Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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CLASS PROPHECY qcomumueoy To my dlsmay next 1n attractlon was a neon slgn flashlng a new play to the pubhc starrlng a famous dance team Upon 1nqu1r1ng I was lnformed that the dance team were Lester Lathrop and Genevleve Barth They surely had made thelr place 1n the world A new store 1n town whlch would catch any womans eye was one whlch sported mxnk 1n the showcase rather than a s1mp1e advertlsement Who should be the proprletor but Donald Watklns He surely was classy look1ng 1n h1s coat and ta1ls whlch every proprletor of such a store should wear I asked about Lorena and then I saw the beauty salon w1th the red neon slgn readlng Jensen s Jxffy Jolnt whlch was run by Lorena herself I went 1n to see her but took one look at her mud packs and walked out Our class surely has promment people Peter Rlchard Dlenslakes orchestra IS famed throughout the world Hls volce thrllls the natlon w1th hlS own composl t1on Oh You Woman You ' One thlng my escorts wouldnt let me mlss was hearmg Dlck s orchestra W1th h1m was featured the Ooey gooey crooner of Amerlca Dale Magnuson I asked lf the hxgh school had changed hands slnce I left Can you 1mag1ne Gordon Dahl IS prmcxpal and rules wlth an 1ron hand' Joan Noble and Mary Lou Rettke left for Hollywood lmmedlately after school closed They are actresses ln our world of today In one of the latest plctures Mary Lou outplayed Joan by three mlnutes on the screen She had four mlnutes Helen Geldean IS a Senator represent mg I111no1s Some of my frlends ln formed me that no better had our state ever had She really can argue I had heard the name Geldean mentloned by some members of Congress but I never thought of qulet Geldean In the meantlme we had walked through the town and I thought I had seen everythmg new But they then polnted out the mayors house located on a place you probably remember as Scout Acres Thls large whlte manslon on the outsklrts of the far reachlng Walnut was a home for the best of mayors At thls t1me Leo Chrlstensen held the OfflC9 In h1s admlmstratlon the town had seen many lmprovements and he was a frlend of all Oh yes Betty Lee Renner IS the mald of malds ln Leos home She 1n other words gets top pay for boss1ng the other servants around whlle she gets th credlt Bette Bolbock as Leo told me IS a natlonal f1gure ln the Glrls Blk, Bas ball team She IS one of the best and mg your way you had better duck She has made It her career and earns a lot of money at It They had been telhng me all thls on our way back to Mac and Lavernes home I thought I knew of all the class untxl 1ust before the taxl stopped I notlced a large grev fenced 1n house near Bobby Langford s Upon lflqulflflg I was told lt was The Manslon of Rest for old malds owned and operated by LOIS D1mm1g That d1d xt I fMarv Ann Thompsonl had seen everythlng and had to get back to the qulet of mv own l1ttle sanctuary at Washlngton D C When I agaln reached the Whlte House l felt safe I had thought mx belng the flrst woman presxdent and runnlng a Home for the Homeless was trouble but 1ts reallv bhss I know now what trouble IS but that class can take It 1f Walnut can be remodeled llke that' ' y - . . 3 ' Y , . l ' ll ! ' ' YY ' 9 y . . . , . , . . , A . 5 . 9 - - 1 -h ' ' 'l ' ' 'of e- . . . . ' . if you ever see one of her flies com- ' u vv ' , l V ' 1 V ' Y ' ,Q ' . . , . . ' . . as n ' 7 ' . . . . I . ' . . A y 'A I ' . . . . , H , H

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CLASS PROPHECY Durlng the wlnter of 1956 I had the opportumty to h1re someone capable and trustworthv enough to leave my respons1b1l1t1es to for a few weeks whxle I came to my home town of Walnut for a v1s1t I knew the g1rl I hlred to take my place durxng a slack perlod was xery responslble slnce she was a mem ber of the class of 46 Thxs g1rl the former Jeanne Anders n now Mrs Art Van de Clentenlo could manage my nursery for homeless chlldren dogs and other rodents very well For my other pos1t1on I found another sultable per son I flew up IH by B 29 a cross between a B 19 and a P 38 Upon my arrlval I landed at a beautlful alrport one ex ample of how my small home town had developed to a prosperlng c1ty 'lh1s alrport was managed by Jack Edmond son and h1s Wlfe the former Phylhs Johnson I started out after talklng to Jack a much stretched out Maln street I saw a large neon slgn flashmg Charlles Cafe to the publlc When I walked ln I could see Dals httle restaurant had surely changed I suppose to keep up w1th the town Then seelng a sharp mustached gentleman comlng to greet me 1 recognlzed hlm as Charles F1sher After talklng to hlm for a wh1le he asked lf Id l1ke to meet h1s Wlfe and chlef cook Upon my answer he walked to the rear and escorted someone forth whom I knew I should recognlze And why rot? At her greetlng w1th that old sm1l I recognlzed the former Carol Hatland That evenlng Charles was to be host to a