University of Portland - Log Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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N102 PROM SENIOR BALL For the Junior Prom, the elass of '50 appropriated the necessary dim lights, bland music, and .vafuoir faire to turn April Z8 into a tourists idea of a night in Paris. The theme, Saufue Soir-ee, fwowll was carried out to the smallet detail, from the printing of the bids to a flower stand in the middle of the dance floor at Mclilroyls Ballroom. Over 350 prom trotters were greeted by the danceable strains of Jerry 'Van Homissen's orchestra-playing at their best Left Bank of the Wil- lamette style. A month later on the 26th of May, 400 graduating seniors re- staged the dance in a different key. The traditional Senior Ball, res- tricted to class members, featured the same place, same band with Auld Lang Syne closer to the theme than An flinericarz in Paris. Over Iwo hundred seniors took a last turn around the floor at the Senior Ball. Same place, most of the some people . . . only this time i1's the Junior Prom, in the French. motif. Notice the difference? Prom commifteemen Jim O'Hanlon and Joe Gillis: too tired to dance l after all the arrangements were made. Q 21 JW 1

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Prncess Jean Bird d her escort: for tl lK's it wus better th n watching the ds go by. V Do Education Hall had more frills than a thirty-five cent valentine when john Tie1'ney's activities committee of the student council finished their decorative job for the Sweetheart Ball, which was held, appropriately enough, on Valentine's'Day. But the final dec- orative touch was supplied by Queen Verda P 0 W e l l , petite blonde from Providence school of nursing, and her Sweetheart Court. Favorite valentines were Mary Ellen Petrone and Marianna Van Rooey from Marylhurstg Lucille Grabovac, school of music, jean Bird, Providence, and Pat O'Con- ner and Betty Hostattler, College of Nursing. Sponsored by the Associated Students, the free Valentine formal was an unqualified success. Edu- cation Hall's capacity Was taxed to the limit, With over Z50teoup1es taking advantage of the opportun- ity to shake the mothbaills from their evening clothes. 1? ge ,sf .swea aw 1 A d a hrJPPY olentmes oy 1 If that dance floor only had side- you from Queen Verda and court. boo,-ds . i 20

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