Tremont High School - Echo Yearbook (Tremont, IL)

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PROPHESY It's a grand Iuly day 1n 1959 and the Splflt of the Sen1or Class of 1951 IS hovermg along Route 9 when lt comes upon a newly buxlt and open for busmess for the fxrst day restaurant 'I-Iummmmmmmm,' he mumbles Mary s D1ner Say Ma y thatcouldn'tbe Mary ag enbach could lt? Thlnk I'll 1nvest1gate As he swoops down to a Slde w1ndow and looks 1n he sees that lt IS Mary Wagenbach and who should be s1tt1ng at the counter sxppxng a cup of coffee, but the newly elected congresswoman V1rg1n1a Keller' W1thout opemng the w1ndow the sp1r1t of '51 goes 1ns1de and perches unseen on the sal shaker 1n front of V1rg1n1a as she says Rally, fellow countrywoman would you Illllld turn1ng on the rahd1o to statxon DRIP so that I can hear t.he stock car race at Tremont s Speedway Some of the knds we went to school w1t.h are dr1v1ng, I understand Ah yes, I knew some of em were slated for that career when we were m school By th1s t1me the rad1o has warmed up and we re just 1n t1me, because the annotmcer lS say1ng 'Th1s IS station DRIP transferrxng you to t.he newly buxlt Speedway on Tremont s so th s1de where Ken Stuber IS wa1t1ng to broadcast an on the spot report w1th h1s rov1ng m1.ke Come 1n Ken ' 'How do you do lad1es and gentlemen Th1s lS your sports broadcaster, Kenneth Stu r, down on the Koch Baurer Speed way the largest 1n the world, g1ven to our falr c1ty by the mulu m1ll1ona1res Mlrlahl Koch and Verla Baurer The cars are warmmg up now and the mechamcs are look1ng them over 'Ah yes 1t s a beaut1fu1 day for the races, and now here IS the l1ne up Dr1v1ng car No 6 owned by the gay d1vorcee, Leona Pflederer, IS Bob Roosa, the Mad Man at the wheel Dale Sauder, the lead footed farm lad, and h1s mechan1c Elmer Papenhause, one of t.he same are tun1ng up the1r beat up Chrysler No 20 Over to our r1ght4s let's see No 8 314 15 the only g1rl dr1ver 1n th1s race the blush1ng blond Al1ce M1ller 1n that '36 Ford owned by Shirley Rowell fash1on desxgner The bets on today s race are commg 1n th1ck and fast It's rumored that the luck1est better 1n the Unxted States 15 here None other than W1lma D111 Seems l1ke t.he whole class of '51 IS here today I was just glanc1ng over the stands and I saw a good number of fam1l1ar faces I see the W1neburners are here -Shorty and the former Marllyn Beyer you know I guess Short's back home before h1s new season of Football Wllh the Canton Jets I-Ie's made qu1te a name for h1mself Unless I m m1staken they re talkmg to t.hat All An1er1can 1n girl's basketball, Mar11yn Lohnes who IS also home on vacatlon after a heavy season of 54 w1ns and no losses It looks as though the race IS gettmg near startmg t1me Pete Pa1ne, foreman of R A 's construct1on gang, IS mov1ng that Bu1ck up to t.he starung gate wh1le Duke Welty lb glVlDg h1m one of those pep talks that he's noted for Pull1ng 1n next to them IS a maroon Pont1ac dr1ven by Bob Brenkman HIS mechamc, Ioanne Woerner the only mechamc who IS fldlng 1n the race fkeep your hands on the wheel Bobl seemed to be havmg a lxttle trouble w1t.h the motor a wh1le ago but lt'S purr1ng l1ke an over grown B 29 now Hawkeye Moser, the plow Jockey, has made qu1te a name for h1mself w1th that Hudson HIS mechan1c, Ray Moser a p1pef1tter by trade, says that Hawkeye's the best yet There are supposed to be e1ght runn1ng today but John Mason had a l1ttle m1sfortune wh1le dr1v1ng over McCluggage brxdge 1n Peor1a the other day I d1dl'1,t get all the deta1ls but lt was somethmg about a maroon Bu1ck converhble Last but not least lS one Bunny Hoffman and h1S Plymouth It's startmg t1me now and Mary Ann Hellemann, chosen as queen of the track IS takmg her place 1n the Judges stand She's to klSS the w1nner Don Mlchel owner of M1chel Brxck Lay1ng Assoc1at1on but starter for the race IS ra1s1ng the flag and 11,5 down' They re off' Lead1ng them around on th1s f1rst lap IS V1rg1n1a Wexsen hofer back from Texas r1d1ng a Texas long horn She s settmg qu1te a pace Look at them g um Before we transfer back to t.he tower I'll say that at the end of the f1rst lap Bob Roosa, Wlul a tremendous takeoff has just lapped the f1eld for the second time Now back to the tower 'Use Sharpo Razor Blades for a shave that's smooth, sharp and qu1ck' MOVIC star, M lene Schlumph tMarlene Sauder to youj says, I l1ke men who use Sharpo Blades They're so MMMMMMMMMM Th1s IS Ken Stuber back on the track aga1n and the last of the 500 laps lS over The race IS over Ican't see the number of the car for the people around The w1n11er has Jumped down Mary Ann our queen IS runmng out to meet h1m She has thrown her arms around h1s neck and planted a b1g k1ss rlght on h1s grease spattered What's happened though? Mary Ann s famtedll And l1tt1e wonderll Look who the w1nner ISN' A1108 M1ller ' Lrsten to that crowdll' Well g1rls that just goes to show you don't ever run for queen of a race 1f there's a vtoman dr1v1ng she m1ght w1n Th1s IS KS for TBS Slgnlllg off Page 16 , . 1 - - Q - - - - c 4 I i ' ' . -- r -- W - , - . . - , . 7 I ! t- , , , . - , - , , , , . . , Q - u 9 - - ' , . , . . , , . be - - 1 - y . I , ., . . . - , , , . - , - ' , Y - ' ' 1 nu. a ' , , y y , . , . , . . . , . , .1 , . . . , - 1 - y , ' Y y 1 - 1 . , . . , . . .. . w , . . . . ,Q , . , , . . o!,.... , G -- I - ' ' - , , ar , . , , - . . . . --U , , . I ! -- , ,. -N . . .

