Roanoke Benson High School - Ro Vic Yearbook (Roanoke, IL)

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Junior Class Picture Top row, left to right: Marvin Yordy, Richard Rocke, Richard Zimmerman, Lloyd DeJohn, Eddie Teuscher, Jim Leman. Second row: Annabelle Martin, Marilyn DeWilde, Wilma Hefler, Helen Hodel, Neta Fauber, Betty Hangartner, Wilma Scherer. Third row: Malinda Hodel, Bertha Pisel, Geneva Ulrich, Mr. Webb, class adviser, Marjorie Hodel, Eunice Fehr, Carol Bachman. Bottom row: Robert Fischer, John Schirer, Milton Ekiss, Richard Fischer, Ben Fehr, Lee Sauder. Juniors . The juniors found themselves facing a great problem at the beginning of this term. They were supposed to raise enough nioney to give a banquet to the seniors, school board, and faculty in the spring. As it takes time to make enough money for a banquet, preparations were immediately begun. One of the first projects started was the selling of candy bars, potato chips, corn curls, peanuts, and popcorn at noons, after school, and at games. Hot dogs and pop were also sold at some of the basketball games. For many years the junior class has presented a play, and ours Was no exception. This play, Don't Keep Him Waiting, a three-act comedy, Was given October 18. It was a great success and We were proud to have made 95112.00 profit. Every class is asked to present an assembly program and We had ours the day of our play, The main attraction of the assembly was the play skits. A number of musical acts and a gossip column filled in the rest of the time. 18

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If you are ever driving through Texas he sure to stop in at the 'Martin Slap Happy Dude Ranch. You will be entertained by that beautiful red- haired flame, Winnie Martin, and her guitar. Her exquisite music has brought all the wolves to Texas. Jack Sauder has just been appointed Secretary of Agriculture. He was appointed upon his merit and also because of his super-natural hog calling voice. Donnie Gudeman has won fame in Hollywood as an actor. He is the only living human being that can wiggle his ear, blow smoke rings, tight-rope walk, stand on one hand, play the piano with the other, and wiggle his toes all at the same time, while the band plays the polka. Virginia Priller, we find, has started up her own business and is doing quite well as a grocery Woman. She is in partnership with Joe Rediger and the name of her store in Joe and Joe's Food Stuff. Tom Paluska has reached the height of his ambition. He has finally been selected to be the main organ-grinder man in Cole Brothers' Circus. Due to the shortage of man-power Goldie Schuler has taken a position as a clown in Cole Brothers' Circus. In Tommy and Goldie's spare time you will find them feeding the elephants. Believe it or not Donna Schirer has finally settled down on a farm of her own. When she is not helping her husband, she is taking care of her pet calf and two kids. Rosemary Wilson turned down her ambition of joining the WAVES for a position of driving a transfer truck from Roanoke to Eureka. She has a man in every farm house along the way, so she takes the hard road past Bluniers going over, and the gravel road past Sauders coming back. This way she can make the rounds every day. ' Eliza Kistner is a missionary in far Africa. Her gentle ways have tamed the most savage savage. Her greatest achievement, a school for apes, has made her many close friends. Betty Walker with her beautiful singing voice is the leader of a church choir. Every Sunday their voices fill the church and crowd the people out. Irma Pfister has a job working for the Pfister Hybrid Co. She helps with the detasseling in the summer and shelling in the winter. Dot Martin, we find, is singing for the Salvation Army and you should hear the men swoon as she holds on to one of those high notes. And last but not least, our dear Mr. Cravens was left broken-hearted when his favorite lovable seniors graduated. He couldn't bear the sight of school without his dear little seniors so he decided that the only alternative was to join the Navy. He has now achieved the rating of eaman 3rd class after being in the Navy four years. Every pay day Wil find the sailors gathered around Seaman Cravens to participate in that little game that has to do with rolling ivory cubes. No wonder his family is on relief. The above has been prophesied, written, and approved by the three great and notable prophets, Mildred Rocke, Anne Wallace, and Jerry Sauder. 17

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J unlor-Senior Banquet The annual Junior-Senior banquet was held April 28 in the High school gymnasium. The Senior Class colors were wine, and white, but since we were unable to obtain wine colored paper, we had to use blue and white. The seniors' motto was, We've Crossed the Bayg the Ocean Lies Before Us. The gym was decorated to represent the deck of a ship which was christened the Voyager. All of the guests and hosts gathered in the reception room between 6:30 and 7:00 o'clock. It was a gay crowd, with all the girls dressed in formals and wearing lovely corsages. The lnvocation was given by Mr. Smith. Richard Zimmerman acted as toastmaster and announced each speaker in a humorous manner. Hostess Helen Hodel, welcomed the group and was followed by talks given by lst Mate Dorothy Martin, Admiral Cravens, and Commodore McCauley. After the main course, talks were given by 2!C Seaman Wilma Scherer, who spoke on Sincerityg 1fC Seaman Virginia Pril- ler, who discussed Honestyg 21C Seaman John Schirer gave a speech on Initiativeg 1fC Seaman Rosemary Wilson spoke on Perseverance, and 2!C Seaman Richard Rocke concluded with a talk on Success. Music was furnished all through the dinner by Nola McCauley and Anna Nofsinger, who player their marimbas. A short program given by Wayne West and his Deck Hands of WMBD, followed the last course. The acts were a tap dancing and singing duet, woman vocalist, 'and a girls' trio. The juniors also sponsored a few dances. Carl Wyss' orchestra and the Yordy Sisters' juke-box served as music. The banquet was scheduled for April 28, and proved to be a big success. The juniors also were very active in the inter-class contests. '1'he great amount of talent in this class brought us second place. Junior Play The junior play, Don't Keep Him Waiting, was presented October 22. The characters were as follows: Benjamin Fehr, Helen Hodel, Richard Zim- merman, Neta Fauber, James Leman, Geneva Ulrich, Richard Rocke, Wilma Scherer, Marvin Yordy, Annabelle Martin, Betty Hangartner, and Edwin Teuscher. Betty, the mainstay of the Ramble family has a difficult time to make both ends meet. Dave, who has been engaged to Betty, wants her to marry him and leave for South America and let the family look out for themselves for a change. But Betty refuses and Dave becomes interested in a South- ern charmer. Betty then changes her way of living as she goes on a spend- ing spree and charges everything to her family. In this, she gives her family a dose of their own medicine and also Dave, when she flirts with a Mr. Atkins. The family wake up to their shortcomings and make things right for Betty. The Southern charmer leaves with Mr. Atkins and Betty marries Dave and they leave for South America for their honeymoon. Music between Act I and Oct II was furnished by Marilyn DeWilde and Betty Hangartner. After the play, movies were made of sections of the play by Leroy Kempf. '. 19