Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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ucv f ., 'eil Computers perform a variety of tasks including playing card games, balancing check books, keeping grocery lists, helping with homework and keeping a calendar of scheduled activities. Home computers become popular with all people Do you need help with your homework? If the answer is yes, then the solution is simple, buy a home computer. Computers were a popular item with Northwest students. Their home com- puter systems included the Atari, Coleco- Vision, TRS-80, Zerrox and Commodore Voc-20. All of these computers were used to play games on, but some were put to more use than just fun and games, Many home computers were used for a variety of different activities. Parents used them for keeping a detailed log of family finances. Mothers used them for keeping their shopping list on. Young people used them for almost everything else. Com- puters were good for doing math and chemistry problems, keeping homework assignments and projects which needed periodical updating, doing word process- ing for homework papers, keeping a calendar of scheduled activities and main- taining a list of chores which need to be completed. Some computers were used to make music. By picking out the different pitches and tones of one's favorite song and by programming them into the com- puter, one could keep his own selection of favorite songs. The biggest drawback to the home computer was knowing how to use it. By punching bottons on the computer keyboard one would come up with a lot of interesting things. Failure to know how to program the computer did not allow one to get very far with homework assignments. Many students learned how to use computers in the school's program- ming and basic computer class. This course proved beneficial in giving students the basic ideas and terminology of compuers. Students who did not enroll in this math course were taught by either some other member of their family, by a friend or from a computer programming book. if? 029

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28' l 1 I w ABOVE: Using the computer for one of his homework assignments, junior Ed Webb finds his home computer very beneficial. TOP CENTER: Enjoying a choice of many computer programs, Senior Ken Merry selects one to test its limitations and practicality. RIGHT: Getting the program right is im- portant to junior Matt Rosov. Here he is using the school's Apple II computer which is located for student use in the Media Center. CENTER RIGHT: Even with prices of home computers ranging from under S200 to over S1,000, students find the many uses far worth the price. Q 9 Mi g,2.....1.. 'i

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Current Events: Entertainment Henry Fonda diesg receives first Oscar Henry Fonda, shortly after receiving an Oscar for his performance in On Golden Pond, died in Los Angeles on August 12. In his winning role Fonda played Norman Thayer, a quickly aging man who cannot come to grips with dying. Fonda was known for having one of the most suc- cessful stage and screen careers when he died at the age of 77. After graduating from high school in 1923, he went to the University of Min- nesota to study journalism, but left the school to work after joining the Omaha Community Playhouse at the encourage- ment of a friend. He was soon offerd a 51,000-a-week contract in Hollywood after appearing in some comedy sketches. He was a rapid success appearing in such movies as The Ox Bow Incident, You Only Live Once, and Twelve Angry Men. The greatest stage role he played was that of a naval officer in Mister Rohertr, a part he played on Broadway for three and a half years. Said Howard Teichmann, who wrote an autobiography on Fonda, He never thought of himself as a star, only as an actor and a human being. iff 'ii' ia M'A S'H episodes end 111!z year program Goodhye, Farewell and Amen was the final episode of the 11W year series, M 'A 'S 'H . Parties of all kinds were form- ed to celebrate the closing of one of America's favorite TV series. For the occasion, Wichita's Red Cross Headquarters at 707 N. Main was transformed into a M 'A 'S 'H hospital. More than 40 costumed staff members, participated in a look-alike contest that stopped work for an hour. Also in Los Angeles, the cast gathered for a private party in the 20th Century-Fox Studios. But other M 'A 'S 'H Barher were not so private. More than 300 people crammed into Packo's, a tiny restaurant in Toledo, Ohio, which occasionally was mentioned in the series. One hundred more waited, lined up outside for the Hungarian hot dogs made famous on the series by jamie Farr, a Toledo native. At Fordham University in New York, students threw a farewell bash in the same dormitory room that Alan Alda called home 27 years ago, shortly after the Korean War had ended. M 'A 'S 'H was a series that network of- ficials did not really think would work when it was brought to them nearly a dozen years ago. Ratings at first were not spectacular. But CBS stuck with it, recognizing a unique spark of humanity that conventional sitcoms often lack, and the audience finally came around, even- tually making it one of the most popular as well as garnering numerous Emmy Awards. Why end the show, then, when na- tional audiences luve elevated it to such a special place in their lives? Not every show is a gem, said Alda simply. We could not always be perfect. But the response from people ran very deep. There were long letters and peti- tions to persuade us to keep going, but we decided to stop because we risked squeez- ing it dry and not giving it our best. After 251 episodes, there was no new ground to break. We stopped out of respect for the show. For the people who loved it so much, I hope vou understand. ii' 'ir 'A Princess Grace dies from auto accident Grace Kelly, who walked away from a rapidly growing film career to become a princess, died in Monte Carlo, less than 24 hours after being injured when her car went out of control on a hairpin mountain curve. . Princess Grace's injuries included hemorrhaging, a broken right thigh, ribs and collarbone while her daughter Stephanie, 17, a passenger in the car escaped with only minor injuries. Words of her death spread through the town of Monaco, which reacted in many ways to show their appreciation for the woman who put the town on the map. The whole town switched out it's floodlights as did the famous Cafe de Paris and the Hotel de Paris on Casino Square. Appearing in 11 films, Princess Grace had her first bit part in Fourteen Hourr in 1951, but from then on there were no more bit roles because of her suc- cess in the film. Her other movies includ- ed High Noon andMogamh0, which won her an Oscar nomination. Such nomina- tions soon turned to the real thing when Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her perfor- mance in The Countiy'Gzrl. She starred in a total of 11 movies in a span of five years from 1951-1956. 'Cr Hfr it , Gandhi, Kingsley win top Oscar recognition The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences met together on Monday, April 11, to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of Motion Pic- tures. The British-made film, Gandhi, about the pacifist leader took eight oscars, E. T, the love story between a child and a homely, wise little alien, was runner-up This year's oscar winners were: Gandhi best Pictureg Ben Kingsley, Gandhi, best actorg Louis Gosset jr., An Officer and a Gentleman, best supporting actor, Meryl Streep, Sophzek Choice, best actress, jessica Lange, Tootrie, best supporting ac- tressg Richard Attenborough, Gandhi, best director, john Williams, E.T: The Extra-Terrertzal, best original score, and Up Where We Belong, from An Officer and a Gentleman, best original song. 'iff 'iff 1? CBS cancels Archie, nation's popular bigot The long running hit, Archze'r Place, which starred Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker, the nation's most popular bigot, was cancelled by CBS. The program finished 24 among 99 prime-time pro- grams for the 1982-83 season. Archie, a working-class home-owner from the New York City, Queens area, was extremely prejudiced, shallow, and angry, but not very smart. At this time in America, this was what the public iden- tified with. All in the Family opened doors to other serious sitcoms, including the spinoff The jefferson: which celebrated it's 100th episode on CBS. 'ir it 'lk' M'l'V proves successful among young viewers Music Television, better known as MTV, celebrated its first birthday and proved a success among young viewers. MTV was inaugurated on Aug. 1, 1981, with five video hosts, about 400 short pro- motional music video clips and a 24-hour radiolike operation: music news, friendly interviews and lots of rock music with pic- tures of groups such as Genesis. Approximately 4.8 million subscribers to 625 cable systems can get MTV's service nationwide. mfr 'iff 'Dr