Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Queens Add Luster Leading the PHS student body through a week of festivities was Delia Eckelbarger, Homecoming Queen of 1961. A bonfire the night before the football game aroused stu- dents ' spirits. Gold and black corsages were sold by Senior Y-Teens girls to add pep and color to the cheering fans. Due to the fact that a Student Body Presi- dent had not yet been elected, Frank Welke, former junior class president, crowned the gueen during the half-time show. A parade of floats was unveiled for judging and for view- ing by the fans. Many clubs participated in the parade, with the Industrial Club winning first prize for the best float. The Tigers added the finishing touch to the annual event by downing the Rochester Zebras, 19 to 6, before a capacity crowd at Bengal Sta- dium, Enchanting the Homecoming fans was Delia Eckel- barger, Homecoming Queen, as she reigned over the football festivities for 1961. Smiles of regal splendor brighten the faces of the Homecoming Queen and her court. Encircling Delia Eckelbarger, queen, are her attendants: Nancy Redmon, senior; Kate Buffington, junior, and Nyla Ayres, sophomore.

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Making a last-minute pitch for votes, the three can- didates for Student Body President — Logan Wernz, Ron Doucette, and Rich Dobler — hopefully ask for sup- port. These boys campaigned vigorously during the week before election, but only one, Rich Dobler, was to attain the honor of leading the PHS Student Body. Roll up your sleeve, is the command to students as they stream into study hall from home rooms on Patch Test day. This service of the Miami County TB Association is an annual event in the lives of PHS students which insures that no active case of tubercu- losis shall go undetected.

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To Special Occasions As the clock chimed 8:00, six lovely girls slowly walked down the aisle to the strains of A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody. The girls pro- ceeded to the stage, where they were intro- duced by Richard Dobler, Student Body Presi- dent, who then crowned Beth Ann Flowers as Queen of the 1961 Rodeo. This coronation ceremony officially opened the annual show. Retiring to a throne at the back of the gym, the queen and her court reigned over the va- riety show for its two performances on Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18. Hey, Look Us Over! was the second Rodeo during 1961. Because of a conflict in schedul- ing, the 1960 show was presented in the early spring of 1961. Beth Anne Flowers, Rodeo queen, captivated the Rodeo audience as she led her court through corona- tion ceremonies before the variety show. Silks ' n ' satins bedeck the girls of the Rodeo court. Attendants from the three classes are Dianne Halley and Gerrie-Anne Daly, juniors; Sally Wiltshire, senior; Jane Evans and Cathy Wise, sophomores. ■ 9