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

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Class Will We, the members of the senior class of Roanoke High School, consisting of nothing but extraordinary brain children with sumptuous talents, being of sound mind, superior foresight and ideals, in full possession of a crammed mind,, pre-eminent knowledge, superlative per- sonalities, fascinating good looks, captivating sense of humor and engaging smile, out of the generosity- of our little hearts, do hereby will to you the following in the hope that they will prove useful to you in the future. To dear old R.V.H.S. we leave all the gum under seats, broken lockers, marked desks, the tons of marble we wore off while marching to and from the office, mostly to, a rubber check with which our executors may pay all our debts, and to the lucky people ihali who will be re- turning next year, our pictures in the hall to keep them from missing us too much. However, in case they would still grieve over our leaving, we will throw in 140 boxes of Kleenex. To Mr. Corn we leave a pair of roller skates to help him travel over the Unit District. To Mr. Cravens we will one automatic trap door for cleaning out his office on busy morn- ings. To Loretta Bill we leave a new mimeograph machine, a year's subscription to True Love, and a 'Tyrone Power' type 'office boy' to help her out. To Mr. Broers we leave o miniature county basketball trophy because he iust can't seem to win one. To Mr. Luallen we leave a set of bookkeeping answer books in case he loses a few. To Miss Miller we leave a play cast that learns their lines before the last week of the ploy. To Miss Clark we leave a stove radio which will play music appropriate to what she is cook- ing such as 'Apple Pan Dowdy' when she's making dunplings and a record that repeats 'The Bell Has Rung' to quiet those noisy Freshman girls. We leave Mr. Furr a season's pass to all Chicago Cub baseball games, since we all know he enioys good baseball. To Mr. Crawford we leave a cow, pig, and chickens to give his Ag Department a farm-like atmosphere. To Mr. Kaos we leave a iet-propelled robot to track down all the absentees from study hall and classes. To Mr. Nyberg we leave a box of Fablum to feed to his sophomores in geometry class. To Miss Heinzelmann we leave a lie detector so she can prove the girls are really taking showers. To Mr. Webb we leave our sympathy, because of the struggle he will have in the future days to direct the mixed chorus without our superior support and open eyes. To Mr. Murphy we leave a pair of acid-proof pants. This will eliminate the quick dashes to the water faucet. To Mr. George we leave ambitious underclass- men who will stay in band. To Mr. Behnke we leave a mechanical bed with wheels, motor, and binoculars, so he can lie down while cleaning up dear old R.V.H.S. To Mr. Harvey we bequeath a magnet that collects all dirt and an escalator to carry him up the stairs. We also give him our permission to slide down the banisters. Tom Lemon leaves his date book to Jerome Beenders, so don't be too surprised if you see Jerome with a girl once in a while. Wally Lemon leaves his grace on the basket- ball floor to Rog Aeschleman. Rachel Lemon leaves her giggle to Sara Jean Aeschleman. 'Boy, l'm sure glad to get rid of that. Shelby Kenyon leaves what's left to the chemistry department to anyone who is dumb enough to take it. Bob Blunier leaves to Louis Vogel an un- limited supply of gasoline so he will have no legitimate excuse to park his car in unusual places. Anita Sansone leaves her towering height to Norman Pruvost. Anita's famous quotation is 'Don't let the stars get in your eyes. .lim Sauder leaves to Lyn Riviere this ad- vice: lf studying interferes with a good time, don't study. Marvin Aeschleman leaves everything he learned in English lV to Wayne Ulrich. 'Mar- vin, you tightwad.' Shirley Gallianetti leaves her blond Italian- cut hair to Teresa DeGiovanni, who iust de- spises her long black curls. Dale Kempf leaves his invention of good- tasting, two-way tooth paste to .loe Bochman, S0 Joe can spread it between two slices of bread and clean his teeth while he fills his stomach. Beverly Capponi leaves her ability to go steady with one boy to Pat Herbst, who seems to flit from one boy to another. Marilyn Bernius leaves her seat in 7th hour study hall and all the gum under it to Joanne McEldowney. There is quite an assortment of flavors. lt makes the desk Wrigley.' Dorothy Fischer leaves to Rachel Zehr one acid-eaten chemistry apron. lt looks as though Dorothy worked very hard this year. iLooks are sometimes deceivingli Margie Wirth wills her healthy sense of humor to Sharon Grendel. Especially effective in Home Economics Classy it keeps the girls in 'stitches . Dean Whittington leaves to