Newman High School - Yucca Gloriosa Yearbook (Sweetwater, TX)

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Favorites find perfect prison 'ULARITY PICKS - The lineup shows Linda Kouri, Linda Jolley, and 'y Burrows standing in front of Billy Belew, Wayne Witt, and Bill land after they were judged class favorites. A IX SENIOR SELECTIONS - Big Chief Bill England and Betty Burrows parade before their peers before being sentenced CULAR JUNIORS - Ready to begin their term as iunior favorites are iyne Witt and Linda Jolley. OBEYING ORDERS - Sophomores Linda Kouri and Billy Belew obey the friendly persuasion of Chester lPalmer Baughl and saunrer off to jail. FENCED-INFINALISTS - Other finalists for class favorites also found themselves iailed. Seated from left are Carolee Haw- ley, junior, Joyce Brown, senior, Cay McCorkle, senior, Ann Clark, sophomore, Alice Hornefsophomore, and Judy Davis, junior. 'Standing are Ardis Gaither senior, Beverly Herndon and Billy Martin, iuniors, Jerr Miller, senior, and Ronnie Cox and Joe Gera d, sophomores. 23

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Students stonun around corraLs Drugstore cowboys by the dozen, interspersed with a few genuine cowpokes, roamed the SHS pastures as the annual Western Day enveloped the school. Matt Dillon fBilly Belewj, Chester fPalmer Baughj, Doc Uames Thomasj, and all the Gun- smoke gang rounded up the favorites and locked them in iail, where Paul DeBusk and Lester Cavitt provided real Western music. FACULTY FOLLOWS -- Even the faculty followed the trend and became cowboys, or girls, for the day. Mrs. Roberta Elliott confers with Prin- cipal John White and Ray Rushing concerning the goings-on. 3 COWPOKE CONFERENCE - No city dudes allowed, agree Joh Bryant, Judy Bowen, Joyce Bradley, and Jimmy Fry during between-classes break on Western Day. xx'- tillwf M 1 ' , arf rjww S i, if rf 'f:Qf?4ifi?5?2?iffr - BARMAlD BURNETT - Even a barmaid, in the person 0' 'Senior Helen Burnett, appeared on the campus. WESTERN WORLD - Heart of the Western Day proceedings, the revealing of favor- ites vvas accomplished by the FFA boys with a unique parody of Gunsmoke. D'eputy sheritfs forced favorites out of the audience into iail. 22

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,,..,..i.... LEISURELY LABOR - Fun, frolic, and work were present as Yucca staffers spent the day preparing for the big event by decorating the gymnasium. HEAVENLY HIGHLIGHTS - Headlining the coronation among the stars was Superintendent Olaf G. South's crowning of Queen Doloras, as Ardis Gaither, her escort, and crown bearers Ronnie Patterson and Pam Harnest look on. C Royalty reigns at Coronation u.,,,.., ROYAL ROSES - Who can forget the nervous tension preser as Superintendent Olaf G. South dramatically named Dolor STARDUST SETTING - Everyone admired the dust setting for the Coronation as the various r among the clouds to their places, but no one task of sweeping up the confetti and cotton. 11 beauty of the Sf epresentatives walki envied staffers th Y i ff W Q