University High School - Clarion Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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VJ THE l'lOMECOMlNG king and queen candidates pose at the assembly before the voting begins. ln the front row, left to right, are Judy Turpin, Diana Ritchie, Joan Griffith, Lynne Hurless. Nancy Wilson and Karen Efford. ln the second row are John Ackland, Chip McKnight, Bob Spry, Bill Hauskins, Jim Ringel, and Elmo Kistner. 'Have Pioneer, Will Score' Rated Best Float ballet dance, it can well be said that there was a goodly amount of variety. Other firsts this year were a first place float entered by Miss Alexander's history classes, a spring theme for the Homecoming dance, and a court of six young men and six young ladies instead of the usual three and three. Another change this year was the Queen's car. Where the Queen usually rides in an American monster- size auto and looks lost in the confusion, this THE AUDlENCE enioys refreshments after the variety show. THE PIONEER rocket was the subiect of this float in the Homecoming parade. 7

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Spry, Griffith Ro alty Man, like this Homecoming was tough as nails and twice as cool! ln other words, it was sharp as marbles and iust as slick. There was a difference in procedure this year that proved to be a neat switch. ln place ofthe .lunior Class play, which was given later in the year, a variety show was presented. The show began with a few corny jokes told by Tim Bacon and Tom Doman, the masters of ceremonies. The audience was in a good mood and their enthusiasm could not be dulled by iust one bad joke fmost of them were good, thoughl. Some of the acts during the show were a dance performed by she-devils, a crazy panto- mime to a crazier record of The Great Pretender that had the audience howling with roars of laughter fin other words, they thought it was funnyl, a Liberace type piano solo by Royal Bartrum, a monologue of an l-don't-care-what- you- say-you-only-get-one-good-night-ki ss girl by Donna Karr, an Ashmore-lrwin rendition of some songs, a senior girls' quartet, and a Little Red Hooding Ride reading by Blake Leach. With everything from a drunk couple to a KING BOB Spry and Queen Joan Griffith, followed by John Ackland and Judy Turpin, lead the grand march. U. HIGH drum maiorettes, Karen Spafford, Barbara Johnson, and Carol TIM BACON and Tom Doman tell their Baker, lead the band through the streets during the Homecoming parade. iokes between acts at the Homecoming variety show. 31 '-Q-. Avi ' s Z , Q .5 ' 9' 6

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SHE-DEVILS perform at Homecoming variety show. Homecoming l958 Marked 'Successful' year's Queen rode in a snazzy little foreign iob and looked much more confident and capable of controlling the situation lsuch as iumping out if the car coughedj. After all the confusion was over and teachers became accustomed to the new gray hairs Home- coming gave them, everyone settled down and hit the books. With a few wilted corsages and o torn football game program to remind us of the i958 Homecoming, another round of fall events slipped by. THE LOVELASSES mix with students and alums at dance.