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	Class prophecy from 1955 Here we are, back in the old jail again, twenty years later for the reunion of the Class of '55. Who's this coming down the hall?  Why it's Helen Phillips Holt with five sets of boy twins.  And with her comes Sharlotte Scott, who's the champion of the "Roll-Your-Own" cigarette Corporation.  They were great friends, you know.  Right behind them, as usual, are Bill Bennett and John Snyder.  I hear they are catching frogs for the Humane Society in New Orleans.  We hear Dick Gidlund telling Bill Mills, who is Marilyn Monroe's private hairdresser, that he now plays for the Harlem Globetrotters. Just coming out of the Home Ec. room is Darol Woolsey, who we think certainly makes a fine life-time waterboy for  Oregon State.  In talking with him, we find that our dear friend, Leana Shoemaker is in prison for counterfeiting pennies and just couldn't make it this time.  Donna Hansen started swimming the English Channel a month ago and still hasn't finished, so she won't be here either. Walking into the Vice-Principal's office, we see Mr. Bates still hanging on.  With him is Mrs. Howe's replacement, Christina Richardson who is talking to Darlene Hoag.  Darlene's all out of breath from giving a demonstration of how she broke the world's record for the mile run in three minutes. We see Sylvia Bleickhardt who discovered uranium at Agate Beach talking to Joan Buckingham, head Street Cleaner for the city of Portland.  They tell us they have just seen Amos Rasmussen and Duke Rider, who travel the country meeting lady wrestlers.  They have a match with Ellouise Tatom next Saturday night.  Should be good! On our way over to the Canteen, we see Bill Corron, who samples bubble gum for Double Bubble, and Dave Cruse, who designs and makes furniture for doll houses, discussing the success of Anita Skriver.  She is a bootlegger for Helen Mobley.  It is rumored that Helen (Miki) is boss of the biggest criminals organizations in Newport. We meet Bob Bolin's friend, Dick Bevens, who is the Head Stall Cleaner for Trigger.  He tells us that Bob is in rather bad shape, but keeps himself interested by stacking B-B's in his own little padded cell in Salem.  Dick also tells us that Ruth Rosebaum trains apes in the New York Zoo. Oh yes!  You remember Ed Baldwin, well, he replaced Walter Winchell because he was more sarcastic than Walter could be.  Going into the Canteen we see Rex Wilbur and Forrest Lee, who are tight rope walkers for Barnum Bailey Circus.  They tell us that Pat Carter and Naomi Ferguson are the Queens of the Joy Bubble Dancers and Edith Greenwald who married Dr. Salk last year.  Who's that I see over by the popcorn machine?  Well, if it isn't Dutch Grogan!  Guess he's a window washer for the Meier and Frank Company now.  Gee, he's got those dishpan hands.  Standing behind him looking out the window is Barbara Strieff, who mentions that she drills oil wells for the multimillionaire, Irene Shewey. Sipping a coke is Barbara McAlpine now Mrs. Ron Robertson.  Ron is now a blacksmith.  You remember her best friend, Carol Hansen?  She won the Oscar in 1967, best comedian of the year. We see standing over in the corner Maynard Pepper, who is the Champion Flagpole sitter of the world, and Larry Lockie who owns the largest toothpick factory in the U.S. , Dan Richardson who is the Dr. of Science at O.S.C., and Roy Stewart and Bill Quinn, who are pearl divers off the Yaquina Bay dock now.  Jokes were flying and we couldn't get a word in edgewise.  We were going to ask them if it was really true Penny Nissen catches turtles for the Campbell Soup people. These class reunions sure are a lot of fun.  Lot's of strange occupations we'd say, but then, we were a goofy class. Walking out of the canteen we see Ron Braxling still chugging by in his old red Ford.  Won't go like it used to.  Ron sells pencils at the corner of 2nd and Burnside in Portland. We eavesdrop on Don Pier, Hic-up Champ of the world, who is talking with Helen Wall.  Helen is the famous lady pitcher for the New York Yankees. We were surprised to hear that Ruth Passmore takes summary for the government to see how many diapers are used by the average baby in one week. Strolling over to the old parking lot we practically get knocked over by a strange odor.  Oh my goodness-it's Jeanne Williams.  She says to pardon the strange engulfing aroma but she's peeling onions at the Waldorf Astoria. Sitting beside her beating a stick (new slang for weed) is Ed Bales who drives a mobile grocery store in Timbucktoo. Ed Corron, who hunts wild animals in Africa, turns on the radio.  A special news-cast says they are still on the lookout for Maurice Bratcher, tenth most wanted criminal of the  FBI.  Sitting beside Ed is Peggy Simpson who was Miss America in 1965.  Appearing through the cloud of smoke we see Nora Kinion who is the Mayor of Los Angeles.  She's just burning with news.  We couldn't hardly believe that Betty Judd will finally graduate in 1977.  We hear she has a 4 average now.  And Juanita Lashbaugh  is stewardess on a spaceship to Jupiter. Squeezed in like a sardine is Bill LeMaster, a ballet dancer for the American Ballet Company  Crowded against the armrest is Lilly Wheatley, who secretly teaches judo at Alcatraz. We climb out and spy Mildred Stocton, who's high diver for the water follies and Ron Bauer, Champion Ditch Digger of the world.  They have just talked to Anna Renfrow, who is head of the Women's Motorcyle Unit in Portland.  Walking on into the school is Nancy Gardner.  She's a bear trapper for Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. We see somebody making those horrible sounds and waving their arms by the bulletin board.  Sharon Gunderson is showing Jerry Thomas, the undertaker for the planet Mars, how she toured the world in a basket balloon.  Walking on into the gym we almost run into Kathleen French Lee.  Kathy raises silkworms in Japan-waiting for her husband to come home. Talking to Mr. Bates, we hear the sad news that Roderick Wright couldn't make it because he's traveling the world with Liberace.  And to make our day complete, we see Don Wall, now a boiler maker for the Southern Pacific talking to Carole Freauff who is nearing her tenth anniversary of being greasemonkey for General Motors. After speeches and all the rigamro it is time for us to start home for a lot of us have a long way to go.  It sure has been fun talking to all the kids and seeing how they are doing.  We guess another reunion is planned in 1985. Bye for now.