Villa Grove High School - Vade Mecum Yearbook (Villa Grove, IL)

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ON YOUR ACCOUNT We, the graduating class of 1955, consisting of the most superior, intelligent, athletic, and unbelievable morals ever to exist on this planet called Earth, or any other planet, feeling quite capable to do so, do hereby publish this, our last will and testament. To our sponsors, Mr. Crum and Miss Sponsler, we leave our record books, our prom decorations and all our class possessions, such as broken rulers, scissors and staplers, and our gratitude for their guidance through these past four years. To our teachers we leave our initialed desks. all the pens, pencils, and erasers they have collected from us since we entered this in- stitution so long ago, and to repair the most serious dama e we have done, a package of hair rinse to restore the color to their ray tem les As for the janitors, we make a hasty retreat without tasking time to will anything. We have burned out all their light bulbs, gbroken their ladders, lost their tools, thrown paper all over the floors a few too many times to make them still love us. To the Juniors we leave ambition, team work, co-operation, and all the other qualities that Seniors are supposed to have. To the Sophomores we leave our dignity, well-groomed appearance, cheerful dispositions, and our ability to pass the blame off to underclassmen. To the Freshmen we bequeath our wisdom, patience, kindness, and loving spirit in hopes that they will grow in knowledge and under- standing into the perfect Seniors as the class of '55 has done. 'I, GARY ALLEN, do hereby bequeath my deep masculine voice to Bob Mont omery. I, PATSY ANDERSON. do hereby bequeath m job at the drug store to Johnnie Lanier, who also likes to worlz. I, JOHN BOAZ, do hereby bequeath my Ford to Kenneth Berry, who travels to Villa Grove almost as much as I do. I, CHARLES BLACKFORD, do hereby bequeath my horse laugh to Darrell Griffith. I, JACK BABB, do hereby bequeath my sideburns and mustache to Jim Elder. I, JOHN BEHL, do hereby bequeath my football ability to Neal Ta . I, SIUE CULP, do hereby bequeath my scholastic ability to Carolyn Weaver, but l'll take Jim with me. I, JERRY CHRISTIAN, do hereby bequeath my trim physique to Tom Elbs, and l'll also give him a copy of my diet. I, ROSIE CLER, do herebyobequeath my plosition as editor of the Vade Mecum to Duke ugh along wit all the headaches and minor tra edies that occur. I, CAROL CLER, do hereb bequeath my pony tail to Amy Tay- lor, alon with a bottle o?Vitalis. I, ROBBYgDOPPELHEUER, do hereby bequeath nothing, as I need to keep all mg talents for myself. I, SHIRLEY D KE, do hereby bequeath my diamond to all my less fortunate friends. along with my book TECHNIQUES IN TRAPPING A MAN. I, BILL EISENMENGER, do hereby bequeath my position as a SILENT, DIGNIFIED Senior to Jitsy Tanous. I, WAYNE GABBARD, do hereby bequeath my hei ht and shy- ness toward irls to John Gilles, who could use a qittle of both. I, BOB GENTRY, do hereby bequeath my ability to keep Vicki all this time to Neil Statzer, who has a good start with Lynn. I, JIM GILMER, do hereby bequeath my two week vacation at Great lakes to Art Fisher, who doesn't know what he's in for. I, DON GREGER, do hereby bequeath my height to Perry Shoe- maker so he can look down on underclassmen when he's a Senior. I, EMILY HETTINGER, do hereby bequeath my ability to hold hands in the hall to Sandly and Keith. I, ROBERTA JAMES, do ereby bequeath my ability to talk in bookkee-pin to any junior who thinks they can get away with it. I, ERIC KIIFCANON, do hereby bequeath my superb portrayal of a vampire in The Night Crawlers to Kerry Keith, who some- times acrs like one. I, CHARLES KNOX, do hereby bequeath my witty remarks to Fred Spurlin to add to his own collection. I, RON LOVE, do hereby bequeath m unruliness in English class to Keith Hunt, who is really an angel I, JIM LOVE, do hereby bequeath my ability to understand lines, curves, and figures