Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Being a water fountain is not as easy as it looks. ' Hasley Taylor tolerates students ' rude habits By Amy Titus My name is Hasley Taylor. I have been a familiar fixture by the dean ' s office for almost 26 years. I have seen alot in my ye- ars as a water fountain in this school, and I am ready to tell the world of some of the strange hab- its of high school students. When I was first installed back in ' 57, 1 was told, Hasley, you ' re a water fountain and your pur- pose is to quench the students ' thirst. Well, I was kicked, punched and bumped so much that at first I thought I was a punching bag instead of a water fountain. Things have changed in many ways since I first came to North. Music has always been impor- tant to the students. I will never forget the first time I heard Elvis and saw his greasy hair. Elvis started what thay call rock ' n roll . The students began to dance funny, something called the jitterbug. I was just about to learn to tolerate Elvis and his gang when along came the Bea- tles. Their music was louder thanElvis ' music; their hair was long and in their eyes. All of a sudden, I saw boys with long hair in their eyes roaming the halls of North! After the Beatles, came all kinds of singing groups. Each one got a little louder, the Beach Boys, Herman ' s Hermits, Dave Clark Five, The Mamas and Pa- pas and the Rolling Stones just to mention a few of the popular singing groups. Then hard rock entered the scene. All I could hear was loud guitars and drums! Being a water fountain is not as easy it looks. People can be so rude! They are always coughing and sneezing as they start to take a sip from my foutain. Another obnoxious habit the students have is depositing a wad called bubble gum in my drain! Dur- ing the past 26 years, I have had 839,553 pieces of bubble gum left on good ol ' Hasley Taylor ' s head. As students gather around me between classes, (makes me feel so popular) lots of topics are dis- cussed. The three most talked about subjects are teachers, homework and dates. If you only knew how many dates have been made and broken in front of me, you wouldn ' t believe it if I told you. This boy back in ' 64 was so nervous that before he had enough courage to ask a girl for a date, he took 20 sips of water. The poor chap was turned down. I sure fixed that girl! She leaned down to get a drink after saying no and I spit in her eye! For the record, if anyone cares, 353,093 dates have been made in front of my fountain and 125,575 girls have said no to the boy asking for a date. You know what they get from me when they say no to a boy! (Beware! Hasley Taylor may strike again! ) Something I would love to dis- cuss is the conversations the teachers have had around my fountain. Boy, could I tell some good whoppers on the teachers, but I love my job as a water foun- tain here at North; so Hasley Taylor will turn off the fountain for now. Right: Seniors Dean Bush and Sarah Gar- rett debate the prospects of going out again. Apparently, the first time didn ' t get Has- ley ' s blessing. 24 Look Into It

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Three bands originated at North By Jill Hilycord As the music jumped with a furiously fast beat, groups of people came together, bouncing off one another until the climatic end of the song. This scene is a description of a punk concert. The punk movement has dominated the major band scene this year at Columbus North. The Pattern and Killing Children are two of the three main bands formed by North students. The Pattern, consisting of Chris Gaal, Chris Tatlock, Jennifer Laemmer, Andy Totten, and David Bigley, have been togeth- er for about a year-and-a-half. They play at private showings (parties) and concerts. Usual practices can vary from one night to every night of the week. Gaal is the newest member of the Pattern, having joined the group in February of 1983. He has been playing the guitar for six years and has played in three other bands before the Pattern. When asked how he feels about music he replied, I express my feelings with it. Tatlock is one of the founding members of the Pattern. He sings and writes the songs for the band. So far he has written about 25 songs that the band has per- formed, he likes the effect his music has had on people. Around Columbus, since the Pattern started, I think the kids in Columbus are more open minded to music, Tatlock said. Laemmer plays drums for the Pattern. She started drums after sixth grade in summer band. When she first joined the rock band, They were the guys and I was the girl. But now we ' re all the guys. I ' m just part of the band, she said. The Pattern has been on a record. The record is a compiled collection of songs from different punk bands around Indiana and Chicago. The Pattern has two songs on the album. The album is nationally sold and some co- pies have been sent to other countries. Fan letters have been sent to the Pattern from Italy, Sweden, and Canada. The Patt- ern plans to make another al- bum, although a date has not yet been set. Killing Children is another popular punk band at North. The members of this band are Scott Colburn, Trent Nyffler, Eric Hess, and David Bigley. They practice two or three times a week usually. Before a perfor- mance, practices can be as many as every night for two weeks before the planned performance. Colburn, who had been playing with two bands besides Killing Children, writes all the songs this band sings. This past summer, a li week tour was planned for the band. The agenda was to contain playing at night- clubs around Indiana. A record might follow. Trilogy completes the trio of North ' s magor bands. This group isn ' t punk, however. It is a pro- gressive rock band, according to Jim Ryser, the group ' s guita- rist. Other members are David Bender and Steve McQeery. The group has played at a club in Brown County and plan to play there again sometime. A concert at the Commons was to be held sometime in May, Ryser stated. The group would like to start playing in nightclubs and move on to bigger stages . Ryser is both singer and guitar player in the band. He first started playing guitar in the ninth grade. He never has taken guitar lessons. He feels things you do best are the things you teach yourself. Perhaps in the near future. The Pattern, Killing Children, and Trilogy will be names seen nationwide on record covers. Left: Members of the rock group, Killing Children, perform at a CNHS convocation. Look Into It 23

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■ »miHii iiMh. Senior Circle Replaces lost traditions By Amy Schnapp Quick! Tell me what a tradi- tion is? It ' s hard to do, isn ' t it? Can you imagine how hard it would be to create one? Well, Mr. Judson Erne, former prin- cipal of Columbus High School, developed a tradition that has withstood 27 years. He helped to develop and design what is known as the Senior Circle. Senior Circle was designed in hopes of becoming a traditio n, and that is exactly what it has done. It became a tradition de- signed to help replace those lost when the school was moved from the old high school (now the Central Junior High building) to the present building. As soon as the possibility of a move was announced, the stu- dents became upset, because they felt they would be losing part of themselves when they moved out of the old building. Mr. Erne talked to one of the art teachers, Mr. Karl McCan about designing something for the en- trance of the new school that would be special to the student body, yet represent all the areas of education. After many weeks of work, they agreed upon an idea. It was to be a simple circle actually laid in the floor with various symbols for the different fields of learn- ing. They set a date for the dedi- cation and announced it to the school. The Circle was to be ded- icated to the seniors so that they would have a place to call their own, a place to prove their pow- er, as many underclassmen have discovered over the years. The simple mistake of walking throuh the circle by anyone other than a senior can result in hours of scrubbing with a tiny toothbrush. Senior Circle turned out to be only one of several traditions Mr. Erne helped to originate. The others? That ' s another story. Above: Senior Circle has become a stead- fast tradtion at CNHS. Look Into It 25