Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY November 25 1973 IS a very dlscouraglng tlme for all Amerlcans for the value of the dollar has sunk to exactly two cents The only brlght aspect IU the sltuatlon lS that LOIS Mook the newly elected presldent fthe f1rst woman presldent by the wayl has promlsed a reform 1n our federal economlc organlzatlon Because of th1s platform LOIS polled 98 per cent of the popular vote Smce the Electoral College has been abollshed Lo1s stand1ng 1n the glare of the T V and movle cameras was sworn 1n nnmedlately by the Chlef Just1ce As her personal envoy and Secretary of State here I Nancy Gaus s1t ln my super atom1c helxcopter the Vallant V1k1ng bound on a good w1ll m1ss1on around the world I bought the Vallant Vlklng from Allce Smlth who IS now manufacturlng faster than llght hel1copters Because we were old frlends Al1ce charged me only S775 000 a sum WhlCh of course I added to my expense account fo1 th1S tr1p As I cllmbed aboard my secretary hand ed me a 11st of names and places Why they are all members of the class of 53' As my Gee Im already soarmg over the Atlant1c' I guess Ill turn on my telev1s1on What d1d the newscaster say? Ann1e Chartron has just been appomted poet laureate of Punkln Hook Annle IS a novellst as well as a poet her latest book entltled Charlotte Cole s Coy KldS 1S based on Charlotte s success 1n teachlng Latlll to her klndergarten pup1ls There IS Parls r1ght below' As Im sup posed to flnd several former classmates here Ill descend Lets see the address IS the Fabulous Fashlon Salon Boulevard Voltalre Yes here lt IS and there 1S Sally Ceeder model1ng one of Pat OConnors latest cre atlons an orlon gadabout wlth a bu1lt ln parachute You know Pat last year ga1ned world wlde fame by 1ntr0duc1ng spun glass knee length bathlng su1ts Sally lnformed me that a member of the class of 53 IS now Professor of Enghsh at the Sorbonne the Unlverslty of PBTIS After many long years of untlrlng labor he has revolutlonlzed the Engllsh language Youll never guess the name of th1s celebrlty Why none other than John Myers Id better be dashxng on for I have many stops to make before returnlng to Amerlca Here I am ln Egypt already That flgure over there looks fam1l1ar I guess Ill drlft down and see who he 1S Well what do you know' Amos Blakeslee always d1d l1ke geo metry but who would have dreamed that he would become a gulde at the pyram1ds Amos told me that he spends h1s spart t1me trylng to flnd out 1f the pyram1ds were bu1lt curately Ill have to say good bye to Egypt and 1ourney down to South Afr1ca where the grapevme has lt Chuck Harke dlscovered gold He has become a conflrmed bachelor Yes there he IS on the veranda passlng the lonely hours by countlng h1s money From th1s altltude I can see m1les lnto the dlstance There IS the famous Taj Mahal of Indla My heavens IS that a race track behlnd lt' Now I remembel Last yea1 the world s champlon demon dr1ver Clara Wood worth made world w1de headlmes by lntro duclng stock car raclng to Ind1a By the way I also read 1n the pape1 that Carol Cook IS the f1rst woman ever to play baseball for the New York Yankees In her statement to the press Carol Sald that her amb1t1on IS to form a major league all g1rl team Well I guess Ill make a fllght to RUSSIH on my way to the next stop Yes the IPOD curtaln has been l1fted thanks to Wllma M1x who made h1St0Fy when she argued so loud and long w1th Joe Stalln that he had no other cholce From RUSS18 Ill fl1t r1ght across to Alaska There s Dlck Downlngs Rabblt Fam r1ght below I guess Ill skxrt over 1t Sa It looks as lf he ra1ses nothlng but p1nk ch1n ch1llas He mut supply the fu1 for Pats p1nk ch1nch1lla coats What Just whlzzed by' Ill clrcle back and see Its that speeo demon Joyce Goodenow pxlotlng a plane , , , . . , . . . . . . , . y . , . . , , . , . . , . . , . . , . . . . . - , , . . ' 3 . . ' A ' ' ' af- V Y ' Y . . - - . I . , . i . , ' ' 1 ' l , I , . . 1 4 ' V - . . . .v Y U y first stop is Paris, I'd better be on my way. , ' - - I 1 . Y , I A u - . . . - , . . . Q I v Y . ' n y 1 ' . . . J r ' LA , 4 1 1 . Y . ,,. , . I ' . . v . - U ' . ' ' ' , ' Y ' ' ' Y 1 - u ' - Y Y F ' , - v I ' Y . u I f A , ' I . ' ' ' r 1: - - v ' as - , , , ' Y I 1 - . - - ' . y, . ,K I ,, . . . . . . . . , - ' ' - , Y ' 7 v D - - 7 . . . 1 . . - . . . , , . , , 1. ., . . .

