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

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LEFT: A Howe girl of the 50 ' s would both acceptable and popular. attended by girls who wear long never have worn blue-jean overalls to dresses and guys with hair of varying school, but in today ' s world they are BELOW: Today ' s formal dances are lengths. lj ■ imm ' « — . — .-- • FAR LEFT: Good fan support was automatic for Hornet basketball teams that played in the south gym. ABOVE: Girls ' sports at Howe have come a long way with the addition of girls ' basketball. LEFT: In recent years some students have decided to spend class time roaming the campus. Then and Now- 13

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Now, Times have changed at Howe and so have the ideas of the people who make it go. The changes aren ' t restricted to this building, though: they ' re spread throughout society. But since this is where many of us spend a lot of time, what we see in school does reflect the differ- ences. The most obvious change is all around us every day— the con- dition of the campus. It seems to point out that respect for the building is way down. As Bruce Beck said, We live in a very dif- ferent world ; and in today ' s world school life isn ' t nearly as important as it was. Howe ' s reputation in the city might indicate that some people involved closely with the school are too critical of it. Through all of the bad publicity in 1979, it ' s amazing that many teachers at other city schools still associate Howe with that snobby, sophis- ticated image. While there may still be a small group which feels this way, the majority of people who attend Howe no longer feel that it is high above all the others. One area where we have shown superiority is in sports. The athletic department now of- fers 19 different sports, which is a big increase over the early years and is far above any other city school. The additions have come mostly in the area of girls ' teams; but the boys ' teams, espe- cially in wrestling, have been given good support. As for school spirit, in general it has gone down like many other things. This is partly due to the fact that so many students are away from school working during the day. There are also many more opportunities available to people now and the school i n ' t looked upon as such an important cen- ter of activity. Howe ' s history is something that will always be around to provide happv memories for those w ho w ere a part of it and information for those who weren ' t, what reallv matter-, though, is now and the future. The future will be bright as long as good opportunities remain at How e for those who want them. (TOM E1ARTON) ABOVE: Even though the really good crowds don ' t appear as often as they used to, Howe teams still man- age to attract a very respectable au- dience. RIGHT: Old formal outfits for dances were much more conservative than today ' s styles. 12— Then and Now

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RIGHT: Mr. John Ervin assists Tim Gelarden on a tricky etymology test. 14— Classes