Wilton High School - Wiltonian Yearbook (Wilton, WI)

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Class Prophecy During one of my star numbers at the Metropolitan Opera House, I, Marlene Martalock, was startled to look into the audience and see two of my old schoolmates, Mr. and Mrs. John Wiseman, enter the side door. After the recital they came back to my dressing room, and 1 learned that his wife was the former Audrey Steinke and that John Wiseman himself was an important scientist working with the United States Government. Audrey had been a successful model, but since her marriage, had given it up and now ran a school of her own which turned out many successful students. After more discussion I learned that Shirley Shippee was her private secretary and all-round assistant there. We were determined to find out what our other classmates of ’51 were doing. The next day we chartered a plane to Wilton on the W. Schindler Air Dines, owned and operated by our old friend, Wayne Schindler. On our arrival in Wilton, we went to the high school, which had been very much improved by the addition of a new gym and 150 much quieter students than there had been twenty years before. Mr. Valesh is still the Principal, and he helped us locate all but one of our old classmates. Of course we had all heard of Bruce Harrison, who had become the governor of Wisconsin, and of Norman Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture, and Bruce Schnurr, Ambassador to the Ubangi Islands. We are certainly proud to have graduated with these three men. So we set May 24, 1971, as our reunion date. We had invitations printed, and we sent them to all of our classmates but Gary Schultz, whom we were unable to locate. Finally the great day arrived. All of us were in a state of great anticipation. John, Audrey, Shirley Shippee, Wayne, and myself were the first arrivals. A few moments later General Brandau’s wife, the former Shirley Brandenburg, came in beautifully dressed in the latest fashion, followed by Betty Meacham, who was a private teacher for Shirley’s four children. Betty was wearing a solitaire on her left hand, but she refused to tell us who the lucky man was. I finally got her to promise me, by twisting her arm, to send me an invitation to the affair, which would take place next month. Presently Carol Eckelberg and Carolyn Schindler arrived dressed in white nurses’ uniforms. They were both working in a Naval Hospital in Hawaii. Carol had obtained the rank of Chief Nurse. She said that they had just discharged Mary Doyle’s sailor husband who was driving over to the reunion. Suddenly a cry of “The Fleets In’. was followed by Bill Rice and his wife, the former Joyce Stark, and three little boys dressed, just like their daddy, in sailor uniforms. Bill is a Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, and Joyce is kept busy taking care of the house and the three little boys. I felt a terrific grip on my arm and turned around to see Mary Gallagher. She was a lady wrestler but is now teaching jitso. Norman Kuderer was one of her pupils, but he was unable to learn anything, so had gone into radio announcing. He arrived presently and later wrote up a broadcast about our reunion. I could hear a snapping of gum and someone dancing along the hall so I looked out--and of course, it was Mary Doyle, Conalee Geier, and Eileen Simonson Connie and Eileen are both married and conduct a dancing school in their spare time. A taxi, driven by Dick Wills, drew up, and Governor Harrison and the two other politicians alighted and came into the gym. An old friend of the Governor’s, Dorothy Bolwahn, came in with them. She was working as a receptionist in his outer office in Madison. She told us that Marjorie Budde would be right in as soon as she had freshened up a bit. Marge had just finished a run as an air line hostess on Northern Air Lines. When Marge arrived, she told us she had just had her hair done in Caroline’s Beauty Salon. This is owned and operated by Mrs. Jasper DeWitt the former Caroline Flock. Caroline was coming over as soon as she got the children to bed. Royce Kortbein came in a little later followed by Charlene Schroeder. Royce owns a dairy farm in Norwalk, and Charlene and her family are his steady customers. Lloyd Switz arrived still later but explained his car had broken down en route, and he had stopped to have it repaired. This was rather odd as he owns and operates a service station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He is married and has a small family. Now we 18

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The next in line is a blonde of our class She is a happy go-lucky lass Dorothy Bolwahn is her name She has a handsome carpenter flame. Audrey Steinke, a friend so true Has brown hair and eyes of blue As prom queen, she looked sweet in a formal Since John is home, she's back to normal. Royce Kortbein, a country lad Can take a joke and never get mad His,future will be a farmer's life But he needs a helper, mainly a wife. Carolyn Schindler, who works in town Is with Everett whenever he’s around A nurse someday she hopes to be But that we will have to wait and see. Dick Will joined us this year He has been both far and near His hobby is driving his car And drinking coffee at Erv’s Snack Bar. Mary Gallagher is full of fun And is a friend to most everyone She is happy and carefree And a Sister would like to be. Wayne Schindler is a studious lad But it is leaving school that makes him glad He is shy and a bashful guy And he hopes someday a plane to fly. Our friends we have named one by one And choosing our motto has been fun Through the years it will never turn All we can say is let's “Live and Learn.” Can't Please Lloyd Switz: Huh! I’m a stag, but 1 can dance with any girl here I please. Jim Green: Well, it’s too bad you don’t seem to please any of them. A school annual is a great invention, The staff gets all the fame; The printer gets the money And the editor gets the blame. 17

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were all here but Gary. We were getting ready to sit down for the banquet prepared by Mrs. Schwartz and the Home Economics girls. Soft music was furnished by Mr. Berg’s orchestra. Suddenly there was a terrific crash, and Gary came into the room and burst into song. After the applause had died down, he explained he was to star in Cecil B. DeMille’s new production “The Vaughan Monroe Story.” He had heard about the reunion from Mr. Chinnock, our former agriculture teacher, who was working on an irrigation program in California. They had driven home together. Now that we were all here, we sat down to eat. After a merry banquet and speeches by two of our teachers, Mr. L.off and Mr. Cady, we said farewell to one another and returned to our various homes, looking forward to our next reunion in 1991. A dance, a data Perchance out lata A classa, a quizza No passa, gee whizza History of the Senior Class As Freshmen irresponsible As Sophomores irrepressible As Juniors irresistible As Seniors irreproachable 19