Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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eorgani ed Bloom The l96O's was an era of transition in the United States. It was a time when the teenagers unsuccessfully searched for their own identity in society. Because young people were greeted with serious problems, such as Vietnam and increased racial tension, it was necessary for them to shed their carefree attitudes of the 5O's. This left the teenagers lost and alien- ated from the outside world, thus they turned to rebellion. To become indepen- dent of the Great Society, to shy away from the norm was their ultimate goal. American teenagers grew their hair long. Boys also grew beards and mustaches to further show their rebellion. Syles of Clothing deteriorated into anything goes. Clothing was wild, untidy and only completed when the peace sign was hung about the neck. American youths began to voice their opinions in political and social issues like never before. To have their opinions expressed and heard was vital to exemplify their nonconformity. The teen- agers of the era protested, both peaceful- ly and violently. Many Bloom students were also part of this movement. They became fixated with freedom, peace and love, and tried to relate these ideals to every facet of their lives. Luxq 5 The new eye patch fad, direct from Lon- don, is taking American teens by storm. ln the process, however, it's endangering the eyesight of millions of youngsters. While it's in to wear the decorative patches, adorned with pictures of your fa- vorite singing group or TV star, their pro- longed use can wreak real havoc with your vision. By all means, don't forsake your eye- glasses just to wear an eyepatch. You may be Mod, but you'll be in trouble, too-by jeop- ardizing your precious eyesight. -I963 Illinois State Medical Society . ,Mm

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l-lip lo l-llpple H I P PIE S - f'O 1,fTE.B,iZf?l3fS'e' Point Counterpoint They dress, talk, and act different from the people in the 'Great Society'. Perhaps this is why most people look down on the hippies, society is based on conformity and hippies are non-conform- ists. Thus, they are disliked by society. 'All this new culture wants is to be left alone. Unfortunately, this isn't always pos- sible,' one hippie reports. 'Everywhere l went there were people ready to start trouble. Most of these people were elderly and they would say something like 'what zoo did you come from?' This didn't both- er me because l was dressing for myself. l think that they are just trying to es- cape from reality, he commented. And they certainly are trying to escape from cleanliness because they never take baths. Mr. La Marte was queried as to whether he held these beliefs about all hippies or just the more far-out ones, the drug-takers. He said that he believes that all of them fall into such a category, but the hippies on the LSD kick are the worst. l think all of the west coast hippies smoke pot, he stated. But he is certain that no kids in the immediate vicinity are involved in this movement.