It'll Be Only Beginning Of Prom Wing-Ding - When the clock sounded its awful toll of midnight in the story of old, the beautiful young lady with all her finery was somehow twisted into a girl of rags. Tonight at midnight, Middletown High School juniors and seniors, many of them attired in formal wear, will race to their homes, rid themselves of evening jackets and gowns, and soon find themselves - while not in rags - in clothes more comfortable and ordinary. But, as in the story of old, the ending is expected to be far from ordinary. Midnight is the hour when the boys and girls, having completed their promenade and elected their king and queen, will begin their all-night "Prom Jubilee." Parents and students have worked for two months collecting $2500 for the celebration. More than 600 boys and girls are expected to attend...

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