McLean High School - Hub Yearbook (McLean, IL)

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In the next few lines we’d like to relate A little about the class of '68 Among these 33 you'll find not a fool For they all graduated from McLean-Waynesville High School. Scott Buck has bad luck driving. Someday hopes to take up skin diving. Susan Bristow has long brown hair, Has her eye on a certain Bear. Don Furman is quite chintze, Is often seen with his friend Quincey. Becky Walters likes to talk, but when it comes to work. She usually balks. Jean Fulk, lacking in grace, Always talks herself blue in the face. Patty Bristow, girl with a flair, Is often seen changing the color of her hair. Marvin Organ, the standard man, Will do anything once he can. Tom Braid, an avid horse fan, A certain girl calls him her man. Monty Shaffer likes to fish, Baracuda is his dish. Reggie Spaulding was in the Sr. Play, Didn't have a single line to say. Russell Terrell never does any harm, Does a lot of work on the farm. To Jim Swan we wish a lot of luck, He always was our favorite duck. Nancy Billiter, our class clown. Broke her tooth when she fell down. Jim Lynch, a farm boy, In basketball he doesn't toy. Steve Pannier, an all-around guy, Next year will be seen at the U of I. Mark McLane, Louisville bound, With a blonde-haired senior is often found. Mark Nevius moves a little slow. To the National Guard he shall go. Nannette Johnson with her winning smile. For anyone would walk a mile. Roger Smith, often called Smitty, Most of his remarks are quite witty. Peggy Mann has a lot of fun, She gets along with everyone. Leslie Shifflet drives a little red bomb, Is often seen with a guy named Tom. Vicki Billington likes to laugh, Never paid attention in Soc. class. The Brain of the class, Christy Yates, Everyone knows whom she dates. Janice Shaffer, a red-haired creature, Plans to be a music teacher. Cris Harrel never stays out of trouble, Makes his living by hauling rubble. Bob Bode, better known as Feet, A finer boy you'll never meet. Vikkie Nettleton, quiet and shy, From her you'll never hear a sigh. Rita Nelson, bride-to-be. In Atlanta you'll often see. June Marlett, a noisy little lass, June Marlett, a noisy little lass, Leads our very own Sr. Class. Tim Burger, sure to go far. Is often seen playing his guitar. Lea Weidinger, a walking dictionary, Receives a lot of letters from a certain Gary. Steve Boswell, a black-haired guy, On his motorcycle he zooms by. Bill Demling, last in line. With a sophomore girl spends most of his time.

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Class Will I, Christy Yates, do will to Mike Demling my ability to get along with Mr. Rifner. Have fun in Physics! I, Tom Braid, do will to Jeff Shaffer my ability to con- tradict the administration. We, Janice Shaffer and Becky Walters, do will to Diane Demling and Joyce Slupianek our ability to make up our own musical arrangements. I, Reggie Spaulding, do will my Locker 23 to Bill Isreal. I, Mark Nevius, do will to Allen Crutchley the ability to sleep in History class. I, Bob Bode, do will to Denny Marlett my great height and big feet. I, Monty Shaffer, do will to Gary King my ability to dunk a basketball. I, Russell Terrell, do will to Saint Summers my P. E. locker 24. L Vikki Nettleton, do will to my sister, Dale, the abil- ity to stay on a horse. I, James Lynch, do will to O. C. Naugles a new pitcher so you won't have to chase so many wild pitches. L Vicki Billington, do will to Marilyn Long the ability to get along with Mrs. Ferree in Home Ec. and F.H.A. I, Rita Nelson, do will to Wanda Ogg the ability to make it to school. L Nanette Johnson, do will to Connie Glaser my ade- quate bookkeeping grades. L Scott Buck, do will to Mark Gale my ability to get to the games on time in a Ford pick-up truck. I, Cris Harrell, do will to John McLane my consent to go on a morning coffeebreak. L Leslie Shifflet, do will to Barbie Wagner my ability to make ice slushies in cars. I, Nancy Billiter, do will to Pam Billington my ability to drive Mr. Hauger out of his mind in 1st hour study hall. I, Don Furman, do will to Mark Langly my mechanical abilities. L Tim Burger, do will to Cheryl Crain my guitar. I, June Marlett, do will to Kay Sampson the ability to control my speed when driving. I, Rodger Smith, do will to Jack Pitts my ability to achieve good grades and attend school regularly. L Patty Bristow, do will to Sheri Stubblefield my brother, Ronny. L Mark McLane, do will to Ronny Bristow the ability to grow long, straight hair without being told to get it cut. I, Jim Swan, do will to Rodger Shifflet my ability to get along with the faculty. I, Steve Boswell, do will to Gary Winstead and Steve Mathews my ability to sleep in 1st hour English. I, Jean Fulk, do will to Carol Finfrock my ability to have a good time no matter what! I, Peggy Mann, do will to any future Sr. my inability to tell Mrs. Quay who is absent. I, Marvin Organ, do will to Gary Masters my 12 yr. old P. E. shorts. L Bill Demling, do will to Gene Taylor my books, which I didn’t use. I, Lea Weidinger, do will to Becky Schumm and Vicki Gaston 6th hour study hall. If nothing else, it's good for a nap! L Steve Pannier, do will to Larry Weidinger my ability to pay attention and understand Mrs. Quay's English class. L Susan Bristow, do will my father to the financially unstable Olympia.

