Central High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Victoria, VA)

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I A matter of survival, Ricky Wliitmore joins the crowd as it sweeps j students toward cafeteria. Allowing some students to go to lunch 5 ' minutes early did little to relieve the rush. i 1 Faces seen everyday, cafeteria workers Mae McManaway and i Eunice Fitzgerald go through the daily routine of serving 3 lunch j periods — a time amounting to 90 minutes. 1 The long wait for lunch begins near the office, continues through the ' hall into the cafeteria and finally ends in the lunch serving room. ; Laverne Jackson and Barbara Bagley pass the time by talking. Only uninhabited time of the day, lunch period gives Helen Donovan, Sara Burnham and Dianne French a time to relax and talk. CAFETERIA WORKERS Mrs. Pattie Williams Mrs. Mae McManaway Mrs. Hattie Buchanan Mrs. Jackie Isherwood Mrs. Eunice Fitzgerald Mrs. Annie Hazelwood Mrs. Betty McKenny Miss Barbara Hendricks Cafeteria 45

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90 MINUTE RUSH Kusliing to lunch became a way of life. Through- out the year, announcements concerning this problem were expected ever so often and generally ignored. The fact of life remained; if you want to get in the front of the line, run! After the mad storm down the halls, came the problem of lin( -breaking. Angered students either tapped their feet or followed suit when someone broke in front of them. The SCA, with the coopera- tion of Mr. Faucette, started a system that they hoped would stop breakers. Tlie plan stated that a person caught breaking would receive an unexcused absence. W hen the person accumulated three unex- cused absences, he faced a three day suspension. All things we!it well until students tried to heat the system by asking friends. to buy two lunches. This strategy was halted when Mr. Faucette stated that anyone caught buying another person’s lunch would be treated as someone breaking in line. “ e are here to serve the students,” said one cafeteria worker. Serving students was just what they did as seven cafeteria women worked from 8:30 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon preparing 625 lunches. The vegetables and salads sened regidarlv, provided in part by the federal government, reminded everyone that nutritional requirements were being met. Tradition meant fish on Friday. The cafeteria was also a place to meet friends and relax. At times, one could see things such as teachers sitting and eating with students. Another sign of relaxation was the absence of table etiquette. There were also signs of over-relaxation. On one occasion, a student dropped his fork and spoon in the trash can and put his milk carton in the pan of water for utensils. Trash was seen regidarly hut this trash proved that students had arrived and survived another lunch. 44 Cafeteria

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A closer look reveals that although Mary Mull appears to be studying, she is actually reading. Watching Mr. Washington fill out the pass which will enable her to escape, Jade James waits to leave study hall. Taking advantage of the situation, James McCook sketches on the board while Roland James draws Mr. Chapman’s attention away. 46 Classroom Activities