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Class Prophecy The year IS 1966 We are prepar1ng to take a trlp to our satell1 e the Moon There we are plan n1ng to v1s1t our old school mates the sen1or class of 1906 and see how they are gettmg along ln th1s modern day world Wlth the educatlon they recexv ed a good old WCHS As we board the shmmg space shlp we are greeted by the stewardess Mary Coulon My she certamly IS gettlng up IH th1S world We would llke to talk to her but she only has t1me now to see tha we are safely strapped ln our seats The count down begms 10 9 8 7 6 That VOICE certa1n1y sounds fam1l1ar Why 1ts Gene Clerk1n domg the countmg He seems to be gettmg along sp1end1dly wxth what he learned 1n school as long as he doesnt have to count ox er ten 5 4 3 2 1 0 and we re off After the slckenlng take off W beg n to wonder 1f we are 1n safe hands We dec1de to go forward and see who 1S p1lot1ng our shlp As we enter the control room we are startled to no e that the p1lOt and co pllot are not pay1ng th sl1ghtest attentlon to the controls but are ser1ously engaged attentlon to us and as they turn around we are surpr1sed to not1ce that thev are Jerrv Stull and Eugene Hames After th1s fea ful dlscoverx we are even less sure of our safety We havent long to worry however for sud denly we meet another shlp gomg the other d1r ectlon Before the shlp fades 1nto the dlstance we see that It IS the DIXIE Doodle plloted by Dean Patterson headed for the Barnes Clty space port no doubt Abruptly our attent1on IS drawn to a commo txon bemg st1rred up m the passenger compart ment As we open the door we are bowled over by a cloud of smoke Whats the matter ls the shxp on f1re No 1ts onlv M1ckev McKav try1ng out a new brand of plpe tobacco from h1s tobacco plan tatlon on Mars After th1s frxghtenmg experlence we are glad to land and get our feet back on sohd ground even 1f It IS only the rocky surface of the Moon As we prepare to leave the bubble enclosed landmg f1eld we meet the chauffeur of the local hotel bus When he takes off h1s hat to don a space helmet we are surprxsed to fmd that It IS our old fr1end Alv1a Hymes He helps us 1nto the sleek l1ttle Jet power ed automob1le and we are off Talk about your one arm drxvers th1s lrttle rlg needs no arms at all He pushes the auto pxlot button and turns a round to grve us h1s undxvlded attentlon He asks 1f we would lxke to see the town before gO1Dg to the hotel and we agree that lt would be a good xdea As Alv1a slows down to cross some rallroad tracks we not1ce a poor lonesome hobo Closer examxna tlon reveals that xt 1S Betsy Baylor st1ll fol1ow1ng the ra1lroad Soon we enter the c1ty and are surpr1sed to not1ce a large Slgn on one of the bu1ld1ngs readmg Ham1lton Manufactur1ng Company Alv1a expla1ns that lt IS owned by Larry Ham1lton who IS the solar system s largest manufacturer of robots The strange thmg about these robots IS that they all look an awfully lot llke some Webster glrls we once knew Before we go any farther we declde to send some post cards back to our frlends on Earth We drop the cards 1nto the slot at the Post Off1C9 and not1ce Darlene Nelson sortlng mall She must haxe enjoyed playlng post offlce wlth the What Cheer postmaster so much that she decxded to make a professlon of lt We return to the waltmg Jet moblle and blast off for the c1ty s largest nrght spot LIZZQS Lunar Club Yes 1ts owned by our old frlend Ellzabeth Rea As we walk through the swlnglng doors we cannot help but not1ce an allurmg barmaxd lean 1ng agalnst a table When she turns to greet us we see that lt IS Marrlyn Mueller She leads us to the other Slde of the room where we f1nd Joan Stanley slnglng the Moon Mombo to the mus1c of Sam s Syncopated Sophlstlcated All Glrl Orchestra stvled ln the famous Bunt ng manner Sam IS blar 1ng out the fam1l1ar stralns of h1s own composl txon Moon N1ght and Four Roses After consum 1ng some of the Houses popular dxsh Mars Bars and Neptune Nectar we are ready to go to our hotel We arr1ve 1n t me to get 1n on a fashion show that IS about to start As the llghts d1m Bob Hope the master of ceremon1es steps onto the stage No walt' Th t 1sn t Bob Hope xt s none other than our own Leland Tolles The curta1ns part and we f1nd that the f1rst model IS another of our classmates It I , . ' . ' L ' ' ' . . . i y u 7 ! L .... ' ' ' ' ' . 1 ' 5 - Z ' - ' 1 g - - - - . ' . . . . . Y . , . ' . - , . . . , . 7 Y Y 4 - - - - - 7 ' 9 , . . A . . . - . . 3 . in a game of pitch. Our cry of alarm draws their 7 . . . . ' ' '. ' r ' f . f . . . . , . . , 1 J v - . s ' 7 ' ' 1 ' ' 7 . . . . ' ' - ' ' an as - y . . . . - , I D H ' 1 ' . V 1 . ' - 1 I . . - . . . . . , I . l . - I I .J Y Y ' ' ll ' YY. - . . - Q , p . ' 7 ' . l s v dv ' y 1 , . . . F . , , , . C4 ,
