Meredosia Chambersburg High School - Chief Yearbook (Meredosia, IL)

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Suddenly we heard envious exclamations from everyone, and as we turned to- ward the doo , we saw Mr. and Mrs. Rocky Feller. Mrs. Feller was attired in a lovely creation direct from Paris, and designed by her private and personal desig- ner. We see that Mrs. Feller, the former Marlene Miller, has lived up to her oath never to marry unless to a millionaire. Mr. Feller is a billionaire, but why quibble over trifles. Before her marriage, Marlene was Rocky’s private secretary. This position proved very advantageous to her. Now she no longer lives the life of a work- ing girl, but lives in luxury, spending her springs touring Europe with her husband, her summers in her colonial style home in Maine, her autumns in her untra-modern home in Beverly Hills, her winters on the Riviera, and her money at Monte Carlo. Marlene left the little Fellers home with Miss Jacqueline Peters, now a baby sitter. Miss Peters majored in child psychology at the Teenie Tots Teachers’ Training School in Exeter, Illinois. She is in great demand as a sitter because of her special- ized training. She has sufficient degrees in child psychology to demand the outlandish minimum wage of $.25 per hour, $.30 per hour for children under six months. Jackie once thought she would like to be a school teacher, but she later found baby-sitting to be more profitable. She cared not to attend the party as she is beginning to care more for money than anything else. However, she extended her greetings to all her former classmates. But back at the party we saw some new arrivals--Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Moore, of Bluffs, 111. Everyone is asking the same question; “Are there more Moores or Nunn?’’ Doris is quite proud of her little trailer as she might well be, for it seemed to withstand the trip to Bluffs with little trouble. Wendy now owns the Bluffs Garage and can easily afford to buy a house, but they keep the trailer for sentimental reasons. Because she did not have enough work in the trailer to keep her busy, Doris became a beautician, and she is now quite prominent in the world of beauty. She has created several popular coiffures, and she has her own secret formula for shampoo that she has been offered thousands of dollars for. Mrs. Charles Arnold, formerly Patty Gregory, seemed to have a grand time visit- ing with old classmates of ’49. She expressed regret that Miss Peters was not present, for Patty and Jackie were quite good friends in high school days. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold are prominent and popular members of the younger social set of Seattle. Mr. Arnold, a famous attorney, was called to New York for the trial of one of his clients, and Patty came along in order that she might attend the party. Before her marriage, Mrs. Arnold was a court reporter, and often recorded Charles’ more important cases. She was very interested in this type work, but now her social activities require nearly all of her time. Vivian Ransom surprised everyone by coming to the reunion. It was thought that her duties would keep her away. Following in her father s footsteps, Vivian has become Chief Matron in a large women’s penitentiary. Vivian is well-liked by the inmates be- cause of her jovial personality. Many classmates remarked to Vivian that she had evidently lost weight. She said that the responsibility of her position had worried her down to skin and bones. Despite these conditions, she looked very well in her uniform. 13

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CLASS PROPHECY Before our parting, we, the members of the graduating class of '49, agreed to hold a class reunion in later years. Finally, in this year of I960, our hopes were realized when, a reunion was held in the fashionable New York apartment of Miss Charlene Smith. The following is a brief account of incidents surrounding the party. Elmer Hulett is now the owner of the famous Belly Acres Ranch. This world renowned ranch is located beneath the azure blue sky and amongst the purple sage of the Far West. Elmer sings hillbilly songs daily over Station DLS. For this reason, Elmer could not attend the reunion. However, during the course of the party, his former fellow classmates were able to pick up Elmer over television. Now we see why Elmer’s Tune” is so popular. Over his TV broadcast, Elmer was pictured riding herd astraddle his magnificent palamino, Lightningbottom, son of Thunderhead. DLS stands for Donovan Lee Smith, (AM, FM, and TV.) sole owner and operator of this far-reaching network. From a lowly beginning as a sign painter, Mr. Smith has risen to heights of greatest success. Donovan attained this pinnacle of success solely through his own merits — resourcefulness, integrity, initiative, enthusiasm, economy, personality, poise, friendliness, ingenuity, self-control, and determination. His success was possibly helped along by the inheritance of a million dollars and his broadcasting station. Donovan recently flew to New York in his private jet-propelled helicopter to attend the party being held at the lavish apartment of his sister, Miss Charlene Smith. Charlene is now head waitress in the dining hall of the Waldorf Astoria in New York. This is one of the most coveted restaurant positions to be found in the United States. In this position, she has gained possession of autographs of many famous personali- ties. A few of the outstanding ones are Flamingo La Mour, Petunia O’Malley, and Barney Cowhand. One of Charlene’s favorite pastimes, in addition to swimming, golf- ing, tennis playing, horseback riding, bowling, skating, and boating, is dancing with Art at the Stork Club. Naturally, she has a wonderful time acting as hostess and dancing to the music of the orchestra hired especially for this party. An early arrival at the reunion was Miss Shirley Fleming, president of the Nation- al Library Association. Miss Fleming was in town for the annual convention of the N. L. A., which was being held at the Knickerbocker Hotel. Shirley is still as small as ever, but the years have done her beauty no harm. Rink, a high school sweetheart, has popped the question several times but Shirley is firm as ever in her belief that marriage and careers do not mix. Rink never gives up, because Shirley once told him that after she had served 15 years as president of the National Library Association and 10 years as president of the Inter-National Library Association, she will be willing to settle down. Be not dismayed, Rink, you have but 19 years to wait. 12

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We found Everett Blair in a corner telling Donovan about his extraordinarily good crops this season. Everett owns four sections of land in the fertile Illinois river valley around Meredosia. Country life seems to agree with Everett and June, his wife. He spends his spare time playing basketball with the local town team. This is the best team the town has ever known. They have beaten the Arenzville town team, which is quite an achievement for any Meredosia team. Everett is, of course, the star and has made a total of 500 points in the last six months. Peggy Ruyle now holds the position that Marlene Miller left to marry Rocky, that is as Mr. Feller’s secretary. Peggy is very adept at taking letters which Mr. Feller dictates to her at a very high speed. Peggy may soon leave her job to marry Mr. Charles Howell, to whom she has been engaged for several years. Mr. Feller will miss Peggy, for she is a very efficient secretary, as she will no doubt be efficient as a housewife. Peggy spent most of the evening of the party with Vivian and Charlene, each telling the other of her experiences during the previous years. Peggy wore a very becoming gown of tulle and lace, designed for her by Irene of Hollywood. As all good things must end, so also did this happy reunion. In parting once again, the ’49ers expressed hope that before many years had passed, another reunion could be held. 14