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

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I here is within the school a throbbing, vibrant phenomenon known as Student Life. Comprised of organizations, spontaneous activity, carefully planned dances, and impromptu social gatherings, this aspect of the SPIRIT OF ’67 is one of the most exhilarating by- products of life at Arlington High. And what is Student Life, anyway? What has it to do with the SPIRIT OF ’67? It is, according to one interpretation, time away from the books. With Beowulf and Silas Mamer and Pythagorus confined to their texts. Student Life is a premeditated and systematic celebration of freedom. Atypical of the Peace Marchers and youthful “super citizens,” the students are required to study and to attend class, however conscious of their civil rights and of their right to “have a good time.” Although the administration has yet to undermine extracurricular activities, the curricular activities at AHS are stressed as having importance of the first order. Nonetheless, Student Life is here to stay. It is the perennial release from the perennial prison of discipline. It is the SPIRIT OF ’67, and the spirit of all other years to come.

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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

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 STUDENT LIFE