if The Echo De LF 1954 FOREWORD As we look out into the World, we see many new hopes ana new dreams, We realize, that soon, we are to leave Bentley High School, It is now the time for our yearbook, We hope that you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed giving ic to you, May many happy memories come to those who leaf through the pages of this book, May our work not be in vain, We give to you our book ~ = The '54 E With respectand sincerity, we the Class of "54" dedicate this edition of the "Echo" to Mr, Martin Perono, who shows not only wisdom and strength as an advisor, but also understanding and sympathy as a friend. ‘Miss Dorothy Ringlien In Appreciation to Miss Ringlein and Mrs. Kilburn whose kindness, friendship and understanding will be long remembered by the class of 1954 and all students of Bentley High School, Mrs, Florence Kilburn YEARBOOK STAFF SEATED: D. Nel, 1. Quinlan, B Draper J, Dyer, A. Sibbion, G. Fall, 8. Murford. STANDING: Duke, B. Meets, }, Wallon, G. Black leClaire, A. Ives. NEWSPAPER STAFF a eet oN ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY MR, FAYE BARHITTE Superintendent MRS, JONES Grade School Principal Teaches Art and Singing MR, JOHN R, MIKULICH High School Principal Teaches Math Athletic Director and Coach MRS, CLARK MR. CLARK MR, JACOBS MRS. KILBURN Home Economics Math Teacher Shop Teacher ‘Art Teacher Sports Teacher Math Teacher al x ff MISS. RINGLEIN MR, PERONO MR. BAKER MISS WELLS English Teacher Math Teacher Commercial Teacher 81h Grade Teacher Glee Club Teacher Driver Training Instructor Girls Coach Latin Teacher MR. WALLACE MRS, KNICKERBOCKER JOHN TALBOT MR, LONG High School Coach ‘Tih Grade Teacher Band Instructor Science Teacher History Teacher oO MRS. MRS, MRS. MRS. MRS, MRS, MRS, MRS, MRS, MRS, MRS. MRS, MRS, COMMET - Kindergarten KRUPA - Kindergarten, Second Grade SULLIVAN - First Grade KITCHEN - First Grade BURGESS Second Grade ‘McCOMBS - Second Grade PETTI NGILL - Third Grade SIPLE - Third Grade ANDERSON - Fourth Grade BOYD - Fourth Grade WEBSTER ~ Sixth Grade SMITH - Sixth Grade KLUNDER ~ sixth Grade ‘Teachers missing from this page are: Mrs. Olds - First Grade; Mrs. Reidel 5th Grade; Mrs, Spaulding ~ 5th Grade. LEE ANDERSON ‘Ge Vo “Le A big strong silent man she” Hall Monitor 1; Football2, 3,4, DAVID ATHERTON ae HAROLD E, BIRDWELL sPatlence is a virtue, possess “Eddie” tif you can “Emest and Decided Convie~ Basketball 1; Hall Monitor 2; Sear Sentor Play 4, ‘Yearbook 4; Band President 4; Senior Paper 4, <-* any Ave i Sua cunmss suacenunsr coi Ik Pipes as mops Paper Staff 4; Student Council 2,3; Hall Monitor 1, 2; Sentor Play 4; Vice Prestdent 1;Presi~ dent 2; Yearbook staff 4, CAROL COATES "Carol" “ep and fun rolled into one” Fleld Hockey 2,3,4; School Paper 4; DAR Good Citizen 4; Secretary 3,4; Class Play 4, NANCY DECHMANN Bac “Willing and able Is she i > = caecinsae Library 1, 4 jf 3, JOHN DYER ELAINE DRAPER peat “Blaine” "A sense of humor behind that "A merry heart maketh a cheer~ clever brain" ful countenance" Football 23,4; Basketball Field Hockey 3,4; Glee Club 1, ai Clam helldane s 4ivea: 2,4; Library 4; Yearbook Staff tex sult 4; King Canatasie 4; Senfor Play 4; Track 2. 3 RODNEY DRAPER "Rodney" GENE FALLIS "Gene" "What Ipromise, I'll do" "Sportsmanship personified" Senior Play 4; Hall Monitor 2, Football 1, 2, 8,4; Baseball 1, 2, 3,4; School Paper 4; Yearbook 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Track 8,4; King Candidate 1, JON. GRAHN “Ton’ “Happy go lucky is he" Basketball 1, 2, 4;Baseball 1, 2; Student Council 4; Hall Mont tor 4, FLOYD GROOMS “Floyd” o~ ho | —; \ \ a a t PATRICIA. HOFFMAN CARL GUSIE He Saar Pat For he's a jolly good fellow" Football 2,3; Basketball 1; Se geant of arms 4, “an Ideal friend” SANDER PEE ” oe Student Council 1; Senior Play Seutete Cometlt vies Pit 4; Paper Staff 4; Librarian 1; dy Selon. Fay Glee Club 1; Girls State 3 Cheerleader 1, 2 3; Principal Secretary 4, THOMAS HOCKIN "Tom" "Laugh and the world laughs with you.” JAMES HORNE aren Basketball 1,2,3,4; Student Council 1; Football 3; Hall “Always ready to join in fun," Monitor 1, 2, Basketball 1; Football 2, ALVA MAE IVES "alva" “Always be yourself" Librarian 1, 2; Field Hockey 1, 2, 3,44; Senior Play 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Glee