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We the QQIIIUI' CIISX of 19:11 of Tremont H1 l Sehool 11191110111 Ill111o1s bun of sound 111111d and memorw do PLIIJIISII th1s our list w1ll md test11 11t our less fortu LIISSIIIIILS 1111! e f1c1ulty Ks 1Cl1ss we w1ll the f11llow111f 1 the 1111r el ss our s1lts111111s 1b1l1ty fo1 st lllllt., POIICIIS To the SUIJIIIJIIIOIT, Class we beque 1111 ou1 sc hol1r ly 1el11e11 ments To the Freshman Cl1ss we w1ll our QUILI 111d stu dlous w 1ys To H1rry Stone we hereby w1ll and beque IUI che 1p and edue 1t1o111l xssemblv pro1,,r H115 llld students who w1ll KIJPFOLIZIIS them To B111 Getz we w1ll 1 phys1es elass who knows the d1ffe rence between 'stress a11d str11n To M1ss Koeh we w1lI 111 111v1l and m1llet w1th whuh to keep t1n1e 1n fyplllg To M1ss behne 1der we beque 1t.h the :1b1l1ty to 111 lke easy semc ster exams To Mrs Stone we w1ll a eomptometer Wlth wh1rh to flgure To Mrs Sparrow we w1ll ICO operauve all gxrl flfth hour Englxsh elass To Coach RICCI we w1ll and bequeath 1 fourth hour study hlll that w1ll not meddle w1th the labor ltorv supphes To M1ss Plese we hereby w1ll and bequeath a gurls P E class that knows the rules of xolleyball To Mr K1sel1us we w1lla sueeessful towel serv1ee To Mr Hull we bequeath '1 band whose members w1ll eome to every rehearsal To M155 Clark we w1ll a bass sectaon ln the n11xed chorus To VIC and Elmer we w1ll 1 student body that Wlll not throw p1per on the floors As Indnxduals we w1ll the Iollounf I Verlx Baurer w1ll 111y .1b1l1ty to spre 1d LIJSSIIJ to my slster joan I Mar1lyn Beyer w1ll Illy 1b1l1ty to buy blouses at the bargam eounter to P11tBo11t, I jay Boll1g,er he reby w1ll 1nd bequeath 111y br llllx to Clarenee VK oe rner I Bob Brenkman w1ll n1y bowed legs to Fr1nn1t Beyer I Larry Dav1s leave 111y husky bu1ld to Leo Ropp I WIIHIR D1ll, w1llzu1d bequeath n1y Ameru an HISQOFY grades to dearest Floyd Page la WLL I M 1rv Ann Hellem 11111 leaxe my ab1l1ty to do the fl1p to M 1r1lyn L 1rg,e11t I M1r1ly11D1v1s le we my 1b1l1ty to t1lk 1bout Morton to Bob R1g,e,f nbieh I lifll 111d I-Ioff111111 w1ll my t'ootb1ll 1b1l1tyto Rov WLXIIIC I xlfglllll Keller beque 1th HIV 1b1l1ty t11tur11 1 forw 1rd roll to M xry Lou Rapp I N11f1lI1IKOCh W111 1nd beque 1th IIIW helpful w1ys to IIIVOIIE? who c 111 III 1ke food use oiU1en1 I M1r1ly11 Lohnes le1ve 111y 1b1l1ty to be O11 the honor roll to joe Bell I lohn M ISOII w1ll 111y speed on the tr uk to Roger Ropp I Don M1ehel lelve n1y blonde h11r 1nd freckled f1ce to B1rbar1 Holler I Al1ce Mlller w1ll llld bequeath 111y frlendly h1b1ts to Lou Jackson I Ray Moser lelve 111y pxpe f1tt1ng ab1l1ty to B1ll Woerner I Charles Moser w1ll my typlng speed to jug Stuber I Elmer Papenhause leave my DOIQLGFOUS ways to john Huette I Padl Pame w1ll and bequeath my wxnnmg ways wxth the women to Charles Booten I Leona Pflederer leave my numerous boyfrlends to Ierry Connell I Bob Roosa w1ll 111y