East Brunswick High School - Emerald Yearbook (East Brunswick, NJ)

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 Together Despite the fragmentation and the isolation of groups that were readily apparent on the surface, there were many things that East C I U I I I V- WI I I I I IWII. 11 IC monotony, the routine, the tension, the fun, the searching for something to do on weekends, the problems of getting from one end of town to another, the images, and what outsiders thought of EBHS. These things stemmed from the bond that united the student body — they were all enrolled at East Brunswick High. It would be a mistake to look upon the differences between the sport and the nork, the collegiate and the beat, the apathetic and the involved as something bad and debilitating. The high school would be everyone here were the same. Consensus was one thing, but difference w'as what added to the experience of the East Brunswick education.

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Divided Difference, naturally, produced division. The school's observance of Moratorium Day was a case in point. For those who thought it a Good Thing, there were as many who thought it disloyal — if not downright traitorous — even to recognize that there was opposition to the President of the United States and his Vietnam policies. Among those who were pro-Moratorium, many absented themselves from the program here to attend the one at Rutgers, attracted by the appearance there of Senator Eugene McCarthy. Others stayed away to listen to the World Series. Or take the teacher strike in lanuary. Not only was there bitter dissent between EBEA and the Board of Education, but between either of these and the towns- people or the student body. To the extent that division produced meaningful dialogue, it was good. To the degree that it resulted in emotional diatribe, it was bad. In any event, it was as much a part of the school and the year as ID cards.