West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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With the music of the Travelers playing in the background, juniors Irma Gillum and Kirk Ho- venga enjoy dancing to a fast beat. Splat! It's not that senior Dave Mattke is a sloppy eater, or that he usually wears whipped cream in his hair- it's just that someone has to be on the other end of a pie throw! Under a hypnotic spell, sophomore Greg Ben- ischek falls backwards without concern into the hands of Dr. Irwin Ross. Plunging one's face into a mound of sugary meringue doesn't do anything for the com- plexion, but as these two sophomores find out, it's a great way to start a pie eating con- 1651.

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A whirling week Both students and teachers wore masks of whipped cream after the pie eating and pie throwing events. Meanwhile, a repeat performance from the faculty band charmed my ears. And even Bobby Uncer would have been mystified by the speed in which seniors Becky Wear and Ber- nie Bornong raced around on their tricycles. In the evening at Brady Field, first place was awarded to the Art Club for their entry in the car rally. And I gazed on once more as shiny Cor- vettes paraded around the twelve Homecoming candidates. My enthu- siasm was at its peak for the game against Dubuque Wahlert as we fin- ished with a victorious 7-0. Friday morning, something espe- cially unique happened to me while at the special hour long aud, featur- ing Dr. Irwin Ross, a well-known hypnotist. just like the Sominex jean- ie, the hypnotist put me to sleep in a matter of minutes. And while under his powers, I performed more strangely than usual in front of a full house. Impersonating Elvis Presley, a four year old child, and a person who did not use his Dial that morn- ing, I showed hidden facets of my personality. The week's spirit-filled activities came to a close on Saturday night as couples danced amid the soft lights of the illuminated carousel to the music of the Travelers. And finally at 10:30, when the last notes of music faded away, most couples concluded their festivities at a nice restaurant or Narrative by Kathy Krafka continued Senior julie Stroupe plasters the pole and car with tape while a friend makes sure it is straight. All the decorated cars drove in a pa- . rade to Brady St. Field with a police escort. As her high speed racer topples over in Laugh-In style, sophomore Marta Hean repre- sents the Spanish Club in the stock division of the tricycle races.

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Terrible earthquakes, se- vere drought, and a polar freeze were among the many natural catastrophes which bombarded the world this year. With the windchill factor, temps dipped to below 78 de- grees, and after a day of sitting out in the coldness, many cars refused to start. 1 f 'K 1 ' More than congested hallways make getting to class within the alloted 5 minutes rather difficult. Because of the over population at West and the poor conditions of Central High, a plan for building two new high schools in the Davenport area was proposed. The jerry Lewis Telethon, a 24-hour television special, is a plea to all the people in the nation to give their support in the campaign against muscular dystrophy. Many West High students contributed by donations of money, or by working at the local channel with lim King.