Rotan High School - Yellowhammer Yearbook (Rotan, TX)

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thrust lt under my llght coat Now a maglc power was mme' l had been worrying about the prophecy for the annual Now my worrles were over All l would have to do would be to take clown 1ts revelations and they would be preserved for posterlty Genulne revelatlons not Just stuff and nonsnse out of my feeble bram' Ah the fate that had led me mto that tent' Suddenly my conscxence began to hurt me Madam Zaga would be back. any moment that l knew l would leave her something for what l was gomg to take l opened my com purse and dumped the contents out upon the table There was exactly thlrty elght cents m change a Mexlcan ten centavo pxece the stub of a theatre tlcket rather well worn and half a package of double bubble I thoughtfully took another chew from the gum and crept from the tent My conscience was soothed l hurried home and ran upstalrs depositing the crystal ball on my some what crowded and well used card table Now the prophecy for the annual would actually be authentic! It was dark outslde and l pulled the curtams to make sure that no one could see ln the narrow wlndow l put on my klmona It had an oriental effect and l thought that the ball would feel more at home l made a few passes over the eastern wonder and muttered Alma Mater OPEN THE DOOR RICHARD A message ln brlght orange appeared lt read l dont know where you get that Rlchard stuff my name happens to be Charlie Xvell then OPEN THE DOOR CHARLIE Let s get down to business If l had a volumn l mlght be able to tell you all my adventures with Charlie but since l don t l will glve you only the hugh lxghts This IS what l found whlle peermg mto the future and yes the past Charlle seems to think that wlthln ten years the members of the Semor class wlll have strange and varled occupatlons Let us advance ten years to the year of I957 and take a peek Ruth Falrey IS deep ln the swamps of Louisiana running the Handy Andy IS of course named Andy He used to be a bw game hunter Remember Robert Collms3 He IS now head of Classlcs at Oxford Unlver sxty He sports a Van Dyke beard and a monacle ulla o Shxpp has devoted her life to medlclne She IS trying to find 8. cure for love sickness By the way Charlie looked mto the past and told me that those two seen so often carrymg on such lnterestmg conversations ln the hall were Vona Marne Taylor and Harold Levens not to be confused with Carroll who pre fers blonds And whlle we are remmlsclng remember the Senlor boy who made a cer tam Fish namely uanlta Ray wxsh that she were a blg smart Senior too3 Wynoma Hull so Charlie says IS now Vice President of the Salvation Army and well thought of by her assocutes because of her qulet benevolence Nelda Smith IS abroad studymg Phrenology That IS she IS supposed to be but Charlie says that she IS more lnterested ln the physical aspects of the 1 atlves than the mental Mary Hunter has won the tltle of Champlon Dlstance Runner of North Amerlca She I8 now resting on her laurals back m her llttle home town Rotan Lardo Adams returned to vlslt ln Rotan a short while ago He IS now The Most Reverend Brother Adams and he has a large church ln Dallas Hrs wlfe the former Betty Kennedy xs director of the cholr and because of work m the church she was unable to return to Rotan with her husband Charlie turned back to the past and l remembered a great many thlngs about school days For lnstance june Keener and Kenneth Edwards always together Dlckxe Rallsback who seemed to like glrls whose fxrst names started with . , . ' Y . , , : . ' ' . - . . y . . ' . , ' 1 , - . Y . - 5 v , , . tt I . A . v 2 . , . - . , . , , - , , . . . . . I . Alligator Farm. We guarantee prompt servxce and delivery. Her husband . , , - .D Q . Y 1 - V - I 1 - , . . . l . ' , ' , . . Y , - - ' y . , ,

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Wanda Murphree wills her precious notes. Imogene Ellis Ieaves her learning and figureings To Leonard Cleveland and Griffin Higgins. Bobby Inez wills her oxfords so neat Io Betty Miers for her danclng feet Doris Vance who knows how to sew and cook Leaves Wilma Rushing her needle and book Kenneth and Morris will their place on the team To Eugene Baker and im Randolph players supreme The locker that was used by senior Wanda Hull Is left to Harold Coppedge in this last will And the locker of her brother Edwin Hull Is left for Wynell W1I'lan son to fnll May this our I st will and testament be Executed and preserved for posterity Cfuzuzy uzfo ig.: Clzysfaf B There was a carnival in town the other day Not a very large affair but gay and colorful I went one night and so did most everyone else in town It was warm and there was the smell of peanuts in the air the roasted kind of course and popcorn There were the usual rides and ames of chance and even one tired mangy elephant I saw Frankie SoReIIe and PYICIC Arrlngt n among others taking in the hula hula dancers imported I m sure from as far south as North Roby When I heard a piercing shriek I knew for certain that it was not the wild woman but only lnny Leon on the ferrls wheel Ruth Fairey was riding the elephant and I started to Join her Then I saw the sign which read IVIADAIVI ZAGA STRAIGHT FROM THE FAR EAST LET HER GAZE INTO THE IVIARVELOUS CRYSTAL BALL AND TFLL YOUR FUTURE AND PAST I particularly couldnt resist even if her robes of mystery did nook like curtains from Sears bargain baserrent It was a nxght for things to happen There was so ethlng besides oyxgen in the air' I entered the tent and sat down Apparently Madam Zaga had gone out and I was alone with the glowing b ll Of course what I dad was wrong but I couldnt resists' What would you have done3 I p ssed my hand over the ball and muttered absently Alma Mater OPEN THE DOOR RICHARD To my surprise the thing Ilt p like a pm ball machine I nearly feII over backwards' just to make sure that I was not dreaming I asked the thing a question at random Where was Shehasta parked last Wednesday n1ght3 Nothing happened I laid my hands over the ball and rested rry chin on them Oh well what could I expect3 Suddenly I felt my hands getting red hot The hot The bull was as red as Qt Nick s nose and vlbratln like my knees durm an Englrsh exam Little lights began to flash all over it and bells began to ring It worked alright! There was no doubt about that An evil thou hr took possession of rne Oh it was terrible and my vlr tuous self fought it off but it was no use It seemed that I was under some trong influence that I could not get rid of I snatched up the crystal ball and I' , - , ' .'. 2 ' . . 5 . f ' 7 f ' cz i . , 7 I , . . U , f, . . Q- A1 n . iv w 1, . . - 9 I I w y I - , . L , . I could never resist a fortune teller. Ah, sweet mystery of life! This one , rr . . . . 1 . , K . . . 3 . V . , . . 1 . a , , . u U' . . ' . . g .7 . g A . Q . Y , .' . . g . A in ' ' . . y .- , ' . . .

