William Henry Harrison High School - Legend Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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3 Walters, who has been a productions and spring musicals. Junior couples are Jeanne escorted by Jim Baumgart, wh- ' ' I ' t i i , escorted by Kelth maintains a cum laude rating. He and Lori Howard being has participated on the westling Andy Eckles. rophet 7715 Friday, October 21, 197 n- I n .- , -..- n-.. . 0: I OI 7 I. s tudents create 'ight-lifting frogs By Kim Jackson oing calesthenics? This may sound strange but students ir '5 Biology class have created frogs that lift weights. tudying a unit on muscle contraction, the class of 2C orked with frogs whose spinal cords had been detached orain. The frogs could feel no pain, but its muscles were .38 attached weights to the frogs thigh, which was to a machine that gave an electric shock. The shock . muscle to contract and produced a weight-lifting frog. t Biology students participate in many unusual labs. One ed on concerned the production of alcohol. Students i fruit and produced wine. They then distilled pure alcoho me. dents were not allowed to drink the 200 proof beverage buI uctantly admitted to having a fingertip-full of the Hhol ,, orls Biology students attend class during first period every ust come at 7 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. The . lass on Tuesdays and Thursdays is for long labs and tests usan Cates, a Honor's Biology student, feels that the class .. usual and fun. HI think that the class is very worthwhile, , i esdays and Thursdaysfl comments Susan. 1110 year for this informal t . ., teac ers, C 38398 non. Students were allowed to sign at Open Hause 1p for the two conference sessions Laurie Latham ;hey wished to attend last Wed- Harrison High School's annual aesday, Thursday, and Friday in Open House will be conducted on homeroom. If you diid not sign Tuesday, Nov. 1, beginning at ;hen, but would still like to attend, 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. To V0u may sign uP With your begin the night the orchestra will counselor. Room assignments for perform under the instruction of the conference sessions will be Mr. Stephen Matthews starting at handed out next W99k in home- 7:00 p.m. and ending at approxi- room for those who have already mately 7:20 p.m. Continuing from igned 119- 7:20 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. eches Letters were sent to colleges entitled, ttWelcome Open ound the country asking them to House and ttExpla- lmini-ses- 0 end College Night. There will Times and Sections gig 32 colleges involved. Among by PTA President, M c se participating are: Ball State, and sophomore cou selo , Lllarmine, Belmong, Brescia, Keith Combs. At 7:30 p.m. Butler, Deaconess SChOOl 0f Nur- parents are to report to the child's sing, and DePauw. homeroom to receive the program The list continues with : Fisk, for the remainder of the nights Franklin, Hanover, Indiana Cen- beginning at 7:45 p.m. and ending kal, ISU-Terre Haute, ISUE, 1U. at 8:00 p.m., each visiting period h g l Seniors Tom Brackmann and Jennifer Carnes supervise during Honor's Biology class while Chip Helm adjusts the kymograph, a machine which measures muscle contraction. nl 1-11 ,, 1-. '

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Coal strike, Presley, Aces tragedy mark year Blizzards and strikes made America more aware of its need to conserve natural resources. The United Mine Workers strike, which lasted over 100 days, caused fuel supply levels to reach emergency levels during the coldest winter in modern times. Miners went out on strike in December, and President Jimmy Carter invoked the Taft-Hartley Act in March. Union members ignored the act, and returned to work only after a new contract was agreed upon. The Winter of 1978 caused school to be closed 15 days. Evansville set an all-time record for continuous days having snow on the ground. Enormous chuckholes were caused in roads by water settling under the road beds. Elvis Presley The sudden death of entertainer Elvis Presley rocked the world. Presley's death in Memphis at his home, Graceland, spurred millions of his followers to tears. Lines of people miles long stood in front of his estate to mourn their favorite singer. Presley was 42-years-old. MOpening Closer to home, a DC 9 left foggy Dress Regional Airport the night of December 13 bound for Tennessee. The plane, carrying 29 people, flew for sixty seconds, veered left, and crashed into a hillside. Harrison graduates Jeff Bohnert and Mark Kniese were killed along with the entire University of Evansville basketball team. National Safety Board meetings in Evansville later discussed the possibility that the planes' control locks were still in place. The United States and Panama domi- nated world headlines with their agree- ment for the US. to turn over the Panama Canal by the year 2000. President Carter called the treaty his most important accomplishment as president. Israel and Egypt agreed to hold negotiations for peace during the fall. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arranged for the bold move through US. television networks. Negotiations broke down, and Israel was involved in a war in Lebanon during April destroying Palestine Libera- tion Organization bases. The continent of Africa became the major trouble spot in the world, with Cuban troops being used in many battles. World opinion turned toward favoring majority rule in Rhodesia and South Africa. In sports, the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys, Notre Dame, and Kentucky claimed major titles in baseball, pro football, college football, and college basketball. Heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali lost his title to underdog Leon Spinks, the Olympic gold medalist. Second ranked Ken Norton was later declared champion by the World Boxing Council when Spinks refused to fight Norton next. High school football city champion Reitz was upset by Portage in the first state championship game played by an Evans- ville school. North won both the Girls and Boys' Sectional basketball title. Both teams lost in the Regional. Muncie Central claimed the State basketball championship over Terre Haute South in overtime. AMERICAN 8L ITALIAN FOODS 325 S. GREEN RIVER TABLE OF CONTENTS Academlcs .5 Schoolljfe29 agarlizations....................49 Sports..........................71 Seniors..........................91 C0mmunity.....................107 Index125

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Is there really an energy crisis? William T. Pritchett, principal, and Mr. James VanCleave cross-examine Congressman David Cornwell 0n the question, that left many of Southern Indiana schools in the dark. w As much of their work is interrelated, assistant principals Mr. Edward Clay- bourne and Mr. Albert Longbrake often find themselves in one anotherhs office. In the midst of paperwork, Mr. Warren Wilhelm still finds time to enjoy an amusing comment from a passerby. WAcademics William Pritchett Warren Wilhelm Principal Assistant Principal Edward Claybourne Albert Longbrake Assistant Principal Assistant Principal