Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Ax v -x1'.v ftp . . uf. it ' , .s t . .. if 1' -Wifi, L ' r..y - In ' , i of f' 1 iff ' -'ti ' U- I' Q' 'Q' .' ' f-93 ' 'rl e . li A nw -V., in I I .. . Q A V im' 1 '5 '.., . 'UP X .P i ii A '.r6-..'!' A if-at gg: .0 - .yr af' V X, c vi-fr I, , 1' ,v 1 , 1 . H .1 - B V YA 'I 'V W . .- GFX' 'l' ' -- . , r . I .H fggga I 5 'I A l 'ul if A' 'iw ' t t . A it iT,..f., iss., Q . Thr-4 N no ' . 4 1 I? ir Q ' L .. l 'rg' . ., xml . ' ..2..L N ' ' 'Transportation was setting the pattern for the American way of lite. The country became a mobile society with electric trolleys, automo- biles, farm machinery. and bicycles, all the rage, Along with the accessibility of travel came a new era of nationalism. A World War called upon the nations young men to unite and tight, After the war in Europe, the nation pulled itself together and industry flourished once again. A carefree America burr, ied war memories in the new moving pictures. telephones, light bulbs, electric generators, stock market ticl-ter tape machines, phono- graphs and a wealth of inventions from the ter- rite minds of its young, inventors. Baseball be- came the national sport and prohibition was law. Black Thursday, October 24. 1920, saw the American stock market crash to the lowest level in history. Panic set in as the unemployment level slcyroclceted, The country was in its worst economic crisis. Slowly, but surely, the wounds of the crash, the dust bowl, and poverty healed. RAT r m.1.?..'.! RGH93 r 34 35 ,y . RATI ON RATION. STAMP NU. STAMP ID. L 38 39 i RATION ' RATION I STAMP ND. STAMP RQ. i y 42 43 l RATION RATION' STAMP NO. STAMP N0. c . 46 y 47 The steel industry geared up tor the revival while rumors were whispered in the Roosevelt administration of another impending war. The nation's leaders scotied, until December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor! Industrial production reached a peak during the war years. Upon their return from tour years of battle, the veterans forged ahead with an eye on .1 better life tor everyonef Several mod- erate recessions in the 50's and 605 reminded cautious citizens of past decades. i -A - , . ' -,gi Huge strides were being taken in the scientific Field. Television became a part oi every family's life. National events were household topics - while they happened - thanks to the new medi- um. lridividuals and groups were seen on the tube as they advocated new social reform. or iustice, or special causes of their own. TV gave individuals and political systems power greater than ever before. Audio-visual journalism had made its impact. Nearly 100 years of struggling For civil liberties were realized when President Lyndon Baines johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. The Act outlawed segregation in any form. The seventies shed light on a new trouble tor the nation as it approached its 200th birthday. The worlds energy sources and natural re- sources were being used up Faster than they could be replenished. Americans once again waded into a new frontier. The energy crisis and ecology were prominent words in the language. Ways to save nature from the neglect of mankind and ways of preserving precious fuel without damaging that balance of nature were the objectives of Americans across the country. ' -T f Jgfffiff iff, 1.51 ZfA'TlVf7'7f i.. 5'-.fj 7'-1' 'if ' -7-'Qfrfiiff-si.i , ,- ,,,-3-1 if-sy V ' f f? i Li ,fc ' 5 A , if flier, 4- it H-.5 ,-+,. iff ,ny f 1 - ': C 7-,gn f ., , -.14 ' zgavmdi- s - ffff r - a ' ' - .W Y' ' 'Y-1. fl -' :' 4-' I ' ',v3'L.,. . ,, r r hr. V,.,,4- 'A 1 it l '9g9f21I,f5ff-5: i ff. ,, . 4 si 4 ,ffgfg-, is ,, L'-:Ta i ar mf l , E if l rili 5 f -. ,Q , hh. 315, Gig.. , s , :rf 'lgig iri '- Earth s crises spurred Americans into further pioneering. This time .. outer space. Ameri- can astronauts were the first on the surface of the moon andthe US. was first to build a sky- lab for more scientific study. American is still learning and growing after a mere ZOO-year infancy. The original determina- tion oli our forefathers was told again in the words of Neil Armstrong as he made the first step on the moon . . a small step for man, but a giant step for mankindf'