Sterling City High School - Eagles Eye Yearbook (Sterling City, TX)

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(Prophecy Continued) DAN GLASS—Prosperous and handsome bachelor who plays the New York Stock Market by day and acts as lead escort for beautiful socialites by night. HAL KNIGHT, JR.--Business tycoon who spends much of his time and money trying to revive the G.O.P. Ti oncC” The Senior Class of 1954, being of sound mind and body (at the present and before the Senior trip) hereby declares and bestows the following abstract but generous and valuable assets to various members of Sterling High School. I, EARL BLAIR, will my ability to grow a beard to Kent Jones. I, JEAN BOATLER, bequeath my typing ability to Bernice Green. I, JUNE BOATLER, do hereby will my outstanding athletic abilities to Winona Blair. I, JOYCE DEW, leave my ability to move to a different school each year to Barba Dunn. I, BETTY DUNN, will my ability to get engaged and unengaged to Patsy Martin. I, DAN GLASS, bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Dennis Bailey. I, JOHN HAMILTON, hereby leave my ability to imitate Mr. Magoo to Leslie Cole who has the features to go with the voice. I, CELIA RUTH HANSON, will my ability to play basketball to anyone who is intelligent enough to want it. I, HAL KNIGHT, JR., bequeath my ability to ask irrelevant questions in class to Kel-ton Gaston. I, DON MARTIN, leave my ability to play hooky to Bobby Lester. I, SHIRLEY MITCHEL, leave my ability to catch a Mitchel to Jesse Morris. I, DELMAR RADDE, will my ability to get of school and go to stock shows to Bobby Dunn. I, GENE SMITH, hereby bequeath my ability to make Jenny Ruth Davis mad to Don Carper. I, BILL SWANN, leave my crew to Thomas Martin. I, CLARA TINDALL, leave the nickname of Tinkle Baby and my ability to foul off to Jane Gartman.

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 Time: 1974 Setting: In the future Cast: Senior Class of 1954 FOREWORD This is a drama taken from real-life and meant to portray the circumstances that certain intelligentsia of Sterling High School find themselves in twenty years from that great moment of graduation in 1954. In order to understand this story better, it is necessary to introduce each character of the cast individually. EARL NORMAN BLAIR—One of the younger generals making his mark around the Pentagon. He's made his millions on patents for commercial jet airlines. He is President ex-officio of TWA. PEGGY JEAN BOATLER--Eccentric philanthropist who is chief executive of the NCFOA (National Canine-Feline Orphans' Aid). WILLIAM JOSEPH SWANN--Jr.—A graying, 39-year old, 250-pound executive. Asa top engineer in his field, his main offices are on the top floor of the Pan-American Union Building in Caracas, Venezuela. PATTY JUNE BOATLER--A distinguished novelist whose name is under consideration for the Pulitzer Prize. She is often seen dashing around New York City in the favorite of her six Cadillacs, a pink convertible. JOHN HAMILTON—Hon—Head coach of basketball at Baylor University. He is also doctor of philosophy. SHIRLEY MITCHEL—Wife of Admiral Loy Mitchell and mother of four daughters. DON MARTIN—A prosperous rancher and hog raiser on 2,000 acres in Arkansas. CLARA TINDALL—The foremost income tax computer in the U.S.A. She has a system which completely reverses the present tax system—the government pays the peoplel DELMAR RADDE—Retired rancher—owner of ten times world champion bull—a jer-brangusteen. CELIA RUTH HANSON--Head nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Recently awarded a medal for curing a person of the hiccups which had lasted for three months. JOYCE DEW—Chief advertising executive for Louisiana Hayride and an important figure in the government of Louisiana. DOLPHUS EUGENE SMITH—An international playboy who somehow manages to pay alimony to four glamorous ex-wives. JACQUE FOSTER—Happily married, this young matron is very active in the civic affairs of Miami, Florida, and mother of two talented children. BETTY DUNN—Wife to one of the foremost ranchers in west Texas. This couple is very well known for their fine breed of race horses, a flourishing enterprise in Texas now. (Continued)

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Run! What's wrong, Betty? Is that right. That's crooked, Bobby. Miss Owen?