E J Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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During the winter season, pacing the halls keeps track members in shape for the field outside. Handling notecards, two debaters compare ideas and exchangt impressions.

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The voter emancipation of the American Negro continued as Northern students went South to help in the mass drives. The March of Events Continues It came by way of radio and television. Newsreels at the movies made ns more aware. We beard it in the classrooms and our textbooks told us what had been before. The significance lay in the fact that we were a part of these happenings. 'rite great events of ’66 will Itc part of our children’s history atid social lesson. Though hut a small part of history, these events drew notice from around the world; they drew our notice. When the Russians made a soft landing on the moon, the world took plenty of notice. The planet Venus became a target for Russian missiles and the hammei and sickle that graced space gave evidence of their victory. Prolonged fighting in Viet Nam made peace look more distant than ever. Thousands of additional troops were sent to try for the peace that the world prayed. The distance between France and the U.S. increased when DcGaulle let his feelings turn toward the aggressive communist Chinese. News came of the death of Premier Shastri of India. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was elected to his office and India stepped into the flow of history under a woman leader. Ill feelings toward the U.S. echoed from the Dominican Republic. American troops sent to quell the uprisings there were met with scorn by groups of “Yankee Go Home” demonstrators. The draft call seen during the past year remained the highest since the Korean War and many Cooper grads answered the military call. Pope Paul emerged as the first pontiff to visit the Western Hemisphere. Putting aside all convention, he addressed the United Nations. Some events were never heard about. The significant ones will be long remembered. We arc part of history. Ra inr«« Week Photo Gemini VI put a man outside the capsule to float freely in space, attached by a golden thread to the mothership. 9

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All-important gestures give life to a scene and spirit to the play. Perfection Has Its High Price Practice is making use of one’s time and energy in striving for excellence, for something better than the status quo. In the true sense, practice means long, hard hours of work—hours when a person wishes he or she could be anywhere else or doing anything different. Often, this search for perfection demands dedication beyond the call of duty: cinderman may be forced to toil up and down the halls long after the rest of the team has gone if he hopes to take first place. A play cast may he required to spend nights and weekends rehearsing for a performance. A debate team must spend precious time in libraries doing research. But then, after the long hours and hard work, the pinnacles finally are reached. The cinderman may set an all-time record as he takes place; the cast experiences a thrill as they hear the applause from a standing-room-only audience; the debaters swell with pride as they hear “. . . and Cooper, 1st place. Then, too, there arc those who don’t gain what they seek—maybe they don’t place at all or even make the team, maybe every performance is a flop and plays to half-empty houses. But, still every try, every attempt, even if it fails, leads a person to new knowledge, gives him new insights, and lets him know he did his best. All those successful and not-so-success-ful have worked hard, but they know many rewards —through practice. II With an eye to the page and an ear to the sound, clioir members strive for perfect blend. K+i