I believe this article was from the Border Bulldog (DHS newspaper) because it was authored by Julie Quinonez who was a year ahead of me in school (and our childhood neighbor). We went to The National Y-Teen Conference in August, 1965. It was one of the most amazing experiences I had in high school. Being a delegate to a national conference is always an incredible experience. Y-Teens were service clubs in high schools sponsored by the YWCA. I had the privilege of being the president of the three different clubs during my time at DHS. The article isn't complete and I couldn't find the rest of it, but I will try to improvise.
If you had the opportunity to see Times Square in New York City, how do you think you would describe it?
A girl from Phoenix pictures it as looking "like Phoenix on Saturday night," but DHS Senior Libby Duron compared it to "Douglas on the Fourth of July."
You're probably wondering what Libby was doing in New York. Actually, she didn't go alone. As delegates to the Third National Y-Teen Conference in Washington D.C., she and DHS Junior Sheila Shannon were privileged to see not only the city of Washington but also were fascinated by Times Square and the city of New York.
Why of all the girls in Douglas Y-Teen clubs were Libby and Sheila chosen? No, it wasn't pure luck.
The girls were selected by the Bisbee YWCA Board of Directors on the basis of their outstanding leadership, conference experience, physical fitness, and scholastic average. The funds for the trip came from the YWCA, the Y-Teen clubs, and during the summer the Y-Teen Inter-Club Council had several money making projects.
Can you recall what you were doing Thursday, Aug. 5, at 8 a.m.? Libby, Sheila and their advisor, Mrs. Foncie Dees surely can. This was when they departed from Douglas to begin their journey to Washington D.C.
Their first stop was El Paso, Texas, and the trip from here to there was made by car. However, once in El Paso, the trio boarded the chartered bus which would take them the rest of the way.
Boys, get this. Also on the bus were 38 other girls. You would've loved to have been there, huh? Well, forget it. There were also six chaperones.
From El Paso and its beautiful warm weather they headed for Santa Rosa, New Mexico where it was raining and pouring. While in Santa Rosa, they picked up three New Mexico Y-Teen represntatives.
Having traveled all night, the next morning they stopped in Shamrock, Texas, ate breakfast, and continued on their way. They passed through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, lunched in Tulsa and set their sights on having dinner at St. Louis, Missouri. However, due to a mix-up with Daylight Savings Time their reservations weren't ready for them when they got there. After quite a while they did eat, though.
Their next stops were Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. At Terre Haute Park--a park the size of Douglas, they all had a picnic lunch.
In Springfield, Ohio, where they ate dinner in one of Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Sheila was quite shaken up. In the restaurant was a beautiful, three-inch-think carpet and as Sheila was dancing and singing in a clowning manner, she accidentally tipped over a glass of tea. As a joke, one of the girls gave Sheila a bill of $45,000 for a new carpet, and they really laughed it off.
Finally, Sunday, August 8 at 5:00 p.m. they reached their destination--Washington, D.D. They all checked into the Shoreham Hotel and prepared themselves in order to attend the opening Session of the Y-Teen Conference that same evening at 7. Well, that's how their trip to Washington was. What about some of the places they saw, where did they go, what did they do? For the answers to these questions keep on reading.
Every night the Y-Teens were provided entertainment such as plays and tours of government agencies or of Washington, D.C. The girls were privileged to see the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, ride along the side of the Potomoc River and tour the White House. This trip through the White House was an early bird, specially guided tour. Why "early bird?" It was conducted at 7 in the morning, that's why! Libby and Sheila were especially tickled by all of the chandeliers they saw there. Also of particular interest was the collection of different silverware each President has used. The girls were so observant that they even noticed the ancient wall paper or silk which was used on the walls of the rooms they saw. For example, the Blue Room had blue silk, the Yellow Room had yellow silk, etc. Pretty good, huh?
Can you imagine the feeling of being locked up in a cemetery at night. This was the kind of scare Libby and some of the other girls experienced when they visited Arlington Cemetery. You see, they close the minor gates at 7 p.m., the main gate alwys being left open. While taking pictures, LIbby was left behind, and the other girls boarded the bus. Realizing she and three other girls were abandoned, the quartet started toward the bus and discovered that the gates were locked, to top everything, and the bus had taken off. After wandering about, it finally occurred to them that they were in the wrong place.
(Here is where the article ends. I could not find page 4 anywhere. Obviously, all ended well as Libby made it back.)
That was an amazing trip. I had forgotten about our trek across the country until I read this. I have written a little about this previously because this was when I was able to stay in Washington with Tom's family.
The trip to New York was just a side trip that just our group did. We stayed at the YWCA there. I remember going to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes. But the highlight of that part of the trip was the World's Fair was in New York that year. The Beatles were playing at Shea Stadium (I think). While we were at the Fair, there was a plane that kept flying by with a banner behind it that said--"Ringo says to save water." There must have been a water shortage at that time. The other really great part was that at the Fair, we got to see Michaelangelo's "Pieta" which was absolutely amazing, I still remember it vividly.
