Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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» u AfleM- Current meat prices chopping up your food budget? Beat the freeze by stocking up on groceries from Burgers. Before the prices begin soaring sky high. Nada Jandrich loaded her shopping cart up with bargains from Burgers. — Burgers, 1803 45th, Munster. 1 1

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Pick One — Watergate A. a gate or valve controlling the flow of water. B. a posh hotel, housing many Washington notables, including the Democratic Party headquarters. C. a term symbolizing the syste; for political trickery and backstabbing prevalent in the United States today. D. all of the above. On October 10, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew became the second vice president in history to resign his office. Agnew quit after pleading no contest to a single count of federal income tax evasion. Many class discussions focused on the decaying political scene in America, but some teachers encountered the same type of apathy that prompted housewives to complain about the senate Watergate hearings pre-empting their favorite soap operas. Instead of falling asleep while studying about the Revolutionary War or how a bill is passed, students participated in classes as history unfolded on television and in newspapers on a day-to-day basis. President Richard Nixon, felt by many to be inviting impeachment, refused to yield the controversial WATERGATE: COUNTRY FUMES AS BUG-ERVS. BUG-EE Watergate tapes until public opinion forced him to capitulate. The tapes allegedly contained conversation between Nixon and his aides concerning Watergate and the subsequent cover-up. Many people hoped the releasing of the tapes would prove at what point in time Nixon first learned of the activities of his aides. Nixon separated from his see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil status and had special Prosecutor Archibald Cox dumped when Cox put the pressure on Nixon in the courts to release the tapes. With each new disclosure that alternately furthered and squashed impeachment plans, students wondered where it would all end. In order to get the story behind the news, the public subscribed to weekly news magazines such as Time. FRIENDS UR ENEMIES? LEFT TO FUGHT — Spiro T. Agnew, Richard M. Nixon, Sam Ervin, Archibald Cox.

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DISINTEREST “This is Floyd Kalber with the ten o ' clock news. The subject making headlines today is Watergate. President Nixon has denied ... “Do we have to listen to this again? I can ' t stand to hear another word about Watergate ' Mrs. Smith exclaimed to her husband. “Good morning. Here are today ' s announcements. There is a large shortage of candidates for Student and Executive Councils. If more people do not run, there will be no need to vote. Groans escaped from many classrooms. Are they going to start on that apathy bit again? said one student. “I ' m so sick of hearing about it. Just as citizens were turned off by Watergate, students became apathetic about participating in the school government. When the time came to select representatives, 85 ran for 78 positions, guaranteeing victories for all but 7. By the end of the first nine weeks, one-fourth of these people were replaced because they missed more than three meetings. Although low interest hampered the offices ' abilities to function successfully, they adjusted and worked toward their main goals. Governing each class, the three executive councils created unity through projects such as float construction, bake and magazine sales and car washes. Student Council, which represents the entire student body, attended school board meetings to learn how the administration made decisions. They also planned such things as a talent show, clean-up drive and a Christmas party for underprivileged children at the Carmelite home. SOPHOMORE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL — back row: Edie Baxter, Rita Cerrity, Laura Kolpin, Kathy Holevinsky; second row: Betty Hender- son, leanne Gilfis, Pam Carastik, Lu Loomis, Denise Hill; front row: Emily Tgrovich, secre- tary; Betty Konopasek, treasurer; Sue Gal- ambos, vice president; Missy Summers, president. 12