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

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Will We, the Senior class, being of sound mind and body, do hereby adopt the following will, witnessed by Mrs. Haire and Mr. Hocking. I, Ross Adkins, do hereby will my advanced math books with all the correct answers written in to Marlin Lee, I, Eileen Bailey, do hereby will my naturally curly hair to Carol Douglass in hopes that she will take care of It. I, Robert Bailey, do hereby will my superior ability to be a perfect student in second hour study hall to Andy Nielson. I, John Brown, do hereby will my ability to hot rod a car without having any accident to John Pruett. I, Sally Balding, do hereby will my fairly feminine ways to “Toot” Natterstad, in hopes that she puts them to good use in the future. I, Merry Enz, do hereby will my first base position in softball to anyone foolish enough to attempt to catch “Toot” Natterstad’s easy throws. I, Myra Enz, do hereby will all the girls I know in Wisconsin to Buddy French. I, LeRoy Fishback, do hereby will my ability to stay home at night to Carl Schalber. I, Judy Frye, do hereby will all my old sack dresses to any BLIMP big enough to wear them. I, Bill Haire, do hereby will my ability to play volleyball to Glen Gerkin. I, Norvan Henrichs, do hereby will my good attendance at school to John Pruett. I, Janet Koon, do hereby will my ability to go on a diet and stay on it to Madeline Pence. I, Sandra Link, do hereby will ALL my undiscovered talents to Judith Schriefer. I, Glen Molck, do hereby willmy ability to go steady with one girl for three years to Raymond Harshbarger. I, Darrell Niswander, do hereby will my ability not to steal cigarettes to Jim Bradshaw and Jerry Bailey. I, Leon Perkinson, do hereby will my ability not to get expelled in high school to Leland “Curly” Hassel-bring and John Pruett. I, Jane Reed, do hereby will my ability to never wear the same outfit of clothes more than once a week, to Nancy LUCILLE Gibson. I, Pat Scott, do hereby will my quiet ways and ability to hold my temper, to Marilyn Harding. I, Ronnie Stiener, do hereby will my excess weight to Glen Gerkin. I, Chester Stumpe, so hereby will my ability not to get along with ANY teacher to the freshman boys. I, Carl Smith, do hereby will my beautiful long, and straight black hair to Leland Hasselbring. I, Roger Tilstra, do hereby will my ability to stay out of the office my Senior year to Terry Cultra. I, Tom Tomlinson, do hereby will my scientific quotations to the class of 60” so if they don’t know the answer on a test they can use them to fill the blanks. I, Dennis Wills, do hereby will my over abundance of intestinal fortitude to Carl Schalber. I, Jerry Willson, do hereby will all my girls to Greg Salmon, since he would take them anyway. L Wilma Walters, do hereby will my 5 foot 7 inches to Elaine Bohlmann, and may it bring her up in the world. I, Mona Zirkle, do hereby will my ability to like cowboy boots to Nancy Gibson. We, the SENIOR GIRLS do hereby will our ability to have good clean fun, anywhere, anytime, and at no expense to others, to the Junior Girls.