I haven't kept in touch with Libby through the years or her brother, Gilbert. They were awesome and I have thought about them often.
If you had the opportunity to see Times Square in New York City, how do you think you would describe it?
A girl from Phoenix pictures it as looking "like Phoenix on Saturday night," but DHS Senior Libby Duron compared it to "Douglas on the Fourth of July."
You're probably wondering what Libby was doing in New York. Actually, she didn't go alone. As delegates to the Third National Y-Teen Conference in Washington D.C., she and DHS Junior Sheila Shannon were privileged to see not only the city of Washington but also were fascinated by Times Square and the city of New York.
Why of all the girls in Douglas Y-Teen clubs were Libby and Sheila chosen? No, it wasn't pure luck.
The girls were selected by the Bisbee YWCA Board of Directors on the basis of their outstanding leadership, conference experience, physical fitness, and scholastic average. The funds for the trip came from the YWCA, the Y-Teen clubs, and during the summer the Y-Teen Inter-Club Council had several money making projects.
Can you recall what you were doing Thursday, Aug. 5, at 8 a.m.? Libby, Sheila and their advisor, Mrs. Foncie Dees surely can. This was when they departed from Douglas to begin their journey to Washington D.C.
Their first stop was El Paso, Texas, and the trip from here to there was made by car. However, once in El Paso, the trio boarded the chartered bus which would take them the rest of the way.
Boys, get this. Also on the bus were 38 other girls. You would've loved to have been there, huh? Well, forget it. There were also six chaperones.
From El Paso and its beautiful warm weather they headed for Santa Rosa, New Mexico where it was raining and pouring. While in Santa Rosa, they picked up three New Mexico Y-Teen represntatives.
Having traveled all night, the next morning they stopped in Shamrock, Texas, ate breakfast, and continued on their way. They passed through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, lunched in Tulsa and set their sights on having dinner at St. Louis, Missouri. However, due to a mix-up with Daylight Savings Time their reservations weren't ready for them when they got there. After quite a while they did eat, though.
Their next stops were Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. At Terre Haute Park--a park the size of Douglas, they all had a picnic lunch.
In Springfield, Ohio, where they ate dinner in one of Howard Johnson's Restaurants, Sheila was quite shaken up. In the restaurant was a beautiful, three-inch-think carpet and as Sheila was dancing and singing in a clowning manner, she accidentally tipped over a glass of tea. As a joke, one of the girls gave Sheila a bill of $45,000 for a new carpet, and they really laughed it off.
Finally, Sunday, August 8 at 5:00 p.m. they reached their destination--Washington, D.D. They all checked into the Shoreham Hotel and prepared themselves in order to attend the opening Session of the Y-Teen Conference that same evening at 7. Well, that's how their trip to Washington was. What about some of the places they saw, where did they go, what did they do? For the answers to these questions keep on reading.
Every night the Y-Teens were provided entertainment such as plays and tours of government agencies or of Washington, D.C. The girls were privileged to see the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, ride along the side of the Potomoc River and tour the White House. This trip through the White House was an early bird, specially guided tour. Why "early bird?" It was conducted at 7 in the morning, that's why! Libby and Sheila were especially tickled by all of the chandeliers they saw there. Also of particular interest was the collection of different silverware each President has used. The girls were so observant that they even noticed the ancient wall paper or silk which was used on the walls of the rooms they saw. For example, the Blue Room had blue silk, the Yellow Room had yellow silk, etc. Pretty good, huh?
Can you imagine the feeling of being locked up in a cemetery at night. This was the kind of scare Libby and some of the other girls experienced when they visited Arlington Cemetery. You see, they close the minor gates at 7 p.m., the main gate alwys being left open. While taking pictures, LIbby was left behind, and the other girls boarded the bus. Realizing she and three other girls were abandoned, the quartet started toward the bus and discovered that the gates were locked, to top everything, and the bus had taken off. After wandering about, it finally occurred to them that they were in the wrong place.
(Here is where the article ends. I could not find page 4 anywhere. Obviously, all ended well as Libby made it back.)
That was an amazing trip. I had forgotten about our trek across the country until I read this. I have written a little about this previously because this was when I was able to stay in Washington with Tom's family.
The trip to New York was just a side trip that just our group did. We stayed at the YWCA there. I remember going to Radio City Music Hall to see the Rockettes. But the highlight of that part of the trip was the World's Fair was in New York that year. The Beatles were playing at Shea Stadium (I think). While we were at the Fair, there was a plane that kept flying by with a banner behind it that said--"Ringo says to save water." There must have been a water shortage at that time. The other really great part was that at the Fair, we got to see Michaelangelo's "Pieta" which was absolutely amazing, I still remember it vividly.
I haven't kept in touch with Libby through the years or her brother, Gilbert. They were awesome and I have thought about them often.
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