Northfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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Laughing, cheering and clapping seems to raise the spirits of Northfield High students. We also have our quiet, and happy scenes at NHS. Memories of the days at Northfield will tend to grow dim in future years. Our daily activities, our times of fun and laughter, and our moments of seriousness and sorrow will soon be forgotten. We of the 1967 Shield Staff hope that through this publication we have preserved for you the concrete things which will enable you to relive your high school years. The hope of the entire annual staff was to edit the very best annual ever.

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Sr(SWrS AND COUNVQ OP NUC Man ' s greatest pleasure coming not from the participation in an event but from the remembrance of it. For the momentary pleasure incurred by par- ticipation can never be commensurate with man ' s ability for appreciation. An event must be shaded by time, distorted by memory, and then recalled in all its unreality to fulfill the purpose for which it was initially done. For then man, having created by his memory an illusion suitable to his desires, will respond to it fully; thus creating that group of associated feelings which compose, for lack of a better word, happiness. The following, then, is a record of the attempts on the part of the students of Northfield to establish and participate in events that could serve as a basis for these mental gyrations — A record of the Sights and Sounds of ' 67 !

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QG TQ AND SOUNDS FN STUDENT UFt Picture a silent, deserted hall. The lights come on, and in a few moments the whole school is clammering with noise. Suddenly students realize that the tardy bell will ring in less than one minute. Suddenly the halls turn into whirlpools, each stu- dent frantically trying to reach his classroom. No sooner does the bell ring than the students are out in the halls once again. We have what we call an activity period at the beginning of each day. Dur- ing this half hour, clubs are allowed to meet. Then, at 8:50, a day of study and work begins. We have five minutes between classes to return to our lockers and to find our next class. The day continues like this until 3:15 draws near. Everyone watches the clock intensely and waits for the final bell to ring. The classroom is deserted in a matter of seconds and the halls are filled with students hurrying to the bus or to a car. Thus ends a normal day at Northfield.