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snow and. ice of a
winter faded behind us
ade our way across the
a the Pont Alex (or was
Neuf?) ., and onto the
Champs Elysees with its
of ,store fronts and
cafes, A news vendor's
proudly proclaiined it
La Presse on its racks,
m across the boulevard
rains of an orchestra
At Home
reached our ears from beneath a
span of the Arc de Triomphe in
Place de I'Etoile. Dancers gently
swayed their way around the
Eiffle Tower passing ' the
ornamental facade of Place de la
Concorde.
At one side, with ornamental
fountains gently cascading
water, stood a section of the
beautiful Luxembourg Gardens
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or perhaps it was Jardine des
Tuileries.
It was Paris with a capital "P'.
'The ` scene was Parisienne,
atmosphere was Parisienne. The
effect was superb.,, It was- the
17th annual "At Home" of
Goderich District , Collegiate
Institute.
Gue were -greeted by'
Stude Council president David
If;oyal, Sue Bissett, 'John White,
Betsy Jerry, , Huron " County
School Board representative Dan
Murphy with Mrs. Murphy, and
school principal -John Stringer
and Mrs. Stringer.
On the balcony' above
mini -skirted 'French"
waitresses, corr�pletewith berets,
,served refreshments -at . two
`bistros" with checkered; cloths
on the tables and candlelight to
set the mood.
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A ball isn't 'a Bali without a
queen and at midnight..thelights
dimmed, ' the crowd gathered
around .the throne, dias and
waited for the annSuncet ent;
Finalists fpr
Linda Barlow,
Patti Ladd, Shirley Homuth and
Brenda East. David Royal made
-the annoucement and' the
croi,, n was placed on the head of
winner Patti Ladd'by last year's
queen. Mary Duckworth.
The Queen and her princesses
were presented with flowers and
gifts and led the dancing with a
waltz.
Chief credit for the'
decorations must go to Claudia
Elliott who was assisted by the -
student body. Girls spent
countless ,hours making the
flowers and trees and helped in
painting the giant backdrops for
the street scenes. The boys p€
„
the school devoted their time to
the heavier work of
manufacturing and erecting the
replicas . of the Eiffle Tower;
Arc de' Triomphe . and the.;
backdrops. In all it was t2
concerted effort bz_thestudent
which resulted in tele best "At
Home" the school has seen in
the 17 years the ball has been
held. Perhaps the best '
testimonial came from orchestra
leader Gordon cooper, who,
with his musicians, provided' the
music. Mr. Cooper has travelled;
far and played at.. many
functions elaborate' and not st?
elaborate. Ile said be had never
seen anything as well, done as the
display at , GDCI last .week, a
sentiment that has been, echoed
'by all who , were fortunate
enough to be present.
The crowning of the Queen was held at midnight during' the 17th
Annual At Home of GDCI held last Friday night. Left to right are
Linda Barlow, Mary Duckworth, last year's Queen performing the
crowning ceremony for Patti Ladd, Queen. of the Ball; Shirleii
Homuth and Brenda East. The Queen and her prihcesses received
bouquets of flowers and 'gifts.
Guests entered the auditoriuin of GDCI and crossed a bridge over
the "Seine" last Friday night for the At Home dance. Receiving
were, Left to right, Mrs. Dan Murphy; Mr. Murphy, Huron County'
Board of Education representative; Mrs. John Stringer and school
principal Mr. Stringer; John White, Betsy Jerry, David Royal,
president of the student council and Sue Bissett.
The terrace was divided into cafes with pretty "French"
waitresses serving refreshments to their guests. Taking their ease
for a brief rest at one of the "Bistro" bars, were, left to\ right Pat
Adams, Janice Sowe y and Lynda Longhurst. The girls, decked„ Elegance was the order of the night for the 17th annual At Home
out in mini skirts nd French berets added that touch of Gai at GDCI last Friday night and students and the guests danced -
_ hours. the
night
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Paris in the
er dark
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Showing scime of the fashions in evidence are, left to right, Mrs.
Ron .Price, Mrs. William Schaefer,Mrs. Dan Murphy, Mrs. Bruno
Lapairie,. Mrs. John Schaefer and Mrs. Brian Ainslie.
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It was not all dancing for patrons of the At Home-dalibelfIGOCI
last week as revellers took time out for refreshments at one of the
"Bistros" set up on the balcony of the auditorium. Left to right
are Barry. Buchanan, Kathy Stothers, Bryan Strub, Cathy Hynds,
salving; Audrey Dennome, Robert Sittith and Janice Murphy. The
cafes did a roaring business and were a great success.
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The decor at 'the GDCI At Frame Ball was right out of this wor
Well, almost. It was out of the country with the theme "Pans'''.
The E'iffle,tower and the' Arc de Triomphe were the main
attractions w,ii a'7 ve'n""ae"�'Cii �ps"E1 /seesTfaca'" `e'" 'ic oMi n .
south wall of the auditorium. Dancers revolved around`the Tow .
in its central position and passed a mural df Place de"la Cont rde.