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ne of my friends just
O walked out of class and
about five minutes later returned
with a clown holding balloons. I
was happy because of what my
friends did, but embarrassed be­
cause all of the attention focused
on me. During passing periods
lots of questions were asked such
as “ Is it your birthday?" and “ Is
that a balloon-a-gram?“
Such thoughts passed through
the minds of several students and
faculty members who received
singing uballoon-a-grams. Bal-
loon-a-grams ranged from $20-
$40 and were given on all occa­
sions.
“ I was overwhelmed and de­
lighted/' said newspaper adviser
Linda Jensen, who received her
balloon-a-gram from her staff. “ It
certainly ranks among one of the
most personally uplifting exper­
iences I've had at Ralston.''
Linda Froscheiser, Ken Allen's
secretary, said that when the
whistle blew she felt shock and
then disbelief.
“ It was a mixed reaction: shock,
embarrassment, happiness, and
curiosity because they said that it
was sent anonymously," said ju­
nior Susan Koch.
"I like the thought of giving bal-
loon-a-grams to friends because I
like to see their reactions. I like to
see them walking down the halls
with their balloons, since they
don't fit in their lockers," said ju­
nior Maria Hill.

Balloon-a-grams can be delivered almost
anywhere. Ms. Jensen receives hers at
Caniglia's during a journalism banquet.

Laughter is the reaction of math teacher A smiling Linda Froscheiser, Ken Allen's sec­
James Reiff as he receives a balloon-a-gram retary, receives her balloon-a-gram, whicl
from his elementary analysis class. was given to her for her birthday by the athle
tic department.

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