Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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BES1 MOVIES OF THE JfEAR (Chosen by Time, listed alpha- betically) Bread and Chocolate ' Cat and Mou - ' Days of Heaven Deer Hunter Cet Out Your Handkerchief Heaven Can Wait Movie Movie NATIONAL LAMPOON ' S Animal House Summer Paradise Watership Down NIELSEN TV RATINGS I. (tie) Happy Days, La erne and Shirley 3. Three ' s Company 4. ABC Sunday Night Movie 5. Little House on the Prairie 6. Mork and Mindy 7. (tie) Alice, Charlie ' s Angels, Love Boat 10. (tie) All in the Family , Eight Is Enough. Taxi, What ' s Happening LEFT: Although Farrah Fawcett- Majors has been replaced by Cheryl Ladd, Charlie ' s Angels continues in its popularity. LEFT: Sean Conner) and Lesley - Anne Down star in the high adven- ture The Great Train Robbery . ABOVE: Christopher Rce e stars as tin- man of steel ' in Superman. Movies. IN -21

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Movies and T.V. Comedies in great demand Stephanie Fattic w hy do students watch TV? This question holds quite a variety of answers. Some students watch it because of the free entertainment it provides and the way it helps to replace tension with relaxation and laughter. There ' s the usual, Well, there ' s nothing else to do and I ' m bored. Others see it as an escape from the reality of problems with friends, school and home. They follow their programs from day to day and week to week as if their lives depended on them. There are even a few students at Howe who don ' t like TV and consequently don ' t watch it. They feel it ' s a waste of time or else they don ' t have any time to watch it. Television has the reputation of being a bad influence on im- pressionable minds as a result of all the violence and crime de- picted. But there ' s the good edu- cational aspect too. News and documentaries such as the highly rated Roots ' ' are a good source of information. TV has both good and bad points, but its effect usually depends upon the person watching. In a survey taken at Howe, some students answered several questions concerning movies and TV. The favorite program turned out to be this year ' s comedy smash Mork and Mindy. Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Suzanne Som- mers were popular actresses. The choices for favorite actor were strung out among many actors. Steve Martin claimed favorite comedian with Richard Pryor a close second. The overwhelming majority of students harbor strong feelings of dislike for commercials. They don ' t pay much attention to ABOVE: ABC ' s smash comedy hit Three ' s Company, starring Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter, and Suzanne Sommers is in its second season and still going strong. them because they feel they are found in the ones starring cats phony and exaggerated. Many and dogs. Perhaps commercials view them as an interruption at do have one redeeming quality, the exciting part of their pro- They allow time for a quick trip gram. Commercials wouldn ' t be to the refrigerator or the bath- so bad if they showed any kind room, of creativity; however, it says something that the only talent is ™ m mmmm m — — This proved to be the year of escapist comedies in movies. NATIONAL LAMPOON ' S Ani- mal House turned into a block- buster hit dealing with farcical fraternity campus life in the 60 ' s. In fact, it was so big television now has a spinoff from it, Delta House. Cheech and Chong ' s Up in Smoke certainly scored high in the laughs. California Suite, Foul Play, and Re- venge of the Pink Panther pro- vided lots of snickers. The era of thrillers seemed to be revived this year. Magic, probably the favorite of these, is the bizarre story of a ventrilo- quist-magician with a schizoid personality that unleashes a nightmare on his friends. Hal- loween, The Psychic, Eyes of Laura Mars, and Coma gave slight thrills to the squea- mish. On a serious note, Ice Cas- tles furnished the best tearjerker of the year. Oliver ' s Story, Midnight Express, Heaven Can Wait, and The Deer Hunt- er tried to provide portraits of reality in this era of escapist comedies. And nobody can for- get John Travolta ' s fifties por- trayal in Grease or Super- man, the most expensive movie ever made. Olivia Newton-John, Sally Fields, Jane Fonda, Burt Rey- nolds, Clint Eastwood and John Travolta are all popular movie actresses and actors. Most students go to the mov- ies several times a month despite the restrictive prices that force them to go to bargain matinees and some couples even to go dutch. 20-Movies, TV

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Music and Dances Dances go disco Doreen McGuire Musically speaking, the 1978-79 school year hasn ' t been too bad. Although there were no drastic changes in the type of music, there was plenty of original music to listen to. The top songs were Miss You by the Rolling Stones, Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, and, for all you discomaniacs, Stay- in ' Alive by the Bee Gees. Of course, no matter how much the majority of the Howe- ites hate disco, it is very much a part of the music scene. Satur- day Night Fever, the film and the LP, pulled in tons of money. Discos in Indy, such as the Tel- ler ' s Cage, the Stoplite, and the Arrangement, pulled in tons of business. All we can do is hope that this was disco ' s peak year and it will soon die, to the satis- faction of many. The Rolling Stones once a- gain entered the mainstream of rock with their album Some Girls. Other top albums were Bob Seger ' s Stranger in Town, Billy Joel ' s 52nd Street and The Stranger, and Foreigner ' s Double Vision. There were plenty of dud albums around, but who listens to ' em anyway? Bob Seger put on what may be considered the best concert around here in years. Close be- hind were the Electric Light Orchestra; Billy Joel; Crosby, Stills and Nash; Yes; and the Moody Blues. Generally, the lighting and sound quality were excellent. The new artists for the year sparked a promising note for the future of rock ' n ' roll, with the likes of Eddie Money, Meat Loaf, the Cars, Toto and Elvis Costello. Indy ' s own Roadmas- ter and Faith Band will soon be hitting the national scene. Kar- ma and Q-95 even put out a home-grown album to give ex- posure to the many fine bands around Indiana. The year saw no new album from Fleetwood Mac, but that ' s okay, because the Rumours LP is still getting its share of air- play. Other names filling up the airwaves these days are Heart, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Boston, REO Speedwagon and Rod Stewart. The sad note from ' 78 was the death of Keith Moon, the wild drummer for the Who. His brilliant drumming and his out- landish partying will allow him to go down with such greats as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Who Are You, the Who ' s last album with Keith Moon, was somewhat of a comeback for the Who. On the subject of sad notes, another year went by with no Beatles reunion. For that matter, John Lennon hasn ' t had an al- bum of new material out in over four years. The Beatles have in- fluenced just about every group around these days, so there ' s no doubting their presence. A Beat- les reunion in the near future would be the epitome of rock ' n ' roll. Leslie Wilfong Dances took on a new look this year. Howe ' s first computer dance was held early in the fall, and gave participants a chance to meet new people with whom they were compat- ible. Fewer chose to attend the other after-game sock hops, even though student council was able to provide a good sound without the. cost of a professional DJ, using their new stereo system. The continuing popularity of disco music was evident in the dances and the dress of those who came. Disco ' s influence carried over to the semi-formals, where the girls ' dresses tended to be flash- ier and the guys appeared more casual. For those who didn ' t really want to boogie down there were always the more popular slow songs. Conversa- tion, pictures and refreshments added to the evenings activities. There was much controversy over the decision to combine the junior and senior proms, but the event promised to be bigger, classier and more exciting for all involved. BELOW: Don Kleppe and Jean Len- ahan are the first couple to take the floor at the Brown and Gold. ;. ■% 1 i i 4 r 4 , « ! JL : i l flgapte A S A ' U W if r i i i ( ii 1 H| 1 A 1 22— Music, Dances