Corona High School - Yearbook (Corona, SD)

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SKIP DAY On Friday April 6, 1956, the seven seniors of CHS met at the school to go to Minneapolis, Minnesota for their Skip Day. We left at 5:CQ rfulotk aid started out in a rain that turned to snow as up vent on. Soon we were ahead of the snow and driving was better. and after stopping a couple oi times to get ont and stretch we reached the Twin Cities, We decided to go to Wold Chamberlain Field first and watch the planes land and unload and then reload and take off, The huge fournmo- tored planes were exciting to watch while they were tak- ing off, but the small j t-powered planes really made a showing. It was just a swish, roar, and zoom they were air- off and climbing for altitude. After leaving the port we went to Minneapolis and the Loop to watch the HGood Neighbor Timen and UCedric Adams and the Newsn at the WCCO Broadcasting Station, Then we went up the high Foshay Tower to look across the city. To our amazement we Saw thousands of cars, trucks, and buses on the maze of streets and parking lots. Uhile we were on the Tower we also saw many buildings, but due to the four-hundred foot height only a few stood out. From here, too, we got our first glimpse of the Yississippi River. At noon we went to a cafeteria to eat and after dinner we took a bus over to St, Raul to see the state capitol building add the Science Museaum. After this we took the bus back and vent to the Curtis Hotel where we checked in. After resting awhile we ate supper and came back to the hotel to clean up and get ready for the big night which was to be something special for us. We got ready and drove to the Arena where the ICE FOLLIES were helde During the course of the evening we saw many skating acts of men, women, and shildren. They wore costume: of very elaborate decoration and due to lights they sparkled very brilliantly. Each act had a different colored light in it to set the mood for the coming act. Everyone enjoyed the Follies and they were well worth going to. Late that night we got back to the Daytons where wewldoked hotel and wont to bed thinking of what we would do in the morning of the next day. On waking up, we Went out to eat breakfast, then went to the large department stores of Donaldson's and over all the flmors and enjoyed riding the escalators up and down the store. We went to the car and started home. The weather was blustry but soon it changed to fairly good driving weather. We were much suprised to get home and see the ditches full of snow but anyway it was good to return, We all had an exciting time and many of us would have liked to stay a- while longerg but for one thing it costs money to stay if you spend it like we did. Anyway at home we can sit back and relax and really enjoy the things we saw and did on our Skip Day. The Seniors of '56 ' Q HGHSH