Irving High School - Lair Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Mr. Camper adjusts Jommye Lou Curry's gown before Taking her picture. This was the firsf time in many years that senior pictures were Taken in cap and gown. Adiusting Caps, posing and primping occupied The senior girls. CLASS PICTURES BRING EXCITEMENT TO IHS Siudenis hurried To and fro in a flurry of exciiemeni as The Tak- ing of class piciures began. Combs and mirrors appeared from no- where as The girls, especially sen- iors, primped and preened To make Themselves appear more al- Traciive. The harried phoiog- rapher, nearing Th e breaking point, pleaded for smiles from shy sTudenTs and pulled his hair when others, acfed like monkeys in a cage. Studems and Teachers, especial- ly Mr. Marvin Ellis, were in a fii of rage when class piciures were delivered late. Due To class pictures being sent laie, The Lair Stairi had to work many nighis. Say cheese, said Mr. Camper To Charles Gault, IHS sophomore. 05914. f

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sw. -vi m E, Lovely Dallas model Floy De Lay applies make-up to Miss Flame contestant, Lynda Landers. fi i Five of the lovely Miss Flame finalists are introduced by Jaycee Dickie Wadsworth. They are .lere Lynn Kalkreuth, Jodie Gammon, Sherry Darby, Sandra Cockrell, and Charlotte Cissna. The annual Miss Flame Contest was held October l in the Central Elementary school auditorium. On this date, the number ot contest- ants were narrowed down to ten girls who were judged again on October 5 to determine Miss Flame ot Irving. On October 5, the Miss Flame parade stepped oft to show the lv i i 'Wh 1 li L1 1 people ot Irving the ten lovelv beauties competing in the Miss Flame Contest. Saturday night, the Miss Flame Ball was held in the Bowie iunior high catetorium. Miss Billie Meclctessel was crowned Miss Flame tor 1957. Miss Mecktessel went on and placed second in the Da I l a s County Miss Flame Contest held at the State Fair ot Texas. llv W vi cl l Y Beautiful brunette Billie Louise Meckfessel receives the Miss Flame crown from Miss Flame of W56, Ann Currie. Mr. Joe Sal. frank, Jaycee president, presented Billie with a dozen red carnations and a hand- some bronze trophy. ll.,

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