Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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l. Edison students Edith MacDaniels, Mel Hansen, Michael Carter, Karen Stewart and Adrian Washington do their best to avoid the often humdrum school routine, 2. School spirit seems to be picking up as students clap enthusiastically during the assembly before the Memorial game. 3. Sophomore Greg Kirkpatrick arrives early to be assured a parking space for his bike. 4. Nostalgia plays a part in the styles of dress shown bv senior leannie Enlow. Opening Q 5

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USTALGIA HITS On August 27, 1973, 1,603 senior high students reported to Edison to start their school year. As always, part of us were excited, antici- pating new classes, new teachers and seeing old friends, but the rest of us were reluctant, thinking instead of old classes, old teachers and homework. This year we had about 55 students bussed here from outside the Edison district and 527 students moving up from junior highs. Those of us who were returning knew what to expect, but the new students could only ponder on how things had been in the past. Whether old or new, WC wondered as a group what this year would bring: traditions kept, changes or what? For the first time in several years it appeared that Edisonites were once again proud of their mighty Eagles. Old-fashioned school spirit was up and everyone started to take notice as we proudly wore our green and white duds on the days of the games fboth students and teachersj We also sold bal lons, buttons, derbies, pennants, T-shirts and spirit ribbons and formed an Edison first with our very own card section that spelled out every- thing from Eagles to Mash Memorialf' Fashion, as always, was constantly changing, but this year everything was nostalgic as we mixed 30's, 40's and 50's styles. Guy-wise: there were cuffed, high-rise jeans or plaid baggies worn with sweater vests, platforms and bow ties. Hair was for the most part shorter and often layered. Girl-wise: there were dresses fat any lengthy and, of course, jeans with shrinks, knit tops and blazers. Hair styles varied from shags to neck length, pageboys to short, short cap cuts. Jewelry was large, plastic and bright. For both sexes, straight legged jeans and overalls were comfort- abl e and, therefore, popular. It was quite a problem last year when bike riding became a fad and there was nowhere to put them all. But now we have seven bike racks and kids still have to chain their two wheel vehicles to fences and posts. Who would ever have dreamed we'd see the day when the bike THC 4 0 Open ks were as crowded as the parking lot? ing

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1. Before school Officer Robert Crow talks with junior Dave Smith in the smokehole. 2. Many students wander through the halls absorbed in each other. 3. A more Common sight around school, many students have begun to include this book in their studies. 4. During lunch, juniors Duana Kitch and Jimmy Letterman enjoy the quietness of the coutryard. 60 Opening