St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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IT WAS THE YEAR of tele- vision mass production— and color was inaugurated on Godfrey's show. • •• STORM COATS appeared in multi-colors . . . navy blue, little-girl red chin- chilla, and tweed. • • • BOYS throughout the state were still clinging to blue jeans—even in mid-winter. • • • THE YO-YO FAD hit the junior class about play time . . . and the Charleston of the early 20's was re- vived. YOUTH DANCES at the VFW hall meant lots of shuffling feet. JUKE BOX ENTHUSIASTS wore out Good Night, Irene and Phil Harris' record of The Thing before the year was over . . . and song fests included ukuleles. While the music store re- stocked, Arthur Godfrey pushed sales by offering free lessons on TV. • • • GRADUALLY THE WEEKS WENT BY . . . sun- flower seed refuse still collected in hidden cor- ners and hallways despite an ultimatum to halt mass-use in school . . . although teachers en- thusiastically conformed to fad and fashion changes, there were still the same old book reports, and nine-weeks' tests and failure lists . . . but with the passage of time we soon forgot the dark side and it was to be the brighter mem- ories to remind us of 1950 fashions — now no longer fashionable!

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INTO THE LOOKING GLASS Reflections on '50-'51 FALL OF 1950 began as a plaid year . . . Scottish tartan was an advertising by-word . . . bolts of ma- terial were fashioned into kilt-like skirts, sports jackets for men, vests, ties, shoes . . . and running a close-second was the wool jersey craze. • • • COLORS? Red and yella, catch a fella . . . or purple ink, geranium, sanka brown, orange marmalade. • • • A COUGAR eight rrtiles out of town made front page headlines for Minnesotans . . . and leo- pard neck scarves and flouncy skirts were fashionable nationwide. • • • A SOUTH PACIFIC hit Minneapolis in November . . . tickets on sale Monday morn, off sale Monday night ... it was Janet Blair washing that man right out of her hair! EIGHTEEN YEARS meant of age and also eligible for the draft. Korea and Communism and war were part of every con- versation. THE BAND sported new uniforms early in Novem- ber. • • • MEDALION JEWELRY, cashmere coats and sweat- ers, knit dresses, bouffant net evening wear ... all were vogue. • • • IT WAS THE FALL that we held our breath be- cause the weather was so beautiful ... 78° on November 1! . . . Indian summer cobwebs . . . and sunshine, day after day.

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A government of the people, by the people, and for the people de- mands your vote! Students brandish political literature, discuss party platforms, and then take their turn at the mock polls on November 7.