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…AND, ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR
BEGINS.
We’ve talked about back to school immunizations before, but now
let’s give a little more credit to our parents’ devotion to our
health care in their quest to help provide us a proper
education. The following “Letter to The Editor,” borrowed from
the Nashville Tennessean, illustrates this point.
Jerry
Letter to The Editor:
September 7—"She Calls It: Backward Step to the Editor:”
Summer Is over, school has begun, and I'm quite proud of myself:
all three of my children can say that they have all of the
required immunization shots. Of course, it took the whole summer
to accomplish the feat (a matter that until this year has been
taken care of at school). As I waited in line at the Well-Baby
Clinic in Madison to get that last one, I couldn't help but
listen in on the grumblings of the other mothers.
Most of them were simply complaining of the inconvenience, the
hot sun, the long unmoving line, and wondering why the Board of
Health no longer gave the shots in the schools. One mother of
several little ones milling about her, and holding one in her
arms, voiced the feeling of most of us, "It seems like I've
spent the whole summer standing in this line."
At the time that we were sent the notice of the shots being
discontinued, I called the Board of Health to ask why and was
told that it took up too much of their time. Well since the
children have got to have them whether at school, a Well-Baby
Clinic, or the Board of Health, it seems to me that they are
only robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Of course, there are those children whose mothers work and will
have to carry their children to their doctor thereby paying for
immunization shots twice, and then there are those children
whose parents just won't bother. All in all, I'd say the Board
of Health's discontinuance of immunization shots through the
schools is a definite step backwards in the progress of our city
and in our nation's health program. And I for one don't believe
we can afford any backward steps.
Mrs. T. Lucille McClusky
4511 Graycroft Ave.
Madison, Tennessee
–The Tennessean, 07 September 1962, Page 12.
Thanks, Mrs. McClusky. You are a good and responsible parent. At
this time, let us also give thanks to our parents for other
assistances along the way toward our high school diploma:
provision of meals, shelter, clothing, encouragement, a space to
do homework, transportation to and from school, participation in
the PTA and other school activities/events, constructive
discipline (when needed), advice (social as well as
educational), and, of course, their love!
Arriving for school this year, we received our schedules (most
of us had English, Math, General Science, Study Hall, P.E. and
an elective (mine was Latin I). We soon learned to navigate the
routes to our classes (and the exact time allotted to get to
said class on time). We looked forward to lunches, pep meetings
and Friday nights at the football field.
In practically no time at all, we found ourselves becoming
comfortable being high school freshmen. We discovered if we:
didn’t insult an upperclassman nor disrespect a teacher, were on
time to class, didn’t chew gum while walking (with poor posture)
past Mrs. Eldridge in the hall, and didn’t step on the gym floor
in our regular shoes (while Coach Brimm was watching) that we
would probably survive.
It was just really neat to see everybody again!
And, class members would soon need these bonds of closeness,
empathy and support as we would face a possible major world
disaster—
"The Cuban Missile Crisis”
The Cuban Missile Crisis was among the scariest events of the
Cold War. The 13-day showdown brought the world’s two
superpowers to the brink of nuclear war.
In the Fall of 1962, the United States demanded that the Soviets
halt construction of newly-discovered missile bases in communist
Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. Soviet premier Nikita
Khrushchev had pledged in 1960 to defend Cuba and had assumed
that the United States would not try and prevent the
installation of medium- and intermediate-range ballistic
missiles in the communist Caribbean country. But the weapons
could potentially reach much of the United States.
