Marshall University High School - Collage Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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BLACK HI! “Look How Far We've Come ... The theme of Black History Week 1982 was “Look How Far We’ve Come” and this applied very well to the five day long celebration as well as Black History in general. The program was perhaps the most interesting and successful seen in recent years at M-U. This was due to three things. First, more students were involved in the organization process. Second, the faculty advisors. Nancy Olson. Bev Cottman and Willie Owens were extremely helpful. Thirdly, the student body was much more receptive to what Black History had to offer. “I feel students of any ethnic group can benefit from the knowledge of another’s culture. It can help us to understand each other and get along better.” commented program chairperson Stephanie Davis. The week was highlighted by the auditorium program and dress-up day held on Wednesday. February 10th. The presentation featured Ms. Barbara Andrus, Director of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, as guest speaker. Ms. Andrus informed M-U students of the accomplishments of blacks who were educated in the Minneapolis public school system. Bruce Henry sang a Stevie Wonder song, The Secret Life of Plants, while Shada Buyobe performed an interpretive dance. Both were local black community artists. Michelle Demps led the students in the singing of the Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice. The South Side Seven jazz band provided background music before and after the presentations. The program also included an international fashion show with clothes from Europe. Africa, the Caribbean and North America modeled by M-U students. “I thought the creativity exhibited by students was inspiring. I really enjoyed the show,” said a member of the audience. Thirty students tried out to be in the show and sixteen (eight women and eight men) were chosen to participate. The show was emceed by Tim Jackson, Roz Staples and Otti Hagedorn. Black History Week also included an essay contest and second hour movies pertaining to the theme. The intense preparation and high level of professional style which was evident in the activities of the week was a credit to all the students who participated in making the week the success it turned out to be. Picture One: Stephanie Davis gives an introductory speech at the Black His- tory Week auditorium program. Pic- ture Two: Elaine. Ros. and Otti em- ceed for the International Fashion Show. Picture Three: A native African costume and hairstyle. Picture Four: Alan and Timl go Caribbean! 26 Black History

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Funny, Foolish Or Frivolous Fads According to Webster's dictionary, a fad is a practice or interest followed for a short time with exaggerated zeal. They don't necessar- ily make sense. Hula Hoops? Mini Skirts? Swallowing Goldfish? but they're fun while they last. One of the most popular fads of the 'SI- 'S? school year was Rubik's Cube. It was a 4 x4 cube with each colored face divided into nine smaller sections capable of being rotated. The object was to take a scrambled cube and get the six faces the same color by rotating the sides. With over three billion ways to mess up. solving the cube could be very frustrating. Soap operas, which were once thought only to be the pastime of bored homemakers, became a national obsession. General Hos- pital was by far the most popular, with its millions of fans including everyone from busi- ness executives to college co-eds. The nation watched anxiously as the wedding date of Luke and Laura drew closer. A sigh of relief resounded as each said. I do. Another incredibly popular fad with the younger generation was playing electronic games. Millions of quarters were fed into such games as Pac-Man, Asteroids. Space Invaders. Gorf. and Defender. A sort of elec- tronic addiction became prevalent among teenagers. Another widespread fad. despite its price, was the Walkman headphone and cassette player. Many people wore them while jogging or during a particularly boring class. Funny or foolish, frivolous or freaky, fads were important because they added some humor to our normally serious lives. They will continue to come in and fade out of popular- ity as long as there are creative people and a willing public around. Picturo One: Tho video-mania world ol computo txod beeps and flashing lights. Picturo Two: David Ham!too gets into the “ultimato in stereo sound. Picturo Three: Local thaatros boasted a wide variety ot popular films. Picture Four. Tho music and lyrica o Prince are controversial and dotlnitety n lad Picturo Flvo: Now Wave music, once considered a trend, appears to be here to stay. Picturo Six: Numbor On In daylimo dromo. Picturo Seven: One o? M-U's cube masters shows his fast fingerworfc. Fads 25

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TORY 1982 Merry-Go-Round By Langstone Hughes Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry-go-round Mister, cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored can't Sit side by side Down South on the train There’s a Jim Crow car. On the bus we’re put in the back But there ain’t no back To a merry-go-round! Where’s the horse For a kid that's black Picture One: Rafonne and Charles strut their stuff. Picture Two: Cedric and Heather model North American attire. Picture Three: Shada's interpretive mod- ern dance. Picture Four: Guest Speaker Barbara Andrews appeals to the audi- ence. Picture Five: Michelle Demps in- spires the crowd with the uplifting black national anthem. Picture Six: Liz and Omre playing hard-to-get. Picture Seven: David and Ifeoma survey the merchan- dise. History 27