182 A picture is worth. . .

The Columbus Dispatch today carried a large photo of two young East High school boys at the door of the gym. In the hall, both sides, in front of the doors were soft drink machines. One young man, lean and carrying a gym bag, was going into the gym. The other one, overweight with no gym bag, was leaning over retrieving his soda.

In the 1950s in my high school we had a milk machine. For 2 cents we could get a small carton of milk (subsidized apparently, because even then that was cheap). I rarely used it, but if you were hungry, it was better than nothing.

Cokes, with a dollop of cherry or chocolate were for giggling and gossiping with your friends at Felker's Drug Store after school. One can of pop has more sugar than an entire day's recommended amount. According to the article, many kids drink three or four a day.