Parker Rural High School - Panther Yearbook (Parker, KS)

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 PROPHECY Hello folks! Here It Is 1978 and many things have happened since that commencement night twenty years ago. I wonder how those young people have made out In this old world? I believe I111 take a stroll down Memories Drive to see. Would you care to Join me? Shirley Lawson finally got Ronald to propose. They spend most of their time fishing in the mountains. Shirley Is pretty good at catch- ing Trout - man's that is. Joan McBride and Roger were married, but Roger has quite a time keeping up with Joan's modeling career. She loves these new bustles. You know how Larry Haas disliked girls, well that is all changed now. He's married and has six of them. They live on the moon where Larry is in charge of space travel. Little Joyce Page accepted seconds once too often. She is now the fat lady of the circus. Kenneth Magers became a millionaire overnight. He found a commer- cial use for cockle burs; he grinds them into meal for chinchillas. Sharon Byerley has replaced 'Bashful Bob' on the Ozark Opery. A talent scout saw her imitate him while we were on Sneak. Marion Stites, Jr. is following in his father's footsteps. His motto: School will run Just as well without me so why go. Grace Bearly is working for the government. She is the only woman test piolt in the world. She is now trying out a new wingless airplane. Theron Millard has taken over the movies. He is presently play- ing the title role In his new production of Shorty . I see Ringling Bros, couldn't find a strong man for their circus so Prances Hahnfeld has volunteered her services. Ira Reed married a basket weaver. They how have enough little 'reeds' to make by hand a hundred baskets a day. Barbara Harold is a court strenographer and also is helping her husband solve the 'Case of the Shrunken Head'. Robert Tyson is the World Champion swimmer. Next week he will attempt to swim the Atlantic Ocean. Kathy Staley took the boys hint when they called her.hat a flying saucer. She is now traveling for Mars - testing reactions on a new type candy bar. Rolland Ball is manufacturing the new Jet stream cars especially for Parkerites, so they won't notice the holes in Linn County's roads. Remember that blonde Evonna Davey, well she has been married seven times. When the new wears off she gets a new man. Keith Baird is Mayor of Little America. His metropolis is ship- ping ice cubes to all parts of the world. Janice Cady's life long ambition has been realized. She is happily married to a large-scale farmer, is the mother of six husky boys, and teaches Judo in a near-by college. Larry Lee is in the Air Force and is stationed in the desert in Africa. It is so much like Kansas he is teaching the natives how to farm in his spare time. Who's that with all those blond-headed kids. Why it's Shirley Byerley. She and Elzia settled their differences and were finally married. Paul Kline has become one of the largest farmers in Eastern Kan- sas. The fact of the matter is he's the Only One. Well, here we are at the end of Memories Drive. That certainly was a long and interesting stroll. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. BY JANICE CADY

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We the Claes of 1958, pretending to be In possession of sound minds, do here-by proclaim this to be our last will and testament. To the entire student body we leave our quiet dignity, fun- loving nature, willingness to post-pone tests, and craving for chocolate milk. The candy bar wraopers that have collected in the biology room during the year we leave to the faculty, suggesting that they use the ’ to start a collection in a scrapbook labeled Sacred Memories from Years Gone Past . We also give them permission to use our names as living examples of ideal students. The boys beoueath the front row of chairs in the Government room to next year’s senior girls and we girls leave the last two rows to next year’s senior boys with a request that they sit only in every other chair as we were in the habit of doing. To the sophomores we bequeath our closeness as a class. And we will our steady nerve in time of a crisis to the freshmen. Ira Reed leaves his quiet, studious manner and straight A average to Billy Wingate. Sharon Byerley wills her ability to do imitations of Bashful Bob to Linda Prentice. Ronald Troutman beoueathes his persuasiveness to Bobby Dumcum. Frances Hahnfeld leaves some of her muscle power to our future football team. Several of them could use it. Keith Baird gives his mean football ability to the coach. Joan McBride bequeaths her long blaclc ha’r to Carol Hodgson. Paul Kline gives Stella back to Brenda since she introduced them. Evonna Davey leaves her baby talk to Luella Brown. Marion Stites wills his unusual attendance record to anyone who cares to try to break it. (Let’s hope no one does.) Kathy Staley leaves her shy, retiring manner to Charlene Kittrell in hopes that she’ll put it to good use. Theron Millard wants to divide his height among next year’s A basketball team. He has plenty to go around. Janice Cady benueaths her fondness of arguing with the coach to Norma Webb and her ability to have flat tires to Mr. Ward. Larry Haas gives his winning ways with the girls to Larry Light. Shirley Byerley leaves her baton twirling ability to Clyde Alexander. Rolland Ball leaves, if not intelligent answers, his reas- suring smile to Gene Mitchell. Barbara Harold wills her ambition to study and make A’s and her quiet disposition to George Jackson with a reauest that he practice some of It. Larry Lee leaves his wavy hair to Jimmy Simms. Shirley Lawson bequeaths her acting ability to anyone who needs it but decided to keep her innocent look when there’s been some mischief done. Kenneth Magers wills his National Guard uniform to Jimmy Hill. Take good care of it Jim. Joyce Page leaves her kindness to cats to Gerry Barrett and suggests that she keep a record of how many she eliminates by cutting notches in the dashboard of her car. Robert Tyson (sometimes known as Little Bo Peep ) wills his sheep-er clipboard to someone who can keep better track of it than he did. Grace Bearly leaves her singing ability to Tom McCray with the hope that he will make good use of it. In witness there-of we have here set our seal th 8 23rd day of May A.D. 1958. BY GRACE BEARLY