Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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Selections as Varied as the faculty ... ( i . |,, , The Boston Tea Party lyWUillO y [(irk : replied Mr. Les Lloyd (A). This event demonstrated that Americans insist on fair representation in their government.... American voters today should likewise demand sound and fair government repre- sentation. Mr. John McDaniel (B) feels George Washington is most important because he led the founders of the country. Appealing to Mr. Alex Mclntire (C) is Gen. Rob- ert E. Lee due to his decisiveness in adverse condi- tions. I refer not only to his military campaigns, but also his choices of allegiance and his wisdom regard- ing defeat. Because Miss Linda Moses (D) would like to have been a pioneer woman on a wagon train, she selected the great migration westward. ... The spiritual, moral and intellectual edu- cation of individuals. Without such the 'big' event would not have happened--'great' individuals would not have arisen among the common people and the governmental, economic, scientific and cultural development of the United States would not have occured, says Mr. John Murray (E). Because he was concerned that the average per-

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his experimentations and being an all around great states- man. Molly Pitcher, answered Miss Debi lllgenfritz(H). She was a heroine of the Revolutionary War and I admire her because she was a woman who did something about her belief. Very few people realize that her efforts were instrumental in defeating the British in Pennsylvania. Concise and to the point, Mr. Bob Geisler (I) re- sponded prohibitioni' as the most important event. Most important to Mr. Bob Good (J) is John Philip Sousa for his contribution to American music and Leonard Bern- stein for his tremendous contribution (by way of original composition) and leadership on the field of all facets of music. Holding together her image, Miss Sally Kepner (K) said, the most important historical event occured April 10, 1849, with the invention of the safety pin by Walter Hunt. The modesty and pride of people all over the world have been pinned together thanks to Mr. Hunt's ingenuity.

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son in the U, S. be able to afford transportation, Mr. Jim Stone (F) chose, Henry Ford. The person whom I have chosen is Justice John Marshall Harlan I, who served on the Supreme Court for 34 years. He was on the bench from 1877-1911 and was a man ahead of his times, which is reflected and denoted in most of his decisions and his dissents. Many of his views were considered far-fetched but have be- come a reality in the 20th century. An example of this is from his dissent in the case of Plessy v. Fergu- son, (1896), a case for equality . . . In view of the Constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citi- zens. There is no caste here. Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among the law. The humblest is the peer of the most powerful. The law regards man as man, and takes no account of his surroundings or of his color when his civil rights as guaranteed by the Supreme Law of the land are involved.1 Needless to say if this viewpoint would have been accepted in his day, problems today dealing with rights and equalities of all individuals would be a reality and not a goal which we are still striving to achieve, answered Mr. Jim Power (G). Current history commands I say Eleanor Roosevelt, says Ms. Sally Sloan (H). ,rHowever, to be more relevant to the re- volutionary period I will choose Abigail Adams. Mrs. Adams fre- quently asked her husband to free (liberate) not only men from ig- norance and oppression, but also women ... for the country. Oct. 2, 1895, declared Mr. Bill Oates (I). On that date Groucho Marx was born to save America from doldrums. Relating on a more personal basis, Mr. John Pflum (J) select- ed Abe Lincoln because of his own HI. background. Abe Lincoln is an example of Ameri- can democracy. ... the settlement of the frontier, claims Mrs. Darlene Wieland (K). The courage, re- sourcefulness, and tenacity shown by the men and women who went west; have had an im- portant part in shaping our national character.