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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1955)
Pretty girls, pretty dresses, corsages, dance programs, boys In their tailored finery with a flower for the lapel of their jackets all this adds up to Prom night. Pictured here are Miss Nancy McKeown, secretary of the junior class, Terry Sherwood, down from the University of Oregon for the dance. Miss Meredith Foote and Gregory Orr, Medford High school graduate. Committee chairmen and class officers finished decorating in time to enjoy a few calm moments before the dance, and pictured here are four students at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hawkins, 517 North Barneburg road. Pre paring to leave for the Prom are (left to right) Jerry Gatlin, junior representa tive; Miss Pat Crofoot, dance chairman, Mike Hawkins, vice-president of the junior class and Miss Donna Halvorsen. Queen Norma Granger is shown here receiving her crown from Michael DeVore, president of the student body. Queen's throne was simulated candy box filled with foil-wrapped bon bons. Little Jackie Crofoot car ried the crown, made from carnations and fancy French lollipops. : 1 mk ' ft ft MedfordJTribune SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1955 One wall of the gymnasium where the dance was Jield was covered with a "Candyland" mural with huge ice cream cones, big' candy canes and ice cream mountains. Junior classmen worked after school and evenings and shown here in the midst of painting are (left to right) Miss Lorita Jennings, Miss Betty Jamieson and Mis Carol Ballard. The Prom Most exciting social event of the year for a school is "the prom" and today The Medford Mail Tribune pre sents a picture story of the 1955 Junior-Senior Prom, held May 14 at the Medford High school. "Candyland'' was the theme, and Miss Norma Granger was crowned queen. (Brainerd photos). Among those at the after-Prom party at the YMCA given by Med ford Lions were (left to right) Miss Nellie Rowlings, Don Gray, Miss Ruth Gillispie and LeRoy Fellows. Lion Robert Dames pours coffee. f3 " One big job for the men of the junior class was to build the "candy box" which held the queen's throne. Pictured here are (at left). Al Boardman, who with Pat Crofoot was co-chairman in charge of the dance, and Gary Shaffer, class president, covering the "lid" of the box with paper. Lid was completed with a huge bow of satin and net. . J ' Jl Most thrilling moment of the entire evening was entrance of the queen and her court, since identity of the queen is kept secret until 10 o'clock. Pictured here are Queen Norma and her princesses (left to right) the Misses Pat Crofoot, Patty Read, Lenora Kyker, Crown Bearer Jackie Crofoot, Kathy Guiley, Donna Halvorsen, Shirley Kenner and Barbara Johnson.. Bouquets presented to the queen and her court were of carnations centered with tiny roses and edged with the French lollipops. The queen's evening gown was of pale green net. Between dances the students sought out the refreshment table or gathered at small tables which held boxes of stick candy, quickly emptied. At one table the photographer found (left to right) Miss Donna Mallans, Morris Smith, Jim Martolin and Miss Rosie Johnson. A candyland forest was created with branches of manzanita sprayed with lavender and pink paint and from the twigs hung pieces of real candy and make-believe gum drops made from colored paper. Misses Carol Denman and Janet Perry were chairmen of decorations.
