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

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After leaving the Museum, we strolled along Lake Shore drive and to our amazement, found Harold Lathrop and Diane Rice fishing. They own a partnership in a little fish store downtown, where their speciality is “pickled” herring. Diane said that one of their most frequent customers is Betty Decker and Bob. We took time out from our tour to stop in atone of the large downtown theatres. We were surprised that the stage show was featuring “Terry and His Follies of I960 and guess who is “Terry . None other than Terry Workman. And who should be in his chorus line but more of our classmates, Doris Henrichs, Dorothy Peters, Mary Ann Leonard, Virginia Zirkle, and Joanne Doyle, Marge Scott is his star and entertained us with a few selections on her baritone. Marge, after completing high school, ma rried a multi-millionai re , but he deserted her when he found that her only love was her baritone. And guess who is ticket-seller at the theatre? None other than Willie Cox. I asked him how business was, and he replied that it couldn’t be worse. We were walking out of the theatre and saw a tall, good looking policeman and recognized him to be Norman East. We were surprised to see him in such an occupation, but there he was ! In need of refreshment, we stopped at an ice cream counter and found Mary Staubus the owner, and Marcella Greiner as waitress. Mary has a profitable business. The food was good and her speciality was “crabapples and cottage cheese . Getting back to Onarga, I hear that Jane (Orr) and Bob Niles are in the pencil business. How are they doing? I was surprised to hear that they operate their business near the high school, although it is an ideal location! Juanita Pierce and Beverly Wilken were up to my office the other day. Juanita teaches cooking at the Ridgeville School for Red-Haired Children, and Beverly teaches Mathematics at the Milford High School. Beverly had come to Chicago to the University to try to sell the professors on her new discovery in Math, but of course you already know all this. Beverly didn’t sell her discovery, but she did get an awfully good-looking professor. Well, that just about sums it up, Whaley. Our classmates seem to be doing all right. Have you ever forgotten those English IV term papers and American History class--and those last days of school? The Senior Play went off well, and our sports activities were good. Remember how you know you would miss the gang ? They all have new friends now and live in different places, but you can never forget a face. I’m glad Onarga got the new gymnasium, and that the team did so well in the tournament. You must like your new job. Come up to Chicago sometime and see the gang. 13 Yours truly, Jerry Jones

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1enior Coach Thomas E. Brim Onarga High School Onarga, Illinois Dear Whaley, I haven’t been down to see Onarga's new ultra-modern gymnasium but 1 hear that it is really a honey! You must be doing well in your new position as coach. It has been a long time since I have heard from you and as I have seen a few of our old classmates lately, I thought I would write and tell you what they are doing. Our old pal, Chief Ed Bottorff, walked into my dental office here on South State Street just the other day, wanting dental treatment for his tribe. Ed has just completed an expedition to North Dakota studying how to acquire territory for the North American Indians. We were just making plans to tour Chicago, when another of our friends, Irvin “Hair less Joe Jean, wandered in. Irvin, as you remember, after having completed his high school training, became famous as a scientist and had the whole office on the edge of our seats telling us of his daring expedition in the Yukon, where he has made a valuable discovery--the distilling of seal oil. So the three of us set out to tour the city. Do you remember when we took our class trip 'way back in '50, the little newstand on the corner of State and Madison? Well, Sue Ficklin, is now on that corner selling old newspapers for a penny apiece. I was shocked to note that the papers were the old Narghi News that Sue had edited when a Junior in high school. 1 never thought Sue would have to resort to this. She also told me that Jeanne Curphey was home at the apartment that they share, writing her book, “Live, Love, and Be Happy. They are making out as best they can on Sue's earnings. At noon we stopped for lunch in a restaurant, and in our anxiety to leave, forgot to pay the bill. Who should call our attention to it but our former classmate, Beverly Haerr. It seems that she and Leon are making out all right in their establishment. Who should be sitting at an adjoining table but Reverend and Mrs. Ronald Schnurr and their little Sunday School class enjoying a day away from his demanding work at a church right in the heart of Skid Row. Ronny is doing a good job of “cleaning up” and enjoys his work. (You remember Bobbye, don’t you Whaley?) We decided to spend part of the afternoonat one of the museums and chose the Chicago Museum of Mummies. Who should be gatekeeper, but “Me rv” Hanne r. He likes his job even though he is so far away from home--and Watseka.As we wandered along the corridors, we found agrcup ofcollege students and in the group was Brad Perkinson, who hasjust received his degree from the Skid Row School for Psychology Students. Brad also joined our group and was overjoyed to see his buddies again. Having nothing better to do we spent the remainder of the afternoon listening to a lecture by Betty Seggebruch. Her subject was “F. F. A. Chapters of the Country.” And she seemed to be well informed on her subject, due to her high school days, no doubt.

