Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Local News Reflects Social Problems . .' l V- . K..- 5. 7-sr Uncommonly cold weather affected the lives of all Kokomoans but many used the snow and ice to good advantage. tTribune Photol An outstanding athlete in Kokomo this year was Fred McGuire, a student at KHS. Fred won All-State honors in football as well as winning the state title in 185 lb. class of wrestling. 22 Local issues headlining the news this year included the extensive use and sale of il- legal drugs and the public in- volvement concerning racial problems. As these were dra- matic social influences, KHS students were directly in- volved in both. Several athletes at KHS proved themselves outstand- ing. Fred McGuire received all-state honors in football as well as the state wrestling ti- tle, in spite of wrestling with a broken foot. An innovation at Kokomo High School was the integra- tion of Negro history to the social studies curriculum. An important addition to the Social Studies curriculum at Ko- komo High School was that of Negro history. Mr. james Arnold, KHS counselor, aided in initiating this program. tTribune Photol

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