Class of 74 - Went to HS in Chicago, was blessed to attend a real tough high achiever school. No nonsense but we till had fun. Took Auto, Wood, Electric and Foundry shop classes, ROTC had a rifle range in the basement to qualify on, required of all members.
Memories flooding over me as I read this
All of this resonated with me, cap guns, bike with banana seat and cards on the spokes, swapping valentines cards in school...
On and on...
Young folks today have a very sterile growing up, no imagination as there are addicted to electronics and live in a synthetic world
I would not trade places for anything
I gave my son my old cap gun when he was five. He still has it and they still sell the caps at the grocery store. But the guns these days are plastic crap.