Irving High School - Lair Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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a cappella and sophomore girls' choirs have a night rehearsal for the Christmas progr nfigipresented the last day before the Ol Ely. - L, ' at .ex Jill Ely, while reaching for a toy way down deep, tumbled into the Hogans collection box. Geraldine Simms, Pat Yellot, Mrs. Anne Uhr, Gerald Davis and Lynda Moody are too tickled by her plight to give any assistance. 30 Mfr V Q, IHS-ers Give Freely, Christmas Spirit Glows Christmas, as always eventful, brought color to IHS not known at any other time. Doors glowed with cheerful and significant messages. Art stu- dents prepared special murals for windows and Christmas music caroled over the speaker before the morning devotional to give a holiday air to IHS. To add more to this season of giving, Hogans and Helens collected food and toys to make Christ- mas brighter for needy families. Then to send IHS- ers home with true season's spirit a choral program was given just before the holidays. A special party was prepared by seniors to cele- brate the season. The cafeteria became a pink and silver '4Club '61,' for this night, Finally as a climax, Christmas vacation longed for and enjoyed relinquished all too soon to return to books and studies. As usual, halls the first day back resounded with g'What did you get? Oh, how pretty! and '4See mine. Then classes settled back as long forgotten habits were resumed.

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i 5 ti. After mike trouble, Jimmy Sawer with theatrical aplomb, moved to the small microphone. An All-State choir place winner, Jimmy sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow in the Red Cross Talent Show. Talented IHS-ers Aid Jr. Red Cross Gifted IHS-ers were brought into the spotlight by a talent show sponsored by Junior Red Cross. Songs and pantomimes ranged from Stan Free- berg's 'cRock Island Line, pantomimed by Don Scott and Ken Harrison, to Bali Hain sung by Don Byrd. Presented two separate days because of crowded conditions, the assembly was a kick-off to the Junior Red Cross membership and fund raising drive. Other entertainers included Candy Challis, who sang St, Louis Blues , Jimmy Sarver, All- State choir member, gave g'Somewhere Over the Rainbow , and Peggy Farmer, whose offering was Stormy Weather.', Acts deemed best were asked to perform as en- tertainment for the Senior Christmas party. Without a Song croons IHS-er Charles Farmer. Charles em-ceed the Red Cross Talent Assembly and sang in its second presentation.