Gadsden High School - Crucible Yearbook (Gadsden, AL)

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LEFT Many students as well as parents observe the lead-out from the balcony. MIDDLE: Master of Ceremonies, David Thomas, leads Mrs. Burton, Student Council sponsor, in the first dance of the evening. RIGHT: Reigning majestically over the dance arc Student Council offi- cers and their dates: FRONT ROW: Babs Rayburn. Vickie Robinson. Debbie Owen. Patsy Hanby. Sherry Wiedenbach. Kathy Echols. Peggy Fletcher. BACK ROW: Charles Hill. Dick King, Chris Roberts, Gary Atkins, Tommy Phillips. Mike Driskell. Will Chamberlin. ABOVE: Students attending the dance enjoy themselves while the back- ground music is provided by Gene Barnes band. BELOW: Couples pause for a moment to converse and rest their tired feet.

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Cupid Reigns to the '69 Theme Our Winter Love “Our Winter Love” was the theme of the annual Valentine Dance which was presented Friday, February 7, 1969, by the Student Council. The names of Student Council mem- bers and their dates were written on red hearts, held by white snowmen and placed around the balcony. Similar miniature snowmen formed the centerpieces for the tables. The main decoration scheme was carried out on the stage where a red and white gazebo was the focal point of a park scene. The evening proved to be one of romance and en- chantment for the hundreds attending and observing. ABOVE: Adding lo ihc elegance of the evening by their singing during the lead-out are: Joan Ballard. Katrina Lockridge. Sally Tucker. Sheila Lumpkin. BELOW: Moments before the lead-out. Student Council mem- bers hurriedly gather backstage to arrange themselves properly. ABOVE: The annual Valentine Dance is supported by hundreds of danc- ing couples in their formal attire. BELOW: Student Council members and their dates surround Chris Roberts and Debbie Owen as the lead-out dissolves into the final dance to the theme song. “Our Winter Love. Patsy Hanbs. Diane Thompson. Kathy Echols, and other Council mem- bers spend hours preparing the romantic setting for the dance.

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Generation Gap Is Closed at “A iee’s Restaurant’ Anila Bearden. David Hawkins. Cheryl Rutledge. Rod Robinson. Darwin Jordan. Recsa l.umpkin. and Rita Harrell represent the variety of enter- tainment which can be found at Alice’s. The curtain opened February 13, 1969, on Alice's Res- taurant as couples jilterbugged to the music of a Dixieland band. A platoon of Vietnam-bound soldiers who were seeking relief from the Mardi Gras stopped the action abruptly. The proprietor of the restaurant, Alice, portrayed by Steve Patty, refused them entrance, for the club was open only for a reunion of 1940 performers. Nevertheless, the soldiers ignored him and invaded Alice's, demanding entertainment. Alice presented the can-can girls, followed by the Uncle Sam Sisters, whose song was interrupted by an over-anxious GI, Tim Finley, who hopefully advanced toward an inviting country girl. Her mother viciously attacked the soldier, and deploring the wild atmosphere, declared that Alice's was no place for respectable people and stormed out, followed by her 1940 compatriots. As the old folks left. Rod Robinson began a temperance speech that brought the audience to its feet following a remark about “that great black book in the sky. After Darwin Jordan sang “Rocky Raccoon , one of the soldiers wandered into the street and induced Robyn Vissing, Nancy Bowers and Wanda Lamberth to dance for his comrades. The soldiers, depressed by their predicament, united in song with their own version of “Fixing to Die Rag.” Their spirits were revived, however, by the soul sounds of Reesa and Sheila Lumpkin, the Soul Sisters, and the Temptations. The festivities were then interrupted by the Mod Squad and policeman David Thomas, who cap- tured their long-pursued criminal. Randy Cosby. Hippie Randy Ryan, who had serenely observed all that had previously happened, began singing “You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant, and was joined by all the Seniors in the closing scene of the talent show. ABOVE: Accompanied by convincing actions Ann Anderson shouts, “Stop you wild hare!” BELOW: Dancing on the bar at Alice’s Res- taurant is a favorite pastime of Teresa Smith and Joan Ballard.