Putnam City High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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gentleness of B. J. or Co. Pot- ter, and ambition of Margaret Houlihan-everyone found a part of themselves clad in olive drab. As a complete epic, M'A'S'H had varying effects on its viewers. David Morales, junior. said, l really wasn't satisfied with the ending. There wasn,t enough impact for me. The emphasis during the whole series was how war affected people. and other than Col. Blake getting killed, everyone just kind of packed up and went home. Erin Palmgren, junior, re- marked, l liked M'AxS H not necessarily because of its war theme, but because it por- trayed a group of very different people who put aside personal differences to work together in the worst possible circum- stances. Alan Alda, Loretta Switt, Mike Farrell, and all the other cast members will be remem- bered for providing us with what no series has before-an anthology of human emotion which hereafter will be exper' ienced only as reruns. nf at William Christopher, as Father Harry Morgan, as Colonel Potter, and Mulcahy, wrestles with his feelings and Loretta Swit. as Major Houlihan. share his hearing impairment. a moment of closeness in their good- bye. .iwfffw H I in W Hunnicut leaves Pierce a note-a semi-permanent reminder of years and feelings shared. Entertainment 19

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A S 'H -a lesson February 28, 1983, The last of February and the last of a legend. Students and faculty alike sat in living rooms, dens, even crouched in a corner at work to witness the final act of an eleven-year epic. The inhabitants of the 4077th M'A'iSi'H finally out- lived the war that had trapped them. and were permitted to character knowing in his heart that things would never be quite the same. M A'SxH, the long-running television program which had occupied Monday night scheda ules since before most of PCHS students remembered, was at last ending-by choice of all those concerned, not by force of low ratings. in farewells screen, as officers and enlisted personnel exchanged las' goodbyes after four years of the incredible stress which was the Korean conflict-the stress which spawned days when an- tics seemed to be the only wag to hold onto sanity. MXAgSxl-I touched so mang people because they identified with at least one of the char- rejoin a society that had been living without them, each if Alan Alda, as Benjamin Pierce, and Mike Farrell. as B. J, Hunnicut. discuss the prospect of the end of the war, Goodbyes come in all variations, as Pierce and Houlihan bid farewell, Pot- ter, Hunnicut. and Winchester, played by David Ogden-Stiers. try to do their best not to notice. 18 Entertainment Tearful faces mirrored the emotions of the people on the acters portrayed-the ironic in- anities of Hawkeye Pierce, the Jamie Far, as Maxwell Klinger. wedf his lady love at the 4077th, Best friends part to opposite sides of the nation, as Pierce gives Hunnicut a last hug

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Entertainment involves water, cars What are you doing tonight? I don't know. What are you doing tonight? Many students confined their entertaining to partying. dancing, going to the movies. or even cruising 39th. Some took advantage of the Christmas holidays or some long weekends to ski in Colof rado. When Spring Break came there was the annual migration to Padre Island. For those of us not yet 18, 'iBoogies was the newest rock dance place for those 15 and over, Summertime was always easy living. White Water beckoned along with Lake Hefner for swimming. sailing, skiing. and sunning. On the wintery days. of which there were plenty this year. we played video games. watching little blips and lights move swiftly across the board gobbling up other little blips and lights. Occasionally we went to rock or punk concerts, but mainly our music came from tapes and records played at high volume at home, A few became mobile and wore head phones hooked to belt-clipped players. mare ching to a different drummer. Richard Callaway, center. and his family take a long bike trip across the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. 20 Entertainment Cruising the side streets on Satur- day night wasn't as exciting as some of the main expressways. but it was in- teresting. 39th Street on Saturday night is one way to show off those wiCl4HCl wheels. Enjoying warm weather Randall Dennis and little brother, Ronald. ski at Lake Eufaula.