McAllen High School - El Espejo Yearbook (McAllen, TX)

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Musical Side of Football Games... SOMETHING NEW — At each different football game, the McHi band presented a new and different routine during the halftime ceremonies, to the delight of the fans, in addition to numbers played during the course of the games themselves. During one of the routines, top left, Ann Bergquist is being crowned band sweetheart by Rudolph Hunger, president of the band. In order to present these routines and musical num- l ers, endless practice sessions, including the regular Tuesday night ones, are necessary. Director C. L. Horn, left, is shown during one of these rehearsals.

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Night and Day... Each year McHiites observe and celebrate certain holidays and traditions as annual events. Some of these are everyday occur- rences, such as voting, and some are once-in-a-lifetime experiences, such as being chosen Lady of the Mirror. Here are some of the scenes which make McHi McHi. WHAT’S YOUR NAME — Registration for the convention of the Southern Association of Schools held at McHi is shown here being conducted by Elizabeth Ross, as she registers representatives of AND HERE WE GO — Phil Harris, head cheerleader, begins another yell with Nancy Gar- land, lower left, and Carole Klappcrich and Bette Carolyn Yancy, right, at a noon pep rally. POLITICKING — Freshman line up to wait their tum at voting for favorites of their class at the Vocational Building. WHAT'S THAT NAME AGAIN — Election clerks are kept busy marking out the names of those who have voted and of those approaching the ballot box.

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Ike and Company Come to Valley... PRESIDENTIAL THRILL—As President Dwight D. Eisenhower rode down Highway 83, crowds lined the pavement to catch a glimpse of him. Along with the President traveled the White House Press, who report his actions. Two Wheel reporters, Barbara Bowman, left, and Elizabeth Ross, right, interview three of these presidential reporters, Merriman Smith of United Press, Bob Clark of International News Service and Ed Creagh of the Associated Press. Also interviewing a member of the press are Kathleen Clayton, right, and Barbara Lcatherman, left, shown talk- ing to Ernest K. Lindley, of Newsweek Magazine. 17