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SENIOR CLASS WILL school w1th th1s warmng If you can better my record you Wlll be the f1rst to have de veloped perpetual motlon I Howard Nelson w1ll to B1ll Gee my Job at Johnny s Market The pay may not be too hlgh but you can make up for that by eatlng all of those fresh vegetables Boy are they good To Barbara Arnett I Judy Hammond be queath my affectlon for sa11ors Take my advlce dont become too se11ous keep a man here at home too I Nancy Gaus leave to Anna Yusko my luck 1n f1nd1ng a boy who w1ll put bus1ness and homework before pleasure W1th th1s arrangement we both make good grades I Joyce Dodge wmll to Phyll1s Hale my record for bemg the f1rst student 1n the homeroom every morn1ng You can get your homework done then and bes1des you wont the halls Mr Davenport has never had to shoo me toward Room 307 To Judy Ilvonen I Pat O Connor Wlll my qu1et and pleasant VOICE It seems as though some of those days last year you were w1th out my vo1ce at all espec1ally on the day after a basketball game I Nancy Klng w1ll to Donna Rhoads my ab1l1ty to see that MISS Welr has a DICE peaceful and enjoyable t1me 1n the Busmess Enghsh class I Rlchard Huma1a1nen w1ll to Gary Webb some of my long lanky frame I have found that my helght IS valuable on the basketball court and also lt has been very useful espe clally 1f the glrl s1tt1ng ID front of you IS rather tall too I Charlotte Cole w1ll to R1chard Spauld 1ng my qulet pleaslng personallty I am sure that you w1ll w1n the approval of both class mates and teachers by remamlng unobtru slve and at the same t1me ready Wllllflg and able to be helpful I Carol Cook bequeath to Nancy Nlckels my graceful walk It should be a great ad vantage to you IH your future appearances on the stage As I have more than I really need I Allce Sm1th leave to Grace Braden a few of my numerous boy frlends Wlth th1s cautxon Pro Vlde yourself Wlth an appo1ntment book to make sure that there 1S not more than one date for any one n1ght I Joyce Goodenow wlll to Jacquel1ne 1-Iayes my ab1l1ty to secure a boy fr1end Through experlence I have found that those who drlve red Fords most deslrable though there are more luxurlous cars It IS the escort that really makes the even1ng me morable I Wllma M1x bequeath to Gladys Beck my ab1l1ty to talk fast on any subject pro duclng many facts and proofs Much prac t1ce IS requxred to make th1S sklll pay off 1n class after a fasc1nat1ng even1ng away from dull text books To Joan Hazeltme I Donna Benton e luctantly leave my cher1shed past at the gxapevlne provxded that you promlse to pass on an 1mag1nat1ve account of 1tems of local 1nterest conf1d1ng such t1d blts wxth an a1r of mystery and secrecy I Loren Rlng do bequeath to any feeble mlnded Junlor who IS not sufflclently fore Slghted to talk h1s way out of th1s task the questionable pleasure of wr1t1ng the w1ll of the class of 1934 If you accept the task you w1ll need countless sheets of paper a ready Wlt and a fast stout pa1r of legs to enable you to outrun the anger of the v1ct1ms of your slander Slgned Seals WILDCSS ' 1 V . ' . 7 v - . uv ' Y . . ' . V -' - v . . . . ' ' V ' ' . Al- , , r . I v l I 1 3 Y , , . I I 7 y be adding to the last minute congestion in .t ' A , 1 Y I' 1 - I y , ' Y I Y - , , , - . ' v , , . . . ' ' I , , v - ' ! v - v - ' , .

