Lincoln High School - Bumblebee Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Miss Cunningham and Mr. Hicks crown queen and king, respectively, who were winners from their homeroom sections King Howard Smith and Queen Velma Ventress and their court reign at the Annual King and Queen Ball, December 14 annual king and queen activities Everybody loves a contestetrue-but the response of the student body to the Annual King and Queen contest to boost subscription sales for The Bumblebee was much more than love of the competitive. It was school spirit in action, and a keen awareness that The Bumblebee was their bookipossibly their best chronical of 1955 at Lincoln High. The annual queen was Chosen on the basis of the highest percent of sales to students in a particular homeroom section; annual king, from the class selling the highest number of community subscriptions. There were one hundred percent subscriptions from four classes, which resulted in a tie between Velma Ventress, senior; Lena Parish, junior; and Kitty Miles and Patsy Garrett, sophomores. However7 the student body decided the winner by popular election, and Velma Ventress was their choice. Howard Smith, freshman, was elected annual king by a wide margin. These winners were crowned in furmal ceremonies in the gymnasium, De- cember 14-. The court for the occasion was made up of runners-up and their escorts and students from the homeroom classes of the king and queen. The dance carried a yuletide theme and color scheme.

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a festive weekend . stately and precise steps of the drill and hand units as they set the pace for the colorful and regal parade . . . the flash of camera bulbs 5 . . then quietude I'm so it seemd . . . till game time . . . Yelling to old friends over the hubbub and cheers of excitement during the home- coming game . . . presentation of uMiss Lincolf, and her court during halftime . then . . . later comes the unwinding . an easing of the lenseness and excite- ment . . . 50, comes Monday, a school day . . . still . . . too excited to study . . . hibove, right: Outrageous garb and hilarious an- tics marked homecoming funeral. Opposite, right: One of the most colorful and earefully planned Heats in the parade was that lesigned and constructed by the Physical Edu- alion Dept. Brinw: uMiss Lincoln and courL Radio An- wuncer Bob Londow, Alumnus W. R Hicks, xlies Hortense Robinson, who presented flowers 0 THiss Lincoln ; Joseph Isles, Allendant 03.60 Howard, Alumnus John M. Washington, Miss Lincoln, 1953-54, Viola Johnson; James Jifayelle, uMiss Lincoln, 1954-55, Barbara N'ewman; Attendant Josephine Broussard, and inward Sampson.

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R i gh t: HAmy questions! asks Donald Mack in his impersonation of Geometry teacher Bh Cu West. during The Bumblebee assembly program to boost yearhonk sales. Other scenes enacted in a humorous vein. carried the audience through Ihc various divisions of year book. boost sales over 300 per cent Right: The Bumblebee Girl. Appeared in homecoming pa- rade, and frequently during assembly programs. H4 9 g 5 t h r 0 u g h courtesy of Ida . mew r' B k17 h hnghE K, h: ; BHMBLEBEh W KWW a h L x H- Below: The music for me Annual King and Queen dance, furnished by the Robert Taylor orrheslra was the kind that umakes you wanna dance. Left: Staff member Joyce Hnward was a familiar figure during assembly announce- mums. The Bumblebee quinh m tnol picturedl. composed of Ted Dunbar, Willie Col- lim. Russell Pierre. Law- rvncc Anderson and Joyce Moutonh were well received when they sang their catchy campaign song during as- sembly periods.