South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE WINTER OF OUR CONTENT I wonder rhor ony humon being should remotn in o cold country who coukj find room in o worm one. — Thomos Jefferson They love to soy it's winter rhor gives us our chorocrer here m the Land of 10.000 Sniffles lr mokes us “hordy Colt formons moy cancel their plans os soon os rhe firsr drops of rom hit rhe ground; we don't even bor on eyekxh or single-digir temps Right? Well, son of Winter in Minnesota is not olwoys rhe picture of tenacity rhe rest of rhe no non sees. You know — people swimming in rhe lolses omong chunks of ice; Mary Tyler Moore joyously flinging her cop in rhe fngid oir above Nkoiet Mol Gronred, rhere ore rhose who love every day of winrer They ore the ones you see in fd. stonding in rhe bock yord with slsis on, looking heoven-word in onriciparion However, there ore those who curse snow with every yeomed breath For them, winrer is often o lore bus. frozen fingers, ond o sbp in rhe parking lor rhor bruises more rhon rher egos. Whor s rhetr consotofion? Are these rhe dues they pay for takes, trees, ond Prince5 Spread rhe joy to these poor socrfs. people. Tell rhem obour hot chocotare. ftannel sheers, ond doing rhnHing skids in rheor porenrs' cor Remind rhem of cuddtng, rhe Winter Corrvvol, ond juy ptain roughing ir our. Gve rhem o Timberwolves r-shirt, pur o few perir marshmallows in their Ovainne, ond por rhem on rhe heod ’’For rhe man sound m body ond sense of mind rhere is no such thing os bod weorher’ Every sky has ir's beoury, ond yorms which whip rhe blood do but moke ir putse more vigorously. Ler it snow. Above Vrver olwoys manoges to raise ony sort of landscape, even rhe drch of highway 494 ond molse t rr s ry ond beourfd Right Jods Frosr mdses o vti during rhe nighi 26 WINTER

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Top Left: The end of o victorious $eo son ... end ody ihe beginning of the cetebcorton All photos ond doto courtesy of rhe Stor Ttibune. StarTribune Winner wonderland A all-to-wall people cheer the Twins « S Gorba ready summ roper to ty Center Is its stores dose after ons descend Slock m nrihev. C S2 56 p Bottom Left: Motf o rr oo proud M n Bottom Right: Derr Btyleven n perfect nesoto fons gerher oround the Stote form Coped for the Twins Roly TWINS

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF Top: Mi Sam Davn cVeOi rhe cKw Above: Try vyw from the cx Xyxo Try chor os o txyvyf obove rhem oo bores 'tvs ye ys rheme BLACK HISTOR Y The conyitutonal yotus of Afro-Americans into rhe 21sr Century ” wos rhe general rheme of rhts year's Block history monrh cefebrarion which rook pkxe in February It 6 tm-porronr rhor all people reo ze what condition rh6 yotus 6 in and rhor it is nor yer as ir should be Al people are a eared equal and should be treated as such. The GvH Rights move menr is nor over The righrs. liberties, and respect deserved by d Americans has nor yer been ochieved for ofl Amen cons Ir is important rhor we nor forger and let fly away pasr occompkshmenrs and mumphs We ore nor yer a fuly inregror-ed society, ond this muy be a crucial, high-priority goal for rhe future, ond tr yorrs with under-yandmg During Block Fterory month, many things were aonged ro help spreod awareness ond un-deryondng On Februory 5rh. there was a produaion held in rhe gym of The Tmes of the Dingham ftooyer from rhe Playwright's cenrer Inc of Minneapolis with octors Mark Oyer ond Lesror Purry Ir wos produced by Mr Monon On ton. On Februory 19th yory-teller Mrs Mottie Clark, o foWoriy of African ond American roles for over 15 years, delighted and enrerroined audiences in the library. On Februory 23rd. two auditoriums were held They featured speakers Mrs Hod.e B Hwndrieth Smith, former ele menrory school principle, ond Mrs Ut-an Worren Lazenbrg. president of LAon and Assoo ares. Consulranrs Comissioner for Mpfe Public Urines 1978 1984 They also featured rhe South High Concert Choir with guest director Mr Sam Dave The negro notional anthem Lift Every Voice ond Sng was sung by Della Wilkins and W Owens, co-chairs for Block Ffcyory month A number of owords were presented durng rhe program Certificates of honor for Supen or Acheivement ond Excel lence of Performance were preserved by Mr Comorn, d rector fo the Educational Division fo rhe Mpis. Urban Leouge, to mony srudenrs. Cash owords of seven, ten ond fifteen doBors were awarded ro rhe three yudeots who scored highey on rhe Block Hiyory Quiz BLACK H6TORY 27