In a dream we had not so long ago, we saw what the future
year of 1955 had in store for some of us. This is what we
saw: Jean Ayers is now driving extra for the Wallace Laundry
with Jimmy Jr. at her side. Wilma Ayers, a housewife, has learned by now to open cans
successfully. If you want to hear a beautiful voice, tune in station
ZYQ and hear mighty Neives Vasquez. Lela Mae Bassett is running a Dude Ranch near Osawatomie
for our drug store cowboys. Clarice Beaver is leading her own orchestra at the Swing
Low Dance Hall - Admission 50 cents. Margaret Black, using her dancing talent, finds it very
interesting teaching the younger set of Paola while her
husband is working on the M.K. & T. Railroad. Vivian Bost now has the position of Dean of Girls at the
HHU (Hospital Hill University). Royla Bowers, better known as "De De" in her profession
as a bubble dancer, can be seen daily at the Follies in
Kansas City. Having obtained her initial training in Millie Meuser's
English classes, Gracia Ann Brown is now poet laureate of
Kalamazoo. Her unique quality is that she sings her
compositions instead of reading them. Back to her old position, Josephine Bures is the head
waitress at the Osawatomie Coffee Shop. Charlotte Bussell is working herself to death over little
Jr. He keeps jumping into the lake. Since the war is over, Verlie Carpenter, Mrs. Wobker,
drives the new jeep her husband bought not so long ago. On the latest addition edition of the American Magazine
we find Francis Casida as cover girl. The hair stylist for the "Do-It-Up-Shop" is Betty
Cheasbro. The Betty Grable Beauty course is now being taught to the
bobby-sockers by the pretty Jo Ann Cochran. Norma Lou Conkle who was pin-up girl for the navy in 1950
is teaching archery to the students at K.U. A new dress shop has been opened in Beagle by Doris Jean
Couk who designs and models her own creations. Her
specialties are bathing suits. After many years of study and research, Dorothy Dart has
dropped the idea of becoming a doctor and we find her on a
farm raising pigeons. She just loves to hear them coo. Since her fine performance in the senior play of 1945, we
find Iris Elder settled down in the Ozarks Hills. While Shorty is giving commands now instead of Gabriel
(Don Griffin to you). Audrey Heidecker is the author of the swell book "Live on
a Farm - And Like It". We hope she does, don't you? We find something shocking has happened. Georgia
Hunsperger has become the main attraction at the Barnum and
Bailey side show - she dances. (Guess you got fooled, didn't
you?) We see an article in the paper that tells us that Dorothy
Hughes is expected to be the next champion of lady
boxers. At Mary's we now find Charlotte Jones as a cigarette
girl. She is selling mostly camels because they fit your "T"
zones. By this time Laura Lea Kearney has a wedding ring. She
happily waits for him at the door. Especially on pay
day. A home for stray cats can be found at the residence of
Dorothy Kriesel. She loves them all. Ruth Laas is operating a show boat on the Marais des
Cygnes River with Glenn Dale O'Brien as the captain. Jeanette Lankford, successful in her man-hunt, now lives
in a penthouse overlooking the John Brown Park. Emma Lee McKinney is a tight rope walker for the Bingling
Sister Circus. Evelyn McNeil, to the regret of the sixth grade students,
is a teacher at Lane grade school. Betty Moor is the wife of a good natured farmer who cares
for all the animal-life on the farm including his sweet
wife. Oh! we mean that he loves his wife and all the
livestock. The new cartoonist for the Osawatomie Daily Newspaper is
none other than Alice Palmer who puts much thought into her
work. "Mac" Steele, who is now superintendent of OCS
(Osawatomie City Schools), has a new secretary - Mary Jean
Plaisted. The ultra modern "Zuper-duper" non-stop plane is piloted
by Madine Raymer. She's the inventor of this PBX-10
plane. Take your next law case to Irene Riley, the best crime
lawyer in the state. Her office is located at 123 West
Binge, Sing-Sing, Kansas. In a white uniform, we find Mary Frances Roady at the
Osawatomie City Jail - she's a nurse there. Still dumb-but-beautiful, Rachel Lea Rothe can't make up
her mind whether to be a model for "Glamour Puss
