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

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OUR GANG 10. II. IZ. 13 V.'.

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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.

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Key and Nicknames For Our Gang 1. “Mama’s Little Dumpling” ............. Dale Carr 2. Geek” ............................ Carol Krieg 8. 4. “Stinkalouse” ................ Loren Kolditz 5. “Teddy” ........................... June Baehr 6, 7. “Nancy” .................. Frances Schmelzel 8. “A rose by any other name” .......June Baehr and Emil Klingenfus 9. “Butch” ..................... Stanley Leinecke 10. “Birthday Party”, 1st row: ........Myra Kolditz; Jim Schmulbach. 2nd row: Dave Schmulbach; “Butch” Leinecke; Bud Wirth; Loren Kolditz; Marvin Huth; Red Hoffman. 3rd row: Pat Wirth; June Baehr. 11. “Snooks” .......................... Audrey Hill 12. “Speedy” ....................... Donald Mueller 13. “Cleetie” ......................... Cletus Teter