The White Falcon - 08.05.1965, Blaðsíða 6

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, May 8, 1965
Magic Wand Touches Keflavik
FROM REALITY TO FANTASYLAND—Stepping through from the world of today to
that of dreams were the ball-goers of the Senior Prom. This was how the entrance
to the magical world of the Prom was decorated.
FOR THE GIRL OF THE NIGHT—In true Cinderella style, the fabled glass slipper
sits, waiting for the girl to claim it. Its pedestal is the stepping stone leading from
the garden to the ballroom.
QUEEN OF THE BALL — Mr.
Robert Peck, high school principal,
crowns Miss Cathey, “Cinderella
of the Prom.”
BASKETBALL?—A little ingenu-
ity turned this basket into a clock
looking down from the sky of the
garden.
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It’s been said that imagination is wonderful, and last
Saturday night the students of Alfred T. Mahan High School
proved it with the setting for their Prom.
Using imagination and little else they literally turned
the High School gym into a fantasyland of subdued atmos-
phere, towering Grecian columns,*^
flowering gardens, lily-filled
ponds, and a stone-walled castle.
Imagination did it all!
But what else? you ask. What
more was needed to turn their
dreams to reality?
Corrugated paper, twisted han-
gers and Kleenex flowers rose to
the heights of Grecian pillars;
dyed cheesecloth looked down from
the dark blue sky over the garden;
parachutes blossomed as fleecy
clouds over the ballroom; an old
weather ballon and a cardboard
box floated lilies in the garden;
tin strips covered with more
Kleenex flowers swung above, a
glittering chandelier; wrapping
paper and paint fortified the
walls of the castle.
Money was another problem
facing these castle builders. Money
for materials, for caterers, for
flowers, for the band.
But, if one can build castles,
there should be no problem raising
a little money. And there wasn’t.
They opened concessions at a
handball game, concessions at the
high school basketball games. Then
to add a little more to the kitty,
they held four bake sales.
No, a luxurious spa or rustic
inn were not needed for the senior
prom of students like these.
Through imagination and willing
hands they provided their own
castle in the sky.
The prom was kicked off at 7:30
by their pre-Prom dinner, and
by 9:00 the band had lured
them to the dance floor. Here,
letting their minds wander from
the classroom, they glided to the
waltz and contorted to the Watusi.
Prince Charming of the evening
was Barry Lennon and, although
the slipper didn’t fit, his Cinder-
ella was Wilma Cathey.
Mr. Robert Peck, high school
principal, living up to the occa-
sion crowned Miss Cathey as Cin-
derella of the Ball. Prince Charm-
ing and his Cinderella were
chosen by votes cast by the stu-
dents attending the Ball.
BEAUTY AND THE FEAST—With a few dapper gentlemen thrown in, the picture is complete.
DON’T LOOK AT ME—Kathy Mc-
Mahon is accompanied by Mr. R.
Peck high school principal. When
looking for the person most re-
sponsible for the work at the gym
Kathy said don’t look at me. But
this reporter has a Fairy God-
mother of his own and discovered
the big push and inspiration for
the work came from this little
pixie, Miss Kathy McMahon.
YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE—
The centerpiece of the garden is
the Wishing Well. Not a penny for
your thoughts here, but a penny
for your dreams.
A SMILE FOR THE WORLD—Cinderella (Wilma Cathey) is all smiles
as she learns from Prince Charming (Barry Lennon) that it is she
who is to be Cinderella for the evening.