Elgin High School - Maroon Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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WCDRLD EWS On Nov. 12 1981, the spaceship Columbia majestically blasted into space. Although the flight was cut short, it lasted 36 hours and most of the work load was finished. Thus the first used spaceship had completed its mission. Are there future astronauts studying here at Elgin High? Anwar Sadat, who won the Nobel prize in 1978, died violent- ly Oct. 6, 1981. While he was viewing a parade, uniformed Moslems jumped from a truck, fired rifles and threw grenades killing Sadat. Although there are only 5 students of Arabic descent at Elgin High, whenever a world leader of vision is assassinated, it affects us all. I The biggest fad of '81-'82 was the Rubik's Cube. Designed by Prof. Rubik, the cube's purpose was to make his architecture stu- dents think three-dirnensionally. Now this teaching tool has spread throughout the world, but the professor receives no profit, because he sold the rights to the Hungarian government. Throughout the year, EHS students thought a great deal. if J. eb' ru: E551 ......-.f ,., 9 S9-Q 'I .,.. ,,- Conservationism reigned in America. Socialism made strides in countries like France, Greece and especially Poland. Poland suffered food shortages, labor disputes and government shake ups. Then on Dec. 10, 1981, martial law was declared. Thousands of union leaders and dissidents were arrested, communi- cations cut off, and a curfew imposed.