Crawfordsville High School - Athenian Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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f'Seens lu the evenings and ou weekends our schoolis social life continued on its merry way. and the appearance of this couple or that couple, at some function or other, always caused much tongue wagging among our classmates. It also made good copy for the gossip columns in our school paper, the Gold and Blue. During the football season, the Friday Nite Dances were a must Various organizations took turns sponsoring these weekly affairs. and we couldnit recall any treasuries even coming close to financial ruin because of them. They were well attended. It seemed that a glance at the world that sur- rounded us during our senior davs might help The universal dream: a guy, a gal, a date, and-a convertible. Shirley Deckard and Bill Mount prepared to join the gay crowd at the Christmas Dance. of our times to sharpen the focus. The big issue in the city of Crawfordsville centered around the Lake P1'o- jectf' The pro-lake faction favored the construc- tion of au artificial body of water which would serve as a medium of entertainment and recrea- tion. The supporters of this point of view were quite dedicated to the task of procuring such recreational facilities for the city. However, the Styles in footwear as modeled by Libby llalpin and . . . need we say?? For those with poor memories-Jack Wyatt. opposition forces were also a hard-working group. These two schools of thought bombarded one another daily in print in the Crawfordsville journal and Review. As the Athenian went to press, the autism and Hprosi' were stalematedg the issue of to have or not to have a lakev was unresolved. The members of our class con- ducted a poll on this and various other issues. the results to be found elsewhere within these pages.

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0llVOS With the politicking out of the way. we plunged into the routine of class- room recitations. homework. and pre- paring for six-weeks, exams. But before long the novelty of being back in school began to wear a little thin. It was at such times that we welcomed the ap- pearance of various convocation artistsg it was seldom indeed that these visitors to our school failed to please. One of the more entertaining pro- grams featured a gentleman who Worked many ingenious umiraclesi' with liquid oxygen. Remember frying an egg with the magical stuff? And quick-frozen fruits which shattered like light bulbs when dropped to the Hoof? Other mem- orable performances featured a blind Smoking liquid oxygen was guaranteed not to be habit forming. The convocation artist did not recom- mend this stunt for noviges. Judging from the rapt attention of the audience during a special convocation, Mr. John Sloan, dent- onstrator of liquid oxygen, seemed to be well on his way tn presenting a sun-essful hour ot' entertain- ment and enlightenment. minister and another a gentleman who presented an excellent Lincoln Day pro- gram. Other prograins brought the YVa- bash Glee Club and the DePauw Uni- versity Band to our stage, both of these being well received. Then. too, our fel- low students produced some high caliber entertainment in the Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving programs.

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An informal gathering at home was easy on parents and pocketbooks alike. Here hostess Sandy Dellekamp entertained guests at her home. Clockwise: Mary Ann Mcfireevey. Dean Simpson. Julie Mclilasson, Sandy, Pete Dunbar Qstandimzl. R. B. Swanson. Marilyn Fyffe. und Jerry Gobel. Still somewhat in n locnl vein-ai little town south of Inclianupolis curved itself an hunk of fume through its sports' achieve- ments. Nlighty Xiilun, population 1100 tlPPl'0XiIlliltClY. overcame Muncie Central. Elkhart, and Cerstmeyer to nail clown top honors in our zuinuzil state hasketlmll tour- ney. The feats performed by this little school gore us ll boost, an optimistic look townrcl the future. As n class we haul hoped to he nhle at least to curry off 21 sectional crown cluring our high school days, hut it wus just not in the cnrcls. However. with the end of the lizutlwfoocl season. we were satisfied with the success of our teaun nncl its new couch, jerry DeYVitt. Our final year at C.H,S. was not liniitecl to the lmoundnries of our school and city. The zunnzing Cto ns-ut that timej modes of transportation and connnniiicution. the threat of war and the hope for pence, and the fearsome potential of the atomic and hydrogen homhs, caused us to live in at critical and uncertain time. The mule menihers of our class had little to look forward tog their nlternutives were two: enter the service or enroll nt college. VVell, it's 8:30, and l've gotta wrestle tomorrow. Aw-w-w-w. Prominent in this cast were .Ian Ewoldt and Ed Bayless. Larry Delks to salesman: Yeah-fits like a glove, but -but-uh-h, how much?