Baton Rouge High School - Fricassee Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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The setting Baton Rouge High, located at 2825 Government Street, was regarded by many as the most beautiful school in the East Baton Rouge parish. The three-story, fireproof structure, built in 1928 occupied nearly twenty acres and covered an entire block spanning from North Boulevard to Government Street. To the east side of the school was Odgen Drive while South Eugene Street bordered the west side of the campus. Drama classes, TV classes, and the radio station occupied the old home economics building as it was referred to as the Performing Arts Center (PAC). The first floor consisted of seven classrooms, the two bathrooms, the auditorium which seated over 1500 people, and the three offices (attendance, guidance, and the main). There were four sets of stairways which lead to the second and third stories. The library, along with the balcony to the auditorium and fifteen classrooms occupied the second floor. 14 Baton Rouge High

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Ronald Reagan, Republican, former governor of California; Jimmy Carter, Democrat, elected President in 1976; John Anderson, and independent candidate running for the presidency. Who was to be the winner? Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter by the largest margin in recent years. The November 4th election marked a change in the leadership of the United States at a point in history that was most upsetting. The hostages spent their second Christmas in captivity as the turn of a new year looked just as grim as it did 365 days before. Carter’s last few months in office were concentrated on getting the freedom of the 52 captives in Iran. Ronald Reagan was inaugurated on January 20, 1981, the same day the Iranian hostages were released. In local elections, Pat Screen, former member of the school board, was elected as Mayor-President replacing incumbent, Woody Dumas. Pat Screen was inaugurated in the Baton Rouge High Auditorium on January 2, 1981. All members of the graduating class of 1981 from Baton Rouge High received invitations to attend the inauguration. California governor, Ronald Reagan, greets reporters and local officials as he enters the LSU Assembly Center for a press conference and to campaign for the 1980 presidential election. Election 13

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