Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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Taking the bus through its gears, Cullen Tilman finds happiness in leaving school. eran ieee tae i LLL LLL LLL LEA OLLI Working Students During the summer, and even during the school term, many students find dif- ferent ways to earn money. This past summer served as a landmark for some. Finding your first job is hard enough, but this last summer jobs were scarce. A few lucky students applied early for bus driving permits and received bus routes, but a few more latecomers weren't so lucky. This year also marked the first year that girl students drove school buses. Give Women’s Lib a point! Other job openings sprouted up around Winebarger Co. or various grocery stores. The D.E. department helped many students find odd jobs, but there seemed to be more willing workers than available jobs. To the few of us that have jobs, a shout of joy is heard; to the most of us who don’t, a low moan. Jon Moore finds time during a slow day to squeeze out a smile. Student Life 17

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Check It Out! Something is going on at RHS that many students don’t know about. It’s call- ed evaluation. Many teachers are involv- ing their students by asking them to help in the evaluation of the departments. The evaluating team, which will come next fall, literally goes over every inch of the school from the shape of the build- ings to the quality of the textbooks. Why do we need evaluation? Evalua- tion is supposed to help teachers and administration discover the areas which need improvement and to explore meth- ods of upgrading those areas. Some of the teachers meet in the afternoon to jointly work on criteria re- ports. With all this preparation taking place RHS will surely come out with fly- ing colors. Mrs. Anne Greene explains the need of an evaluation to Debra Pressley. 16 Student Life Chairman of the evaluation committee, Miss Anne Bragassa feels the pangs of paperwork. As evaluation paperwork piles up, teachers need a reminder that June holds tt Key to sanity.

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Nixon Is Out; Ford Is At Bat; Rockefeller Is In The Batter’s Box ) In March of 1974, one of the greatest landmarks in the history of politics was made. On coast-to-coast radio and tele- vision, Richard M. Nixon announced his resignation from the office of the Presi- dency of the United States. Thus marked the closing of the Nixon Administration. This school year served as a landmark. Never had so much excitement channeled in through Government classes. More students became interested in the politics of the country than at any other time. Now the responsibilities of the United States were placed on the shoulders of an unknown. Throughout America, people were saying, ‘‘Gerald Who?” It hadn’t been very long since Spiro T. Agnew had resigned from Vice-President and Gerald Ford had been chosen to suc- ceed him. Mr. Ford was just getting used to being Vice-President when Nixon re- signed. When asked if he had any plans toward achieving the Presidency, he answered a definite ‘NO!’ A few months later he had to prepare himself for another change. Nixon had resigned and Gerald Ford was now addressed as ‘’Mr. President’. After playing this game of ‘Shuffling the Politicians”, a vacancy was left open for Vice-President. Nelson A. Rockefeller was the name that finally came up as the “VP” candidate. After months of delibera- tions in various branches of Congress, Mr. Rockefeller was approved and he took over as Vice-President. Even though a little community like Rustburg would have little to say on a large scale, many of the students of RHS will be of voting age by 1976. By then they will be able to voice their opinions. 18 Student Life Richard M. Nixon (1913- ) U.S. President (1969-1974)