marie Albert's name to the D,A.R. as that senior girl whom we considered the best school citizen, This year several new teachers entered our midst. Miss Schmidt in the Home economics department and Mr. and Mrs Brandt in commercial work. ‘ir, Brandt was called by the navy in Novenib ere Mis, our class history, -may be alittle Wallin spots, by I'm sure everyone will remember with pleasant thoughts his life as a member of the class of M4,

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aL on your s.entertainment is hichly appreciated, especially by ; Ney're all -in.omé corner talkinz [over scienti- There's: George Dial and Marion Day, and as you those oba-puddiés Carl Kiley and Bob Darrett. Albert’ leim, and riveter Louise Pate- themselves talking to Laura iilen al their exneriences as nurses av. the imtertwetsone, esearch iospival, As MOG CaCO CoC MNVeL a Oe IO erm Ve Nave Uwe sin Ovum i one Tre rs Wa : ‘ f ROU Ds 20% Pav Cn eric. Oo LOnGtl ie © = Pen «aC bedO leis: mcane berc. They Trenory thei -suey aro oniocvine tholp work of cease Si ine gapnaneso. culitiren how te. live under @ aemocricy. Of -couree, someane 16 alwiws Tate. You've cuessod.. lise- Joe Savilte fe = nd of all thins, a’ bric? case under his arm, dee turned to Studying oftor all those yours and is wow: .the ace s:lesman of the Fuller Brush Sompany. In fact, he tells DO Oc Son Omron now! GO Ce it« Worl, So. pote; 20lks,. Tale “is Jim Legen eteniae off, -1 ben! think I d better jolt the party now that. eversgymnc to hope,”