Onarga Township High School - Onarquois Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Onarga Township High School, State of Illinois, do hereby comma this to be our last will and testament. I, Burt (The Voice) Keever, do hereby will and bequeath my winning ways with the Freshman guis to Warren .Peters. I, Leo (Romeo) Kanosky, do hereby will and bequeath my broad shoulders and slim waist to nusseil HocKersmith. I, Colleen (Mousie) Wilken, do hereby will and bequeath my popularity at the Danforth dances to Marlene Wilken. I, Burnell (Barney) Brantley, do hereby will and bequeath my baby blue eyes and manly ways to Orville DuFrain. I, Marilyn (Davy) Davis do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get the best dancer in O. M. S. to Patty Althaus. I, June (O.M.S.) Banez, do hereby will and bequeath my week-ends in Chicago to Leila Dunlap. I, LaVerne (Don) Reiter, do hereby will and bequeath my shyness to Ina Dickenson. I, Beverly (Janie) Sumrall, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to exaggerate and talk to Francis Zeedyk. I, LaVerne (Slim) Price, do hereby will and bequeath my wonderful technique obtained in the Merchant Marines to Roy Ficklin. I, Beverly (Slinky) Russell, do hereby will and bequeath my interest in The Funeral Home in Gilman to myself. I, Elsie (Else) Wright, do hereby will and bequeath my violin to Margaret Kanosky so she can get even. I, Glenn (Banty) Nichoalds, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to exchange girls’ pictures for rides on my scooter to Robert Hendricks. I, Martha (Marty) Greiner, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to type and giggle at the same time to Peggy Tilstra. I, Marion (Inky) Ingersoll, do hereby will and bequeath my long blonde hair to Deloris Sumrall. I, June (Pooney) Hahne, do hereby will and bequeath my participation in school actviities to Margaret Lindsay. I, Wilma (Circe) Krause, do hereby will and bequeath my flirting ability to Elizabeth Peters. I, Veda (Vete) Ebert, do hereby will and bequeath my Chevy to Neil Talbert and hope that he will keep it in good condition. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seal on the I8th day of March in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six. We, the Senior Class of Onarga Township High School, State of Illinois, do hereby commit th.s to be our last will and testament. Witnesses: MR. GOODWIN, MISS WHITE. PROPHECY This is the year 1956, and the occasion is the Annual O. T. H. S. Carnival. As I look around I seem to recognize a number of the people milling about through the crowd. As I turn around, I am almost knocked down by a rather large woman wearing a lot of jewelry and furs. Looking closer I realize it is the former June Banez— noW Mrs. Ed Stark. When I ask her how she is getting along, she says she and Ed now have their own South American Cafe in Brooklyn. She is here on business trying to persuade the Jolly Sailors to come to New York and play at her cafe. I move down the midway and follow the sound of a booming voice. Drawing nearer I see it belongs to Glenn Nichoalds. When I ask why he is still participating in the Carnival, he tells me he came back for a post-graduate course, and he had so much fun he just couldn’t leave. Startled by a large hand on my shoulder I look up to see a tall man in top hat and tails accompanied by a beautiful blonde whom he informs me is his fifth wife. As we all know, he is known all over Chicago as “Diamond Leo” Kanosky. He tells me he made all his money on his new beer bottle with the hole in both ends. Going on farther I meet Marilyn Davis who says she and C. C.