to Don Payton, as his mind runs alon the same track. I, DEJN LOURASI-l, do hereby bequeath my ability to attract gtwood girls to Joe Goodwin, in hopes that he will not let me own. I, SHIRLEY MASSIE, do hereb bequeath my ability to catch a man to Ruth Brown, in hopes that she can use it to the same advanta e. I, EVERETT MARTIN, do hereby bequeath my abilit in Mr. Schroeder's class to Mark Brown, who is talented in ghis field also. I, CARL MARTIN, do hereby bequeath my wild ways with women to Jack Demsey, w o already has a good start. I, ROGER MILLER do hereby bequeath my friendship with Mr. Schroeder to anyone else that has a girl friend. I, SUSIE MONTGOMERY, do hereby bequeath my never-dying good spirit to Dianne Teter. I, WAYNE NAIVE. do hereby bequeath my walk to Jean Rochat. I, PATRICIA PATTON, do hereby bequeath my even temper to Hannah Casebeer. I, GLENN PROSSER, do hereby bequeath my red Mercury to Larry Hene han who can almost out run me in his car. I, JANICE EEEDY, do hereby bequeath my everlastin interest in out-of-town farmers to Joan Jolley, who just likes farmers. I, MARY ELLEN REINHART, do hereby bequeath my ability to catch Ivesdale boys to anyltlone who likes white orchids. I, SHARON RIDDELL, do ereby bequeath my rare ability to knock myself out at cheerleading to next year's varsity cheer- leaders. I, DELBERT ROGERS, do hereby bequeath my basketball ability to Bob Hollis. I, MELVA ROWE, do herebly bequeath my scholastic achieve- ments to Sandra Sellers, w o likes studying immensely, espe- cially eometryl I, MAE SIMPSON, do hereby bequeath mtyl debonair manner to Eddie Massie. in hopes that e will hold e title as well as I ave. I, JEANNE TEWELL, do hereby bequeath my sophisticated man- ner to Geraldine Peeler. I, RUSSELL SIMPSON, do hereby bequeath my athletic managership to Ron Wade. I, HELEN VANDEVENTER, do hereby bequeath my athletic ability to Phyllis Ballard. I, ALMA WAGGLE, do hereby bequeath my Home Ec. ability to Rose Wilhelm, in hopes that she will put it.to good use. I, JACKIE WADE, do hereby bequeath my royal crown to all future Homecoming queens in hopes that they wear it with as much pleasure as I have. I, MILDRED WIICOXEN, do hereby bequeath my quietness to Eddie Oaks, who never heard of the word. I, LINDA WIMAN, do hereby bequeath my position at the drums to Janet Farrier. I, DELIECE WOODALL, do hereby bequeath my organizing ability of the Blueprint to anyone who has the time for such mundane matters. I, DELORES WOODALL, do hereby bequeath my-I naturally curly hair to Carolyn Shoemaker because she hates to set ers. We, the graduating class of the Villa Grove High School, declare this our last will and testament. It has been sworn in by the above administrators and now we affix our seal. on this twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty- five . J A .elf , . I--. .. J!C Z'9:2.......i.....-1 Emily Hettinger, PRESIDENT Roberta James, SECRETARY comptimenrs of ECONOMY MARKET

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gg, A: -2 aff fr 1 Vg , JM' Z X if- JJ P x Y YESTERDAY'S NEWSREELH ln September of 1951 fifty-one greenies Qdestined to be members of the class of 19551 entered the halls of good 'ole Villa Grove High School for the first time. We elected Susie Montgomery our president, Carol Cler vice- president, Rosie Cler secretary, and Morris Phipps treasurer for the school year 1951-52. Morris was unable to finish his term of office, so we elected Bob Gentry to finish the year in that capacity. Our sponsors were Mary Lou Sponsler and Bill Crum, and under their encouraging direction, we elected Jacqueline Wade, Shirley Dyke, Bob Gentry, and Rosie Cler as our representa- tives to the student council. Emily Hettinger and John Behl were chosen, as the freshman attendants to homecoming, and Jackie Wade and Janice Reedy were elected junior varsity cheerleaders from our class. .-S , Y A 1 - r ' ' -. '. .. 8 . :-A-- v -f. -LA Q ., gf Pl' . Qld' - -L.