New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Class Prophecy It was a cold, typical MidrWestern, winter night. The ground was covered with snow and as the moon came from behind a cloud, a man was seen stalking up to the V. F. W. Hall. As he approached, he heard music and the sound of gay and happy voices. Gradually he edged his way towards the nearest window. The first thing that drew his attention was a loud roar of laughter and a booming voice. It could be and was no one else but Emil Klingen-fus, Jr. Emil is now a member of the United States Senate and very frequently exercises his lungs on many world subjects. Standing nex t to Emil, and as usual, lending an attentive ear, is William Schreiber. Bill is now owner of a large Tom Boy Store. Instead of the usual self-service system, Bill has devised a much simpler method. The carts are now pushed by mechanical men and all the customer needs to do is push a button and the mechanical men will pick up the items wanted. Moving on to another group, two familiar people are seen talking very earnestly and then suddenly there is heard that unforgettable giggle. Yes, it is Audrey Wolf and Frances Schmelzel. Audrey, having returned from New York, said that she would open an interior decorating school. She now knows what color wall-paper to use with what colored furniture, in what room, for what time of the season and for what cost. Frances, on the other hand, has just returned from Paris where she observed all the latest styles. She plans to make a tour of the United States, giving women timely tips on the latest thing in fashions. As these girls were talking, a tall, broad-shouldered, young man walked towards them. With those shoulders, it could be no one else but Maurice Weidemann, President of the Illinois Central. Since his advancement to this high offce, many improvements within the railroad system have been made, an atomic powered engine being the most recent of these. Leaving these three to discuss old times, the next to be seen is a group of four, namely Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Loesche and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leinecke. Virgil has now fulfilled his cherished ambition to be a renowned baseball plaver by being a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. Mrs. Loesche will be remembered as June Baehr, who prior to her marriage, was the private secretary of the President of the United States. Stanley is now chief-instuctor of the Illinois Diesel Association. Besides being chief-instructor of the I. D. A., he has made several contributions in the advancement or diesel engineering. Mrs. Leinecke is the former Audrey Hill. Previous to her marriage she gave a series of piano concerts at Carnegie Hall and is now giving private piano lessons in her home. As the stranger’s eves wandered over the room, they fell upon a group of young men. Creeping to the next window to get a better view and to get within hearing distance, he heard the words—corn, hay, oats, horses, pigs, tractors, and cows. Without a doubt it could only be Melvin Hoffman, Ralph Kinzin er, Donald Mueller, and Alfred Mueller. Melvin and Ralph are now engaged in farming, but Donald has left the farm to become a well-known radio personage. Fe now plays the part of Mr. District Attorney which has its weekly broadcast on Sunday evenings. Alfred has just returned from the state of Washin on where he has a chain of lumber mills in the great forest of the Pacific Northwest. It seems he is now commonly known as Bunyon Al. (Continued On Next Page)

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Class History On October 10, we made our traditional journey to Van Millers to have our pictures taken. Mr. Spieth of Centralia has been contracted to print our annual, which has been our major problem for this year. We have selected maroon and white for our class colors and the dark red rose for our class flower. We wish to thank everyone who has made it possible to achieve our one cherished ambition—Graduation.

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Class Prophecy Moving on to another group, he saw Pat Wirth, Darnell Reichert, Yvonne Sauerwein and Carolyn Rath. Pat just recently finished her third book on child psychology. She has opened a children’s home and therefore, has gained the experience of caring for those little child prodigies (and those that are otherwise.) Darnell Reichert is well-known for having put the city of Lenzburg “on the map”. He has built a large recreation center for children and is known among the little tots as Uncle Dainie. Besides all of this, he was instigator of the Reichert airport which sends planes to all parts of the world and brings famous celebrities to this fair Metropolis for rest and relaxation. Since her graduation, Yvonne Sauerwein has continued in the field of music, specializing as a violinist. After several concerts, she decided to organize an orchestra which is now known as the Sweet Yvon-nesters and is giving Rubinoff quite a lot of competition. The fourth member of this group is the Metropclitan Opera Star, Carolyn Rath. She, too, after graduation continued with her study of music which has won her a world-round reputation. She has made numerous appearances on the stage, screen and radio. As the strange man’s eyes wandered on, he saw a man passing from one group to another, handing out what seemed to be tickets of some sort. The man is Police Sergeant Cletus Teter. Incidentally, the tickets are for the annual Policeman’s dance. As Cletus is handing out the tickets he stops to talk to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Range. The Ranges are very prosperous dairy farmers and have won the recognition of owning the largest dairy herd in the country. Next to be seen, is a very attractive young lady who happens to be Miss Joan Portman. Joan opened a restaurant in New Athens and specializes in fried catfish, taken from the depths of the Kaskaskia River. This dish has become so popular with tourists that it has turned New Athens into a famous resort town. Then through the door steps a figure in a “snappy” sailor’s uniform. Yes, Bob Joseph, after several years of deciding whether or not to join the Navv, has finally made up his mind. As the crowd is clamoring to gain Bob’s attention, he suddenly drops to the floor. “Is there a doctor in the house?” was the cry. “I’m not exactly a doctor, but maybe I can help,” was the reply and rushing up to the scene came Ronald Karber. After examining Bob, R’nald stated that he would be all right. The many medical shots that Bob had taken had got the better of him. Ronald, after completing school, had continued his father’s work in the drug store. Going back to the stranger we see him brushing off his clothes and trying to build up his courage to enter the hall. Another figure rushes up to him and a heated argument follows. The commotion attracts the attention of the people within the hall and thev dashed out to find Loren Kolditz and Evelyn Lischer. Loren thought that it would be nice to go to the reunion in a sleigh and he invited Eve to accompany him. The sleigh overturned and you can guess the rest. Despite a torn and wet dress, Eve later admitted it had been quite an excitin'’- experience. Unable to attend the reunion that night was Dale Carr. Because of his minstrel show, Dale found it quite impossible to leave his demanding public. The reunion proved to be a success and it was decided to hold another in the not too distant future.