South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Peace Talks I Headline News To most South Side Archers, the outcome of the North South basketball game seemed much more significant than world affairs. However, the out- side world did have its effect on us, and some history was made in 1977-78. . On the home front, many citi- zens and congressmen thought that James Earl Carter pushed a little too hard. He tried to take a stand on the Panama Canal treaty, the energy bill, reverse race discrimination and other controversies . . . while Con- ; gress looked on most disap- provingly. Carter entertained at home and negotiated abroad, attempting a fresh new open- ness in American government. Other pe ople in the world made the headlines as well; Anwar Sadat went to Jerusa- lem, Queen Elizabeth cele- brated her Silver Jubilee, Far- rah departed from the Angels, and Reggie Jackson batted three series-winning homers. Anita Bryant stirred up more than orange juice with her ultra- conservative stand on gay rights, while Johnny Rotten and the now-disbanded Sex Pistols kept censors busy in Britain. We lost many of our cultural heroes this year, including Bing Crosby. Guy Lombardo, Elvis Presley, Groucho Marx, and Charlie Chaplin. Television addicted more of the masses.: and we learned that nearly everything ingestible. including saccharine, causes cancer. 1977-78 was a time to accept the energy crunch and enjoy . skiing and snow, jogging and the Natural Look. But mostly, the North South bas- ketball name. , ; The Canal Panama THE WHI GONE FISHING SALT jfc t FOCUS ON THE FLU Saccharin Ban 18

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TICKING As one leaf, alone Torn loose from its stem Is caught in mayhem Its spiraling dance Suspended in air Holds you in a trance an unblinking stare Lest you show weakness or even meekness to a foe unknown. Oh, wise little cat, No monster is that. You flee with relief But it's only a leaf — Donna Caroline 20 The routine. It turns the mind to a hardened mass, it changes the various voices to muted mur- murings, it blinds the eyes to col- ors and dulls dimension. The maddening ritual, the ringing routine, modeling itself in the mirror of the clock's cogwheels and gears, gives to everything the grainy gray texture of dirt and dust. It drills and it dims and it pounds and finally wins, turning the first rebellious red anger to a blind, black defeat disguised as ready acceptance. The wretched routine, tick-tick- ticking without end. —Hilary Held THE MILLIONS Each grain, lost yet found; Each is small, but important. We are like the sand. — Lori Benninghoff Is it foolish to share a dream? A dream that could bring happiness, A dream that could bring love. A dream whose memories we could cherish. —Maureen Granahan —John Hogan a I' u5011001 'Snt a place; ft's a state of mind- (Frank Zappa) A high school is more than a building of steel and mortar; it is a way of life Per- sonalities are shaped and molded from human clay. For better or worse, one is mar- ried to one s high school experiences for life. „. Thoughts on High School Ar } —-Jikesmt. I saw her looking at me. Oh, maybe it's just that I'm dreaming, Yes, that s it. Do you suppose she does like me? 'Sorry, not tonight. I've got to wash my hair. Write your name in the upper right hand corner ... Churchill, Winston S., A History of the English Speaking Peoples, «pQm„„ c ., «,., „ I, New York, Dodd', Ramon, South Side Mead Co., 1 956 Ram Ram That's all and have a good day. What'd ya get on that test yesterday'' Wanta skip lunch? I heard that likes you, but likes her. Thoughts on Graduation Maybe if I flunk a class I can stay a year longer. Who can I take to the prom? Can I have one of your senior pictures? What if I trip or my cap falls off? What do I want to take in college? Even after graduation, a person remains forever tied to his alma mater. His SAT scores follow him everywhere. student 16 °f mortar board could be said to represent the severed ties of the Seniors are very anxious to get each other's pictures for remembrance; certain African tabes believe that if you take their photograph, you are taking their souls. High school is in the eye of the beholder. To some it is a party, to others a torture °u0n?cau ,rade' t0 others a time to be free- To some il is serious, to others a farce. High School is an education in itself. — John Hobbs Tenderfoot The grass is dry And Sharp Leather grows on the dirty side of my feet Comes a day when the loving harshness shall make no impression on the nerveless flesh But today I am with the Small pains of tenderness. Great sadness in their times, they are later to be laughter of fond smiles. So much the matted straw seeks mesh with me and I can only wait For toughness. — Jenny Kern