Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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(Top) Juniors Mark VanBuskirk and Jon Wolfe spend their free time playing neighborhood football at a local church. (Above) Dressed in the latest fashion, sen- iors Wilfred Rouse and Raymond Causey dis- play their individual tastes. (Right) Senior night after the Elmhurst versus Wayne game featured Ethos in Concert in the General auditorium. lb-Individualism

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Victory, fireworks display make Homecoming success x ' A ' 7 ■ c- y i : . (Above) Following the coronation ceremony, illuminating fireworks resembling the 4th of July delighted an infatuated audience. (Above left) Hidden by a burst of smoke, the Wayne marching band, maiorettes, and Cener- alettes provided a special halftime show. (Below) Besides firing thecannon, SeniorCreg McCehee sold colorful balloons at the stadium gate as an added Homecoming attraction. A thrilling football victory, crowning a beautiful queen, a vibrant band, and a fantastic fireworks display made the 1973 Homecoming event Footsteps Worth Remembering. A Civil War cannon ' s boom echoed throughout Wayne Stadium introducing the game against the South Side Archers. The scoreless first half gave little hint of the excitement to come. After a fabu- lous halftime Wayne took control and swept the Archers off the field with a 27-0 General victory. Wayne ' s marching band, together with the majorettes and newly organized Gen- eralettes, provided special halftime en- tertainment. Highlighting halftime was the presentation of the court: sopho- mores Laura Alter and Vivian Zwick, juniors Ann Barnes and Kimm Kruse, and seniors La Von Boyd and Audie Winesburg. Queen Sue Busch tearfully accepted the crown from Shari Dahm, 1972 Homecoming Queen, immediately afterwards the stadium darkened and a spectacular fireworks display impressed the many spectators. Iron Horse played for the Y-Teens- sponsored dance which topped off and made Homecoming 1973 something worth remembering. Homecoming— 25

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Gens do their thing Returning to school In the fall, more and more Generals were found doing their own thing. A sense of creativity and in- dividualism was displayed through popu- lar music and clothing preferences. Whether they wanted to boogie or just sit down and listen to music was their own prerogative. Clothing varied in ev- ery aspect, especially shoes and socks, depending upon personal likes and dis- likes. Overalls and recycled jeans were frequently worn as school clothes. Leisure activities included such items (Left) Early in October over ttiirty drama stu- dents attended ttie Canadian Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario. as neighborhood football games, watching movies, or even cruising around town. Weekend excursions to out-of-town places provided somewhere to go when there was nothing else to do. Lots of Wayne students were employed so they could have extra money to spend. Bicycling and horseback riding along with motorcycling were popular forms of trans- portation because of their economical value to students; however, as fall set in, most students reverted willingly to warmer automobiles. (Below) While conserving gas, senior Kevin Cemmill enjoys ttie liberty of riding a motor- cycle to school. I B