Victor High School - Pirate Yearbook (Victor, MT)

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efagg qDro.PgecgO Upon graduation from dear old Victor High School the class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-eight decided that 20 years hence, they would hold a grand reunion, at a place to be designated at a more convenient date. Je will new imagine that the date has been set, the place of union decided. Let us look in on the group. The time is May, 1968, the placc: The home of Mr. and Mrs. Dwane Clarke. Mrs. Clarke is the former Miss Joy Brown. The group is having a very merry tire, but upon close observation changes may be noticed in the vembers of the croup of former happy-go- lucky hi-schoolers. The life of the party, as aluays, is Doctor Larry Briggs, Pro- fessor of Mathematics at the well-known Podunk University, an institu- tion established especially for dim-wits and morons. Over in the corner of-the room, in his favorite game of poker, we see Bill KDare-devill Amos, he is now a race car driver at the noted Indianapolis Hsoou. Altho' he has teased death on the race track doz- ens of times with mishaps, blll recently had a narrow escape when he was nearly electrocuted while playing with his son's electric train. Across the card table from Mr. Amos, and not doing badly in the game, we find that little red-haired charmer, Viola Schwaderer. She is a private secretary for Mr. J. Z. Popensteimer, owner of a fur store in Hollywood. She likes secretarial work very well. The two other participants in the game are Carroll Mansfield and Bill Covert. These two have been very successful in their pursuit of business. They are now co-owners in a large ranch and specialize in the raising of very fine guinea pigs and ducks. Of all the members of the group, these Let us now about each other enthusiastically the group Irene was very pleased two bachelors seem the most contented. look at the little group of people closely huddled in the center of the room. A very cozy little group discussing their troubles and adventures. we find in Menager, She always wanted to be a seamstress, and when she was presented with the wonderful opportunity of working in the HLeen overall factory!! Another of the group is Marian Riley. She is continually tapping her fingers on the table, or anythlng else handy. Perhaps it is a light hangover from her job as typist and secretary for the president of the Flmtz Brewery. lConcluded on next page?

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Our host, Dwane Clarke, is happily chewing the rag with his old pal, J. T. Maki. Dwane is now employed as a telegraph issippi, Missouri, and Amazon Telegraph Company. He and now receives tcp pay of WIO a month. You'll little difficulty in understanding him. He never Everything he says is spelled out in dots and dashes Terry Maki, who is trying to make out Clarke's sad story. His life has been a very hard one. Since been making his living as a professional football rlay er for the Miss- has worked hard probably have a speaks English. Morse code, is a hi-school he has er and wrestler. His face is so beaten up it locks like a pan of hamburger. His ears are so cauliflowered they resemble the handles of a loving cup. His heart is still strong and true, however. This friendship is as stal- wart as ever. Miss Viola Simmons iyes, still 'Missuf and the former Colleen Kane are delightedly burying each other in stories of their life since the old hi-school days. Viola now owns and operates a larve fish mar- ket and isn't doing badly either. Colleen is now the successful keeper of a happy home and mother of fourteen children. In her spare time, lwith fourteen kids?J, she has a hobby of raising calico cats. Our hostess, Mrs. Clarke, is busily preparing a little snack of smoked herring, pretzels and beer. Knowing that none of the zroup drinks heavily, she only ordered a fifty gallon barrel of beer, and by the time the party is an hour old, the small supply is nearly exhausted. Helping Mrs. Clarke in the preparation of the lunch is Carol Glngerich lonly her name 1sn't Gineerich any morel. She also is a successful home-maker. She works very hard supporting her husband, her job being bricklayer for a local construction company. Miles Winship, who has become a famous foreign missionary is enjoying the party immensely. His travels have carried him to the far corners of the earth. His stories about the people he has met and the countries he visited hold the interest of the group. Say, who's that big, brawny' character over by the beer barrel? why, it's John Kunze. He now works for a logging concern in Washing- ton. After years of hard work, he has progressed to the position of swamper. If he can work another twenty years, he hopes to become a sawyer. Well, I guess that concludes this little story. The writer, Don Ess, as can well be imagined, is an author, although he has met little success in that business. Publishers say his imagination is too absurd. Possibly it's the effects of his days at Victor High School!