Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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•At left is the biological science lab. showing major '62-63 improvements, including demonstration desk, screen, tables, and the new torso. being demonstrated by Mr. Evan McFee. teacher. Clever and serviceable bulletin boards played a larger role in the school this year. • One unusual bulletin board was displayed by the Student Council, urging students to keep the school clean. • At the lower left Mark Maranda adds another token of “real trash to the board. All changes were not huge. • In the lower right is the new window built for publications business. Pat Melnik, editor, passes a 1963 Magician (?) through the window to senior Jonna Busey. The window was used later for distribution of yearbooks. 5

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• In the tup picture Reeky Epperson and Glenna Van Arsdol. office assistants, illustrate the reduction in enrollment caused by the addition of a new high school. Last year's 2.500 enrollment cards, on the left, are discarded to make wav for the mere 1 JiOO fright) of this year. • Relow is another first in '63—a “luxurious” limousine (used), purchased jointly by the Spanish Club and Athletic Departments for trips. The car is shown leaving for Mexico with Spanish Clubbers on its maiden voyage during spring vacation. Our school schedule was more unified this year. All were on the same eight-to-three shift, with a single 11:00 lunch hour. Juniors and seniors remembered the old staggered schedule which was made necessary by an overcrowded school with pupils nearly “stuffed into classrooms. The atmosphere was one of a closer relationship this year. There were changes in the building, hut most of us came hack to a familiar sight this fall as school seemed essentially the same. 4

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C tew C Lantv Tourney time is not merely a series of games to Bearcats and their boosters. It is a way of life every March, and a time when the whole school displays awe-inspiring loyalty and enthusiasm. For the fifth time our loyalty paid off with the highest possible award—ue’re Stale Champs! It took days for the meaning of these wonderful words to sink in and make us believe that Muncie Central had done it again after eleven years.