Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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The social butterflies of LMHS began to hatch early in the fall with the Get-Acquainted party. In the gym gaily decorated with pennants representing near-by schools, party-goers participated in square and social dancing as the annual first party of the year got under way, the first Friday night of the school year. At in- termission “Four Sinister Seniors” entertained with a skit, “Zanzibar,” in true Shakespearian style. Colored slides of school personalities and activities climaxed the evening’s entertainment. Two varsities were held during the football season following home games. The most elaborate of these, the “Homecoming Dance,” was in honor of the football queen and her royal court. Enthroned before a back- ground of gaily colored footballs and the Lawrence and Argentine pennants, she was presented a small white football autographed by the members of the team. “Peanuts! Crackcrjacks! Budgets! Budgets! For the first lime in several years LMHS had a carnival party. Each home room sponsored a project with prizes for the best three. Mrs. Marjorie Rix’s room’s freak show copped first prize, Miss Pearl Carpenter’s room’s Bingo stand took second, and Miss Iva Belle Harper’s room’s “Turtle Hill Downs and German band placed third. Other rooms had food stands, telegrams, movies, sponge throw- ing, and others, even to two extra editions of the Bud- get put out by the journalism staff. Now up the gangplank and ahoy mates! We’re off to the WPA (Women Pay All). The highlight of the evening was a floor show, something new to WPA. An “LHS Pinafore” that would have startled Gilbert and Sullivan found sailors singing and dancing before an effective setting of a red bar with a navy blue back- ground. Refreshments were later served from thjs same bar. From his crow’s nest in the top of the gym, Ad- miral Leo Lion looked on while Pep Clubbers and their dates danced. Clever table decorations ami dance pro- grams further carried out the navy theme. Check your shoes at the door! A Foot-Ball, (some- times called a “sock hop”) was held this year in celebra- tion of the Lion gridsters all-victorious season. Flattered by the attendance of several “Hollywood stars,” the seventeen graduating seniors of the team and Coach W'oodard were given seals of honor while sultry sirens, vivacious singers, musicians, dramatists, and a trio of actors entertained. The boys themselves finally took over the program and sang “Mother Pin a Rom? on Me.” Seventeen girls did just that plus a token of their appreciation, “Wipe Off That Lipstick, Man. Coach Woodard also received a bouquet of ’mums. Square dancing and a “Broom” dance added to the festivity. Into a world of lacy snowflakes, a sparkling new moon, white Christmas trees, and reindeer leaping among boughs of cedar, came girls dressed in beautiful formal of bright holiday colors and boys scrubbed and shiny for the annual Christmas formal. Greeted by two small angels who gave out velvety covered programs, the students danced to the music of Dick Stewart’s band that was cradled in the crest of a moon twinkling with holiday brightness. Seated Itehind two old-fashioned coach lanterns at intermission, dan- cers heard a chorus sing “The Twelve Days of Christ- mas. Margaret Black, senior representative on the Student Council, was in charge of all parties. Bill'» right itn't Itiot wicked, i» it, Alder»» Onlooker» ore Money Krimmin- ««». Ruth Kite. Phil Indocott. Bob L'Ccuyer. Pot Beal ond Bob Hurley term to be comulting about tomething Sol.or. toko over at the intermit»,on ot the WPA. Mutt tcnior» olway» be different? Left to tight ore: Gretchen Zimmcrmon. Betty Lou Walton. Phylli» Sp'inger, So»» Sin. Jackie Johnton. Morgaret 8lock. Caroline Holme», Noncy Gilchmt. Siren» «linked ond »trong men grew wcok ot the FOOT-BALL celc brotinq the Lion»1 all-victoriout tcoion Left to right Melvin Johr ton, Robert Koy. John Simon», George Miller, Don Norvell. Duon Wilton, Jomcf Irrlond, Bruce Boordmon ond the object of oil the, leer», Peggy Lauren Bocoll Wilton. I» Woody’» tmile for the ’mumt or tor Potty? Robert Koy look» an «rorily. 19

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ClASSES THINKING OVER WORLO PROBLEMS, H. C. Stuort puts In mony cxtro hours doily preporing discussions and new football plays. This fomilior scene is seen of al- most oil times of the school doy. THE PRINCIPLES OF LATfN ore introduced onnuolly to the Sophomores who find themselves fortunote enough to be in one of Miss Rutton's sessions of higher learning. Miss Rutfon never foils to moke her class one of IHe day's most interesting. ACQUIRING KEYBOARD CONTROL, the Illustrious stu- dents of Mr. Domes' typing class bong out timed writ- ings to the tune of recorded music furnished by the keyboard (typewriter) moster.