Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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Class Prophecy It was dusk of a long summer's day. The Monticello World's Fair was in full swing. The brilliantly colored buildings had not yet turned on their newly invented lights created by Professors Edwin Doane and Robert Miles of the Paul Brighton Institute of Technology. I walked through the midway passing such brilliant signs as: Robert Harper's White Heathen Heaven, Evans' Odditorium, Billiardarium, Learn Your Past, Present and Future, See the One and Only Madame Charlotte. I stopped before the last, fished a half dollar from my pocket, paid and went in. Presently, Madame Charlotte entered. I emitted a gasp of astonishment when I recognized my old class- mate Charlotte Hannah. She was not astonished at my presence, however, since she knew everything. I scoffed at her profession and asked how she came to enter lt. 'I and Helen Frye discovered the principle of managing to know about everything and everybody while in English class at schoo1,' she answered. I asked, 'What has become of my old classmates while I've been at the Rlpperdan Salubrarlum recovering from my breakdown while working on the annual?' She said she would tell what had happened to each if only I had something to help her memory. I produced my bottle of Hayes and Sons Bourbon, and she refreshed her memory. She then went into that trance we knew so well in school, with every movement but that of speech at a standstill. 'Bill Fosnaugh is in Hollywood working on the new version of 'Curly Top' with Frances Harper and Dale Barbour. 'Helen Frye is in m profession in Hollywood and she is reported engaged to Bob Moffltt. 'Henry Dighton, as their lawyer, is defending Bob Cole, John Blacker, and Al Seyler against a charge for disturbing the peace at the G.A.A. Stunt Show. The plaintiff is the girls' director, Vivian Rambo. 'V1rginia Adkins is vocalist for Hartsfield's Harmony Hounds now playing at the Cruse Coffee Cav- ern here on the midway. 'lary Ellen Bobbett just married the president of the Packard Motor Company. 'Forrest Craig and Arkell lcCraw run the 'Billiardar1um', here on the midway. ' Alvin Lindsley is managing director of this Iorld's Fair. ' Imogene Remmers is manager for the necktle division of Raymond Zindar and Sons Mfg. Company. 'Dave Clffin is now starring in 'Ganglegag' now playing at the Lyric Theater. 'Lynn Norris, poor fellow, was shot last larch while officiating in the State Tournament. 'Harold Hammerschmidt runs the popcorn concession for the fair. 'E1enor Miller and lary Ann Loudenback are at the North Pole with the lilberta Howland Expedition. 'largaret Bear Inc. now furnishes the best women's business suits in the country '!red Pierson is the new Fuller Brush man for this area. ' Walter White ls chief taster for the lcDavitt Vinous Beverage Company. 'Bill Brlttin is head of the Monticello Home for the Deaf and Dumb. He's the one that can hear. 'lary Jane Zindar runs the dance pavilion here on the midway. 'Irma larehims 22

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beloved old briar to Nathaniel Thompson. 'I, Dale Barbour, leave reluctantly my orowess as'a Bearhunter to the best sheep's eye caster in the Junior class. 'I, Po' Fahm Adkins, don't leave nothin' to nobody. 'We, Lank and Hank, KFoster and Dightonl, leave our forthright strength and prowess to those frailties Donn and John, fPiatt and Dightonl. 'I, Irma Warehime, grant my apnendlx to the biology department. QStand by for further vlscera.l 'I, Inez Ripperdan, bequeath my stock of jokes to Joan Rinehart and Kenney Smith. 'I, Vivian Rambo, entail the Saturday shindigs to Dodo Walters. 'I, Elenor Miller, will my Independence street race track to Bernice Madden. 'I, Paul McDevitt, demise my alley ball prowess to Ike Raglan. 'I, Walt White, leave Hooie Hannah to walk to school hereafter. 