Chattahoochee High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Chattahoochee, FL)

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1776 was the beginning of a new philosophy £ I f yy of government, consequently, in that year a new nation was born. To begin this new nation a great declaration was signed - a declaration which lead a group of dedicated people into a struggle for freed- om and for the right to govern themselves. Along with the birth of a nation were born leaders, statesmen, and soldiers. Much credit should be given to the men who suj ered as they fought for the dream of a democracy. This dream was a success and the nation grew. There were setbacks, but the nation survived and the people were ready to celebrate their first one hundred years. They did this in . . . 5

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1876 - the year of the centennial. All across the nation people celebrated the 100th birthday. This was done in many ways, from Ginger AJe glasses to special newspapers and a broadside painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Also, the telephone was a tremendous factor in the progress of the country. Mark Twain’s book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” was excluded and even banned from many libraries. Women’s styles were changing with the beginning of the “Gibson Girl” era. After the celebration, the nation settled down to the events of the next one hundred years. There were wars, a depression, political upheavels, and a change in pol- icy to coincide with a changing world. Again the USA survived and is beginning the bi-centennial celebration in . . . 7