Perry High School - Clock Yearbook (Massillon, OH)

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L IFE AT PERRY HIGH 1959-1960 . . . Life aT Perry High during The'l959-60 school Term - This, The Theme of The T960 Clock, parallels Life magazine. Why was This Theme chosen? This publicaTion, like Life magazine, is aimed aT collecTing under one cover in copy and picTures The mosT impor- TanT evenTs, organizaTions, and individuals associaTed wiTh Them. Unlike Life magazine whose field of coverage includes The enTire world The Clock is mainly concerned wiTh a much smaller area - Perry High School, The people who give life To iTs many and diverse acTiviTies, giving life To The school iTself. However, iT is necessary ThaT we do noT disregard The world abouT us compleTely. For iusT as Perry High is an imporTanT parT of The community, iT is an imporTanT parT of The sTaTe, The naTion and The world. So as we recall The happenings and siTuaTions of The pasT school year, we musT also recall The condiTions ThaT exisTed in The world during The T959- 6O school year. Life aT Perry High had many phases and each was unique . . . life in The classroom . . during sTudy halls . . . beTween classes . . . during lunch periods. Life aT pep rallies . . . games . . . affer-The-game parTies. Life aT club meeTings . . . assemblies . . . play pracTice. Life aT dances . . . beafnik . . . Sadie Hawkins Day . . . ChrisTmas formal . . . queen dances . . . finally The prom . . . and The climax. . .graduaTion. In The following pages, you will find as The sTaff of The Clock wanTs you To remem- ber . . . Life aT Perry High T959-60.

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LI AT PERRY HIGH . . . REVOLVED ARCUND THE STUDENTS In September Perry opened her doors to students, and like a smooth running ma- chine another year began. ln other parts of the country that machine needed overhauling. Little Rock schools were closed and many stu- dents were deprived of education with a few more fortunate students attending private schools. Dick Clark was still the teenagers great white father and locally, teen centers and high schools held dances weekly for rock and rollers. Interest and concern increased for the mounting delinquency problems and an at- tempt to set up a national code ot ethics was on the planning board. Locally one step further was accomplished with the issuance of a book of ethics to all high school students in this area. Junior Achievement groups more than doubled in this nation of ours, while over- seas the very struggle for existence con- tinued. Rumblings of revolt and uprising in South America and Africa were heard from the people of these lands, thirsty for the taste of self-government and equal educational privileges. The school levy and bond issue were ap- proved assuring Perry Township of a new junior high and additions to Watson and Whipple schools. The operating levy will pro- vide the much needed money for the con- tinuance and operation of the schools. Study is the main factor to good grades, thus students used their time wisely in the quiet surroundings of the library. Wide World Photo: Jefferson Thomas, right, stands all alone across the street from Little Rock's Central High School white students.