Hancock Place High School - Momento Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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esilhrg' Jqauen The Edgewater Club with its beautiful ballroom overlooking the dreamy Mississippi was the scene ofzagala affairthenight4ofMay the eighteenth. The occasion was the JunioraSenior Prom. Soft lights, lovely girls with their gallant escorts, and the music of Gene Babbitt's Orchestra turned the hall into a place of enchantement. The high point of the evening, as always, was the proclaiming of a new queen uapreside over the coming event. She was chosen, by the junior and senior classes, from three nominees selected by the seniors. The other two candidates became her senior attendants and the junior class elected four girls to serve her majesty. These attendants with their chosen escorts formed the coronation court. Custom decrees that the junior president be given the honor of.escorting the new queen so one escort relinquished his coveted position that evening to Allen Kroeck. The master of ceremonies, Jerry Bettale, proclaimed that the queen and her court were readylxmenter the ballroom. The lights dimmed, a hush fell on the merryomakers, and the spotlight followed pretty Mary Belle Gray and her escort Don Hinrichsas they moved slowlyto the stage. Mary's dress, white net over a pale lilac slip, was a complement to her blond beauty as was the huge bouquet of flowers she carried. Shirley Polka and Larry Schaefer were the next to be honored. Shirley looked like a little girl, who had just stepped out of a nursery rhyme, in her lovely gown of pink satin with its beautiful white netting overa skirt. Gloria Miller, on the arm of Charles Bacher, looked enchanting in a gown and matching jacket of ice blue satin with an overaskirt of white organdy. The fourth junior attendantwasCarolineParrattendedbylbn Bruggeman. Caroline was radiantly beautiful in her strapless dress with its blue bodice and white net hoopaskirt trimmed with bands of matching blue. A white net stole completed the ensemble. The senior attendants of the queen's court were now to enter. Which would be the honored queen? The secret was closely guarded. It could be blond Dorothy McGraw, who had chosen John Schaefer to escort her to the throne.'She was dressed in a stunning gown of yellow taffeta with white marquisette over it.UCDotW was indeed a star in this wStarlit Havenn. Perhaps,thequemiwasanother blond,ourcharm1ngHelenK1enle, attended by Jerry Ward. Her gown was flattering pink nylon net, trimmed in black lace with matching black lace gloves. It mightlm the lovely Jean Holaus escorted by Bill Maloney, who would sit on the queen's throne. Jean's dress was a beautiful Nile green satin with a thin layer of Nile green net, topped with an overaskirt of white lace which was drapped at various points and held in place with clusters of rhinestones which sparkled like her eyes. The queen's picture on the opposite page has told you the secret. vAfter the crowning ceremony a short program was given in the queenfs honor. This was followed by the stately and graceful coronation court waltz led by the queen and her escort. This gala affair will ever remain a treasured link in our chain of memories.

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6601113 4 .1 36.5.3 First Haw: P.. York, C. Sieb, R. Lutz, E. Hill, B. Welker, B. Machino, A. Jasinski, B. Barr, J. Andel. Second Row: F. Ploesser, F. Benz, B. Bradley, B. Cocos, J. Waninger, B. Meyers, B Thomas, B. Blum, B. Hill. Third Row: J. Eckert, P. Neil, G. Bingold, J. Holaus, J. Wurtz, V. Hohman, P. Volz B. Schleicher, Mr. Reynolds. Fourth Row: R. Ellis, W. Kaetzel, A. Campbell, B. Townsend, E. Tanner, S. Cupler, J Leggitt, M. 'lTxurman, J. Webb, M. J. Stewart. OUAZJE QLL0l'?lEZlZL6 D. Groebl, B. Schnieders, E. Hill, W. Schmidt, B. Hill, F. Fuselier, B. Bybackie Pianist: W. Patten