Auburn High School - Trojan / Oracle Yearbook (Auburn, IL)

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To every thing there is a season, and a time. To every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3 We've come a long way. In the old days a yearbook cost two dollars. It was in black and white, not much action, or style. Now working on the book is very complicated. New terms include copy, layout, cropping, and special effects. Yearbook work starts before school does and continues all year. We think you get alot when you purchase a yearbook. And that's about as good as you can get.

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By Gone Days . . . By Gone Thoughts . . . Everyone knows the maple tree in the front is a place of activity. In the fall, there are alot of leaves under that tree. That's where the best leaf fights are. Various shoes are thrown or tied on the limbs with the owners below. Now it's a prop in most of the pictures for the yearbook. The tree has quite a bit of shade in the early summer when we eat outside. It's the goal post for the P.E. Football games on the lawns. The tree is a place to sit and talk, or get leaves for biology, maybe find grasshoppers. It makes a good meeting place. It's the best thing to look at in the fall. Please Lord, just one win! Some fans may not have under- stood but there was plenty of spirit behind two words this year, HON- YAH! It is not exactly known where the cheer orignated. The chant did get the Trojan team off to a winning season. HON-YAH!

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OF SHIPS AND SHOES AND SEWING BEES — America in the 1760's and 1770's was anati on of young peo- ple. Three-eights of the signers of the Constitution of 1787 were in their twenties and thirties. We often pay tribute to the brilliance of this generation, but we overlook its youthfulness. There are many aspects of life in early America that remain today. They have changed through die years to fit our wants and needs. The basic needs are the same; food, shelter, and love. But how we come about getting those wants is extremely different from early days. Looking back it's probably a good idea to be glad that we're around today instead of back then. Floats and Parades: Floats are- n't new inventions designed for the annual homecoming parade. One was used to protest the British tax on tea. It was pulled by horses and featured costumed people much as we use them today. We have al- ready had one parade with a Bicen- tennial theme. Many of the floats in last year's homecoming parade were decked with red, white and blue, like the Future Farmers of America float. This year on July 4th die town is going to dirow a big party in the parks. Last year there were old-fashioned celebra- tions such as sack races, concerts by local bands, and historical readings. The floats were decorated as diey might have been prior to 1776; and the slogans could have been used when the country was preparing for the revolution. What's die best part? Going to watch the fireworks show at night. We'll all be there, just remember to hold your ears when the cannon goes off. Crafts: Americans are famous being original craftsman. From the Eskimos to the southern wood car- vers, to die Northeastern whale bone carvers to the Appalachians rich in folklore. Crafts are a part of die culture, it's what makes Americans, Americans. Cindy Gibson and Cindy Schneider dem- onstrated how to make apple head dolls. The apples are peeled and the faces are carved on them. They are soaked in a solution and put out in die sun to dry. There are other dances diis year. Some of diese are Highland Fling, Sliodish, Square dances, and the Tarantella. Know what they found? It was fun! Around Auburn there aren't too many places to break into a hot Highland Fling, but sometimes people travel to places like Scot- land. Education: School today takes place when a child is five years old, and usually lasts into his late twenties. Most people are familar widi die educational system. It involves eight forty-five periods a day, some classes are required by interests in the arts of macreme, decoupage, cornhusks dolls, and folk dancing. The girl's physical education classes with a little help from Mrs. Hale learned many folk the state. It's a system of red tape, as anyone knows who has become inventive and would like to gener- ate some new ideas. During the early years in America, nine out of ten children did not attend school. Children were taught what diey needed to survive. Boys learn- ed early, such useful skills as handling an axe and a rifle, to farm and to care for livestock, and to repair tools. Girl's learned to cook, sew, spin, and weave. Bears a slight resemblance to our home economics and agricultural classes today, doesn't it? Books were few and far between. Kids learned by repetition. They repeated reading, writing, and arithmetic over and over until it was stored in their memories. Whether they used the packed knowledge is questionable. They probably did need to know how to handle a gun and spin their cloth more. Most children attended school only through the winter. At other times they were needed at home to help around the farm and house. We have a winter vacation around Christmas and school re- mains closed during the summer months. They wrote with charcoal