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

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THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW MARY FRANCES PERKINS Born — June 16, 1959 Died — January 2, 1977 Long faded memories, replicas from long ago, these are the things that made you, the girl I used to know. Old faded jeans, wrinkled posters on the walls, feelings only we shared, incidents only we dared. Grass-stained knees, mud on our faces, in top of an old oak tree was our unique hiding place. Being young women, little did we know, our future would require, these memories to inspire. God chose to take you, the candle starts to fade, with our treasures from the past, in my heart you shall ever last Long faded memories, replicas from long ago, these are the things that made you, the girl I used to know. Goldie Mae Marker dedicated to — Mary Frances Perkins (the girl I used to know) In the Nation . . . James Earl Carter became the 39th President About Virginia . . . Governor Godwin declared a state of emergency and issued an order that all businesses observe a 40 hour week and homes a 65° F. thermostat setting. Around the town . . . Dark tobacco sales resumed for 3 weeks in January. Mixing and matching and switching creates many differ- ent outfits for Leslie Hamil- ton during a fashion presen- tation. Cold weather or not, farmers selling dark tobacco stack trailers and trucks and hope for high prices. 52 January

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Mr. Penguin, not native to this terrain, stands tall, surrounded by white paper snow, as he rides down Main Street during Victoria’s Christmas parade. Holly, spotlights, red ribbon, and the faint glow of a Christmas tree in the window is the award winning combination that spruces up the house of S. P. Chappell. Kids everywhere have patiently awaited Christmas vacation and Central students bustle out of the gym to go home to enjoy the long-awaited vacation. CHRISTMAS COMES AT LAST Christmas 51

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LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW! A white covering over the county ' s terrain gradually lost its novelty and became an accepted part of the sur- roundings. For the entire month of January, Central did not remain open for the entirety of any one week. Every- one took advantage of the extremely odd weather and, for the first time in years, enough snow covered the ground to build a decent snowman, go sleigh riding, and make snow angels; there was enough snow for many to wish for rain. The four days the school board allowed for snow in the school year were quickly exhausted and make-up days began to pile high. Exams were delayed three times and were finally pushed completely out of traditional January and into February. Teachers adapted to the weather and began giving assignments a week in advance, making the days missed for snow no more than school away from school. By the end of January many students wished for nothing more than that the snow be stopped while others still hoped for more snow and more days away from school. As the weather continued, with the temperature read- ings from 0° F to 20° F, jokes from weather forecasters became slim and the fuel supply in Virginia and the nation lowered dangerously. Talk of Governor Godwin dosing public schools became more than a rumor when all schools serviced by Commonwealth Natural OH Company were forced to dose. Relief for optimistic teenagers failed this try, since Central was heated by electricity. AH over the nation thermostats were lowered to 65° in an effort to conserve energy. Many large factories and businesses were forced to dose, thus laying off thousands of workers. Between the snow storms several special interest ses- sions scheduled by the guidance department were con- ducted. On January 14 Miss Leslie Hamilton, the Fashion Coordinator and Public Relations Representative from Kings College in Raleigh, North Carolina, presented a Fashion Workshop. Members of Home Economics classes, FHA, art classes, the Stenography II class, and the Clerk- Typist II classes learned tips on fashion design and clothes coordination. During English 12 classes on January 27, Seniors met with Mr. Mattox, financial aid officer for Southside Community College, who explained the equation which determines a student ' s financial need, and advised many about scholarships. ■f ' Dried, brown grass picking above snow fails to ' dis(tburage bundled up students who pass snow days sfbddin Ldown Victoria ' s mountain.