Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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John Vanderplough, Donna Riley, Al Murray, Kris Cook, Bruce Baker, Connie Markow- ski, and Pat Westberg enter the Prom over the footbridge. Relaxing at tables, couples enioy refresh- ments of fortune cookies and punch. From the moment classroom lite becomes routine and homework begins to pile up in never-ending assign- ments, thoughts dritt from present duties back to summer vacation, those last weeks ot school . . . the Prom. The hours ot work, sweat, and frustration which went into producing a prom are only known to those Seniors who experienced the pains ot tormulating ideas, designing, and, in the last stages, decorating. Tempers ran short as the final touches were being added, and everyone seemed certain that finished would never be heard. When the night arrived, a walk over an arching bridge brought couples into the atmosphere ot a taraway land. Oriental lan- terns cast a pale and exotic light. Sophomore serv- ants in kimonos scurried trom table to table where conversations were exchanged as couples relaxed and enioyed retreshments between dances. A stony path, bordered by brightly flowered trees, circled a rustic teahouse and revealed the beauty of a Jap- anese Teagardenf'