We are BEGINNING to plan the 55th Reunion. Keep the following dates free on your calendar until you get further details: October 15-20, 2010.
WHAT WE NEED NOW is a planning and work committee. Arlen Kelly St. John and I have agreed to work together (remember the ABC’s of the Senior Class in the newspaper our senior year? OFFICIAL ORGANIZERS LOL). If you would like to help, make suggestions, do some work, whatever…let us know please!!!
Don’t laugh…..it is all true…Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and heading towards 70!
01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
03. No one expects you to run–anywhere.
04. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you?
05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.
07. Things you buy now won’t wear out.
08. You can eat supper at 4 pm.
09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won’t get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
19. You can’t remember who sent you this list.
And you notice these are all in Big Print for your convenience.
BACK IN 1955, WE ALL KNEW THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE ENTERTAINERS OF ALL TIME WAS/IS DORIS DAY. IT ONLY TOOK THE REST OF THE WORLD 53 YEARS TO CATCH UP!!!
IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT HEARD, THE GRAMMYS FINALLY HONORED HER WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AND THERE IS NOW TALK OF AN HONORARY OSCAR, AS WELL AS A BRAND NEW BIOGRAPHY BEING RELEASED IN JUNE.
AT LEAST SHE IS STILL ALIVE TO RECEIVE THE NEWS!!!!
In another section of THE TALISMAN from 1955, Evelyn Bartha sent in another article:
“Beat The Type
(That is, guess before the end of
the expose’ who this is.)
He was. . . president of the
Loch Raven Teen Center…vice-
president of his homeroom. . .
treasurer of his English class. . .
on the honor roll. . . an S.G.A.
representative. . . the winner of
two poetry contests. . . a Talis-
man feature reporter and Assist-
ant Business Manager. . . Know
who? Well –
He is …an S.G.A.representa-
tive again. . . Talisman Business
Manager. . . in the National
Honor Society . . . a valu-
able contributor to the feature
pages of Talisman . . . What! You
don’t know? Hmmmm . . .
He likes . . . Doris Day . . . chile,
enchiladas . . . spaghetti, lemon pie,
and french fries . . .football, ten-
nis, swimming, and soccer . . .
to write songs . . . Canasta, Samba,
and Monopoly . . . to dance . . .
Really now — think harder.
He dislikes . . . knee highs . . .
science . . . Eddie Fisher, Dinah
Shore, and Jane Froman . . .
He has . . . a record collection of
1,573 . . .a tape recorder . . .won
several jitterbug contests . . . plans
for a future as an English teach-
er . . .
His name is . . . you guessed it
–Mike DeVita! “
Evelyn Bartha found an old TALISMAN from 1955, and sent a few articles for us to read….
THE TALISMAN, May 4, 1955,
Page One
“SENIORS CHOSEN TO GIVE SPEECHES AT COMMENCEMENT
Bobby Jane Ensor, Marie Ardison, Joanne Miller, Denny Crews and Fred Thiez will give the commencement speeches at the graduation exercises on June 3.
Two competitive tryouts were held to eliminate candidates…The winners…competed with seven other semi-finalists who were eliminated by the following judges: Misses Klier and Reed, Mrs. Beck, and Mr O’Connor.
……………………….Committee Works On Scripts
Six students, Barbara Torode, Evelyn Bartha, Dotty Durm, Doris Abbott, Carol Killman, and Mike De VIta, have been working for the past three months on the preparation of the scripts. Miss Klier, Miss Shores, Miss Reed, and Mr. O’Conner worked with the committee.
The scripts this year are woven around an idealistic theme: “Darkness into Light.” The four talks and the introduction will be very coordinated and closely interwoven in topic. “The script committee is trying to lead away from the presentation of speeches in a singular manner, ” said Carol Killman. Special lighting effects will be used to enhance and help convey the meanings and ideas found in the speeches.
Speeches Depict Quotations
…’Courage brother! Do not stumble
Though thy path be dark as night,
There’s a star to guide the humble
Trust in God and WALK IN LIGHT.’. . Norman MacLeod…
…’A light to guide, a rod
To check the erring, to reprove.’. . . Wordsworth…
…’The path of life is like a shining light
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.’ . . . Old Testament…
…’No darkness, for it has passed
Away. Ahead lie the lights of truth
and Right, shining in the dark we
once had Known.’ . . .Anonymous…”
Amazing pictures from space — turn your sound on.
Click here: somewhere in time
Hey Mike:
That’s a great website. Tritronics is Roger Willams’ company. He was the prime mover behind the Fabulas Fifties Nifties events, and their website. Do you know him?
I just e-mailed Frank Warthen to get the password to our address book. Glad to hear Marti Brubaker has been found. I looked for her every 4 years since 1955 without success. Just recently added a message to my page on the THS website asking for information about her.
Sorry to hear about Berl. I knew he’d been sick for awhile. I also knew what his illness was.You’re right. We’ll miss him.
Stay well! God bless.
Tony (Sacco)
Hi Mike!!!!
And greetings from Tonga. Am having a wonderful time … wish some of the class of ‘55 could be on this triip. Back home in early April.
Susan Riches
From Fred Theisz:
Thanks. We had a great time Friday with you and the “gang”. It was good getting a chance to talk to you this time.
I checked your blob. Very interesting. They never could spell my name correctly but it didn’t matter. Thanks for the memory. I had forgotten who wrote those speeches. They were great. Thanks.
FRED
p.s. Got your “test” email. Did not come in as junk either.
From Dottie Durm DeLuca:
Enjoyed your blog! Sorry I had to miss the gathering on the 15th. Hope to see you in April. Dotty DeLuca
From Stuart Croll:
Hi, great job to both of you. The obit for Coach Walker was just random numbers, characters, etc. though.We counted the number of the In Memory of names 77 total. Using 450 as our class total , that is 17%. Sobering. What was the actual number in our class? (answer:454)
Stu
