Murrah High School - Resume Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Al an ,, 1' if rsr, I ,, , . . Qi 4 bl x AW , ..., t fgwjfg , L e s . N l Tired students come alive when the band begins to play a song everyone knew - Louie Louie. Prom Revolves Around Gay Circus Amid paper lions and cardboard ele- phants, the i964 Junior-Senior Prom was held on May 9 at the Heidelburg Hotel. Surrounded by a festive carnival atmos- phere, Murrahites danced from 8 to i2 to Curry McMurry and Ann Brockman greet Sherry Baker and Ralph Vance as they enter the Prom. the Melodies of the Pastels from Balon Rouge, Louisiana. During a break in the Prom, Chuck Steadman, Anne Yerger, and Charles Hooker relax with grads. 18

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Ohhhh! I touched him and l'll never wash this hand again! screams Elvis' lTommy Hornerl fans as he croons Love Me Tender. What do you make as a Beadle? asks Mr. Cranckase lEd Douglasl of Alvin Beadle lSunny Langstonl. Ten million, give or take a quid. Winter Variety Show Depicts Daily TV Entertainment Murrah's brawny Mustangs dancing around Swan Pond, fads and fashions of 1956, and L'il Abner highlighted the Murrah variety show. Time Out for Murrah, patterned after a television program, carried out its setting by interrupting with newscasts, commercials, weather bulletins, and a soap opera. As a grand finale, the entire cast sang There's No Business Like Show Business. NWn..:.g1.1.4s..,,,,,.4Q..42kintii6iL Alas, poor Ray has died over the wrong girl. Come to think of it, William's With gun pointed, Pappy Yokum cries Sing! to the Hootenanny group not much of a girl to flip over anyway. cowering in their places while the riled Dogpatch citizens look on. 17

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Bill Bowling, Most Handsome, escorts stunned and What 92 you going to do with the shocked Brenda Roell voted Most Beautiful. program Walter? V., xg, f NIau.,,, Hugs, kisses, smiles, and tears mingled after the pageant. Feature Pageant Shamrocks Highlight Theme Taking advantage of a national holiday, the Resume staff used St. Patrick's Day to set the scene of the l964 Feature Pageant. Karl Stauss emceed the event which was held in the auditorium. The stage was adorned with huge replicas of the traditional shamrocks, pots of gold and leprechauns. Outstanding students selected by popular vote were given the Most awards and class favorites were recognized. One of the Feature Pageant's stars was Bob Lemmons, Murrah's own Leprechaun. Miss Gilfoy gets into the act by congratulating her sister when Melinda is named Most Versatile.