Club 1; Hall Monitor 1; School Paper 4; ‘Track 2, 3,4; Student Secretary 4, RUSSELL KLINE oe "Men of few words are the wisest,” Basketball 1; Track 2. MARGARET KOVACS "Maggte” MARLENE LeCLAIRE “Alwaysbusy and happy isshe, " “Marlene” Glee Club 1; Library 4; stu- dent Secretary 4, Track 2,3,4; Class Play 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Student Secretary 4, LEO MeCLURE Stag "Nice and natural, naturally alee” Hall Monitor 2, "Good deeds ring true" M, WILLIAM KATONA "Bil" "Liberality is not giving large- ly but wisely,” Football 1, retary 2, jasketball 1; Sec~ DARRELL LaDUKE “Duty” "Kindness, like grain increases by sowing,” ‘Yearbook Staff 4, BETTY MEEKS “Betty” May she never change except - iuname student Secretary 4; Field Hoc aS fey 1,2,8,4; Glee Club 1,2, = ibrar) 1, 2.5,4; Yearbook Stat per Stal 4; Senior Play 4; Chan Play 4; Hall Monitor 2, 2.4, Track 2,3,4; Basketball 11; Softball 3; Basketball al be Manager 3. GRACE MITCHELL “simplicity isthe hardestof alt ROBERT MUMFORD things to be copied" Bol aa eames: 1 say lite and think more" ee Hal Monitor 1; Yearbook staff fr 4; Paper Staff 4; Clas Play 4, ~ J ELMER MOORE We, Elmer" DUNCAN NEIL { “Duncan” Quiet bashful boy is he," A quet, helpful guy liked by Hall Monitor 3, us Track 2; Hall Monitor 1,4; Paper Staff 4; Yearbook staff 4; Basketball 2. RAYMOND PUGMIRE "Ray" "Go ‘way girls, Ihave no ume for you" Basketball 1; Hall Monitor 1, 3. ” ; rE R , te | BARBARA SWANSON RICHARD SMITH "Barb" Sa "Tries to attain the unattain- ‘Nothing succeeds like a nice able." personality. Basketball 1, Glee Club 1, 12,8; Baseball 2 Field Hockey 1,2; Student CAROL SMITH "Carol" “sweet and demure, a real friend." Speedball 1,2; Softball 1, 2,3, 4; Volleyball 1,2; Basketball 1,2; Track 2; Hall Monitor 1, y JEROME QUINLAN "Jerry" ANITA. STEBBINS “Anita” strive and strive and success will be yours. " "A light heart lives tong, Paper Stall 4; Yearbook 4 Bas~ Glee Club 3, 4; Library 8, 4: keetball 4; Senior Play 4. Senior Play 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Hall Monitor 3, Basketball 1, 2,9,4; Softball 1; Couneil 1; Senior Play 4; su~ dent Secretary 4; Hall Monitor 4; Principal's Secretary 3, / WANDA TARNO "Wanda" "But to see her is to love her. Field Hockey 1, 2,3,4; Basket ball 1,2,3,4; Softball 1, Treasurer 1, 2; Paper staff 4; Student Couneil 12,3: Libr rian 1,2, Band 8,4; Student Secretary 4. ii JOAN VICKERMAN, Joannie” ‘A little mite of dynamite” Class Play 4; Class President 1; Secretary 2; Hall Monitor 4 School Paper 4; Student Secre= tary 4; Librarian 1, 2, 3; Stu dent Council 2,4. CHARLES. VIERS "chuck" None but himself can be his parallel” Basketball 3,4;Hall Monitor 2, ADELE WESSON adele" JACQULINE WALTON - “Jackie” "Honest and good” Happy, industrious, laughing Majore i Teacher 94s Mab and gay, she stays that way arian 2. from day © day" Hall Monitor 1; Softball 2,3: Basketball 3, 4; Field Hockey 9,4; Treasurer 3,4; Yearbook Staff 4; Paper Staff 4; Senior Play 4; Class Play 4; Student Council 3, Track 3; Student Secretary 4. JACK POPE "Jack" He's a favorite around the town, Never lets worry get him down" Newspaper Staff 4; Class Play 4. A Xe s William Aldred Jack Armstrong Larry Atherton Shirley Barnett Carolyn Beam James Birdwell Bob Bolinger Prentis Bond James Budd (Treasurer) Richard Callesen Zetha Eden Wayne Fairchild Bonnie Finch (Treasurer) Mae Ellen Garling Allan Garwold Jeanette Gilbert Bob Gill Raymond Hamilton Marita Horne Thomas Howay James Katona Larry Katzur Raymond Kissinger Carol Lawrence Duane Love Richard Martin Nancy McGaughey Florence McClure ZoBllen McFall Robert Mitchell Carla Modine Zudrey Moffatt Charles Monroe Joan Qualls Beth Redburn David Roat Mildred Roat va Jean smith Gordon Sweeter (Vice Pres.) Don Stowers Carol Swanson (Secretary) William sweet George Vickerman Sandra Wells (President) Nelson Wooley JUNIORS ee Carl Alberts Gary Alexander John Bariske Charles Blanchard Charles Bond Carole Ann Brown Carol Joy Brown Robert Bruzewski Pat Campbell Leonard Cannon Carol Christensen Helen Coates iy Wanda Colling Ellen Cook Bill Devine Alan Dyer Wayne Eden Jerry Evans Lee Garber Connie Gilfillan Daniel Glasco James Glasco Emestine Gould Judy Grahn Fred Gusie Pat Harrison Nancy