Carver High School - Tigonian Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

Page 16 text:

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, MR. DeRAMUS, checks his busy schedule. DEAN OF BOYS, MR. GLOVER, points out to a student that excuses tend to weaken one's character. 12 LIBRARIAN, MRS. HELEN BURNETT, is busy folding the new covers for the books in the library. »w—Jj toil i ill

Page 15 text:

Mr. Samuel Prince Charleston Principal The Principal's Message to the Seniors For you, the Seniors of Carver High School, June 7, 1966 is one of the most important days in your life. On this day, you will re- ceive a diploma from the Board of Education which represents four years of high school work. I believe you will want to join me in com- mending and thanking the parents, teachers, classmates and many friends for the help they've given in helping you to reach this goal. Since we became a senior high school in 1962, we have been expanding, and today we are a full fledged accredited senoir high school adapted to a growing and ever changing social order. Recent achievements, academic and otherwise, have but added to the lustre of the past. Our faculty, students and alumni have achieved in the realm of scholarship, literary productions, and athle- tics. This year, academically, we placed five students as Finalists in the National Achievement Program. Two of these were proclaimed Scholars , and as a result, are recipients of four year scholarships to the college of their choice. We participated in the West Georgia Science Fair held at the Municipal Auditorium and received first and second places The first place was for a research paper. The winner was given a trip to Prince- ton University to participate in a Science Symposium The Social Studies Department participated in the Social Science Fair and came out with top honors Many of the protects were entered m the Social Science Fair at Thomaston, Georgia and the State Fair held in Atlanta. All of the projects showed exceptional skill and in- terest. From the Social Studies Department, two students placed se- cond and fourth in the American Legion Oratorical Contest held at Dublin, Georgia. This year, as in previous years, your school had nominees to the Governor's Honors Program at Wesleyan College in the following areas, seven in Drama, four in Music, one in Art and one in Social Studies Eighty American Government students visited the General Assembly as guests of Representative Albert W. Thompson and other Muscogee County Legislators. Three of our students were pages, an experience never before held by Negro students of Columbus. The Annual Mathematics Workshop was again sponsored by Mu Alpha Theta Math Club with the largest enrollment of students in its history. As usual, consultants came from some of the leading colleges and secondary schools in this area. Your faculty is always conscious of excellence in education and always strives to improve. During this school year, seminars have been sponsored by the English and Science Departments. The English De- partment sponsored a two week library seminar designed to aid students in learning to use the library more effectively and to develop an appreciation for good literature. The Science Seminars, held monthly, featured students and con- sultants who gave demonstrations, lectures, and explained research projects. The Guidance Department sponsored tutorial services to help you .the students of Carver, to do your best work. Because of scholastic achievement, several students participated in Mathematics and Science Institutes in various parts of the country and the Study Skills Program at Knoxville College. As a result of these outstanding programs, we know that the students of Carver will be successful in the future and will leave their footprints on the sands of time. In athletics, the Tigers deserve praise and commendations. Their rugged competition on the gridiron, their display of skill in physical and mental activities on the hardwood, their agility and speed on the cinder path, all attest to their championship abilities. Many of our students and parents and friends adopted the slogan— Follow the Tigers . This slogan became a reality because the Tigers had follow- ers in football and basketball on each trip made It is to be feverently hoped that their many exhibitions of physi- cal prowress in games of skill and endurance have resulted in a harmonious development of the complete individual. We remember that the Greeks more than any other race emphasized every kind of graceful athletic participation in order to develop beautiful bodies. They also believed that in a majority of instances, there was a de- velopment of symmetry of mind corresponding of the glory of the body. This same Greek influence is with us now. Today we think of athletics as aiding the individual in the development of his organic powers, his neuro-muscular skills, in the worthy use of leisure and in establishing social and moral standards. Participation in athletics also contributes to building National Culture and military strength. If we are to achieve a world of plenty and a world of peace in which human rights are held inviolate, it will have to come through education—an education that develops both powers of the mind and skills of the mind; but more than that, an education that develops people of integrity and responsibility, people of high purpose to whom respect for the worth of dignity of the individual, moral and spiritual values and the demorcratic way of life are of transcending import- ance. We bulid toward an educational program that develops the full potential of every boy and girl, and seeks that which is excellence of performance for each from each. May I call upon you, the class of 66 , to take into your various walks of life the lesson of cooperation and fair play and of verbal and manual skill learned on the football field, in the classroom and in other activities. Let Carver's indomitable will to win spur you onward to many economic, social and moral successes. Like clean athletes, always play the game of life fairly whether you win or lose. My sincerest wish is for you, success and happiness through the years ahead. 11

Page 17 text:

SECRETARY, MISS DORIS C. BASKIN, helps student, Peggie Banks, file the daily schedule. COUNSELOR'S SECRETARY, MISS MARTHA BODDIE, BARBARA ALEXANDER ask librarian's secretary, MRS. types the different transcripts for the various colleges. JUANITA JONES, for library assistance.