Turner High School - Turnerite Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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What ls a Prom? What is prom? It's a chance to get more dressed up than you probably ever have in your lifeg to stay out until all hours of the morningg and spend a romantic evening with your favorite sweetheart. Of course, it's also spending a lot of money on rental of a tux, dinner, a dress, flowers, etc. , but for many seniors the night leaves behind many fond memories and begins the time to start saying farewell . This year, theprom was held at the Holiday Inn Towers at Fifth and Minnesota . The theme was Do you know where you're going to? and Becky Wakefield was crowned prom queen. 1. Candidates for prom queen included Debbie Rich, Terri Christopher, Mary McCray and Becky Wakefield. 2. Senior Class President David Wood crowns Becky as queen. 3. Although they were a little late in getting started, the band provided some sound for those wanting to dance. 4. Sitting and talking is an alternative to dancing. Th e To pesfry 3

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Spring Fever Accompanying the return of warm sunny days and green grass came a large dose of spring fever. Signs of the disease could be found all over T . H . S . The lobbyists found their way onto the porch and front lawn. On the smoking patio Frisbees sailed back and forth during 4th hour and at breaks. As every faculty member could see daydreaming reach epidemic proportions. Given the choice of working in a stuffy classroom or under a shady tree outside, some classes unanimously chose the latter. To no ones surprise, however, the senior made a miraculous recovery on May 13, while juniors and sophomores suffered until May 25 . 1. With the return of spring came the TURNERITE, yearbooks were distributed on May 9 . Pens and pencils became essential at breaks as well as in class as students attempted to record their feelings in each others yearbooks. 2 . Some preferred to lounge all spring in a hospital bed. Philippe Schlouch broke his leg at track practice. The experience provided Philippe with the chance to compare French and American medical aid, when asked which he preferred Philippe replied, le re sais pas. Philippe did become quite well acquainted with the K.U. nurses and many friends spent their afternoons visiting the medical center, bringing with them many useful items such as the one pictured. 3. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Don Bowman, alias Three Speed, T.l-l.S. received its first flowers. Using his own time and money Three Speed planted tulips around the flagpole. Besides beautifying the school the flowers also signaled the arrival of spring at T . H . S. U UN' 2 The Tapestry ... Adam iff

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Musical Like Chop Suey In the space of four weeks, February 28 to April 1, Mrs. Mary Hansen, Mr. Paul Klaassen, and a group of students brought a musical to life. Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, FLOWER DRUM SONG, was performed at the T.H.S. auditorium on April 1 and 2. San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1950's provided the backdrop for this light-hearted musical comedy. The plot involved the American Orientals' struggle to preserve Oriental traditions against everyday pressures to become totally Americanized. Performers learned a variety of dances. Aspiring Fred Astaires learned to pick up teen-age versions of Ginger Rodgers gracefully, and sometimes dropped them with a definite lack of grace. Many late hours were put in by some cast members building the sets and sewing the costumes in an effort to recreate Chinatown's atmosphere. For the sake of authenticity the actors needed black hair and yellow complexions, after all when was the last time you saw a Chinese blonde? Packets of black hair rinse were distributed the night before the musical. The cast agreed to attend school the following day with their hair dyed black. As could be witnessed the following day the rinse worked , literally, with varying degrees of success. The search for a good black hair rinse was on and soon local stores were sold out of black rinse. Yellow greasepaint was applied to the face, neck , and hands to create an Oriental complexion. The transformation from Caucasian to Oriental took about an hour to complete. The traditional breaking of legs, before each performance provided a time for reflection. Tears and hugs were shared by cast members recalling the long hours of rehearsal they had spent together. To quote a line from the musical concerning Chop Suey, everything is in it all mixed together. The musical like Chop Suey contained a variety of things. It was hard work, but fun and it was time-consuming and yet rewarding. 2l T 3 X 4 The Pieces