Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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work students work in spare time to counteract climbing costs When Dad stopped the weekly allowance, the student had no source of income. There was only one alternative other than begging in the streets and that was to get a job. Applying was the worst part of acquiring a job. If he was lucky, he was hired immediately. Wages ranged anywhere from $.85 to $3.00 an hour, depending on where the student worked. The student soon learned that the dollar didn't stretch as far as he thought it would. Try- inq to buy an ice cream cone for a dime or one package of chewing gum for a nickel was a thing of the past. Though many students loudly bemoaned the fact that they had to go to work, they were never heard to complain when they picked up their paychecks. Work proved profitable to more people and in more ways than one as was discovered on April 15 when the student answered to a bigger and better authority— Uncle Sam. twenty-eight

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Carol Gilbert and Karen Hansen wear the original while Kathy Hagen wears a short-haired wig. Bill Ausley's sideburns are a necessary asset to his natural good looks. Robyn Hawkinson's vest may be fashionable but it doesn't keep her warm. Though the old could often be seen along with the new. the new was more practical. twe«ty- ven

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Does Debbie White ever think about all the money that passes through her hands at work? twenty, nine