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Seniors had their own lawn of grass that they took care of and no one could walk on it unless you were a senior?? I've never heard of that...is that what it was??
I think it was more like the seniors "claimed" a certain section of school property and any underclasspeoples that inadvertently (or otherwise ) walked upon said sacred ground were dealt with in a most swift and harsh manner
We had the "senior quad" area at my high school back in the late 1800s and many an unsuspecting or ill informed student, eleventh grade or lower, that traipsed across that piece of hallowed concrete wound up head first in a nearby trash can. There was also an occasional "pants run up da flagpole" for those that couldn't or didn't quite get the message the first time.
I think it was more like the seniors "claimed" a certain section of school property and any underclasspeoples that inadvertently (or otherwise ) walked upon said sacred ground were dealt with in a most swift and harsh manner
We had the "senior quad" area at my high school back in the late 1800s and many an unsuspecting or ill informed student, eleventh grade or lower, that traipsed across that piece of hallowed concrete wound up head first in a nearby trash can. There was also an occasional "pants run up da flagpole" for those that couldn't or didn't quite get the message the first time.
Interesting...I didn't even know flagpoles existed in the late 1800s...
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60's - July '69, Neal Armstrong walked on the Moon; the birth of hullahoops; sidewalk surfers (now known as skate boards); bicycles built for two; treat-or-treating, without adult supervision, where ever we wanted to go and received the best "homemade" treats a kid could ever dream of; sock hops at school and street dances at shopping centers (parents would drop you off, pick you up - no worries!); soda jerks at the drug store; Johnny Weismuller as Tarzan; Dammit Dolls (trolls); bra burnings; couldn't tell the girls from the boys with all the long, flowing hair; Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Green Jeans on TV; drive-in theaters; pajama parties; "homemade" snow ice cream; the Twist by Chubby Checkers; no shopping malls; Cigarettes and Gasoline cost the same -30 cents a pack or gallon; clackers (it's a toy); first Super Bowl in L.A. between K.C. and Green Bay Jan. '67; Johnny Carson started hosting the Tonight Show in 1962; sit ins; drugs, drugs, drugs (didn't participate, though, may be why I am a mental deficient now). Them were the days.
The worst - Nov. '63, 5th grade, all the adults in school were running around crying and screaming - JFK had been assassinated; all the boys I grew up with shipping out to 'Nam, some to never return, and those who did were like the walking dead; my first marriage - we won't go there!
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I think it was more like the seniors "claimed" a certain section of school property and any underclasspeoples that inadvertently (or otherwise ) walked upon said sacred ground were dealt with in a most swift and harsh manner
We had the "senior quad" area at my high school back in the late 1800s and many an unsuspecting or ill informed student, eleventh grade or lower, that traipsed across that piece of hallowed concrete wound up head first in a nearby trash can. There was also an occasional "pants run up da flagpole" for those that couldn't or didn't quite get the message the first time.
We had a Senior tree with a brick bench all around it and it was ONLY for seniors. Yes the 60's were great. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, now that was great. Running home from school crying when JFK was shot, not so great..
I was born in the 60s but darn if I can remember Kimba....I was still pretty young when the 70s rolled around. I do remember watching Jonny Quest though...
We had a Senior tree with a brick bench all around it and it was ONLY for seniors. Yes the 60's were great. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, now that was great. Running home from school crying when JFK was shot, not so great..
I was in the 1st grade outside for recess. Mrs. Richardson,our teacher,stood on the school's steps and rang the bell for us kids to gather around.
With tears in her eyes she told us to go home and be with our families because our President had just been shot.
It was an experience I'll never forget.
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