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GERTRUDE STEIN MUST have had the 1968 Royalty Court in mind when she said, A rose is a rose, is a rose, Elizabeth Eagle Dianne Eckhart Nancy Epperson 19
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1968 Homecoming Royalty Mary Jo Boynton Following a tradition started in 1938, Mary Jo Boynton was named Rock Island High Schoors 30th Homecoming Queen on October 6, 1967. Her court consisted of Dawn Detwiler, Elizabeth Eagle, Dianne Eckhart, and Nancy Epperson. Petitions were taken out for forty-three Senior girls who desired to be a part of 1967 Homecoming Court. The names of twelve girls whose petitions received the required twenty-five signatures were placed on a ballot to be voted on by the Senior class. The royalty was then chosen from the ten remaining girls by the Junior and Senior classes. Mary Jo and her court received many honors from their fellow classmates. Class presidents Tom Chappell, Rick Miers and Susan Bundy presented the Royalty with the traditional gifts of roses, engraved charm bracelets and color portraits from Hains Studio. The Girls ' Athletic Asso¬ ciation also presented each girl with a corsage. Dawn Detwiler 18
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THE COLORFUL FLOAT of senates 217, 302, Activity Room and 300 receives a well deserved first prize. Homecoming Activities Gay, Memorable MUCH PERSEVERANCE IS needed in the tedious construction of a first place float. Crepe paper, chicken wire, wood, and willing workers reflected from the bright, anticipating eyes of Rock Island High students as preparations for the 1967 Homecoming events got under way. On the afternoon of October 6, Rocky students proudly applauded the presentation of the Royalty Court and the announcement of their Queen during the annual Homecom¬ ing Assembly. Alert attention Imme¬ diately followed as they enjoyed the antics of the animated skits and the skill of the cheerleaders, dancers and musicians who provided enter¬ tainment in honor of their Queen. In contrast to the tired, haggard faces and stifled yawns which were evidence of the late hours and de¬ termined labor devoted to gay, mas¬ sive floats, beaming faces greeted
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