What followed was a tense standoff played out almost exclusively
at the highest levels. U.S. President John F. Kennedy and
Khrushchev and a handful of their top aides did all the
negotiating, with little input from the foreign policy
bureaucracies of either country. The crisis was rife with
miscommunications, threats and miscalculations. Several major
precursors of the crisis occurred in September 1962. The
showdown would be in October. – history.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwSgQDrft8
MADISON HIGH NEWS
Varsity Football:
“Madison Seeks Extension of Its 20-Game Non-Losing Streak”
Madison, the 1961 Class AAA kingpin, will seek an extension of a
20-game non-losing streak by hosting neighboring Goodlettsville,
a winner in its opener last week. The Rams, now in the Big
Eight, haven’t lost since falling to Litton in 1960, although
they were tied by the Nashville Tennessean Action Ratings State
champ, Fayetteville, last year in the Butter Bowl. –The
Tennessean, 07 September 1962, Page 17
“Goodlettsville Coach Miles Frost on A Cloud Ahead of
Trojans’ Game with Madison This Week”
September 2—Goodlettsville coach Miles Frost is on a
cloud today, but he isn't fooled by the formidable job coming up
Friday night. "We looked pretty good in beating Hendersonville,"
Miles said, "But, we made mistakes out there Friday night that
will kill us against Madison this week." Miles was especially
pleased with sophomore halfback Frank Satty, who got a head
start in the NIL scoring race with 27 points . . . Also, in for
praise from the Trojan head man were end Johnny Shanks,
defensive guard Fred Sadler and fullbacks Dickie Genung and
Jackie Mayes. –The Tennessean, 02 September 1962, Page 43
“Injuries to Key Rams May Force Shifts in Friday Night’s
Lineup”
September 4—Madison halfback Dickie Davis has a broken
hand and his availability for the Goodlettsville opener Friday
is up in the air. If he isn't able to go, Ram coach Bill Brimm
probably will shift a member of his quarterback corps into the
halfback slot. . .It more than likely will be Junior transfer
Chuck Boyd, leaving Wayne Bailiff the quarter-backing duties.
The 1961 Class AAA champs also have end Bill Swain on the ailing
list with a bruised shoulder. –The Tennessean, 04 September
1962, Page 37
“Rams, Unbeaten In 20 Straight Games, Topple Goodlettsville
34-6”
September 7—Madison continued its unbeaten skein at
Goodlettsville's expense, rolling up 336 yards rushing and
moving the first down chain 21 times. Junior Chuck Boyd scored
one touchdown, a run of two yards, and passed 10 yards to end
John Reynolds for a second Madison touchdown. Fullback Butch
Cartwright, reserve fullback Ronnie Smith and halfback Dale
Brady got the other Ram TDs. –The Tennessean, 08 September
1962, Page 12
“Rams Zoom to 3rd in Action Ratings”
September 11—Madison’s Rams have surged to 3rd place in
the first release of the Nashville Tennessean’s State Action
Ratings. The Rams (86.4), who moved up into the Nashville prep
league's Class AAAA, is the mathematical leader of Middle
Tennessee, trailing only East-state powers Bradley Central
(91.5) and Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett (87.4). Father Ryan (83.4)
jumped to seventh with a 7-0 upset over Springfield. Litton is
ranked 17th with an 80.3 rating. –The Tennessean, 11
September 1962, Page 21
“Madison A Four-Touchdown Pick Over Hillsboro”
September 14—Madison is a four-touchdown pick over
Hillsboro, but the Burros will be no pushovers. "We never had a
chance offensively against Lawrenceburg in the opener," Burro
coach Henry Nance said yesterday. "We had the ball seven times
in the first half, and five times we got it inside our own
five-yard line. I believe we'll give Madison a run for Its
money."
Hillsboro, however, lost regular guard Dick Thaxton in the 12-0
loss at Lawrenceburg and a few days before lost another regular
guard, Sam Jones. Nance has made several personnel changes to
guard before taking on the Rams, who haven't lost since Litton
beat them in 1960. –The Tennessean, 14 September 1962, Page
22
“Rams Throttle Burros, 44-7”
September 15—Madison’s Rams thundered past Hillsboro,
44-7, last night to push their undefeated string to 21 games and
set the stage for next week's neighborhood scramble with Litton.
The Lions dropped a 13-6 decision to Memphis Central and
Glencliff whipped Franklin, 20-7, in other games involving
members of the Nashville Interscholastic League's Big Eight last
night.
Madison’s massacre of the Burros was triggered by Dale Brady's
two first-period touchdowns. Brady, 152-pound halfback, scooted
74 yards from scrimmage the first time he handled the ball.
The next time he touched it, he got another score. Still in the
first quarter, Brady breezed 67 yards for his second TD. Dale
was one of two Rams getting a pair of touchdowns. Chuck Boyd
made two in the final quarter, running over from the 24 and 5.
Madison, ranked No. 3 in The Nashville Tennessean’s State Action
Ratings, now has a 2-0 record. –The Tennessean, 15 September
1962, Page 13
“Chattanooga Football—Brainerd High School”
[Most will understand this inclusion; for those who may not-just
wait!]
