Canton High School - Cantonian Yearbook (Canton, IL)

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Greeting couples Mike Rusnak and Beverly Sepich and Eddie Churchill and Judy Barker were Virginia Shaw and Pat Rusnak, Sophomore refreshment-servers. Jane Schwerer has that far-away look in her eyes as she and John Swearingen drift to the music of Bill Hardesty at the Senior'Junior Hop. SENIOR-JUNICR Are we clreaming? No, lhe long awailecl clay has finally arrivecll These were our llloughls as we ruslrecl home from school lost in our privale worlcl ol mixecl emolions '- clreacl, anlicipalion, Confusion. The minute wc cntcrecl the house, chaos reignefl. Laying out our clothes and pincurling our hair were among lhe inilial preparations. Vvlmr woulcl we clo williout our moms on an occasion like lhis? ulxlom, lim stuckli' Hhlom. where are my earringsfl NVQ kept this up until we had linishccl clressing, anol llml was nol helore We lracl Comloecl ancl hrushecl our hair unlil il glowecl with racliancc ancl paraclecl helore our lamily to see if we lookecl our hesl. November 24, Scene: Elks Ballroom, Even Janice Johnson, George Reeve, Celia Clasford, Joe Dress, Karen Phillips, Joe Norton, Sharon Bath, and Marnell Essex share precious moments as they glide to relaxing strains of Hop orchestra.

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arade and game designs remained steadfast hlllfll lo llle deliglit and surprise ol their loyal sulojecls, llie icing and queen braved lite wealller by riding around time square in a Convertible, lop down. Before tlte end of time parade tile lop liad to be raised, in order to avoid liaving lo Hbail outu tlie interior ol tlle earl On time rainy Homecoming night, only tlme slauncl1 and sturdy teenagers dared to slcid around in sucln elements willm undampened spiril for tlleir leam. Altliougli East Ploline won time game. llle students. faculty, and alumni were still looking forward lo a glorious evening of dancing. From tlie cold, unfriendly, rainy atmos- plnere, we glided into time perlect autumnal surroundings of lustrous changing HAutumn l.eavesH, set oil with pumpkins. liigll slioclcs ol corn, and glorious brown. orange, and yellow streamers symloolizing our theme. firacelully shadowing the dance floor, the magnificent oalc lree clotlled in Autumn splendor Completed a pertecl selling. Gay actors and actresses of llie play Hl'lome- coming Dance.. needed only a few notes from lite Rudy .James Cbl'CJl6'Sl'I'El to sel llie prima donnas wliirlingl M-All Girls and their escorts dance dreamily to Rudy James' musical aggregation in an atmosphere of Autumn Leaves, with a life size tree dominating the scene. Amidst cornshocks and leaves the homecoming court- Prince and Princess, John Swearingen and Judy Somers, King and Queen, Joe Dress and Sandra Rumler, and Crownbearers Sharon Collins and George Reeve-reign over jubilant subjects. il

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An l1our lell - we Coulclnit sit clown or we-'cl wrinlcle our rlresses, so we paeecl lirsl. in llle living-room, next in tlle clining room, aunt linally in lliat room ol utter Confusion, our lueclroom. Dail answerecl time cloor. anfl our clate enterecl. XVQ were still in our room as lie was greets-cl by time family ancl we stayecl in our room as long as possible lmelore malcing our grancl entranre with wealc lcnees. Sllowerecl with parental aclvice we lell lor tlle Ballroom. ljpon entering. we louncl the room cleeoratecl with pinlc Colonnacles wliielm proviclecl a lmaclcgrouncl lor the many colorful clresses. Eating scrumptious roolcies. clrinlcing tempting puneln servecl lay llle Sophomore girls, ancl claneing lo tlle captivat- ing music ol Bill Harclesly ancl lmis orelleslra. we spent tliree clivine hours at the i055-30 Senior-Junior llop. Vlilmanlcing time ellaperones lor lencling moral support. we tleparlecl lor lmome ancl enlerecl llll' Ililfli. SOClllilC'fl ll0llSK'. VVilllill1Q OH Z1 l'l0ll!l. MNV. This page sponsorvcl by: LEWtS PHARMACY v- Judy Noland and Gerald Cowan are served refreshments between dances by Sophomores Charlotte Mercer, Janice Flambers, and Virginia Shaw. Bill Schrodt looks dubious as he gives rapt attention to conversation while sitting out a dance at the Senior-Junior Hop. Many Juniors attended their fcrmal welcome as new upper classmen with the Senior Class as hosts.