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Either we weren’t the angels we thought we were or other places had more attraction — anyway several of our class left us. Elwin Lambert, Margaret Martin, Harry Neal, and Grace Lei-decker all found other places to go. Advancing a little further into our Sophomore year we gave the Freshmen a small idea of initiation by the Spohomore Reception. We could really look with amazement at the way the Freshmen all clung to their seats before classes began. Mary Dannehl piloted the ship with Burt Keever, Marilyn Davis, and Elsie Wright helping along the way. Mr. Seaney acted as sponsor while Miss Nordell was replaced later in the year by Mrs. Taylor because of the former’s resignation. Honest, we’re innocent. Some of us tried our luck in biology learning what made the snake wiggle or what made the frog croak. That last one didn’t present any problem for us, we all knew it was our knives that did the trick. Our fellows and girls were very ably supporting our second year of undefeat in football either directly or indirectly. Barney Brantley joined us from Piper City. Norma Templeton rejoined us only to leave us in our Junior year. To help the entire school celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we put on a program in the true O’Rourke spirit. One of our most pleasant victories was the crowning of our candidates for King and Queen at the carnival. Marilyn Davis and Marion Harris received the crowns and corsages. Mr. Seaney found us to be so irresistable that he was promoted right along with us as Junior sponsor. Mrs. Pease did a fine job of assisting, particularly when the banquet came around. Our Junior Play “All Gummed Up” set a new high in net profits. This was just the beginning of an extremely busy but enjoyable year. June Hahne was the busy manager with Moe Harris, Beverly Russell, and Leo Kanosky as the other class officers. We thought of everything — with a little added — to make some money to give the respected Seniors a big send off. Our last Christmas program as a class was given with Jolly Old Saint Nick visiting all the happy O. T. H. S. students. For those that had been good chil’en he had special gifts. Basing all preparations on the old fashioned garden theme, the banquet and prom were very royally carried out. The O. M. S. band furnished the music in grand style. If you can remember, it all took place in a cloud burst to say the least. Oh well, “rain makes all things beautiful.” Our big dream was a reality, seventeen of us were Seniors. We gained June Banez, Marion In- gersall, and La Verne Reiter. The misfortune of losing Mary Dannehl, Marion Harris, and LaVerne Price befell us. The latter, after receiving a release from Merchant Marines, came back and took up his books once again. To start the year off right, we sponsored a sweater and sock dance. The Freshmen still didn’t feel at ease in our presence; so we planned a nice little get-together as a remedy. Initiation was enjoyed by all, even by the Freshmen as they rested in a line in front of the assembly being perfect chinamen. For dramatic purposes a pantomine, “And The Lamp Went Out”, was presented for the entertainment of the assembly. Then on St. Valentine’s Day in the very midst of a blizzard, we gallantly gave our Senior play, “You Can’t Always Sometimes Tell,” a side-tickling farce. Mr. Goodwin took over the duties of sponsor with Miss White as co-sponsor. Their able assistants were Marilyn Davis, President; Burt Keever, Vice-President; Beverly Russell, Secretary; Martha Greiner, Treasurer. In January a near miracle was performed. Afer waiting for what seemed like centuries our rings arrived. We had a crowning achievement of winning 2 out of 4 years the King and Queen of the carnival. It was but fitting that our candidates Marilyn Davis and Leo Kanosky should be victorious our last year. Since the war was over, our class was able to take a trip. Alter putting all our ideas together, it was decided a class picnic at Buckner’s Cabin was just the thing. Our last social event of our school days made us realize how much fun we had really enjoyed together. To show our ever lasting gratitude to the school, we left something that could very nicely be put to use. It was decided a sofa and chair was needed for the dramatic productions of O. T. H. S., so we proceeded to do what we could about it. If they are not on the market yet, glass enclosed bulletin boards will be substituted. To finish our active school days, the Juniors gave us a very nice banquet and prom. The alumni banquet and dance followed with the class colors, green and white, and our flower, the Talisman Rose, prevailing in the decorations. All that was left for us as students was Commencement. On May 30th the eventful night arrived. The diplomas certainly looked nice, but with them came a feeling of mingled sorrow and joy. Keeping our class Motto in mind, “To Thine Ownself Be True,” we raised our eyes to face the future with a smile.