The year 1962 is sometimes called the “Greatest Year Ever” for
high school football in the Chattanooga area. Unlike any year
before, four local teams – Brainerd, Chattanooga Central, Howard
and Rossville – went undefeated, all achieving regional and/or
state titles. None of the teams played each other. –Chattanooga
High School Football-1962—The Greatest Year Ever
“Brainerd Beats Marion Co., 20-0”
Aug. 31: This shutout at home set the tone for the
undefeated season. Marion was held to 66 total yards and only
five first downs. The Brainerd Rebels converted two Marion
County turnovers into scores in the first half. Jim McCoy led
Brainerd with 100 yards rushing.
Sept. 7 Brainerd Beats East Ridge, 27-6
Sept. 14 Brainerd Beats Lakeview, 14-0
Madison High Alumni News
MHS ’61: “Johnny Jenkins, A Tennessee Tech Halfback”
Sept. 3—(Cookeville, TN.) Tennessee Tech has placed
sophomore Johnny Jenkins, 6-2, 180-pounder formerly of Madison
High School, at defensive halfback. Playing mostly on defense,
Jenkins lettered as a frosh on last year's Ohio Valley
Conference championship squad. Tech head coach Wilburn Tucker
said Jenkins should continue to help bolster Tech's pass defense
which was leaky at the start of the 1961 season, but improved
when freshmen Jenkins and Frank Dowling of Knoxville were moved
into the secondary.
We intend to work from the beginning of practice on pass
defense," Tucker said. "Our defense progressed last year and we
feel it will continue to do so. In coach Chuck Newman we have
one of the best teachers of pass defense in the business." --The
Tennessean, 03 September 1962, Page 24
MHS ’62: “Judy Jones Awarded Scholarships to UT”
Sept. 8—Judith Ann (Judy) Jones, 18, recent Madison High
graduate has won two home economics scholarships, and is now
headed to the University of Tennessee. She won a $300
scholarship from the University of Tennessee; and a $200
scholarship from the Davidson County Chapter of the Home
Economist in Homemaking.
In addition to helping Judy earn these cash dividends, her
little portable has hummed its way through a whole new wardrobe
for college. "Judy makes most of her own clothes except winter
coats," her mother, Mrs. Richard W. Jones, 324 Wellington Drive,
said. "As far as sewing ability goes, she passed me three years
ago."
During her senior year Judy was a member of the Latin Club, the
Civinette Club, annual staff; worked in the school office; and
maintained an A average in English and Home Economics with a
B-plus in other subjects. The bulletin board in her bedroom at
home is a cheerful witness to high school fun, with its
collection of souvenirs including several withered corsages,
symbols of proms past. "I made my own formals for proms for the
past two years," Judy said. Judy credits her teacher at Madison,
Callie Lillie Owen, with encouraging her to enter the home
economics field. –The Tennessean, 08 September 1962, Page 5
“In/Around Madison In September 1-16, 1962”
September 4—Madison’s Colonial Drive-In is currently
offering four speed features it calls “RACE-A-RAMA.” The movies
are “A Race for Life” (starring Richard Conte), “Thunder in
Carolina” (starring Rory Calhoun), “Wild Ride,” and “Roar of The
Crowd” (starring Howard Duff and Helene Stanley). –The
Tennessean, 04 September 1962, Page 28
September 6—Clarence B. England, Madison, yesterday announced
his candidacy for the metropolitan council from the 10th
district. "I know what it means to be a taxpayer," England said
in announcing his candidacy. "If I am elected, I will serve the
people to the very best of my ability. I am fully aware there
will be many problems arise and I assure you the metropolitan
government will be a government 'by the people and for the
people,’ and that all decisions will be made with the help and
wisdom of God.”
England has owned and operated a barber shop for 16 years. He is
a member of the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison Civic Club,
Madison Square Merchants Association, Madison PTA, Matthews
Memorial Methodist Church, the East Nashville YMCA and president
of the Madison Hillbilly Association. England is married to the
former Lorene Jones and they have one son, Harold, a senior at
Madison High School. –The Tennessean, 06 September 1962, Page
5
September 10—WDCN TV channel 8 in Nashville, TN (PBS)
began broadcasting. –“On This Day,” Sept. 10, 1962
September 14: Help Wanted: Male, Female Short Order
Cooks, night shift only. Apply in person at “Woody’s,” 515
Gallatin Road, Madison. –The Tennessean, 14 September 1962,
Page 51
September 14—Hospitals in Middle Tennessee received more than $2
million of hospital construction funds allocated yesterday by
the State Hospital Advisory Committee. The committee allocates
federal Hill-Burton Act funds. Its allocations must be approved
by the U.S. surgeon general. Grants approved are: Nashville
Memorial Hospital, $510,000; Madison Sanitarium, $500,000;
Rutherford County Hospital at Murfreesboro, $468,000; and,
Clover Bottom Home-Donelson, $546,000. –The Tennessean, 14
September 1962, Page 49
“Elsewhere in The World in September 1-16, 1962 [From
Wikipedia]”
September 5—The composition of the American penny was
changed to 95% copper and 5% zinc, which remained until 1982,
when pennies became 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
September 8—The “Cuban Missile Crisis” began as the first
consignment of Soviet R-12 offensive missiles arrived in Cuba.