'I, Bob Vincent, leave the feet of all rabbits I've shot to the athletic department. 'I, Harold Hammerschmidt, bequeath my popcorn stand to Lynn Barham. 'I, Don Albert Hays, devise my vicious tackling to Albert Mohler. 'I, Betty Keller, endow shy Peggy Martin with my loud voice. 'I, Wilberta Howland, bestow my earrings on June Wrlght. 'I, Ruth Madden bequeath my talkntiveness to the inartlculate Madelyn Zeigler. 'I, Clifford Evans, will my old McCormick Deering typewriter to Cliff Clapp. 'We, Marjories Saltsgaver and Wileaver grant our natural verbosity to those taciturn girls. Lois Chaney and Jean Hott. 'I, Mary Jane Zindar, will the stick of chewing gum I've labored on for four years to that other noted masticator, Art Cox. 'We, Mary Gadbury and Lois Olson, bequeath our blush blonde hair to Jim Tippett and Frank Mallander. 'I, Twilia Valentine, dower the Junior class with my publicity instinct. 'We, Mary Margaret Pembroke and Mary Ann Loudenback, leave our jet black hair to Norma's Norris and Cook. 'I, Steve Kratz, le ve the writing of the next class will to a man by the name of Baron Walter Winchell Munchausen. Qllilllllllllfillllllll Allman: 'lhy are all the girls afraid to date Foeter?' Kratz: 'lell, ever since he was the great magician Houdini last year, all the girls are afraid he will turn his car into a sideroed.' Mr. Schroth: 'Henry, tell me all you can about Burbank.' Henry Dightonz Ulell, when he was a small boy he would walk through the woods carrying a pot.' CClass snickersj Henryz, 'I mean a flower pot.' Miss Fleming: 'What is lf? of 3f25?' John Hartsfield: 'I don' know but it isn't enough to worry about ' 21

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manages the Bowling Blvouac just across the midway from here. ' Elizabeth Hoskins and Marian Kaufman are now on a national hookup with N.B.C. on the Vincent Truck Hour. 'Eileen Tucker is employed by the Bement Football Espionage Service. 'Ruth Blacker is advertising manager for the Moore Pneumatic Pum Company. 'Twi1ia Valentine is now football coach at Notre Dame. 'Dr. Virginia Headlee and Dr. Genevieve Bear have just designed a wlngless airplane which will be placed on the market as soon as they can make it fly. 'lary Margaret Pembroke and Ruth Primmer have just come back from Little America where they were freeglng steam to make hot ice. 'Professors Marjorie Wileaver, Ruth Madden, and Betty Keller have just returned from a vacation at the sea shore. They said the ocean didn't look as big as they thought it wou1d. 'Mary Gadbury and Lois Olson have had con- siderable success in breeding plants to bear red fruit. They have developed some strawberry plants whose fruit turns red when it ripens. 'June Purcell and Margery Saltsgaver are attempting' a rocket flight to the moon. They are waiting for the full moon so it will be easier to hit. 'Drs. Joe Allman and Bob Foster, l.D.e and H.L.s, have had a clinic and a hospital out by the Duck Farm. The patients are reported as being greatly annoyed by the quacks.' lhen she had finished, Madame Charlotte fell silent. I arose and went out into the glare of the midway, proud to be one of the distinguished group that graduated in 1936. lllilillllilllliilllll Francis Harper: 'Give me two quarts of oil, please.' A1 Seylerx 'lhat kind--heavy?' Harper: 'Say, don't you get smart with me, young man.' lr. lheelerz firom upstairs! 'Betty, hasn't Shelton gone home yet?' Betty: 'No, Dad.' Downey: 'Gosh, but your Dad is a crank.' lr. lheeler: 'lell, it takes a crank when a self starter won't W0rk. ' Hooey Hannah: 'I've never seen such dream eyes.' late Davis: 'You've never stayed eo late before.' Alfred Seyler: 'lhen I die I want them to sing 'Let the Lower Lights Be Burning. lies Turner: 'Decline k1ssing.' Bonnie Bacopuloex 'I never do.' Miss Husseyz 'Give an example of a collective noun.' Lynn lorries 'Garbage can.' 23