Fullerton Union High School - Pleiades Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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Organizations 106 Activities and Special Events 148 Sports 174 ■i a I Classes . , , 26 H ' Ads . . 220 ' Administration ... 6

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Swmgm Sixties There were the Roaring Twenties , the Tired Thirties , the Frantic Forties , and the Fabulous Fifties . Now we are em- barking upon a new decade which we choose to coll the Swing- ing Sixties . As we review the previous decades, we realize that many exciting and sometimes tragic events confronted the young people of America. The postwar twenties were a time of riotous living, Speak- easies , and the fashionable raccoon coat. The birth of motion pictures presented the it girl, Clara Bow, to the public. The great depression of the thirties brought a complete turn- about in the lives of the people. Thousands of the sad and hungry lined the streets for want of a bowl of soup and a piece of bread. A second World War began the Frantic Forties . Thus the de- mand for American industry created many jobs and helped pull the nation out of its economic depression. Hiroshima and Naga- saki marked the beginning of a new era — The Atomic Age. From the Fabulous Fifties emerged the Beat Generation, Ivy League clothes, and the attempt to conquer space. People the world over began suddenly to realize the importance of world peace and peaceful use of the atom. Yet how will the history of the sixties read? Will it tell of the misery and devastation of war, as fought on a nuclear level? Or will it tell of the miraculous advancements for the betterment of mankind, and the promotion of world peace? Obviously the future of the world lies with the youth of today. Perhaps one of our FUHS students will become the originator of a smog preventative. Another may become the needed educator of Asia ' s illiterate millions. What role will you play in this pro- gram of advancement? Just as education is a main factor in the student ' s life, so it is of prime importance to the prosperity of a nation. Thus this an- nual is a chronicle of events relating the gains the students of FUHS have made in the past year in academic and social fields. The senior class is the first to graduate into this decade. They are swinging out into a world of responsibility and competition with the hope of making their sixties the swingingest yet.

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We Dedicate In a cloud of dust, and with a hearty Goodbye to his little woman, off goes Mr. Moore, our student activities coordinator, on another typical day. Following his late arrival to first period leadership class, he makes an attempt to keep the student body officers in line. Since they are quite a vigorous group, he finds it necessary to stop afterwards for a quick cup of coffee to revive his spirits. The remainder of his day is spent attending meetings, supervising sports, and doing anything from signing stacks of transfers to picking out petticoats for pretty princesses. There is a rumor that he doesn ' t work, but this remains unconfirmed by evidence. Even though he ' s not in when you look for him, and they don ' t know where he is when you call, Mr. Moore is always around, willing to lend a helping hand when he is needed. Although he was born in the Roaring ■20 ' s, played spin-the-bottle in the ' SO ' s, served in the Navy in the Frantic ' 40 ' s, and began FUHS leadership class in the ' 50 ' s, Mr. Moore still is Swinging strong as we begin these ' 60 ' s.