Hewig Treas. Judy Hulbert Sharon Lane David LeClaire Gary McGee Dianna Middleton Helen Mitchell Jack Morton Juanita Neil Bernard Pasco Robert Ripka, Secs Neigel Sadler Alice Skranz, Pres. Gary Stevens Marjorie Stowers Betty Tarno Bette Lou VanPelt Leo Vickerman Dolores Walton Danny Wheaton Georgia Whitinger “a a) paar Fags. oche SOPHOMORES D. Gatlin, B. Cogswell. FRESHMEN Jere Aldred 1st Row Ruth Balzer Clarence Barnum Larry Baucus Kay Borton Joanne Bruzewski Connie Burley Eldon Card 2nd Row Ruth Coates Dale Conn Janis Coon Helen Coplin Bill Cuneaz James Devine Patricia Draper rd Row Donna Drow Delores Dunham Joan Ernst Patsy Finch Gary Gifford Barbara Glanton Charlote Glasco 4th Row Sandra Goetz Duane Hodges Jerry Home. Billy Howard Denise Kauertz Lois Kissinger Ruth Kovacs, Treasurer Sth Row Wanda Kruse Howard LaDuke Solenge Lockwood Patricia Middleton Gloria Mielcarek Rose Mitchell ‘Adella Moore 6th Row Betty Moore Mary Nennstiel Jack Newton Joan Paquet President Bonnie Pasco Delbert Pemberton Florence Pemberton 7th Row Ernest Pickard Alice Roat George Roberts Lynn Soule Carrielee Sternaman V.P. Barbara Stevens Thelma Sweet &th Row Lois Tear Frankie Timer Barbara Townsend Barbara Tyler Dick Williamson Jack Winstanley Camilla Zajdlik Sec, 9th Row Missing from this page are: J, Andrews, L. Anslow, J. Wooley, B. Eats, C. Swade, K, Porter, 8TH GRADE FIRST ROW STANDING: Left To Right; Mr, Long, David Harrison, Gerry Anslow, Caralyt HOS" FST hella Dyer, Phylis Bowman, Paul Alexander, Edvard Gould, Tom Matchett. Dave Mies, Tiss Yalsh, Robert Sloan, Tom Johnsten, David Bostater, Mary Penrod, Patricia Lakey, Dotores po Marlene Burns. SECOND ROW: Left To Right; Barbara Hamilton, Sandra Rasiburh, Janey Dens, Marl Gharlotie Wallace, Virgila Guele, Shirley Roe, Gail Renshaw, Gloria Smith, C300 wrote Piorence Robinson, Carol Howard, Shirley Booth, Barbara Savon, Carol Gieror. THIRD WSve Left To Right; Julius Cook, Gary Richardson, David Reed, Harold Roat, Clinton VanWagnor, Jerry Olds, Paul Newton, Joe Rundal, Roy Hall. FIRST ROW STANDING: Left To Right; Charlene Burns, Eugene Keefer, Larry Issacsoh, ¥eo Srrals, Terry Chatfield Don Torr, BobDay, Dondinson, Sammy Coplin, Larry Wheaton, Charles Sse ie, Winfield Swaggart, Brian Brown, Jim Walton, Dallas Whltinger, George Newstiel sexes Rugales, Dick VanFleet, Janice Payne, SECONDROW: Left To Right: Jackie Lane, Shitfey aon efile mith, Janice Falls, Marlene VanPelt, Nancy Hutton, Joyce Alberts, Joanne W- Turey! Janet Tokar, Wola Press, Connle Young, Chestena Colley, Pat Winstanley, Miss Wels Mutt). Tow: Left To Right, Lucille Pidgeon, Sandra Lockwood, Norma Carrell, Linds Gosha, ‘anita Dechmann, Nancy Brown, Gladys Eden, Charlene Wallace, Patty Evans. 7TH GRADE FIRST ROW STANDING: Left To Right; Darlene Green, Gerry Wright, Larry Tarno, Leslie Beals, Beverly Glanton, Jack Tyler, Peggy Pulley, Mary McGee, Pat Oberlink, Janice Swartz, Penny McLeod, Sandra Sari, Rosemary Denz, Janice Bowman, SECOND ROW: Left To Right; Gerald Roberts, Neal McClure, Dan Bruzewski, Julie Nobles, Linda McGaughey, Deanna Roat, Lavona O'Guinn, Willie Bolinger, Danielle Taimi, Donna Campbell, Sharon Johnston, Harold McClure, Bobby Stewart, Nancy Hockins, FIRST ROW STANDING: Left To Right; Carol Taggart, Carla Doty, Henry Chemo, Harry Mc~ Clure, Christine Pemberton, Jim Duby, Janet Devine, Lawrence Hinman, Sharen Avery, Bruce ‘Armstrong, Karen Draper, Mrs, Knickerbocker. SECOND ROW: Left To Right; Ruth Pickard, Murlene Bond, Ellen Tear, Mary Wooley, Diana Aldred, Daryl Meeks, Tommy Holser, Ronald Isaacson, Joe Lane, Richard Young, Norman Dyer, Paul Andrus, Darrol Roat, STANDING, Left to Right: C, Coates, C, Christensen, W. Colling, E. Eraper, A. Skr: Glanton, C. Modine, L. Kissinger, Coach, Miss Wells, SECOND ROW: R, Coates, C. Zajdlik, M, Stowers, B, Meeks, P. Finch, J. Ernst, W. Kruse, THIRD ROW: J. Walton, W. Tarno, A. Ives. SOFTBALL Left to Right: C, . C, Smith, J. Walton, B, Redburn, M. STANDING: Miss Wells, Coach, GIRLS BASKETBALL I {i { | \| FIRST ROW, Left to Right: Jacquie Walton, Pat Harrison, Barbara Glanton, Beth Redburn, Barbara Swan- son, Iva Smith, Lois Kissinger, Joan Ernst. SECOND ROW: Miss Wells, Coach, Alice Skranz, Marjorie Stowers, Wanda Tarno, Sandy Goetz, Sandy Wells, Nancy Hewig, Carol Swanson, GIRLS TRACK FIRST ROW, Left to Right: Jacquie Walton, Marjorie Stowers, Carol Lawrence, Iva Smith, Betty Meeks, SECOND ROW: Carol Swanson, Sandy Wells, Miss Wells, Coach, Marlene LeClaire, Alva Ives. Bentley 3 Utley 6 Bentley 6 Swartz Creek a Bentley a7 Mt, Morris ° Bentley 0 Linden 20 Bentley 2 Hoover 0 Bentley 2 M, S. De 6 Bentley 2 Montrose. 