Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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Sweethearts On Parade Friday evening, February 12, marked the day of the third annual Valentine Ball sponsored by the Junior Class of Brimfield High. A girl from each class was nominated to be a candidate for Queen of the ball. She was to choose her own King. Votes were a penny each. The candidates were: Freshmen—Gail Pillman Sophomores—Gayle Meehan Juniors—Janice Joos Seniors—Mary Reed The Freshman candidate was elected Queen of the 1954 Valentine Ball. She chose Senior, Raymond Mills, as her King. The boys chosen as attendants to the King were Bart Nelson, Jim Johnson, and Charles Court-right. The King and Queen and Their Attendants. Ci.M RAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY Klmwood Illinois

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Chorus of Snowflakes. PIONKKR COLLIKRIES P. (). Box 7 I aura Illinois Iii Quest Of Santa Claus “In Quest of Santa Claus was presented December 17 under the direction of John Philips with the help of the grade school teachers. The characters were: Jane—Eleanor Shaffer; Santa Claus—William Scarle; Christmas Fairies—Pat Johnson, Barbara Nelson, Shirlev White, Sandra Parks, and Marv Schelkopf; Wangaloo—Jim Coulter; Goblins—Beverly Stables, Kenneth Wicgand, Dennis Murdock, Danny Herridge, Terry Heinz, and Fred Miller; Rabbits— Betty Carroll, Mary Haves, and David Clark; Snowflakes- Mary Nell Archibald, Marv Kellv, and Anita Hassclbackcr; Brownies—Gene Sollcnbergcr, Garv I ler-ridge, and Donald Rakestraw, Sunbeams—Rosana Dug-gins, Shirley Foster, and Nancy Vanrine; Dolls—Betty Harlan, I lien Bruninga and Frederica Lyons; Soldiers —Captain—David Coon, Bob Ashley, Tom Maher, and Gary Smith; Chorus of Rabbits—First Grade; Chorus of Sunbeams— Fourth Grade; Chorus of Dolls—Fifth and Sixth Grade; Chorus of Soldiers -Fifth and Sixth Grades. Christmas carols were sung by the Seventh and Eighth (iradc combined chorus. Treats were furnished bv the Brimfield American Legion.

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That All-Important Nijilit AUTO SALES COMPANY Chrysler Plymouth Phone 2281 Brimfiehl Mr. and Mrs. liattrell Doing the Mexican Hat Dance. The Junior-Senior Prom was held on the evening of A lay H. The theme chosen for the evening was “The Sea.” A candlelight dinner was served in the ship’s dining room by the Junior mothers. Following the. dinner. Captain Charles Courtright acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the various numbers on the program. Following the dinner and program the guests leisurely moved up one deck to the ship’s ballroom, which was beautifully decorated with nets, fish, sea shells, and all kinds of marine life hanging on the walls and from the ceiling. Sue I Iamilton and Phyllis Porter presided at the punch bowl. Dick Raymond's orchestra set the mood for dancing. Two new and different dances of the evening were, “The Bunny Hop,” and “The Mexican Hat Dance.”