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

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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

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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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Registration . . . The Inside Story ... Standing in line for twenty minutes only to be told you have to go get the principal's signature before you can get your card stamped. ... Being told at 9:00 that you never returned the Encyclopedia Britan- nica volume “M so you can't register until 2:30. ... Having to sign up for gym at 7:30 a.m. because all the other hours are closed and you can’t graduate without a gym credit. Sound familiar? Registration only took place three times a year, but this was more than enough for most people. A very simple task, six classes in six time slots, became very complicated, very quickly. The red tape and bureaucracy was enough to drive people crazy, especially if they wanted to do anything out of the ordinary like take a free hour. Three signatures were needed for almost everything, which meant standing in three different lines and explaining the same thing three times. My strategy was to slip in and out as fast as possible through tricky maneuvers and fast talking, commented an experienced Senior. I want my mommy! cried a Freshman after he didn’t press hard enough on the triplicate forms. Eventually, although it may have taken hours, the last student was free to go home and teachers, students and administrators could look forward to the next registration day. HA HA HA!!!!!!! Picture One: Louise and Karen chat while waiting in line to register for an English class. Picture Two: A popular option at M-U — Sixth hour release. Picture Three: Students check out on credit standings with Mr. Pogoler. Picture Four: Teachers waiting patiently for some enrollment. Picture Five: Unenthused students struggle with their class schedules. 28 Registration