The medium range ballistic missiles, which could be fitted with
nuclear warheads, could strike targets in the U.S. within 1,300
miles of Cuba (e.g., Boston, Massachusetts or Milwaukee,
Wisconsin).
September 9—Jack Nicklaus won the first "World Series of
Golf," a competition between the champions of the four major
professional golf tournaments. Nicklaus (winner of the U.S.
Open) won the $50,000 first prize by finishing four strokes
ahead of Masters and British Open champion Arnold Palmer and PGA
Championship winner Gary Player.
September 10—Rod Laver of Australia became only the
second person in history to win the "Grand Slam" of tennis,
after taking the men's singles title in the U.S. Open, by
defeating fellow Queenslander Roy Emerson, 6-2, 6-4, 5-7 and
6-4. Earlier in 1962, he won the Australian Open (January), the
French Open (June) and Wimbledon (July).
September 10—Speaking for the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice
Hugo Black ordered the immediate admission of James Meredith as
the first African-American student at the then-segregated
University of Mississippi. Black wrote that the enrollment of
Meredith as a student "can do no appreciable harm to the
university."
September 11—Weeks before the discovery of nuclear
missiles that would lead to the “Cuban Missile Crisis,” the
Soviet Union publicly warned that a U.S. attack on Cuba, or on
Soviet ships carrying supplies to the island, would mean war.
And, that if such an attack is made, it might result in a
universal world war with the use of thermonuclear weapons."
September 11—Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S.
Senate as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit. Marshall, an African-American, had argued the landmark
case of Brown v. Board of Education, and would later be elevated
to the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 12—President John F. Kennedy, in a speech at
Rice University, reaffirmed that the U.S. would put a man on the
moon by the end of the decade.
Top Songs—Of September 1962:
1. “Sherry” The 4 Seasons
2. “Monster Mash” Bobby "Boris" Pickett
3. “Let's Dance” Chris Montez
4. “Do You Love Me?” The Contours
5. “He's A Rebel” The Crystals
6. “Only Love Can Break A Heart” Gene Pitney
7. “Surfin' Safari” The Beach Boys
8. “All Alone Am I” Brenda Lee
9. “Limbo Rock” Chubby Checker
10. “Next Door to An Angel” Neil Sedaka
--Billboard Hot-100 Chart: Week of September 29, 1962
“Do You Love Me”—The Contours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFwSgQDrft8
Submitted: Jerry Armour (MHS ’66)
On September 25, 2020
References:
In addition to my own memories as well as those from other
former classmates, material for this project is borrowed from
the following:
American Graffiti Movie:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069704/
Billboard Charts Archive:
http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1966/hot-100
Chattanooga High School Football:
https://chattanoogahighschoolfootball.com/football/1962-the-greatest-year-ever/
Madison High School Alumni Association (MHSAA) Archives: Ram
Pages, yearbooks, trophies and photos
MHSAA Website:
http://www.mhsaa-rampage.com/
Movies of 1962:
https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/year/1962
NASHVILLE MEMORIES FROM THE 1950's, 60's & 70's:
http://www.nashlinks.com/remember.htm
On This Day:
https://www.onthisday.com/
The People History: What Happened In This Year--Important News
and Events, Key Technology, Cost of Living and Popular Culture:
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1965.html
THE TENNESSEAN-ARCHIVES: NEWSPAPERS.COM
HTTPS://WWW.NEWSPAPERS.COM/IMAGE/111875363/
The Tennessean Nashville Then:
http://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2015/06/03/nashville-then-june-1965/28422303/
Wikipedia-World Happenings (By the Month):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1965#October_20.2C_1965_.28Wednesday.29
Wikipedia—Year in Music:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_music#December
Weather Underground:
https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KBNA/1966/1/22/DailyHistory.html
The Wonder Years-TV Episode & Music Guide:
www.wonder-years.tv/episodeandmusicguide.html
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