East High School - Beacon Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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ROYS' STATE GIRLS' STATE Paula Mcliamey and Darris Doyal represented East I-ligh at Girls' State and Boys' State. In a special chapel prograrn in the fall they related their experiences, educational as well as amusing. The principal functions of city, county, and state government were learned by electing individuals to various offices or positions. They both made new friends and consider attending Girls' and Boys' State an ex- perience they will never forget. 96 DAR AWARD WINNER The winners of the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award is Shirley Yount. As recipient oi this award, she receives a Good Citi- zen's pin and Certificate of Award from the local Iames White Chapter, and a chance for the S50 scholarship award. Shirley was selected for this honor because of her efficiency and compe- tency which is reflected in her studies and extra-curricular activities. I-ler ac- tivities include Business Manager of the BEACON, Vice-President of the bank, BLUE and GRAY staff, I-Ionor Society, and F.T.A.

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Follies Create Sensation SAYONARA One of the most appreciated acts in the Follies was the country singing of David Fry and Edd Poore. Through mellow harmony their dry wit was pro- jected through song and guitar. 95 The winning skit in the Follies was a novel version of the Japanese fantasy, Sayonara. The daughter of Confucius was un- married because of her ugly face, so her father summoned the leaders of the world to appraise her. Sayonara, in much despair, decided to commit hart-kan. A near-sighted Iapanese man, Harry- Cary, popped in upon hearing his name and snowed Sayonara because he was an Aqua Velva man. FRANKIE AND JOHNNY The story of Frankie and Iohnny was told in song and dance. Iay Nelson and Dottie Richards portrayed the characters of Frankie and Iohnnie, respectively, with Sherry Wright as Nelly Bly and Wilda Greene as sheriff. The chorus line was most effective in por- traying in various rhythms and tempos the changing mood of the storyr Members of the skit are Masquers.

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MOST REPRESENTATIVE ROY AND GIRL Knoxville paid tribute to its youth in the annual Youth Ap- preciation Week sponsored by the Optimist Club. Sue Webster and David Fry were elected by the student body to represent East High School as the Most Representative Boy and Girl. Both are honor students and also engage in school activities. Sue is an active member of Anchor Club, and David is president of Key Club. 97 KAROLA ILISCH, EXCHANGE STUDENT Karola Ilisch, coming from Berlin, Germany, is the first ex- change student in the history of East High School. Kay, as she was christened by the Sham- blins, her American family, be- gan her visit to the United States by applying for a schol- arship given by the American Field Service. She Was one of twenty-three German students who were chosen to receive the AFS scholarships. Although she tells us that her school is very different from ours, through her adaptability and friendly personality she Won the friendship of all East High. East High feels very fortunate in having Kay and for enlarg- ing its understanding of inter- national friendship.