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

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FOUR GREAT PRESIDENTS are immor- talized in the stone of Mt. Rushmore. South Dakota, silent reminders of America's greatness and an inspiration in times of trou- ble. Times that try men's souls This wasn't exactly the best year for a Bicentennial. We were still try- ing to patch up the divisions rent in this country by Vietnam and Watergate. We hadn't yet resolved the civil rights problem or recovered from the worse recession since the Great Depression of the 1930's. Twice in September while visiting California, President Gerald Ford was the target of assassins. Both women were caught, tried, found guilty and given life sentences. Foreign fishing fleets off the East Coast (especially the Jersey coast) provoked Congress into extending U S. territorial limits to 200 miles to protect our fish resources. Busing continued to cause protests in Louisville and Boston. Patty Hearst was captured finally and convicted in the first of many trials. Governor Byrnes had horrendous problems with his budget and the proposed income tax. vandalism increased in township schools, and unemploy- ment continued to hold at 7.5 per- cent despite a record increase in the national work force. 18—STUDENT LIFE

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HOPE FOR TOMORROW can be found right here. The dedication to excellence is shown in the faces of these people, at work in the lab or the studio, on the stage or the 20—STUDENT LIFE playing field.