Brownstown High School - Webb Yearbook (Brownstown, IN)

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+ mi What’s happenin’. = at Central Dr. Robert Burton assumes position of superintendent of Brownstown Central Schools beginning July 1. BC Braves end football season with 5-5 record. Mini-courses are offered during each semester. Everything from boys’ home ec. to macrame is of- fered. Seniors present “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” on November 18. Brownstown defeats Seymour, 69-68, during regu- lar season play on December 9. The varsity basketball team ends season with a 16-4 record and are named conference champs. ISU Singing Sycamores perform for student body on April 12; Sey- mour Concert Band on May 7. “The Wizard of Oz” is presented by the choral department on March 18 and 19. “The Worm shall Squirm,” junior play, is performed on April 30. The BCHS Bike-a- thon is held on May 15; Reed Yadon from WAKY is master of cer- emonies; The students defeat the faculty in the Bike-a-thon ball- game, 8-1; All proceeds go to the James T. Blevins Scholarship Fund. The fourth grade class from Brownstown performs “Let George Do It” at the high school. The musical featured many singers and soloists. Awards Day on May 20. Central Golfers are first in conference. eon the community Brownstown holds its 9th annual Watermelon Festival on Sept. 4,5, and 6; A talent show featuring local people is held. Local faci- lities moves offices to other towns. Brownstown Christian Church presents “Living Christmas Tree” during holiday season. Con- struction on a new fire station, which will house four trucks, is be- gun in April. Hoosier Christian Village is dedicated. Spring groundbreaking for new A W is held. A | | | | 1 | - a @ os 2 . - or) - = ey | . Re Yan : : 7 Pr Bi = m NY { - « J es al es ae ‘f a sl eae es Fy : : r. ) : 4 els, Se eRe E E: 3 F , : mn wu : ‘ : dees eet Ps y ;

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ABOVE: Joe VonDielingen, Marc Lahrman, Mr. Myers and Mimi Manaugh observe the overalls day that was held as part of basketball sectional week. TOP LEFT: A member of the ISU Sycamore Singers gives an autoharp presentation as part of a special convocation. FAR LEFT: Julie Fountain receives the MVP girls basketball award from Mrs. Dickinson as Coach Wood looks on. CENTER LEFT: Kay Barnard and Mark Kidwell lis- ten to see if they can hear any radiation in the whiffle balls they hold. LEFT: Intramural volleyball was a new after-school activity started this year. Here, Dave Warren pre- pares to volley a shot back over the net. Special Events 13

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-Noteworthies Huge deficits are exposed in New York City; fear of city go- ing default. US and Russian astronauts dock in space during July. Once convicted Teamsters president, Jimmy Hoffa, dis- appears. New busing laws arouse riots in Louisville and Bos- ton. Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme attempts to assassinate Pres. Ford. The parents of Karen Quinlan asks the New Jersey Su- preme Court to allow Karen to die. Sara Jane Moore attempts to kill Ford in California in October. A bomb explodes in La- Guardia Airport killing 11 and injuring many others; No ex- planation for bomb is found. Pres. Ford makes a trip to China in January. A Guatemalan earthquake, registering 7.5 on the Richter scale, claims 22,000 lives. A coal mine explosion takes place in March at Queen Fork, KY; 15 people killed. Ford asks Congress for $135 million to vaccinate Americans against the possible Swine Flu epidemic. Richard Nixon visits China as a private citizen. A civil war develops in Angola. Howard Hughes dies in April at age 70 from kidney failure; a search begins for a will for his $2 billion. Patty Hearst fingers the Har- ris’ in connection with other crimes in a final try for a shorter jail term; soon afterwards, she suffers a lung collapse; she is vonvicted of bank robbery in April. Early removal of memorial wreaths from the late Chou-En-Li’s grave arouses China’s strongest riot in a decade. An Italian earthquake strikes, killing over 1,000 and registering 6.5 on the Ri chter scale. Reagan and Carter win Indiana primary on May 4. Indiana University bas- ketball team becomes NCAA Champs. “Helter Skelter,” a movie depicting the Manson Murders, was televised. “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was voted the movie of the year. Henry Kissinger announces that he will not seek reap- pointment as Sec. of State due to increasing political pressure. “Bold Forbes” wins the Kentucky Derby on May 1. im the nation The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Boston Red Sox in Septem- ber for the World Series title. Race driver Mark Donahue dies. Amanda Marie Rose is new daughter of proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rose on October 10. The Pittsburgh Steelers win the Super Bowl. Brian Rice is first boy chosen as DAR Good Citizen. “Love Will Keep Us Together” is voted Song of the Year. i. ee || Lae . 1 H =