Northside High School - North Star Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Senior Beth Garrett finds the white stuff a little more than she or her shovel can handle as did everyone else. Long awaited warm, snowless days brought the snowbound bikes and riders out of hiber- nation. And It Snowed and It Showed

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'iam coaxing. A Vorioition in Rounolboll Remembering a new and different experience is easier than remember- ing the ordinary, especially if there are bruises the next day. Bruises there were, and many aching bones, too, as 30 juniors and faculty awakened the morning after a first for the Northside and Muncie community-Donkey Basketball. Approximately 800 attended the game, of which the object was to make a basket with the ball while mounted on the donkey. Other rules were explained, such as when retrieving the ball, the rider must also have hold of the donkey, and if there were any deposits, the rider was responsible for disposing of them. lVlr. David Knisley, appropriately a biology teacher, was the first to man the broom and shovel, drawing rous- ing laughter and applause from the spectators. The spectators also had a part in -I+ .. ,. Wils- Disgusted, embarrassed, and a bit uncertain, Junior Keith Skeel obliges his donkeylas they junior Ann Gibson gives her donkey a little both bow out of action, or at least till Keith regains the reins. deciding who was more stubborn, as junior Bob Slauter attempted to stay on his bucking bronco. Enriching the junior class treasury by S750 and leaving behind many stiff bodies besides a distinct odor, the donkeys and their riders' ex- pressions will be a dimension some will wish they had never explored. Practicing a wrestling move isn't quite what Coach Jim Metzler had planned, but he is prepared with his gear when his donkey maneuvers a quick switch. Sf?

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