Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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THE PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF '56 It is the year 2000 A. D. and we four, Kay, Janie, Cynthia and Judy, members of the Versailles High School graduating class of 1956, have returned to our old alma mater for a reunion with our classmates. Since we arrived early, we decided to lunch together in the new Hotel a la Tigres that was buildt with the money donated by the successful class of ’56. After lunch, we reminisced over our school days and recalled many of the hopes and ambitions of our classmates. Then we noted all the actual achievements which we had accomplished. Here are our findings: Tom Apple has developed a new breed of noiseless turkeys. Miriam Ashman has now retired and given up her title of Miss Universe, which she has held for the past 40 years. Part of her success was due to her capable manager, Linus Mescher. Nancy Barga and Marilyn Dapore are joint owners in a Vita-Health Bar which specializes in atomic capsules guaranteed to cure your liver and foot ailments. By the way, they’re very good for hangovers, too. Roy Baucom and his wife, the former Peg Pequignot, have been working patiently to raise a football team of their own—but so far they have only succeeded in getting a baseball team. Herb Bayman, Fred Bohman and Dick Christian are now professionals at making out income tax form 1040, although they are still trying to figure out Mr. Wiebrecht’s explanation of this subject. Carol Berger-Long has succeeded in raising a little air force of her own. Her grandchildren are now space patrolmen. Guess it runs in the family. Dick Berger and Fred Deagle are owners of the Pluto or Bust gas station. Chuck Young, though still trying to pass English IV, is their very successful helicopter mechanic. Kenny Booher has taken over Mr. Rhoade’s position as time keeper. Kenny recently retired as janitor of VHS. Ivan Brenneman and Billy Fisher have been singing on the Midwestern Hayride for the last 20 years. They recently turned down an offer to join the Metropolitan Opera to stay on the hayride. Caroline Broerman has invented a new cigarette holder, devised for people under six feet only. Jim Coffield is interpreting menus in his new French restaurant called Vive la Coffield. Now being featured in his floor show is Pat Gross and her Dixie Doodle Five. An act held over for the last two weeks is Fifi and her Fans. Fife was better known to us as Phyllis Simons. Bob Copeland has drifted out west—of Mars, that is. We hear he has been successful as the first prospector on that part of the planet. Shirley Derr has been successful in her life’s work to get enough names on her petition to obtain street lights for Webster. Bernard Drees has developed a new Vitamin X, which is being used for—well, actually, there’s no use for it yet, but he’s still hoping. Myron Fast has become widely known as the famous man who developed a formula for growing a mustache over night. Carol Fritz is the chief lady surgeon in the new hospital at North Star. Incidentally, this town has grown in leaps and bounds. The population is now 200. This figure has been increased with the help of Amelia George, Betty Huber and Suzanne Subler, who are raising typical American juveniles. Frenchtown is competing with North Star, and with the help of Doris Gigandet and Ruth Hemmelgarn, they are running a close second. Leonard Goubeaux has finally made the last payment on the popcorn machine at Crystal Ball. We understand that Joann Hartzell now owns the Crystal Ball with John Voisard as her chief bouncer. They seem to still be having a thriving business. —20—

