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

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Annie got her man in ihe end wit|ou| Chief Sitting Bull comtorts Annie after read- ' T ecoachrkari Mark FreHrick complcms to Charley afi out the Indians in the oach.: : =:; g|gg|i ing her a farewell letter from Frank. ■ li B I ffMtUt A MiU. ' lS« Vi v H P ' jI Pv ' SiSk. H L» .™ You Can Do, I Can Do Better. Annie makes the rounds, meeting all tfie white gloves , and showing off her medals.

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smm?u-Am rm: KmKK ' ' .-« Frank Butler, (Steve Norris) flares at the sight of Annie ' s pictures on the bill boards. The course of true love never runs very straight, especially if you watch it run in the Northrop Musicals. This year was not any exception to the rule as JuUe Johnson lamented as Annie Oakley that you can ' t get your man with a guh Then she found that in her pursuit of Steye Norris who was cast as Dan Butler, there are other and more deadly weapons for the ladies. - ' Annie Get Your Gun ' played to packed houses for three ningts: as the Northrop brand of dramatics appealed to many of the Fort Wayne theater goers. I The third annual riiusicd brought ;the variety.-of talents and the surplus of the cdors arid costumes that mark the lavish productions that are presented yearly. It is amazing where Mr. Del Proctor arid his : new dramatic companipn Mr. Jim Purk- hiser firid such talent; or where Mr. Bill Heiris and his music eromes find such fine italent for the vocalizing or for the pit Or- :che8tra..;lt seems- there is a never ending .r;SUpply MNorthrop ' s fine arts people: :; . ■■; (Xnie Qf::the irriost colorful parts of ' Annie i -Get YouT Gun ' has to be the Indian roles is hrbught;tD Ufeby Joe M.aupin- and by -Bart BUechner. They and their crew of so animated; redskins: put a verve and a flash ■ in this production -that: was enjoyed: by all who had the pleasurejio watch. . Many semiproiessional and professional groupS; would be proudto display the high ■■ :quaiity and -the crowd pleasing, attitudes [ ' thatlme rrtarked Northrops musicals; The Indian ceremonial dance before Annie is made Oiief Sitting Bull ' s daughter. Pawny Bill and Buffalo Bill meet again as old buddies. Annie and Frank have the crowd and the audience spellbound as they sing Anything 9 M IW ' ' 1 11 i ili i

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For the first time in Northrop ' s history, the Nordirop Organization for Women (N.O.VV.j, put togetlier a Women ' s Weei November 5-9. Approximately 35 speakers were invit- ed to participate in this eventful project. The speakers spoke on job careers open for women of today; the problems of wo- men in business; and discrimination in general. The highlight of the entire week was the presentation of the Meg Christian Concert held on Nov. 6th at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. During the week of May 4-12, Fort Wayne presented a city wide Women ' s Week. N.O.W. from Northrop was in char- ge of publicity. Sports activities, art exhibits, lectures, and a variety show were only a few of the many attractions. There was also a picnic where awards were passed out, plus a ni- ght spent at the Lakeside coffeehouse where poetry and music were presented. The week ended with the honoring of Mother ' s Day. Scott Zook. Gerri Tuttle, and Marge Slabach listen intently to Meg Christian. Meg Christian performs on the guitar. She later played the autoharp. ■■■ ' -.. f r ' M ' -Xif Sfm,.. Lisa Aldred and Chris Lussier go over the schedule of speakers slated to speak in the classrooms and prepare for the sale of tickets to the Meg Christian Concert.