North Little Rock High School - Wildcat Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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2 Dedication 4 Presentation 6 Setting II Characters 89 Plot II9 Decisive Action GEE, I'D SURE HATE TO LICK ALL THESE! HOLD IT! . I35 Special Episodes I59 Great Moments I83 Backers

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This is An Arkansas Story ln lhe hearlland of America lies lhe na+ion's mosl beauliful slrelch of counlryside named for 'lhe Quapaw Indians and spelled Arkansas by explorer Bernard de la Harpe. H' is fillingly called The Wonder Slale, nor alone for lhe marvels of i'I's unbelievable lopography and fab- ulous minerals, buf for il's agricullural and induslrial pro- ducls and 'lhe characler and s'l'amina of ils people. ln lhe cenler of 'lhis slale, on 'lhe norlh bank of lhe river iusl' across from 'lhe capilal cily, is localed Norlh Li'Hle Rock, selling for our srory of one year in +he lives of lhe sludenls who allended one of The nal'ion's greal- esl high schools. Many people helped us lell lhis slory in piclure and phrase, and +o lhem we express aavery deep gralilude. Besides our pholographer and publisher, 'rhese included Governor Orval Faubus, Secrelary of Slale C. G. Hall, 'lhe Arkansas Parks and Publicily Commission, 'rhe Ar- kansas Hislory Commission, The Commission for lhe Terri'l'orial Resloralion, lhe personnel of +he Norlh LiHIe Rock Public Schools Adminislralive Offices, and lhe Ar- kansas Chamber of Commerce. MR D EON PRIEST fo C l p ess, our long-suffering publisher, helps THE MAN WHO WROTE THE' BOOK . . . Prof. C. J. Mecllin, aurho 0 a a p the Wildcat. Yearbook Editing and Management and Yearbook Layout helps editors a business managers with master plans at the workshop. Work on lhis slory began more 'lhan a year ago, progressed during lhe summer of i959 af l'he yearbook workshop held al Arkansas Slale Teachers College under lhe experr guidance of Professor C. J. Medlin and Mr. Deon Pries'l', and now is before your eyes in wonderful reali'l'y. I+ is a ioy 'ro lell you lhis slory. May you long enjoy 'lhe reading of il: Mosr sincerely, Anne Slephens Billy Kiehl Co-Edilors

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Arkansas Has Always Revolved Around Its Three Capitols Lillle Rock, ollen called lhe cily ol lhree cap- ilols conlribules ils own bil ol romance lo lhe slory ol Arkansas, lhe Wonder Slale. The cily, localed on lhe soulh side ol lhe Arkansas River because il was chosen as a proper place for lhe seal ol governmenl, is lhe only permanenl capilal Arkansas has ever had. The lhree capilols represenl lhree dillerenl and very dislincl eras in lhe hislory ol lhe nalion as well as lhe slale -lhe selllemenl ol our nalion, lhe period ol civil slrile during which brolher waged war againsl brolher, and lhe world in which we live. ln lhe beginning lhe Terrilorial Capilol was buill which, now reslored, recalls lhe spiriled days ol Arkansas' pre-slalehood era when courageous pioneers were slruggling lo open lhe new Soulh. The Resloralion, conlaining I3 brick and lrame slruclures, has been carefully reslored lo resemble lhe lown when il was only a rural counly seal in lhe early l820's. Classified wilh such hisloric na- lional shrines as Ml. Vernon and Colonial Wil- liamsburg in Virginia, lhe Terrilorial Capilal Res- loralion in Li++le Rock represenl lhe Jacksonian Era in hislory--lhe beginning ol expansion. The Terrilorial Capilol Building conslrucled ol large hand-hewn oak logs and cypress sidings, conlains hand-carved manlels and exquisile and l VETERAN STATESMAN Secretary of State C. G. Hall talks with Business Managers Barbara Cullins and jackie McRoberts. 6 INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITY Governor Orval Faubus discu the Wildcat with Editors Billy Kiehl and Anne Stephens. aulhenlic lurnishings lhal radiale lhe charm and comlorl ol lhe period. Upon enlering lhe reslora- lion, one leaves lhe lwenlielh cenlury behind and becomes a parl ol lhis delighllul world. The Old Slale House, one ol lhe linesl exam- ples ol anlebellum archileclure in lhe Soulh, lills ils experienced voice lo lell ol lhe lime il was lhe cenler ol colorlul Arkansas hislory. Wilhin lhe inlerior ol lhis building-wilh all ils beauly and dignily-are wide arched hallways leading lo lhe lamed horse-collar slairs. These slairs spiral upward lo second and lhird lloors where