East Henderson High School - Highlander Yearbook (Flat Rock, NC)

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Mr. Justus proudly presents Max Justice with the Key First U.N. Contest Max emphasizes his arguments for the U.N. Student interest in the United Nations was keen with P.T.A. sponsorship of a high school world peace study and speaking program last March. Faculty advisors corrected first drafts and coached hesitant speakers, before local dignitaries, acting as judges, graded essays and heard presentations in a special school assembly. The theme, “The United Nations and World Peace” was especially appropriate as the winning student and faculty advisor would join other winners and sponsors for a bus trip to New York. A visit to the United Nations and an opportunity to see a Broadway play, “Advise and Consent’ were ‘on the agenda, as well as a stop over in Washington Contest winners listen attentively as Dr. Frank Graham addresses the group in New York. Sparks Interest D. C. There students would lunch in the Senate build- ing and attend a session of Congress or watch com- mittee meeting in progress. This portion of the contest was sponsored by the American Freedom Association and the local P.T.A. made the trip a reality for the winning student by assuming the fi- nancial responsibility of such a trip. After narrowing the field to seven semi-finalists, Max Justice was selected and he and his sponsor Mrs. Nickell had only a few short weeks to plan for an exciting visit to the Nation’s capitol and the head- quarters of the United Nations. The U.N. Social and Economics Council Room—one of the many the groups saw at the U.N. Headquarters.

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OUR TOWN Moonlight and homework: Steve Duncan and Susie Corn study while father, Marion Young, meditates on the tribulations of raising a teenage son. The audience applauded wildly as the curtain fell at the conclusion of the Senior class play, Our Town. Thornton Wilder’s drama was in itself superb, but add the directing talent of Mrs. Nickell, the devoted efforts of our stars, Ronnie Oates, Susie Corn, Steve Duncan, and cast to this and the result is a drama deserving its capacity crowd. No, we'll never forget the wedding, the graveyard, or the warning “live life to the fullest while you have it.” Many thanks to the Senior Class of 1961. “1 don’t know why, but weddings always make me cry,” sobs Mrs. Soames, portrayed by Jackie Mullinax.

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Rebecca Ballard, ‘Pigtails’, enter- tains the missionary lady. Seniors chose a serious theme, “Moonlight and Roses”, for the class day program. The Class Prophecy, Class History, and Last Will and Testament were delivered. Senior girls, dressed in formals, were seated upon the stage, and the boys added a humorous touch with their skits, “Frankie and Johnny”, and “Romeo and Juliet’. These hilarious numbers were, of course, the Shakespeare’s immortal beautifully by Tom Johnson and stately Doug Corn, prove that love MUST be blind! lovers, portrayed Romance (?) In The Air “Moonlight And Roses’”’ Betsy and Bonnie try the latest “Tran, ay Stamp most popular part of the program. After songs and dances by the girls, the program was concluded with an exchange of class songs between Juniors and Sen- iors. Following this formal farewell the Juniors formed an arch, capped with daisy bouquets, through which the Seniors departed. “Moonlight and Roses’’ program concludes with the forming of an arch by the Juniors through which the Seniors walk.