6 Bentley 6 Mandeville B FIRST ROW: Left To Right; Chuck Viekerman, and Tom Matchet, SECOND ROW: John Barniski, Neigal Saddler, Carl Brock, Norman Faught, James Glasco, Robert Ripka, Bill Anslow, Dick Hetherington, Duane Love, Delbert Pemberton, Howard La Duke. THIRD ROW: Clarance Barnum, Jack Winstanley, Jack Armstrong, Robert Bruzewski, Carl Alberts, Gene Fallis, Bill Barnum Dick Callesen, Tom Howay, Wayne Fairchild, Leonard Cannon, FOURTH,ROW: Mr, Clark, Coach, George Vickerman, Danny Glasco, Kenneth Bowman, Dale Conn, Lee Anderson, Sandy Aldred, John Dyer, Chuck Monroe, Bob Bolinger, Don Stowers, Gordon Streeter, Dick Williamson, Danny Wheaton, Mr. Wallace, Coach, ‘Our thanks and appreciation to Mr, Powell for the use of his field for our home games. VARSITY BASKETBALL FIRST ROW, Left to Right: William Bolinger, Robert Ripka, Bill Barnum, JonGrahn, Tom Howay, Jerry Quinlan, Tom Hockin, Jack Armstrong, SECOND ROW: Gene Fallis, Nelson Wooley, Don Stowers, John Dyer, Bob Bolinger, Bill Aldred, Chuck Viers, Mr. Mikulich, Coach. LEAGUE GAMES WE THEY Bentley 34 ‘Swartz Creek 27 Bentley 34 Montrose 33 Bentley 30 Mandeville 29 Bentley “4 Mt, Morris St. Mary 41 Bentley 58 Hoover 40 Bentley 42 Montrose 41 Bentley 21 Mandeville 45 Bentley 50 Mt, Morris St, Mary 53 Bentley 86 Hoover 43 NONLEAGUE GAMES Bentley 5 Beecher 48 Bentley 33 St, Matthews 41 Bentley 49 Sacred Heart 48 Bentley 44 Flint st, Mary 45 LEAGUE PLAY-OFF Bentley 30 Mt, Morris St, Mary 38 POSITION PLAY-OFF Bentley 39 Dye 4 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Bentley 46 Sacred Heart 4a RESERVE BASKETBALL VARSITY CHEERLEADERS CENTER Desa Middloma., HACK, Left to Right Pay Pinch Barbast Glan Adela Moore, Camilla Zajdlik, Wan FIRST ROW: P, Finch, K, Borton, B, Stevens Middleton, J. Wooley. SECOND ROW: C, Young, B. Townsend, D. Kauetz, J. Bruzewski, J. Qualls, 2, McFall, B. Moore, D, Dunham, C, Beam, R, Balzer, THIRD ROW: C. Coply, H, Coates, M, Penrod, B, Tarno, L. Soule, S. Goetz, E. Draper, D, Walton, A, Skranz, C, Modine, P. Draper. Lawrence, C, Sternaman, 8, Lockwood, P. FIRST ROW: A, Coates, G, Mielcarek, P, Winstanley, S, Lockwood, P, Campbell, A. Moore, C, Zajdlik, S, Barnett, SECOND ROW: L, Tear, J. Paquet, C. J. Brown, F. Pemberton, C, Burley, B. Egts, F, Robinson, D, Middleton, B Savon, A. Roat, THIRD ROW: R. Kovacs, B. Glanton, A. Stebbins, J. Coon, M, Stowers, N, Dechmann, H, Mitchell, W. Kruse, J. Grahn, J. Tokar, E, Cook, SENIOR BAND Left to Right: Mary June Mansi mpbell, Carla Doty, Carrilee Sternaman, Rosemary Denz, N Murer Julie Nobles, Murlene Bond, LIBRARY STANDING, Left to Right: C. Coates, R. Kovacs, N, McGaughey, T. Sweet, S. Barnett, J. Bruzewski, B, Finch, G, Whitinger, A. Moore. SEATED, Left to Right: B, Glanton, C, Modine, A, Skranz, C. Roche, M, Stowers, N, Hewig, A. Stebbins, E, Draper, M. Kovacs, STUDENT COUNCIL STANDING, Left to Right: J. Barnfski, J. Budd,J.Grahn, B, Mumford, C, Monroe, T. Matchett, C. Vicker- man, J, Winstanley. SEATED, Left to Right: C. Modine, D, Walton, W, Kruse, J, Vickerman, N, Brown, T, Holser, M. E, Garling, C, Burley, P. Oberlink, L, Dyer. SENIOR PLAY CAST STANDING: Left To Right; Director Mr, Perono, J. Quinlan, C, Gusie, C. Blackhurst, J. Dyer, R, Draper, D, Atherton, Assistant Director, Miss Ringlien, SITTING: Left To Right; A. Ives, B. Swanson, A. Stebbins, J. Walton, E, Draper, B, Meeks, P. Hoffman, PROPMEN ecm, 1 Horie. Pals, STANDING: Left To Right; B, Katona, L, Avery, B, asclasF M, LeClare, D. LaDuke SIFTING: Leo ‘o Right; J. Ne S, Wells, M, Kovacs, C, Nell, D. Neil. CLASS PROPHECY July 25, 1960 My dear Adele, 1 was sorry to see that you couldn't make it to the class reunion last week at Lansing. T guess training horses and Brittany Spanfels is quite a busy and tiring hobby. 