Prom melts into informal fun at lake resort.
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These high-school students enjoy
a unique all-night party that makes prom night
painless but plenty of fun
A Wholesome "Blast"
The tradition of "making a night of
it" after the high-school prom sounds
like fun. But each year hundreds of teen
agers get hurt physically and emotion
ally as a result of wild joy riding and
parties that get out of hand.
Parents at Glenbard Township High School in
Glen Ellyn, 111., have found a way to cut down
the dangers without cutting out the fun. They
stage an after-the-prom party for their children
that is wholesome, yet such an exciting "blast"
that no boy or girl wants to miss it.
When the prom itself ends, the youngsters
some 500 strong swarm aboard a "midnight
special" for an overnight train excursion to a
camp at Lake Geneva, Wis. In one car, a four
piece combo plays for dancing; in another, there
are snacks and soft drinks (but no liquor).
By the time the train arrives at Lake Geneva
at 6 a.m., there is more cat napping than dancing
going on. But the teen-agers bounce back fast.
Within a few minutes after they tumble out onto
the scenic campgrounds, they are ready for a
round of activities that includes church services,
swimming, boating, a vaudeville show, and plenty
of eating. Adults are aboard the train and at the
camp, but they are carefully chosen parents whom
no one would call by that poison word, chaperone.
The party breaks up in midafternoon, and the
chartered train takes the students home, heady
with memories of a fabulous affair.
It costs each boy and girl $14.75 but it saves
a fortune in potential heartaches for both the
youngsters and their parents.
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A couple "swings" to the four-piece combo aboard train. At camp, one teen finds water a bit chilly.
By the time train arrives at camp, there's more napping than dancing going on.
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Big night begins, of course, at prom itself.
U Family Weekly. June 1, IK1