-13 , ' X, . -'eh 1'-as--f J , 1 . N - ,151 .1 zu A- - - rc . -rv X as - A A - -. ...N i QA gat , . f' , - -vs: J - I - ---55 -:-.... President Bob Gentry, vice-president Sue Culp, secretary Rosie Cler, and treasurer Emily Hettinger headed the fifty-sophomores that reported back in 1952. Miss Sponsler and Phil Durland were our sponsors, Mr. Crum being drafted into military service. Our two student council representatives were Helen Vandeventer and Jim Gilmer. Jackie Wade was re-elected junior varsity cheerleader, along with Sharon Riddell and a newcomer to our class, Roberta James. Sharon and Bob Gentry were our sophomore homecoming attendants. We lost three members of our class by 1953, our junior year. Our officers were: Sue Culp, president, Bob Gentry, vice-president, Susie Montglomery, secretary, Emily Hettinger, treasurer, Melva Rowe, concessions c airman, Miss Sponsler and Mr. Durland, toglether with Janice Reedy, the prom chair- man, were mainly responsible for t e success of our Mardi Gras prom in May of 1954. Jacqueline Wade and Jim Gilmer were homecoming attendants, Jackie and Roberta were varsity cheerleaders from our class, and our student council representatives were Helen Vandeventer, Jackie Wade, Qwho was vice- president of the student bodyj Roberta James, and Janice Reedy. Janice was also vice-president of the Champaign District Student Council, a big job at which she did very well, and we were verfy proud of her. Shirley D ke was awarded the Junior Cape as recognition o her high scholastic standling. Our junior class play, 'Sno Haven, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Jones, was a tremendous success. Many of us hated to see the last time for a first day at V,G,H, S, come, but nevertheless, come it did. Forty-eight of us met and elected Emily Hettinger president of the senior class of 1955. Her corps of officers were: Don Lourash, vice-presidentg Roberta James, secretary, Shirley Dyke, treasurer, Sue Culp, concessions chairman. We were happy to have Bill Crum back from the army to join forces with Miss Sponsler as our sponsors for the senior year. The president of the student body, elected in an all-school election the previous spring, and a member of our class, was Bob Gentry. His vice-president, elected in the same way, was Charles Knox. Other representatives from our class to our student governing body were Jackie Wade, Janice Reedy, Sue Culp, and Deliece Woodall. Jacqueline Wade and Jim Love, a senior transfer from Reavis High School in Oak Lawn, were crowned 1954's homecoming queen and king. Included in their court as senior attendants were Roberta James and Ron Love. Jackie, lcon- cluding four consecutive yearsj Roberta, Qconcluding three consecutive yearsj Sharon Riddell, and Robby Doppelheuer were elected varsity cheerleaders from our class to cheer for our football co-captains, John Behl and Ron Love. Janlce concluded her fourth consecutive year as a majorette, and Sharon was elected drum majorette by the band. Melva Rowe was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution award and Rosie Cler was the first boy to receive an S,A, R, award in this school. The co-valedictorians for 1955 were Melva Rowe and Shirley Dyke and the salutatorian was Deliece Woodall. The beauty queens of our class included Jackie Wade, whom the school elected, after our nomina- tion, Villa Grove's attendant to the 1954 Pancake Festival, Sue Culp, the Harvest Queen of the l954 Thanksgiving dance, and Roberta James, V, G, 's Sweetheart to the annual Okaw Valley Sweetheart Ball in February of 1955. Our senior play Night Crawlers, directed by Mrs. Margaret Thorell, was also put on the list of the class of 55's successes. ' So ends the class of 55's four years at Villa Grove High School. We've had a lot of fun together, and we have many memories to recall. Congratulations to Class of '55 DON'S IGA MARKET

