Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Bring- ing back the ‘ 30 ’ s Spirit week, September 24th to 28th, led to the homecoming game as stu- dents participated in the yearly tradition which con- sists of one week of fun. I enjoyed dressing up as a gangster or an Indian and making the most out of my last year, so I might have something to look back on and bring back memo- ries, said senior Rene Casteneda. Spirit week is a good time to show the football players that we students are behind them all the way, said junior Dan Davis. Student participation seems to increase as the years go by. For seniors, it is the last time they could express how much spirit they had at CHS. Calumet students ap- preciate getting a few hours off from school to go over to the Cinema, sit back and relax, and watch a good movie, eating popcorn and candy, along with drinking a cold glass of pop. Three- fourths of the glass filled with ice. Those were the days. Movies are held at least once a month. Said Paul Borlick, I think the students should have some time for other activities outside of the daily routine of school - work. This form of entertain- ment is a good way to re- lease our tensions and emotions said junior Pete Chairmonte. For seniors, I think the movies give us an extra chance to be with our friends, get a few good laughs in, and make the most of our last year at Calumet because if we ever come back it would be like a visit and will never be the same again , said Irma Mo- rales. We can never turn back time. 4

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the U. S. now The pace must be slack- ened in the cars, the homes and the money spending. Speed limits were reduced due to shortage of gas. Price controls were set, postage planned to be raised as well as magazines and newspa- pers as soon as the con- trols are lifted. The prediction of the copper penny being replaced with an aluminum one was made due to rapidly inflat- ing price of copper. • •••• • « • ••• • « • • r- • •••• ' 4 -. ••• The Geneva Peace Con- ference, delayed until after New Year ' s, then serious talk hoped to begin. A prob- lem in the meeting, how- ever arose when the Israelis demanded their prisoners of war to be released to them and many of them had been murdered, making prisoner lists smaller than expected. This put more weight on Kissinger than he had an- ticipated. The tension was mounting. Times prove hard Still, the year 1973 had a few bright facts. Among these were no Vietnam war, or any other U. S. involved war. Cities are not in great turmoil. Although crime is still present, it is not on the uprise. In spite of in- creased prices, stores con- tinued to be crowded and people willing to buy. Even though 1973 brought in hard times, people managed and held up. fes,we have no bananas, steaks, eggs, blue jeans, candles, gas, tennis balls, freezers,wheat, leather, air commoners, fuel oil, pyjamas, floor covering, sardines, chicken, paper, hot water bottles... summer . . . . 8 fall 54 winter 94 spring 120 advertisements . . 152 3

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TOP: Struck by the energy crisis many people turned down their thermostats and stayed home. BOTTOM LEFT: Arab King Faisel, a dominate fig- ure in the energy crisis and Arab-Israeli War. BOTTOM: Calumet students trudge through the snow after seeing one of many movies at the Cin- ema I II. ciSSS - I e