Volume 54, #29 Friday, May 14, 1965

Number 5, Saturday May 14, 2005

Volume 54, Number 29. Friday May 14, 1965

The paper came out the day before prom night, up at CU's Glenn Miller Ballroom after brief venue-dalliance with the new courtyard. The prom was set to end precisely at 11:30, The Owl reported, with the all night afterparty at the Elks Club at 13th and Spruce. Party-goers were advised to pick up their corsages between 3 and 5. Red, white, and pink..

Pictures of the five queen candidates were plastered across the top of Page 1-Nancy Geer, Iris Connolly, Ellyn Craven, Monica Hoffman and Sandy McCray. (If you can't remember who won, tune in next time.)

Contemplation of the afterparty and a recollection that few stayed there all night, caused notice of the final editorial on page 2. It quoted a Ms. Johnson, an exchange teacher from England, as complaining about what The Owl called "a typical high school couple involved in a 'between-class-until-later-my-dear' embrace." And the paper went on to say "We don't know if its our basic OWL morality or not, but we agree with Mrs. Johnson."

Also on page one, and presumably not related to The Owl's morality police, area teens were reported to be setting up an advisory group to help local judges decide guilt or innocence of peers who had run afoul of the traffic cops. The program organizer said the problems of recrimination were "virtually" non existent because the students actually making the recommendations were kept anonymous. On the same page, Big Brothers were reported to "befriend area youth," in order to prevent juvenile delinquency.

Senior Dede Young received an "Anvil" award for a Mosaic plaque at the Colorado Arts Fair at CSU. The Jaycees, Junior Chamber of Commerce, invited students to enter the teen Road-E-O.

Owl reporter Mary Jane Davies continued civil rights reporting from prior issues, with a story on a SNCC worker under the headline, "Whites Do Not See Problem, Rights Worker Tells Classes." The Owl paraphrased the worker, a David Riley, as saying, "Although Negroes have difficulty in voting, they normally can obtain driver's licenses and business licenses without much trouble because they send revenue to the state government." He went on to say that he thought that the money and time spent by the demonstrators in Selma and Montgomery could have done more good if it had been donated to civil rights organizations. (Please note the earlier Owl report on George Epp's participation in the Selma march.)
A review of the final Thespian production, the mystery "Night Must Fall," gave the actors high marks for melodrama, but suggested that star Cal Winn went a bit too far when he smoked his pipe upside down (Apparently the pipe, not Cal.)

The Teacher's Federation of the Boulder Valley District honored five BHS seniors for scholastic achievement or potential, good mental health, independence, initiative in academic work, intellectual curiosity, and ability to recognize and appreciate the value and worth of his or her fellow man regardless of race, color and creed. Honorees were Nancy Quiggle, Dave Tally, Larry Wilson, Dixie Aragon, and Conard Metcalf.

Nine "cubbies" were added to The Owl staff to replace the short-timers in their final weeks, while plans were made for the week-away elections for cheerleaders.

On the sports page, "Boulder High's fickle baseball team finished the 1965 season with a sweep of an Englewood header." End-of-season record: 7-5. The Owl noted that the junior varsity had a better record. Back on the editorial page, a "Speaking Out" note from team member Lee Fabrizio: "Definition of a baseball fan: Fair weather friend."

The golfers tied for the district title, led by John Hutton, while the track team, still "thinclads" in the headline, came in sixth in a seven team meet, but senior R.J. Wilson qualified to compete in the state meet.

Notices on the sports page said that practice for the annual Junior-Senior girls' football game would start the following Monday (these days it would be probably be televised live on Spike TV), while the GAA (girls' athletic association) would be having its awards picnic that afternoon at Chautauqua. Tickets fifty cents.

In the ad department, the focus was on graduation. Graduation dresses at Neusteters, pix at Don Carlson's, McDowell's or Markay's studios, and "formal attire cleaned at the dougout." McGuckin's said "Hey Panthers Get Set for spring and Summer Sports." The McDonalds ad for the 24cent fish sandwich took a rest this week.

Next Time Prom Queen, outstanding students, and the special Literary Section with a special 2005 literary review by Anne Sandoe-Thorpe.

 

The Story of the "Mag 7"

The photo we posted recently sparked memories of the group of guys sometimes referred to as "The Mag 7", derived from the fabulous western "The Magnificent Seven". Those included in the group were Arlen Stokes, David Jacobsen, JT Garcia, Eddie Allan, Dave Ott, Dick Clark and Steve Clark. (All of the group are in the picture except Eddie Allan). Arlen says the name was initiated by JT and that it was a fairly informal group based mostly on intramural basketball. The five of them who were not on the varsity basketball team (the two Clark boys were on varsity) practiced regularly and were known on occasion to be seen together at ball games, the Sink, etc. Arlen says they didn't take it too seriously but enjoyed the fact that their moniker annoyed some of the "jocks" at BHS.

 

David Jacobsen added that it was the Mag 7 who were the original heart and soul of the "Hi, Zelda" yell and started the serious confetti trend at the football games. He fondly recalls that they didn't have a school activity focus that brought their group together so much as a simple friendship. The group was fairly diverse - JT and Steve were Owlies, Arlen was class treasurer, Steve and Dick were both on the basketball team, and Dave Ott was on the debate team. Ed Allen was always their designated driver for the beer trips into the Boulder hills.

 

They may not have taken the name seriously, but classmates remember it all these years later, so it definitely stuck! 

 

 

 

 

Linda Beerman writes that she worked for Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant for 28 years. She started there when she was 19 and had some wonderful opportunities to break down barriers for women in what was then a male-dominated work environment. She tells the story that after working for years in female-oriented positions such as payroll clerk and purchasing clerk, she saw the blatant inequities and set out to do something about it. She was the FIRST woman in four different jobs previously held only by men - process material control specialist, senior product certifier, advanced accountability coordinator and quality assurance administrator for special nuclear material packaging. She was also responsible for writing the procedure and quality assurance plan required by the Department of Energy for approval to send radioactive materials to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. The task had been too much for the previous engineers and chemists who tried to write it, but Linda's plan was approved! Way to go, Linda!

 

When Rocky Flats began down-sizing, Linda chose quality of life over the income and moved to Howard, CO, where she lives currently. During this span of years between high school and today, she's been married, had two children, divorced, and is now married to the love of her life, Michael Goddard. Between them, they have five children and eight grandchildren. Michael, she explains with pride, is related to Robert Goddard, the "father of rocketry". She and Michael love the outdoors and travel and are now building a home on the 35 acres of land near Howard. Their story is truly a romantic one and I know Linda will love to share the details with you when you see her at the reunion!

 

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