lndustrlous ways to Fred Cradd1ck I Shxrley Rowell w1ll n1y ab1l1ty to haveaneat appearance to Wxlbur Stone I Dale Qauder leave my t'l1rtat.1ous ways to Ron Ertmoed I Marlene Sauder w1ll and bequeath n1y .1b1l1ty to coxeh a basketball te 1n1 to LaDon11a Van Buren I Ken Stuber leave Illy eurly ha1r to LIUFFIS W1l dermuth I Mary WJBSHDBCII le ne n1y he1ght to I 1net L1s tom I V1r51n1a We1senhofer w1ll n1y yodelmg voxee to Glenna C, 0dd1IIgl0II I LeRoy Wmeburner le ave n1y qu1et w 1ys to Les Helle n1an11 I Eugene Welty w1ll n1y ab1l1t1es as blsketball manager to Don Ropp I Ioanne Vkoerner w1ll my bashful ways to Judy Renfro 1. -1 1 g1 , 11. 1 . 1' ' 1. - . ,- K, .. 1 , L- , ,, - 1 -1 1, - - . Q, 1 ', 1 - 11111 to n11t11 1 th1 , 1 1 Q, 32 1 1 1 1 3 . 'V 'ryx 1-- 5 ,L 15... . , . I. ' 3 1 , , -- .. . . ,.. . , 1 1 M T1 1 Iu1 'ag we leave Q2 -. 1 .'l11p A .N Y ,f , , , , . .1 , V 1- ,- -, , , . .-- . 2. '11, 1 - 1: L -,. . L.. , ,- -, . - 1 . - . ,, , , . . ' Q' '1 1 1 ' 1 1 11 -- 1 . H L, . , . . . , .1 . ,. .1 , ,. , 1 V , 1 1 , 1 1, . 1 1 11' 1 fl fl ,' 1. . ' . , 1 , .- 1. - ., .. , . , 1 1 1 '1 1 1' . N. Y.. .. . ' 1 , . 4. ,..u, .l- xy . ,.., - . , , 1 1 1 1, ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 , , . , 1 1 1 1 , . 11 1 1 .' 1' , - 41 1.1 1 1 7 ' 1,1 ., ' , , 1 1 e .. , 1.- ' - , ., 1 . , 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 4 1 A 1 ' 1 - 1 .5 1 .. , V 1 . . l W . . , ,. - , y , . 1 1 - 1 1 ' Y . 1 1 1 -- . y M Y 5. . , 1, . 1 1 2. . , 2 , . . 1 I .,iY Q. 74 . , ,,. , . , ,. .- -. -- 1 1 1 ' 2 . ,Y. . , Q ,-.-. l .., . . 1., L, 1 -.- . 1 - 1 1 ' I -1' . 1 1 1 - 1, . , K .- . . , .y. .Y .l V. E Y .I 1 1 1 .. ',. 1 1 1' . . 1 ,- 1 , , Q - , , . . 1 . -. ' 1 I 1 ' , 11 1 1 . , , ,- ,. , , ,. 1 1 1 - . , , . . . 1 1 - . . 1 ' , . , 1 ' - 1, 7 1 v ' Y

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JUNIORS THE IOLLY j'UNIORS T houghtful H onest E nergetlc I olly U seful N oble I ntent O bedlent R 1ch C ourteous L oyal A ble S mcere S ervlceable IUNIOR CLASS OFFICE RS Les Hellemann tTreas J Bob Rlggenbach QVICC Pres J Ioyce Wagenbach Reporter! LaVern Stuber tPres J jerry Connell fSecy J Jumor Whos Who Busy Bob Rlggenbach Charnung Carol Hmman Courteous Chrls Pflederer Clever Chuck Patton Cheerful Charles Booten Doubtful D1ck Hmman Dependable Dea.n Watts Darlmg Darwxn Summerlot Earnest Esther Berry Falthful Frances Beyer Famous Floyd Bhss Good natured Glenna Hochstetler Gay Goldxe Patton Glor1ous Glenn Moser Grateful Glenna C oddmgton Trustful Ted Hebner Page 17 joyous James Woerner lust Joanne Baurer Iovlal joe Bell Jolly Jug Stuber Iubllant Joyce Rapp Ioyful Ioyce Wagenbach jealous Iohn Hodgson joyful Judy Renfro Kmd Ken Woerner L1keab1e Loxs Hampton Llvely Les I-Iellemann Lovable LaDonna VanBuren Loyal Larry Koch Marvelous Mary Lou Rapp Reassurmg Ronme Sanders Reasonable Ruth Nleuklrk . 9 ' ' - . 5 C 9 - s - 0 9 Distinguished - Don Ropp Iaqplar - Ierry Connell I