Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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1 Classes and everyday pressures are forgotten by the Corner Crowd as they take the opportunity of hour-long lunchtimes to make the great escape from school. 2 The a la carte line offers everyone s favorites for those who don’t want to buy the hot lunch. 3 Kung-Fu, move over! 4 Don Nedberg uses his lunch hour to get a little academic help from a friend before a test. 5 Junior men take time to laugh it up with the gang on fifth lunch hour. 6 Even Las Vegas doesn’t have sharper card sharks than the Wallace cafe¬ teria. 7 Dorothy McClatchy munches on a taffy apple for dessert in the surge area. 8 Lunchtime brings out the romance in everyone. 24 — Student Life

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Crowds respond to Homecoming floats, beauties, tradition After many years of unorganized parade cancelled bonfires, and general mass com sion, the Student Council rallied its forces to produce a successful Homecoming. The Council’s first step in alleviating past problems was to divide Homecoming activi¬ ties into a two-day celebration with Thurs¬ day evening hosting a pep rally in the gym and a dance featuring “Heavy” in the surge. On Friday, the community-lined Broadway was dazzled by four class floats, 50 decorated cars, the Lew Wallace band, the pom pom girls and five queen candidates as the Home¬ coming parade traveled from 54th Avenue to the capacity-filled Lew Wallace stadium. Halftime ceremonies began as Dave Chi- dester presented five students with five dollar prizes for the best decorated cars in the parade. The junior class won the “Best Float” award for its “Death of the Warriors.” The major suspense culminated as Sue Thomas was crowned Homecoming Queen. Even our 12-0 loss to Bishop Noll didn’t hamper spirits as fans left the stadium to go to Mac’s, Big-Little Sister slumber parties, and other places of celebration. Student Life — 23

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Lunchtime activities relieve monotony of school day As the lunch bell rang, students entering the hot lunch line were often caught in a crit¬ ical dilemma resembling a game of Russian Roulette as they chose from daily offerings which included “sea faring” hot dogs, but¬ tered spinach, and crushed cranberry cake. Starving students trying to escape the nutri¬ tionally-balanced entrees stood in the a la carte line waiting for cold french fries, greasy barbeques or banana and peanut butter sandwiches. Lunch trays cleared away, local card sharks broke out the decks, and games of Pinochle, Tonk, and Blitz commenced. Groups of students jammed the surge area to stand around with friends, buy tickets for school events, or hastle the hallway matron. Students with cars crowded into Mac’s for the same “appetizing” food day after day, and those without wheels retreated to Burger King, Chuck Wheeler’s, or the corner store. Lunchtime snow fights and frisbee con¬ tests provided students with opportunities to get away from the academic grind and find enjoyment with friends during the school day. Student Life — 25