Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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PROPHECY As I picked up my scrub pail and mop and began my weary journey to the other side of the tracks, I longed for my easy chair, so I could relax. My journey home in- cluded a bus ride, and as I settled into one of the bus seats, and adjusted the broken spring so that it didn’t hit me in the back, I gazed out of the window. My eyes fell upon a bill-board reading “Use Moe and Donna-Babie’s Cosmetics, The Rage of the Age. Then upon looking down into the street, I noticed a bicycle rider energetically passing the bus. It was none other than Joe Bennett. That boy has gained fame by his cross country bicycle jaunts. Who is this climbing on the bus? It’s Jerry Coy and she isn’t talking !! She -eated herself next to me and through her rigid jaws she explained that she had lockjaw and that Dr. Peltier had called it an open and shut case. Now the bus is travelling through Skid Row, and I see Paul DuMontelle lying in the gutter. He has a magnifying glass and some instruments. He must be study- ing wild life in the sewer. Here we are in the factory district. I see Pete’s Polish Sausage, and Line’s Kleenex Corp., and on farther we see an airplane pulling a sign advertising German’s Greasy Gum, Once You Start Chewing it. You Can’t Stop. Beverly flies her own plane, low overhead. (Get It?) Looking around the bus I see Floyd Bruhn, the Ag and Driver Training teacher from High School. They must be repairing his car again. There is Doris Anderson, that singer who is trying to make Bushel and a Peck popular again. I tried to rest on the remainder of my bus journey, but it was impossible because Ed Hanson kept nagging me to bet on the horses running in tomorrow’s race. Ed is a Jockey, who rides Catheryn Meen’s pure bred plow horses at Santa Anita. As I stepped off the bus, a little man named Benny Bybee, who is the owner of Weepy’s Left Handed Spaghetti House, helped me alight, and he gave me the invita- tion to drop in his place sometime. I’d have to drop in,—it’s in the basement of Ware’s Warehouse. As I am walking along the business district I see in a dress shop window, a stunning creation, a strapless evening gown, designed by Butch Mitchell, who has taken Paris by storm. Here in the Jewelery shop window, I see a replica of the famous Newberry Diamond. Joanne is famous for her Diamond mines in South Africa. There is Norma Wards name on the theater marquee. She is starring in a new Hollywood production, Perils of Petunia, written, produced, directed, make up and gowns by Frankie Simpson. What’s this? There is a hold up across the street, and the gangster’s gun moll, Doris Kinney is in the car, keeping the motor warm so that those desperados, Leland Klassen and Eddie Hoppel, can made a fast get-away. With Dangerous Doris at the wheel everyone clears off the streets, except Donna Olufs, that fearless motorcycle policewoman, who takes off in hot pursuit. I crawled out from

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SENIOR CLASS DORIS KINNEY—F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; Secretary, 3; Treasurer, 2; G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Vice President, 2; Pep Club, 1-2-3; Secretary, 3; Student Council, 2-3; Treasurer, 2; Secretary, 3; Adv. Group Chairman, 2-3; Cheerleader, 3-4; Class Sweetheart, 2; Prom Committee, 3; Library Staff, 4; Girls Conference, Treasurer, 2; Monesse, 4. FLOYD KOHL—Transferred from St. George, F.F.A., 2-3-4. DELORES LINE—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; F.H.A., 1-2; Pep Club, 1-2; Library Staff, 1-2. MILLIE MAYO—G.A.A., 1-2-3; F.H.A., 2; Library Staff, 2-3; Chorus, 2-3-4; Pep Club, 1-2; Meltones, 3-4; One Act Plays, 4. CATHERINE MEEN—Girls Chorus, 4; Mixed Chorus, 4; Monesse Staff, 4. NANCY MURRY—Editor of Monesse; Junior Class Vice President; National Honor So- ciety; Chorus, 2-3-4; Chorus Ensembles, 2; Meltones, 3-4; Glee Club, 4; G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Cherry and White, 3-4; Library Staff, 1-2-3; Band, 1-2; Student Council, 1; Prom Committee, 3; One Act Play, 4; D.A.R. Award. DONALD MITCHELL—Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Football, 1-2-3-4; Lettermen’s Club, 3-4; Secretary, 3; Treasurer, 4; Major letter in football, 3-4; Major letter in basketball, 1-2-3-4; Baseball, 2; Monesse. JOANNE NEWBERRY—Transferred from St. Anne, 3; F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Chorus, 1-2; Monesse, 4; Try-hi-y, 1-2; Pep Club, 3; Prom Committee. DON NICHOLS—Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Minor, 2-3; Major, 4; Football, 3-4; Major, 4; Lettermen’s Club, 3-4; Monesse Staff, 4. DONNA OLUFS—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; Pep Club, 