Santiago High School - El Caballero Yearbook (Garden Grove, CA)

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thus lay 'th' I , . plac sec all ll GU X i NW my will f 4 QV In November Americans chose Lyndon Baines johnson as their thirty-sixth President. johnson received a record sixty-one per cent ofthe popular vote, FEI Opposing johnson was conservative Republican Barry M. Goldwater. The Arizonan ran with William E. Miller of New York. The pair carried six states. WF we -qw

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9 National Elections Stir Entire Ll. .-Including Santiago try ,f '-iff ' 'lv ..... As campaigning gets lively students don the campaign buttons proclaiming their candidate. The boy at left covers his vest with Goldwater buttons, while the girl at riht decorates her tennis shoes and bag with buttons for johnson. 4 53. T November 3, 1964, climaxed weeks offrenzied campaign- ing for state and national offices. The noise of campaigning died away as voters all over the nation marked a ballot or pulled a lever to designate their choice of candidates. As reports came in, it became apparent that Lyndon B. johnson and his running mate, Hubert H. Humphrey, were the victors. Together the Democratic contenders carried forty-four states and the District of Columbia. President johnson received a record-breaking 61 per cent of the popular vote, the highest percentage in the history of our nation. lt was a decisive defeat for Republican Barry M. Goldwater and William E. Miller. The conservatives, who presented a choice, not an echo, stressed opposition to the increasing power of the federal government. johnson's campaign was quietly confident. Traveling across the nation, the President stressed the positive accom- plishments of the administration in power, The electioneering penetrated Santiago. Students wore campaign buttons, loudly debated the merits of candidates, and kept informed of the issues. All Americans were affected by outcome of November 4, 1964. The ballot box symbolizes the secrecy of the vote in the United States. This is a vital part of the American democratic process. , .gr

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Girls League tradition calls for a poster parade of all candidates. Carrying imaginative posters are Qfrom fronfb Diana Takenaga, Gail Daugherty, Annette Uto, and Susan Stokes. Books reflecting our American heritage are to be found in Santiago's library. VI. - I 11155 J YREYDUN qt uit PRESS ,Z , mum 419534232 ,,.,. 'iff X dlgyfffy 'QW tziffl' Excitement Signifies Election Time Election time! Every spring Santiago is enlivened by elections-ASB officers, pepsters, class officers, and Girls' League board members. Brick walls and window panes blossom out with bright posters: Vote for mein The quad resounds with: I-li! I'm running for .... You'll vote for me? Thanks! I-Ii! I'm running for .... Candidates for office are caught up in the whirl of campaigning. Petition signatures must be gath- ered. Meetings of office-seekers must be attended. And somehow that speech must be memorized by tomorrow morning. Schedules are disrupted by numerous assem- blies. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors convene separately to select leaders for the fall. The girls assemble to listen to speeches by ner- vous Girls' League Hopefuls. ASB candidates must appear before the terrifying gaze of the stu- dent body en masse. Twenty anxious girls in white gym suits, the semi-finalists for song and yell, prepare for their performance. As the candidate steps up to the microphone, fumbles with his notes, and looks out into the audience, he knows that only one person will win the office. As the girl runs briskly to the center of the gym, clutches her pompoms, and awaits the first notes of On! Wisconsin, she knows that tommorrow the twenty will become ten. Candidates for Girls' League office stake their name-plugging signs in the quad where potential voters are sure to see them . v rf: N sl A . ' e -, V0 A T 5 KFITHY