North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Individual Hobbies, Varsity Varieties Boasting acts that ranged from an old-fashioned minstrel show to a harrassed husband fearfully trying to teach his wife the fundamentals of driving, the Dixiebelle Show- boat flashed past the North Side landing midst a shim- mering spectacle of lights and colors. Presented in two acts, the show opened wtih the entire company vocalizing Swanee, and Alabamy Bound. Highlights were two modern dance numbers, Danger Man and Steam Heat; a song-and-dance number called Mississippi Mud; an unusual treat from Scotland featur- ing a bag-pipe solo; and a humorous, yet effective-sounding boys ' quartet in Tropic Tropics. As the curtain rose on the second act, the audience found some gals from the hills trying to convince the bearded gents that it was Sugartime. An atempt at magic followed, and ended with the magician knotted in a strait- jacket. An unusual dance number, spotlighted by clever lighting techniques then demonstrated the dancing talents of several Redskins. The predicaments facing those who travel by air was satirized in the skit, The High and the Flighty. The second half was a singing one as vocal solos enthrawled those watching, while the climax was reached in the unique finale, Dream Fantasy. Roper Haverfield puts the finishing touches of makeup on Jay Feichter. 2

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Cash, Careers Lure Redskins to Jobs in Community All learning is not in books, nor in school. Vitalizing this time-proven belief, many students sought work experi- ences, for experience and cash, outside of school. Volunteer problems at the city ' s hospitals yielded experi- ence in a medical atmosphere. Through a similar program at the Fort Wayne State School, Redskins wrapped gifts and performed other services according to their talents. Of course, there were paid jobs. With an answer to the business world riddle of How-can-you-get-a-job-without-ex- perience-and-how-can-you-get-experience-without-a-job, the Junior Achievement companies attracted a substantial sprinkling of North Siders. By responding to calls from employers to the Guidance Office, Redskins baby-sat, wrote letters for a new citizen who needed help with the lan- guage, and read to a handicapped youngster. Other people got jobs through their own leg work or through help from the Youth Employment Service in the summer. Whatever the job, experience was its own reward. Laurie Popp, Joan Yoder, and Becky Lotz fold instrument tray towels in their work as Nursettes at Parkview Hospital. 11

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Help Special Skills and Interest Bloom Who can tell what hidden talents lurk within those friends seen daily but never really known? Perhaps the student in the next seat in algebra is secretly composing a symphony, or writing a mystery story or searching for the perfect shade of blue to complete his landscape. Maybe a person ' s hobby is less hidden ■ — collecting matchbook covers, knitting sweaters, building model aircraft. Other students find joy in the popular diversion of reading. Some spare time activities cause problems. Where is one to store a quarter of a ton of rocks? How is a worried mother convinced that scuba diving is absolutely safe, and good exercise, too? When can a person find time to dig under those stacks of priceless magazine articles on ice fishing, or hi-fi records, or Hungarian recipes or books on modern art to find a history paper or tardy theme? True, hobbies are sometimes a nuisance; but they also help to lend a spark of individuality to those, who, like many others ' have no claim to fame besides studying. Amateur geologist Jerry Bry Noel Patton pans 13