N R Crozier Technical High School - Wolf Pack Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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CLASS PROPHECY On June 4, 1947, I happened to think that it had been ten years since my graduation-I wondered what had become of other students of my classg I further resolved to take notice of passersby and see if I recognized any familiar faces. A screeching of brakes, and a taxi whizzed around the cor- ner, waylaying three pedestrians, Sidney Smith, Maurine Turner, and Jimmie Bennett, whom I recognized to be ex- students and who informed me the reckless driver was Joe Alexander. Proceeding on my way, I stopped in a drugstore where Louis Asimakis was jerking sodas and Frances Tanner and Louise James were waiting on tables. In the nearest dress shop I saw Jewell Fuller behind the counter 5 I. went in to chat with her, and as I entered, I nearly fell- over the scrubwoman, Louise Ebert, who was busily oc- cupied. A saleswoman came forward and I recognized her to be Connie Du Priest, who called my attention to a customer who had just come in-none other than Billy Coke, who was shopping for his wife. He blushingly admitted he had been married four years, and gave us information of other stu- dents he had seen. My next stop was at the Glittering Isle Theater, where Juanita Layne was selling tickets in the box office. She told us that a road show was playing there, and that Leoma Wil- liams was its star, and Flnoy Norman and Waddell Glasgow were the blackface comedians. On the screen was showing a Super-Super picture called Barretts of Bryan Street, starr- ing June Wood and Ben Gattis. An usher appeared to show me to my seat and I recognized him to be Thomas Feiferman, who said C. O. Littleton was also an usher. After I was seated, I noticed J. T. York playing a trumpet in the orchestra pit. After the show I headed for the nearest restaurant, where Scott Welton was the chef, and Eugene Williams, Paul Veach, and Ernest Ray were the waiters, and Lois Etheridge was punching the cash register. As I was eating, the noon-hour rush of business office employees began. Some of the Hrst arrivals were Thomas Hill and August Mais, two shipping clerks from Whositts Brothers. I picked up a newspaper to read the news of the day, ap- pearing on the front page was a picture of Donald Easter- wood, newly elected president of the Better Business Bureau in Farmers Branch. Turning to the sports section, I saw that Edythe Allison, the leading feminine net star, had won an- other clash in Florida. In reading a baseball article, I saw C71

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Its Its Its Its Its Its THE GRADUATING CLASS OF JUNE '37 by popular vote pays tribute to- Best All-Round Girl ....ss ,...I...II...,t..sII.. .II...III F 1 orence Drake Best All-Around Boy rrrrrr.., .rrr,r,.. M ichael McKool Most Popular Girl ..,IrI,I ,IIIII,I I Virginia Milner Most Popular Boy Ir.. .IIII..s Boyd Burris I Most Beautiful Girl ....,,IrI ,.,...II M avis Graham Most Handsome Boy rIrrrI.,rt ,sII,III J ohn Luck The Techniscram Staff salutes The Winner in the Most Ugliest Boy Contest Hats off to NICKEY NAUM 465 v

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that E. T. Spain was signed up for big league games and that Gladys Riefler now sponsors her own professional nine. I caught a street car going to the circus grounds after lunch and the conductor was William Atmore, who was later replaced by Harold Rettman, and then I noticed Jay Cowan on the front seat holding tightly to a painting. He and I struck up a friendly chat, he told me that Robert Croiord was distributing cards for a print shop, that Louis Cerda was running a hash joint, and that Francis Carr had received a job as grocery clerk because of his experience in putting things in baskets on the basketball courts. When I arrived at the circus grounds I noticed a billboard which announced that John Lott was the tall man and Frank Luna, the fat man of the show, I saw Emmett Hatchl selling peanuts and pink lemonade, Bernard Freed was the ticket taker, James Moore, Bee Sinks, and Jack Pedigo were the ushers, and Cheedle Hooper and James Bailey were renting cushions. Eugenia Clinkscales and Geraldine Harper ap- peared on the program as trapeze artists. I noticed J. D. Stinson, Janette Jones, Harris Bichell, and Gladys Boyd 'sit- ting in the press box. Gladys told me that Georgia Trent was operating a successful costume shop, Florence Faust and Carolyn Whitsitt had opened a gift shop featuring pottery, and that Karl Hoefle and Hazel Courreges were prominent commercial artists. She further informed me that she had visited Tech and found Lucille Stoughton teaching history, Jimmie Lee Jones teaching English, Cora Lee Thomas teach- ing science, and Ann Labkovsky working in the office. When I arrived at my hotel after a hectic day, I found the following letter: My dear: Upon hearing of your efforts in contacting the members of the June, 1987, class, I have compiled the following information for you: Jeanette Payne, Dorothy Kyles, and Jessie Lee Johnson are owners and opera- tors of a hat shop, James Bargiames, Quincy Bennett, Jesse Fuentes, Lloyd Allen Williamson, Travis Presley, and George Barkhurst are in the army, Curtis Watts and Mays Perry drive trucks for Carryall Transfer Company, Anna Beth Choate, Mary Jane Broyles, Margaret Godwin, and Rosalie Roffino are now married, Buenos Tolbert is a private secre- tary in a downtown office and spends most of her time work- ing crossword puzzles, Lela Bell Banks is an old maid who celebrates only during National Cheese Week, Jack Gaskell, Clarence Genseke, and J. D. Le May are postmen on South Dallas routes, Howell Palmer was elected to Congress last year, Ben Berz is a book salesman, Billye Joyce Cotton, Hazel Rigsby, Lorraine Dorsey, and Ophelia May are officials in the 'Home for Broken-down War Horses Association', Edwin Fulton, Ray Moss, Frederick Langford, and Jacob Morrow are telephone linemen, Drexel Holt and Sam Kesner are tra- 489