North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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EHHJIBS Machines took students to all their various activities and jobs. These cars, jeeps, and trucks came in var- ious sizes and colors allowing for very individualized transportation. For example: Bill Bach 's maroon truck, or Carter McEvoy's royal blue hot rod, or Dennis Kerr's light blue VW sedan, or Terri Lyon's orange VW with Porsche written on the sides, or Pam VanWey's old gray truck. A person's vehicle was of- ten a student's l.D. card. No matter what we were doing, machines had some part in our activities. There would have been no dancing at the dances without the record player for music and the emcee couldn't have been heard with- out a microphone. just as with dances, no rock con- cert would have been worth going to without the electric guitars and amplifiers. Those who enjoyed relaxing at Snoopy's or Indian Hills Fun Center had pinball machines to occupy their leisure time. Spare time spent at loyland riding the rides or even at the Arcade was dominated by machines. On the job, machines often played a part. For everyone who clocked in and out on a time clock, time was money and a machine was depended upon to make sure that time was right. Machines were very important to voters. Votes were recorded and counted and were sent across the country to be reported nationally and locally on TV, The outcome was surprising as well as depressing to some and expected by others. When you look back and count all the machines used in a year, a month or even a day, you see how mechanized mankind has become. Whether relaxing, or working we are involved in machines, almost to the point of becoming machines ourselves. Factories were already starting to make robots and had back orders for thousands of the automated chil- dren. Perhaps one day you will realize the clerk be- hind the counter is not human, but a reasonable facsimile. .,.-11.- K

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3 6 Hr l Q lil gg ., ,ig sygggf A r ,J Q, At. the semester, students affected by computer foul-ups on their schedules, cursed our automated system along with faculty members whose plans received quick revisions due to breakdown of ditto machines. Otherwise, life went on much the same, except for a few days of coat wearing and confu- sion because of heating or bell system malfunctions from construction or a mad dash to the first floor bathroom while the ones on 2nd floor were off. .. .iw-asa.. same-'Q :Wi 1. Concentration, along with skill, proves to be the benefiting factor in a Cross Country runner. 2. Strong shoulders and lots of wind are required to be a good tuba player, as demonstrated by senior Kent Holman. 3. Industrial Arts includes many different areas of study which interest a wide variety of students. Welding technics are being demonstrated here by senior Avon Degrafenread. 4. Passing periods usually bring mad dashes to the few candy machines in the school, but seniors Susan Ayesh and Paula Brazill sneak off during cheerlead- ing class and take their time. 5. Que pasa, amigo! Muy bien, gracias. Listening to language tapes helped students to speak foreign languages fluently. junior Connie Collins, follows along in her book as she listens. 6. The telephone seems to be one of man's most popular machines. Like other students, junior Steve McCartney would likely be lost without one.

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