George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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u ZD in (U o o Contrary to beliefs held by students who walked to school, bus riding wasn't the luxury it appeared to be. Each morning, riders had to stumble out of bed to catch a bus that could arrive anywhere from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. As luck would have it, when a student was on schedule in the morning, he'd have to freeze for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus that was running late. When a student woke up a few minutes late, it seemed the bus was always early. Most students found that missing the bus was an easy thing to do. A seemingly short walk to the bus stop was quickly transformed into a mad rush as the yellow bus roared up the street. Hustling students hastily made occasional pit stops to retrieve dropped books. Even those who managed to arrive at the bus stop early often had to make return trips home to pick up forgotten items. Many people wandered to the bus stop in a daze, and failed to become fully awake until the jolting journey to school began. Morning trips to school, however, were only half of the problem. Since most buses left the school immediately after sixth period, riders were required to scamper to their lockers and proceed straight to the bus. This prevented them from enjoying afterschool conversations with friends. Sunlight reflecting on her face, Lorraine Naquin gazes out the window as she endures another bus ride home. HIT OR MI55 893-5660 08393 Leesburg Pike Mon. — Sat. 10-9 Pike 7 Plaza Sun. 12-6 Vienna' Va- KOOM5 FORD IMC. 1051 Ef=15T BROHD 5T RO. BOX 531 FHLL5 CHURCH, VH. m TACKIECRAFTERS SALTWATER FLY FISHING FRESH SALT WATER TACKLE fly tying COMPLETE LINE OF SUPPLIES AND PARTS Compliments of Mernfield Garden Center The Plant People Cellar Knit | } 6 CtOA tAM VUNIIA, VIRGINIA JJI80 560-9813 Still the beat meal for your money. 260 Buses — ads

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Spiraling prices and money shortages affected Statesmen daily. With rising food costs, movie admission tickets going for $3 and more, and Levi's demanding $15.50 a pair, students were forced to learn the virtue of budgeting their money. Ready cash for games and mun-chies was hard to come by. Parental handouts seemed to shrink as the year progressed, since most families couldn't spare to dispense large sums of spending money to children. Rather than do without all the extras they wanted, industrious students worked for their cash. Traditional babysitting and lawn-mowing jobs were popular with younger students. Flipping burgers or selling clothes brought in more money for students with work permits. Teenaged business tycoons often found juggling their parttime jobs with their school work was a real hassle. Some were forced to give up their jobs when the pressure became too hard to bear. Others didn't mind sacrificing their grades or their activities, since the paychecks made up for the drawbacks. Income from jobs was used in different ways by different workers. Some students let each paycheck slip through their fingers immediately by spending as soon as they were paid. Feeding the car, dressing in style, munching out, and entertainment all were “little expenses that rapidly devoured paychecks. Other students managed to save their cash for college, a car, or anticipated independence. Repeal of last year's Blue Laws means that most parttimers must work on Sundays. Hecht Company employee Steve DePasquale checks his customer's Master Charge number to make sure her credit is good. Cashier Pat Scrone rings up a customer's purchases at Tysons Peoples Drug store. Parttime jobs 259

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The residents of Stonewall Manor would like you to know they have the Marshall Spirit.