group of gentlemen who had weekly banquets-the only tlme they had real food It was a group known as the Happy fob Bachelors ' Carol mformed me that LGUIS Alshouse and Nell Stlver were the two most responslble for organ 1z1ng that group so I llngered a few moments to talk to them I then declded 1 would go to the home of Mr and Mrs Laverne Johnson to see the former Phylhs McElvan1a There I found a group celebratlng Mac and La verne s elghth annlversary In the group were Bob Bolbock and hls beautlful blonde wlfe th former An1ta Cameron It seems Bob had a partnershlp 1n the All1s Chalmers buslness a prosperous deal he surely made After spendlng an emoyable evenmg lt was declded that on the morrow Mac Laverne Anlta and Bob would show me the town and tell me of the outcome of the remalnder of the class The next mornlng we started out and I can see one factor govern1ng the expanslon of Walnut and that IS the Gomgam Gonlgam and Gonlgam Comp any owned by George George Jr and George Sr respectlvely Next they polnted out the Glamarr School a glrl s college of wh1ch Harold Burkev IQ coach We then passed several new apartment bulldlngs pract1cally Emplre State bulldlngs wh1ch I was told were owned by Davld Cho1n1ere and his New York helress I then heard the sound of muslc and looklng around I saw the goodyman Who was It but Harry Olson r1d1ng along on h1s scooter callmg h1s wares to the pubhc Walnut surely has a beautlful bank to ltS credlt and the town can g1ve the former W1llda Vlckery now Mrs Oscar Berkshxre the credlt for attalnlng It For lf lt hadnt been for her wealthy clty fellow they wouldn t have a bank It seems the bank s mam contr1butor IS Mlldred W1ll1amS who owns a dude ranch south of town I would llked to have talked w1th her but the only t1me I got a glance at her was when she rode along s1ng1ng Im Just a dude cowglrl Ive got a lot to learn 1 1 1 K - Y Y 1 , . - 1 1 7 1 1 ' . , . 1 1 Y ' ' 7 , 1 1 ' ' - , . . , . n . rx I V 1 1 . e . . , . - . - K Y Y ' , 1 1 1 - I D. ' V V 1 1 Y Y - Y , . tu . Y . . , . Y Y 'Y ' .I 14 I YY ,t 1 Y ' v I v ' l ' K to flnd a place to eat. Walklng along ' 1 1 it 1 , . I 'Y ,, . . v s A ' Y ' 1 : I . . p Y' . ' v . v - 1 1 L O 1 - 1 , 1 . 1 , 1 . V L 1 1 1 1 , 1 l 7 1 1 Y 1 .1 1 . . l ' ' 'e - - ' , , ' 1 KK ' YY Y V . Y Ll ' YY ' ' ' ll 7 ' ' , 7 ' ' Y Q . . . ,,

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CLASS WILL We the class of 1945 46 mclude thlrty one 1nd1v1duals and d1st1nct per SOI1alllZ16S belng about to pass out of th1s sphere of educatlon 1n full posses s1on of a full and crammed mmd well tralned memory and human under standmg do mark and pubhsh thls our last w1ll and testament hereby re voklng and maklng vold all former W1llS or promlses by us at anytlme heretofore made As to such estate as 1t has pleased the Fates and our own strong hands and bralns to w1n for us we do d1SpOb of the same as follows Items I We glve and bequeath to our structors 1n all the wlsdom of the ages a sw eet and unbroken success1on of rest ful nlghts and peaceful dreams No longer need thev l1e awake through the long watches of the nlght to worry ovel the uncertalnty of whether th1s one or that IS dolng h1s home work w1ll have her mathematics ln the mornmg class w1ll remember every lron clad rule of composltlonal technlque 1n the prepara flOH of hls or her theme papers It has been a hard straln on them for Semors are Sald to be at all times hard to manage and certalnly thls class of 46 IS no exceptlon But they have all done the1r duty and verlly now they shall have thezr reward Item II Agaln we bequeath to our beloved faculty all the amazmg know ledge and startlmg mformatxon that we have lmparted to them It must have been entlrely nevs to them as well as to all teachers and students everywhere and would throw much new hght on many a h1therto fam1l1ar l1ne of thought throughout the whole world of SCIGHCB and learnmg even outslde the walls and halls of Walnut Hlgh If the faculty see f1t they are hereby authorlzed to g1V8 out such of thls mformatlon to the world as they may feel the world IS ready to PGCSIVG We trust they w1ll also feel at perfect hberty to make use of all b1ts of wlsdom and enllghtenment for the educatlon of the classes to come after us' Th1S of course xs left entxrely to thelr personal dlscretlon Item III We g1V6 and bequeath to the Junlor class the followmg ltems I'hev may seem trlfhng bequests but we hope they may be accepted not as worth less thlngs lavlshly throvsn away be cause we can no longer keep them but as valuable assets to those who may re ce1ve them and a contlnual remlnder of the generoslty of heart 1n our free and full bestowal To Kelth Renner the presldent of the Junior class our book entitled LIVES Of Our Presldents , - ,v . - . y Y 1 ' ' ' V Y y , . , , v q- . . . . , ' ' Y . 1 - we ' . ' V dear faculty who have been our in- ' ' L , . 7 ' ' - . V O . . . D D , W . . v 7 , . ' ' ll !' . ' v . , . , . , W . . H , v v 'A 1 l . v . ,,