Incorporated" or settle down and become a housewife. Mary Lou Sellmeyer owns her own restaurant and is doing
very well. Her best customers are the uppercrust of
Osawatomie. The new way of playing basketball and football was
introduced by Camilla Shell. She took "Mac" Steele's place
as coach when he was given the sup's office. The interpreter for the President of the United States is
Billie Lou Spellman. When you learn who the latest president
is, you'll know why he needs a go-between. Margie Stamback, now owner of a large helicopter taxi
business, is seen flying everywhere. One of the missionaries to the North Pole is Carolyn
Stephens. Ethel Thompson, who has circumscribed the globe several
times, is preparing for another journey. She's looking for a
husband. The stand-in-for Lena Horn is Alfreda Turner. Miss Horne
is now playing character parts. We catch a brief glimpse of Shirley Van Gilder as she
hurries down the street in one of Hedda Hopper's latest
creation of a thing called a hat. Now that Dorothy Dix has retired, Barbara Weaver writes
advice for the lovelorn. Esther Wright has the position of telephone operator. She
listens to only the more interesting conversation. Mary Lou York says married life is fine, but she
certainly hates getting up so early to get hubby off to the
office. Being a fan dancer has made Mary Lou Wagers the star at
the Sarong Club. This club was opened when Dorothy Lamour
retired from the motion picture business. Howard Biggerstaff (The Harry Ape) is still spreading his
yarns at the Texaco Station. (One block south of Main
Street). We find Buddy Bowers on a Hawaiian Island as an osteopath
for the native girls! Woo! Woo! All the girls are swooning over the 2nd Frank Sinatra -
Tommy Burgess who is better known as Hotshot Burge. A new schedule for OHS is being worked out by E. J.
Cavinee. He knows the students (if they are as he was) would
like more time in the halls and less time in the class
rooms. Claron Cook owns the B-Square Garage, but the name has
changed to "You Drive It In - We work On It - You Drive It
Out." (We hope) A designer for ladies' hats is "Jiggs" Cortner. He seems
to like his work very well. Eugene Crane, a retired bachelor, has made his fortune on
his lectures - "The Women I Have Loved". Harold Elliott of the stage has become the second Monty
Wooley. As we live and breath who is this we see coming down the
street - It's Doug Estes with his sweet family of four. He
is supporting them by selling penny pencils on the corner of
5th & Main. The Topeka Bob Falls has moved and he is now governor of
our fair state. The manager of the "Swing and Sway the Dozier Way" is
Kenneth Floyd. For a little extra money he is teaching
classes of hip jitter-buggers. Don Griffin is the famous advertising model for dream
shampoo and his picture is in all the popular magazines. Joe Hayes is still driving a bus for the school, but he
is now driving senior high students. We hear Bill Hays chants as he sells his cure-all
medicine. He says it is especially good for
love-sickness. Victor Hines is president of the Osawatomie Sauerkraut
Factory. His chief foreman is Albert McKoon. Galen Hunt finds the change from navy life back to
civilian life almost too great for him. The thing that gets
him most, he says, is that he has to get up so much earlier
on the farm. Vern Lalicker is still in the baking business making the
best dough in town. Put your slop(whoops we mean garbage) out for Sam
Landers. He is the official garbage collector. Bill Manly has teamed up for life with the tap-dancer he
used to accompany to OHS. The floor walker for Woolworth Dime Store is Donald
Meinig - he keeps the babies quiet while their mothers
shop. Frank Platt is now president of the United States. He
attributes his success to the experience he received in high
school. James Scott is with the Duke Ellington Band. He sings
spirituals as no one else can. "Shorty" Waggoner is inventing a new tonic that will take
the curl out of hair. The only thing that is worrying him is
that he is afraid he will be the only one that uses it. Eugene Weaver decided he liked Great Lakes so well that
he would just stay in the navy. He is now a
Rear-Admiral. The last scene of our dream showed the entire class happy
and successful.
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