West Salem High School - Hi Lite Yearbook (West Salem, IL)

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September, 1946 found us back as Seniors in the last year of our W.S.C.H.S. career. There was quite a change of members: Our class lost five of our former class, Arthur Pool, Russel Winchel, Russel Pro- vine, Mary Nell Aldridge, and Fondalene Roby but this was counter- acted by gaining Raymond King, Clayton Brandt, Robert Gentz, Margie Putnam, and Camilla Clodfelter. As a usual Senior project our class conducted a magazine sale contest composed of two competitive sides; the Army and Navy. The winning side, Army, was treated to a trip to Mt. Carmel and to the pleasure of seeing a show. Our sale of annual adds provided a source of income for the fin- ancing of our annuals this year. We sold ads in Olney, Albion, and Mt. Carmel and gained much experience in salesmanship. Class officers chosen were : President ....................................... Duane Smith Vice President .................................. Velma Libke Secretary and Treasurer........................ Margie Putnam Sergeant at arms................................. Robert Gentz Class adviser............................................ Miss Roberts Our class colors were Scarlet and White and our class motto which we have carried with us for four years is, “God give me hills to climb and strength for climbing.”

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Prophecy Gene Marks David Bratsch As we were visiting Professor Skeindoff he demonstrated one of his new inventions, the time machine. To start he set the dial 15 years oheacl taking us to approximately April 20, 1962. And wTho did we see but the Seniors of 1947. Bernice Ibbotson, now burlesque queen, is showing at the Great Palace Theatre of West Salem. Duane Smith is touring the fairs, with his voice as a password. He is known as the world’s champion hog-caller. Dorothy Deisher has fallen for a sailor and is now on the West Coast waiting for her ship to come in. Being Secretary and wife is a neat arrangement for the former Velma Libke. Her husband is of Albion. The former Marie Libke is now a farmer’s wife. She and her hus- band are working on a new type of hybrid seed corn. Our own Betty Hall, after her fifth husband disappeared, decided to become a Nun and teach languages. Don Miller finally hooked Libby Mason and is now a cartoonist in New Mexico. Don Maas now has a job as rocket pilot and is carrying mail from planet to planet. Raymond King is a famous inventor. His latest invention is a wrist watch with a bell that rings every hour. After Boris Karloff’s death the studios looked far and wide for a successor of him. Finally they found him, and who do you think it was but Bob Gentz. Eugene Hayes has settled down to a farmer’s life. But he spends most of his time in flea training. Authorities say he has the best trained fleas in the world. Bill Stevens is a side show barker. He gets a booming business for he has very powerful lungs, some say.