each spring gracious mobile alabama opens its homes and hearts and extended traditional hospitality to young ladies from every state in the union bubble to achieve the inspiring title america's just another beauty contest on old all contestants are judged for character citizenship by school activities personal ambitions boys and demeanor essential elements in the grooming of all young lad education is the reward and the five finalists receive scholarships granted by the america's junior is symbolic of the nation's ideal high school girl the most appropriate person to tell us about the most important social function the high school prom it all starts with knowing whether you're going or not and with whom it helps if the boy is only with the invitation that way the girl feels she is his first choice and naturally it's only fair that the girl accept or reject as soon as possible in most places it's customary for the boy to give the invitation in person or by telephone championship i sure hope so say mary as you know the problems are twenty four i think it's going to be a lot of fun would you like to go with me dig it sounds great i'd love to and jackson is focusing on midnight suffer from the crowd after the dance that will be fun so it'll be like getting home but i'd be all right i'm sure it will be but why don't you let me check with another tonight how about if i pick you up at seven thirty that's fine just little things a few thoughtful courtesies ensure the success of this very special evening the bright things said make sure of transportation early when's the thing going to run i don't about two months i'm getting a little anxious myself that i have a date for the prom i'd like to use the car and the jasc your mother she said it was all right so ok with you i've got no objection as long as you take care that i treated as if it were my very own the girl thinks ahead too with all the excitement and enthusiasm that only a prom can bring the dress gets a second look at home and the dream of a big evening is well on its way naturally her closest friend gets all the details down to the last jacket no since though right it's formal all the way so you're a thoughtful touch on the boy's part is to be sure that the flowers he sent are a perfect match for his dates dress about linda as mary talking about the dress she's wearing to the prom she sure has and what do you see it it's beautiful and the bottom has come to the days too to top it off it's strapless all that on one draft could be mighty pretty though i guess so but what kind of good size do you get for a dress that covered with daisies well there's one thing for sure we don't buy any flowers on a dress i guess she'd look like a garden and i'd only leads us to other ways to go what's that come out of shops by finding out exactly what kind of flowers to send the boy avoids disappointments such as color clashes or problems such as what to do with a shoulder quite sad when his date shows up ry all the glamour and excitement of a new family is shared first of all with the family just little things but they do make a big difference the girl shows her  thoughtfulness by being ready on time the boy arrives on time so the girls dress doesn't go limp while she sits around waiting and i will he takes a few moments for small talk to give her parents a chance to size up the fellow who's taking their daughter out and naturally she shows up before he runs out of conversation i think your flowers are just beautiful they're perfect with my dress well i have to admit i had a little help they are lovely d the prom it's a pleasure phone are one in the same thing for the boy and girl and the couples usually exchange dances with in their own group the boys the girls program of course he takes the first and last dance and also writes in for others leaving one dance each for jack tom and it the program is a way of keeping dance the straight and also give the couples a chance to dance with each other dance floor etiquette calls for certain considerations that add to the evening and make more fun for everyone her with her next partner our friend everyone of course and this is fun too the music may stop but consideration goes right on another example of consideration someone remembers the chopper owns like refreshments too and they also enjoy joining in the conversation couples who usually keep their group very small find that riding  circles sharing the intermission with others makes the evening more fun for everybody over the music begins and back to dancing well for months couples anyway but this is a good time to say that any girl stuff with a show off instead of a dancer has social custom on her side if she wants to break it pappa now and then but even though linda just might have been at fault the boy takes the blame no casualties and the dancing  all through the evening the dance program has kept track of who's dancing with whom but now it's much more than that it's a souvenir of the prom with autographs running off the margin of that special date with that special young man couples somebody to someone else's home it's important to remember that whole should be appreciated not taken for granted and the genuine hospitality of mr and mrs nelson puts the final touch on a perfect evening home was great she was i had a wonderful time i had a great time too i think it was because as you see t