Maupin High School - Redside Yearbook (Maupin, OR)

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CUSS PROPHECY (Cont.) Melvin Richmond, or maybe I should say General Melvin Richmond, advanced rank after rank when he graduated from college and entered the army as a lieutenant. Melvin is now in charge of all the troops in the Antarctic region. Besides being a great array man he is also a scientist and has made it possible for people who live in the Antarctic region to raise gardens by means of a sun lamp. Peggy Barber, Doris Delco and I live in Philadelphia where we run the world famous Barber College for Men. Doris is Professor of Tonso-rial Artistry and has received her degree in barbering. Peggy and I teach manicuring and tonsorial artistry, but we will not receive our degrees until next year. None of us are married yet, because we have found that we are much happier living together in our lovely old mansion on the outskirts of Philadelphia. We all have our hobbies to keep us busy and fill our evenings. Doris is very interested in her cats, Peggy in her white mink, and I in my squirrels. We have found these hobbies both amusing and interesting. Doris and Peggy are not with me on my tour advertising for men students for our college because someone was needed at home to run the business. It has been a pleasure to relate to you the accomplishments and success of the seniors of forty-seven who graduated exactly twenty years ago tonight. If all those seniors could be here I am sure they would join me in saying that all our accomplishments, whether large or small, we owe to our parents, teacher, friends, and to our high school. SENIOR OBITUARY Name Nick Name Ambition Cause of Death Kenneth McCorkle Kenny Be an outlaw Bullet Gerald Hauser Hauser Go fishing Suzann Ross Harold Walters Muscles Rancher Sandra Ruth Lease Ruthie Nurse Lee Doris Delco Dele Fanner's wife D. E. James Fargher Pretty Boy Loafer Work Melvin Richmond Mel Mechanic Hard work I! Hattie Davidson Hattie Teacher Boys Peggy Barber Peg Old maid Jr. Betty Porter Porter Housewife A college boy Eugene Barnett Gene Graduate School

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CLASS PROPHECY Twenty long years have passed since the seniors of 1947 bid you farewell at their high school cormencement. During the past years these seniors have attained the success that they dreamed of in their high school days. Because I have such a fine opportunity to tell of my classmates, I am going to attempt to do just that. Since I was one of the seniors of forty-seven, I kept track of the class and it will be very easy to tell you where they all are and what they are doing. First on my list is Hattie Davidson who is now a successful model in Hollywood—and as equally successful in her recent marriage to Pierre Davis, the greatest screen actor of today. Many of you know her husband, as his real name is Gerald Hauser, also a member of our class. Gerald was voted the best actor of this year by his fans and is expected to win an Oscar for his recent picture. The Dangerous Rendezvous, in which he co-starred with Judy Atlas, I could go on for hours telling of Gerald and Hattie, but I shall leave them to tell of two more equally successful seniors of forty-seven. These are James Fargher snd Harold Walters. I shall tell of them together as they are together, and have been since they left high school. The two boys do comedy and dancing acts all over the world. James has been married three times and I hear that the fourth time will be next month, when he marries a sixty-year-old millionairess, the former Mrs. Vanguider of New York. Harold has never married, but he told me when I last saw him that he was on a long-term engagement to the little blonde he went with in high school, and when he has made all the millions he wants he will head back to Maupin where he will marry and retire. Two other seniors who live near each other and took up the same professions are Kenneth McCorkle and Eugene Barnett who both own ranches. Yes, most of you know these two as they live near Prineville and are prominent in all elections. Kenneth married his high school sweetheart in 1947. This happy home was blessed with seven boys. Eugene, as we all know, married Janet Greene in high school and they have seven girls. Eugene's and Kenneth's ranches adjoin each other and I guess the two families are about to Join, because Kenneth's oldest boy is marrying Eugene's oldest girl this June. I would like to stay for the wedding, but it is impossible as I must hurry home after I leave here. Betty Porter lives in California where she runs a dude ranch, and an airfield where she trains monkeys to pilot airplanes. Betty has never gotten married, but I think from what she said when I last heard from her that she is planning on marrying her monkey keeper, Jose Franco. I hope Betty makes a success of training those monkeys, because if she does she will receive a large amount of money for her work. (Continued on next page)

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CLASS WILL This being the last will and testament of the class of 1917 it is altogether fitting and proper that the school as a whole should be remembered. We therefore bequeath: our rousing enthusiasm and desire for learning to all pupils and pupils-to-be at Maupin High. May they hold high the torch of learning as we should have done. Individually, we bequeath: I, James Fargher, will my studious ways to Dudley Cox and ray pretty wavy hair to Thatcher Shaw. It gets you lots of girls, Thatcher. I, Gerald Hauser, will my position as water boy to James Booth and my height to William Walters. It will help you in basketball, William. I, Melvin Richmond, will my freckles to Florence Jones and my place on the football team to Robert Kellogg. You can't anymore than get your leg broken, Robert. I, Ruth Lease, will my two heart-throbs, Alden Walters and Kenneth McKay, to Alice Pedersen. If you really want them keep them guessing, Alice. • I, Doris Delco, will my naturally curly hair to Florence Jones. You don't have to put it up so often, Florence. I also will my ability to keep a secret to Suzann Ross. It isn't really hard, Suzi. I, Peggy Barber, will my good grades in Math (5's) to Gladys Walters and my ability to study to Janis Cameron and Florence Jones. Carry on. Kids. I, Kenneth McCorkle, will my center position to Keith Snodgrass and my habit of getting out of classes to Don Schmidt. It canes in handy, Don. I, Hattie Davidson, will my studious ways and English books to Robert Davidson and my athletic ability to Vonna Morrow. I, Harold Walters, will my habit of getting up at 5:30 a. m. to Thomas Fargher. With that habit you are never late for school, Thomas. I also will my left guard position to Lyle Gabel. I, Betty Porter, will my blonde hair to Viola Metcalf. You won't have to dye it, Viola. I also will my ability to get along with Mrs. Sweetland to Gladys Walters. You can do it, Gladys. I, Eugene Barnett, will leave dear old Maupin High forever. I also will my well-combed hair to anyone in school who needs it and my ability to get a wife to Dudley Cox. You'll need it.Dudley.