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

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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.

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Singers, Players, Comedians Vaudeville was the theme of this year ' s Patriots on Parade, the annual all-school talent show. “More than 60 acts tried out this year, said Janet Eberle. “We accepted 33. Eberle sponsored the show along with Cynt¬ hia Featheringill and Paul Justice. “It was the largest variety of acts we ' ve ever had, said Featheringill. “We had instrumentalists, solo sing¬ ers, ensemble groups, and comedy acts. Some of the more popular acts this year were Kevin Healy singing “Wild World, Pam Buckallews ’ recently recorded “You Won ' t Remember Her Name, and Jerome Wade and Andre Keye s original song.