East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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it 'cnt Student Council Elections were, as always, a time of excitement, specula- tion, and campaigning. It all began with the nominations in the homerooms. Each homeroom nominated one person for each of the four ofhces, and then the nominating committee met to choose among those nominated. The nominat- ing committee announced its slate, and then anyone who wanted to run was allowed to do so by getting one hundred and fifty students to sign his petition. This year, howeyer, no one petitioned and so the slate put up by the nominat- ing committee was the final slate. On the same clay as the announcement of the final slate, the posters were put up. Students began to fill the hall about three o'clock to reserve space for their .i ck 3 at O

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In a flurry of red and white, this year's Sweetheart Ball was held in the ballroom of the Queen Charlotte Hotel. On February 16, 1963, the three chapters of the East Meck- lenburg Beta Club sponsored the annual dance to help pay for some of their contributions to the school. A capacity crowd surged into the dance making this year's dance the most financially successful yet. The music for the dance was provided by lack Hutchinson and his band. The sus- pense began to mount as it was announced that 'all Sweet- heart Queen nominees and their escorts were to report to the stairs outside the ballroom. The long list of nominees and their escorts was announced until the two lines prac- tically stretched from one end of the ballroom to the other. It was then announced that Barbara 1-luitt was second runner-up and that Sherry Austin was first runner-up. The long awaited news came when it was announced that Janie Hocutt had been elected the Sweetheart Queen for 1963. Ianie was crowned by last year's queen, Mrs. Robbie Mann Clean lV1cKissickD. A special dance was held after the crown- ing for the queen and her court. When the dance came to a close, the crowd and the decorations began to magically disappear until the room was void of people and of all decorations. ' u, if If vlTs.'!l ns 4 'UI' If .. ,ff Mrs. Robbie lllann Uean llIcKissickl, last year's Sweet- heart Queen, places the ceremonial crown upcrn janie Hocutt, the newly elected Sweetheart Queen for 1963. Page Twenty-three

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1 I I X f 1 3 I' fl ju l 'N 'J T jx Posters plastered the walls during elections. R, -2''-f.i:':?.r.w.,t:v,v. fc'-..f-.Sf -. . lag' .Mya Xu ei 's:.-f,,':Y23'rh'- 1 H - ' - f ' 4. 52 1. V 2 A .rf -. ' -' V x sgfedavyig-x--.YK-1'f .f V. f: , X . NN -Hn ..: KX -Ari: NM . xx xx nu' ,- XYZ I A gr Y 4 J candidate's posters. No posters were allowed to be put up before twenty-five minutes after three. The posters were put up and the great wave of students receded from the halls. Cn Tuesday and Thursday of the same week, registration was held, and only those students that were registered were allowed to vote. The week following poster day and reg- istration was a frantic one with smiling candidates, scurrying campaign man- agers, and enthusiastic students boosting their candidates. On March 21, the assembly was held at the end of the day, and the students filed into the gym to hear the campaign speeches. Besides the campaign speeches, the students heard the last address of the out-going president before the student body, and 'f 5 3 ! ' ' ?. i X ow -5 S they watched the finalists for cheer leader try out. Then on the next day they cast their ballot for their candidate Suddenly all the work and planning came to a resounding finish. The halls are jammed with students as they wait to put-upfposters for their candidates. Page Twentyffive