With the confidence of a man holding four aces in his had, Junior Prom chairman Jerold L. Parsky '64 outlined yesterday his committee's plans to turn Dillon Gym into a massive Las Vegas casino, Club 64, for the night of February 22 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Club proprietor Parsky plans to hand 50 eight by five playing cards from the ceiling of his one-night casino.
Poker chips, clumps of dice and giant roulette wheels will also decorate Club 64.
Parsky will put his two downstairs bandstands side by side against the left-hand wall of the gym. The bandstands of Miss Jo Ann Campbell and Lionel Hampton will be covered with a fan of playing cards.
25-foot Bar
Opposite the bandstands will be a 25-foot bar. The bar, the only one at the dance, will face away from the dance floor.
The bar waiters for Club 64 will wear yellow hats and black arm bands.
A fountain at the back of the long bar will be all that will be visible from the dance floor.
For entertainment at Club 64, Parsky has hired four bands. Lionel Hampton, who recently performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, will give a concert halfway through the evening.
Miss Jo Ann Campbel will also deliver a special show of her own at midnight.
Parsky has arranged the tables around the edge of the room so that there will be room to see the Hampton concert and Miss Campbell. Tables will also be available upstairs.
Upstairs rock 'n' roll will reign as Bo Diddley and Ivory Jim Hunter alternate specs and moraccas for shortin' bread and grey "T's."
Parsky pointed out that Club 64 is the only club to offer Ivory Jim to the entire school.
Parsky emphasized that Junior Prom weekend is the only big weekend of the winter season and pointed out that there will be no bands on the 'Street' Friday night.
"We are looking for participation," he said yesterday. "This is the Junior Prom and of course we want juniors, but we also want sophomores and freshmen to know they are welcome."
He explained the 10-dollar ticket price by an increase in the number of bands. He said, "We wanted four bands because we wanted continuous music."
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