Brownstown High School - Webb Yearbook (Brownstown, IN)

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Noteworthies ... A bomb took 11 lives at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Indiana Legislature passed ERA amendment. Gary Gilmore executed by request at Utah state Prison. President Carter granted pardon to draft evaders the day after his inauguration. Wreck of the Argo Merchant caused an oil spill over 50,000 sq. miles of the At- lantic. Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl. Roots, written by Alex Haley and about his ancestry, in- spired millions of Americans as a TV special. In the Community ... Mercury hit -23, all-time low for this area, and 23 inches of snow fell in Janu- ary. Local merchants were forced to cut back on hours to conserve energy. At BCHS... School was closed for 10 days due to bad weather. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parman became the parents of Rebecca Jane on March 2. Spring elected from the deep south since the Civil War Noteworthies ... Indira Gandhi lost election for Prime Minister of India to Morarji Desai. Presi- dent Jimmy Carter proposed a plan to deal with the energy crisis. Janet Guth- rie was first woman to qualify in the 500. Nixon revealed truths about Watergate in Nixon-Frost Debates. Seattle Slew won Kentucky Derby. In the Community ... Local Farmers, and FFA members toured. Washington, D.C. on a trip spon- sored by Dave Rust of Rose Acres, Inc. At BCHS ... Mr. Gerald Rose assumed principal’s duties after Mr. Driver suffered a heart attack. “Fiddler on the Roof” was presented by the choral department. The Latin club visited the Chicago Museum of Natural History. The first senior din- ner was held at BCHS on May 2. Bac- calaureate and commencement ceremo- nies were combined to form “com- mencelaureate”. agente SE as Og ‘F 4 ae ae MER tg aE S go a? EA Jets Seta FOE ee ee, “ag OW - Photographs provided by the Associated Press, courtesy of the Seymour Daily Tribune. Calendar 9

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’ 8 Calendar : t= Summer James Earl Carter, Jr. becomes first president to be Noteworthies ... Johnny Rutherford was declared win- ner of the Indy 500 after 255 “wet” miles. Sex scandal uncovered between Con- gressman Wayne L. Hayes and Elizabeth Ray. Teton Dam in Idaho broke killing nine and causing $1 billion damage. Vi- king | and II landed on Mars. “Legion- naire’s Disease” killed 29 and affected 180 others after convention in Phila- delphia. Queen Elizabeth visited U.S. during Bicentennial. Earthquake in China registers 8.2 on Richter scale, largest in 12 years. In the Community ... Community theatre presented “Our Town”. A W Family Restaurant opened. Community celebrated Bi- centennial with “Star Spangled Days”. At BCHS... Agriculture teacher, Mr. Lonn Stuck- wish, married Cheryl Mann on June 19. Fall Noteworthies ... Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, was asked to resign because of a racial put- down. Chairman Mao Tse Tung and Pre- mier Chao en-lai of China both died within months of each other. Cincinnati Reds gained the World Series title beat- ing the New York Yankees in four straight games. The Bellevue Stratford hotel in Philadelphia closed its doors due to bad publicity from the Legion- naire’s Disease. Patty Hearst was re- leased on a one million dollar bond. In the Community ... “The Sunshine Boys” was presented by the community theatre. Tornado swept Seymour on September 26. At BCHS ... Seniors presented “Lilacs in the Rain.” A novel open house was planned to demonstrate normal school days to par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Louden were parents of a son, Aaron Scott, born on October 2.

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Brownstown yearbook celebrates golden anniversary The Brownstown school yearbook cel- ebrated its 50th birthday during 1977. The first book was published in 1927 and entitled The Webb by the senior class on February 2 of that year. The seniors were | highlighted in The Webb with a picture and descriptions of each member of the | class. The book also featured a class will and prophecy, a daily calendar and a joke section. A list of BHS alumni was also featured, starting with the first grad- uating class of 1881, which consisted of four students. During the depression the annual was difficult to finance because ads could } not be sold. World War II forced the book to change from a hardback to pa- i perback cover. In 1963 the Brownston school system completed its consolidation with five small rural community schools to form the Brownstown Central school system. The yearbook title was changed to the Quiver. In fifty years the annual has been pub- lished in many forms. Basically it has changed from a tribute to the senior class to a record of student activities | throughout the year. | bee Ll yer eee é ee A Book 4 : Kevps Boards $ wry TOP: 1927 Webb. BC’s oldest school was built in 1892 on Walnut Street. It is now one of the two middle school buildings. ABOVE: 1955 Webb. The varsity yell leaders were Doris Ray Hamer, Ann Spurgeon, John Robertson, Mary Reynolds, and Marilyn Robbins. They were accredited for keeping the spirit high among the Bears. 10 50th Anniversary