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

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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.

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Baccalaureate Services Processional .... Invocation . . . Opening Hymn . . . Music ...... Address . Hymn . . . Music .... Benediction . May 23, i954 8:00 P.M. . 'Pomp and Circumstance . . . . Reverend Milton Beer . . . . . .Congregation . . . High School Choir . . . . Reverend Milton Beer . . .High School Girls Glee Club . . . . . . . . . Cmgregation . . . . Reverend Milton Beer a o Commencement Exercises Processional . . . . . Invocation ..... ln Appreciation . . Passing ofthe key . . . Acceptance of the key . . Music ........... Commencement Address . Presentation of Diplomas Benedictian . . . . . . . May 28, 1954 8:30 P.M. ...................'PompandCircumstance' . . . Father Wendall Sontheimer . . . . . . . . . . . Salutatorian . . . . . . Valedictorion . . Junior Honor Student Rachel Zehr . . .Boys' Ensemble . . . . ...... ........ 0 rville Nordruft . . ..................... William Wilson of Education, Unit Dist. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Father Wendall Sontheimer P resident, Boa rd