Rusk High School - Aerie Yearbook (Rusk, TX)

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CLASS PROPHECY The year is 1975. A mighty eagle-symbol of our country, township, school, and teams-leaves his solitary nest on a mountain peak to seek the members of the Z. H. S. Senior Class of '55. As the eagle flies slowly over Texas, he sees Thelma Turner, who is serving as that state's first ambassador. On he soars until he reaches the great midwestern city of Zionsville. Instantly he sees four people whom he recognizes. Ralph Atkinson heads the list as principal and chief paddle-handler of the new high school. In this building he also sees Don Pavey, who has succeeded Mrs. Edith Reese as typing teacher. Mr. Pavey reports that all of his students have received their 70-word pins. Still engrossed in his favorite subject, Bill Barger has taken Miss Roby's place as English teacher. Peering into the office, the eagle blinks in amaze- ment. Here sits Dave Beldon, Director of Public Relations. As the great eagle wings his way aloft to leave Zionsville, he sees a limousine pull up to the curb, and a chauffeur opens the door for a distinguished- looking man. He recognizes Carl Crane, millionaire owner of the country's most productive oil well. The mighty eagle hovers over the outskirts of the city, where he sees Winona Hummel, chief needle jabber and straight-jacket expert in the Zionsville Booby Hatch. Also, the winged observer catches a glimpse of Nancy Harmon, who is private secretary to the president of John Deere Implement Company. As he leaves the midwestern city, the bird's feathers are ruffled when Jerry Smith, setting a new speed record between Zionsville and Carmel, breezes down the road. Flying south, the eagle views with his piercing eyes several of the class of '55 who are now in Indianapolis. Jon Sharp, who has always ,liked journalism, is selling THE ZIONSVILLE TIMES on the streets of the city. The world's largest used- car lot is owned by Lloyd Sadler. Ralph McFarland is rollin, in dough at the Continental Baking Com- pany. At General Motors he learns that Jack Mc- Clellan is the new vice president and has over 310,- 000,000 in stock. The eagle hovers over the stock-car race tracks long enough to see Don West become the only per- son to win his 1000th race in an Olds '98. At the nearby Indianapolis Speedway track he sees Bobby Atkinson, now the ace driver of Jimmy Wood- chuck's race car, The Woodpulp Special. Northward the eagle flies,,pausing at Eagle Vil- lage long enough to see Joan Neese, private secre- tary to the president of the Better Bubble Gum Factory, and Ronnie Hudson, president of the You-Lose-All Bank. Still northward he soars until he reaches the second largest city in the state of Indiana, Waugh. Here he finds four members of the class of '55. Betsy Atkinson is chief bottle washer and pill pusher at Waugh General Hospitalg Martishi Boffo is top popsicle taster for the Snowball Icicle Com- pany, Marion Adkinson is special lipstick taster for Waugh Lipsticks, Inc., and Mr. Kenneth At- kinson is the town marshal and jailor. Before he leaves Indiana, the eagle views two more Z. H. S. graduates. Whitestown boasts a Bachelors, Unanimous Club, of which Marylin Dag- lish is private secretary. The Shannondale basket- ball team has Sandy Sanders as its first captain. After a long flight to Washington, D. C., the mighty eagle rests on the White House. From there he sees Ruth Miller, the first woman representative to Congress from Big Springs, and Suzanne Stewart, who runs a dress-designing studio for retired secre- taries. A short journey brings the inquiring bird to New York. This city boastsf?J of John Venard, who is assistant to the assistant to the assistant metallurgist at the U. S. Rocket Research Center. Gene Marsh stars as first-string catcher for the New York Yankees. Dave McCray is author of the five novels which top the best-seller list. Bob Dulin and Bob Moore are owners of the leading dance studio in New York. They give lessons to girls only. On a theatre billboard the eagle spies a pic- ture of Don Buskirk, who has taken Julius LaRosa's place as the bobby soxers' hero. While visiting a shut-in friend at the Brooklyn Zoo, the eagle meets Mary Dome, superintendent of nurses for baby chimpanzees. As the great bird leaves New York on his mission of discovery, he passes a giant man-made bird of American Airlines. Within he sees Joyce Jervis, noted stewardess. In Baghdad the eagle finds Bill Kaser, the world's most famous speech instructor. Also, he sees Sonny Smith, the gifted aeronautical engineer who de- signed the first interplanetary plane. Lastly, he finds Larry Smiley, now a member of the Foreign Legion serving in El Gheriat esc Schergia, Africa. His mission ended, the mighty eagle returns to America, where he settles wearily on his nest in the Rockies to ponder over the marvels he has seen.

