Arlington High School - Colt Corral Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Mayor Tom Vandcrgriff smiles as he accepts the trophy pre- sented him by the Colt Band in recognition of the support he has given to the band and Arlington High School Colts. Mayor

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Chemistry students reflect curiosity and a spirit of adventure as they venture to discover the different compositions of acidic and basic compounds. . . . the enthusiastic quest for knowledge People have tired of singing praises to the “Halls of Learning.” This classic catchphrase has become trite from over-use, and subsequently a source of affectionate ridicule. And yet, this is what the school is all about. The libraries, and classrooms, and the spirit within these places, can never he confined to a haphazard comer, eclipsed by the more glamorous activities of the extra-curricular organizations. Arlington High School is the reference room, the cafeteria study hall, or junior English in room 203. It is checking to see whether a required hook is in the library, or painstakingly etching a blueprint in drafting. It is squinting at a map of America to see where Lewis and Clark went, anyway, and trying mightily to care. And oh, it is the SPIRIT OF ’67, which makes a permanent encampment within these places. The laughter, and the bit- terness, and the blatant enjoyment of good times begins within the classrooms. They are the source of knowledge, however, and the SPIRIT OF ’67 personified—a rich mingling of the best and the worst in everyday life. of the outside world. 9

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As principal speaker at the Office Education Association banquet, Mayor Tom Vandergriff tells a joke to add humor to his speech. Mayor Tom Vandergriff approaches the stage during a standing ovation after he was named as the recipient of the 1967 yearbook dedication. Mayor Tom Vandergriff helps himself from a buffet at one of the banquets he attends. Tom Vandergriff Symbolizes Spirit of ’67 In keeping with the theme, “The Spirit of ’67,” the COLT CORRAL staff has chosen to dedicate this yearbook to a man who is the epitome of every- thing for which Colt Spirit stands. He himself was a “son of the White and Green” as he was graduated from Arlington High School in 1943. He began there his well-known habit of hard work in his position of business manager of the Colt newspaper. His senior classmates named him ‘Most Likely to Succeed,” and he also received the highly coveted Fielder Award. After graduation, succeed he did, but he has never ceased to “fight for the fame of the Arling- ton name.” He supports the AHS football team by announcing all home games, and he also speaks at numerous school clubs and organizations. With- out his help the Colt Band could never have won the numerous contests it has, and most of all, the trip to the Rose Bowl could not have taken place. He has also helped AHS in the larger sense by helping the city through his office of mayor. His representation in civic affairs has given the city of Arlington a voice in the Fort Worth-Dallas area that favorably reflects upon the quality of this school. For his loyalty and service to his alma mater, in other words, for his SPIRIT, the COLT CORRAL staff proudly dedicates the 1967 edition to Mr. Spirit himself. Mayor Tom Vandergriff. II