John Marshall High School - Marhiscan Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Moments in Marshall History What other high school in Indian¬ apolis has a field trip to Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp? And baseball is a top sport even with the exciting Reds ' play in the Series. The Pats made it to state runner-up for the sec¬ ond consecutive year. The seniors — they continue to boost the scholarship total. This year they earned more than a quarter of a million dollars in schol¬ arships. As far as numbers go, Mar¬ shall ' s film production, the publica¬ tions and the evening school are among the largest in the city. Although this is only our ninth year, we ' ve changed in both physical struc¬ ture and curriculum. Our vocational addition which was completed last year is one of the finest. The curricu¬ lum is subject to constant revision to meet the changing needs of the stu¬ dents and the community. Going through the North Central evaluation this year, teachers and stu¬ dents soon learned that departments had made many improvements since the last evaluation seven years ago by the accrediting agency. Among the changes is the reorganization of the PTO into the PATS (Parents, Adminis¬ trators, Teachers, Students) to help broaden relations between the school and the community. m 1 ! 1 M mm |§ H fa '

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Doily Life Concerns Economics “I can hardly afford to drive my car anymore, gasoline prices are so high. Every student at Marshall felt the pinch of inflation. Gasoline and food prices soared out of sight. The Department of Commerce reported that the cost of living increased by five tenths of a percent in September of 1975. This repre¬ sented an annual increase of six per¬ cent. Food prices jumped a startling 17 percent while gasoline prices clim¬ bed even faster at four and three tenths percent or an average of two and four tenths cents per gallon. The costs of fuel oil, used cars, and medi¬ cal services also increased at a rapid double digit annual rate. While prices soared, employment for the students became more and more difficult to find. Students who were unemployed had to search harder than ever to find a job, many times with no luck at all. Most of the students lucky enough to find jobs found themselves working at fast- service restaurants, gas stations and groceries for about $2.10 per hour, which hardly seemed to compete with prices. Many students who could not find jobs and who had no immediate col¬ lege plans or no money for schooling joined the armed services. Military housing, clothing, job training and travel spelled security to many stu¬ dents.