Westbury High School - Wing and Spur Yearbook (Westbury, NY)

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ft ft[ • Ring Dance Small tables with checked cloths, wine bottles, and candles helped trans- form a usually crowded, bustling lobby into an elegant Cafe a Paris on May 8, 1965 for the annual Ring Dance. Seventy-five couples danced to the music of the Downbeats and enjoyed the refreshments served. The dance was even more than the highlight of the Junior social season. Walking through the large replica of the school ring to receive the per- sonally initialed ring from Mr. Kickham was the thrill of the evening; that Senior status seemed almost a reality. Everyone looks happy as he enjoys the night of the Ring Dance. While Barry Chontrelle announces the name of the next recipient, Tonia Bell happily accepts her ring from Mr. Kickham. Proudly, Barry Chantrelle accepts his senior ring from Mr. Kickham. Rosemary Ellerby and Bob De Stefan demonstrate that the jerk is becoming a craze. Before leaving the Junior Ring Dance, Jeff Stevens and Paula Jacobs smile as they think back on the wonderful evening.

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meeting on October 6 during his first public appearance after the coup, which seriously shook his one-man rule. 8 Soviet Winner— Russian author Mikhail Sholokhov was vacationing in the Ural region on October 18 when he heard he had been awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature. The December award ceremony was held in Stockholm. 9 Return to Desolation—Hundreds of families returned to the wreckage of their homes, destroyed by eruption of Taal volcano, south of Ma- nila, on September 28. Volcanic ash covered a six-mile-square area. The death toll was estimated at 500. 1 0 Price of War—The number of casualties increased as the U.S. stepped up its military action in Vietnam. American advisors took part in many helicopter missions, carrying wounded soldiers, both Vietnamese and American, to copters on makeshift litters for evac- uation to Saigon. 1 1 Reason to Celebrate—Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany waved to a cheering crowd in Bonn after his Christian Democrats surged to victory in the September 19 parliamentary elections. Mayor Willy Brandt's Social Democrats suffered defeat in the voting. 1 2 Colonial Rule Shaken— Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith broadcast a proclamation of sovereign independence for Rhodesia on November 11. The split from Britain was made in an attempt to insure a white minority rule of the African colony. It was the first such move against Britain since the American colonics broke away in 1776. Britain re- taliated swiftly and took the problem to the U.N. Security Council, which asked all nations to enforce an oil embargo against the Afri- can colony.

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Sadie Hawkins Dance Dogpatch, U.S.A., home of Lil' Abner and Daisy Mae, was the scene of the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance, held on November 13, 1965. The dance, sponsored by the Senior Class, was unique: girls invited the boys, mock marriages with pipe-cleaner rings and marriage certificates were performed by Senior Class President Don Johanson, and our victorious football, soccer, cross-country, and tennis teams were honored. Couples danced to the music of Steve Carr and enjoyed the refreshments, cakes decorated with a dragon to celebrate our successes. For just a dime William Smith and Sandra Lyons receive a genuine pipe cleaner wedding band and a certificate of marriage from Karen Rothfeld and Martin Racanelli. Be my man, says Irene Webber to Ronald Furcht as Sadie Hawkins Day officially begins. In the traditional smiling, handclasped pose of the bride and groom, Kevin James and Geraldine Weathers are wed at the mock marriage ceremony. Anthony Hodges, Su- san Elliott, and Bruce Burnett succumb to the irresistible, finger- snapping beat of the music. When the bond takes a break, it's time to relax, chat, and enjoy the cake and cold drinks.