Dick Herbst his power to attract attention from those cute little underclassmen.' Jim Monge, being of sound mind, takes every- thing he has with him. Dale McCauley leaves his high l.Q. to Billy Joe Davis. Georgia Friend leaves her hilarious laugh to Marlene Hosler, who is much too quietl Sue Vogel refuses to leave her 'Speediness' to anyone. Gary Audi leaves his reserved seat behind the eightball to whoever gets there first. Tom Hodgson leaves his ability to stay out late atnight and still get to school on time to Martha Hafermann. Betty DeGiovanni leaves her flaming red hair to all the dishwater blonds in school. Roger Whittington leaves his powerful build to .lim Byrd. Dick Bochman leaves his ability in playing the piano to anyone who will solemnly promise to do his utmost to become a good musician. .leanie Wheelwright wills her ability to find 'o one and only' in her senior year to Phyllis Gollianetti. Grace Bochman is leaving her ability to talk like a machine gun, when well loaded, to Rose- mary Egli. Mary Ann Walker leaves her ability to make nonsensical remarks in class to Roger Herbst. Lyford Klein bequeaths to Veldo Fischer his ability to sleep through classes and study halls, be it ever so noisy! Mary Sauder leaves her size nine tennis shoes to Virginia Bochman, who wants a change from her own size, which is two and one-half. Leroy Monge leaves his ability to get along with Benson kids to Dixie Hoover. Nancy Martin leaves her way of being ornery in English to Rachel Blunier. iBut we doubt if she needs itll .ludy Fehr leaves Les Bauman three mice and a garter snake to be let loose in study hall. That ought to create quite a riot. Helen Audi leaves her ability to find a 'back- er' in all she does to Margaret Audi. Signed, sealed, and published as our last will and testament by THE SENIOR CLASS OF ROANOKE HIGH SCHOOL.

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.Q 1 it fs iq .., - 'Tom 1 I ' 1 .9 'i I 5 Margie' vi 'Rach' X, Semor News ln late August, we entered R.V.H.S. as sen-:Afterwards we attended a show. Everyone iors, knowing that this would be our last year in high school. Our first big event of the year was initiation of the freshmen. We all had a good time and the freshmen were all good sports. We elected Dean Whittington to be our last class president. For Vice-President, Shirley Gallianetti, Secretary-Treasurer, Betty DeGio- vannig and Student Council members, Dean Whittington, Jim Monge, Tom Hodgson, and Judy Fehr. Our sponsors were Mr. Broers and Mr. Cravens. Miss Miller helped us with the Ro-Vic. For the first time in several years, the senior Eng- lish class put out the lnkwell. Mr. Luallen and Miss Miller helped with this. Azure blue and white were our class colors, the 'American Beauty Rose , our class flower, and our motto, 'With the ropes of the past, we ring the bells of the future. On October 29th we went to Peoria to have our senior pictures taken at Rembrandt's. We also attended a movie that same night. On November 25, we held our class party. We had a chicken supper at the Sazarac in Peoria. agreed that it was our nicest class party. We were proud to have three Seniors on the first team of the basketball squad. Congratula- tions go to .lim Monge, Tom Hodgson, and Dean Whittington, who did such a good job. Georgia Friend and Betty DeGiovanni were cheerleaders. Our Senior play Meet Me ln St. Louis' was given to a large audience on April 9. lt was en- joyed by all. Mary Sauder had the lead. We all enjoyed the lovely banquet given to us on May 23 by the junior class. Everyone had a good time and the juniors' hard work was appreciated. Class night we showed our appreciation to the junicrs by giving them all a little gift. Our class trip was enjoyed by all and we all were pleased to spend the last few days of school together. The day we had all been waiting for arrived on May 28, our graduation. We all had many pleasant memories of high school but we are all anxious to get out into the world and see what the future has in store for us. Banquet Memories of 1953 Our sparkling water fountain' Blue Moon'

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Class Prophecq WO. th' Cid!! Of l954, graduates of Roanoke High School, do hereby prophesy and declare the following to be true 'l0 years from this day. Roger Whittington is now manager of the Stork Club giving the star performance under the name 'Fifi Larue'. Marilyn Bernius is now operating 'Lyn's Beauty Shop' next to Roanoke High School because as you all know, beauty disappeared with the class of '54, We are proud to have one of the members of our class become one of the most famous writers the world has ever known. Mary Sauder has just finished her latest novel, 'Gone With The Schwind' which won the academy award. Dean Whittington has now reached a lifelong ambition - President of the Step-Ladders Union. He is well qualified for this position because of his many years spent in RiIey's Grocery Store. Wally Leman has become famous as a food manufacturer. In place of 'Birdseye' we now have 'Sparrow Legs.' Jim Monge is now chief 'gravedigger' in the El Paso cemetery. Mary Ann Walker is now head librarian to the Band of America. Dale Kempf has received nationwide fame by solving the difficult problem 'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?' This was preceded by his many years research on the question, 'Did the weaving sag at the '53 Jr.