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the letter E And oyce Blgharn who found at very easy to run mto B R Allen ln the hall l could have asked Charlie why a certam Shxpp sails the streets untll three A M but l thought l knew Could oyce Harnson have anythmg to do wxth 1t3 Charlie also made me remember that Lots Curry and Kitty Burk wlth their out of school boy friends made nlce toplcs for hall dlscusslon That brings me around to those two They are now m New York where they have gone to seek thexr fortunes Lols found hers m a wealthy old banker and Kltty IS working ln a Broadway musical l think that she pulls the curtam Bully joe C-reen has really come up ln the world He IS now nn Sun Valley where he IS making hrs latest movie entitled Whats Snew5 He IS the present Idol of the movie world Van ohnson went out of style three years ago And speakmg of success ane Gray has made her mark ln the world She IS now third assistant editor of TRUE CONFESSIONS MAGAZINE Dons Crawford has just returned to Rotan She IS head of Chltter Chat ter the gossip column of the Chlcago Sun One of the names mentioned rr'ost ln the column IS that of former Barbara Smith She has just been granted her fnfth divorce Rumor has It that the next will be an lndlan prince The word lndlan always remmds me of the Freshmen ln the halls and speakmg of Fish It seemed to be a fad to be seen with a Freshman boy last year Look at lnny Leon and Blllle Taggart for example! l ll bet you dldn t know that Billie ns now rn England! She has an lmportant and dangerous job wlth the kmg s cm rt She t stes the food before the klng eats It to be sure that lt IS free from poison She seems to be enjoying her job mny Leon IS stlll ln Rotan however She has just opened an Old Maids Sanctuary there One of the lnmates IS Ava Nell Deel who has sworn off men Edwin Hull has martyred himself for science He IS the subject of an ex perlment to see how much food one human can hold Charlie says that he IS stlll gomg strong essle Ramerlz IS ln Cuba on a secret mlsslon for the government and she IS due back some time next year That 18 lf she gets back And speakmg of secrets guess who Blllre Parker wanted to go wlth'9 Kenny no less! ls there a secret reason why Harold Roberts dlsllkes Chester Dowell and vlce versa5 Charlie says maybe Francis Thomas has something to do with lt' Tell me Charlie won t why dxd Patsy Neves move to Roby? lt makes me kind of wlsh that my days ln Rotan High were not over when l remember Bettye Nlorrls trlps to the postofflce the luck of the Gruben glr. when It came to men Evenelle lVlcGrew s Startlmg hanr and Mr Rush mg s many tles l had almost forgotten how dlvertmg they were l am reminded here of the little moron who was afrald to go through the screen door for fear of stramlng himself That remmds me of Frankie SoRelle He now owns a large ranch that covers New Mexlco and part of Texas lt 19 called The Sure Shot Ranch and one of the best hands I5 e Mack Hargrove and hrs faithful horse Catsup Ruta Branscum has gone out for polltlcs m a bug way She ns runmng for President of the U S on the Democratic ticket Her energetic campaign man ager IS oe Harns who rs rumored to be m reality the brams behmd the candidate Thmgs are still happening back m Rotan however Mrs Rallsback IS qurte wealthy now as well as Miss josxe who has retxred and rs now llvmg m Brazil on a coffee plantation A gusher spouted up from under dear old Rotan Hugh and so the bulldlng was removed to make room for the oll which was seepmg even mto the sacred English room A new school has been erected with the oxl money and a bowl so splendid ' ' . J ' ' . Q u . u 1 'J . . ju Q Q u iv . ' l s 0 1. for life. . y - . .I u u.a.o . u. I ' . . ' . JU I .1 J n., I u 1 ' s ' 4 0