Hillsborough High School - Hilsborean Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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ACADEMIC SECTION -i..1- Book . Lab work, library research, trans- lations, themes-how familiarthey arel Each has its place in our slow and of- ten laborious struggle to absorb the discoveries and ideas of the past. Lab- oratory experiments let us see for our- selves the things we read about in booksg translations and themes put in- to use the skills and knowledge that have been drummed into our thick heads. Always there is a teacher nearby to help us over the bard places-to pre- vent us from blowing up the school or sewing up the neck of a garment or spilling the paint, to guide our read- ing or help with research or explain difficult passages. XVithout the teach- ers who inspire and challenge we might never discover the real joys of learning. Always there are the books. Every classroom overflows with books: the library is packed to the ceiling. Here between two covers lies the know- ledge of the centuries. No other people in all the world are so blessed as we to have had so great an oppor- tunity as we to master all that has come before us. Always there is an academic curiosity that drives us on, that responds to stimulating teachers, that seeks for itself the wonders of books, that wanders free as a bird to new ideas. These then are the ingredients that formulate an academic atmosphere, that make Hillsborough a place of learning, if' A.. W s wkdfggs 5 Since careful observation is essential to the success of even the simplest experiments, Louis Pep- per watches his distillation apparatus intently.

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ADMINISTRATION ''Congrritulutionsl Viviun Gaither, written in Mr. fi.llillL'l'l5 own distinc-live hand, is his way of rewarding lhose whose report eairds hc-au' all A's. Soil eairpeting covers the floor ol the spiieioiis. liumlsoine office. :X striking pu-hire ul the sehool hungs on the wall. ind ll lc-w wisely written selections lie under the gluss on the hig grey desk. Ili-re, in an atmosphere of simplicity and uilni. worlxs the prineipul. Nlr. Viviun Cliiillu-r. As earn he expected, his day is lilled with the countless meetings neces- sary lo the smooth operation of Ll large Mr. Vivian Gaither Principal Principal, Assistant Work In Hubbub institution. Yet Xlr. Cuitlier is not al- ways elositered in his office. Many hours ure spent slipping unnoticed into Class- rooms to ohserve the discussion amd then quietly going out. This year Hills- horouglrs new stadium was named Viv- iun Gaither Field. XVith characteristic modesty he accepted the honor, saying that to him the field would allways he simply the Big Pied Bowl. Nlr. Gaither never missed ai Hillslvorough grim amd never stopped cheering the team. F ' 'N,, CAT LEFT! On behalf of the Alumni Asso- ciation, Nlr. lack Griffin presented Mr. Gaither with the resolution officially naming the new stadium Viviun Gaither Field. Always dressed in full Co Big Red rogulin c