Potomac High School - Artesian Yearbook (Potomac, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY June 30 1962 Well, we have just retumed home after spending one of the most enjoyable days of our life As reporters on the Potomac Nlrddlefork journal we were sent to cover a reunion of you guessed It The Class of 52 of Potomac Hlgh, which was held at the llotel Wolford After the banquet we had a chance to talk to all of the gang and here IS what we discovered Pat Pierce IS now head nurse at Nlercy Hospital ln Chlcago They really do have mercy on you too They put you under the ground before you have a chance to suffer Shirley Plddle Nlorrlson IS also l1v1ng 1n Chicago, but she rs a P F teacher at Lucy Flower High School And Shirley says she makes the girls run around the gym 10 times a day as a remembrance of good ole Potorrac lllgh Poor grrlsll just as we left the two Chlcagoans we ran smack 1nto Frank Heed lle now owns a tremen dous farm near lndlanapolls Frank says he FHISCS the best hogs 1n the country Reed s llybrid Razorbacks lMarg1e Baker excuse us Nlargle Judy who came 1n late told us tl1e reason was because her four children had caught the mumps all at one time We were very glad to hear her twin boys and twin glrls were coming along fine We hope Curt doesn t catch them just as 'llargie left here came 'Xlyra Hale She reported that she was head telephone operator at the White House lNo less she told us that Tom Jameson hired her the minute he was elected all the pretty secretaries, ahem, we mean lmportant lawmakers Also ln Washington is Bob Nlorfey who IS one of the members of the Senate Bob started out as a Lawyer ln Potomac and worked his way up from there Alva Montgomery was there too And, do you know he was trying to sell everyone an ln surance Pol1cy'7 He now owns the Live or Bust Insurance Corporatlon rn Tallahassee Gordon 'Nlartm tells us that he IS a Muslc Professor at llarvard University During his va cations he makes concert tours around the country which are managed by his wife the former Carolyn Hammond Dale Hoshauer reports that he IS now an Admlral ln the United States Navy He has been all over the world since he lolned Dale is skipper on the ueen 'Nlary and he says he makes his sailors swab the decks 3 times a day as a reminder of the way the halls were kept at Potomac High Cliff Kitchen who IS head coach at the Unrverslty of llllnols couldn t stay long as he had to practice w1th his boys who are on their way to another Big 10 championship They have won 4 rn a row slnce Cllff has been coaching them Margaret Wemrgk IS the head of a First hd Station in the middle of the Congo Basin 1n darkest Afl'1Ca She was able to attend the banquet as she IS back ln the US X'alSlIlg funds for her group of Natives As we had another assignment to cover we had to hurry on our way so we Sald good bye to the Seniors of '52 of Potomac High School Marilyn Schmmk Pat Wlllard 7 . , . . . U . ,, V . . . . . . . , . , . A. , . . . . . . . --gg 7 . 97 ,, . . . f I ' 1 1 . N . . , I . . . . . X , . D , il I . , . . ' 1 37th President of the United States. He seems to be getting along pretty good, especially with A . . , . ' ' K5 ' ,, ' ' . . . . , l . . . . ,, . ,, . .

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CLASS WILL We he members of the Senlor Class belng of sound mlnd and body do hereby publlsh and declire this to be our last w1ll and test'1n ent f'Lr9L We beque xth to the faculty our sincere gratitude for all they have done for us .Second To the Iunlors we bequeath the responslblllty for puttlng out the next annual and our qulet and dlgnlfled manner as SCIIIOYS Yhzra' We wlsh to make the followlng bequests to dlfferent members of the underclasses and the faculty I Frank Reed w1ll my curly halr to Mr Xlrirr and my ablllty to get good grades 1n Physlcs to llarold Jolley I fllua llontgomery Wlll my FI1gl1Sl1 book to anyone who can get along wlth the teacher and my ablllty to get along wlth the teachers to Gerald l' egett I Tom fameson wlll my ab1l1ty to drlve to Verlln Hale my ablllty to play basketball to Blll Lynch my rubber bands to 'Xlr lxesslnger and my ablllty to eat horseburgers to Coach Franklln Dale Hoshauer Wlll my ablllty to get on the honor roll to Jlm Morgan my ablllty to get along wlth tl e teachers to Verl1n Hale and my empty lockers to the freshmen 1 Pat Pzerce Wlll my good grades ln hlstory to Betty Spesard and my c neerleadlng ab1l1ty to Shlrley Stewart I llyra Hale wlll my barltone sax to Leola Br ldley 1f she wlll promlse to carry lt home every 1 ght and my noon hour study hall to Dale Berrv lf he wxll promlse to STUDY I Cordon llartm wxll my abllltv to play the plano to llarley Clemmons 1 llargaret Wermgk wlll my sewlng ablllty to llarley Clemmons and my green shorts to Coach Franklln I Robert Mor ey wlll my Engllsh IV book to jack Fsworthy and my f1eld1ng ablllty ln baseball to Laddle Grlmes l dld from Coach Franklm I Shtrley lafomson wlll my cheerleadlng ablllty to Gwendolyn Schmlnk my love for Blology to Jeannle Balleln and all my old nlcknames to anyone that wants them I Clzff Knchen wlll a l1ttle of my hexght to Don Jolley and my ablllty to get along Wltll the Engllsh teacher to Bud Sollars ln wltness whereof We the Qenxor Class of Flfty Two hereunto have subscrlbed our names and afflxed our seal to thls our Last Wlll and Testament thls fxrst day of March 1952 Slgned Senior Class of 1952 Wtmess llrs Norma Franklln Class Advzsor , t . . . . 