1-2; Monesse, 4; Band, 1. MARGARET PATTON—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Vice President, 4; F.H.A. 1-2-3-4; Reporter, 3; Treasurer, 4; Pep Club, 1-2-3; Student Council, 3; Library Staff, 4; Cherry and White, 3-4; Chorus, 2-3-4; Glee Club President, 4; One Act Plays, 4; Class Vice President, 4; National Honor Society, 4. ROBERT PELTIER—Boys Chorus, 1-2-3; Mixed Chorus, 1-2-3; Monesse Staff, 4. LEORA PETERSON—Pep Club, 1-2-3; Mixed Chorus, 1-2-3-4; Girls Chorus, 1-2-3-4; Glee Club, 4; Secretary and Treasurer, 4; G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; Sec- retary, 4; Cherry and White, 4; Student Council, 1; Advisory Chairman, 4; Monesse Staff, 4; One Act Plays, 4. FRANK SIMPSON—Track 3-4; Chorus, 3-4; Pep Club, 1-2-3; One Act Plays, 4; Glee Club, 4; Student Council, 1-2. JOHN SMITH—Football, 1-2-3-4; Basketball, 1-2-3-4; Baseball, 2-3-4; K.V.C. All Stars 3-4; Lettermen’s Club, 3-4; Student Council, 4; President, 4. MARK ST. AUBIN—Chorus, 1-3-4; Monesse, 4. WALTER THOMPSON—Transferred from Kankakee, 4; Band, 2-3-4; Chorus, 4; Football Manager, 4; Lettermen’s Club, 4. SHIRLEE TRIPP—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; Treasurer, 3; President, 4; F.H.A., 1-2-3; Pep Club, 1-2-3; National Honor Society; Monesse Staff, 4; Library Staff, 1-2-3; Cherry and White, 2-3-4; G.A.A. Camp Representative, 1949. TOM W'ARE—Transferred from Forest, 4; Track, 1; Basketball, 1-2; Football; F.F.A., 3; Junior Play, 3. NORMA JEAN WARD—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; Cherry and White, 4; Monesse, 4; Pep Club, 1-2-3; Prom Committee, 3; Library Staff, 2-3-4; Student Council, 4; Secretary, 4. NONITA WEST—G.A.A., 1-2-3-4; F.H.A., 1-2-3-4; Chorus, 2-3-4; Glee Club, 4; Pep Club, 1-2-3; Monesse, 4; Cherry and White, 4.

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behind the light post, and trudged to my tenement home. John, the Janitor, was just mopping the hall in front of my door. (Darn those kids.) The door burst open, and my six children bounded out to greet me. Inside the house I could hear the Saturday afternoon football game, with the voice of Teddy Johnson, that famous football coach from Purdue University, (good old P.U.,) telling how he lost his last game. It was then I realized how much I really appreciated my children so I picked up a vacation magazine, and decided to get away from it all. Inside the magazine I saw an ad for Jerry’s Jip Joint, a Gambling Casino, and Dick’s Dilly Dude Ranch in Rob ’em, Arizona.. And they are featuring Gloria B. who has finally moved to head position in the chorus line there, and starring Breezy Marilyn that famous fan dancer, whose feathers are manufactured at Effie’s Feather Factory. They have dancing, swimming, and even bronco busting with ride ’em Nancy Murry the instructor. Deciding this was not the kind of a vacation I wanted, I picked up the daily newspaper and there from the back page was Don Dionne’s bald head, advertising the “after” effects of “Greasy Hair Tonic.” Here on the book page we see that Nonita West’s latest book “Keep Cool and Live Longer” is in the best seller list. Also in this section we see that Sharon Ehrich has finally won the national contest after competing for 25 years, for champion speller. On the community calendar we see that Mystic Mark the Magic Man is going to give his 5 hour program at the local high school auditorium. Also on the calendar we notice that Millie Mayo the president of The Men-Haters Union has called a national convention. The door bell rings and who should it be but Barbara Brouillette delivering my weekly supply of Texaco oil for my stove. As Barbara pulls away I see on the back of her truck an advertisement for Delores Graham and Don Nichols who are opening at the Paldium for a week’s engagement as Ballet dancers. Now the newspaper begins to get tiresome and I flip the radio on, and we hear Margaret Patton that famous woman orator giving her speech on the preserva- tion of forign languages. As this program sounds rather dry, I switch over to the barn dance and we hear Floyd Kohl calling the square dance. Garneta EckhofT is also featured as little Genaveve. Just then the program was interupted by a special news bulletin stating that Shirlee Tripp the first and last woman president of the U. S. has called a special session of Congress to consider a new bill ordering that all women should have boy-friends. Tiring of this giberish I decide to read my mail. There was letter from Alice Fawver, bringing me news of Wally Thompson that burly lumberjack and part time cook, and an invitation from her to join her at the Loggy Lumbercamp and accept an executive position there. So, I, Sally Dolder, packed my things, turned on the gas and closed all the doors and windows, (darn these kids).