University High School - U Highlights Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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-, Fruit cocktail begins a turkey dinner for seniors Joe Buckles, Dan Erickson and guests. At the Ouad club, Steve Szegho and Linda Cohen provide sharp contrast for the junior prom. '68 proms c o nfrcisf A seven-and-a-half foot, fire-breathing, bloody, green dragon and a raucous band set the mood for the junior prom. ln semi-formal clothes and the relaxed atmo- sphere of Hyde Park's Quadrangle club, conversation flowed freely. Robert Kennedy's assassination oc- curred three days before the senior prom, so many found its quiet yellow ribbons, daisies and subdued music trivial and unreal. Stiff punch-sipping and nervous laughter dominated the Saturday night. After the dance, seniors became more at ease as they watched a satirical review at the Second City night club. They returned home and changed into clothes which actually let them breathe, then ate a relaxed breakfast at Lawrie Burns' house, where giggles and numbness from lack of sleep erased the remaining discom- fort. They spent Sunday sunbathing in 90 degrees at Lake Geneva.

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Bozcicirnivcil: ci mixture of bolloons, soul music, Cheered on by his fans, tricycle-racing Principal Carl Rinne tears for the finish line. Overwhelmed by German Club's spread, Kate Mack can't decide what to buy from Hazel Singer. cotton condy Helium balloons floated through the overpowering noise. lVlusic blared from the soul discotheques, the cake walk and Russian folk dancing. Shrieks of victory at winning the tricycle races, and screams of horror as an egg hit someone's face legg toss boothl 'stood out from the crowd noise. Dick Dworkin shouted a U-Highgram into the microphone, ordering a teacher to come receive a punch in the nose. People madly spent money on wed- ding rings, gambling and food. Lines stretching miles long kept the snack bar busy and the Red Cross cotton candy machine whirling around at full speed, and still hands grabbed for more. Parents finally collapsed on chairs in the cafeteria. By 10 o'clock, even the kids had wilted. The noise, heat and total confusion were too much. The money benefited the foreign ex- change, the United Fund and the school scholarship programs. U-High grossed Sl,200, S800 less than the previous year, possibly because there were fewer booths. Wally Lipkin gets a look at the girl next door in one of the sketches produced by Drama.

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Dancing amid dragons and daisies: U-High 's spring ritual continues After several fast dances, Richard Booth, '68, left, Sue Sherer, John Block and Debbie 3 Gordon unwind in the Sheraton ballroom. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay was one popular hit sung by Morris Ellis with his 10-piece band at Fantasia, the senior prom. 21