North Scott High School - Silver Shield Yearbook (Eldridge, IA)

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Sdmewhere in the school on twin day, there is another clown to match Carmoin Smerillo. V 3? if gf, if Tired of trying to keep the crowd's spirits up, senior cheerleaders Jo Darland and Darla Toubel wait for the rest ot the Homecoming presentations at the pep aud. One ot the more outstanding contributions to the Western Day was Ron Gaudet' costume and prop.

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-.. 1- THE REUNION , j, It was an unusually nice October day, warm, yet a chill of Autumn was in the air. It was a Sunday afternoon and I had nothing better to do but throw stones in the small lake that was in the center of Miller's Park. I was just sitting there at the edge of the lake minding my own business, daydreaming, when I heard a familiar call. Hey Sonny, my first thought was to jump into the lake and hide, but I was too late. I closed my eyes and pretended that I was asleep. I could hear the leaves crunching under Uvvs' feet as he walked up to me and tapped me on the arm and said, Open your eyes, Sonny, so ya kin see where yur throwin' the rocks. When I opened my eyes it was a sight to behold: there was Uvv Jjones dressed like he had just stepped out of a 1910 Sears 81 Roebuck catalog. Where in the heck did you get that suit? I asked Uvv. From Sears St Floebuck back in 1910, whad da ya think of it? Pretty sharp, I replied. 'iYou must be going to something pretty special, huh? i'Yep, said Uvv, in his more than usually proud voice. Going to my class reunion and see all my ol' friends. I thought to myself, there can't be more like him around . Uvv shined one of his shoes on the back of his pants and asked me Wanna come along? Beats throwin' stones in the lake? Sure, why not!! I can stand some cookies and punch and chat with you old folks for a while. Uvv got a big grin on his face and began to chuckle to himself ...... The reunion was being held at a meeting hall that was on the edge of Miller's Park. When we reached the meeting hall there was already a fair sized group of older people standing around ex- amining one another like it was the first, or was going to be the last time they saw each other. Uvv walked into the middle of the group and there was a flurry of hand shakes and back- patting. Uvv introduced me to all his old friends as we made our way to a table at the far end of the meeting hall. We sat down at the table and Uvv started peering around the room looking for all his old school chums. What year reunion is this one Uvv?? I can't really remember Sonny, seventy-five or eighty there-abouts, look, look! Uvv pointed across the room. There's Sally Sprivattll, she's the Button Hole Grinder's daughter ya know! Humm, was my only reply. Sally and me were high school sweethearts. Did I ever tell ya about the time . . . ? I knew the story was coming. Sally and me went together the whole time we were at Lower High. We spent hours together planning our futures. After graduation we were going to apply to Butcher's Oollegeg Sally was going to the hogs and I was going to study chickens. I graduated E Pluribus Unum,' but poor Sally got a case of third degree heat rash and missed the last two months of high school and never got to graduate. After that we decided to get married, but three days before the wed- ding, the South fired on Ft. Sumter and I was drafted. Sally was real broke up!! She took up with a Bongo player and beat her way to the Gallopagouse Islands and the last time I heard from her she was riding a giant lizzard in a cir- cus. Oh ohll, hang on, here comes Mary Pea- body. She used to be a hostess on the Hinden- berg! Mary came over to our table and gave Uvv a kiss on the cheek. Uvv introduced us, and Mary sat down. Mary wasn't much of a talker: all she kept saying was . . . lt is hot in here? or is it just me? Uvv pointed to a large punch bowl sitting on the bar and said, Let's get something to drink! All three of us got up and walked over to where the punch bowl was. Well, l'Il be .., if it isn't Guzzel McGlubI! Uvv was shaking hands with the man that was serving the punch. Uvv turned and whispered in my ear, Guzzel used to be a bartender on the Titanic. O'I Guzzel did a half pivot and half stagger and yelled back to the kitchen, lnce! we need more incl! We each got a glass of punch and returned to our table and sat down again. Uvv was having the time of his life talking to all his old school chums and I do mean OLD! school chums from Lower High. All the while Mary just sat there and complained how hot it was. Uvv was finished with his drink and Mary was half way through hers when I took the first drink of mine. I thought for a second that I had swallowed a blow torch. My whole life flashed before my eyes. When I caught my breath I squeaked, Wow!! What inthe heck is in this drink?? The punch tasted like a mixture of turpentine and grape Koolaid and looked as it it wulld stain your fingers if you were dumb enough to get any of it on them. I didn't say anymore about the drink, because it didn't seem to be bothering anyone else at the reunion. Uvv, Uvv, they're playing our favorite song, said Mary, Let's dance just the way we did when we were at Lower HighI and before Uvv could answer, Mary was dragging Uvv off to the middle of the dance floor. It was beyond me how they could dance to music like that. I didn't think it was possible to Waltz to the Stars and Stripes