Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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THE majority of PHS's home foot- ball and basketball games were followed by spirited, animated soc-hops. Sponsored by various school organizations, the soc-hops were well- attended by energetic, enthusiastic PHS'ers. Both the co-ordinated and agile and the rather unco-ordinated danced to records varying in pace from the slow to the very rapid tempo. British poet Lord Byron expressed the spirited atmosphere of this year's soc- hops very well when he wrote; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep'til morn, When Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet. Dancers all doing different variations form circles on the gym floor. These girls are doing the Frugg. Lively Soc-Hops and Lovely Formal Dances After ball games, the gym is crowded with PHS'ers popular dances including everything from the Swim listening to the latest records and doing the most and the Monkey to the Dog and the Jerk. 12

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Excitement Both in and out of School PHS is not all studying and drudg- ery. It is also happy, lively fun. Lighter moments of school life include field trips, which are both en- tertaining and educational, hikes to as- semblies, and impromptu student gatherings between classes. After school hours we might be seen socializing at the Ranch, attending unbelievably crowded pitch-in dinners before ball- games, or staying awake until the wee hours at a slumber party discussing any- thing and everything. We may also, with a little luck, have dates. PHS'ers can be observed doing every- thing from compiling detailed research in the Public Library to executing various rough-and-tumble gymnastics or plummeting with wild abandon down snowy hills in the winter. We at PHS mix amusement and diversion with work to round out our schedules and our lives. Dinah Dees and Steve Hall enjoy jumping and executing different stunts on Steve's trampoline. 11 These girls, like many PHS'ers congregate at the Ranch to get a Coke or just see friends and talk.

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When the boys forget to ask their dates what kind of rist, always has helpful suggestions to offer. Bill Trump flowers they would like, Mr. Schooler, the local flo- and Barney Gerdts are about to decide on an orchid. Brighten the High School Social Calendar Rustling skirts . . . fragrant and slightly crushed corsages . . . lilting band music floating through the warm night air . . . the excitement of the night that is finally here” . . . all these things help set the scene” for PHS's formal dances. Although patterns and customs have changed at PHS, two of the dances still remain traditional. The Proms, which are now divided into two separate parties, and the Sunshine Society sponsored Sweet - heart Dance are enjoyed by PHSers each year. The Proms, the high point of the year for many, are planned and financed en- tirely by student committees . After much time and effort, worry and frustration, a Prom is finally organized, staged, and over much too soon . . . but not forgot- ten . The Sweetheart Dance’s theme is Stairway to the Stars. Glittering stars provide the backdrop for a glowing eve- ning. These formal dances combine to brighten the social scene at PHS. Half of the fun of a dance is the planning. Martha Macy and Lynn Rutherford share Janis Newton's excitement over her formal. 13