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SENIOR CLASS PRUPHECY Judy Hammond IS prlnted on It 1n huge letters Oh yes I heard the other day that Judy lS now tour1ng the world as a Metro pol1tan opera star My last stop before return1ng to the U S lS Veracruz Mexlco Well here I am and there IS Donna Benton s stud1o As a famous 3TtlSt Donna dressed 1n a smock cap and flowmg t1e IS dolng her most famous pa1nt mg Posmg for the p1cture called Appollo IS Chuck Penn1man who has been declared the most perfectly formed man 1n the world a r1val to Charles Atlas It s t1me to start back to the Umted States where my flrst stop IS to be New York There IS La Guard1a a1rport so Ill land The Ice FOIIICS are now playlng and th1S year A1106 Emerson IS the featured star Her graceful soeed and darmg ant1cs have won her many favor ble comments from the cr1t1cs The name on that Slgll looks fam1l1ar Why 1t says NANCY KINGS MATRIMONIAL MATCH FACTORY PERFECT MATCHES GUARANTEED I DGIICVG Ill go ln and V1Slt Nancy The of her cous1n Ros mary wlth a famous mult1m1ll1ona1re You know Rosemary 1S a celebrated actress now and has taken thc place of tne late Marle W1lson 1n the My Fr1end Irma show By the way Nancy also told me that Howard Nelson IS a famous mult1 m1ll1ona1re now He made hlS fortune by d1scover1ng a new element XVIIICII h named nelson1um Well I must l axe New Yo k and head for Cleveland Gee I almost h1t tnat huge sky scraper fou know Cleveland now has the hlghest bu1ld1ng 1n the world and that bu1ld1ng IS my next stoo Ill park mv plane on the roof and look for the Off1Ce of Jerry CUFIIS presldent of J J Newberly Company Jerry told me 1n conf1dence that he h1red that noted arch1tect D1ck Humala1 nen to deslgn thlS bu1ld1ng and that D1ck also has h1S off1ce here It IS the onlv one IH the U S 1n Wh1Ch all the doors are twelve feet h1gh You see D1ck st1ll hasnt stopped growmg Jerry also mfomed me that Ruth Robert son IS here IH Cleveland and that she has 1n vented an 8l0mlC l1pStlCk In add1t1on to stay1ng on for two months lt has many other deslrable qual1t1es It has a st1k1ng scent 1t comes 1n the glorlous new shade Lum1nous V10lEt and when k1SSCd w1th Ruthles Ra d1ant R1ot the boy f1end rema1ns rad1o ac t1ve for two weeks Its t1me to cl1mb back 1nto my hel1copter and take off Im now dropplng low over a huge da1ry farm the next scheduled stop on my 11st D1Ck Blood and D1ck Hogle boast Jo1nt own ershlp of th1s farm They earned the money to buy lt by developlng a new breed of m1raculous cattle that g1V9 canned m1lk My last stop before return1ng to Wash mgton D C 1S Rowe Hlgh School to wh1ch a new add1t1on has been bu1lt to accommo date the thousand students Coach Hum phreys son IS now football coach Pop Saar1 has f1nally found a way to prevent congest1on on the sta1rs for escalators have been 1n talled throughout the bulldlng Joyce a way for tie students to glV0 2a book re po1ts per year Gee Wlll the students eve1 love that Well as 1t s gettmg late Ill have to leave dear old Rowe and return to Wash ngton wh re several of my classmates are workmg De mas Bennett now an F B I gent rec ntly captured Loren R1nff and charged lllfll Wlth burglary but when the t1uth was d1 covered that Loren was only tr51ng to neak n from an agr1cultu1al meetmg wxthout Rltas l1 dung h11n Delmas had to release h1m A I ha e completed m m1s on Ill 16 DOII to PI'6a1ClClll Mook I hope my next SSlgIlIT1Slll M11 be as pleasant as th1s one has been fo1 1t has been a wonderful GXDGII ence meetmg my former classmates aftex twenty years of separatlon ,, ,, . . . , . . . . . . . . . , Y ' 9 - i Y I . . . - ' Y Y ' 7 5 I l A . . y . . . - Y i I U H H . . . - . . L , f . , ' ' is ' y . . ,,. . . ii . y - . ' . . ,, . . . F ' . , . . . y I . i . . . . ' ' , . ., l I ' y - 7 ' . AL J! ' Y ' ' ' . , . . - s . most famous romance she promoted was that Dodge, efficiency expert, is Struggiing to find , S , ' 3 - - - - i , A , , , I Y . , I - i - , - ' ' 4. - u . I - - , 1 , 1: V ' . 1 . v T . ' Q - G I Q . e . . A Y A 11 - as I ' Y . . S - 5 1 ' ' ,, . ' V -' Q . . . , nr 1. . A . , , i H ' Y , ' ' ' ' 1 , as s v if ' sl , ' ' - . . . , Q H. . a . ,