East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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High, rising prices major subject in 1980-81 Inflation was a major subject of the year 1980-1. Prices rose faster in 1980 than they ever had in our history. There were a number of reasons why we hadn ' t been able to control infla- tion. One problem was oil. We were consuming oil products, like gas, fas- ter than they could be produced, making the demand high and the supply low. That caused the price to increase. This created a domino effect, rais- ing prices of other items that required oil for production. This went on until practically everything had increased in price. On October 24, 1978, President Carter made the following state- ment: Inflation has been a serious problem ever since I became presi- dent. We have tried to control it, but we have not been successful. If there is one thing I have learned beyond any doubt, it is that there is no single solution for inflation. We must face a time of national austerity. From 1978 on we suffered from inflation, but most economists said that the worst was yet to come. Our new President, Ronald Reagan, had some new ideas on how to stop infla- tion, but at press time we could only hope that the economy would improve. This chart shows a comparison of prices in 1975 to prices in 1980. Some things doubled in price because of the high inflation rate, and other items, like gas, were still rising at press time. 22 GOOD TIMES

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Gunpowder? Extraordinary Hospital? The Pigateers? Not your everyday play titles. But then again, the 1980 fall play, As You See It, was definitely not your ordinary play. With the play including 11 different skits, a cast of 14 students slipped in and out of more costumes than Mar- shall Dillweed could shake a stick at. (Dillweed was played by senior Dan Nichols.) There were many lines to be learned and a great number of quick changes were necessary to put on so many skits in one play. However, evi- dent was no fear, for the great Pigat- eers were here! Portraying the part of Mr. Rogers, a television character many high school students are famil- iar with, senior Dan Nichols converses with one of his hippy friends, played by jim Bertin, In the skit Gunpowder, Marshall Dillweed (senior Dan Nichols) bites the bullet in this confrontation with Deadeye (senior Brian Tillman). GOOD TIMES 21

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FUND-RAISERS Each year there are activities to raise money for different groups and clubs around school. This year was no exception. Students sold everything from candle holders to sausage. Some items, like candy, were sold by more than one group. In order to keep different clubs from selling the same item at the same time, a sche- dule was followed by all groups and organizations involved in selling activities. Busy trying to raise money for National Honor Society is senior Kalina Reed. Her customers, seniors Jim Cline, Diane Eisenlauer and Scott Helverson, buy plenty. Selling candy to stu- dents was an easy task, because there were always starving students. Sophomores Amy Currie, Shari Rose, Kim Rey- at a fund-raising mixer after a basketball game, nolds, Linda Estes and Laura Steward have fun GOOD TIMES 23