Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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King Rex always reigns over the Mardi Gras. Colorful costumes added to the gay atmosphere. To Celebratefl Gay punish Fiesta Colorful decorations, good music, and a gay spirit were captured in a celebrated at- mosphere of the Spanish Club's Mardi gras held March 26, 1955, at Allen's Ballroom. Pete Trower and his Spotlighters', set the pace for the many costumed dancers filling the ballroom. Everyone received Gsombreros es- panolesv as favors at the door. A large paper mache, figure of King Rex, the actual King of the Mardi gras, was the center of the decorations. Pink, black, and gray colors with masks, streamers, and balloons caught the eye of every merrymaker. The climax of the evening was the crowning of the Mardi gras King and his date who were Stan Kingma and Judy Spiker. The candidates for king were kept secret until the very night of the dance, making the evening one of sus- pence and excitement. Walkiiig into the ballroom, we felt that we were at the real New Orleans, Mardi gras. Letis hope the Spanish Club will be saying KCome, come, to the Mardi grasv in the future years, for if it does we can be sure to have many more merry times. Page 21, Stan Kingma was crowned King Rex, and Judy Spiker was his queen.

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And Romance Paulene Minneman was crowned queen for a night at the Queen of Hearts, the jeff Hi-Yis annual dance. Ed Becker, president of the Hi-Y, gave Paulene a spray of red roses and a heart locket. The queen,s attendants, Linda McNeely and Marsha Vance, received pink Carnation bouquets. Other candidates for queen were Mary Shoemaker, Carol Hazelbaker, Donna Hab- ben,.Gail Painter, and julie Kalberer. Candi- dates were petitioned by Jeff Hi-Y members, and all attending the dance cast ballots for queen as they entered the dance. The North Ballroom of the Purdue Union Building was the scene of the dance on Janu- ary 22, from nine to twelve. Music by Wayne Luby and his fifteen-piece band put the boys and their queens in a romantic mood. The band entertained them with some bop', numbers, as well as provid- ing dreamy dance music. A heart-decorated backdrop and pink lights, together with the girls in vari-colored formals, completed the gay transformation of the ballroom. It is a tradition of this dance that jeff Hi-Y members give their dates favors instead of Howers. This year these gifts were furry toy skunks with bracelets on their tails. Each bracelet was engraved with the girlis initial and Queen of Hearts, l955.7' The girls added the skunks to their souvenir collections and proudly wore their bracelets to the dance. Paulene Minneman was elected Queen of Hearts. ,bpd The program committee admires the finished Sweet shop, sweet girls-what more could you want? product. Page 2

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To Practice Democracy Sign right here if you Want to elect the best candidate for President. Voting in high school enables us to practice a future citizenis responsibility. Voting is a duty that everyone should exercise. We get acquainted with this privilege by having class elections starting in our freshman year. Sen- iors, juniors, and sophomores made use of the voting machine provided by the County Com- mission. This yearis senior election found many can- didates up for the three offices which were president, vice-president, and secretary-treas- urer. No tickets Were used. The names of the candidates arranged on the voting machine were done by lotting. The 1955 class officers elected were Paul Cooper, president, Bill Davis, vice-president, and Cary Johnson, secretary-treasurer. Other candidates for president were Pe- quetti VVilhauck, Norma Becht, and Mike Costello. Joanne Pottlitzer and Duff McKen- zie ran for vice-president. Candidates for sec- retary-treasurer were Ronnie Bollock and Susan Rostov. Candidates were nominated by petitions and every petition required fifty names. Campaign posters adorned the halls during election Week. As a result of electing all boy oflicers, many of the girls followed tradition and wore boys, clothing after election day. Machines are used for democratic voting. Congratulations on winning the election! Page 25