Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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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

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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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Peggy Hochreiter and Judy Hamblen, heads of the junior class magazine sales, look over some of the prizes high salesmen of the class will receive. AFTER satisfactorily com- pleting stacks of homework, PHS'ers find time to squeeze a committee meeting or two in the twenty- five minute lunch period, sell every- thing from magazine subscriptions to tickets to plays and various other per- formances, catch fan buses and yell themselves hoarse for the mighty Quakers at ballgames, work diligently on homecoming floats for hours on end, attend club meetings, make posters and campaign buttons to supplement vigorous campaigns for class officers, poll stu- dent opinion on the national election (and discover that the students favored the Democratic presidential nominee for the first time in many years at PHS), practice football, basketball, baseball and after school track, listen to albums and talk with friends, buy loafers, mohair sweaters, A-line skirts, and madras and pin-stripped anything, and on and on. The list of activities is nearly endless, but PHS'ers complete one day's responsi- bilities and are ready to face the next with the amazing vitality of youth. Activities and Leisure Time Supplement Students eagerly read their Quaker Shakers to find out school news and the latest happenings at PHS. 14