George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Couples Whirl into “Wonderland by Night” With habitual elegance, the class of 1962 plan¬ ned and presented the Junior Class Prom, June 3, 1961. Madura’s Danceland, focal point of Whiting’s deb season, burst into bloom in shades of pink, rose, and silver, the class colors. The Decoration Committee, led by Ron Dembowski and Paul Mar- konni, bordered the dance floor with columns of aluminum foil and pink and rose crepe paper, fur¬ nished every intimate table with an intimate candle, and displayed on the rear stage a mannequin dressed in the costume of a lovely Southern belle. Ron and Paul gave their final exquisite touch of the “Won¬ derland by Night” with a lavish ceiling centerpiece. The 120 ecstatic couples danced the night away to the sweet strains of Reynold Young and his So¬ ciety Orchestra, appearing through the courtesy of Paul Wood, class treasurer and music chairman. Prom-decorators P. Fech, C. Freeland, and C. Hoyda adorn Madura’s with pink and rose crepe paper. Junior and Senior class officers and their dates lead the Grand March at “Wonderland by Night.”

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“This Is Your Life” View Fashions on GRC Stage Literally hundreds of cultural horizons, at least one horizon per pupil, expanded this year through the influence of assemblies. Mr. Arthur Erickson, chief administrator of assemblies, brought a wide assortment of talent to the Clark stage. One of the first assemblies of the year intro¬ duced Principal D. D. Lockey to his new student body. Candidates for Student Council offices ad¬ dressed their constituents in April. Local talent fur¬ ther displayed itself when the debate team, cham¬ pions of the Metropolitian Debate Union, conducted an intra-squad practice session for an assembly. The Thornton Fractional South High School band played a concert here in February for the first half of a cultural exchange program. Our band reciprocated in April with a concert at Fractional. Mr. Franklin’s tumbling squad disproved President Kennedy’s assertion that American youth are unfit. Everyone will remember the “This Is Your Life” assembly honoring Mr. Darwin Eret, retired Orchestra teacher at Clark. 19

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Freshman Rosemary Duhon instructs Sophomore Stanley Kawlinski in the finer art of the “Cha-cha” at the “Peppermint paradise.” Clark Juniors Michele Kampo and Janice Dybel show how the twist was done at the dance “Twistin’ Twenties.” Rumble, Crumble, and Stomp Through the Gym Unusual? The past year has been a collection of dances that could better be called “unique.” Since the Latin Club’s “Rubicon Rumble,” Clark’s gymnasium has worn a dozen outlandish Friday night disguises. The aforementioned extravaganza featured an ersatz-chariot race, the “Littlest 500,” in which heroic charioteers clung to tricycles as they rocketed around the track, savagely compet¬ ing for the victor’s spoils. The noble Bill Rowley, represented Mr. Watkins’ Junior algebra class, with his trusty steeds and vehicle. Not to be outdone, the orchestra perpetrated the “Schnibble Stomp,” named after a modern folk song of sponsor Thelma Wilcox’s creation. The limelight rested on the world of folk culture as local artists wept, wailed, and grunted in the Original Rock ’n Roll Contest. Top honors were won by an all-star group fronted by Jeani Knapp, playing and singing the soulful ballad, “Purple Flying Carpet.” The Junior Class displayed its methodical mad¬ ness with “Twistin’ Twenties,” and the GAC’s “Crater Crumble” travestied John Glenn’s orbital flight three days later. Seniors Paul Wood and Gary Kaplan give Bill Rowley that extra “pull” for the chariot race at the “Rubicon Rumble. 21