College of St Mary - Mosaic Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Red roses grace a prom queen, Julie Busch,

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Twenty years ago, the Queen of Hearts Ball smashed headlines as a first. The 1966 headlines flashed--Peony Park--Eddy Haddad- -Time for the Annual Ball. Judy Snell, acting as mistress of cere- monies, smiled knowingly--only she, as CSM'5s .Social Co-ordinator, knew the identity of this'-r'year's queen who is traditionally selected by student vote. Her majesty's royal court, also student selected, drew ad- miring sighs as they passed by. Waves of de ep gold, rich bronz e, and velvet-soft sable brown strikingly contrasted with the ivory of Queen and Princesses. No one knew who held the h ig h e s t honor--not even Q u e e n Margaret herself, but now all the world knows--the headlines have revealed. But headlines are filed or destroyed Ivory gowns, shimmering and glittering are hung away. Crowns are lifted from wispy heads and nestled in tissue. Photo- graphs, promising to retell the pageantry, are secured in albums--all but forgotten--until...l967...l968...1969... a ballroom floor Beautiful is ITIOSK, is IUUCI1 Of 3 lady, is 3 P1'iHCeSS Radiant Susan Van Dyke1sthecamera's captive loveli afld 3 Queen---3.10Ve1Y aUYWheTe and a1WaYS- And OHIY ness and laughter as long as a picture a woman time can't hold it because the court dances and dances femmme and Charmmg one Wm-1 an enchammg evemng

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who rules a court and a spring evening A c o r s a g e of orchids competes with the bouquet of Colors, rain-bright and joyous accent the quiet splen- rose s and a smile forces away tears as dor andpoiseof Mary KaySauterwhoassumes her place M a rl en e J u r s ch ak t a k e s a c o v et e d position on the prom court beside her sophomore classmate. in the Spring Soiree court. ,D W- I X J ,fn 53, 1 a . A child's world where real life and fantasy are insep- derellas. Tomorrow, tonight will be dreams, reality will arable c om es all v e on nights when red roses make r e s um e command. Then the spring prom will become queens and music makes dancing and dresses make cin- m o r e fantasy-like a n d dis t a n t a n d w o n d e r f u 1.