Rustburg High School - Owl Yearbook (Rustburg, VA)

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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)

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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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Going Up While the direction of the lives of the students of RHS sometimes seems undetermined, the direction of one of the things in the world around them is definitely on the way up; namely, the cost of living. Food prices have been going up at a steady rate for quite some time now forcing the con- sumer to get a little uptight. Almost all items have been affected by short- ages of some kind which have forced prices even higher. One price increase in particular has struck home to the student of RHS. Gasoline prices have forced some stu- dents to quit driving to school. Dates are now becoming limited because of the expenses — not only of gasoline, but also of the movies, and the dinners. The cost of a pizza now used to buy a nice steak dinner. So the gasoline prices have not only caused a lot of people to trade in their Cadillacs for Volkswagens, but the social life of the RHS student has also suffered. The outcome of all this has been a lot of all-around belt-tightening. While this may be good for the figure, the economic future is still rather dismal looking for the American people. Sugar, one of the highly inflated items, took a jump from 13 cents a pound to 69 cents a pound. ee a rr Pe ROTH OE GAL SEP 3 Phe aan GEHTS MORIN AOD coment The dollar has been a constant worry of the Government. President Gerald Ford Inflation hit school supplies in 74-75 started an all out fight against inflation, the program is called “Whip Inflation Now!” by raising the price of materials used (WIN). by students. ve Student Life 19