Pleasant Prairie Academy - Archive Yearbook (German Valley, IL)

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CLASS PIQOPHECY TIME: 1980 A.D. PLACE: Aboard a Yacht on the Dead Sea. Margaret Wilhelmina Theresa Johanna Unruh, million- aire owner of the HUnruh Model Agencyu is on an extended cruise in order to regain her health after a nervous breakdown. One day, while Margaret was sitting on the deck, beautiful strains of HMoney Is the Root of All Evilu came to her ears. They were being sung by the marvel- lous baritone voice belonging to a stout man, Leon Bawin- kel, distinguished Metronolitan Opera Star. Suddenly, Margaret heard a loud groan. She went aft to investigate and discovered a man suffering from hunger and want. She discovered that he had once been the rich- est man in the world but had now lost everything. At first, she d1dn't recognize him, but soon she found out it was one of her classmates, Chester Freese. She was so shocked that she fainted, She awoke an hour later to find the tall, slim mechanic, Nathan Achtermann, bending over her. His youthful ambition had been to be a doctor, but it had never been fulfilled. While Margaret was wandering around the deck, she heard a tremendous noise which sounded like the breaking of dishes. She ran to the galley to investigate, but stooped suddenly when she was met by blinding smoke. Momentarlly, she saw a man emerge from the smoke, crying, WI burned the chickenln She was so startled to find the face beneath all the dirt belonging to Bob Roos, the new cook, that she screamed. This brought the rest of the party, on board ship, running. After everything was cleared, they all went on deck and enjoyed the rest of the trio, talking over all the old times, especially the years spent at P.P.A. ..-o..-

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I ,X ,N XX-1 Xl! .5 I 1:3 4 X X 41 fx! j ' 1 - V 4 , ,, .5 if .J - .-. N .J We, the members of the class of 1948, being of sound mind and ln possession of all our mental faculties, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. All of the privileges of the Senior Class, such as being honored guests at a Banquet, our Senior dignity, the set- ting of a good example for the underclassmen, guardianship of the traditions of the Academy: all these, and any prerogatives of the Senior Class, we bequeath to the members of tie Class of 1949. I, Nathan Achtermann, bequeath some of my excess weight to Dorothy Diddens. I, Leon Bawinkel, bequeath my ability to drive around certain posts to LeRoy Boomgarden. I, Chester Freese, bequeath my ability to borrow pretty ties to Roland Poppen. I, Robert Roos, bequeath my ability to sound like a tractor to Lowell Boomgarden. I, Margaret Unruh, bequeath my ability to play the piano to Beulah Bawlnkel. I, Nathan Achtermann, bequeath my ability to cook to Mary Eckhoff. I, Leon Bawinkel, bequeath my reach as a basketball center to Harold Denekas. I, Robert Roos, bequeath my ability to get ububble gumn all over my face to Gerald Denekas. I, Chester Freese, bequeath my second-hand basketball trunks to Wilbur Juergens. I, Robert Roos, bequeath my extra fine penmanship to Flora Mustert. I, Margaret Unruh, bequeath my ability to chatter to Clara Kampman. We hereby declare this to be our last will and test- ament subscrlbed and sworn before the notary public, the honorable Mr. Jigga of German Valley, Illinois on the 13th day of the month of April, in the Year of Our Lord, 1948.