Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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Put your whole self in , . . was enthusiastically performed Prom night by all limber stu- dents. The Prom, social highlight of the year, was again an all-night affair, with dancing until twelve. Noneclancers were provided with lun-paclv ed cliversities including cards, games of slqill, and gypsy fortune-tellers, portrayed hy lvlrs. Pauline Bingaman and Nliss Daisy Coty, who foretold the cloudy future to undauntecl revelers. photographers perpetuated this dreamy moment tor posterity as couples posecl llor Hthe line-up. To committee members Bud Smith, Jane Schwerer, lvave Pschirrer, Judy Pschirrer, Bill Spenney, Karen Phillips, .lohn Hamilton, and Joyce Phillips goes the credit for these amusing sideline attractions. Dancing, games, fortune-tellers, TV., delectable banquet, dixieland As the hands of the cloclc aclcnowledged midnight and the last strains of the orchestra faded into the night, the couples, attention shifted to the loanquet tables. The deliciously tempting iestal hoard of fried chiclcen with all the trimmings was served to dull the lceen appetites Whetted hy dancing. Chairman Janet Bahcoclc and John Duncan, John Gra- ham, Russell Duttweiler, Donna Dunton, John Potter, and Judy Johnson undertoolc this savoury taslx. Our thanlcs to the generous local lousinessmen, organizations, and friends, without whose financial support and donated laloor this highlight would not have been possilole. Following the banquet. the sanclman strug- glut tutilely in competition with local and professional performers. Helping them over the heavy-eyed crisis were magician Chen Clauclon, singer Bill Vvest, and the girls' trio. th e Charm Chum s. Everyone at the banquet exercised his vocal chords during group singing led by Allan Morkowski. Fried Chicken and trimmings were served when the ballroom closed at midnight.

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1955 JUNICJR - SENICR PROM Mr. Ketric Klingman looks toward the center of the stage as he announces the next couple. Through the lens ot memory, lVlay 6 will be lielcl in lligli esteem as one ol tlle loremosl experiences ot our school career. Lecl lay Class Presidents, the Cvrancl Nlarclm commencecl tlme mellitluous affair of tlie season -1 tlle annual all-niglxt Prom. Proceeding across llme aucli- torium stage were exuberant girls in lormals ot many lwues ot loillowy floating nel ancl boys in lrim suits ancl tuxeclos. Nlaking arrange- ments were Elizabeth Pegram, Joe Dress, ancl Jim Floorlmouse. Under the supervision ol Nlareella Flar- iniell, Daxfid Ueclewalclt, Nlary Alice Ciuy- ton. Joe Norton, ancl Donna l-eNassi, tlme gym was lareatlltalcingly presentefl as uhfly Blue Heaven , clominalecl by a liuge misty Wllile cloucl with scalterecl stars against a lolue streamer loaclcgrouncl. A massive crescent moon ancl star proviclecl a lmarmonious luaelc- clrop for the meloclious airs ol Freclcly Stevens ancl llis sumptuous orcllestra seleclecl by Sllaron Collins, Roy Hopper. Sara Vvlmite- lieacl, ancl Ellis Kirlcliam. My Blue Heaven sets romantic mood for second all-night Prom Thinking of My Blue Heaven , Elizabeth Starcevich and John Swearingen walk across the stage as Mrs. Alice Klingman furnishes the background music. , N '

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Senior and Junior class presidents Bill Patterson and Sandra Rumler serve Q first couple in the grand march across the auditorium stage, then up the center aisle to the back of the auditorium, and on to the ballroom. Then Floycl Emericlc, emcee. announcecl the most anticipated moment of the evening. The clixie-lanol jazz bancl, Art Hodes and luis Hi- Fivers. Two favorecl selections of tlme teen- age-crowci-uVVl1en the Saints Come Niarcli- ing ln!! ancl USL Louis Blues were played loy these Hep-cats. After an eye-opening per- formance by the jazz musicians, the party- goers, witll spirits arousecl, lroupecl into tlie cafeteria to conclude a marvelous anel unfor- getable evening with a light lorealcfast. As the first rays of dawn lorolce tlirougli the cloucls anel the last shaclows of night iaclecl away, the clrowsy dancers clroopecl lmomewarcl to rememloer always the most spectacular night of the year. C-J-C-. 15-S- Judy Somers and Chet Lehr begin their long watk up the aisle to the back of the auditorium, crowded with specta- tors eager for a glimpse of the grand marching couples. iii band: all Q part of our wonderful 1955 Prom Prom-goers David Oedewaldt, John Provard, Elaine Howard, and Elizabeth Pegram try their hand at pushing cars through the right slot, while Tom Flynn and Naomi Shields iback- groundl smile at their feat of breaking a bal- lon. Non-dancers found plenty to amuse them- selves along the sidelines.