Tecumseh High School - Savage Yearbook (Tecumseh, OK)

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THE FIRST 200 YEARS A knowledge of American history is an invitation to experience the ac- complishment, drama, tragedy and hope of an infant nation struggling to grow up. Sturdy, determined pioneers hacked away at the edges of a raw continent and, with blunders and achievements alike, modeled a country with a spirited nature and a united commitment to individual liberty for every one of its citizens. Americans, great and not so great, have given us a heritage to carry on and improve upon. Farmers and soldiers, industri- alists and merchants, dreamers and leaders, are all there in two centuries of progress. But the maturing isn't finished. You'll find the boundaries of growth as endless today as when our forefathers first envisioned them. You can seek out your own destiny with the wisdom and judgement which comes with re-creation of the past. Your knowledge, dreams and industry will carry on through many more centuries of living history.

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 ov-H'ra THE 1976 BICENTENNIAL SAVAGE CONTENTS Seniors 17 Underclassmen 29 Faculty 43 Organizations 51 Activities 81 Royalty 97 Sports 123 Junior High 155 Advertisements 179 STAFF Editor...........................Terri Barrett Business Manager........Sandy Whitehead Sports Editor..............Clyde Clark Editorial Staff.................Susan Botkin, David Brooks, George Fellows, Jamie Lance, Kathy Key, Walter Rose, Joe Sevy. Adviser................Franklin Talley

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CHAPTERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY The Stamp Act of 1765 was an attempt by Eng- land to tax item that writ? wholly American. The colonist» reacted in seething resentment which erupted into angry protestations. The fir t blood of the American Revolution was spilled during one such incident at Boston in 1770 Several Americans lost their lives over a snowball thrown at a British sentry. In the fight to achieve commerce equality, the United States found itself in a naval war over shipping lanes. Fort McHenry was henocally held during .1 British naval bombardment, and the stars and stripes still flew after a night of hard fighting The next morning Francis Scott Key penned the immortal words of what would become the national anthem Settlers had to have permanent access to the new lands, so canals and bridges were built to carry stages and wagon trains loaded with machinery destined for settlements in the West The pioneers foresaw great wealth in the cheap acreage that was available. Frontiersmen cleared the wilderness, built set- tlements and drove back the Indians. The Pony Express and the telegraph became primary means of communication Agriculture was the wealth of the country American inventions of the time were often re- lated to working the soil. The McCormick Reaper mowing machines, textile looms and the cotton gin were instrumental in the settling of new frontiers In 1848, James Marshall found gold m the race of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter at Coloma. California The lust to get rich qux k was the force behind this biggest and gaudiest gold rush ever While gold rush fever gripped the country, states were increasingly more divided on the slavery issue. Civil war broke out in the East This Brothers War was bitterly fought and. though the scars remain even today, slavery was abolished Cities grew at an alarming pace: often without regard to the limits of safety The great Chicago fire of 1871 burned the bustling attie market empire beyond recognition. But the pioneer spirit was not broken. Chicagoans began re- building and preparations were underway to celebrate the 100th birthday of the country The Iron Horse, carrying homesteaders, greatly helped settlement of the new country The first transcontinental railroad connected the country at Promontory Summit. Utah, on May 10.1869