Brownstown High School - Webb Yearbook (Brownstown, IN)

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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

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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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Calendar A daily calendar was a feature of most early an- nuals. Sentences such as those below were re- corded about each day. February—1927 1—Juniors are greatly worked up over the carnival they are having Saturday night. 2—The traditional ground hog saw his shadow today. 3—Seniors named the annual today. The Webb. Very good. November—1931 6—More bald heads in school. 7—Team goes to Smithville. Stays in Bloomington overnight. Won 33-19. 10—Speech by Mr. Denny on “Hall Loafing and Snowball Fighting” October—1953 31—Mock election at school. Three cheers for the Republicans. Ike won by two votes. December—1953 20—Whatta thriller! Brownstown plays Seymour. We lost 65-62 in a double overtime. LEFT: 1957 Webb. Brownstown High School was under the leadership of Hal Driver as principal and William Sharp. Also pictured is Mrs. Wayman, Mr. Sharp’s secretary. ee Sonoda ecm MEN ABOVE: 1931 Webb. Most people think that girls’ basketball is a new trend, but there were girls sports teams in the 1930’s which were discontinued and revived again in 1972. LEFT: 1953 Webb. These 1953 Science club mem- bers “party” with cokes and cake. 50th Anniversary 11