Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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Celebr.ite Disneylands 25th 7

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Mickey and Millikan The story is told that an hour before the Grand Opening of Disneyland, Walt Disney rushed to each bathroom filling the dispensers with toilet paper because the task had been overlooked by the employees. Millikan, which opened the identi- cal twenty-five years ago, suffered no such crisis. Both Disneyland and Millikan were fashioned out of farmland. In fact, only thirty years ago, cows wandered across Spring Street to peer into new rancho houses. In those days Disneyland, too, had its share of live animals. Thousands of squirrels, gophers, and weasels romped with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Disneyland started in the summer of 1955, just before Millikan in September. The park was a totally new idea in amusement parks that creator Walt Disney pursued and developed. When the park first opened, the rides and shows were sim- ple. Some of Its major additions over the years such as the Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Haunted Mansion all added to the park ' s magic. The recent addition of two rollercoaster rides, Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, also added to the excitement. As time passed, both Disneyland and Millikan grew in their own way. Each year brought changes for both, whether it was a change in enrollment at school, or a brand new Christmas parade. Welcome to both Magic Kingdoms! TOP RIGHT: JET-SETTERS — Doug Barkley holds Sharon Lussier snug on the Tomorrowland Rockets The rockets are one of over fifty ndes and attractions in the Magic Kingdom ABOVE RIGHT NEVER AGAIN — Second thoughts about that popcorn enter the mind of Paige Werner after a spin on the teacups Greg Haines offers some comfort and a more relaxing ride — Space IVIountain ABOVE: TWIST AND SHOUT — Linda Schwimmer admires David Baker ' s muscles as he tries to impress her by making the teacups spin their fastest. FAR RIGHT: THAT ' S THE PLACE! — After a river voy- age on the Mark Twain, Linda Schwimmer points out Tom Sawyer ' s Island m hopes that David Baker will take her over on the wooden rafts MIDDLE RIGHT: TWO PLEASE! After visiting Bear Country, Paige Werner treats Greg Haines to some popcorn before venturing off to Fantasyland RIGHT: WHOA! — King Arthur ' s Carrousel offers a peaceful moment to Sharon Lussier and Doug Barkley after an exhausting afternoon. 6 Celebrate Disneyland ' s 25fh

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Celebrate. . . Good Time! Celebrate! As Millikan became twenty-five years old, McDonalds and the Beach Boys also entered their second quarter century. Kodak Cameras, Thrifty ' s Drug Store, and Hostess Twinkles were fifty years old in 1 980, and KABC talk radio and the Peace Corps celebrated 20th anniver- saries. In 1930, Mrs. Wakefield, owner of Toll House for weary travelers, while experimenting with a favorite cookie recipe, accidentally discovered a new taste sensation — chocolate chip cookies. We celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of America ' s favorite sweet. U.S.C, Veteran ' s Administration, and the Elec- tric Light celebrate their centennial, while the city of Boston blew out 350 candles on its birthday cake. One-hundred fifty years ago, the Morman Church was founded. Fifty years before that, Benedict Arnold was convicted for treason. In the same year, 1780, the city of Angels was established by the Spaniards. Fictional detective James Bond celebrated his thirtieth birthday in 1980, along with Charles Shultz ' Peanuts characters. Shultz ' comic strip has been printed in nineteen languages and was one of the most popular comic strips in the world. In the midst of good grades, the hard tests, the victories, the losses, the happy times, the sad moments, we celebrate ... our life, our friends, and our school in this year of anniversaries. McDonald ' s HAMBURGERS OVER 3S BILLION SERVED UPPER RIGHT YOU ' RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWNI — Charlie Brown alias Ted Diaz sends Alisha Mayfield to bed with a bedtime story from the gang of Peanuts. LEFT: YUMBO CITY — A humongous chocolate chip cookie is quickly dev- oured as Tal Finney and Keri Seymour raid the kitchen during a break in the premiere TV show Dallas t SSlt 8 Celebrate Anniversaries