Roberts Thawville High School - Echo Yearbook (Roberts, IL)

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Lo1s Twzehaus Up there ln the book room cozy as you please Th1s gxrl was workmg with the greatest of ease Apparently there d been dug from the fmle A p1cture of one that would her begu1le W1th just such maglcal 1nsp1rat1on Work for her had become recreatlon But the maglc had cleared we have no doubt That mght the car hghts on the road went out Perhaps her vocal talent she d1d test In an attempt to soothe a savage breast She should be able to help herself ln llfe Be she good stenographer or better wlfe Wzth her muszcal touch and eff1c1ent way So we w1sh nght here a l1fe that IS keen Full of very good thmgs for Loxs Jean To The Sen1ors We lzke you much we really do Although we re oft beratmg you And 1f these rhymes have made you blush Don t fret we re not the type to gush If we told you how we really feel You mxght even thlnk we weren t real And thmk how awful that would be Cause here we are you plamly see So please take these words the way they re meant For golden wzshes are with them sent 12 She should have a future that may be quite gay. . . , , D ' ,

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Allen Klef He d surely be able to get a job At a G1bson Drrve xn feedlng the mob But should wartress and cheerleader come to v1ew At exactly the same t1me what could he do Perhaps that s one reason he thought It best To stay around here wrth his m1nd at rest He may have some worry bout gettmg stuck In the lane he travels by car or truck But when he stays a b1t late It s really handy If to keep h1m from starvlng they feed h1m candy So we suppose a small worry he doesn t mmd lf good food and good company both he can fmd In classwork and sports he does very good work Poss1bly because he refuses to Shlrk So here s to hlm Good wrshes by the sheaf Are presented by us to Allen Klef Yvonne Safford You may l1ke to take a h1ke But she d rather rlde her b1ke Though lt s not her fav r1te sport To lt she may oft resort Thawvxlle or Chxcago Helghts Mlght be r1ght for flylng kmtes But Cnlman IS the town that rates When she llkes her fun on skates And she does we understand Wrth that flrmly guxdlng hand And for the srck she d lzke to care So wxth her pep and sp1r1ts hxgh She gets our wzsh that here IS nxgh Future years we hope wxll dawn Frlled w1th good thmgs for Yvonne Phyllls Shambrook You ve prob bly all heard of huntmg coons at mght But wouldn t you really think it qulte a sight If you saw three persons trymg to frzght Poor l1ttle rabbxts 1n the ev nlng s hexghto Of one of the semors you mzght 1nqu1re If a hunt1ng guide you re wanting to hlre Or 1f you d care to hear a composer croon One of the latest hrts hrs very own tune Perhaps she could gam for you an audxtlon So that you could hear his gayest rendmtlon After the program 1f you d hke a snack For preparmg lunch thls glrl has a knack Wzth her specxal talents and her wmmng way She ll often we thmk make the world seem quxte gay So we re wzshmg many a joyous recess To this good humored g1rl we call Phyllls S ll ...mm G . 1 I Q ' U , . , -- . , . S . . , I , . I , . , . I , . . . , , . l I She can type--and does her share, . , . I Y . 9 1-1'-r m - . . I , . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . i I ' O gg . , . g - . 1 Y , . . ! I , . . .

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CLASS WILL We the Semor Class of 1949 bemg at least semx sane and feelmg that our days as well as all days of R T H S are few make th1s our last w1ll and testament To the J11Il.101'S we leave our ability to get our work done on tune May they not have to hurry as we often dxd To the Sophomores we leave our good behaviour and the w1ll to make h1gh grades To the Freshmen we leave all the old assembly desks flf they hold together to be used year after year To Mr Belcher each of us wxlls a lock of hamr to remember us by until he fmds a better use for xt To Doc we will a watch that runs wlth the bells To Mr Coultas we leave all our lab eqxupment that wasn t borrowed, broken or bent To Mzss Wolf we w1ll a hard coal stove for the gzrls locker room To M1ss Hartman and Mlss Russell we leave our booth at Ienmngs Cafe for after school coffee We as mdwlduals bequeath the followmg I Robert Allen, w11l all my old jokes to Donald Bertram May he tell them better than I dld I Ardelle Cook, w11l my braces complete wrth rubber bands to Ruth Holy and the lock for my locker to Joyce Klef May they get along better wrth both than I d1d I W1ll181T1 Davxs leave to Harlan Carpenter my ab1l1ty to get to Paxton three mghts a week I hope he makes It better than I d1d I Norrls Edwards w1ll my old Model A Ford to Ronald Dav1s and I hope he keeps the steermg wheel on It 13 . . . . 1 1 ' . -- . I . I..- D ' - . . . . . . . . . . J . . . . . . . . 41 n - ' I - 0 . , . . . . , . . . , . . . . . 1 1 - . . , . . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1