Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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...OF THE PAST Many students held part-time jobs at gas stations, on farms, at greenhouses, at restaurants, and at the Dairy Queen. Contact lenses were quite popular, and soft lenses made it possible for more people to enjoy the benefits of contacts. Often, teachers had to excuse students to the bathrooms to get the dust out of their eyes. CB (citizen’s band) radios were a cult. Even First Mama Betty Ford got in on the scene, calling her good buddies to watch out for the smokies. Everyone secretly wished for a Vette under the Christmas tree. 5

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NOTIONS ... Everyone in the high school managed to look into the office for either an excused (you hoped) absence or an unexcused tardy slip to take to the appropriate teacher for his or her signature. Sometimes snow blocked the roads on blustery winter mornings. and absence slips fell as quickly as the snowflakes. Buses ran late. To pass the time, since classrooms were so empty, students amused themselves by playing Password. winning at French or Latin football, and building towers out of National Geographies. But as the snow disappeared, outside, students began to reappear. Warm spring weather brought students outdoors to eat candy bars or to play a quick game of Frisbee. 4

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Clothes: Updates of Classics Jeans remained to dominate teenagers' wardrobes. Harry Appelbaum's in Decatur provided a wide selection of jeans--seldom did two pairs look alike. Many broke the monotony of wearing jeans by wearing bib overalls with chambray shirts. Many guys and girls at BHS kept beauty salons in business when they decided to rid themselves of their long locks. Herbal shampoos, blow dryers, and permanents became a part of keeping one’s hair in top shape. Landscapes, tweeds, and portraits made artistic works out of sweaters. Cardigans took the novel look of The Wrap. Gauze was a popular fabric for numerous peasant blouses. 6