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Class Prophecy The year is 1980, another presidential election year. It has been twelve years since the class of 1968 graduat- ed from .McLean-Waynesville High School. As I sit in my easy chair reading the McLean Lens, I come across a news article in the paper reprinted from Mad maga- zine. The article was written by Peggy Mann, the only sane author to ever have work published in that maga- zine. The article reads as follows: Lea Ann Weidinger, with Governor of Illinois Tom Braid as her chief campaign manager, has just been elected the first woman President of the United States. Already there have been many changes made. White being such a troublesome color, Lea has decided to paint the White House pink with orange trim. The painter chosen to apply the shocking pink paint to the grand old house is none other than Rodger Smith. To carry out the color scheme, Lea has had the Presidential plane, “The Powder Puff, sprayed frosted platinum with pink and orange wings. Jim Swan is the illustrative pilot with Vicki Billington as the swinging stewardess. Jim had been in the trucking business, but he decided to sell his wheels and get off the ground. Always at the President’s beck and call is Patty Jo Bristow, the world’s finest hair stylist. Another personal helper is Rita Nelson. Some of you may recall the wil- lingness of Rita as a maid in the 1968 senior play. Rita is now making $12,000 swishing a dust mop in the White, I mean Pink House. Jean Fulk organizes all the social activities for the President. Recently she hired vocalists Janice Shaffer and Becky Walters, accompanied by Tim Burger’s combo, to entertain at the 1980 Peace Confer- ence between the United States and Viet Nam. This is the same conference begun in 1968 at Paris. Scott Buck, a well-known oceanographer, has been hired to design an olympic-sized swimming pool. Also on the President’s payroll is ex-rodeo rider Steve Boswell as Security Chief and Don Furman as her limousine chauf- feur (the car being none other than a 427 fuel-injected power horse.) Changes in official personnel have recently been announced. Selected as Supreme Court Judge is Jim Lynch. His wife, the former Christy Yates, the great research chemist, has been placed in charge of Project Moon Expansion. There have been so many moon landings that there is already a problem of land short- age. Reggie Spaulding is the new head of the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Monty Shaffer, the head of the Department of Transportation, has recently appeared at the Grand opening of his new toll bridge spanning the Atlantic. Nanette Johnson presides over the Department of Better Telephone Service. This department was add- ed at the request of women all over the country. Mar- vin Organ, forgetting his past dislike of academic sub- jects, has become the head of the Department of Public Instruction. Lea Ann's campaign manager, Governor Tom Braid, has moved the Illinois State Capitol to McLean. His personal executive secretary is the former Leslie Shif- flet. She has hired Bob Bode as architect and Mark McLane as electrician for the new Governor's Mansion to be erected at the site of the old McLean-Waynes- ville High School. Russell Terrell has been selected as the new head janitor for the Olympia High School, which has been in operation ten years now. In state office changes, June Marlett now heads the Department of Special Education, Bill Demling is the State Fire Inspector, and Nancy Billiter heads the Hu- mane Society (her greatest love being cats). Steve Pannier, famous in Illinois farming, is the State Pork Inspector. Susan Bristow is president of the Illinois Bar Association. Changes in personal aides include Cris Harrell as Tom's private barber. Mark Nevius, who owns the Dixie, is catering to all banquets at the Governor's Mansion. Vikki Nettleton, owner of Nettleton Stables, supplies the governor with special horses to ride during the various tours and parades which Tom must make. I slowly put away the home town paper and went in to supper. Looks like the class of 1968 has been quite successful.