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1 Carol Wagner model1ng the latest ID tall glrl space helmets At the end of the show we declde that lt IS about t1me to turn IH We try to reglster at the desk but we canno seem to get the clerk s atten t1on for she lb 1ntently l1sten ng to a program of Western mus c com1ng dlrect from Waco Texas We cough loudly and she suddenly becomes a ware of our pre ence and s1gns us m As she races back to her radlo we reahze that It IS Marlene Nelson As we sleep1ly cl1mb on the escalator that w1ll carry us to our rooms we look back on a very eventful day We have found all of the 1906 SQHIOYS and can now go to sleep sat1sf1ed that our m1ss1on IS accompllshed DD PT DC RC Senior Class Wlll We are gathered here today to read the w1ll of the deceased Sen or Class of 1956 We the class ot 1906 bemg of sound m1nd and body do declare that th1s IS our las w1ll and test amcnt To the future Phys1cs classes we leave the memory of Mr Swanson who was the und sputed champ1on for gett1ng the greatest charge out of a Model T co1l May he rest ID peace ' ' To lv r P1per s future classes we leax e h1s great speaklng ab1l1ty and the dxctlonarv asslgnments To Mr Yorks classes we leave h s tales of all the women he has known and dated at the same t1me To Mrs Svx ansons classes 1n typ1ng we leave hcr 8b1lllX as a slave drlver and her ab1l1 y to guess r1ght on our manv soc1al affa1rs The Enghsh L1terature class leax es to the clsool Mrs T1nslev for the sake of the good grades shc glx es and her n1ce hab1t of postpon1ng tests To Mrs M1l1er we leave our sneaky ways ID her study halls And as usual we leave our good grades pol1te manners L J our sports ab1l1ty and our qu1e ness to the underclassmen Larry Ham1lton w1lls has car and Su1c1de Drlxe to Tom Grudgmgs May he have fun w1th both To Wavne W1tt Larry leaxes hlS Saturday n1ght tr1ps to f1nd another temporary blonde Leland Tolles w1lls h1s Jalopv and the tax1 serx ICE he renders to members of the Senlor Class to Daxe Draegert HIS sober att1tude t j he leax es to Karen Ham1lton whose brother savs she needs It Sa n Buntlng w1lls hlS sports ab1l1ty to Frank 111 Moore and h1s studv hall romances to Jerrv Sn11th xx ho obv1ous1y doesnt need them Jerry Stull w1lls h1s early PJ hours to Farrell Wh1te To Denn1s Johnson he leaves h1s ab1l1ty to make a mess of everythlng Mlckey McKay w1lls h1s ab1l1ty to look busy and st1ll do noth1ng to Helen Graham Mary Coulon W1llS her blushlng smlle to Pat Thomas and her ab1l1tv to catch a man to Karen K1tzrnan Betsy Baylor w1lls her studlous CMJ ways to Bonnle Fogle and Marxe Ladely Marlene Nelson W1llS her tower1ng helght and speed 1n typ1ng to Bob Brack1n Gene Clerkm just leaves Mar1lyn Mueller leaves the sen1ors who Spled on her to Marv Dawson and her good looks and personalltv C991 to Barbara Ha1nes Carol Wagner w1lls her lnterest 1n a grocery store at Thornburg to R1ta Nllles Ellzabeth Rea leax es her n1ghts ID Oskaloosa to Mlckey Dotv AlVl3 Hymes bequeaths h1S ab1l1ty asleep IH SOC10lOgy and st1ll answer quest1ons somet1mes to Roy Cadwell and Helen Ashby Darlene Nelson bequeaths her ab1l1ty to play Post offlce to Dottle Coulter Joan Stanley w1lls her l1ttle black book to San dra Kltzman who w1ll haxe absolutely no use for It to be half M1Ck6y McKay w1lls to Robert Ward h1s ab1l1ty to stall for t1me 1n Shop Dean Patterson w1lls h1s tr1ps to Barnes C1ty to Ted Snyder Eugene Ha1nes leaves h1s dlmples and h1s danc1ng Hblllly to J mmy Van Patten S1gned The Class of 1956 S S - , . . .y . . n 7 ' y L - ' l . , i 'Q . . W .. . . . , . Y Y ' V V ' 1. .I - . . ., .., .., .. a 0 A . . . , . ..1 J . - . . .. t - 1 1 P. . . . X A l v . . , . . , . , . . . 1 7 . , 5 . . . ' ' llfl . I . . . n V , . V. , V, ., 't. . , . I ii ' l . . . V '. ' v 1 x , ' ' S'A , V, l Q X ,V . . . . v . .. Y V . . . , - . .. .6 ,, ...., L- if L - ' Y ' '71 . - l 7 . 7 7 . V . ' ,f 7 s ' . . . Y H . Y . . , . . , ' - . . . ' .1 l ' . ..Y Y l 1 . I I ..V - A A nl v 1 - ' - , v M .
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