Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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And how have activities outside of the school changed? The trend in the media seems to be toward more sensational, escape entertainment. Need some time to reminisce? Consider the following examples from the late 1960s and the early 1970s: “Easy Rider,” “The Graduate,” and “M A S H.” “The 1970s included “The Sting,” “American Graffitti,” Star Wars,” “Animal House,” and “Saturday Night Fever.” And for those who feel that “once wasn’t enough,” there was “Godfather” and God- father II,” and “Jaws” and Jaws II,” and “The Exor- cist” and the son of exorcist: The Omen.” Or for those audiences whose tastes ran more in the line of disaster, Hollywood managed to destroy practically every- thing known to mankind. “Flicks” included “The Poseidon Adventure,” “The Towering Inferno,” “Earth- quake,” “The Swarm” and the “Airport” series of air- line calamities. You remem- ber, those were the ones with big name stars and ex- athletes making appropriate facial expressions conveying intended doom, as each plane teetered on the brink of no return. In the past decade the movie industry has mur- dered more gangsters than the Mafia has, or ever will have in its membership. It has also turned sweet little girls into growling, hissing devils spewing grotesque substances from the mouth. (Something which of course mothers, since the beginning of time, have forbidden us to discuss, or especially to describe in public). This was also the decade we were really “into it.” That is into jogging, into skateboards, into tennis, into racketball, into skiing and into roller skating. Controversies were also big in the 1970s. We were irate over: Vietnam, Water- gate, abortion, pollution, gay rights, women’s rights, nuclear energy, and ecology. However, the most ridicu- lous of all had to be Rock vs Disco. We realize that all of you classical fans sat this controversy out. After Viet- nam, Civil Rights and Watergate, it was a little dif- ficult to get extremely excited over musical intoler- ance. Nostalgia was “tops” with television viewers in the late 1970s. Game shows were recycled “just one more time” for the afternoon crowd. “Gilligan’s Island” inhabitants were finally res- cued and a “Father Knows Best” special was aired with the original cast members all grown up. “Mork” landed from Ork, poodle skirts returned to “Happy Days,” “The Wal- tons” finally made it through the Great Depression, and Chevy Chase continued to take pratfalls on “Saturday Night Live,” however only on a guest basis. Finally, “60 Minutes,” a news show, sensationalized their way to the top of the TV ratings. As the topics became more extreme, the rating continued to climb. The dawn of the 1980s brought another change in television journalism. Wal- ter Cronkite, the “great white-haired father of broadcast journalism,” retired as CBS anchorman of the evening news. His replacement? Why, you guessed it ! That sex symbol of “60 Minutes” was selected. However, there are those who would “Rather” switch than fight! ACTIVI

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CHS finds winning way Victory was in the making on September 28 as the War- riors clinched their first sea- son win against Emerson 20- 0 . Halftime included the crowning of l.ori Morgan- roth as 1979 Queen. Lori was a member of I tonor Society, Pep Club, Student Council and Warriorettes. Lori received an engraved necklace, and other court members key chains to com- memorate the occasion. Top: Participating in the annual I fomecoming parade, senior Lori Morganrolh is crowned 1979 Queen. Serving as her escort is Mark Buff- ington. senior. Left: Indiana Health Occupations Student Association members ride in the annual parade. Rij-hl: Instructions from the booth rint in the ear of Ted Coopwood. senior, during the Kmerson game. Homecoming 7 -