North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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2 re an .gnferefifing oleic of Corweraafion i l Bob North, in his car coat and Ivy League cap, held the door open Linda Hirt's lovely crinolinc made a pretty picture under her wide for Martha Nees, dressed for thc cold weather. skirt, as she sat at one of the modern desk-seat combinations. Masculine and feminine hair styles showed interesting variations. Martha When Spectacular practice began Babs Freeland, Bob Carr, and Barbara Dodge with short straight hair admired Herb Spier's crew cut and Don Hammer changed into their leisure time clothes after school. Babs Foley's flat-top while Marguerite Dine told them she likes her pony in her tapered slacks and Barbara in her Bermudas and bulky sweater, rail better. admired Bob's argylc socks.

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f o 2 J LN o 9 fy ea Ln redfiezi, ard, an cur- o A AMS i l2 -vi 9 y 6 i lllllll V' e 1 X In spite of the casual dress affected by controversial pop singer, Elvis Presley, teen-agers were gradually getting away from careless attire and into a new- looki' of neat smartness this year. Ivy League clothes invaded the middle west, and everything Went striped, buttoned-down, and narrow shouldered. Old-time favorites, saddle oxfords and ankle socks, remained, but shell-pumps called flats', were first choice with most teen-agers. Boys were resplendent in white bucks or saddle oxfords. Three-quarter length car-coats were important, sweaters and skirts were almost a uniform, striped or checked caps became a must for boys. Hair-dois ranged from severe little boy', styles to pony-tails for girls. The popular burr cut for boys showed faint signs of diminishing popularity, probably because the price of hair-cuts went up to 51.50 and 51.75. Skirts for girls varied from the slim to the ex- tremely wide, flared by gorgeously feminine crino- lines. The sissy shirtwaistn was a softened version of the formerly tailored style. Both teachers and parents sighed with relief as they once again saw truly feminine, attractive girls, and smartly dressed boys, after years of addiction to sloppiness. flacflj Barbara Hammer looks over the North Central fashions modeled by ,lim Leffel, Bob Loser, Barbara Lund, and Susan Harvey. fI.0wc'rj Cars were important items in the lives of North Central boys. Stan Hines and Ed Bryan carefully scraped the ice from the former's car after it had stood out in the parking lot during a snowy day. . - A I

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LUG? 5 dnb! .NOYLOPJ yome fo WMA Cnffaf 4.-AP' -JB- Gretchcn Shafer's recognition came early in the year when she was elected to L. S. Ayres fashion board for teen-zigers. This led to her being selected as a representative for the magazine Seventeen. Linda Watkins and her father co-authored the school's pep song which was Many people were in the winners circle at North Central in the Hrst year. Not all are pictured, for some honors were given too late to get in the year- book. But distinction came in both scholastic and formally presented to the student body in a convocation March 22. Peggy Snyder wrote thc words to the Alma Mater song, to the music of Michigan, My Michigan. Both girls appeared at the assembly to be reeognized. other types of activity the first year of North Cen- tral's existence. The faculty and students were espe- cially proud of Math Department and the students who won top honors in the state contests. Connie Zimet, Dwight Ritter, and Judy Hindslcy were three members of the cast of You Can'r Take It With You, the all-school play sponsored by the Dramatic Club. Other persons selected were Nancy House, Chip Wilhoite, Frank Cable, Paula Summers, Mike Clark, Tal Johnson, Tom Green, Brian Duwe, Gary Hcnschen, Judy Whit- tington, Ralph Michaels.