THROUGH THE KEYHOLE

Marital problems were kept private behind closed doors.  Since divorce was rare and counseling non-existent, many couples must have lived unhappily ever after.

SADIE HAWKINS DAY DANCE

At last, a chance to be assured of a date even though first choice wasn't always available.  Sadie Hawkins Day was originated in "L'il Abner", a comic strip by Al Capp.   Girls did the askin' as well as the payin'.   

QUICK SAND

Quick sand was a natural and very worrisome phenomena in the South.  I was told not to struggle if I accidentally landed in quick sand, but to remain calm and unmoving until rescued.  This advice was difficult to comprehend.  

THE DRAFT

If boys didn't have a relative or family friend on the local draft board, the best way to keep a 4F classification was to excel in college and avoid as many distractions as possible.  Girls were not included in the draft.

CAT LIBRARY

A library for cats?  I must have been dreaming - cats weren't that well liked during the Fifties - dogs were definitely preferred as pets.

WE WANT A PARADE!

The Lutcher Stark High School 1958 Homecoming Parade in Orange, Texas, was cancelled because the city refused to continue giving their support.  Students, very upset at that unfair decision,  "organized" the traditional homecoming parade anyway.  Traffic signals were ignored.  After proceeding only a few blocks disaster struck - several cars were stopped by police.  Our names, phone numbers and parents' names were recorded and it wasn't long before disaster struck again!

WAITING FOR HIS CALL

Girls were not allowed to call boys - ever - so we waited near the phone in hopes it would ring - especially for certain boys to call.