Van Del High School - Rocket Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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PHUPHECU Since graduation from Van Del High School in 1954, I have taken a sight-seeing tour every year. It is 1974 and I am ready for my twentieth tour, so hop on the train, and let's go. The first stopis Niagara Falls. Seeing a huge crowd and wondering what is going on, I push forward and find what the Big Deal is. Someone is going over the falls in a barrel. I inquire into the matter and find the daredevil is MAXINE ADAMS, my old classmate. I couldn't stand to watch the episode, so I head towards Boston. QP. S. She made it. I I.n Boston, there is also a large celebration. They are going to enact the Boston Massacre. I talk to the director, who, by the way, is GILBERT STEPELTON, being the realist he is, is using real bullets. It is impossible to prevent this silly notion, so Ileave to escape being an accessory to the crime. The next city on my itinerary is New York, and while walking along the Great White Way whom should I meet but JEAN BAER. She tells me she is still waiting for her BIG break, but in the meantime she is working in a small waterfront theater where she has been playing for over a year and is billed as Shanghai Jeannie. Her accompanist is MAYNARD KERNS who has turned out to be quite a musician. After arriving in Washington D. C., I attend a session of Congress and while sit- ting there very contest, a Senator from Texas stands up and I about pass out! He is ROBERT MATTHEWS! He introduces a bill to do away with parliamentary law in the Senate since everybody is taking advantage of the Texas delegation by the use of it. I travel throu h Charleston, and meet DON ARN at a farm auction. He tells me he owns a small firm, and manufactures coon skin coats. His business is progress- ing, and he soon hopes to realize his dream of putting the minks out of business. I begin my westward journey, and stop at New Orleans. I go into one of the Jive Joint's where Dixieland is the most and there among the Be Bop crowd is BARBARA TABLER. She says she couldn't resist that red hot music one Sunday night and the next day she headed south and stayed. As I walk away, Ihear her yell- ing, Cool it, baby, cool it. I cross the Mississippi River and go to Ft. Worth, where two of my old class- mates, MILDRED HOGHE and SHIRLEY MIHM are running a mission home for old worn out cowboys. They are doing fairly well now that the space travel movies are the standard, instead of westerns. They plan to expand over the southwest later. I board a plane and fly over the Rocky Mountains, landing near Phoenix. I de- cide to visit an Indian reservation where I meet JIM DARBY, sitting with the chief's daughter. Jim's scheme is to gain control of the Indian population, then begin another uprising to recapture the land the Palefaces took from the Redskins. I'm in Los Angeles now, and while sightseeing, I am picked up by the police for jaywalking. They take me to the station and the man in charge is RALPH HAMMONS. Ralph has held this position for about six years, and soon expects to be appointed Chief of Police. In San Francisco, I notice the Golden Gate Bridge is being painted green. I stop to watch, and catch a glimpse of a familiar face, RICHARD HINES. I work my way over to him, and he says he has been with this company for 15 years. He is expect- ing a promotion to the position of Assistant Rust Scraper soon. I keep going north and stop at Seattle. I walk by a super market, where I meet FAITH ROGERS. She explains that she has been married for 15 years, and is liv- ing on a small farm. There is the patter of little feet around the house--fifteen chickens, four dogs, seven sheep, and ten hogs. Faith's final statement is, We couldn't afford a barn. I head towards Salt Lake City, where I see, MYRNA DAVIS, lounging in the sun. She is working on a plan to take the salt from the lake. She wants to prove that this projlpct can be done by a woman, and Myrna thinks her solution will come in a few wee s. I journey towards Bismarck but my car breaks down in a small, North Dakota town. Out of curiosity, I go into a one room schoolhouse. Standing at the head of the classroom is EVELYN DAVIS. She insists on the old-fashioned wa of teaching and doesn't believe in sparing the rod. In fact, I left as soon as I saw her unmerci- fully beat a small boy for throwing a spit ball at her. Then over to Milwaukee, and seeing MARY ELLEN DEMHNIT coming out of a childs' clothing store with a big bundle. I stop to chat with her, and she says she was jilted by her high school beau and so as a rebound she married a beer magnate from Milwaukee. She's hoping for sextuplets this time, so SHE can make Milwaukee amous. I'm now in Chicago, and it's the last cit on my tour. Icheck into a hotel and flip the radio on in my room. They introduce RONALD LONG, Chicago's favorite hillbilly singing I'm a Plain Old Country Boy. I telephone Ronald and he says he has been the sensation of Chicago for 12 years, and is good for 12 more. Well, that takes care of everyone in the class of '54 except BILL BOWDEN. As you have probablyaguessed from this article I am a world traveler. I'm now getting ready to start for laska, and who knows who I'1l meet there. 17

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IH UUR UUUHGEH EIEHRS 1,- .f'4' .x 3 -vfff' , N -x 1' wJ r 'iff Bob Matthews- - There 's always something to laugh about. -,s Q gi? AQ P- ' ,. fx.: Don Arn-- But I don't want to smile. Ralph Hammons-- You do and I'1l hit you, s T ' ... 1 A :Lk Barbara Tab1er-- You want to play house with me! Faith Rogers-- I'm just sunning myself, . s. , Y e f Jean Baer-- I wonder how this ball would taste'7 - 10 0' fx. Evelyn Davis-- Something's drooping, isn't there? 19 Richard l-lines-- Boy! This is the life. , K--.- A Mildred l-loghe-- Oh! You naughty dolly, This page is sponsored by RINGWALD LUMBER CO.