Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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vldl bl wwfz ;; ; inf. . z. SPENDING A WEEKEND AT HARBOR the Jeffer- CUPID GETS A llTTlE HElP, AFS members pre- son AFS exchange student, ZaHy SaHeh from Mar pare tarnations for Valentines day. laysia stayed with Ron and Anna Verbos. Mhlte- friend, pink - like, red- lovey Dpensng S

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PERCHED IN THE PRESS BOX lhe unrekeeprs Uhxt'rXP the toutbaH game, broadtast over the who and keep Iratk ot the SlalMltS F1 time tn be counted Census is one of the most ancient means of community counting. The discovery of clay tablets by archaeologists has shown that the Babylonians prepared lists of their people more than 5,000 years ago. The first US. census was taken In 1790- fewer than 4 mil- lion Americans were counted. The popula- tion of a state included all free persons ex- cept untaxed Indians; each slave was counted as three fifths of a person. During the 19th decennial census in 1970 numerous problems arouse, One being the cost of taking a census had soared. Name, address, relationship to head of household, sex, age, race, and marital status were just a few of the questions asked. The census to- talled 205 million Americans. The 20th de- cennial census was given in 1980, HDO you like peanut butter?' Is an exam- ple of the variety of question asked by the 1980 Mariner yearbook staff. They gave sev- eral surveys through the year. The surveys took many hours to tally and there was some difficulty in arriving at the right percentages-thank God and the scientists for calculators Despite calculating problems and silly answers, the staff succeeded in get- ting it together. Read on and check out the results. 90 1.

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. Belong to a club . . . . How many . . . . What office . . . Yes-73.5 b No-26 .596 One-2SJWo Two-23.996 Three-18.596 Foure12.69t3 Six-TwentyeGBWb Don't Know-4.096 . Were you ini- tiated . . . Yes-48.996 W50.096 Don't Know- 1.196 . Did you sell Yes-68.696 No-31.496 things . . . . Have you held Yes-30.396 No-69.09a Don't Know- 0.790 Pres. -25.295 Vice-Pres.-23.59a Secretary-15.696 Treasurer-14.096 Sec.-Treas.-7.OWO Other-14.7OAS an office . .. . Most Important. Activity . . . Sports-36.196 lunch-10.49$ A.F.S.- 6.0 6 Don't knowe1b.4 xa 0ther-27.596 . Do you go to plays or con- certs . . . Always-20.096 Often-SSDWo Nevere24.4 A$ Other- 0.69.5 . Do you want a Spring Supple- ment. . . Yes-71.096 Noe233fVo Don't Knowi 5.7 4. . Would you buy one for $2.50. . . Yes-56.99$ No-30.M, Don't know-125m . Favorite Math-26.494$ English-18.91K. Fine Arts-1 1.794. History-10.696 Other-32.496 subject . . . . least Favorite Science-19.5Wo History- 18.396 English-17.996 Math-12.204, Other-32. 1 96 subject. . . Student Council- 3.604, STUDENT LIFE -maHingtimE cuurit tudent Life in 1980 shows a definite trend of being involved. Today's student is doing things. They dedicate themselves to clubs, sports, and jobs, One can find a student rushing from school to a job; practicing for the spring musical or the fall play; working out in the gym; huddled away working on yearbook, newspaper, or Ex- calibur; going skiing with the ski Club, planing a trip to England or France; or singing at Kaleva. Usually one is not always in- volved in just one extracurricular activity. There are however, some students who prefer to sit around, but basically students want to do things. Student Life E':