1 thought 1 would write you this letter and let you in on @ little of the news about our old class of 1954, ‘The reunion was scheduled for July 18th at Bob Mumford's home at Lansing. As you prob- ably know, Bob was the Democratic Senator of our state, but he was ousted from office because of his Republican ideas, Larrived at Bob's home about 1:30 inthe afternoon, That old 1953 Bentley Drivers’ Training Car just isn't what it used to be. ‘The doorbell was answered by the butler who looked very familiar, but I couldn't place him. He informed me that Bob was out on the terrace with another of the guests whom I later learned was Rodney Draper, I'm sure you remember Rodney. He is the one that Bob Mumford used to pick on all the time in school, ‘This pestering usually ended in a brawl involving Lee Anderson, Well--Rodney is now a boxer. I watched him vigorously jumping rope and beating the living day~ Lights out of a punching bag suspended from a tree limb, He has a scheduled fight with Rocky Marciano and has been picked the fighter most likely to be knocked out in the first 5 seconds of the fight. ‘The butler interrupted to-say that a Miss Elaine Draper had arrived and he thought that she might be ill, Elaine was the one that was so quiet, and when she did talk, she sqveaked like an tnoiled door, When we entered the house, a noise that sounded like a hurricane blowing over the Gulf of Mexico practically hit us in the face, It wasn’t a hurricane and Elaine wasn’t ill, She was promenading back and forth before a large mirror screeching at the top of her lungs. She {nformed us that she was a singer at the Pizza House and the only way she could get @ leave from her job was to practice singing. That was just what she continued to do. Rodney finally joined the rest of us in the living room, We chatted about world events for ‘a while and then the butler announced Carl Gusie. Carl joined in the conversation and we learned that he was in a fight and lost all but his two front teeth, so he has a job in a donut factory making the holes in donuts, ‘Jon Grahn, Floyd Grooms and Tom Hockin joined the party a Little later but they never men tioned their jobs or what they had been doing in the last six years, It wasn't until Private Detective Russell Kline arrived that we found out the details. Russell told us that Floyd, who runs Floyd's Fresh Fish Market as a front, also manufactures transmissions for the cars they pick up off the street. Jon Grahn, who used to spend most of his time bumping the dents out of his own car, has of late been bumping them out of the cars Floyd repairs. Tom just paints and resells the cars. {didn’t know whether to believe him or not until I caught Floyd trying to remove the transmission from my car and making an attempt at filing the serial numbers off the motor. Seems he brought ‘4 new transmission and enough paint to re-do the whole car. Floyd likes his work immensely with one exception, This I learned was the fact that Jon and Tom held out on the profits and he Gidn't get his usual share, We found Tom and Jon counting money out by the garage. Seems they just sold Bob Mumford's car for him, although Bob didn’t know it, They netted $900 from it and Jon and Tom took $400 apiece, but were generous enough to let Floyd have the remaining $100, 1 thought it was mighty fair of them myself, CLASS PROPHECY CONT'D Detective Kline put out a general alarm on the car and we returned to the house, Carl Gusie was talking about Larry Avery and we were all wondering what happened to him after graduation, I'm sure you remember Larry, He is-the one who used to lift Carl off the ground with one hand and then drop him, We didn't have to wonder very long for Larry came ‘swooping down from a tree in the yard, He entered the house and after several Tarzanic yells, he informed us that is now playing Tarzan in the movies, He gets most of his practice by swing ing from tree to tree in the city park, He also told us to look him up sometime because he practically lives with the birds. In fact, he says he usually shares a nest with a couple of spar- rows. I decided to go out onto the terrace for a little fresh air. When I opened the door, I knocked the butler down and almost gave him a black eye, I certainly knew the butler but I couldn't place him, It was bothering me, Besides, I couldn't figure out why he kept peeking at us through key holes and around corners. He