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CLASS WILL We, the seniors of '55, have had Bigger and Better as our slogan in all our activities through- out our school years. Now that we are about to graduate, we want to make the biggest possible contribution to a better f?J life for those we leave behind. Therefore we bequeath the following treas- ured traits and possessions: I, Dave Beldon, will to Tom Woodrum my modi- fied '48 pick-up truck with the stipulation that he must keep stock mufflers on it. I, Winona Hummel, bequeath to Janet Sue Rosen- stihl my ability to reason, provided she takes chem- istry and makes the grades I did. ' I, Suzanne Stewart, will to Bud Marsh my ability as a dance instructor, provided that he practices and' masters the jitterbug. I, Bob Moore, will my seat on George Berry's bus to Larry Pigg. I, Ruth Miller, will to Betty Smith my task of typing the feature page for the school paper with a reasonable number of errors. I, Thelma Turner, will my position as club writer on the EAGLE REVIEW staff to Sharyn King, with the understanding she will always have the news in, three days before the deadline. I, Carl Crane, will the enjoyment of going around S curves on the way to school to Marcia Foster. I, Lloyd Sadler, will my ability to slide around corners to Bob Bennington, provided he hits no trees. I, Mary Dome, will my short hair to Jacque Packard, provided she keeps hers equally short. I, Dave McCray, will to Dan Fix my grades in civics. I, Don Pavey, will my ability to make good grades to Janet Atkinson. I, Jack McClellan, will my ability to keep a dead- pan expression while making a speech to Sammy Fix. I, Ralph McFarland, will my squirrel eye to Carl Stewart, provided that he doesn't strain it while looking for deer. I, Don West, will my race track on Road 334 to Elizabeth Nyland. I, Bill Kaser, will to Mr. Warner my favorite fishing hole, with the provision that he must keep it a secret. H I, Martishi Boffo, will to Jim Barrick my bobby pins, provided he will promise to curl his hair every night. , I, Sonny Smith, will my ability to lead yells to Harry Pavey, provided he doesn't just help himself to a pep session. I, Joan Neese, will to Sally Smiley my seat on the Union School bus, provided she doesn't have a private chauffeur. I, Marion Adkinson, will to Dan Fix, the way I pronounce spelling words in Miss Roby's English class, provided he can get away with it. I, Don Buskirk, will my nickname Buzzy', to Gene Turner. I, Gene Marsh, will my late arrivals at school to Janet Atkinson, with the provision that she must not be late more than twice a year. I, Nancy Harmon, will my position in charge of the candy counter at Cruse 81 Co. to Maurice Kessler, who is very eager to take over. I, Larry Smiley, cheerfully will my bottle of shoe polish to any one who thinks he can keep his saddles more spotless than mine. I, Betsy Atkinson, will my position on the Block's Fashion Board to Sammy Fix, provided he promises to model only formals. l, Johnny Venard, will my curly hair to Eugene Pock, provided he pins it up to least once a week. I, Robert Atkinson, will my phenomenal typing speed to Ernie Oden, provided he types 30 words per minute .and doesn't burn up the typewriter doing it. I, Sandy Sanders, will my title most mischievous girl in Zionsville, to Marty Barrick, provided she stays away from Jimmy around Halloween. I, Joyce Jervis, will my habit of primping in classrooms to Jacque Packard, provided she tries not to annoy her teachers. I, Bob Dulin, will. my seat in first period study hall to Joey Klingler so that he can talk to John Shoemaker about his girls. I, Marylin Daglish, will to Ernie Oden my size 4 shoes, provided he doesn't stretch them. I, Ronald Hudson, will my highly-prized posi- tion of head basketball manager to Daniel V. F ix, provided he makes his assistant do all the dirty work. I, Jon Sharp, will to Sally Smiley my honored position as baby fyoungesti of the senior class. I, Bill Barger, will myself to any good looking rich girl who wants me. I, Jerry Smith, will my driver's license and good record to Terry Hallcom, provided he stays away from Hamilton. I, Kenny Atkinson, will my ability to slide around in the school yard to Tom Woodrum, pro- vided he doesn't use a sled. I, Ralph Atkinson, will my car to the junior class, provided they get a safe driver.

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