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Senior C duSA We, the Senior Class of Onarga High School, Unit District one, being of sound mind (?) and body, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament: I, Thomas Edmund Brim, will and bequeath my outstanding ability to love every girl in school, and one special one in Thawville, to Alara Hildenbrand’s little brother, Haroid. We, Sue Ficklin and Jeanne Curphey, do hereby will and bequeath all our interest in “boys” to any of the Junior girls. We prefer MEN! I, Edward Bottorff, will my desk in Study Hall to anyone fool enough to take a front seat, plus a wonderful bargain--one American History Book. I, Mrs. Pierce, formerly Juanita Henegar, will one used gas stove to Joyce Wilson, plus a box of “Duz . 1, Norman East, will and bequeath my grape arbor to Norman Bottorff. We, Ronald Schnurr and Brad Perkinson, will our unusual hairdo’s” and winning personalities to Mr. Callaway. We, Joanne Doyle and Marge Scott, will to RitaDoyle our ability to miss everyMonday morning but still LOVE school! 1, Irvin “Cobby Jean, will and bequeath my book, How To Be Muscular”, to little Jimmy Thomas. May it do as much for him as it did for me. 1, Beverly Wilken, will to Janice Orr my ability to be a flustered lady. We , Beverly Legan and Virginia Zirkle , will and bequeath to Joyce Fink and Doris Conn our habit of ignoring most boys and tormenting only a few. I, William Cox, will to Charles Bailey my hidden talents, and hope he can have more success in finding them than I had. I, Gerald Eddie Jones, will and bequeath my little car to Leslie Bork Jr., and included in this wonderful bargain, one television set installed in the bottom of the floor of my little auto. For further information see me. CHEAP! I, Terry Workman, will bequeath my ability to portray negro porters in plans and carnival acts to Ronald Redenius. We, Betty Seggebruch and Beverly Haerr, will and bequeath our abilities to get our men, no matter what, to Valda Dillon. I, Mervin Hanner, will to Dale Pool my ability to attract the women of Watseka. We, Gene Forrest and James Lewis, will the remainder of the Onarga Chapter of the F. F. A. to Bobby Talbert--what is left, that is! I, Betty Decker, will all my energy and witty expressions and silly laugh to Lucille Harris. 1, Doris Henrichs, will to Dee Haerr my shy personality. I, Mary Staubus, will to Donna Hall my ability to enjoy every class in high school, including American and World History classes. I, Marcella Greiner, will to Carol Gromoll my interest in “town” boys, ice cream, and my gift of gab. I, Jane Orr, will and bequeath my ability to talk more and say less to Janice Danforth, my car license to Bill Bailey, and my diamond to nobody. I, Harold Lathrop, will to Billy Whitlow my shy smile. I, Mary Ann Leonard, will to the Junior class--Me, so I can stay to torment people. We, the Senior Class, will to Miss Snider, our favorite English teacher, thirty-two very used English IV term papers!!! WITNESSES: Mr. Chase Miss Brookhart SIGNED: THE SENIOR CLASS