The Plains High School - Yearbook (The Plains, OH)

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Class Prophecy of 1950 (As the curtain opens, the stage is set for spring. Bob McGee is leaning against a tree) Bob: Here it is, the spring of I960. Gee, it has been ten years since I have seen my class- mates who graduated with me in 1950. I wonder where they are, and what they are doing? (John Michael enters in a new, tailor-made suit) Bob: Well, hello, John. What’s new? John: I just got back from New York, and I saw DonnaThompson playing baseball for the New York Yankees. She surely looked good out there. Bob: Good for Donna. While you were gone, we had a wedding. Lois Powell and Bob Evans got married. I guess poor lois was hypnotised into marriage by Bob’s beauty. John: Too bad. By the way, have you seen Russ Tinkham? I hear he works in a nursery. Bob: He surely does; his very own’. He always such a heart-breaker at school, too. John: Talking about heart-breakers, have you seen Charlotte Miller lately? She has a puppet show, and she is the leading lady. Will she never grow up? Bob: I don’t know about Charlotte, but James Nida surely grew up in a hurry! He has given up architectural drawing, and is now drawing bathing beauties. John: Well, I am surprised. I was very surprised and amazed, when I learned that Mary Hardy put over her first successful performance on the Grand Old Opery. Bob: She had better become a success, if she is making a living for Ruth Tope, too. John: They live together, huh? What is Ruth doing? Bob: Ruth is waiting faithfully for Jerry to get enough money to buy a marriage license. John: Jerry had better hurry, by the looks of things. Bob: Pat Hanning had better hurry, also. She is still trying to find the right man. John: She should try Don Cain’s technique. He is a star basketball player, now, and is also a star with the women, from the ages of six to sixty. Bob: Poor Don. He would be all set, now, if he could only get rid of that flock of girls. John: Some guys have all the luck. Have you seen Eugene Campbell? He is selling ladies’ hosiery. Bob: Jack McBride is playing the harmonica at the 33 Club on Friday nights. John: Jack is very good. Say, did you know that Bill Bryan is still caddying at the golf course? He is now Gene Charney's private caddy. Bob: Yes, Gene is trying for the championship at the P. G. A. opening. John: The gang at The Plains have all been a success. Who would ever thought that quiet Virginia Canale would be the first woman president of the United States? Bob: I thought Herbert Thompson would be president before anyone else in our room. He is satisfied with being the owner of Roger Deans. It is called Herbie Deans, now. His secretary is none other than Miss Betty Ann Mace, the little girl who never cared for spelling. Herb’s motto is, “Keep a pretty secretary. Business will boom!” John: Do you remember Charles Sharpe? He is in the used car business, too. Bob: Herb has stiff competition. Has Charles a secretary? John: No, but he sure would love to have one. He was once in love with Betty Bryan, but she has no time for men. She is studying hard to become a teacher. Bob: I always thought Richard McAllister would be a teacher, but he can’t even hold a job. John: He needn’t worry. He will soon be coach of his own boys’ football team. Bob: Talking about sports, Bill Goodman is the coach at The Plains. Bill knows his stuff. John: Remember Pearl Phillips? She is a waitress now, at the College Inn. 15

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Don Cain wills his bet with Donna Thompson to Dean Groce. The reason he has for doing this is so that he can go back to Murray City. Ruth Tope wills her ability to play the mellaphone to Gordon Knowlton. Now. Gordon dear, let’s hear that horn play on time. Mickey Powell wills his way with the women to Arthur Brooks. You may not have the dimples, Arthur, but look at those eyes. Herbert Thompson wills his trips to the big cities on business to Joann Huseman. Just think of all the country you’ll get to see now, Joann. John Michael wills his curly hair and snappy eyes to Wendell Calendine. Now, Wendell, let’s see if they will help you to land a red-hed. Now, last but not least, we hope to prove that we have not forgotten our dear teachers. To Mrs. Maccombs, the Senior Class wills all bent rulers, worn out compasses, torn books, and a very happy future. The Senior Class wills to Miss Cone, some new recipe books, and all the food we cooked and couldn’t eat. We would like Miss Diver to have all the used play books, a carton of aspirin for her Senior headaches, and a very pleasant summer vacation. To Mrs. Rose, we Seniors will our worn out type writer ribbons and our excellent fingers. Also we will her some typing paper, to make up for the paper that we used to swipe. We will our dirty test tubes and left overs from all chemistry experiments to Mrs. Campbell. To Mr. Stauffer, we will him a championship ball team. The boys in our class thinks that he will need it, since they are leaving. We would like Mr. Humphrey to have all the over due bills, and wood shavings left by our boys. We will to Miss Baker a new chorus with which whe won’t have to quarrel much to get results. To Mr. Evans we will all of the worn out reeds and mouth pieces that he can use, and also a few that he can’t use. Signed, The Senior Class Witnesses: A wad of gum, candy wrappers, torn books, and scratched-up desks. 14

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Bob: Lucille Guess is still trying to get on the good side of Bob Blackmore. She is married, but her husband, Mickey Powell, cares little for working. Lucille is making a living for him, their three children, and herself. John: Cutis Calendine married Ila Mae, at last. Curtis' wedding gift to Ila was a small pup. Now poor Curt is leading a dog's life. Bob: Tom Talbert surely surprised Miss Baker by becoming a soloist with Metropolitian Opera. John: Good for Tom. Say, Bob, what kind of business are you in? Bob: I am the owner and operator of Sappys at Murray City. I am also the official tester. John: I am now the new president of the United Mine Workers' Union. Grand-dad is sure proud of me, now. Here come the girls. I wonder what they are so excited about? Betty: We found a copy of The Plains Moundbuilder. It has information about our beloved teachers. Guess what’. Miss Cone is married, now. She went to the Children's Home and adopted one of them. A child? No’. The superintendent’. Pat: Miss Diver became a hit in Hollywood and has retired with a forty room house. Thirty of the rooms are libraries. She has them filled with Shakesperian Literature. Lois: I saw that Mrs. Rose has finally found a book of adages, or proverbs. Now she won’t have to rack her brain thinking them up. Donna: Mrs. Campbell has invented a machine that says, Out of the halls, out of the halls. Lucille: Mrs. Maccombs is teaching the first grade. She said that Seniors drive you mad. Betty Ann: Mr. Stauffer Was a garbage can inspector, until someone mistook his hair for a carrot top, and pulled it all out. Pearl: Mr. Humphrey joined up with the indians, so he can swipe a pipe for his collection. Ruth: Mr. Evans has retired. He says that the only music he hopes to hear again is Sweet and Low, that is, if it is played very low. Mary: 1 guess Miss Baker was affected by the same way, poor thing. She is now a patient in the State Hospital. Bob: Well, kids, I must get back to Sappys. Want to come with me and dance? John: Not a bad idea, but let’s get some practice first. Come on in boys, and grab you a partner. (Curtain closes, as girls and boys do a square dance on the stage) 16