Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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A large wall mural, portraying a winter scene, set the mood for the two iSmM hundred couples attending the annual Inaugural Ball. Among those attend¬ ing this gala affair are Beverly Rabick, Dale Allen, president of Student ! Council, Ed Knight and Sylvia Schulties, chairman of the ball. Paulette Kappas and Ron Blake put the finishing touches on the Christmas tree they have laboriously decorated.

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The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons are a mixture of a little of everything. School events were filled with gaiety and color, but often there was a note of solemnity. We did not forget, either, that charity is a virtue. The gym literally rocked at the annual Turkey Hop, while a lighted Christmas tree radiated peace at the Christmas stag dance. The Inaugural Ball was the epitome of the winter social season. We prayed together at Vespers and we were reverent at the Christmas Pageant. Our most sincere and lasting holiday happiness was the self-satisfaction we experienced as a result of extending our hand of friendship to those less fortunate than we. Packing baskets of food for needy families taught us that it is more blessed to give than to receive. In this and in other services, such as carolling throughout the hospitals or making tray favors for the sick, students found that unselfishness can be personally rewarding. Mickey Varso checks her list as Bernadine Koziatek, David Shults, and Larry McDonald place food items in the Thanksgiving basket, which was given to a needy family. This project was undertaken by the senior civics classes.

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Mickey Varso wants everything to be perfect for that all-important moment, graduation, as she straightens the tassel on Steve Gledich ' s cap. Spring cli ven The days grew longer; the weather became warmer; the leaves grew greener; the air seemed sweeter — Spring arrived. With its approach, we found it rather difficult to concentrate on our school work. Our minds drifted into endless daydreams. The most dreamed about event was the junior- senior prom because it represents to us a perfect night. Some of us remembered that special someone who gave each song a certain meaning, while others of us remembered our first new formal or tux. Although the event ended all too quickly, April 29 will always mean a great deal to many of us. Annual distribution today marked a red letter day as we near the end of the school year. While we should be studying for final exams, we are engaged in signing each others yearbooks. Class and club elections, Activity Day, and Senior Honor Society Induction came all too soon. These events will soon be followed by Baccalaureate and Commence¬ ment — June 5 and June 7. Students don ' t seem to mind the hardness of the corridor floor as they are engrossed in signing each others Quill and Blades.