Prairie Du Sac High School - Prairie Pride Yearbook (Prairie Du Sac, WI)

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CLASS PROPHECY As I was sitting at the desk in my room, you see I am an instructor in Com mercial subjects at Glenview High School in Chicago, one warm day in 1960, Linda, senior class president, came to me for advice on the matter of choosing a class motto She had a list of mottoes and handed them to me Reading over the list nPick Your Peak and Climb,' 'Twigs Today, Trees Tomorrow,' 'We will Ring the Bells of the Future, 'In Ourselves our Future Lies,' I knew that the last one sounded very familiar and upon pondering over it, the veil was removed and I saw in my mind our l9H8 Commencement, 'In Ourselves our Future Lies' was our class motto and so long ago, too A wry smile played upon my lips as I recalled those by gone days, and sudden ly I found myself lost in a reverie of memories concerning those dear old friends of the class of '48 That life is cruel which doesn't provide time for remember ing, so I enjoyed myself for many minutes recalling familiar persons and what each is doing now My first stop was a huge metropolis brought about by the uniting of two small villages what an immense improvement since I last saw it eleven years ago' Jus look at the beautiful layout The Harold Kreuger Estate' I remember his telling me when we were Seniors that he was going to retire within ten years do or die mode of transportation a 1955 Tucker Down on main street, a gigantic sign 'Consumers' Haven' caught my eye Approaching the nHaven' I read that the propri etor was Joe Koch Peering into the window, I beheld a conglomeration of little electric cars, shopping bags full of groceries, counters of meats, fruits and veg etables, pastries and confections I watched one lady do her shopping when she went in, she got into a little car, pressed a button, and rode away Then I saw the sign 'Serve yourself while you enjoy a ride After picking up the articles she wanted, she parked her midget auto, paid her bill, picked up her groceries, all neatly wrapped, and left the store As I was musing over Joe's occupation, noticed a man dressed in all white coveralls coming down the sidewalk I knew someone with whom I was quite well acquainted had a similar walk and sure enough, I recognized the man as Clarence Welke While conversing with him, I learned that he was successfully operating a large dairy farm, with Russell Sprecher and Robert Lipke as assistant managers He was telling me about the modern designed house with all the labor saving devices in it I said something to the effect that his wife surely must appreciate it Clarence rather hastily retorted, 'W1fe, nuts, N C 1 O t -- 2 I guess he did--and in royal style. It seems odd that he has such an out-of-date 1 . V , --1 ' .D . I

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we're batching it N Before leaving, he told me that Harley Boettcher was farming near Leland, was married, and had five little girls I can distinctly remember Harley's telling me back in the late 'NO's that he hated women' A milk truck then pulled up to the curb, and a lady got in I recognized her as Geraldine Baier, but before I had time for a second glance, the truck shot away Gazing around yet for a last look, I noticed two men in uniform talking about a half block away from where I was standing I went a little closer, and found them to be Fleet Admiral Dale Marks and Lt General Eldred Sprecher In Madison I saw a huge beauty salon and a sign in the window which said, 'Get the 1960 Look Here' Darleen, Verna, and Jeanette, proprietors I came the renown Orpheum theatre, with Homer Randall as manager That is quite an enter tainment place' Such a change from when I last saw it whirling westward, my mind stopped to rest at Minneapolis, There as personal secretary to the president of the Minneapolis Flour Mills, who is, by the way, James Henry, was Avonelle Strangstalein, still with that flaming red hair, too M1ne's almost gray already must be the difference between teaching and being a in Minneapolis are listed Sarah Henning, Elaine Genz, Mary Ann Albertus, and Louise Tabor After further investigation, I found Sarah a child specialist, Elaine an assistant in Cancer Research, Mary Ann a specialist in occupationalther apy, and Louise a skin specialist As Professor of European History, specializing on German History, at the U of Nebraska, I found Blanche Jerabek Rather surprised me I thought she'd be an authority on Czech history In Butte, Montana, advertised in colorful neon lights, I read this Attend the lecture tonight of the great literary genius Neal Fisher, the greatest world famous critic and literary dictator since England's Samuel Johnson. Who's that singing 'I'm Back in the Saddle Again'? If it 1sn't Allan Gasner on his ranch in Colorado' No doubt the dogies are well taken care of and now to serenade my gal that round, fat faced yellow moon Secretary to the president of Paramount Pictures is Cecile Savoy who is right now engaged in a telephone conversation with someone who can really tongue it out She hardly gets a word in edgewise I might have known Ho1lywood's substitute for the late Luella Parsons, and I hear she's as good as Miss Parsons and Hedda Hopper combined could ever have been at getting every little juicy bit of Hollywood gos sip Adrienne wos c to personal secretary. On the staff of Registered Nurses of the University Hospital