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Show "HawananInterludeMajestic marble halls, a statue of Massasoit and considerable ingenuity were the materials from which the committee headed by chairman Bob Amott and art director Lark Oswald constructed the 1954 JUNIOR PROM. The end result of "Hawaiian Holiday" gained nation-wide recognition for the U of U. Proclaimed America's most unusual prom by ACP and given full page publicity in a Sunday edition of the Honolulu paper, the island setting provided much fun for the three hundred couples who attended. Girls were delighted with the royal Hawaiian welcome and the leis they received from members of theBYU Hawaiian students club . . . boys were fascinated by the charm of the girls surrounding them . . . both were thrilled with the display of native dances provided as intermission entertainment . . . some swooned as guest Jeffrey Hunter greeted all who were present . . . many mobbed the distribution point as girls received their bamboo purses ... all participated in a long-to-be-remembered evening amid the giant palm trees, the billowing sail of the sleek lined sail boat, the ivy-twined entrance to an imaginery hotel and the gaily lighted fountain that offset our "Massasoit." We had again produced a rewarding Junior Prom.The beautiful view that greeted 1954 Prom-goers . . . the already spectacular Capitol interior was transformed into an unbelievable land of make-believe.Committee members were, first row: Ron Harris, John Covey, Lynn McGhie, Darrell Knight. Second row: Aaron Thedell, RaNae Allen, Florence Tobler, Bob Amott, Elaine Johnson, Ann Castleton, Lark Oswald. Third row: Bruce Grow, Dave Noall, Jim Kimball, Dick Ellis, David Cook, Ashby Decker. Members absent when picture was taken: Boyd Blackner, John Hutchinson, Elaine Mahoney, Jackie Greene, Milly Cook, Jeanne Amott, Marilyn Jackson, Joan Webb, Louise Jorgensen, Dick Beck.:- - ¦¦:¦;:¦Native rhythms, costumes and dances provided fascinating intermission entertainment for the 300 couples standing in the marble rotunda.Tightly stretched muslin and carefully shape wood, plus unnumbered hours of committee labor, combined to create the sail boat entrance that fascinated arriving promenaders.Who's the most excited - the one about toreceive a royal Hawaiian welcome, the giverof the aloha, or the escort who must remainin the background? |