Asheboro High School - Ash Hi Life Yearbook (Asheboro, NC)

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Deep-rooted and steadfast towers the lofty tree, majestically unfolding her leafy appendages in al- lusion of weather-worn beauty. Though storms of challenge would seek to reduce her dignity to med- iocrity, she is rendered secure by her vital mem- bers, roots, trunk, and branches, which assume an interdependent relationship in the province of the integral tree. Anchored by an intricate subterran- ean network of roots which absorb life-sustaining minerals from the earth and transfer them through- out her woody domain, the trunk, encompassing a complex medium of capillarity, conveys this essen- tial food still upward to branches, which spread in diverse patterns and bear fruit as the tree blooms into maturity. Asheboro High School is such a tree, silently standing in unspoken eminence of her achieve- ment, firmly rooted to education by . . .

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 A. H. S. to thee we shall be . . chorus voices blend in the strains of our Alma Mater. Just as roots provide a strong, basic underlying structure for a tree, so does a faculty assume an analogous relationship with school. Endeavoring to promote an active interest in learning among the stu- dent body, teachers play an integral part in molding today's youth into tomorrow's leaders. Although the profession occa- sionally requires one to emulate the duties of platoon sergeant and guidance coun- selor in consecutive moments; neverthe- less, a teacher must continually bear in mind his ultimate purpose, educating stu- dents. However, one should not be de- ceived by the intellectual aloofness of the faculty; for in reality, they exemplify the ideal medium between business and pleasure, not only strictly adhering to a meticulously pre-designed schedule but also allocating a few well-deserved min- utes of the regular grind specifically for teaching. Not limiting their activities en- tirely to work within the curriculum, fac- ulty members offer invaluable advice and assistance in the extracurricular program and in various school functions. What I'm saying is simply this . . quotes Mr. Hayworth, and Bobby Thomas, tongue in cheek, directs his attention to the demonstration in progress.