Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. Carl Smith, Basic Electricity teacher, supplies Jim Stewart with a part he needs for his project. Ben Davis boys are privileged to take advantage of the fine vocational curriculum offeredto them which includes most of the vocations open to people who do not go on to college. Under the direction of Mr. Dwight Cottingham, vocational studies have become highly popular with the boys at B. D, The new building, the excellent equipment, and the skillful direction given by the teachers has drawn many students into the field and helped them along the road toward finding a 1ife's work. or a, way fo ma, e at gain? One of the most popular classes in the vocational department is welding rods. il-Iowever, you must wear glasses while welding, Sheet Metals where the boys learn to handle cutting torches and and that hinders identification.J

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I crown thee, Marjorie Pettitt, queen of the 1959 Junior, Senior Prom, says Richard Wallace, host, as Dave Huston, prince, looks on. . WML mga fy reiglw L 5 1unJ.iE'Y3:V lllllllllb w.ixavH'N 1 lgnmuini ' '27 ' N- .Syn ,Q :C Q llliwnp iii , ll g, W wc. , P lwlgaf. ,sic . ' 2 9: - ffxg -X K I c it 545 f W wi i 1 W Waiting in line for their program to the prom, held this Year at the Indiana Roof, are Left to Right: Sue Carmichael, Laffy 1 x Perhaps the most wonderful night ofthe year is the night of the prom. The girl in apretty formal, the guy in his tux, each enjoying the other's appearance and each probably more uncomfortable than the other. This year's prom at the Indiana Roof was a most memorable occasion. As you enteredthe ballroom, you were given a small program which had aplace for the names of the king, queen, prince, and princess. The ballroom provided an atmosphere of a Spanish town at twilight time, while music for the evening was pro- vided by the Earl Newport Band. At 10 o'c1ock the coronation began and the court was crowned. The results of the election were: Don Troutt, king, Marjorie Pettitt, queen, Dave Huston, prince, and Delores Frost, princess. The queen and princess were each given a large bouquet of long- stemmed red roses and each of the attendants to the queen and princess were presented with small bou- quets of carnations. Twelve o'clock certainly came early that even- ing because the prom was to end at midnight and the band understood the time to be 11 o'clock. However, the band members were informed that they still had one hour of dance music to provide, so they went back to the band stand and played a while longer, Offer at prom para Me I . N. - X 1 K . 55. x I X x-4 X x West, Jack Rardln, Judy Brown, Bob RawllngS. and MUS' Jane Titus.