Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Train, let me off at the next stop. I ' ll go on ahead and check the track for traces of beginnings A, ' .JMt if i told you you wouldn ' t Alka-Seltzer I believe me try me I was o.k. today i sittin ' met a goblin who and eat- said if i didn ' t ing, ma fall in love with and pa you he would turned on eat me up the news. you ' re right I saw a i don ' t believe close-up you of a man that ' s funny it with his worked on the gut hanging mirror this out morning - all of a sudden outta the clear blue sky two Alka-Seltzers dropped into the T.V. and the picture fizzled out amidst effer- vescent bubbles, thus taking ll(. c .:i.:. - care of my if by chance we should meet ain after our last good-bye ' s please only say Hello c ' r U With eyes closed and mind eased I sit thinking of the times we found living hard and loving harder. Now it ' s all in a sealed room, where tears have rusted the hinges closed. I have too many untied shoe laces of my own to try tying yours Sitting Quiet You write and ask how am I? but all the time I was right beside you sitting quiet thinking of noisy actions to let you know I ' m here. You talked of San Francisco and gave me a matchbook to use and think about a trip next summer. Tell me- Do you think if 1 use a match from San Francisco the dream will follow the path of the burnt-out match or glow with the ash at the end of the dark? ' TV

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stars Oil our hearts with cherished dreams; yet we continue to live in fairy tale worlds. When you ' re alone, just sittin ' by yourself- think-think well. When you ' re standin ' in a crowd all alone- think-look and think. And while you think--if you begin to pity yourselt you think too much. Again I ' ve watched you change your mind in letter after letter I take on the task of trying to understand you. The Hardest Words to Say Why do you only notice the out of date rags I wear, and the car I never drive, and the promises I fail to keep? Do you always search for love in the night? Why? I ' m standing right in front of you-- if only you would open your eyes. You want advice-- but how can I give advice if I don ' t understand it myselt . ' The blind cannot lead the blind and the dumb cannot talk to the deaf- So how am I to be sure you ' ll accept my love for you? Must I tell you the pleasure and enjoyment I find in your company- the beauty and joy I find in your smile- and the pleasantries I find in just being with you? Must I tell you that I see you- not as other men do (with the lust of their eyes and flesh)- but as the pride of my Ufe? Are you unable to see this or did I fail to tell you? I guess I never learned how to say the words . a I love you J ( - . ,, rtgmalttg: have I? People walking all around me some stoned some drunk few straight i find myself closing my eyes while listening to the music flowing aimlessly inside my head feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin i find myself escaping into a world of my past transcending time till i reach my destination- birth. •K-- in the dirty mirror cold floor bathroom in the morning (ouch) trying to shave still asleep, the unsympathetic can sitting by the sink says Dial oh how i wish i could but i forgot the number ... It is only because I ' m not sure of what love is, that I shall sleep with you- My parents have always told me to look at a subject from every angle, before deciding. ] d Ni.U ' -

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Nineteen Seviniylh the ::; ' ::W ; ' : ::■: ' : ■:. ■ V,; ' ' , ;., ; • J» ' ■ aBlr ' ; : ' ■ ' :■ ' : . ' -■■ ' , ' ' ' ■ ' . ■■ : ' - : ' ,:•■■ ' ■ : ' i» 1 1 m:M§:W MM i m UM — m Hf J y P ' - %9, 4|| ] if -■.-■ ' . , ;■ , ; ■ j ■ nl Members of the 1973 Homecoming court. From left to right: Pam Mandos, Karen Gaines, Diana Hoffman, Julie Johnson, Cathy Bux, Vickie Wade, -the queen Marianne Ferraro, Kathy Wright, Pam Shaw, Denise Tubbs, April McDowell, and Pam Hawkins October 26, 1973 was the date set for the second annual Homecoming at North- rop. The evening ' s festivities opened with the football game against the Huntington Vikings. During halftime the llS girls elected to the Homecoming court were presented to the crowd. Maiianne Ferraro was crowned Northrop ' s 1973- 74 Home- coming queen by Jennifer Johnson. After a striking Northrop win a victory dance was; held in the gym. The bright orange flames and the deep brown shadows reflect the Bruin spirit at the bonfire. Friendship has no boundries even between teachers and students as shown by Kirby Schiemann and Ms. Wichem at the victory dance. -:: ; ; o