Coronation of the King and Queen of Hearts was the big moment. Chuck, Plummer, Roseburg, places a carnation circlet on the head of
Queen Mary Jean Davis and King Bob Myrick, Ashland, receives his crown from Miss Peggy Rutter, Medford. Also in court were Miss
Nancy Olson, Medford; Charles Quinowski, Klamath Falls; Jim Stuckey, Ashland, (at left) Miss Sally Devers, Medford (behind Mr. Plum
mer) Miss Nancy Mallon, Central Point, and John Stuckey, Ashland; Miss Marlys Price, Si mi, Calif., and Bob Anglim, Grants Pass.
Miss Fran Barta, housemother at Susanne Homes halt, served cookies and coffee to a few
Students after the dance and is pictured here (at right) with Miss Harriet Campbell, Med-'
ford, and Lonnie Kellenberger, Coquille.
MedfordTribune
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1955
Sweetheart's Ball
By Olive Starcher -
The campus of Southern Ore
gon college was given over to
gaiety the evening of February 12,
for it was the night of the annua!
Sweetheart's ball. Sponsored by the
SOC chapter of Future Teachers of
America, the ball is given each year
near St. Valentine's day.
Coeds wore their prettiest eve
ning frocks and Churchill hall where
the dance was held was decked with
pert cupids and red hearts pierced
with the traditional arrow of love.
During the evening Bob Myrick,
freshman from Ashland, was
crowned King of Hearts and his
date, Miss Mary Jean Davis, also a
freshman from Ashland, was crown
ed queen of hearts. They received
their symbols of office from Miss
Peggy Rutter, junior from Medford,
who was Queen of Hearts last year,
and Charles Plummer, junior from
Roseburg, 1954 King of Hearts.
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conscientiously tried to study as will. A freshman, she plans to teach :
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After a coed has made herself beautiful for the exciting evening and donned her fluffy dancing frock, the next big mo
ment is the arrival of her date and opening of the corsage box. Here Herb Colley, student from Medford, presents a big
orchid to his sweetheart of the evening, Miss Pat Abbott, Ashland, who shows by her expression that it is a thrilling
moment. s - , ! . '
Bob Anglim, (at left) graduate of Asbury Park High school in New
Jersey and now from Grants Pass, and Lloyd Olson, -Roseburg, meet
their dates, Miss Marlys Price and Miss Phyllis Connell, both from Simi,
Calif., at Susanne Homes hall where. the two girls live on campus.
Dr. Phyllis Plichta, faculty member and popular housemother at the men's dormi
tory, was escorted to the dance by. Herbie Yamanaka, junior from Hawaii.' Dr.
Plichta's corsage of freckled vanda orchids came from the Yamanaka gardens in
Hawaii where they were planted by the student several years ago.
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College students have lots of fun dancing, but they also like to eat and an important part of the evening's festivities is always a stop r
at cafe, restaucant or drive-in for sandwiches and coffee. Pictured here are (left to right) Leon MacDougall and his date. Miss Elaine
Williams, both Medford; Miss. Nancy Mallon, student from Central Point, and her partner for the evening, John Stuckey, Ashland, look-
ing over the menu at Omar's restaurant. , - -