East Noble High School - Legend Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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Begin the assignment. I don ' t EVEN understand. Turn it in on time. No talking area. Let me get my notes. Cram, cram, cram. What a rush. Pay your fines. Grades will be withheld. Take a mod break. Keep your eyes to yourself. Can I borrow your eraser? Bomb a final. See your counselor. I NEED A VACATION!!!!!!!!! I

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COAL CRISIS CALLS FOR CUTBACKS As the East Noble halls became darker and the school grew colder, the energy crunch finally reached Kendallville. The coal strike started on Tues- day, December 6, 1977. Most people thought that it would be over in a week or two. No one realized that it would last for more than 100 days. The strike didn ' t have too much of an effect on the Kendallville area un- til the middle of February. The min- ers hadn ' t been digging coal for over two months, and the I M stock piles were quickly dwindling. When the piles of coal reached the forty-day level, schools and businesses were in- formed they would have to cut back their energy consumption. Schools had to cut back by 40%, businesses by 25%, and and residents by 15%. East Noble cut back the required amount by turning off most of the hall lights, turning off the lights in the classrooms with windows, and turning off all the showcase lights. Classes were forced to cut back dras- tically in their use of video and elec- trical equipment, such as home-eco- nomics, machine shops and industri- al arts classes had to limit their use to every other day. The cafeteria had its own way of helping the school lessen its con- sumption. The yellow trays and the dishes were first to go because they required the use of the dishwasher. In their places appeared divided plastic trays. These were sometimes difficult to handle if someone wanted more than the regular meal. After school activities were can- cled. The two plays Gypsy and Anne Frank were postponed. All athletics were delayed past the usual finishing time in the season due to postponements.