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During our Sophomore year, we had our Penny Supper. Our class officers for this year were: President, Glen Molck; Vice-President, Wilma Walters; Secretary, Eileen Bailey; Treasurer, Norvan Henrichs. Our homecoming candidates for our Sophomore year were Sally Balding and Glen Molck. Dennis Wills went to Boys’ State this year. Our sponsors were Mrs. Phillips and Mr. Douglass. Our Junior year we really got into the swing of things. We had the concession stand, our Class Play, “The Happier We ll Be”, our class rings, and last but not least, our prom. The theme of our prom was “Oriental Paradise”. Everybody really enjoyed working and it really showed up on the night of the prom. This year we gained Ross Adkins. Our sponsors were Mrs. Stienecker and Mr. Adams. Our class officers were : President, John Brown; Vice-President, Bob Bailey; Secretary, Ramona Zirkle; and Treasurer, Norvan Henrichs. The homecoming candidates were Wilma Walters and Dennis Wills. This year Janet Koon was chosen to go to All-State Band and Chorus at Peoria, Judy Frye went to Girls’ State, Jane Reed went to Music Camp, and Wilma Walters and Myra Enz went to GAA Camp. Our Senior year we were very happy to see as officers, President, Bill Haire; Vice-President, John Brown; Secretary, Eileen Bailey; Treasurer, Jerry Willson; Student Council Representative, Sandra Link; and Student Council Representative Member at Large, Chester Stumpe. The basketball team consisting of Jerry Willson, Roger Tilstra, Glen Molck, and Dennis Wills, helped to pull us to a victory over R-T to win the District for two years in a row. Two girls got cheerleading out of our room this year, and they are Merry and Myra Enz. The boys that went out for football and who helped the Onarga team get the Vermillion Valley trophy for three years straight are: Dennis Wills, Glen Molck, Jerry Willson, Bob Bailey, John Brown, Tom Tomlinson, and Leon Perkinson. These boys have played for four years. There were two others who played on the team for three years, they are Carl Smith and Ronald Steiner. There were two others who should get recognition also, and they are Bill Haire and LeRoy Fishback, our managers. We are really proud of our team and fellow classmates. The Baseball team consisted of two of our Seniors: Jerry Willson and Tom Tomlinson. They have played for four years also. Our Homecoming candidates were Wilma Walters, Myra Enz, Glen Molck, and Dennis Wills. The homecoming king and queen were Wilma Walters and Dennis Wills. Our class Sponsors were Mrs. Haire and Mr. Hocking. The DAR Award was won by Jane Reed, and theSAR Award was won by John Brown. Our Class Colors: Champagne and Maroon. Our Flower: Champagne Carnations. Our Motto: ‘‘Our Future Is An Open Road”. Baccalaureate was May 24 and Commencement May 26. The Class of “59” leaves the old walls of O. H. S. to seek out more interesting and achieving work.

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Senior Prophecy 32 Bootleg Path Hick-n-Kick, Virginia September 12, 1970 Mrs. Marshall Hurt 111 Harvey Road Needles, California Dear Sally, I have just returned from our old homestead in Onarga. Tales of our old classmates provided many ancedotes. On arriving in Onarga, my first stop was the old brain factory. Who should I see first, but John “Cas-sanova” Brown who is now traffic manager at the Onarga Drag Track. Upon entering the school, I ran across our old classmate, Jane Reed. Jane has taken over the job of redecorating the school. Jane said that Ronnie Steiner had joined the Navy to let the world see him. She also told me about Leon Perkinson. He is now a full-fledged general in the Siberian National Guard. Jane mentioned that Carl Smith is now publicity manager for Brigette Bardot. Driving uptown I stopped in at the Onarga Astonisher where Tom Tomlinson is editor-in-chief. Tom was watching the World Series and Jerry Willson had just hit a grand slam home run to win the Series for the Cardinals. On leaving the Astonisher I saw Air Stewardesses. Eileen Bailey and Janet Koon walking down the street. The girls are working for Onarga Transatlantic Airlines. I entered Walter’s Drug Store to purchase a paper. Upon reading it, I learned that Darrel Niswander and his gang had taken over the Chicago Underworld. Wilma told me that Sandi Link is now head stenographer at DelRey Tech. Wilma also mentioned that Pat Scott is now over in Russia trying to teach the fundamentals of bookkeeping to Khrushchev. Driving by Kissee’s Standard Service, I saw Judy Kissee. They say that Kissee’s is the only place you can get your face lifted and your gas tank filled at the same time. While there, Chet Stumpe pulled up in his “flip-top” Cadillac. His trucks were lined two miles deep waiting to get gas. As I left Kissee’s, the odor from Ross Adkins’ Fiber-glass Barge Factory was quite nauseating. I understand he is doing very well. Since I needed gas. I drove out to Chan’s, now Glen’s. Glen Molck has taken over Chan’s position as chief authority on the aspects of life. Glen told me that Denny Wills is now head Bawana on safari in deepest, darkest Africa. As I traveled to LaHogue, I passed the Gerdes Ranchero. I saw Ramona Gerdes, who is now a full-fledged goucho.