James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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You ' ve Come A Long Way, Riley . Growing up through five decades has done much to change what was once known as the Southeast Junior High School. The building on 405 E. Ewing now houses the oldest high school in South Bend. The fads and types of entertainment have changed immensely over the years. The guys back then wore baggy pants, thin ties, suspenders, and sweater vests, while the girls always wore dresses with heavy hose. Today the guys ' pants are no longer baggy and their shirts are not always a solid color, and the girls are the ones wearing narrow ties, suspenders, and sweater vests. Needless to say, jeans were unheard of in those days. The 5-cent soda at the dime store no longer exists, but instead fast-food franchises such as Pizza Huts and McDonald ' s have taken over. Today ' s youth spend much of their time at the lake, zoo, playing frisbee, or shop- ping at the mall. With cars much more available, students are allowed more free- dom. There is one friend, however, that everyone at Riley through the years has grown up with. His name is Mickey, and he is the best known mouse around. Created by Walt Disney fifty years ago, he should be congratulated on his Golden Anniversary. The size and population of Riley has grown through the years. The class size has about tripled and additions have been put on the school. Gener- ally a completely different school has been formed. The class of 1979 can proudly say, You ' ve come a long way, Riley. MICKEY MOUSE joins with the Hoosier Poet to celebrate their golden anniversary.

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BIDING their spare time, Tim Daugherty discovers a new foot- ball tee, Jennifer Elin tosses a frisbee, and below, Rileyites observe spider monkeys.

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Once upon a time there princess and seven little minute, that story has I