1 1 1 Q C 1 . ., , I . . k --- L K n I -- I , . ---- L K A , , . . 1 ' ' . , 1 l , -J . . . Y I , , l n 1 I I1 1 Y 1 1 , ' . 1 1 ' , 1 , i S nv J . . 1 ll 1 ,, ' , J , , . 1 f 1 J V . 1, Marjorzc Baker, wxll front seat m History class to anyone that can take the teasmg that . 9 I 9 . 7 7 ' - Y 1 . 1 1 ' ' 1 W ' 9 3 , '

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CLASS HISTORY ln September 194-9 fourteen Freshmen trud ed toward Potomac Hxgh to compose the Freshman Class The class was well represented rn all school act1v1t1es We were honored by havlng Sh1rley 'llorrlson elected as cheerleader by the student body Pat Plerce was chosen as majorette and she twlrled wlth the band at all home basketball games The followlng members were elected to help gulde us through the begmnlng year Preszdent Shxrley Morrlson Vzce Prestdent Frank Reed Sec Sc Treas Pat Pxerce Student Counctl Carolyn Hammond Reporter Dale Hoshauer Advzsor Mrs Wllma Parrot DUYIHQ the last semester Myra Hale formerly of llennlng jomed our class glvlng us an enroll ment of flfteen Our Sophomore year found us very busy Our flrst class project for the year was checklng coats at all home basketball games FI he enrollment to begin the year wlth was fourteen We were honored agaln thls year by havlng Pat Plerce and Shlrley Morrlson elected cheerleaders by the student body To represent us th1s year we elected the followlng 0fflC6I'S Prestdent Shlrley Morrlson Vtce Prestdent Delcena Edenburn Sec dc Treas Carolyn Hammond Student Counctl Pat Plerce Reporter Myra Hale Advtsor 'Vlr Wllllam LEWIS Later 1n the year 0rv1lle Bradford and Charles Sollars from Danvllle jolned our class makmg an enrollment of slxteen As ,lunxors we started the term of 1950 1951 wlth sxxteen members lHCllld1Ilg the add1t1on of Tom Jordon from Danv1lle and the loss of Orvllle Bradford who moved to Marshall Our mam project was sellxng pop and candy at school and at all home basketball games On November 9 and 10 we pre sented our clas play Please My Nlerves On May 11 the ,Iumor and Senlor Prom was held ln the hlgh school gym wlth Cary Wllson s Orchestra The offlcers for the year were Preszdent Shlrley Morrlson Vtce Preszdent Frank Reed Sec dc Treas Alva 'Vlontgomery ,Ir Student Counczl Gordon lVart1n Concesstons Chatr- man Myra Hale Reporter Pat P11-rce Advzsors Mrs LOIS Crawford Mrs Dorothy Maxwell The beglllhlflg of the senlor year found us wlth an enrollment of flfteen students There were two new members Cllfford Kltchen from Ogden and Robert Morfey from Rantoul It was the bllSl6St year of all because we publxshed the yearbook and newspaper On Septer ber 17 the senlors undertook the project of selllng magazlnes for the Curtls Publlshxng Company Thomas Jameson sold the most 3114 00 He recelved as an award a Bulova Watch and matchlng accessorxes Th1S project netted the class a proflt of 3126 00 As Senlors we came 1n for our share of school awards too Shlrley Morrlson recexved the D A R Award Pat Plerce and Shlrley Morrlson were chosen as Cheerleaders by the student body The most Outstandmg Personalltles as declded by the student body lncluded the followlng Senlors Most popular glrl Pat Pxerce most popular boy Clxff Kltchen most courteous glrl Shlrley Morrxson most courteous boy Alva Montgomery best looklng glrl Myra Hale and best looklng boy Frank Reed Carolyn Hammond entertalned the class at a Turkey supper at her home 1n Urbana on November 18 The class also had a Chrlstmas Party at the H1gh School on December 12 later IH the year Bxchard Shank moved to Danvllle Carolyn Hammond moved to Urbana and Florene McNeely moved to East Lynn TTIIS made the enrollment drop to twelve The Senlor Play Crazy but Cute was presented on Apr1l 24 and 25 It was dlrected by MISS Shlrley Flsher Commencement CXCFCISCS were held on May 21 The Class went to Mammoth Cave on 'Vlay 26 for the Senlor Trlp The offlcers for the year were Preszdent Alva Montgomery ,Ir Vzce Preszdent Tom lameson Sec Sc Treas Robert Morfey Student Counctl Pres Myra Hale Student Counctl Member Cllfford Kltchen Reporter Marjorle Baken- Adwsor Mrs Franklln X cv . 1 n . . L . 0 . , - --- , --- . j ..-- , --- , --- . ,. , A . v - ' 1 9 . ' . . . , , . , , , . . V . . t . , X A N --- , --- . , , , --.. , --- , --- , 1 . . . . - n ,1 . . . S , 1 . A , . . . , . , j --- , ..-- . . , 5 , ---- , 1 ..-- , j --- y A --.. , I . , , . , . . . . , . . U . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 9 s 1 1 1 - 5 1 s 1 ' D Y a J 9 1 . . . 4 4 ,, . . . , . . . , . . 1 . , j ...- , l -..- . . , --- . , --- , --- , -- j .