South Beloit High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (South Beloit, IL)

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PROPHECY-fContinuedl On the other side of the table sits BESSIE DIGIROLOMO, who is the great inventor of the autophone, which enables the deaf to hear. Bessie has amassed a great fortune because of this in- vention. Soon after graduation, CLAUDIA BROWN, be- cause of her musical ambitions, went to Chicago as a manager of Guy Lombardo's orchestra. As a result of the broken health of this noted leader, Claudia was chosen to assume his position. So now after twenty years, Claudia is a nationally famous leader of a really good swing orchestra, playing at the Trianon. After three years of nurse's training in Rock- ford, RUTH PECKHAM related that she served in- ternship in a big hospital in Chicago, putting her whole heart and energy into her work. The last two years she spent in surgical work assisting a young doctor to whom she became engaged. Now Ruth and the doctor are happily married, living in a newly constructed bungalow with a year-old son to brighten their home. The lives of GLEN CLARK and PAUL PRATT have been filled with adventures of the sea. They joined the navy two years after graduation. While stationed with the U. S. S. Van Beer at Pearl Har- bor, Hawaii, they met their O. A. O. fOne and Onlyl on the beach at Waikiki. After a double wedding ceremony performed in Hawaii on the evening of February 10, the boys and their beau- tiful wives spent their honeymoon in the United States and consented to make their appearance at the reunion. We regret to announce that one of our out- standing students, LORRAINE LETHEBY, has passed into the Valley Beyond. Her closest friends say she died of a broken heart while waiting for a certain sailor. A flourishing beauty parlor is operated by FERN PETITT although she is happily married to HAROLD PARTRIDGE, the coach who led South Beloit to the Winnebago County Championship. Two years ago Fern became nationally famous by her specialization in coiffeurs, one of which is used by the First Lady of the land. One charming classmate, DORCAS PINTER, lives in Springfield with her husband, HARRY WORTHING, who, following in his grandfather's footsteps, is a distinguished member of the House as of Tall Stories. Dorcas is very proud of her two children, who are known for their graceful tap dancing. DALE ST. IOHN has just returned from a three months' tour in Europe and told several interesting adventures of skiing in the mountains of Switzer- land. The previous year Dale received his M. A. degree from William and Mary College. He ex- pects to teach in the high school at Williamsburg, Virginia, this coming year. While he was at Nor- mal, he became especially interested in a girl from Pittsburgh and eventually . . . With all the commercial training in high school, in addition to business training at Brown's Business College, MAE OSMOND received a position in the office of Armour's Packing House at Chicago. A few years later she met a charming young man, and soon her working days were over. DON YOUNGWITH, after training at Parks' Air College, has been steadily promoted and now is the chief testing pilot at the Stinson Airplane Factory. Last September he broke all airplane speed records with a speed of 703.59 miles per hour. He says he is as uninterested in women as he was when he was in high school. We wonder? 'After supervising a hatchery in Skunkhollow for four years, MORRIS MCLAIN started a chain of hatcheries with his main office at DeKalb. In 1948 he married a charming senior of DeKalb College. During the fall he acts as an agent for the DeKalb Hybrid Seed Company. Matrimony lured our modest classmate, HAZEL MCLAIN. The lucky man, ART ATKINSON, is an employee of the Amboy Milk Factory. They have a daughter in the first grade, 4-year-old twin boys, and an 18-month-old baby girl. Hazel is the presi- dent of the Amboy Cooking Club. We are much honored by the presence of the famous personage, LEE HARDY, who has taken Clark Gable's place as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind.' Playing opposite him as Scarlett O'Hara is MISS IOSEPHINE GIACALONE. After the more prominent members had given some lengthy speeches on their activities, HARRY WORTHING, in a very meek little voice, suggested that the reunion be made an annual affair. Every- one readily agreed and departed for their re- spective places of business. x v .fixleezz

