Levant High School - Tigers Yearbook (Levant, KS)

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FRESHMAN INITIATED AT SCHOOL PARTY The freshmen were given an imtiation party by the upperclassmen and the high school teachers Tuesday, September 18 in the old school house The evenmg was started w1th a weiner roast out on the ball diamond Ice cream and cookies were served in the school house after the Weiner roast The freshmen were then blindfolded and taken for a car ride to make them think they were go ing for a ride in the country But they were brought back to the old school house and were kept in a dark room until time for initiation One at a time each fresh man, still blindfolded after he had taken off his shoes walked over an old car spring Then he was taken for an airplane ride, on a board and pushed off He was only about two to four inches off the ground when they were told to jump From there he was taken to another room where a board full of nails was shown to h1m and he was made to jump supposedly on the board, but it hadbeen removed He was then taken down into the basement where he had to walk on boards that someone was rocking Then he had to walk across some screen which was hooked up to an electric charger There was also a wild man ' there to scare him The Freshmen wore the same costumes all day that they wore to the inittatton party ln the evening Darlene Touslee was dressed as a gypsy Merna Allemen as an old maid, Mary Siruta as a baby Wanda Eberle as a hill billy Jacobs as a twin to Mary Struta and Rolland Rush as a Hawaiian girl After the initiation everyone went to the show, and as the freshmen were such good sports they were allowed to change to their usual clothes JUNIOR CLASS PRESENTS PLAY The junior Class presented the play ' A Pair of Country Kids ' Tuesday night, at 8 30 in the Levant Hxgh School auditorium to a good sized audience Florene Bixenman and Lloyd Gilllspie, the pair od country kids did a fine job of acting and seemed to fit their parts very well Merna Alleman portrayed an old lady with connections l ois Jean Ekberg and Darlene Touslee ought to have no trouble getting a man now smce they did such a good job of flirting ln the play Duane Dawes seems to be the type to play an old man very easily without much trouble Lloyd Hamme and Lyle Gillisple were good as city sllckers Wanda Lou Eberle as April Starr and Dearld Brown as Phil West were adequate The Junior Class was very happy about the financial results as they cleared S21 '72 over all taxes and expenses The Junior Class wishes to thank all the parents and friends who attended the play and also the members of the other classes who were in the Play . , O . 7 Minnie Hill as a person ready for bedg John Donn as a high school gir-lg John , 3 . 4' 9 . 7 7 '