Bishop Carroll High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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spectrum of world affairs affects students two firsts in american history occurred just weeks before the 1974-75 school term began. richard nixon, thirty- seventh president of the united states, resigned august 9, 1974 and was later fully pardoned by his successor, ger- ald ford. for the first time in our history, we had an ap- pointed president and, in december, an appointed vi president, nelson rockefeller. after these astonishing events, the country was disillu- sioned by politics and its machinery. consequently, sen- iors in government classes examined the constitutionality bill of rights and they, too, seemed bewildered by our system of justice. they discussed the constitutionality of pardoning nixon, the twenty-fifth amendment which al- lowed the appointment of ford and rockefeller and legis- lation for campaing reforms after the watergate coverup. reflecting on the 1972 elections and the problems asso- ciated with it, the carroll debaters considered the resolu- tion that methods of selecting presidential and vice presi- dential candidates should be changed. they debated from september to mid-january both affirmatively and nega- tively on the issue. state and local elections were in the limelight in novem- ber. again, government classes focused on election a- wareness by looking at the controversial bob dolefbill roy senatorial race. room 303 was covered with posters and materials from this campaign. in addition, some stu- dents attended the dole rally at century ll which was high- lighted by president ford's appearance to endorse dole, who was eventually re-elected. drearier than ever was the national economy in late 1974 with layoffs and unemployment common. the president initiated w.i.n. fwhip inflation nowl to halt inflation, but food and gas prices skyrocketed and the recession in- vaded carroll. finances occupied the limelight in december as our community was made aware of a diocesan debt in the secondary school system of nearly a quarter million dollars. this necessitated a fifty-dollar increase in tuition second semester. problems in the energy area didn't change significantly on the national level until the end of the school year. in the fall, students found that a gallon of gas cost 47 cents. they had to pay 55 cents, however, the last week of school after president ford's announcement that a higher tariff was to be enforced to conserve the nation's energy. energy problems plagued the carroll community, especi- ally in the spring when the air conditioning drained the generator. black-outs were frequent and students were treated to a day off may 28 because of one. women's liberation dominated the news while wichita contributed its part to the cause. connie peters was elected mayor fthe first 'lady mayor' in wichita historyl after winning her citv commission post again in the april 1 election. page one hundred twelve national events two explosive events in southeast asia drew the spring semester to a close. first the vietnam airlift, conducted immediately after the fall of the thieu government, brought thousands of Vietnamese orphans and families out of saigon. history, religion and government classes listened to a british social worker, ms. helen stevens, who told of her experiences in the thieu regime. informa- tion she gave students raised serious questions as to the accuracy of the american press and its accounts of the vietnam war. then, on may 12, the u. s. merchant marine freighter, mayaguez, was siezed by the cambodians in internat- ional waters. testing american policy in southeast asia, the cambodians refused a perfectly clear ultimatum by president ford to release the ship. he immediately ordered 1,100 marines flown into thailand bases and the entire pacific fleet was put on alert. after stiff resistance from the cambodian gunboats, three of which were sunk by american air support, the destroyer holt rescued the freighter. all in all, the year was a turbulent one, both home and abroad. students became aware of a spectrum of world problems which affected their own lives. A 1

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jon bechard and randy chippeaux make the scene on the stuco 50's ly. 2 robert mercdith finds a new use for scientific equipment. missing faces enis beallffootbaii 1, track 1. chuck becker. Iynda beyer-march of imes 1,2. dan borstffoorbau 2,4. michael bradleyffoomaii 2,3,4, gtterrnan's club 2,3,4. kristine clasen-volleyball 2,3,45 softball 1,2,35 Ebare 1. melanie colentan-intramural bowling 2,3,4, choir 1,2,3,45 uadrigals 1,2,3,45 freshman ensembIe5 girls' ensemble 1,2,3,45 'godspellf indy dunmire-Wrestling 2, track 1,2,3. michael genn-football 1, base- pn 1. greg gipsonebaskemaii 'l5choir 1. ernie gonzales. pat hallacy-Wresr, hg 1,2,3,45 baseball 1,25 choir 1,2,3,45 madrigals 1,2,3,45 'godspellf lark hamilton, dave harp. thaddeus hendren-football 1,2,35 wrestling 2,35 xasebail 4. randy howard-'the bald soprano! pete kruse-baseball 2, yeara :ok 4. paul i0p6Z-football 1,2,3,45 wrestling 15 baseball 15 student nuncil 25 class president 25 march of dimes 1. bi-1l'bZ:1l3 iUIhCl'fchoir 2. ii iyl1Ch-football 25 intramural bowling 25 stage band 3,45 mission club 45 arch of dimes 2,35 'cheaper by the dozen5' 'the taming of the shrew.' iarkmartinez-stage band 3,45 Choir 3,4. mathew schermuly. teresa towey. hn welsbyechoir 2,3,45 madrigais 2,3,4, 'goclspeII.' ...., M-f' R ..-wr 'M iiiii K 'vt ...,,. 1 3 X 1' 'B ,G 3? S Y .Q '19 5 43 A--g. Q K' f p- 5

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.sm- Pdge 1121 1, former president richard mil- hous nixon delivers his last speech before leaving the white house august 9, 1974. his daughters and their husbands look on. page 113: 1. in a practice in debate class, drew bogner defends the present system of select- ing presidential and vice-presidential candid- ates. 2. at century ll, president gerald ford promotes senator bob dole's re-election. 3. a junior in religion class poses a question for miss helen stevens concerning her experience in vietnam. page one hundred thirteen national events