Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Dorothy finds good times here in Blazer Country (with apologies to Frank L. Baum’s ‘Wizard of Oz’) She was immediately silenced by the Wicked Witch of the West—Dullin- da. Hush you wholesome wretch before I spit on you, snarled Dullinda. Where are the good times, wondered Dorothy unhappily as visions of her life at Elkhart Central re- turned to her. She remembered the pa- rade of floats at homecom- ing (the first since 1970). .. the spirited pep sessions filled with happy Blazer fans. She heard the sound of 76 trombones marching across the stage as the MUSIC MAN cast sang and danced. And the Noontime Hap- penings. .. the tricycle races, the innertube races in the pool, the Legs contest and, yes, the Trivia Bowl. The basketball games at Northside . .. winning seven games as compared to two the year before .. . the thrill of beating Memorial in basketball for the first time. And there was the in- creased interest in girls' sports as they defeated Memorial in every sport but badminton. Girls had winning records in all but softball. Most of all there was the enjoyment of participation. Blazerettes holding high their blue and white flags are Cheryl Scott. Brenda Eisenbeiss, Elizabeth Rody, Cindy Johnson. Mary Ann Gouker, and Lori Ashe. Flying over the rainbow is Kathy Dobson. Noon- time finds ECHS students enjoying the sun while Dorothy, the tin man and the scarecrow skip off. Once upon a time there was a young girl who lived in Blazer Country. Despite the fact that she was a se- quined Blazerette, she found life a trifle dull. While dozing off during the Central-Memorial game where the Chargers got trounced 27-0, Dorothy be- came buried in a sea of blue pom-poms. In Elkhart, she sighed sleepily, Everything is so blue! Suddenly a horn blew signaling the end of the game. Blazers jumped and screamed as Dorothy found herself caught in a Blazer whirlwind of frenzy. As the whirring in her ears subsided, she sank slow- ly into the Land of Dold- rums. This was a land where smiling and laughing were offenses, thinking was too much work, and school spir- it was deemed unsophisti- cated. To bolster her mental attitude Dorothy cheered, Blazers, Blazers—you can do it! Blazers, Blazers—do it, do it, do it!

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Irten Hovtr ford Hue Of I MAINTENAN MECHANIi vienctd. One of (He Moom in area hat V Pmowood area 'KJ mamtarunct r !ft of heatmi |. Cicallant c all 10 0. MINT ENTRY-LEV SUPERVISE Night Shil an tmmadiata o I lume photo finis! parson with |o »ho is mtaresfad out of a job selected will I attributas. A oriented, able ressure and pror • accept respo wall; will be hours; definite ion and will hi and; not be job or admmi! salary will be i eptndmi on th and. If you a I you meet tt nts call 759-36 a.m. for more E.O.E. M ■ENT TRAINEES And I remember, thought Dorothy the fun I had at Spring vacation taking off with friends to Florida. And the satisfac- tion I had in knowing that the yearbook staff was re- ceiving a Five Star All American award from the National Scholastic Press Association in Los Angeles. Then she recalled with pride the North Central Evaluation team's comment, The student body (of Elkhart Central) displays a temperament of talent, pride and decency. And the prom at Concord Mall which we shared with Memorial. Tux, formals, corsages, a spraying foun- tain—all were replaced the next day with swim suits and the 32 degree water at the dunes. The pleasure of seeing ECHS win the Northern Indiana Conference All Sports Trophy. Wasn't it great to be in a school where all the spring sports—track, golf, and baseball won their section- als and went on to advance in the state competition. Those were good times, sighed Dorothy. But as a sense of reality returned, she also thought of the bad times. Unemployment in the mobile home industry of Elkhart helped push the jobless rate to 13%. Many of my friends had to use free lunch tickets for the school cafeteria. The number of those tripled over last year, thought Dorothy. Remember the problems many students had in try- ing to find a summer job. especially for the summer before college. And there was the van- dalism that reared its ugly head ... the Thursday morning in late November when we walked in the school and saw the win- dows broken, equipment da- maged, trophy cases smashed. Even the Old Mangy Lion got his nose chipped. But most of all I re- member seeing the red- eyed, crying choir members on Friday morning, De- cember 20. Then I learned that Mr. William Gowdy, our choir director, had died of a stroke the night before. He had been choral direc- tor at Elkhart since 1942. It was impossible to believe he was gone. I couldn't believe it! Student Activities Album 60,61