George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Doug Sfleets sfets i during the homen Precision and timing, shown by Jon Toops, are both important factors in bowling technique. Renee Zubay takes everything in stride during intramural tennis semi-finals. Campaigning for votes, Mayor Richard Lugar spoke to Clarkites about his political aims. Gilbert Lozano gets ready to block a spike from Mr. William ' s homeroom.

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•SW W lifktHkifrjj Assemblies and intramurals were placed sparingly on the school calendar because of various difficulties encountered by Student Council. Assembly plans were initiated over the summer when committee members began writing letters to folk groups, candidates running for office, magicians, and others in hopes of receiving favorable answers. Responses soon came back but several of these groups asked for unreasonable fees and the Student Council, who at that time was in financial trouble, had to turn them down. A few of the respondents who refused were M. R. Rush and Styx. Others had to be cancelled because of unforeseen circumstances such as Senator Birch Bayh who was unable to come because of developments stemming from Watergate, and an ESP specialist, Bobby Nuckles, who was unable to come because of a car accident. Further mishaps plagued Student Council. Assemblies had to be cancelled because of inadequate facilities. One of the most important assemblies cancelled was Mr. Buemiller ' s Let ' s Travel. He has come to Clark for years with movies of his travels from across the world and was turned away because of problems with the auditorium. These difficulties resulted in only two assemblies; the first with gubernatorial candidate Richard Lugar; the second being folk singers Mickey Camp and Ray Barony. Intramurals also were few because of a lack of planning, interest, and participation. Attempts made to start basketball intramurals failed when student interest dwindled. But three successful intramurals were held: tennis, bowling, and homeroom volleyball. These intramurals united classmates and encouraged sportsmanship among the participating students. In order to influence students ' voting decisions, Dave Pecenka spoke during the S.C. Campaign assembly. A concert of folk music was the final assembly held in the auditorium. 20

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To bring further attention to their cause, some Clarkites protested in front of the Administration Building. The announcement made during a School Board meeting that Football Coach Voris was not recommended for a contract renewal caused great concern among students and parents. The following morning, March 21, some students planned a walkout on Mr. Voris ' behalf. They arrived at 8:00 a.m. with signs and pins saying Retain Voris or Clark needs discipline and staged a sitdown just outside the principal ' s office, blocking traffic, gathering a crowd of onlookers and bystanders. As the morning classes began, these students proceeded out of school chanting We want Voris. After marching around school, they headed for the Administration Building. The day ' s disturbances subsided, school ended, and Clarkites headed home fo r Spring Break with time to ponder these new events. Returning to school, students were greeted with the news that at the coach ' s request a hearing had been granted. These hearings customarily held at the Administration Building were moved to Clark ' s gym so all interested public could attend. The hearings were held three evenings, April 14-16, during which time members of the School Board listened to testimonies of students, concerned Adult Booster Club members, and Administrators. Over 1,500 students and parents showed their concern by attending. At the beginning of each of the evenings, several students and parents gave Mr. Voris a standing ovation. On the final evening of the hearing. Board members conducted a one-hour executive board meeting to deliberate on all testimonies given and to decide whether or not to renew the Coach ' s contract. A one-to-four vote in favor of renewal of his contract resulted. Students, parents, faculty, and the general public left the gym at 3:30 a.m. on April 17, without having any regrets.