Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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Entertainment and sports are universal . 99 Auctioning of box lunches and cries of swing your partner round and round are not heard ery often today. The one-time church sponsored activi- ties are giving way to the psychedeHc splendor of teenage discotheques. Ice cream socials have melt- ed away to pri ate parties with bands, two dollars a couple. There was little for the miners of the Old West to do after they put in a full day ' s hard work ex- cept to drink and gamble. Today new, civic-spir- ited groups have been formed to satisfy man ' s gre- garious nature. Social clubs provide fun and re- laxation from the pressures of everyday life. Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass reflect the renewed popularity of Spanish music. Television programs bring the viewer back to the period dur- ing which the West was won. Amusement parks such as Disneyland and Knott ' s Berry Farm en- able people to relive a day in an old western at- mosphere. Sports also provide enjo ment for people of all ages. In the supersonic age, large crowds still come to see men perform on horses in the rodeo, becau.se it provides a tcm]jorary esca])e from real- ity. Entertainment and sports are universal, but the men and wf)men of todav ' s West still can find en- joyment based 1)11 their (iwii proud heritag e.

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Adventure « . . preparing a passage for tomorrow ' s settlers When the vvostcrn pioneer was discontented or feeling ad enturous he mo ed westward. Amer- ica can no longer mo e farther West, so Americans must leave behind the security of the developed lands of the Earth and set forth into the unsettled areas of space and other planets. Before a great expansion program can be en- acted, many problems must be solved. Man pos- sesses an instinct of power and aggression which must be handcuffed. The mind has many un- answered questions that need to be probed. Hu- man beings find it hard to live on earth in con- stant fear of aggression. To take this fear to other planets might prove disastrous. A need exists for a planet that can sustain life. The Theory of Population states that by the year 2,0U0 the earth will not be able to accommodate, physically or economically, the masses then alive. The pioneer scouts explored ahead of the set- tlers to be sure of a .safe journey. Astronauts, with their capsule maneuvers, walks in space and in- formative data, are preparing a safe passage for the settlers of tomorrow.