Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Tom Evans and Karen Kemper enjoy a quiet moment at a pine decorated table. Helen Korty makes little panes out of big panes. ' 6GEmerald Senwrs Present Ecstasy Green was surely the color of hope as the seniors set their sights on creat- ing a never-to-be-forgotten Christmas dance. Large cafeteria windows were re- duced to smaller snow-covered panes by the ingenious use of crepe paper and sprayed flocking. Ordinary metal poles became a shimmering green spiraled with white holly leaves: Eventhe service window wore the wrapping of a huge gift package. Small white-covered tables in the lobby had a centerpiece of pine branches surrounding lighted red candles. Hours of time and much scotch tape later Emerald Ecstasy was a huge success.

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I ,Wt .2 If 452121: 4. nm.: .iQi'i P Juniors' Float Rates in Merchant-Sponsored Contest Fun Plus Work Equals Prtze Hours of work spiced with fun went into the making of the junior c1ass's entry into the annual Christmas parade contest sponsored by the Merchants' Association of Lafayette. As in past years the class used one of the barns on the Fair Grounds for working ontheir project. A chicken-wire frame was covered with literally thousands of facial tissues inthe colors required for the planned theme--A VISIT TO THE NORTH POLE. Two elves in bright red and green lent atmosphere. Bright, though wintery, weather brought out all the brilliance of the floats and the juniors' creation ranked fourth among some thirty entries. Their treasurer willingly added the 362.50 in prize money to the class account. Pat King watches her classmates work on the Christmas float

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V To show the effect of the generator, Mr, Thomas places a light behind Barbara Adams' head. Jane Pechin's atomic hair-do. At the science convo Mr. Walter V, Thomas from the Atomic Energy Commission used various gadgets and machines to show what atomic energy can do for man. His demonstration which attracted most attention was his showing how to create an atomic hair-do without a visit to a beautician. When one places a hand on a Van de Graaf generator While standing on a rubber-padded stool, the electricity immediately sep- arates the strands of hair and causes them to stand out from the head. Comms Emphasize Learnin Service to the school and intellectual endeavors were given public recognition at the end-of-year Lmda Bowman- Semor with highest average- Awards Convo. Tom Shriner, Janet Gagen, Diane Schaik, and admire the religion medals they won.