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,. 11 . PROPHECY 'Way back in 1942 the Seniors sacredly pledged that they would return to their Alma Mater, South Beloit High School, where they spent four years diligently seeking a higher education so that they might appreciate the finer things oi life. The memorable day, May 29, 1962, has arrivedy and now the Seniors of 1942 are grouped around a massive mahogany table in the million dollar structure of South Beloit High School, discussing the highlights ot their lives. At the head of the table sits VITO SALADINO, a very distinguished, elegantly dressed gentleman showing poise and confidence. He is president of the Ramona Spaghetti Company. The position was acquired because of his ability as a salesman. Seated at his right is MISS VIRGINIA KING, the celebrated soprano of the Metropolitan Opera. 'Way down at the other end of the table we see the head football coach of the University of Illinois. It's none other than CHARLES MORSE, who gained a great deal of his skill while at good old South Beloit High School. ls that his wife sitting next to him? Why, it's LORANE McGHEE, that reckless, singing, shooting, lariat-throwing western actress. It has just been announced that ART PALMER, famous photographer for the New York Times, will be unable to attend our reunion because of third degree burns received when he fell from the burn- ing Woolworth Building in New York. We are all wishing you a speedy recovery, Art. Who is this handsome cowboy strolling in late? Well, well, if it isn't DONALD BROWN, formerly known to his friends as Elly. Elly has settled down on a little ranch in Montana with his bride, HANNA SCHNURR, and is reported to be doing well. Perhaps Donald and Hanna will sing a few of those old-time cowboy ballads for us a little later! MARIORIE WACASER, Miss America of 1950, is here also tonight. She has just returned from Billy Rose's Water Carnival in California, where she has been appearing nightly. Professor CONRAD BRAUSAM was permitted to leave the campus of the University of Illinois, where he is a noted instructor in the art of jujitsu, to attend this gathering. STANLEY BLATTER, famous agriculture inspec- tor, is present and has just given a talk on some of his latest farming improvements. Word has just been received that MISS ROSE GIOFLIONIA, Parisan model, will be unable to at- tend our reunion because of complications in Paris. Now here's a surprise for you. When WILBUR BRISCOE left South Beloit fully intending to work on a iarm, little did he realize that that little catchy something in the manipulation of his right hip would some day rate him a feature attraction at the Hollywood Stork Club. Hippy Briscoe has surpassed even Fred Astaire in the eyes of the public. One of our graduates who planned to be an old maid is DELYLA RICE. However, her plans were disrupted: and she married ERVIN SMITH, also a graduate of '42. Rumor has it that she has been having some trouble with her husband lately since several of his friends told him that he sounded like Bing Crosby. Well do I recall that when ORRIN CHRISTIAN- SON was handed his diploma he tossed his hat into the air and shouted, U. S. Air Corps-Here I Come! Orrin received his training at Fishhook, the largest aviation field in the world. He was also awarded high honors for bombing 'the greatest number ol field mice on the ranch ol WILLIAM CAPLES. Orrin now owns his own plane and spends his time dodging the skyscrapers in South Beloit. All during his high school career, EVERETT BUGGE impatiently awaited the day when he might- Go west, young man, go west. Imme- diately after graduation he began his journey to California, leaving a trail of broken hearts behind him. With money obtained through selling to the public the merits of the Kinky permanent wave, he purchased a new variety of orange called the Speck-Hart Delicious. Graduating from South Beloit High School, IOE NATALE entered the field of politics. After much ballyhoo and mud-slinging, he landed in Congress as South Be1oit's delegate to aid in its government. After a few weeks ot filibustering, he pushed through a bill limiting the height of women's hats. He is now chairman of the Ways and Means committee to rid the capital of mice and is frequently seen chasing through the halls with a butterfly net. Next we see that reckless daredevil driver, SIR IOSEPH LOOMIS, who broke the speed record on Bonneville Salt Flats with a speed of 500 miles per hour, although he was handicapped by a seri- ous injury to his eye, sustained while playing professional basketball. Sitting beside Ioe is DOLLY MCHONE, who is the wife of the present day world's tallest man, DONALD LARSON, and is traveling in the world's greatest side show. fifleerz

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SENIQR PERSONALITIES Seated Cleft to right? --C Brown, I. Loomis, V. King, W. Briscoe, B. Digirolonio, E, Smith Standing Clett to righti-D. Pinter, L. Hardy, H. McLain, H. Worthing, M. McLain, D Rice Best Best Best Best Best Best Girl Boy Most Most Most Most Most Most Most Most most likely t looking girl ....... ...,,, looking boy ..... girl dancer ...,..... boy dancer. . dressed girl ....... dressed boy. .Claudia Brown, Bessie Digirolomo Wilbur Briscoe, Ervin Smith o succeed.. . .. most likely to succeed ..... popular girl .......... ..... . popular boy .,,..... loashlul girl ......... loashful boy ..... comical girl ...... comical boy ....... studious girl ........ studious boy ...... .iL'l'L'llfL'L'll . ...... . ..Virginia King .. .loseph Loomis Bessie Digirolomo Lee Boy Hardy Delyla Rice .Ervin Smith ......Delyla Rice Ervin Smith ..... Hazel McLain .Nlorris McLain ..........Dorcas Pinter .. Harry Worthing ..........Delyla Bice Ervin Smith