Akron High School - Golden Haze Yearbook (Akron, IN)

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BACHELOR FATHER Bentley Gregg is doing a very good job as bachelor father of his teen-age niece, Kelly. They differ at times, but over minor matters such as whether Kelly needs a new formal for the Senior Prom. And then real difficulties arise. Bent- ley is working hard to get bonds voted for a desperately needed new school. This is fine with Kelly. What makes her and her girlfriends blazing mad is that the Prom Committee (made up mostly of boys) has decided to shelve the Prom in favor of a wrangler party at a local dude ranch. Won ' t that be fun! The girls can wear blue jeans (instead of formals)and eat ribs! In reprisal the girls agree to a silent-treatment-strike against the boys. Any girl who reneges will be sent to Coven- try. But that doesn ' t bother Eileen. She ' d rather talk to boys than girls any day! Kelly leads the action to save the Prom and does it so well that shortly Uncle Bentlys ' bond issue is in danger of losing. Also Kelly resents her uncle ' s interest in Nan, an English teacher. She feels left out. So the teacher decides she and Bentley must avoid each other lest Kelly be further hurt. But the more serious aspects are more than balanced by the riotously funny scenes as the girls and boys fight the battle of Prom vs. Party. There is a great scene that follows the boys invitation of girls from a rival school to the party. Moose, a football hero, appears all set to have a friendly understanding and get his girl back. To Moose a friendly understanding means getting his own way. Otherwise he feels goaded and is likely to annihilate the opposition! 20

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The Senior class would like to express their thanks to Mr. Dunnuck and Mrs . Shull for all their help and guidance. We especially want to thank Mrs. Shull for all her help in directing our class plays, and Mr. Dunnuck for all his guidance in help with college preparations. The Senior class officers performed their duties very efficiently and the Senior class extends its gratitude to them for their work. 19

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THE GHOUL FRIEND Is there really a monster in Lonesome Lake? Curious summer guests swarm all over the Lodge hoping to get a glimpse of it. Actually, Dan and his sister started the rumor to help business. The superstitious maid tell tales of a mad scientist who calls creatures from the deep, and of Marina, a strange girl in white who appears from the bottom of the lake. Dan is much amused at all these stories, but the laughter dies on his lips when the girl in white appeares at their door with a lily pod in her wet hair. Who is she? What does she mean when she says, He called me! ? Dan is strongly attracted to her but he has the chilling thought that she may not be a real, living girl. Suddenly the hoax is no longer funny. Because some guests are about to leave, Dan arranges to let them get a glimpse of a monster --Dan ' s good friend Bongo in a horror mask. At the same time, a press agent tries the same stunt for his own reasons. The two mon- sters meet and there is general panic. But all this time another monster is lurking nearby, watching and waiting to find Marina alone. Only the maid sees it, and nobody believes her. There is a tense scene as this monster reaches for Marina, knocks Dan unconscious, then drags him out. Now the young people are really terrified. Guests get ready to leave and it looks as if Dan ' s mother wil l have to sell the Lodge at a loss. A state trooper arrives to investigate. Then in a spine-tingling climax, the monster again threatens Marina, but this time Dan is ready and the mystery is solved.