Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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a sprinkle of Stardust to life Three dances highlighted the spring social calendar. April showers was the theme for the 1958 Turnabout Twirl sponsored by the HILL- TOPPER. This was the girls ' night to pay the bills, chauffeur their dates and present them with very original corsages carrying out the dance theme. The judges had a difficult time picking the win- ning corsages, which consisted of everything from a flower-bedecked squirt gun to a shower stall, complete with a grinning occupant. Perhaps the most remembered dance for the Class of ' 59 was their Junior Prom. The dance committee turned to the South Seas for inspiration and produced palm trees and a pond with a sandy beach to carry out the island paradise motif. The annual Sweetheart Dance, given by the Senior Hi-Y, is also held in the spring. Sticks Hil- dreth ' s band played for this informal night dance. Candidates for Hi-Y Sweetheart are nominated by members of the Hi-Y, with balloting done by couples attending the dance. Last year ' s Turnabout Twirl produced some of the craziest corsages ever. Winning corsages were modeled by Glenn Pride, Mike Matthews, Kent Stewart, Phil Sauer, Carl Thayer, and Jerry Emery and were created by Mary Jo Kendall, Nita Gammons, Ann Schumaker, Lucia Zoercher, Karen Peterson, and Kathy Phelps. 4 Junior Prom King Joe Clendenin and Queen Judy Stevens lead off in the royal waltz following their coronation at the Junior Prom for the Class of ' 59. • w Senior Hi-Y nominated Lana Crossland, Karen Ander- son, Susan Loonan, Sue Peterson and Judy Stevens to be its Sweetheart candidates at the April dance. 10

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Soft lights, dreamy music add The 1958 Brown and Gold was undoubtedly the largest and best HILLTOPPER Dance in Howe ' s history. Last minute anticipation was at its peak when Principal Sharp announced Danny Graves and Nancy Gibbs as Brown Boy and Golden Girl to reign over the nineteenth annual dance. The eight candidates for Brown Boy and Golden Girl were nominated by the junior and senior classes and introduced at the annual HILL- TOPPER assembly. Other candidates included Margie Mitchaner, Denny Fulk, Lee Hopper, sen- iors; Sandy Kirk, Marilyn Roessner and Ed Diehl, juniors. Subscribers to the HILLTOPPER received ballots to vote for their favorite candidates. The Brown and Gold semiformal dance is held to raise money for the yearbook. Staff members created a fall fantasy in the gym with autumn- colored leaves and streamers. Soft lights and the good music of the Headliners set the mood for more than 900 Howeites and guests. Linda Kuonen and Mike Hunt were general chairmen. After a vote by the student body and much suspense and excitement Nancy Gibbs and Danny Graves were introduced as Brown Boy and Golden Girl. Sentimental music, sweet-smelling corsages, and swirling skirts mark the activity at Howe ' s biggest night dance of the year, the Brown and Gold. 18 Candidates were Fulk, Hopper, Diehl, Brown Boy Graves, Golden Girl Gibbs, Roessner, Mitchaner, Kirk.

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Mardi Gras brings fun and frolic With all of Howe turned into a miniature New Orleans, two P.-T.A. fathers take the opportunity to advertise their wares at Ye Olde French Market. Few Mardi Gras gunslingers shoot out the candles, but they have fun trying, showering targets Suzi Refvem and Shirley Applegate in their efforts. Whether you were 3 or 103 the P.-T.A. Mardi Gras had something of interest for everyone who attended. This was the 1959 version of the P.-T.A. ' s annual fund-raising project. One particular place, the coke bar, seemed to attract the attention of almost everybody some- time during the evening. For the older set, the old country store offered fun and bargains while the kids just couldn ' t seem to resist the delightful gallery of games. The special attraction for the teenagers was dancing to their favorite hits at the record hop. Another specialty was the style show, presented by Howe models exclusively. The variety show attracted some from every age level. It not only provided talented enter- tainment, but also a place of relaxation. The highlight of the evening was in tradition with any Mardi Gras, the crowning of the king and queen, who were Steve Bruner and Ann Booe. Howeites model the latest teen fashions at the Mardi Gras style show. Sandra Boughton and Curt Miller show what every couple should wear to the dance. 20