Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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PENNY VOTES PUT PAM ON TOP Yearbook Queen candidates were honored at a dance held at the Youth Pavillion. Here, Rudy places the crown on the head of Queen Pam. Again this year the Yearbook Staff sponsored a Yearbook Queen contest. Each class chose a candidate and the four girls started campaigning. Signs were put up and money cans circulated through the hallways with students backing their candidate by a-penny-a- vote. At the close of the contest the Staff sponsored a dance at the Youth Pavillion with music provided by a Warsaw group, The Diamond Dan. Rudy Schwenk did the honors of crowning the Queen, Senior, Pam Walters. Runners-up were: first—Ju- nior candidate, Deanna Decker; sec- ond—Sophomore candidate, Carolyn Hackworth; third—Freshman candidate, Debbie McLaughlin. The Yearbook Staff made a $550.00 profit on this en- deavor. 7 Sophomore candidate Carolyn Hackworth flashes a smile while can- vassing the hallways for votes. Member of the “Diamond Dan”, Bob Longcnecker, sets his own rhythm to music.

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JERI CAPTURES QUEEN TITLE This summer, for the first time in Mentone history, the Fair Queen Can- didate from Mentone won! Represent- ing M.H.S. was Senior, Jeri Pritchard. The contest is won on a basis of how much money the girl can earn, collect, and scrape together for the Cardinal Learning Center in Warsaw. And Jeri would tell you that it takes quite a bit of money to win. During the summer Jeri, and what- ever friends showed up, worked hard on two fish fry’s, selling candy, raf- fling off a stereo tape deck, and hold- ing pop bottle drives, two rummage sales, Tupperware party, a Beeline party, and a door-to-door canvas. Throughout the summer collection cans were sitting in local stores and being circulated around town. The last week of the contest many of Jeri’s friends went to the county fair to carry the money cans around midway and collect all the money they could. All the work paid off on the final night as Jeri marched to the stage on the arm of her escort, Scott Hoskins. Last year’s queen placed the crown atop her head and there she began her reign as 1970 Kosciusko County Fair Queen. Tears of happiness not yet dried, Jeri manages a weak smile for friends and family. Surrounded by her court, last year’s Fair Queen, escort, Scot Hoskins, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pritchard, and emcee, Jack Underwood, Jeri poses for a “royal” portrait. Hard work and much effort on the part of Jeri and her parents led her to her title, “Kosciusko County Fair Queen, 1971.” 6

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“THE MOUSE THAT ROARED” Voted best actress, Kathy Blalock clarifies the duties of Tully, Chris Doran. Best actor Mark Hunter receives his lunch of “porkburgers” from Housekeeper, LuAnn Utter. The Americans Stained and strained by her profession. Grape-stamper Alma Waddle appears full of woes. “The Mouse That Roared” will be lucky to squeak by ... or so it was prophesied a week before the play. It did seem to some-even the cast—that it might turn out to be a tragedy rather than the satirical comedy that it was meant to be. First-year teacher, Mrs. Brumbaugh, took on her first director’s job and chose the 27-member cast. From then on it was a flury of memo- rization, interpretation, and rehearsal. One of the main problems was trying to find rehearsal times that would be suitable to each member of the ex- tremely large cast involved. It seemed to be a learning experience for both director and cast. Much work on the set and costumes was done by the Ad- vanced Speech Class. Despite a faulty speaker system, the play turned out an unexpected success. Following the fi- nal performance, Student Director, Eileen Peters, announced that Mark Hunter had won Best Actor Award and Kathy Blalock Best Actress, as de- cided in a cast vote. She also awarded Mrs. Brumbaugh a gift of appreciation. The cast took their final bow and re- tired to Marj Hanes’ house for a cast party including a feast and charades.