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CAN YOU IMAGINE TOM APPLE—walking MIRIAM ASHMAN—without that smile NANCY BARGA—tall and dark ROY BAUCOM—not being the “sleeper” of the year in football HERB BAYMAN—staying out of trouble CAROL BERGER-LONG—without her diamond DICK BERGER—not flirting in the halls JOE BERGER—being serious FRED BOHMAN—being bashful around girls KEN BOOHER—quiet IVAN BRENNEMAN—putting Frank Parker out of business CAROLINE BROERMAN—with “yeller” hair DICK CHRISTIAN—not having a new “doll” every week CONNIE CLARK—not writing to Don JIM COFFIELD—not beating the bell by one minute BOB COPELAND—without Puddles MARILYN DAPORE—not being friendly FRED DEAGLE—not dreaming about his “big” Buick SHIRLEY DERR—from Russia BERNARD DREES—as a physical education teacher MYRON FAST—with straight hair BILL FISHER—as a stand-in for Kenny Roberts CAROL FRITZ—getting excited AMELIA GEORGE—as a stand-in for Walter Winchell DORIS GIGANDET—without a “knuckle buster” LEONARD GOUBEAUX—flunking chemistry PAT GROSS—as a stand-in for Ray Anthony DAN HART—being loud JOANN HARTZELL—not going to dances RUTH HEMMELGARN—staying home from dances DONNA HORNER—without Lavon BETTY HUBER—not thinking about Vic GLENN JENKINS—dating girls MARVIN KEISER—talking fast MATT KELCH—not teasing the girls SHIRLEY KELLER—not being involved in a “love triangle” IVO KNAPKE—not being a doll CARL LANGENKAMP—not being a Future Farmer CYNTHIA LOXLEY—not being wistful HAZEL MARKER—not watching for the postman (Continued on Page 41) —19—

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Dan Hart is now head speaker at the annual Liar’s Club Meeting. He has also been very successful in revising his old song, “See You Later, Alligator.” The teen-agers are wild about it. Don Hemmelgarn and Joe Berger are still working to get Yorkshire on the map. And are doing a good job of it by building a factory which puts ov.Hnkless pens for thoughtless people. Donna Horner and Lavon Wright’s wedding will be an event that will take place at our fiftieth reunion. This will mark the end of the world’s longest courtship. Glenn Jenkins is still living like a millionaire from the proceeds of his book that has been a best seller for the last ten years. The title of the book is “How to Get Along With Women.” Mat Kelch is still teasing the girls and has even developed a remote controlled wav to stack lockers. Shirley Keller developed a new formula called Keller’s Kalorie Killer which guarantees that you’ll lose weight without dieting. Ivo Knapke is now farming the entire Darke County but he wishes to move to a more hilly country-side because he still believes that hillsides provide more land to cultivate. Marvin Keiser, the present Secretary of Agriculture, is helping Ivo prove his theory. Carl Langenkamp is teaching bookkeeping at VHS. Oh, yes, he was the onlv one who actually passed this subject in ’56. Cynthia Loxley is a very successful guidance councellor at UCP (University of Confused People). Hazel Marker-Nickol and Jean Miller are great coin collectors—by some strange coincidence, they’re almost all “nickols”. Jean has also written a book entitled “Blue Hearts and Pink Elephants”. Joanne Matthieu has become a world traveler since her marriage to a famous engineer. She is now living in Timbuktu. Ron McClurg has been a prominent lawyer and is thinking seriously of running for president in the next election. His worthy opponent will probably be Prosperin’ Paul Parmenter. Gerhart Mekelburg has been a very successful scientist. He’s keeping right up with Einstein—he plans to leave his brain for scientific research. Mary Meyers is the head nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Her grandchildren have all attended Randolph High School. Carl Neargarder is the head of the science department at Russia College of Knowledge. All of his children graduated from this immortal institute. Shirley Oliver is a public relations officer who is in charge of keeping friendly relationship with Bradford, a new suburb of Versailles. Larry Pearrell, famously known as ‘Alfred Lord Pearrell’, is now retiring as the champion wrestler of the universe. His very capable manager and instructor was Bob Poly. The closest Pearrell ever came to losing the title was in a match with ‘Gallopin’ Gerald Swallow’. Ginny Pequignot is now designing clothes and has developed the new “G” look—one look and everybody says “Gee”. Roger Petitjean and Harold Pohl are owners of the Versailles Atoms For Peace Power Plant—makers of power units for your farm, home, and industry. Jane Phelan has become Speaker of the House and has taken a more common name—Smith. Judy Phelan has been successful in training all her children to be swimmers. Incidently, Judy’s granddaughter was the first to swim the Atlantic. Janet Pitsenbarger manufactures ‘Pitsenbarger’s Pickled Potatoes’, which have taken the place of potato chips. Class Prophecy (continued on Page 106) —21—