McLean High School - Hub Yearbook (McLean, IL)

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PROPHECY The energetic class of 1965 built a time machine to foretell the future of each one in the class twenty years from now. We found our classmates in various places in the United States. The first image we saw was of a large farm. Beside a field of corn, stood Merle Leach and Wayne Lee, discussing the management with their farm advisor, Jerry Douglass. In Hollywood where we saw several other classmates, Betti Shaffer, a famous model, was being filmed for an advertisement. Upstairs, the time machine found Bob Bristow, the leading sports announcer, taping an interview with Lyle Nevius, the coach of the fighting Illini. In the producer’s office, we found the re- ceptionist, Bonnie Grubbs, explaining to several people that the producer was busy with the accountant, Ted Glaser. In the waiting room, we recognized Roger Swaner, president of Scratchy Drawers Long Under- wear Corporation and his chief salesman, Bill Bristow. Nancy Cisco, the business agent for the Beatles, was also there. Butch Craig, an international playboy, was lying in the sun in Hawaii. With him was David McLane, who was on vacation after the rush at his Maple Syrup Company. In New York City, we saw a taxi, driven by Jerry Watkins, rushing Marcia Morrison, who was late as usual, to the airport to catch a plane. We discovered she was going to tour Europe with her famous chorus. Lynch’s Law Firm was located in a large office building. Inside, Maralee Downs, secretary for the firm, was busily typing. Marsha Peifer's typing school was located down the hall. On the thirteenth floor, we recognized Susan Alexander, who was having her hair styled by Linda Ruble, the famous hairdresser. In the Chicago Tribune office, we found the editor Duke Sympson, arranging articles for the front page which concerned: Bruce Canfield, new head of Argon National Laboratories: David Nevius, president of AFL-CIO, announcing a strike; the theft of a prize toad, reported by the famous biologist, Connie Wilcox. In her own office, Cheryl Brookshire was busy writing her love-lorn column. Janice Westerfield and Jennifer Slupianek, head nurses at the County Hospital, were conferring with Melda Burns, the County Health Nurse. In one room, we found Faye Westerfield, the world famous lec- turer, recuperating from a severe case of laryngitis. In the waiting room, Norm King was awaiting news of his driver who had been injured while driving one of the King Specials. Near the hospital, we observed Terry Marvel’s large supermarket. In the office, Linda Stubblefield, the executive secretary, was taking dictation. Buying groceries for her left-handed basketball-playing sons was the former Sandy Walters. As the machine ran out of power, we returned to the year of 1965, wondering if our future would be as was foretold by the time machine.