Dover High School - Doverian Yearbook (Dover, DE)

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“Ed, what are you doing up there?” It was discovered that the Webber boy had a knack for climbing odd structures (such as the “ear in the auditorium) and operating electrical equipment. Here he lent his skill to soften stage effects for the play Harvey. Who took the picture? Isn’t that Doverian photographer, Mr. Pfister, speaking into the microphone? The tables were turned as Mr. Wilson snapped this picture while his radio staff interviewed Mr. Pfister on bowling, his recent above-three-hundred average and his gutter balls. any times ere “What was that!!??” “Stripes, plaids, and combat boots??” This was the typical comment on November 24. Gaudy, mis-matched clothing prevailed as the whole school en- gaged in Miss-Match Day. Anything went, as long as it looked outrageous! Roaming through the halls, you came upon girls in one flat, boys in levis and sloppy sweat- shirts; even some teachers decided to wear orange and pink. As a follow-up, students arrived the next day in their Sunday-best, comparing the neatly groomed pupil to the careless one of the day before. “Swing’er high, and swing’er low!” Monkeys? No, only boys’ and girls’ gym classes do-si-do-ing around the field house, while the coaches tried to promote some order in square dancing. It seemed students knew little about promenading and allemande left, saluting or swinging their partners.

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—— Concentrating on a peppy beat, Haines barked out for a new drill of sharp, quick turnabouts and maneuvers. “Onel Two! Step to your leftl’’ instructions band members listened as Mr. 3:15!—and in less than three minutes, driving students raced to their parking spaces in the rear of the school, piling into their dirty towels and gym shoes. books, cars extra riders, i ti Hk Hit ie

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“Star to the right and swing your partnerl’’ Alan Sokoloff and Terry Dyshere promenade to the calls of “Texas Star’’ in sixth period gym class. Girls joined the boys in the field house where they learned caller’s instructions and basic square dance steps, as ‘Honor your partner,” and ‘Allemande left’’. This a senior English class! Mr. Barrell’s first period class came to school garbed for the occasion— “Miss-Match Day’, November 24. They were only a few of the students who followed the idea of wearing grotesque clothing. Checked blouses, flowered skirts, tennis shoes, one high heel prevailed. oo ee or ie eg et