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-x Q Q Q 7 7 SEARCH FOR TOMORROW 1 ' N? Q QR' We arrived in town via Simpsons' Speedy Airlines--Max and ,, 1 A Russell Simpson, proprietors. We bade farewell to our capable airline stewardess, Janice Reedy, and went immediately to our f 1 i reserved rooms in Miller's Mansion operated by our old class- mate, Roger Miller. 'DSI-fqo We were invited by the head of CBS-TV, Delbert Rogers, to ad A view the premier showing of that new TV show Happy Homes, r Q ' starring the new head of Betty Crocker Company, Alma Waggle 51- and her assistants Pat Patton and Jeanne Tewell. X We motored down in a Charlie's Quicky Cab run by Charles ' Blackford and upon our arrival at CBS were met by Jack Babb and Gary Allen, head doormen. We walked in the lobby and were greeted by the tantalizing O' aroma of Millie's Popcorn Delight, owned and operated by Mildred Wilcoxen. We entered the long hallway which led to the studios when fx who should we meet but John Boaz who is now starring on Medic , with the capable assistance of Mary Ellen Reinhart and Melva Rowe, chief nurses. Doc Boaz tells us Bill Eisenmenger will appear on Fug' his next show as guest patient. Continuing down the corridor we ran into two handsome chaps who upon second glance we see to be Carl and Everett Martin who now produce several TV shows under the co-operation Martin Brothers Enterprises. They tell us one of their biggest shows is Love Can Be Beautiful starring those two delightful comedians Ron and Jim Love. Another of their popular shows is Double Trouble starring Deliece and Delores Woodall, We are past by a very studious looking person, with her nose buried in a sheath of papers Finally we recognized it to be Sue Culp who has become the first successful Woman news commentator. By the way, her showis called Sue's Views. Further on we see two coverall-clad gentlemen working on the water fountain who we find to be Don Lourash and Wayne Naive. They are now working for Prosser's Plumbing, run by Glenn Prosser. We passed one door and heard the happy tapping of feet who upon investigation was found to be Roberta James. She now is chief choreographer for that new group of 5 ft. dancers Bert's Squirts . We finally arrived at the studio we were to visit, but found we were early. We seated our selves to wait and observe Gerald Christian, Bob Gentry and Don Greger studio crewmen setting up their equipment. Noticing the TV monitor we tuned it in so we might watch till show time. The first show we saw was Hints on Happy Marriages starring Carol Carter, Shirley Dyke, Helen Vande- venter, Shirley Massie, and Patsy Anderson--sponsored by Behl's Square Deals used cars--John Behl, owner. This show was nearly over and the next to come on was Uncle Jim's Cartoon Special featuring Jim Gilmer. Not being able to decide just what we wanted to see, we began switching channels. Cn one station we got a ballgame and who should be pitching but Wayne Gabbard. No-hit Gabbard they call him now. On another we found Admiral Eric Kincanon of the U. S. Navy and Colonel Chuck Knox of the Confederates in a heated debate over the results of the second Civil War. lThe south did rise again!! '1That still didn't interest us so we turned in Melodies by Cler , starring that famous band leader Rosie Cler, and his vocalist, Susie Montgomery, just in from Germany. Next we got the Girls' World Champion Basketball team Robby's Globe-Toddlers , with Captain Robby Doppelheuer and her star player, Linda Wiman, who is now the tallest player in the league. While we were sitting here changing channels, who should walk in but Sharon Riddell, star of her own TV program, Records with Riddell . This program consists of gossip from her old home town. She stopped and chatted with us for a few minutes and among other gossip we heard was that Jackie Wade and Emily Hettinger have been awarded medals for their outstanding work in the U, S, O, with special attention for the Army and Navy, respectively. Finally the director asked for silence and the program began. How nice it was to see all our old friends again. What a change television has brought into the lives of everyone! ! Compliments of P- O- FOGERSON