certainly was a nosey person, to say the least, ut on the terrace, I found Margaret Kovacs. She was busy learning her lines for the pro- ‘gram series on Life With Luigi where she plays Rosa, Nancy Dechmann, Gene Fallis and Dave Atherton joined us on the terrace, Nancy, believe {t oF not, is a writer, Not a writer in a truly literary sense, but more as a statistician, Seems she is rewriting the Kinsey Report, She claims someone has to undo what he has already done. Gene Fallis, as you know, always wanted to be a football player at the University of Michigan, He didn't make the team as a football player but he does enjoy his job as water boy for the team. Dave Atherton runs a gas station on the corner of Dort Hwy. From what we hear, Dave is doing well in his business and seems to be making quite a bit of money at it, We learned, though, that his gasoline is one part gas and three parts water. Dave says his supply doesn't run out quite 0 quickly this way. We joined the other guests in the living room only to find that John Dyer was busy dictating to Marlane LeClaire, his secretary, John is busy writing a Dyer Dictionary carrying all SLANG- UAGE in the United States and its possessions, Marlene became his secretary after a tiring experience of chasing rats in a brewery, Seems it was cheaper to have Marlene chase them than to buy a cat and feed it, BMll Katona and Jim Horne joined in our merrymaking, Bill Katona passed out cards for his thriving business, The card read “*Willie’s Drop Shop" or “Willie's Stiff Shop"’. We Embalm ‘You While You Wait, Bill's undertaker"s business is quite prosperous. Jim Horne brought his banjo with him, He is the one who used to sit in bookkeeping class and moo lke a cow, He has a job with Phil Spitalny's all girl orchestra, and plays the banjo, He played a couple of numbers for us and if the orchestra sounds anything like Jims banjo playing, T'll never understand how the band became so successful, Several of the guests began to ask about the butler. No one knew who he was, Several times I caught him watching us from around corners and watching what was going on, But he always excused himself and hurried away, Joan Vickerman was the next arrival at the party, She was dressed in an outfit from the Latin Quarter in New York City, She has a job as cigarette girl there, She was so enthusiastic about her job though, that she brought her cigarettes with her and tried to sell them at the re~ union, Do you remember Alva Mae Ives, Adele? She was the one with the great gift of gab, Well, she came to the party and as usual, she was talking about something, This time {t was about her Job, It seems she has finally attained the position of Manager of Robinson's credit department CLASS PROPHECY CONT’D ‘and she brought the credit books with her because there have been no entries since she became manager, she says that the state auditors will be at the store some time in the near furure and sshe thought it might be nice if she would bring the books up to date for once. Ed Birdwell and Wanda Tarno were married shortly after school was out, They have little mission down by Flint River. Wanda says that they have frequent visits from some of our classmates and that she keeps pretty well up to date on what they have been doing. know even in this length of time, you couldn't have forgotten Jack Pope. He was the ladies man of the class, Jack is a confirmed bachelor and has a business all his own manufacturing ladies’ lingerie which he sells to big department stores, In his travels, Jack met Dick Smith whom you remember was married before we graduated, He has twelve kids and claims that he hhas to work all three shifts at the A, C, in order to feed and clothe them, He still claims that someday he is going to get a Cadillac, ‘Anita Stebbins, Betty Meeks and Charles Viers, I found out in the kitchen, eating as usual, Anita Stebbins told me she plays Beulah on radio and television, She says she is working on the idea of marrying BUM in real life, and that it's working out just fine. Betty Meeks was, on the other hand, cooking up something, as usual, with that familiar looking butler. I didn’t know what it was but, knowing Betty, anyone will be able to guess. Betty plays the series of Life With Elizabeth and