-Sr. Ban- quet?' Jim Sauder is now president of the 'Sawdust Dairy. The conpany's trademark is 'Butter- balls. Hove you ever been to the T.P. 8. W. Restau- rant? Well, you don't know what you're miss- ing. The food is good but you should see the floor show. Margie Wirth has become the sing- ing ond dancing head waitress. She pours cof- fee down your neck and sings, 'How Deep is the Ocean' at the same time. Georgia Friend, known as 'Flu'a, the Fat , the fattest woman in the world, is with the Ringling Brothers Circus playing in the metrop- olis of East Crougar. Every fifteen minutes over station BABS is heard a high tenor voice singing commercial advertising for the new Soy Bean flavored soda pop. This plastic throated worbler is Dick Bachman. Dorothy Fischer, after graduating from nurses training, is naw on a tour of Europe where she not only heals the soldiers wounds but she brings back memories of home with her lilting melodies. The brainstorm of the class of i954 has new conpleted her masterpiece. Nancy Martin has invented a device in which ,ou push a button and the brain starts working. Marvin Aeschleman is a great track star. He hangs on the end of the train and sweeps the track off. West of Roanoke, occupying 640 acres, is the large and world-famous spotted Poland China Pig Farm. From early morning to sundown, Tom Lemon spends his time cmducting a class in which he teaches his pigs to blow bubble gum. On rainy days he takes time off to curl the pig tails. Dale McCauley is now keeping books at Caterpillar, lK00Pif'9 them hidden, that is, so the boss con't see he is off SI,500. Shirley Gallianetti, the famous artist from R.V.H.S., has just finished her painting master- piece, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.' lt took her several years because of the interrup- tions from her 'lively' kids. Jeanie Wheelwright is working for the Schook Flying Service, spending most of her time an her bass's knee taking dictation. After a nationwide talent search and a very high recommendation from Mr. Don Luollen, Rachel Lemon has replaced Irma an the tele- vision show, 'My Friend lrma.' She is better than ever and twice as confusing. Lyford Klein has finally reached the height of his ambition. He is now assistant to the assistant truck driver for the Gallianetti Trans- fer Company. Gary Audi, after intense study and research at the U. of I., is now the friendly undertaker. He likes his business good and dead. On a spacious sugar farm north of Roanoke, Mrs. Cletus Knoll, formerly known as Shelby Kenyon, is teaching her kids how to raise cane. After I0 years of hard work, Tom Hodgson has iust completed a four year course of college and is now a follow up man, he follows up the girls. Leroy Monge is enioying his iob as Admiral in the navy recruiting the new Waves. ln his spare time he-is diligently working to find a formula to get more miles out of gasoline so he can get to Benson more often. Sue Vogel spends her spare time gazing up at the skies. She doesn't have too much time be- cause she has six little 'Speed' demons running around the house. Anita Sansone is living in her penthouse apart- ment in New York, which she bought from the royalties she received from her successful book, How to Grow Tall in Ten Easy Lessons. Living in the old maid's home in Renois Beverly Copponi. She could never make up her mind between Dick, Duane, or .lerry'. She may now be heard on the radio program 'Why Every Girl Should Marry.' Betty DeGiovanni and Helen Audi are now starting on a new movie entitled Singing in the Shower . This movie follows their great academy award winner 'Lovely Luawana Lady.' Grace Bachman is now head waitress in Dick's restaurant, dishing up little 'Faudi- Maudies. We now see .ludy Fehr as Roanoke High's new art teacher. .ludy's only comment is, 'Egads, I thought l left this place for good.' Bob Blunier now has his own Ford garage. He fell in love witl1 and married a beautiful bulk secretary. He is now raising his own swarm of little hat-rodders. We, the departing Seniors, never to be for- gotten, do hereby predict that the foregoing is the truth, ,all the truth and nothing but the truth and will be fulfilled ten years from this date, May 28, 1964.