John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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0's You're ain'tnothing buta hound dog cryin' all the time, introduced rock-n-roll and hip-swinging Elvis Presley to stardom in the music world. Like the song, the Fifties introduced many new aspects to America: two new states, Alaska and Hawaii, an era of McCarthyism, debate concerning U.S. involvement in Asia, and Droodles. The decade introduced new aspects to Johnson: the GOVERNOR replacing the MAROON State hockey titles in '52 and '55, ' the Christmas Charity Drive, two City championships in football, a national Student Council convention, and twenty-two new faces on the faculty. 740 York St. was the scene of school action.' A Introduction lFiftiesj - I5