Bloomington High School - Gothic Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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Bleached December- Gym Gems came off with the much talked of barrel of fun and Plunko Peanuts-Channing Pollock's story, The Fool , was presented with all the finesse of pro- fessional actors-the Reflector staff started bothering people for their literary masterpieces- the football victory banquet sparkled with well earned praise-Coach Mumby crossed his fingers and sent out a first call for mat practice-a little of the real Christmas spirit warmed the school by way of the Christmas cheer drive-and Old Santa rode in on a hopelessly short twelve day vacation. Wooly january-a tootin' rootin' meller-dramer stole the spotlight at the Senior Sport Dance -the band and orchestra concert plucked a star from the field of musical accomplishments- the Invitational Debate Tourney flung echoes to the four winds-and the basketeers kicked the dope bucket skyward by outshining New Albany's Bulldogs by a 23 to 22 score. Fleeting February-convo dished out some worthwhile tips by way of Mr. Damon's talk on the selection of a vocation-Gothic sales were dead- lined with the largest number ever to be sold-the boys' gym got a spring posey in its bonnet as the Student Council sponsored the first all school dance-Honor Society drooped its learned mantle on 29 new members-Bloomington rang the gong at the State Wrestling Meet with some single titles and the collective label of third place. Windy March-Bloomington, gallantly gallop- ing through the sectional, was finally scalped by ye old rivale , Martinsville-the seniors winded the faculty's deadeyes , with a 23 to I8 victory -Proscenium Players presentation of Abie's Irish Rose scored a four bell hit-the Seniors took a Swing at Spring in the form of a sport dance, high lighted by the bare-legged, grass- skirted boys' ballet. Budding April-Len Bunger donned the crown of the junior class presidency- true love won out in the rioutous mellerdramer , On The Bridge at Midnight -Senior Reception for par- ents came and went-the long heralded Reflec- tor made its debut-the Gothic went into the home stretch minus tentative May. Flowery May-Much ado about something?- Honor Day featured the talented and the hard- working-Class Day bubbled gay predictions-the Gothic came out lwe hopel-Baccalaureate sol- emnized the memories of four happy years-and lastly, Commencement closed each senior's book in which was recorded a record of laughter and tears.

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4 3 i x l I As the long shadows deepen and the lights of the firefly flicker timidly, you realize that it is summer and the school year once more has slip- ped by. lt was a good year, full of rich memories. Hair went page-boy or cluttered up with bows-skirts came up and up- I Double Dare You tickled your toes-library pass colors changed and rechanged-the show still cost thirty-five cents and the boy friend still groaned. Yes, it was a good year. Golden September - Dr. Simon's twinkling smile took the edge from the return to slavery- the Gothic campaign flared brilliantly, catching even the underclassmen iD,i4's web of excitement -the boys rivaled the girls with a council that got things done-the monitor system reversed the old rule that bad children sit in the hall and managed to let the good ones sit there for a change-the Bloomfield game set smiles on the lips of hysterical fans and the football team on a pedestal. Frosted October-the first council tea dance swayed the new gym floor-a barrage of in- tramural sports seasoned the lunch hour-Mona Morgan, character actress, gave us a Shake- spearean taste of the footlight thrill-the Gothic Staff was thumb-tacked for the public eye- Teachers' Association blossomed as a reprieve- the Franklin Press Convention delegates re- turned with new ideas and new addresses. Bleak November-first nighters loudly ap- plauded Big Hearted Herbert, first senior play -candid camera fans took the public eye as the Gothic snapshot contest was staged-the dust on the hardwood floor was scattered once more by slim tennis shoes-the Yellow jackets of lasonville were impressively retired as the Pan- thers ended a highly successful grid season- underclassmen toed the line and eyed a clicking birdy -Rev, Rae delivered the Thanksgiving convo address-and Thanksgiving recess seemed but a moment of turkey and mince pie.

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CONTENTS i - 1 i l THE PERSGNALITY PARADE--Here we pause to review the host oi personalities who constitute Bloomington High School. The Faculty,the seniors, and the underclassmen pass quiclcly by, Forming a panorama ot the persons whom each of us lcnow. THE ACTIVITIES PARADE--Our spotlight of attention moves on and comes to rest upon the activities found within our halls. Organizations, honorary, departmental, and general, march lay in brilliant parade which we may review in sweeping panorama. THE PLAY-TIME PARADE--As a climax to our review oilthe parades oi school lite, we come to the parade oi athletics. Gridders, grapplers, baslceteers, and thinlyclads--they are all here, on parade, awaiting our review.