Rock Island High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rock Island, TX)

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THE HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL The night of Ootober 31, 1947, was a gala occasion. Why the festivity? It was Halloween. Some of the main activities were the fish pono WITH MANY LITTLE PRIZES SUCH AS BALLOONS, CHEWINO CUM ANO OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO OHILOREN; THE OAKE WALK WITH NUMBERS OF ATTRACTIVE CAKES; THE BINOO STANO WITH MANY USEFUL PRIZES SUCH AS TABLE LAMPS, A TOASTER, A SKILLET, DISHES ANO MANY OTHER THINGS. THERE WAS AL80 THE 00 UN TRY STORE RUN BY SEVERAL OF THE LOOAL MEN, HUMOROUSLY GARBED, ANO THE SANDWICHES, WHI OH WERE FILLED WITH CHICKEN SALAD, 8EEF, PIMENTO CHEESE, AND tuna fish. Coffee was provioeo for the ones who didn’t CARE FOR THE COLD ORINKS. At nine o'clook, the time for the ooronation FINALLY CAME. ThE THRONE WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS ABOUT THREE FEET HI OH WITH STAIRSTEPS LEAD I NO UP TO IT ON THREE SIDES ANO WAS DECORATEO WITH GREEN OREPE PAPER. WHITE DRAPES WITH SCATTERED FALL LEAVES OF DIFFERENT KINDS ANO COLORS FORMED THF BACKGROUND. THE CHAIRS TOO, WERE DRAPED IN WHITE. At LAST, AFTER ALL THE SUSPENSE, THE WINNERS FOR QUEEN WERE ANNOUNCED. EUNICE TRAPP, THE OLOER QUEEN, OHOSE EaRL WAITS AS HER ESCORT; Jo Ann Moss, was grammar shcool queen ano her king was Alfreo Lane Besoh. Eunice was oresseo IN A DUSTY ROSE POPLIN EVENING DRESS. ThE BODICE WAS BASQUE STYLEO WITH SOFT SHlRRlNC AT THE WAIST. IT HAO A SWEETHEART NEOKLINE, TIE 8ACK BELT, PUFF SLEEVES, AND WIOE TIERED SKIRT. HER BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET WAS MADE OF ASTERS. Jo Ann Moss was dresseo in a white ootteo SWISS EVENING DRESS WITH ROUND RUFFLED NECKLINE, RUFFLEO SLEEVES, ANO WIOE CATHEREO SKIRT WITH A RUFFLE AROUNO THE 80TT0M. HER SMALL BOUQUET WAS COLONIAL STYLE. JACKIE MAYES, ACTING AS PACE, ANNOUNCED THE MEMBERS OF THE PROOESSION, WHICH WAS LED BY THE QUEEN'S ESCORT ANO KINC, FOLLOWED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCESSES, THE GRAMMAR SOHOOL

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LOROS AND LAOlES, LITTLE FLOWER GIRL, THE QUEENS, AND CROWN BEARERS. THE KING AND E8C0RT CROWNED THE QUEEN8 WITH BRILLIANT SILVER OROWNS. MR. Gene Kotrla ano Mr. Henry Briscoe, who acteo as COURT MUSICIANS, ENTERTAINEO THE QUEENS WITH SEVERAL TUNES IN HONOR OF HER MAJESTIES. ElDORIS ano Auorey Jean Kotrla sano a Halloween song also OEOICATEO TO THE ROYALTY. THE OPENING STRAINS OF THE RECESSIONAL MARCH BEGAN THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE ASSEMBLED COURT. Miss Gillespie, a photographer from Columbus, ano Mr. Garret Jenkins, of Rock Islano, took both GROUP AND INOIVIOUAL PIOTURES OF THE OOURT. SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT RAISES LIBRARY FUNDS On Friday night, December 5» 1947 the Rook Islano High School stuoents presented three one- AOT PLAYS ANO “THE FAMILY ALBUM , A HUGE MOOK PHOTOGRAPH A L8UM OF PIOTURES REPRESENTING THE GOOO OLE DAYS1 , FOR THE purpose OF BUYING MAGA-ZINES AND NEWSPAPERS FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY. THE PHOTOORAPHS OF SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF THE O'HAN-NAGAN FAMILY THAT ORIGINATED IN BELFAST, IRELANO, REPRESENTED THE PERIOO BETWEEN 1840-1947. THE FIRST WAS IN THE TIME OF GREAT GREAT GRANOPAPA WHO CAME TO AMERICA ANO SETTLED IN KENTUCKY, WHERE HE MET AND MARRIED GREAT GREAT GRANDMAMMA--THE LAST PICTURE WAS OF LlNOA, THE MOOERN O'HAN- NACAN MISS. The high school pupils, dressed in APPROPRIATE COSTUMES, PORTRAYS 0 THE DIFFERENT PHOTOS. JUOCING FROM THE HILARIOUS LAUGHTER FROM THE AUOIENCE AS EACH PAGE WAS TURNEO, EVERYONE ENJOYED THE ALBUM IMMENSELY. The plays also proveo entertaining. “MR. Haroy Takes A Hand , which proveo that a woman JUST NATURALLY KNOWS MORE ABOUT HIRING MAIDS THAN A MAN 0OES STARRED LILLIAN LaGRANCE ANO GEORGE Eoos as Mr. ano Mrs. Haroy, ano Earlene Kotrla, Eunice Trapp, Jean Waooell, and Dorothy Henry as APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF MAID. PAT ENTER-