My Little Margie on television, ‘The parts suit her very well, don't you think? Charles Viers is a referee for midget wrestlers, He doesn’t look the same anymore and I'm quite sure you wouldn't recognize him on the street, He usually ends up in the wrestling match himself in worse condition that the contestants. T’m sure, Adele, that you will remember Leo McClure, He's the one that used to sleep most of the time in class, Leois now a professor at the University of Californta where he teaches “How To Avoid Insomnia”, He's been quite successful except that I found him in a corner in the Library fast asleep. And, of course, you remember Raymond Pugmire, He was the one who never said anything to the girls, Well, the poor guy was arrested for bigamy in up-state New York, but is out of jail on bail posted by Robert Mumford so that he might attend the reunion, Pat Hoffman has ended up in an Old Maids’ Boarding House, She said something about be- tonging to the OMA which turned out to be the Old Maids’ Anonymous Club, I'm not sure, but I think it is in some way connected with the AAA, Alcoholics Anonymous Club of America, You should have seen Charles Blackhurst, He was dressed in tails and had a large stove pipe hat on top of his head, He carried several cigars in his pocket and was smoking one of them, Charles is the mayor of Flint. He ran on the Do It Ticket---Do it when you feel like it and when the city has enough money. Lee Anderson drives a covered wagon from town to town selling some kind of snake oll fot Hamady Brothers, He was in Lansing at the time of the reunion so he stayed over a week. ‘The only catch was that we all had to buy a bottle of snake oil and I'm still wondering what I'm going to do with the stuff when it’s only good for taking away chewing tobacco odors. Duncan Neil arrived at the reunion rather late but said he+had a patient that couldn’t wait. ‘The patient turned out to be Carol Smith, Duncan Neil is a psychiatrist and has been treating Carol for some time, It seems Carol runs an airport limousine service at Seeley's old airport. ‘There isn't an airport there any more but Carol likes to think so, CLASS PROPHECY CONT’D Duffy LaDuke and Jerry Quinlan arrived at the reunion just in time for the annual poker game. a(lfter_{t was finished, Fingers LaDuke, who had lost money, paid off the others with counterfeit bills that Jerry Quinlan ran off on his printing press, Elmer Moore subdivided his farm and made a million dollars. He is quite a play boy now and from all we gathered, he had just bought a lot of stock in General Motors, Barbara Swanson plays the trombone in the Salvation Army band and was escorted to the reunion by them. They played a few numbers and then left. Barbara and Jim Horne got together and with their playing and Elaine's singing, we had quite a bit of music, pe You remember the class sponsor, Mr. Perono? He bought out Bentley High School and turned it into a brewery where he processes his own brew. He gave Mr, Mikulich the gym and that is where you can find him every day--just polishing the floor and playing basketball, We took count of the people at the reunion and discovered that we still were missing two members, Carol Coates and Grace Mitchell, Grace arrived a few minutes later. She drove a large semi-truck loaded with cages of Kangaroos and wallabies, She couldn't bear to leave them in Australia for a week, so she packed them, crates and all, and shipped them to Lansing, Michigan, She ended up by giving them to us as gifts, Betty Meeks sat in a corner laughing with the butler, This butler was puzzling everyone at the reunion, for no one actually knew who he was. Betty finally broke down and iar us all in en the news. The butler was none other than Carol Coates, She said she tool she job of buttlin’® for Bob because she didn’t Iike working for Bill Katona at the Undertakerse shop. Well, “Adele, with everyone accounted for, I will close my letter to you, As for myself, T spend my time cleaning the vats at Mr. Perono's brewery. Jim told me we eoulders be married luntil I made enough money and I'm still working, Well, take care of those horses, Brittanies, your husband, and yourself and drop me a line Ca tnen You get the chance, Better still, when you get a chance, take