Morrisonville High School - Crest Yearbook (Morrisonville, IL)

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Class fliapktcy Next, we sawthat great author and Journalist, VIVIAN LONG. Vivian had a talent for writing way back when she was in high school. I imagine everyone has read her novel, The Painted Paleface. Here comes that whizzer in shorthand. She was always excellent in dictationin high school that she made therest of us feel like fools. Tes, it's PAT VOTA, who is now a shorthand reporter for the State Court. Who's that guy with the taxi-cab cap on? Oh, yes, that's RAT MCKINNEY1 I guess everyone remembers how Ray startedwith one cab years ago and is now the owner of the Reds kin taxi line that is so famous in Buffalo. Who is this person walking with such grace and poise? Why it's HELEN GRUNBY. No wonder, she has such poise, when she is a Pow-Wow model. Helen claims there isn't a love in her life but we don't know. She's sure to meet a lot of interesting people in her career. MAXINE SMITH and her husband, C. P., was the next ones we met. Maxine is now a private secretary in the Government Office where her husband is stationed. Her Office Practice has benefited her in this work. There's JIM RICHTER. Jim is now a large farm owner. He has also done research in agriculture that has improved farming methods. From high school days, most of you will be able to guess who was with Jim. We talked to NORMA JOHNSON next, since she just happened to be close by. Norma tells us that she is a typist in Springfield at the Sioux Railroad Company. Norma has had several promotion since she started working for this company which shows her ability in her career JIM HOWARD, who we saw next, is now a professional basketball player with the Ponies. Jim has been playing on the team ever since they were established. In fact, he heloed organize the Ponies. They have been undefeated for the last three years. WINONA WILSON was next onlhe list. She is forever wanting people to re-decorate their homes. After all, Winona is an interior decorator and she likes to advertise her decorating. There's that famous district attorney from Silverbowthat you read about in the newsoapers. MONICA CLARK tells us that her career originated in Mr. Kruzel's Social Science class in high school. 23

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SeuUns The graduating class of Morrisonville High of '52 are having their grand reunion this year at the Tepee Palace which was erected in 1955 by this class. It has been fifteen years since they graduated so let's take a peep and see if we recognize anyone. I see WESLEY SPENGLER. I bet everyone who is interested in sports listens to Wesley's sport news. I see he is trying to get in a good word about his program on the radio. He is the top announcer of sports in the United States atthe present time. We hope that he will stay up here on top of the list. There's famous stylistaf teen-age fashions. I wonder what she is doing here? Oh, yes, that's PAT VAN3EIS0N. All the young teen-age girls adore Pat's creations. No wonder, they are always so pretty and stylish. I bet you can guess who that is withthe black doctor bag. He was always a show-off in high school, and I see he still is. It's HOWARD REYNOLDS who is a doctor at Medicine Lake Hospital. That'3 an appropriate namel There's VARY WHALEN! She's home on vacation from the Pale Face Hospital where she is the staff nurse. Mary tells us that there is a good-looking doctor who would like to become acquainted, but you know how bashful Mary always was. Hi, Joyce. JOYCE WILSON is now a concert pianist, and the social circles are just clambering to see her concerts. Music has always been Joyce'8 great interest in life. Well, at least, her second greatest interest! There's EVELYN MYRICK. She's giving the girls the news about all those good-looking pilots she has met. Evelyn is an air-hostess. She is always uo in the clouds about some guy. Who's that fashion creation. It's MELBA TAYLOR. Melba is the number-one designer of woman's clothes. She's quite in demand by the fashionable women in America. She's wearing one of her creation to publisize her work. We saw KENNETH HANCOCK and his wife, Linda, next. Kenneth is now the owner of the Hawk Hotels which are known from coast to coast. Everyone, esoecially Linda, thinks he has been quite successful in his life. 22

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Senlais There's LORRAINE CURVEY! Guess what? Lorraine is back in school again. She is a Home Economics teacher at Springfield. Now Lorraine can tell the students what to do. When she graduated, she had no intention of returning to school so soon. There's LOU FORBES. Remember his lead in the Junior play in high school. Well, he has made use of that talent, because now he is an actor. Everyone who has seen him on the screen thinks he looks like Ronald Reagan. There's LOLITA HARBERTJ She couldn't evenleave her baton at home. Of course, everyone has seen Lolita either on television or in the movies. She is widely known for the acrobatic twirling act. Here comes JOYCE SPENCER. She looks like she just stepped out of a dream. No wonder, since she is the owner and operator of the War Paint Parlor. Joyce should look like a million dollars all the time. There's ETHEL BALLARD! Her bookkeeping sessions in class has helped her achieve her career. She is now the accountant for the Red-Water Insurance Company. Next, we met that clown from our high school days. It seems that HOWARD LAMB is still playing the clown, because he isnow a professional camedienne. Howard plays in the movie, that has just been released, A comedienne's nightmare. You better see it. Who is that cowgirl over there? She is the owner of the Nine Mile Ranch where horses are trained for professional racers. Horses were always her main interest in life. You guessed it. It's DARLENE HILL. The day is coning to a close, and the Class of '52 had a perfect attendance. All the old friends will soon be going their separate ways again. Perhaps we shall all meet at another reunionin the near future. But, if we don't we shall always remember our many happytimes together. 24