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

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From far out on Meridian Street Marge Thompson and Steve Kemper catch their first glimpse of the city ' s most famous landmark, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Race fans from all over the world yearly attend the 500 Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Starting as a small Christian college in the suburb of Irvington, Butler University developed into a school of 3924 enrollment after taking over old Fairview Park as a campus.

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A huge new state office building and an ultra-modern Indiana State Teachers Association headquarters dwarf Indiana ' s 82 year old state house, an indication of the changes in downtown Indianapolis which is undergoing modernization. 6

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Jay Steele and Pam Anderson, top students, and Dr. Rose, supervisor, watch as report cards shuffle through the I.B.M. machine. THIS IS NORTH CENTRAL Elections for various student offices took on a new interest in the year of 1960 when John F. Ken- nedy won a narrow victory over Richard M. Nixon for national President. On election day, people from the community crowded into North Central to vote, and proceedings were watched with interest by the student body. Also, in this year, North Centralites found it in- creasingly necessary to study until late at night in order to keep up with the world trend toward an accelerated educational program. Concentrated study paid off. For the second year, North Central had the highest number of Merit Scholarship finalists in the city, twelve. Also, Pam Anderson was one of 1,000 out of 25,000 pupils from all over the United States to be a finalist in the General Motors Scholar- ship contest. But along with hard work, North Cen- tralites found time to relax, going ice skating on a frozen neighborhood pond in the winter, and playing tennis or going for a swim in the summer. North Central is a school in which the pupils enjoy being competitive for honors, sports, extra- curricular activities, and for top grades, and class and club offices. Competition is forgotten, however, when friends meet one another at lockers, in the student center, and during lunch. Its pupils are friendly, out-ping young people who enjoy participating in scholastic competition and who work hard at both study and play Susie Gardner and Bruce Peters chat while sorting out books. During the day, Susie meets Don- na Breaux. Marcia Davis, and Ginny Wohlgemuth on the Student Center stairs to discuss their dates. Bruce talks with Ron Powers and Dick Huggins at the waste basket during lunch. 8