Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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The year’s latest clothing styles and clever fads were important, as always, at CPHS. Boys’ vests were labeled “neet” along with the senior fashion—cords. Bulky-knit sweat¬ ers and loafers added prestige to a boy’s wardrobe. New fashions entered the young woman’s world, too. Shortened hemlines, furry tops, and tunics were in order for school days, while tapered slacks and casual sweaters were appropriate for informal wear. Purple, the vogue in color, labeled outfits with that fash¬ ion-right look, as did angora-clad steady rings, circle pins, and chunky bracelets. AND GUYS SHARE WEALTH OF STYLE NOTIONS Donno Kelsey poses with a yordstick to show the new shortened skirt hemlines, the latest in CPHS style. Making a phone call from the rec room is senior Deanna Dunker displaying her jacket and skirt cord combination. Page eleven

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Crown Point High is one of few schools in Lake County boasting of a recreational dance area for students. Hub teens gather here daily to mingle, chat, and buy refreshments. Most spare minutes at CPHS were spent so¬ cializing; and a good portion of this social time was passed in the rec room—with its record selector for those desiring to dance to the latest hits, its candy counter for those preferring to munch snacks, and its roomy sidelines for those interested in standing, talk¬ ing, and watching. Dancing was, of course, the most popular activity at the traditional Friday night dances and the many “dress-up” gatherings, such as the Rose Dance, Christmas Formal, Man-of-the-Year Dance, and Holly Hop. Perhaps the most widely attended dance of all was the Excalibur’s, at which there was actually very little dancing. All were much too busy running from one to another, gather¬ ing autographs on their yearbooks. MINGLING COUPLES Eagerly collecting scribbles on brand-new yearbooks, students keep busy at the Excalibur Autograph Dance. John Sherwood is crowned Man of the Year, while Joe Simonetto gets the Best Hat award made by Carole Henderson.