Gilmore City High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Gilmore City, IA)

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Junior-Sen ior Banquet The Junior-Senior Banquet of '50 was held at the Warden Hotel on May 6. It began at 7:00. After everyone was seated the pictures were taken. Our theme for the evening was The Garden of Tomorrow . The table decorations were water sprinklers filled with a variety of flowers as the center pieces. The nut cups were miniature pink and silver sprinklers. A small memories book was used for the programs, menu, and the names of the faculty, Seniors, and Juniors. The girls were presented with corsages of two carnations and sweet pea. Boutonniers were given to the gentlemen. Following the banquet, everyone attended the dance at the Laramar Ballroom. The Menu: Fruit Cup Swiss Steak Whipped Potatoes Green Beans Perfection Salad Hot Rolls Celery Olives Ice Cream Rolls Coffee Program: To Tomorrow , Darrell Benjamin: Response, Elden Lanning: Solo, Garden of Tomorrow , Phyllis Curry, Poem, Delmar Lanningg Planning Life's Garden , Mr. Bellisg Song, Moonlight and Roses , Boys' Quartetg Group Singing. 9

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Stan Gray .... Charlie Norris . Sid Pressley . . Ray Cryder . . Peggy Brooks . . Hazel Wilton. . . Prudence Ouimby Sibley Shepard . . Sarah Boggs . . . Senior Class Play STEP ON IT, STAN: Characters . . The town's leading failure . . . Elden Lanning . . The town's leading Romeo . . . . Eldon Jacobsen . . The town's leading loafer . . . The town's leading citizen . . Who inspires Stan to step on it The object of Charlie's affections . The town's leading old maid . . . The town's richest girl . . . . In search for her fortune . . Story . . . . Dean Hoag . Delmar Lanning . . . Phyllis Curry . . . . . Doris Nelson Marjorie Wolcott , . . Leona Anliker . . . . . . . Gladys Odland The scene takes place in the new town library. Hazel Wilton is the new librarian and Charlie is the new owner. Prudence Quimby and Peggy Brooks appeal for church funds. Prudence's nephew, Stan Gray is broke and slept on the park bench overnight. .Ray Cryder came to town, wrecked Stan's business and started courting Stan's girl, Sibley Shepard. Sarah Boggs, from Willow Springs, identified Cryder as Potter, who swindled her father in a deal at her home town. Stan knew that Cryder was the man who swindled him. Sarah found a mineral spring and Sid Pressley decides to become mayor of the town. A mayor should have a wife. This brought up some exciting incidents. The land where Sarah found the mineral spring was owned by Cryder. Fast work was preformed to get the option to the land. Peggy secured it and all was happy, Stan soon finds out that he can drive a racer for a thousand dollars. Stan's racer won the race. The land was paid for and preparations for a hotel were being planned. As the curtain falls there is prospects of wedding bells to ring out for Peggy and Stan. 8

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Senior Trip The Seniors and Mr. and Mrs. Bellis started out at five for a long journey to Chicago. We were all interested at the various sites on the way. Our first stop was at Dubuque. We were thrilled to ride the Fenelon Place Elevator, the world's steepest, shortest scenic railway. From top we could see the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. We arrived in Chicago at two o'clock. Our first night in the second largest city in the world. That night we walked to the lake and also visited the large aquarium. For enter- tainment we went to the Oriental Theater and floor show and the movie, Captain Caray U. S. A. . Friday we went to the radio program Welcome to Travelers . This program was very enjoyable and interesting. Mr. Bellis and the boys went to the baseball game in the afternoon. Mrs. Bellis and the girls went to the show, Three Came Home . That evening we went to the Trianon Ballroom. Ian Garber was the orchestra. Everyone was very thrilled and enjoyed the evening immensely. Saturday morning was spent visiting zoos and the navy pier. In the afternoon we visited the Museum of Natural Science and Industry. That evening was spent at the movie Riding High Sunday morning at nine we started for home. We were all tired after an exciting week end at the large city. In speaking for the Seniors, we enjoyed our Skip Day trip, for it was both educational and a lot of fun for all of us. One of the rooms of our hotel suite? ? Plenty of fresh air...and good milage, tool 10