New Bloomfield High School - Beacon Yearbook (New Bloomfield, MO)

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Prophecy of the Senior Class of 1951 Classmates, it is a well-known saying, often proven true, that “coming events cast their shadows before.” Therefore, it is not so hard as many people suppose for one who takes the trouble to study the comings and goings of his fellow creature to be something of a prophet and to form some idea, more or less correct, of what their future course of action will be. Having for some time been possessed of a strong ambition for the brilliant career of a detective, I have, just for the sake of practice, or as a means of pre- paration, kept a sharp eye on all of you, when you were perhaps unaware that you were being observed or studied at all; so I feel that I can judge with some degree of accuracy of the lives into which your personal characteristics and inclinations will lead you in the years that are to be. The pleasure and satisfaction of looking into the future is always liberally mixed with pain. We long to know what lies before us, and yet when the knowledge comes to us we tremble, fearing that we may not be able to bear our part in the ordeals to come as faithfully as we should. The one question in our minds is sure to be, “Shall we be prepared for these honors, or these prophecies? Shall they bring you a word of hope?” I am sure you will each accept the simple offering in the same spirit as I present it: HARRY BAKER is now in Hollywood, making movies, having taken Clark Gable’s place. He is very good looking—similar to Clark with his mustache. He has been married three times. He is now living with his third wife, but there are rumors that they aren’t getting along so well. JACKIE BOMMEL, one of the fishermen of the class of 51 and is now to be found in a large fish market on Market Street in St. Louis. Jackie has won quite a reputation for his smoked herring.

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In the third year, owing to an old educational custom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and their promotion made their sense of importance increase all out of proportion. Great indeed was our scorn for the Freshmen and Sophomores. It must be admitted that the aforesaid Freshmen and Sophomores, completely ab- sorbed in their own process of being explored, were in no wise embarassed or concerned. This was a year of hard work, and the dreaded ordeal of examinations was passed with few casualties. The social functions during the year were a class play and two parties. The play, “Missing! One Pair,” was a great success. The first party was held in Memorial Park with a picnic lunch after which we attended a show. The second was at Reed's Lake. On May 10th, the Juniors took the Senior class to St. Louis on Junior-Senior Day. We visited the Highlands, the Jewel Box, and attended a night ball game. And now we come to the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. We automatically became Seniors last September. With the gaining of this title, we became more serious. The organization of the Senior Class was noteworthy, officers being: Carl Thomas, President; Donald Sweeten, Vice-President; Velma Hampton, Secretary-Treasurer. The social events were of marked brilliance. Those most worthy of note were a play and two parties. The first party was a picnic lunch in Memorial Park after which we attended a show; and the second was at Reed’s Lake. The play, “Corpin Round The Mountain” was a huge success.

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HOWARD BERRY is now married to Carrie Baker, his high school sweetheart. He is now a world famous manufacturer of hobby-horses. They live in a New York penthouse. MARGARET DOOJLING, voted Miss Annie Oakley of 1960 is a world famous rifle and pistol shot with Lewis Humphrey’s three-ring circus. GENEVA CAIN wanted to be a home economist but was not able. So, she be- came a truck driver. She drives a big transcontinental from Frisco to Jersey City. ROBERT HOLT, Bob is now a hermit. After making and losing several for- tunes, he retired to a lonely mountain in the Canadian Rockies. There, a wealthy recluse, he spends his time composing symphonies and concertos. VELMA HAMPTON is now married to a college boy and is very happy. They are now living in Wisconsin where he is attending college and is studying to be a conservationist. Velma is working in a dime store trying to make a living while he is in school. VIRGINIA HURLEY: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Autenrieth, the former Miss Virginia Hurley, are now living on their six-hundred acre farm near Tebbetts. They seem to be getting along fine with their cows, pigs, chickens, and children. DONALD SWEETEN: This is a glad day for Donald. He is being released from the State Penitentiary after a nine-year sentence for killing deer on Cedar Creek. CARL THOMAS, who became enormously fat after his twenty-first birthday is still spending his equally enormous bank accounts satisfying his enormous appetite. ' • S' ’ BILLY TRAMMELL is back in his hometown of Guthrie after attending the . •.. • t . New York Baptist Seminary. He is pastor of Dry Fork Church and is a bachelor.