Battle Creek Central High School - Paean Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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71-I,-E-.I -I- --,.4.. ,.,,,.?,., 1. ,..-...,,.f.,,.Y N ., N- ..,,,.- .1-n .- ,. ...fa....v::-.......t1-..'.....,,,,.,:.z.:. :...u-.Li the Senior Prom. Contrary to custom, it was given in the cafeteria of the New Vocational Building, instead of taking place in the High School gymnasium. The cafeteria was gayly decorated in the class colors, Royal blue and gold. This event was greatly enjoyed by everyone, and the memory of it will always be cherished in the hearts of those who were participants of its pleasure. At last the time has come when we must leave Battle Creek High School, and it is with much regret that we bid adieu to our classmates. Though we shall be separated, in the future, we shall endeavor to brighten the lives around us by the fulfillment of our motto, 6'Deeds, Not Wordsf' The Senior Prom HELENA KNAPP Hear ye! all ye alumni and non-trotters, and note carefully for a veritable Renaissance has occured. We reached the Prom on time this year! A half hour of needless waste of time was not wasted in hunt- . ing for parking space for our fatheris cars, and in walking from thence to the party. For this year the Annual Senior Prom was held in the Vocational Building. The various streets intersecting at its entrance provided ample parking room and although much time was wasted in climbing stairs after we did get there. There were little arrows to direct our paths so we didn't get lost. When we finally got to the ball room Cfor you wouldn't have recognized the cafeteria-except for the tables parked out in the hallsb we were very happily surprised. The room was very gay with navy blue and gold, the class colors, and dainty pastel streamers hanging from the lights. We entered through a pretty J apanesey looking arch and started dancing to the strains of Rose of the Bio Grande as rendered by the Princetonian Orchestra Csaid rendering was very peppy and very good toward the last of the eveningl. In the center of the ball room-you see we persist in calling it that-there was a fountain sur- rounded with greenery so the traffic would progress rightly and not get the fresh- men all mixed up. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O,Brien, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Atkinson, DaddyH Shuart and Mrs. Shuart, Mr. Heller and Miss Marian Galton were chaperones for the occasion. Our programs were printed by the Vocational School Press-another 'fstep forward -and were very clever. Pretty soon as the '6Rose grew older but more experienced-in other words, as the evening progressed-there was a grand march. After we had prom- enaded a while they paid us, with petit cahiers and petite corsages-the boys receiving both if the girls were generous. After the corsages were all fixed, we danced some more-as that was the evening's diversion-and amused ourselves by bumping into people. Pretty soon we got tired, of course, any body would, and tried to stop. But we couldn't, as the floor was too crowded with many 6'alums who had come back and many '6fresh who had just come besides just us who intend to be able to come back within the next year or so. What is it someone said about good intentions, well anyhow at a quarter of twelve the curfew rang and drowned out the music so that the orchestra got mad and quit so we had to go home. We all had a glorious time and we are so glad you did, too We want to thank Mr. Coburn and Mr. Atkinson for letting us use the cafeteria. We surely appreciated it. 19 AAQEZ. 'Mi . s- 1 ef -MV? z '-4:24 1: : 1' 5. .. fir? . , .1 ,. .45 f, 2 14-.ff 1-' 4?- , f. .,.,f li . 14-fi --.-ff, 1'.f12- ,531-45: .4 14.41 X' ' :-651 .fzi 1- -.411 ., dj., . .,,. fl V T 1' .5421 fq . ein-ga I. 251' fi 3.25 ' 'J 1 2 1 s iff 2261 .. .I A-fl Z ': ' ff? 5- Q 402' if : 24:-ff ga 9: 3 1. 1 rpg. .,, 4 r . . V.,- : 1 .A di i in 4. I3 Z-fi v ,-fy-1 5 522 Z ,E I if-' li 1' Z: 2:52 x, .4 1,-gf: fr ' 27 E.. I g:.z K. :ff- n.. - .1 3' 2' 2553 fs: EZ? 1' . . t if il - 2523 LL-4-ef 1: .',-fix iff 'ZS' + Ui: .-394: f:0::.:'g? f .' L 71.1 33 ff :,. ,zz-321 f' 12 -ZZ' L .112 :gig ui? 5 Qi? 2 ' iff :E , P255 .Z ',:1 Q1 Z -64 Y- 2 S: Z gf sr I. 3 SZ 'Z 1952 5 5: 2. 11291 5- -2 Z 22: rl 1: . af- . -A L14 ge ff if is 'ggi 21222 26? 3553.5 izgii' .-4,451 ?' - --Ze i' I: 5.5222 QE 51 5. I 52: fa if . :7-1. K . 1 ,se-Eg 'nga 1. , -, -, , . . ' -5 si. . -,, 'V- p:.:?-2 rs... Wm 5? 1