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The annual Junior-Senior Prom was a gala affair with the decor in keeping with the Mardi Gras theme. The beautifully-dressed ladies and their handsome escorts moved through the lobby to the ballroom on the traditional red carpet. At the entrance to the ballroom, they were greeted with a flare of gay Mardi Gras colors—blue, red, gold and green. From the ceiling masks, balloons, banners, and serpentine dangled in a profusion of gay colors. The walls were gay with jovial clown faces, grotesque masks, and large diamond-shaped figures so typical of the Mardi Gras. Throughout the evening punch was available, served from a quaint French sidewalk cafe. From nine to twelve o’clock there was dancing to the sweet strains of Don Smith’s orchestra. Midway through the evening, the debonair Max Eichenauer, as master of ceremonies, and a number of other juniors presented a de¬ lightfully entertaining musical program. 10 I i
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Retiring Mr. Bryce Thomas is retiring this spring after fifty- six years as student, teacher and administrator in the Decatur schools. He was a member of the class of 1919, the first class to graduate from D.H.S. when it was located in the present Lincoln Building. Mr. Thomas attended Purdue and Indiana Univer¬ sities and Ball State Teacher’s College. At Purdue he majored in physics and mathematics, and he re¬ ceived his Masters Degree from Indiana University. He started teaching in Decatur Central School in 1924 and was made principal in 1930. When Cen¬ tral was razed, Mr. Thomas moved with his pupils to the Lincoln Building where he has served as principal until his retirement. Mr. Thomas has had thirty years service in the active reserve of the U.S. Army and retired from service with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has been very active in Boy Scout work, is a Mason, a past president of Rotary Club, and a member of the Official Board of the Methodist Church. After retirement Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will make their home on Anna Maria Island off the west coast of Florida. BRYCE THOMAS Teachers in the office getting ready to start a busy day. 9
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’61 Prom Reflected on Memories’ Pages Judy Tutewiler, Mr. Ketchum, Miss Weidler, Dennis Ahr, Margie Azbell, Steve Marbach 11
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