Forever . When the song was over, Uvv and Mary returned to the table, carrying fresh drinks for themselves and one for me. They sat the drink down in front of me, and I just stared at it. I felt sure it was staring back. Mary pointed across the room, Look!, there's Walter Potts with his girlfriend. Mary went on, Walter is 102 and she's only sixteen and they're going to get mar- ried as soon as she gets out of school, but I hear that Walter's mother thinks it will be too tough on the kids . . . Walter collects Aardvark hides and travels a lot, I don't think the marriage will last. Mary went on and I did the only thing that a person could do in a situation like that. .drank my drink!! By the time the drink hit bottom, Mary's voice had tapered off to a droan. The band was wound up and playing at a fever pitch and as I looked around the meeting, I couldn't figure out why they had made the tables so tall ..., then it came to me ..., Iwas on my hands and knees! It all made sense then. I pulled myself back up to the table and got back in my chair, just as Uvv shoved another glass of punch in my hand. By this time I was seeing double, or else there were two Uvv Jonesg I elected to be- lieve my first though. There was a crowd gather- ing across the room and I cranked my weary head around to see what was going on. Uvv shouted, Look!!, there's Sally, she's going to do it!! There was a crowd around a table next to the band and in the middle of it, just as if she were on center stage, Sally Spivett was doing the Bump and Grind to the music the band was playing. With a kick of her leg, SaIIy's shoe went sailing across the meeting hall. The crowd yelled, More, more! Sally begain to tug at her Sup- hose until she freed the one on her left leg. I could plainly see a big purple mark on her knee cap, where a Killer Carp had attacked her years before. Everyone was having a great time watching Sally on the table. Then Guzzel McGlubb lifted his head out ofthe punch bowl and yelled, Put it on, put it all back on. The whole thing was getting out of hand and I was beginning to won- der where it was all going to end. Just about that time the answer to my thought showed up. The doors to the meeting hall opened and six uniformed policemen came bounding into the room. I though to myself ... l'm saved!! Uvv just grunted, Those guys always spoil our reunions! The police began herding the old folks out to waiting paddy wagons. Everyone went along peacefully singing, Hail to Lower l-ligh. The officers came over to our table and said Com'on, Iet's goI Uvv grabbed me by the arm and said, lt's our turn, Sonny. We get to ride inthe paddy wagon. Uvv made it sound like it was some kind of big treat and I just kept wondering where I was going to get replacement parts for my head the next morningl? f, ' 4 ,-- ' Ts I, if fl rr la 1 X ix in A 'l X' J IKM 4' ff If V f fr, 5-,k i -I..f.Qit1i'rt 5ri NN ffm tg wlf .2 ffm' A fflf' . 'IX fl, .I , I l l 5 , I 'I' . I , ' X Ili!! I' I I I I I ' I I ll 'f , gt , iv , jj. fl ff f A 1 fly! X V I l ,ji M t, K I Nfl ' 111 I I ggi Jil at X XNXNW fl 2 f tj Q ' ff xxx 'I N r . I, lx -,i ' , I r . v' I, -. I xl, X gl lI f ' .. I . ,..j xx, A Morlock from HG. Well's The Time Machine Don Farber The next morning I awoke in my apartment in my own bed. It wasn't really clear in my mind what all had happened the night before. I looked over at my nightstand and there was a note from Uvv on it. I picked it up and through my sore red eyes I read . .. Sorry your missed all the lun last night, Sonny, but you tell asleep and the nice po- lice officers dropped you oll at your apart- ment. l carried you in and put you to bed. The police told us they were going to lake all ot us out to crazy ol' Andy Stotter's barn where we would party all night and not dis- turb anyone. They even said they would go back and bring the band out ..... I gotta go, the next time get some sleep before ya go to a party. Uvv. I was already two hours late for work and didn't know what l was going to use for an ex- cuse but you can bet that I would not mention The Reunion. Dean Rickertsen 'til ORIGINAL WORKS

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Action at the pep aud on Homecoming afternoon was provided by Tami Petersen and Julie Wold on horseback. Twin day brought new ideas for dressing up on Homecoming for Jean Claussen and Nancy Strohobehn. V 1vi12e Q R it 'no tw. A at TIMJGJIIEQE THAN JUST A GAME or all the problems that exist when school starts in the fall, there is the annual celebration of Homecoming to take everyone's mind off of school, M Days of the week this year received the addition of Old West day, Twin day, and contests for the best dressed students. Boise Schoonover, Darla Teubel, Tammy Kreiter, and Karey Anderson were the winners picked dur- ing the lunch hours. The sophomore class was awarded first place in the window painting com- petition. Other clubs that decorated windows went without awards but re- membered the paint splashed on hands, clothes and faces, Ending in the football field, the annu- al pep parade took the same route as it did last year, only with the addition of town tiretrucks and more hay racks for students. Speeches by the grand mar- shal ofthe parade, Harland Ftohlk, and the football coaches took place at the end of the day. The dance on the next night was given the theme Shining Star and featured the glass centerpieces and foil covered stars, which made popular souvineers. HOMECOMING v gli: J . ' if V L