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

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The Japanese student nicknamed Pooh explains to Doug Mawhorr the whereabouts of his luggage. Mr. Honoki, assistant principal of Koryo High, views the entire student body for the first time. A native Japanese folk dance is performed before an attentive crowd at the pep session. 12 Koryo visit

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6 7 4 ' . •00 Y u I o ■■ G H aiSBlB ' B N M ; O Principals Although i Jorth Side has been oper- ating for 55 years, it has had only five principals: Mr. Milton Northrop frcm 1927 to 1953; Mr. Dale Robertson from 1953 to 1963; Dr. Bill Anthis, superintendent, from 1963 to 1972; Mr. Max Updike from 1972 to 1974; aid Mr. Dan Howe since 1974. This year marked Mr. Howe ' s eighth year as the principal. L Auditorium For concerts, assenblies, and other school oriented events, the best place to go is the auditorium. It can hold many anxious students and fac- ulty members with a capacity of 1500. Also, the auditorium is the third largest of its kind in Fort Wayne. 23,000 Selections For those unwanted English assing- ments of bode reports, speeches, and research papers, the best place to be is the North Side library. The li- brary has over 23,000 selections to choose fron and over 200 titles just in the paperback section. There are also 5 newspapers in the library. Holding Capacity North Side ' s two largest gyms can hold a ca±)ined total of 4100 energe- tic, screaming fans. The main gym can hold 3500, and the stadium gym has a capacity of 600. North Side was also the first Indiana high school to have ni t lights on the football field. Lisa Clegg and Jon dinger, seniors, appear to be danc- ing, but they are in the typing room. As principal of North Side, Mr. Howe must deal with the unending supply of paperwork. Odd Facts 11

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Always on the scene, Legend photographers Todd Da- vid, Eric Beltran, and Tim Miller snap the shots. Nervous smiles are abundant as the Koryo students wonder about the coming three days. North welcomes sister school The month of Septenber became very special in North Side history. We as a student body welcomed 18 students and four teachers from Japan to our country, our city, and our school. None of the students had been in the United States previously. As they got off the plane, tensed with ejqpecta- ticHis, th were welcomed by cheer- leaders and students with red and white carnations. Their busy week began with a recept- ion at the Holiday Inn so that they might get to know the families with v iom they would be spending the next three nights. The students todc Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to tour the city and the school. Wed- nesday we welcomed them to school with a rally on the front steps. The students then traveled by a very American school bus to various attractions throu out the Sunmit City. They stopped to see the Old Fort, the view of the city from atop the Fort Wayne National Bank Building, Snider High School, and met Mayor Win Moses, among many other things on their very full agenda. A conaon thread ran between us that destoyed any language barrier. We were all high school students who liked to have fun. Together we danced to the Beach Boys at the Junior-Sen- ior wonen ' s football game, shared lun- ches and shunned the rain during the Hcmecoraing football game. Our desire to learn about each other brought us into discussions about favoirite rock groups, clothes, .and blue jeans. We also exchanged some good-natured kidding. As the days flew by and the time came to say sayonara, lasting friendships had been formed. Beautiful gifts were left as remembrances and promises of letters were given. We had learned a lot from the Jap- anese teachers and students. New games, new words, and n« foods, like dried seaweed, were brougjit to North. tt. Howe joked, I can understand how difficult it mast be to negotiate a war. We had enougji trouble negoti- ating bacon and eggs in the morning. All jcking aside, that week in Sep tenter will not soon be forgotten by North Siders. By: Christine Dennis Koryo visit 13