Lexington High School - Crystal Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Pep squad members, in an after school activity, make posters in the hall to boost school spirit. Hey, I don ' t see any bear! You guys are crazy, Sam Bury informs the cast in the Magazine Drive skit. New seniors parade unaccustomly, but proudly, before the eyes of underclass- men and faculty. A Whole Heui Breed in ' 1 - ' 75 We ' re a whole new breed. Whether consciously or uncons- ciously, students in 1974-1975 thought, felt and functioned dif- ferently than students had in LHS ' s past years. New ideas were gradually ac- cepted, willingly or not. A male elected to the Homecoming Court faced only mild protest and a few quiet laughs. Some wel- comed, and others rejected, the idea that stereotyped sex roles were being discarded. Baking and formerly female domestic activi- ties were shared by the males at school parties. Anyone who call- ed the school old-fashioned was met with a firm challenge! 2 Opening A whole new breed invaded the White House. Gerald Ford became the president upon Rich- ard Nixon ' s resignation, without election by the people! The House and Senate debated, but accepted, wealthy Nelson Rocke- feller as vice president. Ford popularized pardons by pardoning Nixon, an act criti- cized by many citizens and thus ending his honeymoon. Guilty students, hoping the faculty would follow Ford ' s lead, asked for pardon. Euthanasia, mercy killing, was a controversy that received attention. A survey taken in senior government classes showed that a Onlookers Karen Neff, Kim Davis, Gay Lee Potter and Marilyn Shaner watch the Homecoming Court practice.