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have now opened their own dancing academy in St. Louis, Boles and Boles Incorporated. They are attending the carnival to give a display of exhibition dancing. They have originated a new step called the Virginia Reel Stomp. Going on farther I hear squeals of delight and see a large group of bobby-soxers surrounding a tall blonde man m a brigi.t green sports coat. Moving closer I see it is none other than our old classmate Barney Brantley who has replaced Frank Sinatra and his swoon crooning with Irish ballads and a boogie beat. He says he owes his success to the days he spent warbling in the halls at O. T. H. S. during the 2 minute interval between periods. Moving along I see what looks as if it were a parade of giants but is really the former Martha Greiner and her five children (quintuplets, no less). They are only 10 years old but have already reached the remarkable height of 6 ft. 5 in. and are still growing. The state is supporting her as she divorced her husband on “cnarges of mental cruelty.” On leaving her I notice a neat, rather dignified lady who I thought looked like June Hahne. While talking to her she informs me that she has just ccme back after 5 years in India doing missionary work trying to get the natives there to stop biting their fingernails. When I ask her wny she cnose this work a:.d never married, she telis me that she waited 5 years to get the right man to propose, but after that time she gave it up as a lost cause and entered her present work. Sne says the Deirey Daily Bugle has been trying to get her to write a column in the paper on “Advice to the Lovelorn.” With her work on the “Narghi News” in high school and her own experiences as background, she is seriously thinking of taking this position. When I ask her if she has seen any of her other classmates, she says while she was passing through Gilman she noticed two funeral parlors next door to each other. Thinking this rather queer she started to investigate and found that her two former classmates Beverly Russell and Beverly Sumrall were operating the new one. They said their one hope was to run the Reilly Brothers out of business. They have a new high-powered ambulance which will enable them to get to the dead bodies before the Reillys have a chance. Marilyn informs me that she talked to Burt Keever in St. Louis. She says he has a peanut vending machine on the corner of Dead End and Back Alley streets. His biggest business asset is his booming voice singing his own compositions written about his peanuts. He tried unsuccessfully to break into the St. Louis Civic Opera and then was forced to go into business for himself. We turned around to find a slim smartly dressed woman and recognized her as LaVerne Reiter. She is a very successful criminal lawyer now and not a bit like our old classmate. When I ask her how she happened to choose this work, she tells me that she had married a professional jewel thief. After thinking up so many alibis for h.m she became quite adept at the job. When I asked how she overcame her shyness, she replied that she spent 4 years in Mllse. Renee’s School for Attractive But Shy Young Ladies. LaVerne told me that her old friend Colleen is now the owner and manager of a Theatrical Boarding house in Louisville, Kentucky. Colleen tried to go on the stage as a bubble dancer, but she went broke buying bubbles, so she married the man who was in the act after her, “Les and His Trained Seal.” She opened the Boarding House to make some money since soon after their marriage the seal got sick and died leaving them nothing but a rubber ball, a seal coat, and some dead fish. The next classmate I recognize is Elsie Wright. She says she will be the featured accompanist on Morris B. Sachs and Kenneth G. Sterrenberg’s amateur hour. Since she has had to accompany so many of the young artists at O. T. H. S. she feels quite capable of the job. She says if she makes a success of this, Kenny is going to help sponsor her own program which she will call the “Hour of Harm”. She says that LaVerne Price is quite a successful business man now. He has his own Fur Shop in Waukegan. He does all the trapping, curing, and sewing himself, so you can see his styles are quite exclusive, and his profits are all clear except for what it costs him for thread and shotgun shells. Seeing a well-dressed couple standing near me I see that it is the former Veda Mae Ebert and her new husband Ernie. They just got married last week as they were waiting for Vete to make a success of her dressdesigning shop. Ernie has decided to quit his job at T O and devote his time to modeling his wife’s new creations. Looking around again, I recognize Marion Ingersoll who tells us she is now one of the “400” at Lockport. She says she has not found her man yet but she is still shopping around. She says that after waiting for 9 years for Leslie to get home on leave she has finally given up hope. Coming in the door late again I see Wilma Krause. Stopping to talk to her a minute I find that she is now Dean of Cusator’s Military Riding Academy at Chatsworth. As her eyes filled with tears she admitted to me that the five little Cusators were using the horses all the time, and thus they had not been able to make much profit. Well, it is getting near 11 o’clock and time for old people to be in bed so I better take the hint and leave you folks. Good night!!