Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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Flood of llrivolou Fad and Fa hion Infiltrated with Beatle Wigs, elephant jokes, and Dammit Dolls, our year was crammed with every conceivable activity. Football games, outings, and just simple get-togethers were all livened by the demanded fads of l964, From the Hrst day of school, students BAN THE BEATLES! ram lbe cry lbrouqb lbe balls - wfa-ge, HIC' CHAMPS FOR SURE! Tbals lbe reason for 'lbe er- rlwsilsm eafler llte Braves beal llwe Rangers, 58-43.

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Hliain in pain Charm Audience Working long hours, the Cast of the senior class play often practiced far into the night striving to reach perfection in the production of George Bernard Shawls Pygmalion. The combination of efforts of the cast and the pa- tience of the director, Mrs. Iona Freeman, marked the beginning of an excellent produc- tion to be viewed by Tulsans. Eliza Doolittle, a common gutter snipe por- trayed by Pilar Garcia, met the fine gentle- man, Professor Henry Higgins, played by Ioe Bratcher. Professor Higgins accepted a bet from Colonel Pickering, Chris Teenor, that he could not refine Eliza and transform her into a lady that would pass as royalty at the ball given by the Swedish Ambassador. Acclaiming the merits of Pygmalion was Norris Deskin, drama critic of the Tulsa Trib- ---f......,,., une, who said, Central,s cast is as polished a group as I have seen in one show. The cama- radarie between cast members was beautiful. DISPLAYWG his 'mlmlque Ot SeleSmenSl1iP. David Everyone works .for and with everyone else and the result is a professional production. Knlqbten convinces Nathan Dowd he needs a ticket. PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS elaborates on his plan tor the metamorphosls ot Eliza Dollttle from a tlowerqirl to a lady

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Engulf Central tudent Life Activitie were met with a barrage of elephant and grape jokes, and with the arrival ol the Christmas holidays, Dammit Dolls became the sought- alter gilt for status-seeking Centraliles. The epidemic of Beatlemania sweeping Central was the zenith of our craze-Filled year. of Cenlrel hul our Bugs came and conquered all. RED CROSS conlesi seemed easy as pie as Charlie Davis claims his prize irom an unwilling Fred Shawqer.