Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Q -l' . l il lal Taking a break from the regular routine, sophomores Jeff Riggs and Sherrie King have fun playing Chopsticks. lbl Deciding at last upon a sweetheart ring is Frank Taylor, senior. lcl Don't you think this one will do? asks freshman Brian McKinley of freshmen Karen Wing and Sandy Smith. ldl Juniors Chris Black and Connie Denton and soph- omore Johnny Plummer and junior Debbie Winiger meet together for a day at La- fayette Square. d qinl Toqerllen... n Jane said that John said he was going to ask you to the show, but he has to wait until he can break up with Mary because she doesn't know and he wants to break it to her, but he told me to tell you that he really digs you. It could not be called romance, yet it was probably more serious than grade school puppy love. Dating in high school was the beginning of newly-meaningful rela- tionships between boy and girl. The conditions for these relationships were ripe at high school age, teens as- sumed the responsibilities of driving and working, thus, problems of transportation and money that students en- countered in earlier years were alleviated, and teens achieved the maturity necessary to relate intelligently to one another. Junior high activities that did not require extensive transportation or money supplied the foundation for high school dating. l went to after school dances and as parties in iunior high, commented Jerry Chapman, iun- ior, but you can't really date until you have a driver's license and a car. After entering high school, most freshmen and sophomores looked to the social security of group dating to provide a transition to going out in pairs. Sophomore Karon Lawrence believed, You can have a better time when there's a whole group of kids. You don't have to be the one to start a conversation. Driver's licenses and car keys in hand, Northwest stu- dents advanced to double and single dating. With ac- ceptable transportation, the variety of places to go in- creased. Most students chose movies, sports events, and miniature golf as their favorite dates, as well as sea- sonal activities like picnicking, bicycling, and swimming in summer and sledding and ice skating in winter. Sitting at home watching television or just being to- gether was an all-seasonal activity that most enjoyed. I like to go on casual dates where a couple can iust be

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nh 3 H. 45 1?- fi? ng? together in their natural relaxed selves, Jeff Riggs, sophomore, said. Whether or not to date steadily posed an interesting question for upperclass Pioneers. Most agreed that dat- ing several people was important not only in finding the right person, but also in enioying different people's com- pany. Supporting this idea, senior Susan Pearson felt, Dating a variety of people is a lot of fun because it always creates new circumstances and problems. Esti- mates of how many people Northwest students dated ranged from one to l,OOO, but Kevin Boyd, iunior, dated enough to know what type of girl I like. Finding the right person was important for boys and girls, symbols of a lasting relationship, exchanged rings, matching shirts and blouses, sometimes sweetheart or first promise rings adorned many couples. Reasons for steady dating varied. I think when you enioy some- one's company a lot and get along well it's good to date steady, stated Evelyn Jones, junior. Some felt that in order to explore each other's personalities, steady dating was the best method. Steady dating is better, commented Susie Muir, sophomore, because it gives you a chance to really get to know one particu- lar guy and find out if he is really right for you. Dutch dating, sharing the expenses of an evening out, was a practice both boys and girls thought should be reserved for firmly established relationships. Dutch dating is nice if you are dating a guy steadily, it is not fair for him to have to pay all the time, said Tonia McKuskey, sen- ior. However, some objected to it no matter what the circumstances were. Freshman Rita Moore decided, Dutch dating doesn't appeal to me because you lose your femininity. W 39