the nen bev from Galapolos Island and spend a couple of weeks at my home, Remaining, Jacquie Walton CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1954, in 41 individual and distinct parts, being about to pass out of this sphere of education, in fall possession of a crammed mind, well trained memory, and almost Superhuman understanding, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills or promises by us at any time heretofore made, or mayhap, carelessly spoken, one to the other, as the thoughtless wish of an idle hour. 1, Carol Coates, wish to leave my pleasing personality and flashing smile to Carol Lawrence, To Sandra Wells, I leave my short stature. 1, Dick Smith, wish to leave my *‘catty"* clothes to Bill Sweet, May he have as good luck in getting a wife as [have, 1, Alva Ives, wish to leave my gift of gab to Shirley Barnett, May she never be out-talked, I, Lee Anderson, wish to leave my everlasting job at Hamady Brothers to Duane Love, 1, Tom Hockin, wish to leave my fouls in basketball to Nelson Wooley. May he never be so bruised. 1, Wanda Tarno, wish to leave my basketball uniform to Florence McClure, 1, Carol Smith, wish to leave my short hair style to Harriet Yott, 1, Jack Pope, wish to leave my little black book to Jim Birdwell. 1, Grace Mitchell, wish to leave my marks in bookkeeping to Audrey Moffatt, , Larry Avery, wish to leave my great strength to Larry Atherton, 1, Eddie Birdwell, wish to leave my position as study hall teacher to Ray Hamilton, 1, Chuck Blackhurst, wish to leave all my jokes to Chuck Monroe. 1, Rodney Draper, wish to leave my position onthe candy counter to Ray Kissenger. May he never eat too much profit. 1, Gene Fallis, wish to leave my athletic ability to Wayne Fairchild. 1, Nancy Dechmann, wish to leave all my romances to Bonnie Finch. I, Marlene LeClaire, wish to leave my Navy uniform to Rita Horne. 1, Jim Horne, wish to leave my physique to Dick Martin. 1, Anita Stebbins, wish to leave my giggles to Mildred Roat and Carolyn Beam. I, Adele Wesson, wish to leave my baton to Carla Modine, 1, Raymond Pugmire, wish to leave my quiet ways to Bill Aldred. We, the senior class, wish to leave to Mr, Mikulich a can of Glo-Coat, May the gym floor always shine, CLASS WILL CON’T I, Joan Vickerman, wish to leave my easy going temper to Beth Redburn. May she always be easy to get along with, I, Chuck Viers, wish to leave my slow driving to Bob Gill, May he never exceed the speed limit, I, Elmer Moore, wish to leave my unconcern for sports to Don Stowers. I, Carl Gusie, wish to leave my baby blue eyes to Bob Bolinger. I, Duncan Neil, wish to leave my geometry books to Gordon Streeter. May there never be a figure that puzzles him, 1, Jacquie Walton, wish to leave my naturally curly hair to Iva Smith, May she someday wear long curls. I, Pat Hoffman, wish to leave all Mr, Mikulich’s untyped reports to Zetha Eden, I, Margaret Kovacs, wish to leave my diet sheet to Joan Qualls, May she lose excess weight fast. 1, Bob Mumford, wish to leave my Republican vote to Jim Budd, May he keep up with my record to out talk the Democrats, I, Floyd Grooms, wish to leave my ever ready chuckle and unchanging personality to Prentis Bond, I, Leo McClure, wish to leave my ability to get eight hours sleep a day to Jim Katona, May he never have to sleep at night, I, Jon Grahn, wish to leave all my admirers to Alan Garwold, I, Duffy LaDuke, wish to leave my new Ford to Dave Roat, May he always drive it as carefully as Ihave, I, Russel Kline, wish to leave my title as the quietest boy in the class to Tom Howay. John Dyer, wish to leave my ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time to Dick Callesen, I, David Atherton, wish to leave my job at the A. & P, to George Vickerman, 1, Bill Katona, wish to leave all theChevies I've had in the past to Jack Armstrong, May he always keep them running, I, Jerry Quinlan, wish to leave my title as ‘Best Arguer" to Bob Mitchell. I, Barb Swanson, wish to leave my liking for a serviceman’s uniform to my sister Carol, But I prefer to keep the men in them, 1, Elaine Draper, wish to leave my good attendance record to Nancy McGaughey. And I, Betty Meeks, wish to leave all my arguments with Mr. Baker and Mr, Perono to Jeanette Gilbert, May she always win out,